Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian pop singer and actor. Reddy was immensely successful as a singer in the 1970s with numerous hit records including three U.S. #1 singles. She has sold more than 15 million albums and 10 million singles, and was the first Australian-born performer to win a Grammy award. ...show more

Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian pop singer and actor. Reddy was immensely successful as a singer in the 1970s with numerous hit records including three U.S. #1 singles. She has sold more than 15 million albums and 10 million singles, and was the first Australian-born performer to win a Grammy award.

In 1974, she became a naturalized citizen of the United States, but currently lives near Sydney, Australia. She has won a Grammy Award, appeared on Broadway and feature films, and was credited with writing and singing one of the most iconic and culturally significant songs of the 1970s, "I Am Woman". Reddy became one of the world's most successful female singers of the 1970s music scene, scoring many certified gold hit records, including three #1 singles and fifteen Top 40 pop singles on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and has sold more than 15 million albums and 10 million singles domestically and 25 million albums worldwide. She also became the first Australian to have a #1 single in the United States, win a Grammy Award, and host her own variety show on United States television.

Born and raised in Australia, Reddy became a naturalized United States citizen in 1974. In 2002, she retired from performing concerts and recording and now resides in Sydney, Australia and was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2006. Early years Reddy was born into a well-known Australian show business family in Melbourne, Victoria. Her mother, Stella (née Lamond), was an actress, and her father, Max Reddy, was a writer, producer, and actor. ...show less