# Fem Belling
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{{Short description|Australian jazz vocalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2017}}
'''Fem Belling''' (born 6 December 1978) is a South African-born, Australian [jazz](/source/jazz) vocalist and violinist with a dual career in stage musicals and jazz singing.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.theweeklyreview.com.au/meet/1825688-jazz-singer-fem-belling/|title=Jazz singer Fem Belling {{!}}The Weekly Review|website=www.theweeklyreview.com.au|access-date=2017-02-14|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214180411/http://www.theweeklyreview.com.au/meet/1825688-jazz-singer-fem-belling/|url-status=dead}}] Belling was raised in [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg) and later moved to [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town) to establish a career in [musical theatre](/source/musical_theatre) before moving to London as a leading lady in the West End. Lead roles include ''[Hairspray](/source/Hairspray_(musical))'', ''Fame'', ''[Footloose](/source/Footloose_(musical))'', ''[Cats](/source/Cats_(musical))'' (original South African cast) and [Liza Minnelli](/source/Liza_Minnelli) in the 2011 production of ''[The Boy from Oz](/source/The_Boy_from_Oz)'' starring [Todd McKenney](/source/Todd_McKenney).
Belling claims 5 Vita awards, a Green Room Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in the Musical ''Genesis to Broadway''[{{Cite web|url=http://www.yamahabackstage.com.au/artists/yamaha-band-orchestral/Fem-Belling.asp|title=Fem Belling|website=www.yamahabackstage.com.au|access-date=2017-02-14|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214183741/http://www.yamahabackstage.com.au/artists/yamaha-band-orchestral/Fem-Belling.asp|url-status=dead}}] and shares an ARIA nomination from her involvement in [The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra](/source/The_Public_Opinion_Afro_Orchestra).
==Theatre career==
''[Cats](/source/Cats_(musical))'' as Jennyanydots / Bombalina, [Footloose](/source/Footloose_(musical)) as Rusty / Elanor, ''Austentatious'' as Emily, ''[Hairspray](/source/Hairspray_(musical))'' as Shelly / Tracey Turnblad (original West End cast ), ''[Fame](/source/Fame_(musical))'', ''[Debbie Does Dallas](/source/Debbie_Does_Dallas%3A_The_Musical)'' as Donna (original UK and South African cast), ''[Annie Get Your Gun](/source/Annie_Get_Your_Gun_(musical))'' as Gigi / Dolly (National UK tour), ''[Joseph And The Amazing Technecolour Dreamcoat](/source/Joseph_and_the_Amazing_Technicolor_Dreamcoat)'' as the Narrator, ''[Jesus Christ Superstar](/source/Jesus_Christ_Superstar_(1996_London_Cast))'' as Soul Girl, ''[Little Shop of Horrors](/source/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(musical))'' as Audrey, ''Nunsense Jamboree'' as Sister Mary Leo, ''Oklahoma'' as Ensemble, ''Summer Holiday'' as Alma / Barbera, ''[Rocky Horror Show](/source/The_Rocky_Horror_Show)'' 25th Jubilee Tour as Phantom / Columbia / Janet (2011), ''[The Boy From Oz](/source/The_Boy_from_Oz)'' as [Liza Minnelli](/source/Liza_Minnelli), ''Genesis To Broadway'' (2013) as Fem Belling, ''Dear Blossom'' (2013) as [Blossom Dearie](/source/Blossom_Dearie), ''Sexercise the musical'' (2015) as Rhonda.
==Television career==
'''Dora''' (Fem Belling) is a henchwoman/helicopter pilot in the 2001 comedy film [''Mr. Bones''](/source/Mr_Bones).
==Music career==
In 2007, Belling moved to Melbourne, Australia to be with family and pursue her passion for jazz. In 2014, she auditioned for [''The Voice''](/source/The_Voice_(Australia_season_4)) Australia and reached the Super Battle round.
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Title
! Details
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!scope="row"| ''Family''
|
* Released: 7 December 2013[{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/family/757720169|title=Family (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=7 December 2013|accessdate=21 March 2021}}]
* Label: Rearear
* Formats: [CD](/source/Compact_disc), [digital download](/source/Music_download)
|-
!scope="row"| ''Now Then''
|
* Released: 29 December 2016[{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/now-then/1194957278|title=Now Then (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=29 December 2016|accessdate=21 March 2021}}]
* Label: Fem Belling
* Formats: CD, digital download
|}
==Awards and nominations==
===Australian Women in Music Awards===
The [Australian Women in Music Awards](/source/Australian_Women_in_Music_Awards) is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the [Australian Music Industry](/source/Music_of_Australia) who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.
{{awards table}}
|-
| [2018](/source/2018_Australian_Women_in_Music_Awards)[{{cite web |url=https://womeninmusicawards.com.au/2018-recipients-finalists/|title=2018 Recipients Finalists|website=women in Music Awards|date=October 2018|access-date=19 March 2021}}]
| Fem Billing
| Musical Excellence Award
| {{nom}}
{{end}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://fembelling.com Official web site]
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Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian women violinists
Category:21st-century Australian violinists
Category:The Voice (Australian TV series) contestants
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