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Rhys Bobridge
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Background information
Also known asRhys
Born (1981-12-24) 24 December 1981 (age 43)
OriginAdelaide, Australia
Genrespop, dance
Occupation(s)pop singer, dancer, make-up artist
Instrumentvocals
Musical artist

Rhys Bobridge, also known as Rhys, is an Australian pop singer, dancer and make-up artist based in Sydney.

Early life

Bobridge started gymnastics at seven years of age, which led him to attending classes at Johnny Young Talent School, alongside Australian Idol winner Wes Carr. In grade 10, Bobridge left Brighton Secondary School to attend Victorian College of the Arts, then went to work in a Taiwan theme park.

Career

Bobridge appeared on the ABC TV and Seven Network's children's television program The Fairies as Elf from 2000 to 2007 and performed as a drag queen named "Regime Dettol".

He was runner up on Network 10's inaugural season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia in April 2008, and performed at the 18th Drag Industry Variety Awards (DIVAs) in August. On 24 November, after signing with Warner Music Australia, Bobridge released an altered cover version of the dance track "Hot Summer", originally performed by German pop band Monrose. "Hot Summer" was used on station promotions for Network Ten, and reached number 39 on the ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart.

Rhys has also taught dance at a number of organisations including the Sydney Dance Company studios.

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
 NLD
"Hot Summer" 2008 39 45

References

  1. ^ Meegan, Genevieve (27 April 2008). "Tough road to the top for Rhys". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  2. "Rhys Bobridge". NineMSN. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  3. "Wes Carr and Rhys Bobridge on Young Talent Time together". The Daily Telegraph. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Dancing king". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 April 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  5. Sams, Christine (27 April 2008). "Past can't drag a top dancer down". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  6. "Drag industry celebrates in style". Herald Sun. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  7. ^ Moran, Jonathon (30 November 2008). "So they think he can sing". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  8. "Rhys – Hot Summer". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  9. "Sydney Dance Company Studios Timetable". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011.
  10. "Rhys singles". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  11. "Rhys singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

External links

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