Stephanie McIntosh is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as
Sky MangelSky Mangel is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Stephanie McIntosh. She made her first on-screen appearance on 1 February 1989, played by Miranda Fryer. McIntosh took over the role on 13 August 2003 when the character returned to the show...
in the Australian soap opera
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and her music career, which began with the release of her debut album
Tightrope in September 2006.
Background
McIntosh attended Firbank and then
Melbourne Girls Grammar SchoolMelbourne Girls Grammar School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in South Yarra, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
, which she left to pursue her career on
Neighbours. She has two older sisters, Katherine and Olivia. She is the half sister of
Jason DonovanJason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
, himself a former
Neighbours star. Her mother
Sue McIntoshSue McIntosh is a former news reader for Australian ABC News. She was known prior to the mid-1970s as Sue Donovan, from her marriage to actor Terence Donovan, which ended in divorce in 1973...
is a former newsreader for
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.
She dated
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star
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for four years, breaking up in 2009.
Actress
McIntosh's acting debut was in the film
The Wilde Girls alongside
Olivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
as well as the Australian kids' TV show,
The Legacy of the Silver Shadow, both small guest appearances.
In 2003 McIntosh became a regular on Australian soap opera
NeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
playing character "
Sky MangelSky Mangel is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Stephanie McIntosh. She made her first on-screen appearance on 1 February 1989, played by Miranda Fryer. McIntosh took over the role on 13 August 2003 when the character returned to the show...
". For her performance in
Neighbours, she was nominated for the "Most Popular New Female Talent" award at the 46th Annual
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Logie Awards held in 2004, but lost to
Isabel LucasIsabel Lucas is an Australian actress and model perhaps best known for her role as Tasha Andrews on the Australian television soap opera Home and Away...
from
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. She left the series when her contract expired in April 2007 to pursue her singing career.
McIntosh was also approached in 2008 to be part of
Dancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne...
in Australia, but has not appeared in the 2008 series.
On 25 May 2008 an article in the
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stated that McIntosh has been in LA for months, meeting with potential agents and managers hoping to make it big over there. She has landed a number of high-profile auditions over there, including trying for a role in the film
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and she has reportedly been sounded out regarding several high-profile shows in Australia.
A follow-up article in the
Herald Sun on 26 June 2008 has stated that she got a callback for the lead role for a new
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series called
Harper's Island, and has landed an audition
for the new
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series. More tryouts in the US are scheduled for later on in 2008,. She said she will carry on trying until the end of 2008, saying "You never know when the lucky audition is going to come along. You can have 1000 unlucky auditions but all you need is one lucky one. And it would be devastating to come home just before it comes along."
McIntosh is set to star in the upcoming thrillers
Liars AllLiars All is an upcoming American psychological thriller film. It was directed and written by Brian Brightly, and stars Matt Lanter, Sara Paxton, Gillian Zinser, and Torrance Coombs.-Cast:*Matt Lanter as Mike*Sara Paxton as Katie...
as Casey Kiss as well as
Red HerringA red herring is a deliberate attempt to divert attention.Red herring may refer to:* Red herring , the informal fallacy of presenting an argument that may in itself be valid, but does not address the issue in question....
co-starring former Neighbours cast mate
Holly ValanceHolly Valance is an Australian actress, singer, and model, who has dual United Kingdom citizenship. Valance began her career as Felicity "Flick" Scully on the Australian soap opera Neighbours...
.
Singer
McIntosh's music career began in 2004 when her version of the song "
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is a Christmas song. It was written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934....
" was included on the album
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.
In April 2006 McIntosh signed a five-album deal with Universal Music Australia.
The two years that McIntosh spent making the album was turned into a reality TV show
The Steph ShowThe Steph Show is an Australian reality television series based on singer/actress Stephanie McIntosh. This show premiered on Australian TV at 6pm 28 July 2006 on Network Ten. The show, in the same vein as The Ashlee Simpson Show, had cameras following McIntosh as she recorded her debut album...
, produced by Tom Nichols and Arnon Woolfson. The show debuted on
Network TenNetwork Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
on 28 July 2006, the day before the release of her debut single
Mistake"Mistake" is a pop rock song by Stephanie McIntosh. It was released as the first single from her debut album Tightrope on 29 July 2006."Mistake" was written by Tom Nichols and Rami Yacoub and Arnthor Birgisson and produced by the team at Maratone "Mistake" is a pop rock song by Stephanie...
, and finished on 15 September 2006, the date the music video for her second single
Tightrope"Tightrope" is the second single from singer and actress, Stephanie McIntosh from the album of the same title, Tightrope. "Tightrope" was confirmed as the second single on The Steph Show. It was released on 21 October 2006 in Australia only, as due to poor sales of the album...
was released.
Her debut single "
Mistake"Mistake" is a pop rock song by Stephanie McIntosh. It was released as the first single from her debut album Tightrope on 29 July 2006."Mistake" was written by Tom Nichols and Rami Yacoub and Arnthor Birgisson and produced by the team at Maratone "Mistake" is a pop rock song by Stephanie...
", was released on 29 July 2006 and premiered on Australian radio on 26 June 2006. It debuted on the ARIA Charts at #3, and was certified Gold in August 2006, with shipments of over 35,000 units.
"Tightrope", the second single to be lifted off the album, made the Australian top 20, but did not chart as well as "Mistake". The album debuted and peaked at #4 on the
ARIA ChartsThe ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and at #1 on the Australasian Charts and was also accredited Gold.
The third single to be lifted from the album, "
So Do I Say Sorry First?"So Do I Say Sorry First?" is a pop rock song written by Klaus Derendorf, Stephanie McIntosh and Tom Nichols, produced by Derendorf and Nichols for McIntosh's debut album Tightrope. It was released as the album's third single on 3 March 2007 in Australia...
", did not do as well as her previous singles, peaking at number #34 on the
ARIA Singles ChartThe ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
.
A special repackaged edition of the album
Tightrope was released on 19 March 2007. At her appearance on
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on 8 March 2007 McIntosh confirmed that the repackaged edition will feature remixes of the singles released from
Tightrope as well as the bonus track "Catching My Breath". She also confirmed that a second season of
The Steph ShowThe Steph Show is an Australian reality television series based on singer/actress Stephanie McIntosh. This show premiered on Australian TV at 6pm 28 July 2006 on Network Ten. The show, in the same vein as The Ashlee Simpson Show, had cameras following McIntosh as she recorded her debut album...
is in the pipeline, however this increasingly looks unlikely. McIntosh was also nominated for "Spankin' New Artist" at the
2006 MTV Australia Video Music AwardsThe second annual AVMA's aired live in the Acer Arena in Sydney on 12 April 2006 on the Foxtel, Austar and Optus platforms and was hosted by Ashlee Simpson....
, at which she also performed. Stephanie performed "So Do I Say Sorry First?" and struggled with part of the song where she was without musical backing, and her performance was cut from later screenings of the show. This was the second time she had struggled live, following a poorly received performance on
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.
"
Mistake"Mistake" is a pop rock song by Stephanie McIntosh. It was released as the first single from her debut album Tightrope on 29 July 2006."Mistake" was written by Tom Nichols and Rami Yacoub and Arnthor Birgisson and produced by the team at Maratone "Mistake" is a pop rock song by Stephanie...
" was the debut single released from
Tightrope in the UK, with McIntosh promoting the album there in June 2007.
Mistake was available in the UK for download only on 18 June 2007, with its physical release being a week later on 25 June 2007. McIntosh did a lot of promotional work on British radio and TV.
Mistake debuted at #168 on the
UK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
purely on downloads before reaching its peak of #47 upon its physical release.
The album
Tightrope was to be released in the UK on 2 July 2007 but was delayed to 20 August 2007 due to the single
Mistake not doing so well. In the weeks leading up to the release it peaked at #11 on the UK Top 100 Pre-order Albums Chart before its release, but did not chart on the
UK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
. "So Do I Say Sorry First?" was released as the second UK single. It was available in the UK for download only on 6 August 2007 and then its physical release would have been a week later on 13 August; however, several days after the download release date, it was announced that "So Do I Say Sorry First?" would be a 'download exclusive' single. It later peaked at #258 on the
UK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
McIntosh began performing at university bars and nightclubs across the UK in September 2007, which ended in November 2007 in an attempt to build her popularity with UK fans. In 2008 she started to focus more on her acting career.
Filmography
| Year |
Title |
Character |
Notes |
| 2001 |
The Wilde Girls |
Carrie |
Guest role, alongside Olivia Newton John |
| 2002 |
Legacy of the Silver Shadow |
Samantha |
Guest role, TV series |
| Short Cuts |
Katie |
TV series, appeared in 1 episode |
| 2003–2007 |
NeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
|
Sky MangelSky Mangel is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Stephanie McIntosh. She made her first on-screen appearance on 1 February 1989, played by Miranda Fryer. McIntosh took over the role on 13 August 2003 when the character returned to the show...
|
TV Series – Regular role |
| 2006 |
The Steph Show The Steph Show is an Australian reality television series based on singer/actress Stephanie McIntosh. This show premiered on Australian TV at 6pm 28 July 2006 on Network Ten. The show, in the same vein as The Ashlee Simpson Show, had cameras following McIntosh as she recorded her debut album...
|
Herself |
Reality Show |
| 2010 |
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|
Mady |
Short film |
| 2012 |
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|
Charlie |
Film |
| Liars All Liars All is an upcoming American psychological thriller film. It was directed and written by Brian Brightly, and stars Matt Lanter, Sara Paxton, Gillian Zinser, and Torrance Coombs.-Cast:*Matt Lanter as Mike*Sara Paxton as Katie...
|
Casey Kass |
Film |
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award-giving Body | Award | Result |
| 2004 |
Logie Awards |
Most Popular New Female Talent (NeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
) |
Nominated |
| 2007 |
MTV Awards Australia |
Spankin' New Artist (Tightrope Tightrope is the debut album from Australian pop singer Stephanie McIntosh, which was released on 11 September 2006, and re-released on 19 March 2007...
) |
Nominated |
Studio albums
| Year |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
ARIA certifications The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(sales thresholds)
|
| AUS The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
|
UK The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
|
IRE The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...
|
| 2006/2007 |
Tightrope Tightrope is the debut album from Australian pop singer Stephanie McIntosh, which was released on 11 September 2006, and re-released on 19 March 2007...
- Released: 9 September 2006 (Australia)
20 August 2007 (UK)
- Label: Universal Music
- Format: CD, digital download
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|
4 |
— |
— |
Gold
Sales: 50,000 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
| Year |
Song |
Peak chart positions |
ARIA Certifications |
Album |
| AUS The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
|
UK The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
|
IRE The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
|
| 2006 |
"Mistake "Mistake" is a pop rock song by Stephanie McIntosh. It was released as the first single from her debut album Tightrope on 29 July 2006."Mistake" was written by Tom Nichols and Rami Yacoub and Arnthor Birgisson and produced by the team at Maratone "Mistake" is a pop rock song by Stephanie...
" |
3 |
47 |
54 |
Gold |
Tightrope |
"Tightrope"Tightrope" is the second single from singer and actress, Stephanie McIntosh from the album of the same title, Tightrope. "Tightrope" was confirmed as the second single on The Steph Show. It was released on 21 October 2006 in Australia only, as due to poor sales of the album...
" |
16 |
|
|
|
| 2007 |
"So Do I Say Sorry First? "So Do I Say Sorry First?" is a pop rock song written by Klaus Derendorf, Stephanie McIntosh and Tom Nichols, produced by Derendorf and Nichols for McIntosh's debut album Tightrope. It was released as the album's third single on 3 March 2007 in Australia...
" |
34 |
258 |
— |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Music videos
| Song |
Director |
Released |
| "Mistake" |
Anthony Rose |
10 July 2006 |
| "Tightrope" |
Anthony Rose |
15 September 2006 |
| "So Do I Say Sorry First?" |
Anthony Rose |
15 January 2007 |
External links