Sherrié Austin

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Sherrié Austin
Sherrié Austin onboard the USS Enterprise in 2004
Sherrié Austin onboard the USS Enterprise in 2004
Background information
Birth name Sherrié Veronica Krenn
Born August 28, 1970 (1970-08-28) (age 37)
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer, actress
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 1992 - present
Label(s) Arista, WE, Broken Bow
Website www.sherrieaustin.com

Sherrié Austin (born Sherrié Veronica Krenn, August 28, 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actress and singer. Active as a singer since her teenage years, Sherrié recorded one album in her native Australia before moving to the United States in pursuit of a singing career; there, she recorded four studio albums, and charted several singles on the Billboard country music charts. Her biggest hit to date, "Streets of Heaven", peaked at #18 on the country charts in 2003.

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[edit] Career

Austin got her start in music opening for Johnny Cash in Australia at the age of 14. She later moved to the United States where she took up acting. She is most known in America for playing the role of Pippa McKenna on The Facts of Life in the late 1980s. In the 1990s, she started a singing career, teaming up with Phil Radford in 1992 to form a duo called Colorhaus, which released one album, Water to the Soul. Afterward, Sherrié moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career in country music. She originally signed to Arista Records, charting several minor singles and releasing two albums on that label. After RCA acquired Arista Records, Austin's publishing company, Reynsong Publishing, formed Wrensong Entertainment and the independent label WE records, for the purpose of releasing her third solo album. Later, she switched to the independent Broken Bow Records label; her fourth album of country music, titled Streets of Heaven, produced her biggest country hit in its title track. She has since been dropped by Broken Bow.[1]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Album Chart Positions
US Country US 200 US Indie
1992 Water to the SoulA
1997 Words 41
1999 Love in the Real World 14 150
2001 Followin' a Feelin' 43 38
2003 Streets of HeavenB 22 144 6

[edit] Singles

Year Single US Country US Hot 100 Album
1992 "Innocent Child"A 50 Water to the Soul
1997 "Lucky in Love" 34 Words
"One Solitary Tear" 41
1998 "Put Your Heart Into It" 34 104
"Innocent Man" 74
1999 "Never Been Kissed" 29 89 Love in the Real World
"Little Bird" 49
2001 "Jolene" 55 Followin' a Feelin'
"Time, Love and Money"B
2002 "In the Meantime"B
2003 "Streets of Heaven" 18 113 Streets of Heaven
2004 "Drivin' Into the Sun" 50
"Son of a Preacher Man" 46 Unreleased album
  • ACredited to Colourhaus.
  • BFailed to chart.

[edit] Filmography

  • The Facts of Life (1987-1988) (TV)
  • Call From Space (1989)
  • Open House (1989) (TV - 1 episode)
  • Exile (1990) (TV)
  • Shadows of the Heart (1990)
  • An American Summer (1991)
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1991) (TV - 1 episode)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Country Labels Keep Rosters Full Despite Album Sales Dip

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