Sherrié Austin
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| Sherrié Austin | |
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 Sherrié Austin onboard the USS Enterprise in 2004
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sherrié Veronica Krenn |
| Born | August 28, 1970 |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
| Label(s) | Arista Broken Bow |
| Associated acts | Colorhaus |
| Website | www.sherrieaustin.com |
Sherrié Austin (born Sherrié Veronica Krenn, August 28, 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actress and singer. Active as a singer since her teenage years, Sherrié initially recorded as one half of the duo Colorhaus, which also featured Phil Radford. After leaving Colorhaus, she recorded one album in her native Australia before moving to the United States in pursuit of a singing career; there, she recorded four studio albums, and charted several singles on the Billboard country music charts. Her highest-charting single was the #18 "Streets of Heaven" in 2003.
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[edit] Career
Austin got her start in music opening for Johnny Cash in Australia at the age of 14. She later moved to the United States where she took up acting. She is most known in America for playing the role of Pippa McKenna on The Facts of Life in the late 1980s. In the 1990s, she started a singing career, teaming up with Phil Radford in 1992 to form a duo called Colorhaus, which released one album, Water to the Soul. Afterward, Sherrié moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career in country music. She originally signed to Arista Records, charting several minor singles and releasing two albums on that label. After RCA acquired Arista Records, Austin's publishing company, Reynsong Publishing, formed Wrensong Entertainment and the independent label WE records, for the purpose of releasing her third solo album. Later, she switched to the independent Broken Bow Records label; her fourth album of country music, titled Streets of Heaven, produced her biggest country hit in its title track. She has since been dropped by Broken Bow.[1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
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| US Country | US 200 | US Indie | ||
| 1992 | Water to the SoulA | |||
| 1997 | Words | 41 | ||
| 1999 | Love in the Real World | 14 | 150 | |
| 2001 | Followin' a Feelin' | 43 | 38 | |
| 2003 | Streets of HeavenB | 22 | 144 | 6 |
- ACredited to Colourhaus.
- BPeaked at #3 on Top Heatseekers chart.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| US Country | US Hot 100 | CAN Country | |||
| 1992 | "Innocent Child"A | 50 | Water to the Soul | ||
| 1997 | "Lucky in Love" | 34 | 31 | Words | |
| "One Solitary Tear" | 41 | 85 | |||
| 1998 | "Put Your Heart into It" | 34 | 104 | 36 | |
| "Innocent Man" | 74 | 87 | |||
| 1999 | "Never Been Kissed" | 29 | 89 | 31 | Love in the Real World |
| "Little Bird" | 49 | 43 | |||
| 2001 | "Jolene" | 55 | Followin' a Feelin' | ||
| "Time, Love and Money"B | |||||
| 2002 | "In the Meantime"B | ||||
| 2003 | "Streets of Heaven" | 18 | 113 | Streets of Heaven | |
| 2004 | "Drivin' into the Sun" | 50 | |||
| "Son of a Preacher Man" | 46 | Unreleased album | |||
- ACredited to Colourhaus.
- BFailed to chart.
[edit] Filmography
- The Facts of Life (1987-1988) (TV)
- Call From Space (1989)
- Open House (1989) (TV - 1 episode)
- Exile (1990) (TV)
- Shadows of the Heart (1990)
- An American Summer (1991)
- The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1991) (TV - 1 episode)
