Renee Bargh
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Renee Bargh is an Australian celebrity
and TV presenter, who is best known as a host of Channel [V] Australia
. She is currently the weekend co-host and correspondent for Extra
.
. She spent the first three years of her life living in Vanuatu before her family settled in the hills behind the beachside town of Byron Bay
.
Upon graduating from high school, Renee moved to Sydney
to complete a Certificate IV in Performing Arts at Brent Street.
. The group released two top 50 singles, Electric and Party Girl
, written by Kara DioGuardi
and Greg Wells
. The group supported a national tour for The Rogue Traders before disbanding in April 2007.
Later that year, Bargh made her move into television presenting, joining Tim Campbell as co-host of National Bingo Night
on Channel Seven
.
In 2008 Renee hosted the Nine Network
’s surfing adventure series, Surfari. The show profiled the best surf locations around the pacific, featuring stories on adventure activities as well as segments on the local culture. The series aired on Saturdays from March to May 2008.
Following Surfari, Bargh joined the music station Channel [V] Australia
. During her time there, she co-hosted "What you Want", Channel V's studio countdown show, was the host of the weekly V Rater and V News, and presented two series of B430, Channel V's youth Travel show, which took her to Budapest, New Zealand, New York and Los Angeles.
In 2010, Renee moved to Los Angeles
and became Extra
’s weekend co-host and correspondent through the show's 17th Season.
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
and TV presenter, who is best known as a host of Channel [V] Australia
Channel V Australia
Channel [V] Australia is an Australian subscription television music channel, and also the newest Channel [V] channel. It is available on Foxtel, Optus TV and Austar satellite and cable services...
. She is currently the weekend co-host and correspondent for Extra
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
.
Early life
Renee was born in Southport, QueenslandSouthport, Queensland
-Sport:The Southport Sharks Australian rules football club has a presence in the area, including a club and function centre.-Transport:The Broadwaterway is a foreshoreway that encourages pedestrians and cyclists to travel along the Broadwater foreshores of Southport.A ferry terminal is planned for...
. She spent the first three years of her life living in Vanuatu before her family settled in the hills behind the beachside town of Byron Bay
Byron Bay, New South Wales
Byron Bay is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located north of Sydney and south of Brisbane. Cape Byron, a headland adjacent to the town, is the easternmost point of mainland Australia. At the 2006 Census, the town had a...
.
Upon graduating from high school, Renee moved to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
to complete a Certificate IV in Performing Arts at Brent Street.
Career
In 2006 Renee got her start in the entertainment industry as part of the pop group, GirlbandGirlband (Australian band)
Girlband was an Australian pop group formed in 2006. There were four members, Renee Armstrong, Renee Bargh, Jess Smith and Patrice Tipoki.-Biography:...
. The group released two top 50 singles, Electric and Party Girl
Party Girl (Girlband song)
"Party Girl" is a pop rock written by Kara DioGuardi and Greg Wells, recorded by Australian pop group Girlband as the first song released from their debut album Coming Out Fighting.-Music video:...
, written by Kara DioGuardi
Kara DioGuardi
Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159...
and Greg Wells
Greg Wells
Greg Wells is a multiple Grammy nominated musician, record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. Wells has produced and written hits with Adele, Weezer, Pink, Theophilus London, Deftones, Katy Perry, Rufus Wainwright, The All American Rejects, OneRepublic, Mika, Aerosmith, Burt Bacharach,...
. The group supported a national tour for The Rogue Traders before disbanding in April 2007.
Later that year, Bargh made her move into television presenting, joining Tim Campbell as co-host of National Bingo Night
National Bingo Night (Australian game show)
National Bingo Night was an Australian game show, based on the American game show of the same name, which premiered on the Seven Network on 21 October 2007. The show was hosted by former Home and Away star Tim Campbell with former Girlband member Renee Bargh acting as the number caller. Tanveer...
on Channel Seven
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
.
In 2008 Renee hosted the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
’s surfing adventure series, Surfari. The show profiled the best surf locations around the pacific, featuring stories on adventure activities as well as segments on the local culture. The series aired on Saturdays from March to May 2008.
Following Surfari, Bargh joined the music station Channel [V] Australia
Channel V Australia
Channel [V] Australia is an Australian subscription television music channel, and also the newest Channel [V] channel. It is available on Foxtel, Optus TV and Austar satellite and cable services...
. During her time there, she co-hosted "What you Want", Channel V's studio countdown show, was the host of the weekly V Rater and V News, and presented two series of B430, Channel V's youth Travel show, which took her to Budapest, New Zealand, New York and Los Angeles.
In 2010, Renee moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and became Extra
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
’s weekend co-host and correspondent through the show's 17th Season.