August 28: Country Singer Sherrié Austin is 43-years-old today.

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Born Sherrie Veronica Krenn Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, she has been singing professionally since she was a teenager, and was the opening act for Johnny Cash in Australia when she was 14. She initially performed as part of the duo Colorhaus, with Phil Radford.


After leaving Colorhaus, she recorded one album in her native Australia before moving to the United States. She has since recorded four studio albums, and charted several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Her highest-charting single was the #18 "Streets of Heaven" in 2003.

Press links below to view You Tube videos:

-- "Lucky in Love"

-- "Streets of Heaven"

 

Sherrie is also an actress, playing the role of Pippa McKenna on The Facts of Life in the late 1980s.

For more about Sherrie, visit her Website at -

http://www.sherrieaustinmusic.com/

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