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Renée Rebecca Geyer (11 September 1953 – 17 January 2023) was an Australian singer who was an acclaimed jazz, soul and R&B musician. [1] She released 15 studio albums with Moving Along (1977) and Tenderland (2003) both reaching number 11 on the Australian charts .
Mar 1, 2023 · It had been 52 years since a teenage Renée Rebecca Geyer snuck out on school nights to sing in Bondi wine bars. Within a year, Go-Set magazine had crowned her Best Female Vocalist and the following year she’d debuted in the Top 40, where she remained for 10 years.
Jan 17, 2023 · Geyer, one of Australian music's most celebrated singers, died this week from complications following hip surgery. She was 69. "While in hospital, it was discovered that Renée also had inoperable lung cancer," her family said in a statement released today. "She was in no pain and died peacefully amongst family and friends."
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Jan 19, 2023 · Australian soul supremo Renée Geyer, who led the tumultuous life of a true rock star, has died at the age of 69 from surgical complications and inoperable lung cancer. In a career spanning five decades, Geyer released 15 studio albums.
- Rise to Success 'Happened quickly'
- Geyer Was Looking Forward to 'Busy Year', Family Says
- Music Industry Left 'gutted'
Geyer's highest-charting single, Heading in the Right Direction, was released in 1975. The single — from her third studio album Ready to Deal — peaked at number 31 on the Kent Music Report in 1976. Throughout her career, Geyer became a sought-after vocalist, working with Sting, Joe Cocker and Chaka Khan, among others. "It happened really quickly," ...
Geyer's life was not without brushes with controversy. In 2017, she received a good behaviour bond over a 2015 incident where she verbally abused a hotel receptionist. During the incident, a court was told Geyer used racist language and pushed a stationery holder and EFTPOS machine to the floor. In 2010, she crashed her car through the window of an...
Charlie Owen, a multi-instrumentalist who played with Geyer on many occasions, told ABC Radio Melbourne the whole Australian music industry was feeling the loss. Singer-songwriter Joe Matera, who was the support act at Geyer's last show in late December, told ABC Radio Melbourne the news of her death came as a "total shock." "There was a whole year...
Jan 17, 2023 · Australian soul singer Renee Geyer has died aged 69. A statement released by her family and record label Mushroom Group on Tuesday said Geyer “passed away from complications following hip ...
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By Georgie Kearney. Australian singer Renée Geyer has died at the age of 69 after complications from a hip surgery. The Melbourne-born singer’s record label, The Mushroom Group, confirmed the sad news on Tuesday.
