Vanessa Amorosi

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Vanessa Joy Amorosi (born 8 August 1981) is an Australian singer and recording artist. <p>She was born in Melbourne, Australia. Performing since the age of 12, Amorosi was discovered performing at a Russian restaurant by Jack Strom and signed to a recording contract in 1997. After being signed to MarJac Productions (co-owned by managers Mark Holden and Jack Strom), recording a promo CD (entitled "Get Here") and gaining a deal with Transistor Music Australia, her first single, titled "Have A Look", was a hit in Australia and narrowly missed reaching the Top 10 when it was released in 1999. Amorosi received critical praise from the Australian media for the power of her voice and the maturity of her lyrics. <p>A second single, titled "Absolutely Everybody ", was an anthemic dance track that reached the Top 10, and with its positive lyrics, became an unofficial theme song for various cultural events&#91;citation needed&#93;. It remained in the Australian Top 20 Singles Chart for over six months...