Raymond Peter Burgess (born 1951) is an Australian pop singer and TV presenter. His highest charting single, "Touch Me" (late 1974) reached the top 20 on the

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singles chart. From July 1976 to November 1977 he hosted TV pop music and magazine-style show, ''Flashez'' on ABC-TV. He issued three solo albums, ''Not So Pretty'' (1976), ''Final Mix'' (1978) and ''Gloria—Best of Ray Burgess'' (1992), all via

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/Infinity. His daughter,

Casey Burgess Casey Anne Burgess (born 19 December 1988) is an Australian actress, television personality and singer. Burgess is a former member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 2008 to 2013. She was born in Sydney, the daughter of Ray B ...

, is also a singer and TV personality and former member of children's music group, Hi-5 from 2008 to 2013.

Biography

Raymond Peter Burgess was born in Melbourne in 1951. From 1970 to 1973 Burgess was a singer for Red Time, a pop music covers band, which performed the club circuit in Melbourne and Perth. Burgess' first solo single, "Touch Me", was released in late 1974 via

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/Infinity Records. It peaked at No. 16 on the

singles chart. This was followed by "Love Fever" (July 1975), which reached No. 21. He promoted his singles by appearances on TV pop music show, ''

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''. He became a TV presenter for Melbourne-based programme, ''Rock 'n' Roll Circus'' in late 1975. The artist relocated to Sydney to host the pop music and magazine-style, ''Flashez'', for ABC-TV from July 1976. Burgess issued his debut solo album, ''Not So Pretty'', in 1976, which was produced by Ross Wilson for Festival Records/Infinity Records. It provided the single, "Sad Rock'n'Roll" (September 1976), which was written by

Greg Macainsh Gregory John Macainsh (born 30 December 1950) is an Australian former musician and songwriter. He provided bass guitar and backing vocals for pop rockers, Skyhooks from 1973 to 1980 and subsequently for various reformations. According to Austra ...

, and reached the top 100. After ''Flashez'' was cancelled in November 1977, Burgess formed a backing band to play the club circuit. His final charting single, "Gloria" (July 1977), reached the top 50. He followed with two more albums, ''Final Mix'' (1978) and ''Gloria—Best of Ray Burgess'' (1992). His daughter,

, is also a singer and TV personality and former member of children's music group, Hi-5 from 2008 to 2013. In 2009 he worked with fellow Australian artists

Tommy Emmanuel William Thomas Emmanuel (born 31 May 1955) is an Australian guitarist. Regarded as one of the greatest acoustic guitarists of all time, he is known for his complex fingerstyle technique, energetic performances and use of percussive effects on ...

John St Peeters John St Peeters (born Johnny Lo Piccolo, 3 October 1956) is an Australian musician, TV presenter and songwriter. His top 40 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are "Deep Inside of Me" (July 1978) and "So Many Ways" (April 1979). St ...

, John "Swanee" Swan, and

Marty Rhone Marty Rhone (born Karel Lawrence van Rhoon, 7 May 1948, Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, actor and talent manager. In July 1975 his single, " Denim and Lace", peaked at No. 8 on the Australian Kent Musi ...

, to release the single "Legends of the Southern Land".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Ray 1952 births Living people Musicians from Melbourne Australian pop singers 20th-century Australian male singers 21st-century Australian male singers