Casey Burgess Explained

Casey Burgess
Birth Name:Casey Anne Burgess
Birth Date:1988 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse:Matt Meffen (m. 2023)
Father:Ray Burgess
Years Active:2003–present

Casey Anne Burgess (born 19 December 1988) is an Australian actress, television personality and singer. Burgess is a former member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 2008 to 2013. She was born in Sydney, the daughter of Ray Burgess, who also pursued a musical career and was a presenter on Countdown.[1]

Career

Burgess's first television appearances included the TV show Home and Away and the TV movie Scorched.[2] At the age of fifteen, she was also a presenter for Girl TV.[3]

Burgess joined the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 in April 2008.[4] As part of the group, she toured and filmed the television series of the same name. She departed the group in January 2013 after almost five years, to pursue a solo music career.[5] [6]

After leaving Hi-5, she began work on her debut album with Fox Studio.[7] In 2013, Burgess was also a guest singer on the anti-fracking single "No Fracking Way" by Leo Sayer to help raise funds for anti-fracking group Lock the Gate.[8]

In 2020, Burgess released her first solo album entitled Space to Breathe.

Discography

Albums

Filmography

Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003–04Girl TVPresenter
2009–11Hi-5PresenterSeries 11 to 13

Notes and References

  1. News: Casey's dream Hi-5 team . Sunday Herald Sun . COMICS; Pg. 7 . 4 May 2008.
  2. News: Gill . Harbant . Surprise, surprise, it's Ray's girl Casey . Herald Sun . Australia . AMUSEMENTS; Pg. 87 . 18 December 2009.
  3. News: Browne . Rachel . It's not worth the risk, say Girl TV stars . The Sun Herald . Sydney, Australia . NEWS; Pg. 3 . 13 June 2004.
  4. News: Hi-5 touring Tas, Vic and NSW. Knox. David. 14 May 2008. TV Tonight. 1 October 2019.
  5. NicholsonStevie . Stevie Nicholson . 283046410377625600 . 23 December 2012 . pumped for carols especially as it is the last for @Casey_Burgess and @TimMaddren Santa Claus is coming #vacarols #carolsbycandlelight #hi-5. 28 December 2016 .
  6. News: Casey Burgess' moving on after five years: 'It's true, I am leaving Hi-5'. 27 December 2012 . Hollywood Treatment . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426181830/http://hollywood-treatment.com/88019/casey-burgess-departs-hi-5-after-five-years-its-true-i-am-leaving-hi-5/ . 26 April 2014 . 19 February 2019.
  7. News: Ros Reines . Briana Domjen . Country Burgess . The Daily Telegraph . Australia . CONFIDENTIAL; Pg. 18 . 28 October 2014.
  8. News: Sayer and all-star band say No Fracking Way . The Courier Mail . Australia . NEWS; Pg. 10 . 24 December 2013.