Andrea McEwan

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Andrea McEwan
Background information
Born (1978-10-09) October 9, 1978 (age 45)
Melbourne, Australia
GenresJazz, folk-pop
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active1989–present
LabelsDramatico

Andrea McEwan (born 9 October 1978[citation needed]) is an Australian actress, singer, musician and songwriter.

Career

After attending MacRobertson Girls' High School in Melbourne, McEwan started acting, appearing in several television series including

Penny Watts in 2002.[1]

In 2000, McEwan studied at

National Institute of Dramatic Arts.[2] She moved to the United Kingdom in the 2000s and in 2005 she appeared in Coronation Street where she played Lisa Ditchfield.[1]

After moving to the UK, McEwan started singing and song writing professionally and in 2006 was signed to Mike Batt's Dramatico record label. In 2007, she collaborated with Katie Melua, writing lyrics for "What I Miss About You"[3] and Dirty Dice[4] which appeared on Melua's third album, Pictures.[2]

McEwan toured the UK in late 2008 supporting Katie Melua. In 2008 she released a three track E.P., Candle in a Chatroom featuring the songs "Candle in a Chatroom", "Black Socks in the Wash" and "Fast Train". She released the second single ("Alibi") at the beginning of April.

Her debut album[5] Rental Property[6] released at end of May 2009[7] by Dramatico Entertainment Ltd.

Filmography

References

  1. ^
    Hachette Filipacchi UK
    . Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Dramatico biography". Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  3. ^ "What I Miss About You" – lyric and credits Archived 17 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Dirty Dice" – lyric and credits Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Maclean, Liezl. "Andrea McEwan is a brazen romantic". Australian Times. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
  6. ^ Andrea McEwan's Official website – at Andrea's Blog 30/1/09 Archived 10 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Andrea McEwan's MySpace

External links

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