Sherine Abeyratne

Sherine Abeyratne is an Australian singer. She and her twin sister, Suzanne, are London-born Australian-raised singers who often sang together as powerful-voiced backing singers of a number of groups including Models, INXS and U2. They also pursued their own separate careers; for example, Sherine provided lead vocals for Big Pig from 1985 to 1991.

Sherine was also associated with Grand Wazoo Band of 1000 Dances, The Editions, Bang, Big Choir, Bob Starkie Shape Up, Gospel Truth, Jo Jo Zep, Black Coffee, Dianna Boss and The Extremes, The Rock Party, Mercy Mercy, Sherine and Sherine's X Machine.

References

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• "Big Pig". Australian Rock Database. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
• "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year: 1st Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
• Sutton, Michael. "Big Pig". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
• "Young Einstein soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
• The Big World of Big Pig. Spin Magazine. July 1988. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
• Small photo of Big Pig from Artist Direct
• McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Retrieved 4 January 2010.  Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
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