Chrissy Amphlett

Who was Chrissy Amphlett?

Christine Joy "Chrissy" Amphlett was an Australian singer who was the frontwoman of the Australian rock band Divinyls.

Amphlett grew up in her home town of Geelong in Victoria, Australia as a singer and dancer. She left home as a teenager and travelled to England, France and Spain—she was imprisoned for three months in the latter country for singing on the streets.

In May 2001, Divinyls' "Science Fiction", written by Amphlett and lead guitarist Mark McEntee, was selected by the Australasian Performing Right Association as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. Amphlett and McEntee barely spoke after the band separated in 1996, but resumed contact when they were inducted in 2006 into the ARIA Hall of Fame—the pair eventually announced a new tour and album. Amphlett died in 2013 after a long battle with breast cancer and multiple sclerosis.