Emelia Rachel Rusciano is an Australian comedian, writer, singer, radio, television presenter and podcaster.

Early life

Rusciano was born and raised in

Greensborough, Victoria Greensborough is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east from Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Banyule and Shire of Nillumbik local government areas. Greensborough recorded a population of 21,070 ...

, and grew up in

Diamond Creek Diamond Creek is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Diamond Creek recorded a population of 12,503 at the 20 ...

and

Warrandyte Warrandyte is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Manningham local government area. Warrandyte recorded a population of 5,541 at the . Warrandyt ...

. She attended Forest Hill College.

Career

Rusciano has appeared on '' All Star Family Feud'', '' The Circle'', '' The Project'', ''

Studio 10 ''Studio 10'' is an Australian morning talk show on Network 10. The show airs between 8:30am and noon on weekdays and a highlights show airs between 9:30am and noon on weekends. ''Studio 10'' is broadcast live from Network 10 Studios in Pyrm ...

'' and ''

Hughesy, We Have a Problem ''Hughesy, We Have a Problem'' was an Australian comedy panel television series which premiered on Network 10 on 30 January 2018. The program was hosted by Dave Hughes, who along with a panel of comedians, attempted to solve problems of viewers ...

''. Rusciano competed on the second season of '' Australian Idol'', where she finished in ninth place. In 2009, Rusciano left the 92.9 breakfast show in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

after four years and returned to

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. From August 2012 to May 2013, she co-hosted the radio show '' Mamamia Today'' with

Dave Thornton Dave Thornton (born 13 December 1979) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio presenter. He has performed stand-up comedy throughout Australia, in Edinburgh, Singapore and New York. He has also appeared on Australian tele ...

on the

Today Network The Hit Network is an Australian commercial radio network owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo. The network consists of 41 radio stations broadcasting a hot adult contemporary music format, as well as 6 digital radio stations. Histor ...

. In January 2016, Rusciano toured Australia with her stand-up comedy show, ''Em Rusciano Is Not a Diva''. In June 2016, Rusciano joined the

Hit Network The Hit Network is an Australian commercial radio network owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo. The network consists of 41 radio stations broadcasting a hot adult contemporary music format, as well as 6 digital radio stations. His ...

to host ''The Em Rusciano Show'' on Sunday nights. Rusciano published her memoir ''Try Hard: Tales from the Life of a Needy Overachiever'' on 26 October 2016. In January 2017, Rusciano was announced as one of two hosts for

2Day FM 2Day FM (call sign 2DAY) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network. History 1980s 2Day FM was one of three radio ...

's new breakfast show. She left the show in September 2018, due to her pregnancy. Rusciano admitted her time at 2Day FM was a "mixed bag". In 2021, Rusciano appeared on season three of

The Masked Singer Australia ''The Masked Singer Australia'' is an Australian reality television Reality competition, singing competition show hosted that premiered on Network Ten, Network 10 on 23 September 2019. Hosted by Osher Günsberg, the show is based on the intern ...

and finished runner-up as “Dolly”.

Personal life

Rusciano is married to Scott Barrow and has two daughters and one son.

References

External links

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