Bridgette Allen is a New Zealand-born jazz singer who has a career
going back to the 1960s. She has appeared on television in both New
Zealand and Australia. She also starred in the film Hooks and Feelers,
which was an adaptation of a Keri Hulme story.Allen was born in New
Zealand, and is of Maori descent. She is also the cousin of the singer
Abe Phillips who died in 1971.By April 1970, and with no major plans
to return to Australia, Allen was now based in Auckland. In 1971,
having already worked in Bangkok, by late February she was in Tahiti.
There were plans for her undertake an Australian tour, which she would
co-compere with Howard Morrison to promote tourism. In May, due to
commitments in New Zealand, Allen turned down a contract as a
supporting artist for Morrison in Honolulu. It was reported in the 11
July issue of The Sunday News, that she was to stand in for Paul
Fisher while he went with Ray Woolf to the United States, taking two
months off of an eight month contract. In April 1973, it was announced
in the Sunday Herald that Allen was off to the United States as guest
of Carmen McRae. She was also going to look at the possibilities or
work over there.In June 1975, she embarked on a cabaret tour which
would include Australia, the Philippines and the possibly other
locations such as Singapore. In 1976, in spite of her comments the
previous year that the club circuit was "pretty dead", and television
work limited to Australian artists, in May, that year she was off to
Australia to carry on with her career there.
going back to the 1960s. She has appeared on television in both New
Zealand and Australia. She also starred in the film Hooks and Feelers,
which was an adaptation of a Keri Hulme story.Allen was born in New
Zealand, and is of Maori descent. She is also the cousin of the singer
Abe Phillips who died in 1971.By April 1970, and with no major plans
to return to Australia, Allen was now based in Auckland. In 1971,
having already worked in Bangkok, by late February she was in Tahiti.
There were plans for her undertake an Australian tour, which she would
co-compere with Howard Morrison to promote tourism. In May, due to
commitments in New Zealand, Allen turned down a contract as a
supporting artist for Morrison in Honolulu. It was reported in the 11
July issue of The Sunday News, that she was to stand in for Paul
Fisher while he went with Ray Woolf to the United States, taking two
months off of an eight month contract. In April 1973, it was announced
in the Sunday Herald that Allen was off to the United States as guest
of Carmen McRae. She was also going to look at the possibilities or
work over there.In June 1975, she embarked on a cabaret tour which
would include Australia, the Philippines and the possibly other
locations such as Singapore. In 1976, in spite of her comments the
previous year that the club circuit was "pretty dead", and television
work limited to Australian artists, in May, that year she was off to
Australia to carry on with her career there.
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