Kellie Hoggart
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Kellie Lynn Crawford, née Hoggart (born 1 May 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian singer, actress and children's performer. Crawford is most known for her involvement in Children's program Hi-5
and as a former member of pop group Teen Queens
. She left Hi-5 in December 2008 after ten years with the group.
commercials. In 1991, at age 17, Crawford along with Liza Witt and Roxanne Clark, would form an idea to bring back music from the past and recreate it as a pop music act. Initially, they tried to launch the project as a television idea set in the themed time of the 1960s. As the group experienced difficulties getting the television show off the ground, they diverted their attentions towards simply creating music. They decided to name the group the Teen Queens
and from 1991 to 1993 the group released three top ten ARIA
singles.
After the group split in 1993, Crawford continued to act in television and movies, and appear in commercials for companies such as Pizza Hut.
Crawford's next breakthrough would come in 1998 when she was enlisted to join the new children's band and television show Hi-5
as the group's oldest and most commercially experienced member. She features with a puppet named "Chatterbox", better known as "Chats", voiced originally by co-cast member Charli Delaney
, now performed by Noni McCallum. Kellie and Chats' segment of the show promotes and educates children on language
skills and recognition of sounds and noise
s. Her American counterpart is Jennifer Korbee
.
In December 2008 she announced that she would quit Hi-5
after ten years of commitment to the group.
.
Through the show, she became good friends and eventually began dating fellow Hi-5 cast member Nathan Foley. The couple became engaged in 2005 to be married in March 2007. On the 7th of December, 2006, it was reported that Kellie and Nathan had decided to end their engagement. Apparently, their breakup had occurred some time prior to the report. It is unknown whether the breakup was on amicable terms or otherwise.
In 2007, Kellie became engaged to Addam Crawford. They married in May 2008.
Hi-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:...
and as a former member of pop group Teen Queens
Teen Queens
The Teen Queens were an Australian girl group, which scored a string of hit singles in the 1990s with updated remakes of hits from the 1950s and 1960s.-Background:...
. She left Hi-5 in December 2008 after ten years with the group.
Career
Crawford was born Kellie Lynn Hoggart in 1974. She began her career as a teenager appearing in Pizza HutPizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
commercials. In 1991, at age 17, Crawford along with Liza Witt and Roxanne Clark, would form an idea to bring back music from the past and recreate it as a pop music act. Initially, they tried to launch the project as a television idea set in the themed time of the 1960s. As the group experienced difficulties getting the television show off the ground, they diverted their attentions towards simply creating music. They decided to name the group the Teen Queens
Teen Queens
The Teen Queens were an Australian girl group, which scored a string of hit singles in the 1990s with updated remakes of hits from the 1950s and 1960s.-Background:...
and from 1991 to 1993 the group released three top ten ARIA
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
singles.
After the group split in 1993, Crawford continued to act in television and movies, and appear in commercials for companies such as Pizza Hut.
Crawford's next breakthrough would come in 1998 when she was enlisted to join the new children's band and television show Hi-5
Hi-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:...
as the group's oldest and most commercially experienced member. She features with a puppet named "Chatterbox", better known as "Chats", voiced originally by co-cast member Charli Delaney
Charli Delaney
Sharlene Marie Zeta Robinson, known professionally as Charli Robinson and previously as Charli Delaney is an Australian singer, actress, radio presenter and children's performer....
, now performed by Noni McCallum. Kellie and Chats' segment of the show promotes and educates children on language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
skills and recognition of sounds and noise
Noise
In common use, the word noise means any unwanted sound. In both analog and digital electronics, noise is random unwanted perturbation to a wanted signal; it is called noise as a generalisation of the acoustic noise heard when listening to a weak radio transmission with significant electrical noise...
s. Her American counterpart is Jennifer Korbee
Jennifer Korbee
Jennifer Korbee is an American singer and actress.-Biography:Korbee was born in Madison, Wisconsin...
.
In December 2008 she announced that she would quit Hi-5
Hi-5 (Australian TV series)
Hi-5, an Australian children's television program, was first shown on the Nine Network in 1999. Hi-5's new Australian cast was announced in Australian talk show Morning with Kerrie-Anne, in February 2009. Hi-5 is now shown in 83 countries. Hi-5 is known as a children's pop music group as well as...
after ten years of commitment to the group.
Personal life
Born in Sydney, Kellie was educated at the Meriden School in Strathfield, a suburb of Sydney. Kellie is the younger of two girls. Her older sister's name is KylleKylle Hogart
Kylle Hogart is an Australian actress.Hogart was born in Sydney and is the sister of Kellie Crawford, one of the members of Australian children's program and band Hi-5. Hogart currently resides in Los Angeles....
.
Through the show, she became good friends and eventually began dating fellow Hi-5 cast member Nathan Foley. The couple became engaged in 2005 to be married in March 2007. On the 7th of December, 2006, it was reported that Kellie and Nathan had decided to end their engagement. Apparently, their breakup had occurred some time prior to the report. It is unknown whether the breakup was on amicable terms or otherwise.
In 2007, Kellie became engaged to Addam Crawford. They married in May 2008.