Kelly Green | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Kelly_Green_in_concert,_2011.jpg) Kelly Green in concert in 2011. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elaine Annette Sherratt |
| Born | 20 July 1947 |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Rock & roll |
| Occupation | singer |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels | CBS |
Kelly Green (born Elaine Annette Sherratt, 20 July 1947) is an Australian singer. Born in the United Kingdom, she migrated to Australia in 1956, her singing career began in Sydney at the age of 15. Green grew up in a musical family – her father, Norman Sherratt, was a guitarist and her older twin sisters, Christine and Norma, were also singers. In the early 1960s Green appeared regularly on popular Australian music television shows, Bandstand, Six O'Clock Rock, and Sing, Sing, Sing, building a fan base. During April and May 1968, Green was the lead singer for the first Perth-based entertainment troupe to visit allied forces in Vietnam during the war there.