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International fashion giant Fashiontv (FTV) has launched the inaugural Diamond Model Awards in Australia. Onyx Bar will host a series of heats, which will culminate with a venue final and official FTV party, featuring celebrity guests, judges, contestants, and more of what has made FTV parties famous around the world.




Hosting the Perth final is Perth-born, LA-based artist Chantelle Barry. As well as having the honour of hosting the awards, Chantelle will also be performing songs from her debut solo album "Simple Things". Chantelle's music is "soulful and organic with a hint of world flavor" featuring such instruments as the Hawaiian ukulele and the African djembe drum. With lyrics that demonstrate a down to earth-ness about real life experience and hooky melodies that emanate from her broad range of musical influences (Fleetwood Mac, John Mayer, Carole King, The Beatles, Jason Mraz, India Arie and Amos Lee to name a few) Chantelle is undoubtedly "an old soul with a new sound".

A native of Perth Western Australia, Chantelle Barry first caught the public's eye in 2000 when she won Australia's version of POPSTARS, earning a coveted spot in the all-girl pop group, Bardot. The group's debut single, "Poison", entered the ARIA Singles Chart at 1, where it spent two consecutive weeks, earning a double platinum certification. It became the sixth highest selling single in Australia in 2000, and was the highest selling single by an Australian act that year.


Currently residing in Los Angeles, Chantelle has returned to her singer/songwriter roots and has just completed her debut solo album entitled 'Simple Things' which is now available via iTunes. Her songwriting efforts have garnered her a Top 5 Finalist in Songwriters Universe 'Song Of The Month' contest, a 3rd place win in the Song of the Year songwriting contest and helped her reach the finals in the Music Nation online music competition. Chantelle was also recently named 'Top 10 Band' in the 2009 Indie Music Assault to be held at Paramount studios later this year. Chantelle Barry has toured the local L.A. music scene for 2 years. As well as her residency at the highly acclaimed Genghis Cohen she performs at such venues as Hotel Cafe, The Viper Room, Rm 5 Lounge, Tangier, Saint Rocke, Cat Club and The Mint.

When she is not in the studio you can find Chantelle on both the big and small screens. She has stared in several independent feature films that are set to premiere late 2009 and has most recently appeared as a guest star on Entourage (HBO), How I Met Your Mother (CBS), and has a recurring guest role on 90210 (THE CW) as the Beverly Hills brat 'Nina'.

Tickets for the FTV Diamond Model Awards Perth final are $99 including VIP Drinks & Catering Packages. For more ticket information, contact VSK Consultancy on 0423 941 001 or 0403 461 564.

For media enquiries regarding Chantelle Barry, contact Kirri Liepins (Rock Solid PR & Fanbase Relations) on 0432 711 462 or info@rock-solid.net.au.
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It's time once again to pick the hottest vegetarian celebrities of the year! This year, celebs such as Daniel Johns, Darren Cordeux of Kisschasy, Cameron Gilmour of Behind Crimson Eyes, and Missy Higgins are competing to be crowned the sexiest of them all.

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Lisa Hunt

March 23rd 2008 22:56
It is a case of Motown, Soul and Disco classics when Lisa Hunt performs on stage. With one of the biggest female voices on the Australian touring circuit, the songstress’s impressive style has audiences on their feet from start to finish.

Starting the early days of her career in the great African American gospel church tradition in New York, Lisa discovered the power of her soulful singing style and has gone on to share the stage with some of the world’s greats. From PAVAROTTI and RAY CHARLES – check out her performance on Pavarotti & Friends – to ERIC CLAPTON, JAMES BROWN, DIONNE WARWICK, BRIAN MAY, RANDY CRAWFORD, JOE COCKER, MILES DAVIS and ANDREA BOCELLI, all are impressed with Lisa’s versatility and immense vocal ability. She’s also performed and toured with the likes of Ronan Keating, Macy Gray, Mousse T, Delores O’Riordan (Cranberries) and Tina Arena.

At home in Australia, she’s shared the studio with Jimmy Barnes, Diesel and Midnight Oil. Her other international recording credits include sessions with famed producers Jellybean Benitez (Madonna), Toni C (Whitney), Frank Farion (LaBouche, Milli Vanilli) and The Berman Brothers (Amber, Ultra Nate) to name a few. Her vocals can also be heard on several top 10 dance tracks around Europe including being ‘the voice’ of LOVESTATION (UK), CLUB X (Germany) and D1 (USA).

While she now calls Australia home, Lisa Hunt spends her year touring the globe. Soul is back in a big way and its time to party – and there’s certainly no better way than with Lisa Hunt’s vibrant high energy show.


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Dave Dow

March 2nd 2008 09:35
There are few performers who can captivate an audience with just vocals and a guitar alone – but Brisbane-based Dave Dow is certainly one of these anomalies. His personality shines through on stage, stopping passer-bys in their tracks as he demonstrates his musical aptitude and vocal skill on an eclectic range of styles ranging from Motown classics to current Top 20. As a performer, there is little Dave hasn’t mastered.

Playing in bands since he was 16, he has always worked part-time in the music industry, often supporting his love of the craft with mundane work elsewhere. But this wasn’t going to be the case for long – its not like you can keep a performer of this calibre out of the spotlight, so eight years ago he put everything else on hold and starting pursuing music full-time. And he hasn’t really looked back since. He’s traversed the globe performing from gigs in every outpost of Australia, to New Zealand, Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, South Africa and China. This year he’s gearing up for a six-week stint performing in New York and is hoping to break into the music scene in the States and Canada


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Top 5 Artists

December 1st 2006 10:09


I'm going away for a few days so I'm just doing a short post on each of my blogs today


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Repressed Records - Ravi

August 30th 2006 07:51
I'm gonna do something a bit different today.
I asked Ravi from Independent Penrith record store 'Repressed Records' for some Top 5s, so here they are...

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