Melinda Schneider

[2] Schneider is a multi-Golden Guitar winner at the Country Music Awards of Australia winning her sixth with Paul Kelly for 'Vocal Collaboration of the Year' for their duet "Still Here" in 2009.

[3] Schneider studied dance as a child and made her acting debut on the popular Australian drama A Country Practice when aged thirteen.

In 1994, Schneider featuring on Audio Murphy Inc.'s dance track "Tighten Up Your Pants" which peaked at number 39 on the ARIA Chart.

Unsure of what kind of singer she wanted to be, Schneider foundered, eventually quitting Festival without making an album.

[4] In July 2002, Schneider released her second studio album, Happy Tears, which peaked at number 94 on the ARIA charts and was certified gold.

Happy Tears was produced by her husband of five years, Graham Thompson, and released on his Compass Bros label.

[7] In 2010, Schneider was a participant on the ABC Television program Bush Slam and a celebrity contestant on the Channel 7 show Dancing with the Stars partnered by Serghei Bolgarschii in Season 10.

The show told the story of Doris Day's life and was first performed at the Twelfth Night Theatre in Brisbane in May 2011.