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Melissa Tkautz
Melissa Natalie Tkautz (born 24 January 1974) is an Australian actress, singer, model, and presenter. She played the role of Nikki Spencer on the popular Australian TV soap opera '' E Street'', from September 1990 to May 1993. During the early 1990s she had a solo music career, performing mononymously as Melissa, and had top 20 hits on the ARIA Singles Chart with " Read My Lips" (Number One, June 1991), "Sexy (Is the Word)" (No. 3, September) and "Skin to Skin" (No. 16, April 1992). "Read My Lips" also became a Number One hit in Sweden. Her debut album, ''Fresh'', was released in June 1992 and peaked at No. 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart. After her stint on ''E Street'', Tkautz has appeared on ''Paradise Beach'' (1993–94), ''Pacific Drive'' (1996–98), '' All Saints'' (2001–02, 2004), ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' (2008, 2011) and ''Housos'' (2011). Her modelling career has included early child modelling, then as a teen in various pop entertainment magazines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fresh (Melissa Tkautz Album)
''Fresh'' is the debut studio album by Australian actress, singer and model Melissa Tkautz, released in June 1992 and peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Charts. Background and release In 1991, playing the role of Nikki Spencer on Channel 10's drama soap, ''E Street (television show), E Street'', Tkautz embarked on a recording career. Melissa's debut single, "Read My Lips (Melissa song), Read My Lips", reached number 1 on the ARIA Charts, Australian singles chart., was certified platinum and became the sixth highest-selling single of 1991 in Australia. Tkautz's next single, "Sexy (Is The Word)", reached number 3, was certified gold, and was the fifty-seventh highest-selling single of 1991 in Australia. Her third single, 1992's "Skin to Skin", peaked at number 16 in Australia. Following the release of these three singles, the album ''Fresh'' was released in June 1992. The album did not fare as well as the singles, peaking at number 15 in Australia, and spending only seven weeks in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexy (Is The Word)
"Sexy (Is the Word)" is a song by Australian singer Melissa (Tkautz). It was released as her second single, following " Read My Lips". Like "Read My Lips", "Sexy (Is the Word)" was launched via the television series that Tkautz was starring in at the time, '' E Street''. The song appears on her debut album, ''Fresh'' (1992). Music video The music video for his single features Melissa in a number of guises. She is seen in hot pink lingerie and in a leather Jacket, cavorting with a large block of ice. 2005 re-recording In 2005, Tkautz relaunched her music career with the album ''Lost and Found A lost and found (American English) or lost property (British English), or lost articles (also Canadian English) is an office in a public building or area where people can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by others. Frequen ...'', which included two new versions of "Sexy (Is The Word)". These were contemporary remixes where new vocals were recorded, and whilst not r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Corporation (1980–2013)
News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp.), also variously known as News Corporation Limited, was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City. Prior to its split in 2013, it was the world's largest media company in terms of total assets and the world's fourth largest media group in terms of revenue, and News Corporation had become a media powerhouse since its inception, dominating the news, television, film, and print industries. News Corporation was a publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ. Formerly incorporated in Adelaide, South Australia, the company was re-incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law after a majority of shareholders approved the move on November 12, 2004. News Corporation was headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, in the newer 1960s–1970s corridor of the Rockefeller Center complex. On June 28, 2012, after concerns f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Limited
News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of the American News Corp. One of Australia's largest media conglomerates, News Corp Australia employs more than 8,000 staff nationwide and approximately 3,000 journalists. The group's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, subscription television in the form of Foxtel, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets. News Pty Limited (formerly News Limited) is the holding company of the group. News Corp Australia owns approximately 142 daily, Sunday, weekly, bi-weekly, and tri-weekly newspapers, of which 102 are suburban publications (including 16 in which News Corp Australia has a 50% interest). News Corp Australia publishes a nationally distributed newspaper in Australia, a metropolitan newspaper in each of the Australian cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, and Sydney, as well as groups of suburban n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney)
''The Sunday Telegraph'' is an Australian tabloid newspaper, the separately published Sunday edition of ''The Daily Telegraph''. It is available throughout Sydney, across most of regional and remote New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. , ''The Sunday Telegraph'' is Australia's biggest selling newspaper. History The Sunday Telegraph was founded in 1939 by Frank Packer, as the weekend version of the Daily Telegraph, which he had acquired in 1936. On its first front page it reported on Nazi Germany's oppression of the Czechs, after the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1938. The first editor was Cyril Pearl who worked with the editor of the Daily Telegraph Brian Penton to fight against government censorship during the war. Publication ''The Sunday Telegraph'' is produced in the Holt Street offices of Nationwide News, an Australian subsidiary of Rupert Murdochs News Corp (2013–present), News Corp. It is printed at the Chullora and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hits & More
''The Hits & More'' is a greatest hits album by Melissa Tkautz. The album comes 21 years after her ARIA Award winning, number one single, " Read My Lips" was released. The album includes tracks from Tkautz’s entire career as well as new tracks, "Not Enough", "Fake it Good" and "Take Me Away". The album was released on 10 August 2012. Promotions On 9 July 2012, Tkautz released a 1 minute, 30 second promotional video for the album, composed of video clips from throughout her career to the music of "Something About You". Throughout August, Tkautz performed a number of tracks live on TV in early August 2012, including "Sexy (Is the Word)" on ‘’The Morning Show’’ on 7 August and "Read My Lips" on ‘’The Late News’’ on 10 August. . Tkautz toured the album across Australia in late 2012. “A lot of my older tracks are quite poppy and I find this is very much up with the times in terms of what is going on in the clubs,” Melissa says. Track listing # “ Read My L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glamorous Life
"The Glamorous Life" is a song written by Prince, recorded by American percussionist Sheila E. and produced by both. The song has lyrics which reflect a cynicism for the decadence and materialism of the song's protagonist, referred to in the third person, who "wants to lead a glamorous life", although she is aware that "without love, it ain't much". "The Glamorous Life" is the title track and closing song on Sheila E.'s debut solo album, and reached number seven on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, as well as number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The track earned two Grammy Award nominations and three MTV Award nominations. In 2019, the original Prince demo of the song was released on his posthumous album '' Originals''. Track listings 7-inch vinyl :A. "The Glamorous Life" – 3:41 :B. "The Glamorous Life Part II" – 3:12 12-inch vinyl :A. "The Glamorous Life" (club edit) – 6:33 :B. "The Glamorous Life Part II" – 3:12 Charts Weekly chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost & Found (Melissa Tkautz Album)
''Lost & Found'' is the second studio album by Australian singer Melissa Tkautz, released in 2005. Background In early 2005, Melissa Tkautz appeared at Sydney nightclub ARQ for the venue's Retrosexual theme night, where she sang reworked versions of her hit songs " Read My Lips" and "Sexy (Is The Word)". Following the performance, JRB Music & Management signed Tkautz to a new recording contract. In the following months, Tkautz recorded her first new single in over ten years - a cover of the Prince-produced, Sheila E song, "The Glamorous Life" which debuted at Number 6 on both the ARIA Dance Chart and the ARIA Australasian Chart and reached Number 8 on the ARIA Club Chart. The follow-up single "All I Want" was released in November 2005. ''Lost & Found'' was released in Australia a month later, on December 4. A number of tracks on the album were co-written by Tkautz and produced by Paul Wiltshire (Backstreet Boys, Anthony Callea). Track listing #" All I Want" – 5:30 #"South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housos
'' Housos '' is a Logie Award-winning Australian comedy television series created by Paul Fenech for SBS, that screened on SBS One. The series is a satirical parody of low income Australian residents of fictional suburb Sunnyvale, New South Wales, who are living in Housing Commission public housing. On 1 November 2012, a film based on the series was released in Australian cinemas, titled '' Housos vs. Authority''. On 9 September 2012 it was announced that ''Housos'' would return for a second series, which premiered 22 July 2013. On 27 November 2014 another film based on and continuing the storyline of the series entitled '' Fat Pizza vs. Housos'' was released. In May 2020, a third season was announced to be airing on ''7mate'' titled ''"Housos vs Virus: The Lockdown"'' and centred around how the characters dealt with the ''COVID-19'' pandemic, which premiered on 26 October 2020. In February 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season, titled ''"Housos: The Thong Warrior"'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swift And Shift Couriers
''Swift and Shift Couriers'' is an Australian comedy television series that first screened on SBS TV in October 2008. The series is produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who was also responsible for the comedy series '' Pizza''. It is set around the staff of the fictional 'Swift and Shift' Courier Company, in the central business district of Sydney. Episodes have been partly filmed in Egypt, India, Thailand and the United States. The second season of ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' began screening on 15 August 2011, on SBS One. The first and second season of ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' came out on DVD, The complete series box set came out after by Madman Entertainment. Cast Management: * Ian Turpie as Keith Warne * Amanda Keller as Amanda Doyle * Brendan Jones as Jonathon Turnbull * Melissa Tkautz as Melissa Shembry * Nick Godsell (credited as ''The DarkSide'') as Damien Payne * Nicola Parry as Karen Smythe * Anthony Salame as Anthony Sukor Drivers: * Paul Fenech as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints (TV Series)
''All Saints'' is an Australian medical drama television series that first screened on the Seven Network on 24 February 1998. Set in the fictional All Saints Western General Hospital, it focused on the staff of Ward 17 until its closure in 2004, which is when the focus changed and began following the staff of the Emergency Department. It was produced by John Holmes alongside Jo Porter, MaryAnne Carroll and Di Drew. The final episode aired on 27 October 2009, completing its record-breaking 12-year run. Plot ''All Saints'' follows the lives of the staff at All Saints Western General Hospital. Until its closure in 2004, the show primarily focused on the staff in Ward 17. Known as the "garbage ward" as it took all the overflow from the other wards, Ward 17 was run by compassionate nun, Sister Terri Sullivan (Georgie Parker). Her staff included her nurses Connor Costello (Jeremy Cumpston), Von Ryan (Judith McGrath), Bronwyn Craig (Libby Tanner), Jared Levine (Ben Tari) and Stephani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
