Chrissy Joy Amphlett 29 October 1959 - 21st April 2013 ..
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| In My Life (Divinyls song) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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Chrissy Joy Amphlett 29 October 1959 - 21st April 2013
She grew up in
Geelong as a singer and dancer. musically active 1982–2013
Today is a sad day as we all will mourn the passing of one our most beloved female front woman of rock from the gutsy band known all over as The Divinyls.
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She and the band brought a style of raunchiness and in your face cheek to rock and the music scene . The band had an ever evolving line up around her and Mark McEntee, her former lover.
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| The Collection (Divinyls album) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
I saw her on a few occasions live at various hotels across Australia before I had children, once we even hung out with the band after a show at a hotel near where we lived at Browns Plains in Brisbane.
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Chrissy was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and number of years ago, she kept that under wraps until her performance at Homebake several years ago. She was living a private life in New York with her drummer husband. She thought it better to tell the audience than to have them assume she was drunk. The symptoms are often mistaken for drunkedness. This mistake can cause a great deal of pain for people who are already suffering.
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Chrissy was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and she has sadly passed away today on the 21st of April at the age of 53. This is the age I am and this make me examine my own situation and it highlights how precious our lives are when we reach this age. Because of her multiple Sclerosis she was unable to have chemotherapy. There were claims three years ago that she was cancer free.
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