Amity Dry

Amity Dry
Amity Dry
Birth name	Amity Renae Dry
Born	9 January 1978 (age 46)
Origin	Adelaide, Australia
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Singing
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Universal Music Australia

Amity Renae Dry , born in Adelaide, South Australia is an Australian singer-songwriter and a reality show contestant.

Early career

At just five years of age she started studying music and piano and performing on stage. She began writing original songs when she was twelve and was accepted into a performing arts school at sixteen.^{[citation needed]}

The Block

Amity got her big break after appearing on the Nine Network reality show The Block alongside her husband Phil Rankine in 2003.^[1]

Four couples, including Dry and Rankine, lived in and renovated a run down apartment block. When they had finished, the apartments were auctioned off individually, and the couples got whatever money they made over the reserve price.

Dry and her husband Phil Rankine appeared on the 2013 series of The Block: All Stars and were the winners.

Music career

Through the exposure of her talents on the show, Amity gained a record contract and released the album The Lighthouse during the media promotion for the show. It debuted at number eight on the ARIA album charts.^[2] The only song released as a CD single was "Start of Something New".

After taking a break from the music scene, she returned in 2005 with an independently released album True to Me.^[3]

She has written a musical play entitled "Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life" in which she performs with three other women.

Personal life

Amity was married to Phil Rankine and they have two children, born in 2006 and 2010.^[4] The couple divorced in 2018.^[5]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Title	Album details	AUS ^[6]	Certifications
The Lighthouse	Released: July 2003 Label: Universal Music Australia (980 810-4) Formats: CD	6	ARIA: Gold^[7]
True to Me	Released: 2005 Label: Ranx Records (RXRCD917827) Formats: CD

Charting singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	AUS ^[6]	Album
"Start of Something New"	2003	81	The Lighthouse

References

^ "Amity and Phil on the risk that paid off". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 August 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "Dry High in Chart Ride", The Newcastle Herald, 6 August 2003
^ Edmonds, Mike; Dennehy, Luke; Adams, Chloe (16 August 2005), "Songbird a block away from fame", Herald Sun
^ Leo, Jessica; Vlach, Anna; Sosolewski, Helene (4 June 2010), "A new show for Cabaret chief", The Advertiser
^ Dennehy, Luke (20 April 2019). "Amity Dry opens up about her divorce and feeling like a 'has-been' after The Block". news.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 88.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

External links

Amity Dry Official Site

[1] "Amity and Phil on the risk that paid off". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 August 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[2] "Dry High in Chart Ride", The Newcastle Herald, 6 August 2003

[3] Edmonds, Mike; Dennehy, Luke; Adams, Chloe (16 August 2005), "Songbird a block away from fame", Herald Sun

[4] Leo, Jessica; Vlach, Anna; Sosolewski, Helene (4 June 2010), "A new show for Cabaret chief", The Advertiser

[5] Dennehy, Luke (20 April 2019). "Amity Dry opens up about her divorce and feeling like a 'has-been' after The Block". news.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[AUSCharts-6] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 88.

[ARIACert-7] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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