Sherine Yvonne Abeyratne is an Australian singer. She and her
identical twin
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sister,
Suzanne "Zan", were born in 1961 in London,
and raised in
Australia
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. They often sang together as backing singers of a number of groups including
Models
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,
INXS
INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboar ...
and
U2. Their
Sri Lanka
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n-born parents also have two sons; their mother entertained her children by playing piano and with her dancing, while their father shared his admiration of Louis Armstrong and jazz music.
After moving from London family lived in Sri Lanka for "several years" before migrating to Australia.
Both sisters became vocalists in bands both together, and separately, from 1978. They were members of Grand Wazoo, Sherine left to become a backing vocalist for
Jo Jo Zep
Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons are an Australian blues and rock band that features the singer, songwriter and saxophonist Joe Camilleri (aka "Jo Jo Zep"). The band was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and had several Australian chart hits ...
and then
INXS
INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboar ...
, while Zan became a member of Bang.
Sherine provided lead vocals for
Big Pig
Big Pig was an Australian funk, rock and pop band that existed from 1985 to 1991. An early line-up was Sherine Abeyratne on lead vocals and percussion (ex-Editions, Bang); Tony Antoniades on vocals and harmonica; Neil Baker on drums; Nick Disb ...
from 1985 to 1991.
Sherine was also associated with Grand Wazoo Band of 1000 Dances, The Editions (1980–84),
Bang, Big Choir, Bob Starkie Shape Up, Gospel Truth,
Jo Jo Zep
Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons are an Australian blues and rock band that features the singer, songwriter and saxophonist Joe Camilleri (aka "Jo Jo Zep"). The band was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and had several Australian chart hits ...
, Black Coffee, Dianna Boss and The Extremes, The Rock Party, Mercy Mercy (1991),
Sherine, and Sherine's X Machine.
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Australian women singers
Australian dance musicians
Living people
1961 births
Australian people of Sri Lankan descent