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BIOGRAPHIES (Continued)
ANTHONY CALLEA (Johnny Casino)
Anthony Callea is undoubtedly one of Australia’s finest vocalists and performers. The Aria
Award winner has forged a highly successful music career and undeniably has one of this
country’s most powerful, passionate and pure voices.
His debut single The Prayer became Australia’s fastest and highest selling single of all time
with sales in excess of 4 x platinum and was at the top of the charts for an amazing five
weeks.
Anthony followed his debut single with another multi-platinum number 1 single, Rain/
Bridge Over Troubled Water and a self-titled multi-platinum number 1 selling album. Another two top 10 hits came
off this debut album with Hurts so Bad and Per Sempre. His sophomore album A New Chapter was accredited Gold
and featured two top 20 singles with Live for Love and Addicted To You. Anthony also released a Live Concert DVD
which debuted at No 3 on the Aria DVD Charts, sold Platinum and later screened as a television music special on
Foxtel.
Along with headlining his own national tours, Anthony has toured with Celine Dion, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston,
Mariah Carey and was hand picked to perform for Luciano Pavarotti, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke
of Edinburgh, Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark. He has also starred in musical productions such
as Wicked, Dead Man Walking and Rent. In late 2012, Anthony toured and performed with Tina Arena and the
Symphony Orchestras around the country and then returned early 2013 for encore performances.
In October 2011, Anthony released a club track Oh Oh Oh Oh co-written with the Black Eye Peas’ DJ Poet. March
2012, saw Anthony release Last To Go from the EP also titled Last To Go. Tracks from the EP were co-written with
the likes of Paul Mac, Matt Morris and Jaakko Salovarra. Last To Go EP is out now on iTunes. Anthony has taken
his dynamic vocals and energetic performance style to Los Angeles and Las Vegas where he performed to packed
houses in West Hollywood and the famous Planet Hollywood on the Vegas strip.
Anthony’s latest album titled THIRTY is out now through ABC/Universal Music. Celebrating his 30 th birthday in
December 2012, Anthony re-discovers songs that have influenced him over the years, and in turn delivers his own
musical stamp on these stunningly written tracks. THIRTY includes both covers and original compositions penned
by Anthony, and celebrates thirty years of the most beautifully written music.
STEPHEN MAHY (Kenicke)
Stephen Mahy is a fine young actor who trained at the prestigious Western Academy of
Performing Arts (WAAPA). Upon graduation, Stephen was cast in the Australasian tour of
Miss Saigon, which toured around the country to great reviews as did his on-screen guest
appearance in Southern Star’s Out of the Blue.
2008 saw Stephen take the key role of Laurie Laurence in Kookaburra Theatre Company’s
production of Little Women, followed by a great role in a new production called Karaoke -
The Musical. The demand for Stephen intensified leading to him being cast as one of the
Four Season’s crooners, Bob Gaudio, in Jersey Boys for the Australian sell out tour.
You may also recognise Stephen as finalist on Channel’s Ten’s I Will Survive TV show or from his guest starring role
on Mr and Mrs Murder as Dave Foote. Most recently Stephen has delighted packed houses in his role as Mr Hugh
Hanson in SPANK! The 50 Shades Parody.