All of Australia knows her simply as Marcia, the diva with the most wonderful and distinctive voice that local pop music has ever heard.
Let’s face it, Marcia Hines being Marcia Hines is what’s endeared her to the Australian public for so long, starting back in 1970 when she arrived as a wide eyed 16 year old to take part in the rock musical “Hair”. In her hometown of Boston, Marcia began singing as a young child and by the age of nine had made her first public appearance in a church choir. She then spent a short stint at the city’s Conservatorium of Music. After seeing one of her friends, future disco diva Donna Summer win a role in a German production of the musical “Hair”, the young singer put aside a curious childhood ambition of being a cosmetic mortician, and decided to audition for the Australian production. She won the part and 12 days later was on her way to a country she knew nothing about.
Her one and only daughter Deni arrived five months later. Marcia worked right up to the time of the birth and nine days later was back on stage. Marcia thought she’d be in Australia for six months but her distinctive style assured there was plenty of work waiting once she left the stage of “Hair”, and she decided to stay, becoming in 1973 the worlds first black Mary Magdalene in the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
There seems to be a permanent spotlight on Marcia whether offstage or on. People are drawn to her smile, to her bold personality and her striking appearance, and these days Marcia is looking better than ever.
The success continued into the millennium with the Australian Olympic Team choosing Marcia’s new single “Rise” as their official team song. “I am incredibly honoured and inspired that “Rise” has been chosen by the athletes as the official Australian Olympic Team Song”, Marcia says. “The athletes are the true heroes of the Olympic Games and I hope this song promotes inspiration and success for our elite athletes during the Games.
One of Australia’s most successful and enduring pop artists, Marcia now nurtures the fortunes of the next generation of pop ‘idols’ with empathy and humour as a judge on Channel Ten’s “Australian Idol”. In conjunction with this, Marcia and her band continue a powerful performance schedule ensuring that she remains one of Australia’s most loved musical icons.
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