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Jamie O'Neal

Born 03 June 1968.

Biography

Jamie O'Neal (born Jamie Murphy on 3 June 1968, in Sydney, Australia) is a contemporary country singer and songwriter who has had success in the United States. Her parents, Jimmy and Julie Murphy, were also professional musicians. In the early part of her career she was a backing singer in her native Australia, appearing on Kylie Minogue's Enjoy Yourself Tour of Australia, UK, Europe and Far East Asia in 1990. She rejoined Minogue's tour in 1991 for the Rhythm of Love Tour (Australia and Far East Asia) and the Let's Get To It Tour of the UK and Ireland.

In 2000, O'Neal released her debut album, Shiver. The album featured the back-to-back Number One singles "There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels". Two other singles were released: the title track, which reached #21 on the country charts, and "Frantic", which reached #41 in 2002. Since then, she has released one other studio album, Brave in 2005. Her third studio album, Like a Woman, has yet to have a release date.

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  1. Brave

    Brave

    Reviewed by Sue Keogh

    'Brave' isn't unique enough to mark O'Neal out from the other gals in mainstream...

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