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Bev Harrell. Had a successful single written and produced by Maurice Gibb.

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Bev Harrell has an an amazingly powerful, superbly ranged voice. She began her career when she was 6 in "Kangaroos on Parade" a radio series in her hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. By the end of the 60's Bev had become a household name.  Her first recording "What am I Doing Here with You?" was an instant national No. 1  hit.      Her two following records Come on Over to Our Place and One in a Million  were also huge hits.    In 1966 & 1967 Bev was awarded ”Australia’s best female vocal” and album of the year at The Major Network Awards (Now called the ARIA Awards ). From that moment her career skyrocketed with many other music awards and tours with many international names including Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Winifred Atwell, the Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison. 
 In 1970, she travelled overseas, and cut a single for the US Bell label. She toured through Europe, Canada (where Bev had her own television