Edith Bliss
Edith Bliss | |
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| Birth name | Eda Bliss |
| Also known as | Edith Tanner |
| Born | 28 September 1959 Brisbane, Australia |
| Died | 3 May 2012 (aged 52) Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Occupations | Singer, television presenter |
Edith Bliss (28 September 1959 – 3 May 2012)[1] was an Australian singer and television presenter.[2][3]
Biography
She was born Eda Bliss in
Grundy Organisation "GO" label, which peaked at #24 on the Australian chart.[4] She subsequently released two more singles, "Heart of Stone" (#86 Aus[4]) and "Two Single Beds" (#79 Aus[4]), before releasing the album Sheer Bliss, in 1980.[2] "If It's Love You Want", released in November 1979, was written by Allan Caswell and Brian Caswell.[5]
On the verge of releasing a new single, written by Steve Kilbey of The Church, Bliss opted for a career in television. She was employed as a reporter on the children's series Simon Townsend's Wonder World [2] which began in 1979. In 1984 Bliss and another reporter, Phillip Tanner, reported from Rome for Wonder World.[6]
Bliss later married Wonder World sound mixer, Mark Tanner; they had four children, Eden, Madison, Harrison and Lawson. In 2006, she appeared (under her married name) as a contestant on the final episode of game show
Wheel of Fortune
, and won.
She also appeared on Where Are They Now? on the Seven Network, for a Wonder World reunion in 2006.[7] She died of lung cancer in 2012.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Bliss is making a new record". The Australian Women's Weekly. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 2 January 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-86777-057-0, p. 86.
- ^ Mccabe, Kathy (25 February 2010). "Aussie pop singer Edith Bliss dies". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Bliss indeed. The Age: 2 November 1979, p. 2.
- ^ Watson, Bronwyn. "Young guide" column. The Sydney Morning Herald "The Guide" supplement: 17 September 1984, p. 16.
- ^ Michael Idato (17 April 2006). "Hotel booking". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ Edith Bliss to be farewelled in Sydney, noise11.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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External links
- Edith Bliss at IMDb
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