"Saying Julie Anthony is ordinary is like saying Uluru is just a rock or that the Opera House is only a building. Julie Anthony is both homely and show biz legend; she is a household name, she is an enigma and she is our best loved Superstar." (The Bulletin - Diana Simmonds)

"Any doubts about Julie Anthony's sheer ability vanished about three lines into her first song. Anthony has been putting it together for a quarter of a century in venues large and small. At the core of her longevity and success has been her voice. It's a voice of unerring precision and compelling attack". (The Sydney Morning Herald - Stephen Dunne)

"Julie Anthony ……a first rate voice, a marvellously engaging personality and a life story told through music that has enormous charm." (The Australian - Deborah Jones)

"Julie Anthony is a warm, sensitive and amusing performer with incredible range and clarity of voice and presentation." (Sunday Telegraph - Ian Phillips)

"Julie's love of country fierce; her warmth and humour, engaging; her performances dazzling." (The Sun Herald - Pamela Payne)

"…..the very best solution is to have Julie Anthony as Queen of Australia and she can sing her own National Anthem….." (Radio broadcaster Mike Carlton)

Julie Anthony holds a unique place in the heart of the Australian Entertainment Industry. Her long list of achievements on the concert stage, ion musicals, cabaret and on television reflect a remarkable career spanning almost thirty years.

A South Australian mallee girl, Julie was brought up on a 600- hectare property. Her first change to perform publicly was spurred on by her father who suggested she perform with a band at a local dinner dance. The girl from the mallee has come a long way since then.

Julie moved to Sydney in the early seventies. The club, Cabaret and television work was vibrant then and Julie found herself in great demand. It wasn't so long after that she was asked to audition for a J.C Williamson stage production of "Irene", and thought still virtually unknown, won the coveted lead role. The musical and Julie won critical acclaim playing to capacity houses for 19 months.

Julie was then invited to play the same role on London's West End stage. "A Star is Born," wrote the British Press critics and Julie won the prestigious Play and Players Award s as "Best Newcomer Actress". Her return to Australia was heralded with a sell out concert tour including a record breaking run at the Sydney Opera House, following by a contract with the Channel Seven Network for three national television specials which earned her Sammy and Penguin Awards for "Best Television Variety Performer".

The accolades continued. Mo Awards for "Entertainer of the Year" three times "Best Female Vocalist" a staggering 12 times presented by her peers at Variety.The USA beckoned and Julie performed successful seasons with such great stars as Bill Cosby, Roy Clarke and Merv Griffin in major venues across America. The USA wanted more but "home is where the heart is" and Julie returned to Australia and was honoured by her Majesty The Queen with an OBE for her service to the Entertainment Industry.

The musical stage called her back this time to play the lead role of "Maria" in "The Sound Of Music". Then followed a record breaking concert tour around all regions of Australia.

In more recent years Julie has helped establish "Advance Australia Fair" as our National Anthem, giving it the heart and soul it needed. Her recording has become 'the definitive version'; she was given the honour during our Bicentennial year to sing the Anthem at the official opening of Australia's Parliament House.

During the latter part of that same year, World Expo producers in Brisbane invited Julie to perform the closing ceremony song with the original members of The Seekers. After much public acclaim and demand, it was decided that Julie join the group to launch their album "Live On". The media reaction was extraordinary; concerts and various live appearances followed with tremendous success. It was a dream that Julie would have liked to continue but her family commitments resulted in her not being able to continue with the group.
Julie has always looked for new challenges as an artist and in 1993 she teamed up with the Australian jazz legend Don Burrows in what was described as a 'musical marriage born of a common love of jazz and the tantalising power of the human voice" (The Australian 1993). An album collaboration and sell out concerts around Australia followed.

The period 1994/95 saw Julie continue to attract concert audiences in shows of various modes touring to some of Australia's regional theatres from North Queensland to Western Australia.

Julie returned to the theatre to create and perform the critically applauded one-woman show "You and I", which was recorded for a live album of the same title in 1995. Another live album, "Live at the Tilbury" followed in 1996. Both records featured just voice and piano, the aim to capture Julie's voice in the purest possible environment. The projects resulted in Julie winning Best Female Vocalist at the 21st Mo Awards in 1996, bringing her total of Mo Awards to 15.

Among the highlights of 1997 was taking part in the New York Cabaret Convention, where Julie received a stunning reception, success which led to more appearances at leading cabaret venue 'Eighty Eights' on 10th Avenue Manhattan.

1999 Julie returned to the studio to record a contemporary pop album "Never Stop Believing" with producer Les Gock. 1998 Julie experienced one of the highlights of her career with the creation and performance of "Lush", her autobiographical Sydney Theatre Company show. "Lush" was an outstanding critical and public success and won Julie some of the most extraordinary reviews of her career. Public Demand will see this same production return in mid 2001 at the Sydney Opera House. 2002 saw Julie Performing in concert with James Morrison to sell out theatres throughout Victoria, another highlight of 2002 was performing at the Bledisloe Cup at Stadium Australia, Homebush Bay.

It was Major General Peter Cosgrove who in 2000 called Julie "Australia's Sweetheart" and it was a very proud nation that saluted her on September 15th that same year when Julie delivered her unfrogettable rendition of Advance Australia Fair at the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games.