Charli Delaney
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Sharlene Marie Zeta Robinson, known professionally as Charli Robinson and previously as Charli Delaney (born 8 March 1980 in Newcastle, New South Wales
, Australia
) is an Australian singer, actress, radio presenter and children's performer.
. Before Hi-5, she had roles in various Australian TV shows and soaps. She went to Hunter School of the Performing Arts
at Broadmeadow, Newcastle. A trained yoga instructor, she hosted the Hi-5 section encouraging body co-ordination and skill development through dancing, hopping, jumping and stepping. In television interviews, Robinson has expressed an interest in children's yoga.
She married her childhood love Brent Delaney on 15 March 2003. The two have since split and announced their separation on 30 November 2009.
Robinson chose to leave Hi-5 in February 2008, officially announcing on 22 February 2008 that she would be leaving the group. She indicated that she would continue with the show until a suitable replacement was found. Her replacement is Casey Burgess, formerly of Girl TV. Robinson noted her plans for the future include other presenting work, and acting in film and television, in order to challenge herself. She served as judge on Battle of the Choirs
in 2008, and also appeared on the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars
.
In 2009, Robinson co-hosted the celebrity singing show It Takes Two with Home and Away
actor Paul O'Brien
. She has signed a three-year contract with the show. She also appeared in the short film Tegan the Vegan
Management were impressed with Robinson, filling in as a co-host on the Hot30 Countdown
, that they decided to invite her to be on the airwaves.
Robinson had a show on the Today Network
's 2DayFM and Fox FM
on late nights initially [Monday to Wednesday] with Chris Page
and had co-hosted the Top 6 @ 6 with Danno on the Today Network
for one hour. August 21 July 25
Robinson has also been the 'My Daily Dirt' columnist for the Today Network
, who presented updates throughout the day.
In March 2010, Austereo announced that Robinson and Chris Page
will host the Hot30 Countdown
replacing Tim Lee and Biggzy, they commenced on Monday 15 March 2010.
After leaving The Hot30 Countdown
at the start of January 2011 she is now host from February 2011 onwards the solo presenter of 'The Dirt' which airs each weeknight at 7pm. Charli also does Dirt TV and does segments on 2dayFM on the weekdays.
In May, 2011, Robinson filled in as the host on The Kyle & Jackie O Show
while Kyle Sandilands
and Jackie Henderson
were off on sick leave.
In October 2011, it was announced that she would be hosting a re-launch of the TV show It's a knockout
.
In November 2011, rumours surfaced that Robinson had been hired to replace on-air announcer Moyra Major on the 90.9 Sea FM
Gold Coast breakfast show, after a successful six-week stint as co-host during McGregor's maternity leave.
. Robinson's partner was Csaba Szirmai, one of the show's resident professional dancers.
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) is an Australian singer, actress, radio presenter and children's performer.
Biography
Robinson was a member of Hi-5Hi-5 (Australian Kids' Band)
Hi-5 is an Australian children's musical group formed in 1998 which is associated with the children's television series of the same name.-Origins of the group:...
. Before Hi-5, she had roles in various Australian TV shows and soaps. She went to Hunter School of the Performing Arts
Hunter School of the Performing Arts
Hunter School of the Performing Arts is a public, co-educational, selective primary and secondary school which offers a comprehensive curriculum with a performing arts specialty, located at Broadmeadow, New South Wales....
at Broadmeadow, Newcastle. A trained yoga instructor, she hosted the Hi-5 section encouraging body co-ordination and skill development through dancing, hopping, jumping and stepping. In television interviews, Robinson has expressed an interest in children's yoga.
She married her childhood love Brent Delaney on 15 March 2003. The two have since split and announced their separation on 30 November 2009.
Robinson chose to leave Hi-5 in February 2008, officially announcing on 22 February 2008 that she would be leaving the group. She indicated that she would continue with the show until a suitable replacement was found. Her replacement is Casey Burgess, formerly of Girl TV. Robinson noted her plans for the future include other presenting work, and acting in film and television, in order to challenge herself. She served as judge on Battle of the Choirs
Battle of the Choirs
Battle of the Choirs is an Australian reality talent competition that premiered on the Seven Network on 15 June 2008. The show is hosted by David Koch, with the judging panel consisting of Jonathon Welch, Iva Davies, Charli Delaney and George Torbay....
in 2008, and also appeared on the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne...
.
In 2009, Robinson co-hosted the celebrity singing show It Takes Two with Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
actor Paul O'Brien
Paul O'Brien
Paul O'Brien is a South-African-born Australian actor.-Biography:Paul O'Brien was born on 14 April in South Africa, and grew up in Australia. He spent several years on the Gold Coast, with his family...
. She has signed a three-year contract with the show. She also appeared in the short film Tegan the Vegan
Tegan the Vegan
Tegan the Vegan is a 2009 stop-motion animation short film which stars the voices of Charli Delaney, Noni Hazlehurst, Paul McDermott and Pippa Black...
Management were impressed with Robinson, filling in as a co-host on the Hot30 Countdown
Hot30 Countdown
The Hot30 Countdown, is an Australian radio show hosted by Matty Acton and Maude Garrett. It is broadcast on the Today Network to every state in Australia, following 'The Dirt'....
, that they decided to invite her to be on the airwaves.
Robinson had a show on the Today Network
Today Network
The Today Network is a network of Contemporary Hit Radio stations run by Southern Cross Austereo in Australia.-Affiliates:-History:The Today Network started when the Austereo Radio Network secured the first commercial FM licence in Adelaide in 1980. Austereo launched a station called Double SA FM,...
's 2DayFM and Fox FM
FOX FM (Melbourne)
Fox FM is a radio station that serves the Melbourne, Australia, broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 101.9 MHz. Licensed to Mount Dandenong, Victoria, the station is currently owned by the Austereo Radio Network. The station's transmitter is located on the ATV-10 transmission tower on top...
on late nights initially [Monday to Wednesday] with Chris Page
Chris Page
Chris Page is a radio presenter, currently with Austereo in Sydney, Australia.Chris Page originally was a NXFM announcer and then moved to SAFM...
and had co-hosted the Top 6 @ 6 with Danno on the Today Network
Today Network
The Today Network is a network of Contemporary Hit Radio stations run by Southern Cross Austereo in Australia.-Affiliates:-History:The Today Network started when the Austereo Radio Network secured the first commercial FM licence in Adelaide in 1980. Austereo launched a station called Double SA FM,...
for one hour. August 21 July 25
Robinson has also been the 'My Daily Dirt' columnist for the Today Network
Today Network
The Today Network is a network of Contemporary Hit Radio stations run by Southern Cross Austereo in Australia.-Affiliates:-History:The Today Network started when the Austereo Radio Network secured the first commercial FM licence in Adelaide in 1980. Austereo launched a station called Double SA FM,...
, who presented updates throughout the day.
In March 2010, Austereo announced that Robinson and Chris Page
Chris Page
Chris Page is a radio presenter, currently with Austereo in Sydney, Australia.Chris Page originally was a NXFM announcer and then moved to SAFM...
will host the Hot30 Countdown
Hot30 Countdown
The Hot30 Countdown, is an Australian radio show hosted by Matty Acton and Maude Garrett. It is broadcast on the Today Network to every state in Australia, following 'The Dirt'....
replacing Tim Lee and Biggzy, they commenced on Monday 15 March 2010.
After leaving The Hot30 Countdown
Hot30 Countdown
The Hot30 Countdown, is an Australian radio show hosted by Matty Acton and Maude Garrett. It is broadcast on the Today Network to every state in Australia, following 'The Dirt'....
at the start of January 2011 she is now host from February 2011 onwards the solo presenter of 'The Dirt' which airs each weeknight at 7pm. Charli also does Dirt TV and does segments on 2dayFM on the weekdays.
In May, 2011, Robinson filled in as the host on The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show is Australia’s most listened-to breakfast radio show hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on 2DayFM, Sydney. Syndicated to over 78 stations nationwide, the show has been airing since 16 January 2005. The show is a 9-time winner and 36-time finalist of the Australian...
while Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Dalton Sandilands is an Australian radio and TV personality. He is currently the host with Jacqueline Henderson, better known as Jackie O, on the weekday morning radio program The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney radio station 2Day FM, The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power which airs on...
and Jackie Henderson
Jackie O (radio host)
Jacqueline Ellen Marie Henderson, better known as Jackie O, is an Australian commercial radio host, actress and television presenter. She is best-known nationally for presenting The Hot Hits, the Hot 30 Countdown, Take 40 Australia and the Kyle & Jackie O on 2Day FM with Kyle Sandilands and for...
were off on sick leave.
In October 2011, it was announced that she would be hosting a re-launch of the TV show It's a knockout
It's a Knockout
It's a Knockout was adapted from the French show Intervilles. It ran between from 7 August 1966 to 25 December 1988 on BBC1, 28 May 1990 on ITV, 3 August 1991 to 24 December 1994 on S4C and from 3 September 1999 to 6 January 2001 on Channel 5, produced by Richard Hearsey and Ronin Entertainment...
.
In November 2011, rumours surfaced that Robinson had been hired to replace on-air announcer Moyra Major on the 90.9 Sea FM
90.9 Sea FM
90.9 Sea FM is a radio station on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Southern Cross Media Hit Music Network, and is also the network hub for the Hit Music Stream, broadcasting shows from 4pm - 12am across the Sea, Star and Hot FM Networks across Australia.The Sea FM brand...
Gold Coast breakfast show, after a successful six-week stint as co-host during McGregor's maternity leave.
Dancing with the Stars performances
In late 2008, Robinson competed in the eighth season of Dancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne...
. Robinson's partner was Csaba Szirmai, one of the show's resident professional dancers.
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total Score | |||
| Todd | Helen | Mark | Result | |||
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha Cha-cha-cha (dance) The Cha-cha-cha is the name of a dance of Cuban origin.It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín in 1953... / "Pictures" |
6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | Safe |
| 2 | Tango Tango music Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons... / "My Love My Love (Justin Timberlake song) "My Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake from his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds . It was released on September 26, 2006, by Jive Records as the second single from the album... " |
8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | Safe |
| 3 | Samba Samba Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival... / "Mas Que Nada Mas Que Nada -Song information:In 2006, Mendes re-recorded the song with The Black Eyed Peas and additional vocals by Mendes' wife, Gracinha Leporace; a version that is included on his album Timeless. In Brazil, the song is well-known for being the theme song for the local television channel Globo's Estrelas.... " |
7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Safe |
| 4 | Quickstep Quickstep The quickstep is a light-hearted member of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events... / "Right Now" |
6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | Bottom Two |
| 5 | Salsa Salsa music Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music... / "Low Low (Flo Rida song) "Low" is the debut single by American rapper Flo Rida, featured on his debut album Mail On Sunday and also featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets. The song features T-Pain and was co-written with T-Pain. There is also a remix in which the hook is sung by Flo Rida rather... " |
8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
| 6 | West Coast Swing West Coast Swing West Coast Swing is a partner dance with roots in Lindy Hop. It is characterized by a distinctive elastic look that results from its basic extension-compression technique of partner connection, and is danced primarily in a slotted area on the dance floor... / "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now" is a song by Australian singer–songwriter Gabriella Cilmi from her debut album, Lessons to Be Learned . Written by Cilmi, Nick Coler, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, and Shawn Lee, the track was released as the album's second Australian single on 21 July 2008... " |
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| 7 | Paso Doble/ "Bolero Bolero Bolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music... " Rumba Rumba (dance) Rumba is a dance term with two quite different meanings.In some contexts, "rumba" is used as shorthand for Afro-Cuban rumba, a group of dances related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. The most common Afro-Cuban rumba is the guaguancó... / "Colors of the Wind Colors of the Wind "Colors of the Wind" by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, was the 1995 Oscar-winner for Best Original Song from the Disney animated feature film, Pocahontas. It also won the Golden Globe in the same category as well as the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Movie... " |
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| 8 | Jive Jive (dance) In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance... / "Yeh Yeh Yeh Yeh "Yeh Yeh" is a Latin soul tune that was written as an instrumental by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick and first recorded by Mongo Santamaría on his 1963 album Watermelon Man . Lyrics were written for it shortly thereafter by Jon Hendricks of the vocal group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. This version of... " Foxtrot/ "1234" |
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| 9 | Tango Tango (ballroom) Ballroom Tango is a ballroom dance that branched away from its original Argentine roots by allowing European, American, Hollywood, and competitive influences into the style and execution of the dance.... / "Tango Forte" Cha-Cha-Cha Cha-cha-cha (music) The Cha-cha-chá is a style of Cuban music. It is popular dance music which developed from the danzón in the early 1950s.- Origin :As a dance music genre, cha-cha-chá is unusual in that its creation can be attributed to a single composer, Enrique Jorrín, then violinist and songwriter with the... - Quickstep Quickstep The quickstep is a light-hearted member of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events... - Salsa Salsa music Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music... Segue/ "Kiss Kiss (song) In 1988 Art of Noise released a cover of the song, featuring Tom Jones on vocals. The song became the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching number eighteen on the U.S. dance charts and number five on the UK Singles Chart, higher than the original in that country... " - "Keep Young and Beautiful Keep Young and Beautiful Keep Young and Beautiful is the title of the second episode of the fifth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army originally transmitted Friday 13 October 1972.- Synopsis :... " - "Groove Is in the Heart Groove Is in the Heart "Groove Is in the Heart" is a song by dance music band Deee-Lite from their debut album, World Clique. Released as a single in late 1990, it was a hit in many countries, including in Australia where it was a number-one hit.-Background:... " |
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