Jane Scali (born 8 August 1959) is an Australian singer and former TV personality. She was one of the original cast members of the long-running TV show ''

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'' from 1971 to 1976.

Early life

Scali was a cast member in the junior variety show '' Brian And The Juniors'', produced at

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in the late 1960s. In 1971, at the age of 11, Scali joined the cast of a new TV show, ''Young Talent Time''. It was scheduled to run for a 13-week season, but it became very successful and Scali was part of the show for five years.

Career

Scali was a regular performer on a number of Australian TV shows, such as the ''

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Show'', ''The Saturday Show'' and later appeared on shows such as '' Good Morning Australia'', ''

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'', the '' Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal'' and ''

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''. Scali performed in musical theatre for the first time when she was 17, as the lead role in the

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's production of ''Cinderella''. Other musical theatre roles in her career have included Gretchen in ''

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'', Sandy in '' Grease'' and Lily St Regis in ''

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''. In 1995, she co-produced a musical comedy production entitled ''Fractured Fairytales'', which was nominated for a

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. Scali has performed the Australian national anthem at a number of sporting events, such as the

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, as well as the opening ceremonies of stadiums.

Awards

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the

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), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognised achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Jane Scali won seven awards in that time. (wins only) , - , 1987 , Jane Scali , Daily Telegraph Reader Award , , - , 1990 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Cabaret Performer of the Year , , - , 1991 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Variety Performer of the Year , , - , 1992 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Variety Performer of the Year , , - , 1996 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Variety Performer of the Year , , - , 1997 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Variety Performer of the Year , , - , 1998 , Jane Scali , Female Vocal Variety Performer of the Year , , -

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scali, Jane Living people 1959 births Australian television personalities Women television personalities Australian child singers Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian women singers 21st-century Australian women singers