Invertigo were an Australian four-piece pop

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/rock

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 group active in the early 2000s.

Its members were Christian Argenti

Christian Argenti

Christian Argenti is an Australian singer.Argenti was born in Fitzroy in Melbourne, and while based in Brisbane rose to prominence as lead singer of Australian band Invertigo with the chart hits "Desensitized" and "Chances Are" and the band's only album to date Forum .Invertigo signed a much...

 (b. 3 January 1975) as well as brothers Gerry Leigh (b. Gerome William Leigh on 10 May 196?), James Leigh (b. 1 December 19??) and Vince Leigh (b. 19 November 19??) (the latter two of which were former members of Pseudo Echo

Pseudo Echo

Pseudo Echo are an Australian New Wave band formed in 1982 in Melbourne. The original line-up consisted of Brian Canham , Pierre Gigliotti , Tony Lugton and Anthony Argiro . A later line-up included James Leigh and his brother, Vince Leigh...

).

Early incarnation (as Vertigo)

Originally formed as Vertigo in 1996, they released the single "Forever Lately" in 1997 which became an Australian radio hit, followed by the single "Human Need". The Vertigo lineup consisted of lead singer Hugh Wilson as well as the three Leigh brothers, and they recorded an album: mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. Following the departure of their lead singer in 1999, Vertigo disbanded.

Invertigo

The three Leigh brothers, however, found vocalist Christian Argenti as their new lead singer and reformed with the slightly different name of Invertigo in 2000. The June 2000 single "Desensitised", which they performed on the variety show Russell Gilbert Live, signalled a return to the charts. A sample of "Desensitised" was featured on the Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones

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 Sampler CD. 2001 saw the release of another single, "Chances Are", in February 2001, and soon after, their debut album Forum

Forum (album)

Forum is an album by Australian guitar pop group Invertigo. The album was released in 2001 with some songs recorded in 2000.-Track listing:# Desensitised # Chances Are # Man Enough...

in July. Since their only album, the band's current whereabouts is unknown. On the official Pseudo Echo site under the FAQ section it advises that Christian Argenti left the band in February 2003. Today, Christian is a radio announcer, having been the host of Melbourne sports radio station SEN's midnight to dawn program "All Night Appetitite", and is currently the presenter of "Talking Back The Night" on the regional Southern Cross radio network.

Singles

• "Desensitised" (June 2000) Aus #29
• "Chances Are" (December 2000) Aus #19
• "Say You Do" (June 2001) Aus #31