Maria Dallas (born Marina Devcich, 1946) was discovered at a talent contest in small town of Morrinsville, New Zealand.
[1] Her first single "Tumblin' Down", written by Jay Epae, released in 1966 and made it to #11 in the charts.
[3] She released several albums and singles and starred in the New Zealand television series Golden Girl[4] before moving on to Australia in 1967.
Her single "Ambush", which charted #20 in Australia, was recorded in Nashville, produced by Felton Jarvis.
[9] Dallas met Barry Kairl while she was performing in Brisbane, and he became her manager.