Silvie Paladino (born 18 August 1971) is an Australian singer. She began singing at the age of nine, learning at an inner-
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 ...
music school, and from an early age won several major singing competitions, including the Italian Song Festival and the grand final of
Channel Ten's ''
Young Talent Time
''Young Talent Time'' is an Australian television variety program produced by Lewis-Young Productions and screened on Network Ten. The original series ran from 1971 until 1988 and was hosted by singer-songwriter and record producer Johnny You ...
''.
Career
During 1989, Paladino was offered the role of
Eponine in ''
Les Misérables
''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.
In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...
'' as an eighteen-year-old. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the 1991 Melbourne
Green Room Award
The Green Room Awards are peer awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, drama, fringe theatre, musical theatre and opera in Melbourne.
The awards were started in 1982 when Blair Edgar and Steven Tandy formed the Green Room Awards A ...
for her performance. Paladino continued performing the role for a further twelve months touring Australia and New Zealand to critical acclaim. She received the same recognition in 1992 when she accepted an invitation to perform the role of Eponine on the
West End in the London production of ''Les Misérables''. In 1997, Paladino was invited to return to London where she performed the role of
Fantine
Fantine (French pronunciation: ) is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. She is a young '' grisette'' in Paris who becomes pregnant by a rich student. After he abandons her, she is forced to look after their chil ...
in ''Les Misérables'' for two years.
Paladino's other Australasian credits include the role of Jeannie in the Australian tour of ''
Hair'', the role of
Grizabella
Grizabella the Glamour Cat is a main character in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ''Cats''. Lonely and decrepit, Grizabella seeks acceptance from the other Jellicle cats but is initially ostracised. She sings the most famous song from the musical ...
in the Australian and Asian tour of ''
Cats'' and since then has recreated the role in both Sydney and
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. In 1995 Silvie appeared as Ellen in
Cameron Mackintosh
Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh (born 17 October 1946) is a British theatrical producer and theatre owner notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals. At the height of his success in 1990, he was described as being "th ...
's Australian premiere of ''
Miss Saigon
''Miss Saigon'' is a stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madame Butterfly'', and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed roma ...
'' at Sydney's
Capitol Theatre. For this role she received a nomination for Best Supporting Artist in the
Mo Awards
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards) were an annual Australian entertainment industry award, that where established in 1975, to recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia. They were l ...
.
In 2001, Paladino toured with her one-woman show ''Silvie Paladino Sings Streisand'', and was nominated for a Green Room Award. She released a live CD of this performance.
Silvie played the lead role of Donna in the smash hit ''
Mamma Mia!'' throughout Australia and Asia.
In 2007, Paladino played the leading role of Rita in the world premiere of ''
Sideshow Alley
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'' for McPherson Ink, for which she was nominated for a
Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical.
Paladino signed a recording deal with Universal Music Australia and released a Christmas album, ''Christmas List'' on 24 November 2007, which features songs from her performances at previous ''Carols by Candlelight''.
For
The Production Company
The Production Company was an Australian not-for-profit theatre company that staged a series of usually three musicals at the Arts Centre Melbourne each year, until its closure in 2020.
It was launched in 1999 by Jeanne Pratt AC with the goal o ...
in Melbourne, Paladino's roles include Lady Thiang in ''
The King and I
''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the chil ...
'' in 2010, Florency Vassey in ''
Chess
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...
'' directed by
Gale Edwards
Gale Edwards (born 14 November 1954) is an Australian theatre director, who has worked extensively throughout Australia and internationally. She has also directed for television and film.
Professional career
Edwards began her career at Adelaid ...
in 2012, and ''
Jerry's Girls
''Jerry's Girls'' is a musical revue based on the songs of composer/ lyricist Jerry Herman.
Production history
Created by Herman and Larry Alford in 1981, the show originated as a modest presentation at Onstage, a nightclub located in the Theate ...
'' in 2015.
Apart from her theatrical credits, she is well known to Australian audiences through her regular appearances on ''
Good Morning Australia'', ''
Denise'', ''
The Midday Show
''Midday'' (commonly referred to as ''The Midday Show'') is an Australian award-winning daytime television program, based on the variety format that aired on the Nine Network on 11 February 1985 until 27 November 1998. The show aired, like its ...
'', ''
In Melbourne Tonight
''In Melbourne Tonight'', also known as ''IMT'', was a highly popular nightly Logie award-winning Australian variety television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970.
Overview
Graham Kennedy was the show's main host and ...
'', and ''
Hey Hey It's Saturday''. Silvie is also a regular performer at ''
Carols by Candlelight'' at the
Sidney Myer Music Bowl
The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an outdoor bandshell performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located in the lawns and gardens of Kings Domain on Linlithgow Avenue close to the Arts Centre and the Southbank entertainment precinc ...
, and has featured at many special events such as the worldwide telecast of the
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...
(NRL) Grand Final in Sydney, the 2005
Australian Football League Grand Final in Melbourne with the national anthem "
Advance Australia Fair
"Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia. Written by Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, sung in Australia as a patriotic song. It first replaced " God Save the Queen" as th ...
", and the
V8 Supercar
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Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
Championships at
Phillip Island
Phillip Island ( Boonwurrung: ''Corriong'', ''Worne'' or ''Millowl'') is an Australian island about south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria. The island is named after Governor Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales, by explore ...
.
Silvie's concert performances include lead artist with
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an Australian orchestra based in Melbourne. The MSO is resident at Hamer Hall. The MSO has its own choir, the MSO Chorus, following integration with the Melbourne Chorale in 2008.
The MSO relies on f ...
,
Sydney Symphony
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra that was initially formed in 1908. Since its opening in 1973, the Sydney Opera House has been its home concert hall. Simone Young is the orchestra's chief conductor and fir ...
,
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Perth, Western Australia. Its principal concert venue is the Perth Concert Hall. WASO also gives concerts at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre. , W ...
,
Melbourne Opera
Melbourne Opera was founded in 2002 as a charitable not-for-profit company dedicated to producing opera and associated art forms in Melbourne, Victoria. With philanthropic assistance it has also toured to outer-suburban and regional Victorian thea ...
, Australian Philharmonic Orchestra,
State Orchestra of Victoria and
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a symphony orchestra based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the smallest of the six orchestras established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
History
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestr ...
. She has toured with Bangkok Symphony Orchestra in a series of concerts in
Thailand
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. Paladino completed a national tour as a special guest star with international crooner
Patrizio Buanne
Patrizio Franco Buanne (born 20 September 1978) is an Italian-Austrian baritone singer, songwriter, and producer.
Biography
Early life
Patrizio Buanne was born in Vienna, Austria to Franco and Alina Buanne; he spent his childhood living and t ...
.
In 2022 she was in a production of ''
Cinderella
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''.
Silvie is married to Brett Hinch. They have been in a relationship since 2015 and married in 2019.
Awards
References
External links
Official website
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1971 births
Australian women singers
Australian musical theatre actresses
Living people
Singers from Melbourne
Australian sopranos
Australian Christians
Australian performers of Christian music