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| birthname = Alexandra Fowler
| birthname = Alexander Fowler
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|05|26}}
| birth_place = Adelaide, Australia
| birth_place = Phillipines, Manila
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| othername = Ally Fowler
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| occupation = Actress, singer
| occupation = Singer
| yearsactive = 1982–present
| yearsactive = 2014 – present
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'''Alex''' "'''Alexander'''" '''Fowler''' (born 26th May 2004), is a Singer from the UK who started his career on Youtube in 2014 and blew up in days. He has been interviewed on shows and has a also set up a few concerts in early 2015 and late 2016.
'''Alexandra''' "'''Ally'''" '''Fowler''' (born 6 December 1961), is an Australian actress and singer. She started her TV acting career with an ongoing role in ''[[Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)|Sons and Daughters]]'' (1982–84) followed by regular roles in ''[[Possession (TV series)|Possession]]'' (1985) and ''[[Neighbours]]'' (1986). As one of four female singers she was a member of [[Chantoozies]] (1986–91), which had top&nbsp;10 hits with a cover version of "[[Message from a Drum|Witch Queen]]" (March 1987) and an original track, "Wanna Be Up" (May 1988). Their debut self-titled album peaked at No.&nbsp;8 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] in September 1988. After the group disbanded Fowler returned to acting, including ''[[Big Sky (TV series)|Big Sky]]'' (1997), ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' (2005–07) and ''[[Wentworth (TV series)|Wentworth]]'' (2013–14). From 2012 she has also participated in reunion gigs by Chantoozies.

==Biography==
==Biography==


Fowler came to prominence with parts in two major soap operas of the 1980s: Angela Hamilton/Keegan in ''[[Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)|Sons and Daughters]]'' and [[Zoe Davis]] in ''[[Neighbours]]''.<ref name="IMDbAlly">{{Cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0288644/ |title=Internet Movie Database entry on Alexandra Fowler |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]] |accessdate=22 March 2008 }}</ref> She also played a regular role in soap ''[[Possession (TV series)|Possession]]'' (1985) and was a regular lead in ''[[Big Sky (TV series)|Big Sky]]'' (1997) alongside actor [[Gary Sweet]].

On 24 August 2001, she appeared on the Australian-American science fiction series ''[[Farscape]]'' in the episode "Fractures" as the voice of [[Orrhn]]. Since 15 November 2005 to 2007, she played the recurring role of Eve Ballantyne on the Australian drama series ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''.

From June 2013, Fowler began appearing in season one of ''[[Wentworth (TV series)|Wentworth]]'' as Simone "Simmo" Slater and carried on right up until season 2 episode 6. However, she did make a cameo again in season 3 episode 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wentworth.sohotv.com.au/episodes/season-1/menu-id-115.html|title=Season 1|publisher=[[SoHo (TV channel)|SoHo]]|accessdate=27 June 2013}}</ref> Fowler rejoined the cast of ''Neighbours'' in late 2015 as Nene Williams.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/ally-fowler-has-not-been-on-the-set-of-neighbours-for-30-years-but-will-cause-chaos-on-her-return/news-story/4b13d5d166dacca8df23858a8229bc06?nk=cfb429b18655ca0e93ccfee99540e4e4-1456243710|title=Ally Fowler has not been on the set of Neighbours for 30 years but will cause chaos on her return|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|date=23 February 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=23 February 2016}}</ref>

==Music career ==

Fowler was one of four female vocalists in the 1980s Australian pop music band, [[Chantoozies]] (1986–91), which also included [[David Reyne]].<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | last1 = McFarlane | first1 = Ian | authorlink1 = Ian McFarlane | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'The Chantoozies' | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040419004006/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=185 | chapterurl = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=185 | accessdate = 28 September 2015 | year = 1999 | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | archivedate = 19 April 2004 | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 }}</ref> The other three females were [[Tottie Goldsmith]], [[Eve von Bibra]] and Angelica La Bozzetta.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Their first single was a number-four hit with a cover version of "[[Message from a Drum|Witch Queen]]" (March 1987).<ref name=ARIA/> The group had success with other singles including a number-six hit with "Wanna Be Up" (May 1988), and top&nbsp;40 peaks for "[[He's Gonna Step on You Again]]" (June 1987, No.&nbsp;36), "Kiss 'n' Tell" (August 1988, No.&nbsp;25) and "[[Love the One You're With]]" (March 1991, No.&nbsp;21).<ref name=ARIA/> They also issued two albums, ''Chantoozies'' (September 1988, No.&nbsp;8) and ''Gild the Lily'' (April 1991, No.&nbsp;71).<ref name=ARIA>Australian chart peaks:
* Australian Music Report (licensed by ARIA until 19 June 1988) peaks: {{cite book|first=David|last=Kent|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location = Sydney|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|pages=59|isbn=0-646-11917-6|authorlink=David Kent (historian)}}
* ARIA top 50 peaks from 26 June 1988: {{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Chantoozies|title=The Chantoozies Discography}}
* ARIA peaks between 51-100, from 1988 to 2010: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>


From 2012, Chantoozies have performed reunion gigs<ref name="Lazarevic">{{cite web | url = http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1602103/chantoozies-play-at-lizottes/ | title = Chantoozies play at Lizotte's | author = Lazarevic, Jade | publisher = [[Fairfax Media]] | work = [[The Newcastle Herald]] | date = 27 June 2013 | accessdate = 28 September 2015 }}</ref> and released a single, "Baby Its You", in April 2014.<ref name="New Idea">{{cite magazine | url = https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/new-idea/news/a/24316468/the-chantoozies-just-look-at-us-now/ | title = The Chantoozies are back: Ally Fowler, Tottie Goldsmith, Angelica 'Angie' Arnott and Eve von Bibra | publisher = [[Yahoo7]] | work = [[New Idea]] | issue = 26 | date = 25 June 2014 | accessdate = 28 September 2015 }}</ref>


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Alex Fowler
Born
Alexander Fowler

(2004-05-26) 26 May 2004 (age 20)
Phillipines, Manila
OccupationSinger
Years active2014 – present

Alex "Alexander" Fowler (born 26th May 2004), is a Singer from the UK who started his career on Youtube in 2014 and blew up in days. He has been interviewed on shows and has a also set up a few concerts in early 2015 and late 2016.

Biography

References