Belinda Emmett - Tributes

Tributes

Australian singer/songwriter Delta Goodrem co-wrote the song "Be Strong" for Emmett in 2004, after Emmett had been diagnosed with secondary bone cancer.

On 13 and 14 November 2006, Channel 7 programs Home and Away and All Saints each dedicated an episode to Emmett. The message in the closing credits read "In memory of our friend, Belinda Emmett 1974 – 2006." It also had information for people to donate money for breast cancer research. On 17 November 2006, Home and Away included a special montage of scenes featuring Emmett in her role as Rebecca Fisher/Nash. It was followed by a black screen showing the same memorial message as well as information about donating to The McGrath Foundation. ABC program Spicks & Specks also displayed a memorial note at the conclusion of an episode aired on 15 November 2006.

On 16 November 2006, Belinda Emmett's family released one of her songs, "Less Than Perfect", on Odeo. The track, from a solo album she was working on at the time of her death, was also played at her funeral. One month later, Emmett's younger brother Shane performed One Sweet Love at the annual Carols in the Domain in tribute to his sister, who regularly appeared at the event between 1995 and 2002.

In a newspaper interview published on 1 April 2007 promoting his return to television, Rove McManus revealed that Emmett's solo album had been completed. The title track, "So I Am", was issued as a single the next day, with the album following on 28 April 2007. Profits from Hooch Records, the company Emmett formed with McManus to release the album, will go to the McGrath Foundation to support breastcare nurses.

On 11 November 2007, a year after Emmett's death, her husband Rove McManus dedicated his weekly show Rove, to the memory of Belinda Emmett.

On 20 May 2008 one of Belinda's songs, "Beautiful Thing", was included in Olivia Newton-John's new CD "A Celebration in Song: Olivia Newton-John and Friends". This CD was created to help raise funds for Olivia's wellness centre in Melbourne, Australia. It consists of a number of duets with Australian and international guest artists which are meant to inspire people touched by cancer. Belinda's song was extracted from her "So I Am" CD and the track is 'dedicated with love' to her.