Karen Knowles - Return To Australia

Return To Australia

Knowles returned to Australia in 1988 and featured in the stage musical Big River during its eighteen month national tour. For her performance as southern belle, Mary Jane Wilks, Knowles received a nomination for a Green Room Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.

In 1990 Knowles joined The Seekers. In 1991, Knowles, along with the group's main song writer Bruce Woodley and the National Boys Choir, recorded the song I Am Australian.

In 1991 Knowles recorded and produced her fourth album A Night of Carols, featuring the Australian Girls Choir. In 1992, Knowles travelled to the United States to record Moonglow, her fifth album.

During 1997 Knowles wrote and performed a new musical composition at the Aboriginal Reconciliation Convention. In 1998, Knowles was appointed as one of the Inaugural Ambassadors for Reconciliation by the Reconciliation Council. Also in 1998, she was nominated for an Australian Humanitarian Award for her Services to the Arts.

In 1999 Knowles recorded and released her sixth album By Request, a compilation of some her most requested songs.

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