Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
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More than a decade after her death, the voice of Australian rock icon Chrissy Amphlett will be heard like never before after three lost songs were discovered in a garage.
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songs → publish → garage
The trailblazing frontwoman of rock band Divinyls, Amphlett's trademark husky voice and charismatic stage presence brought the world the 1990 number one track I Touch Myself as well as earlier hits Pleasure and Pain (1985) and Boys in Town (1981).
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I → bring → Town
Years before her 2013 death, Amphlett recorded three songs with Tim Finn, former lead singer of New Zealand's Split Enz, in 1998.
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Amphlett → record → 1998
The tracks were thought to be lost until Finn found them in his garage in 2023.
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Finn → think → 2023
On Friday, the songs will be released in an EP titled Some Times.
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songs → release → EP
In an interview with Australian Story, a documentary programme by national broadcaster ABC, Finn recalled the 1998 recording session with Amphlett in Sydney.
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Finn → recall → Sydney
"It was a good time for us to meet because she was looking for something new, something different in her life musically," Finn said.
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Finn → meet → life
Around that time, Amphlett had split with fellow band member, guitarist Mark McEntee after a tumultuous relationship and was growing close to drummer Charley Drayton, according to the documentary.
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Amphlett → split → documentary
The pair would later marry.
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pair → marry → ?
Over several days, he and Amphlett wrote a trio of songs and headed into the studio to record them, with Drayton on the drums.
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he → write → drums
"She was so focused," Finn said.
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Finn → focus → ?
"She just wanted to get it right...
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it → want → ?
In a social media post on Monday about the 1998 session, Finn said he had reached out to Amphlett having been a great admirer of her work.
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he → say → work
"We hadn't met previously but instantly felt a bond, a camaraderie of shared history as ex-lead singers of two brilliant bands," Finn wrote on Monday.
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Finn → meet → Monday
When the session wrapped up, Finn took the recordings home and planned to work on it, but "they were never fully realised".
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they → wrap → it
In 2023, Drayton contacted Finn, about the 1998 recordings.
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Drayton → contact → recordings
"I thought they were lost to the universe but remarkably found the two-inch tape in my garage," Finn wrote in the post, describing the songs as "incredibly important to me, Charley and those close to Chrissy".
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Finn → think → Chrissy
"It was still in perfect condition and we are now able to share these songs with you."
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we → share → you
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