Collette Roberts
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| Birth name | Collette Roberts |
| Born | 1968 (age 48–49) Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, model, actor, stylist, make-up artist |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1988–1995 |
| Labels | CBS |
Collette Roberts (born 1968), who performed mononymously as Collette, is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based model turned disco, pop singer during the late 1980s and early 1990s. She had a top five single on both the Australian and New Zealand singles charts in 1989 with her cover version of Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell". Collette's rendition was certified gold in Australia by ARIA. Sometimes considered a one hit wonder, Collette had two other top 40 Australian hits in 1989 with "All I Wanna Do Is Dance" and "That's What I Like About You". She retired from her music career in 1995 and focussed on her work as a stylist and make-up artist.
Collette Roberts was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. She became a fashion model and relocated to Melbourne. In 1988 she started working with Guy Gross in Sydney to co-write material for her proposed solo career. They recorded demo tracks, which they took to Tony Briggs of CBS Records Australia; Briggs advised Collette to attempt a cover version of one of four tracks, which included Anita Ward's 1979 hit, "Ring My Bell". After recording a demo of that track Collette was signed to CBS.
Collette worked with her producers, Peewee Ferris and Kirke Godfrey, on a new version of "Ring My Bell", which was recorded at CBS Studios in East Sydney. She co-wrote the B-side, "Save Yourself", with Ferris. The single was released in March 1989, which reached No. 5 on the ARIA Singles Chart and No. 4 in New Zealand. "Ring My Bell" was certified gold in Australia by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
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