ARIA Awards host Natalie Imbruglia’s performance to honour Olivia Newton-John will be an all-too-rare gig on a big Australian stage for the Torn pop star as she calls on local promoters to back her for a homecoming tour next year.
Imbruglia returned home to host the annual music industry awards and perform with Andrea Bocelli at three of his recent concerts after six shows in the UK celebrating the 25th anniversary of her hit debut album Left of the Middle.
Imbruglia said she lost money on that mini-tour as she was unable to book more venues due to the global postpandemic tour logjam and had not received an offer to bring those concerts to Australia.
The last time the multiplatinum artist toured Australia was in 2016.
“I really want to do it and it’s important the fans know that, but it’s expensive so to the promoters out there, I want to tour Australia,” she said.
“We’re looking at some opportunities next year where I can come as a support and do my own shows around that; if there’s a way that I can do it and even (just) break even, I’m here.”
Imbruglia has remained a pop culture presence even after taking several years off to have her son Max and recalibrate her music career.
This year, she made a cameo in the Neighbours finale with Holly Valance, won the UK’s Masked Singer as the beloved Panda and has enjoyed a resurgence of interest in her music as the ’90s nostalgia wave sweeps social media and festival stages.
“I keep making this joke it’s like an old pair of shoes. If you hang on to them long enough, (the industry) starts calling again. It’s like I’m ’90s cool again and I’ll take that,” she said.
Imbruglia paid tribute to Newton-John shortly after her passing in August when her good mate Chris Martin invited her to sing Summer Nights at Coldplay’s Wembley Stadium concert.
All-star tributes to Newton-John, directed by Tones and I, the late Seekers singer Judith Durham and First Nations legend Archie Roach will be memorable moments at the awards on Thursday but have upset some members of the industry as it has led to no ARIA Hall of Fame inductee this year.
ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd said the prestigious award will return next year.
“Having lost three iconic Australian artists and ARIA Hall of Fame inductees in the last twelve months, we have chosen to pay due respect and properly celebrate them through three very special tribute performances, rather than including a Hall of Fame induction,” Herd said.
The Awards are on Thursday from 7.30pm on Nine.
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