[2][3] She was born Eda Bliss in Brisbane and studied at the University of Queensland, she briefly worked as a kindergarten teacher before moving to Sydney in 1979.
Later that year she released her debut single, "If It's Love You Want", on the Grundy Organisation "GO" label, which peaked at #24 on the Australian chart.
[5] On the verge of releasing a new single, written by Steve Kilbey of The Church, Bliss opted for a career in television.
[7] Bliss later married Wonder World sound mixer, Mark Tanner; they had four children, Eden, Madison, Harrison and Lawson.
In 2006, she appeared (under her married name) as a contestant on the final episode of game show Wheel of Fortune, and won.