Chantelle Barry (born 18 March 1980) is an Australian musician and actress from Perth, best known for being in the original line-up of girl group Bardot before leaving the group suddenly under controversial circumstances.
Chantelle Barry | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Chantelle Barry in 2015 | |
| Born | 18 March 1980 |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Scott Whyte (m. 2018) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1999–2000, 2005–present |
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| Website | www |
Career
editMusic
editIn 1999, Barry auditioned for the first series of the Australian version of the talent show Popstars, competing against over 2,500 hopefuls who turned up to auditions around the country which required both singing and dancing experience. After a series of elimination rounds Barry, along with Belinda Chapple, Sophie Monk, Sally Polihronas and Katie Underwood were chosen to form a group and moved in together in Sydney to work on their debut single "Poison".
However after only a few weeks Barry was asked to resign from the nascent, still-unnamed girl group after stealing money from Sophie Monk, but the reason for her departure was not revealed at the time.[1] She first confirmed the circumstances around her departure in a 2006 appearance on the TV show Where Are They Now?, and further elaborated on the incident in later interviews.[2][3] Barry states that she had taken Monk's weekly $100 money allowance from an envelope left in Barry's room with the intention of giving it back to her, but forgot to do so and was therefore removed from the group. Subsequently she was paid $1000 and offered a solo record deal to leave the group and to stay silent on the matter at the time, leading to the widespread speculation over her firing.[3] She blamed the incident on her youth and naivety, and felt burdened by it for years afterwards.[2][3] She was replaced by Tiffani Wood in the final line-up of what would become Bardot. Polihronas would later state that Barry was "exploited" by the show and made out to be "the villain".[3]
She later left Australia, and placed third in the Song of the Year songwriting contest,[4] and reached the quarter-finals in the Music Nation online music competition.[5]
In August 2009, she officially launched her debut solo album Simple Things in the U.S., followed by albums Songbird in 2012, and more recently, Lovers Gonna Love in 2018.
In 2020, Barry recorded her own version of "Poison".[3]
Acting
editBarry has appeared in several independent films and in small roles on the television series Water Rats, General Hospital, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, The Paul Reiser Show and NCIS. In 2008 Barry played the recurring role of Nina, a friend of main character Naomi Clark on the television series 90210.[5][6]
In 2016 she played the character of Tri in the web series Miss 2059. In 2018 Barry played the Valiant Comics character Roku, the main antagonist of the Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe live-action miniseries.[7]
Barry also works as a voice actor. In 2016, she played Ava Thorne in the Oculus Rift video game Edge of Nowhere,[8] and is credited as the voice of the "Narrator" in an episode of the 2018 Netflix series Disjointed. Barry also did additional voice work for the video games Mad Max, Agents of Mayhem, Marvel's Spider-Man, Days Gone and voiced the character Chloe in Metal Gear Survive.
In 2019, Barry voiced Baphomet on the DC Universe web television series Doom Patrol, and provided the voice of Sheila in Spyro Reignited Trilogy. She voiced Ghost in 2020's Iron Man VR, and Shael in 2021's Horizon Forbidden West .
Other
editBarry has appeared in two pictorials for FHM, one in the months after leaving Bardot and another in 2007.[4]
Personal life
editBarry married American actor Scott Whyte in 2018.[9] She has been based in Los Angeles since 2002.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Theft accused stunner back". Perthnow.com.au. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Bardot: Chantelle Barry confirms she left the band after 'stealing' from Sophie Monk". News.com.au. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chantelle Barry on what really happened when she left Bardot". Herald Sun. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ a b "What is Chantelle Barry doing these days?". Mediasearch.com.au. 6 May 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Chantelle Barry hits Hollywood high with part in 90210 spin-off". News.com.au. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Barry in the new 90210". Watoday.com.au. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Estrella, Ernie (24 August 2017). "Exclusive: Chantelle Barry is Roku in Ninjak vs. The Valiant Universe clip". Syfy.com. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "For all my gamer friends- Edge Of Nowhere was released today!!!". Facebook.com.
- ^ "Perth-raised star Chantelle Barry celebrates wedding and booming career". The West. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "BIO". Chantellebarrysite. Retrieved 30 August 2023.