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==Music career ==
==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/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=185 | chapterurl = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=185 | year = 1999 | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | isbn = 978-1-86508-072-7 | title-link = Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop }}</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 (album)|Chantoozies]]'' (September 1988, No.&nbsp;8) and ''[[Gild the Lily]]'' (April 1991, No.&nbsp;71).<ref name=ARIA>Australian chart peaks:
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/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=185 | chapterurl = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=185 | year = 1999 | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | isbn = 978-1-86508-072-7 | title-link = Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop | archive-date = 19 April 2004 }}</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 (album)|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=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location = Sydney|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|pages=59|isbn=978-0-646-11917-5|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title-link=Kent Music Report}}
* Australian Music Report (licensed by ARIA until 19 June 1988) peaks: {{cite book|first=David|last=Kent|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location = Sydney|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|pages=59|isbn=978-0-646-11917-5|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title-link=Kent Music Report}}
* 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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508122306/http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Chantoozies |archivedate=8 May 2014 }}
* 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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508122306/http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Chantoozies |archivedate=8 May 2014 }}

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Ally Fowler
Born
Alexandra Fowler

(1961-12-06) 6 December 1961 (age 63)
Adelaide, Australia
Other namesAlly Fowler
Occupations
  • actress
  • singer
Years active1982–present

Alexandra "Ally" Fowler (born 6 December 1961) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Angela Hamilton in Sons and Daughters (1982–84) and Zoe Davis in Neighbours (1986). As a singer, Fowler is known as one of the four female vocalists of the band Chantoozies (1986–91), which had top 10 hits with a cover version of "Witch Queen" in 1987 and an original track, "Wanna Be Up" in 1988. Their debut self-titled album peaked at No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart in September 1988. After the group disbanded Fowler returned to acting, with roles in Big Sky (1997), All Saints (2005–07) and Wentworth (2013–14). From 2012 she has also participated in reunion gigs by Chantoozies.

Biography

Fowler came to prominence with parts in two major soap operas of the 1980s: Angela Hamilton-Keegan in Sons and Daughters and Zoe Davis in Neighbours.[1] She also played a regular role in soap Possession (1985) and was a regular lead in 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. From 15 November 2005 to 2007, she played the recurring role of Eve Ballantyne on the Australian drama series All Saints.

From June 2013, Fowler began appearing in season one of 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.[2] Fowler rejoined the cast of Neighbours in late 2015 as Nene Williams.[3]

Music career

Fowler was one of four female vocalists in the 1980s Australian pop music band, Chantoozies (1986–91), which also included David Reyne.[4] The other three females were Tottie Goldsmith, Eve von Bibra and Angelica La Bozzetta.[4] Their first single was a number-four hit with a cover version of "Witch Queen" (March 1987).[5] The group had success with other singles including a number-six hit with "Wanna Be Up" (May 1988), and top 40 peaks for "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (June 1987, No. 36), "Kiss 'n' Tell" (August 1988, No. 25) and "Love the One You're With" (March 1991, No. 21).[5] They also issued two albums, Chantoozies (September 1988, No. 8) and Gild the Lily (April 1991, No. 71).[5]

From 2012, Chantoozies have performed reunion gigs[6] and released a single, "Baby It's You", in April 2014.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Internet Movie Database entry on Alexandra Fowler". IMDb. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Season 1". SoHo. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Moran, Jonathon (23 February 2016). "Ally Fowler has not been on the set of Neighbours for 30 years but will cause chaos on her return". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Chantoozies'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-86508-072-7. {{cite book}}: |archive-url= requires |url= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c Australian chart peaks:
  6. ^ Lazarevic, Jade (27 June 2013). "Chantoozies play at Lizotte's". The Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. ^ "The Chantoozies are back: Ally Fowler, Tottie Goldsmith, Angelica 'Angie' Arnott and Eve von Bibra". New Idea. No. 26. Yahoo7. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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