Penny Flanagan is an Australian singer-songwriter and author.
Career Music
Penny Flanagan's musical career began in 1989 as one half of the folk-pop duo Club Hoy. The duo released the 1991 album Thursday's Fortune before Flanagan went solo.
The first single from her debut album, Bravado, was "Lap It Up" which hit No. 52 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1994. The album was produced by Martin Armiger and featured Paul Hester from Crowded House on drums.
She also received significant radio and MTV play for her cover of Prince's "When You Were Mine" from her EP Seven Flights Up which was released on her own independent label, Penny Dreadful Records.
In 1997, she contributed an offbeat cover of Kylie Minogue's "Better the Devil You Know" to the soundtrack of the Australian film Dust Off The Wings and released a music video for the song that aired on MTV and Rage.
Her next release, Light Sleeper, was praised by Australian Rolling Stone Australia magazine as "a mature and intelligent release from a genuine talent, deserving of wider success." The album was produced by Tim Powles of the Church and featured a duet with Steve Kilbey on the track "Into the Sun". After the release of Light Sleeper she retreated from performing to focus on raising her three children.
Writing In 1994 Flanagan published Changing The Sky, a children's book.
She published the adult novels Sing to Me (1998) and Surviving Hal (2018).
Personal life Her father, John Flanagan, was an Australian author best known for the Ranger's Apprentice novel series.Showbiz a family affair for Flanagan | Illawarra Mercury 26 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2013 She is the sister of actress and comedian Kitty Flanagan and since 2010 has toured with Kitty as part of her stand-up comedy shows. She writes original music for and performs songs in Kitty's show.Purrfect sister act | Newcastle Herald 19 April 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013 She also has a brother, who is a chef and runs a coffee shop in the snowfields of Japan.
Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. Bravado (credited as Penny Flanagan and the New Moon) Released: October 1994 Label: Mushroom Records (D 31207) 117 Light Sleeper Released: February 1999 Label: Penny Dreadful Records (PD002) 190
Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title Details Seven Flights Up Released: 1996 Label: Penny Dreadful Records (Stunt 023)
Charting singles +List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Chart positions Album AUS "Lap it Up" 1994 152 Bravado "The Sky" 1995 152
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