Divinyls Singer Dead At 53

Divinyls singer dead. Australian rock star Chrissy Amphlett, best known as the singer of the band Divinyls, has died on Monday in New York at age 53.

According to her husband, former Divinyls drummer Charley Drayton, Amphlett died of breast cancer and multiple sclerosis.

Amphlett performed Divinyls’ songs and others with a 30 piece orchestra for the Australian Rock Symphony in January 2010.

In 1988, Amphlett starred alongside Russell Crowe in the first Australian production of Willy Russell’s stage musical Blood Brothers.

Amphlett played Judy Garland in the original touring production of The Boy from Oz, with Todd McKenney playing the role of Peter Allen. When the highly successful show transferred to Broadway in the year 2000, Garland was played by American performer Isabel Keating and Allen by Hugh Jackman. On its return to Australia as an arena spectacular, Amphlett resumed the role.