Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Christine Anu (born 1970) is an Australian aboriginal pop singer from Cairns, Queensland. Descended from the indigenous inhabitants of Saibai Island and Mabuiag Island, Anu began performing as a dancer. She then began singing backup vocals for The Rainmakers, which included Neil Murray of the Warumpi Band. She began recording in 1973 with "Last Train", dance remake of a Paul Kelly song. The follow-up, "Monkey and the Turtle", was based on a traditional story. After "My Island Home", she released her first album, Stylin' Up which garnered some mainstream success, especially the dance single "Party", and also gained her a position as a spokeswoman for Aborigines. It took five years for a follow-up to Stylin' Up to be released; Come on Down made her a mainstream star. By this time, she had also starred in a performance of Rent and took a part in Moulin Rouge. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.