Noeleen Batley
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OccupationSinger
Yearsactive1960-1972
Notable workBarefoot Boy, 1960
Noeleen Batley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 December 1944 (age 81) |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1960-1972 |
| Notable work | Barefoot Boy, 1960 |
Noeleen Batley (born 25 December 1944)[1] was an Australian pop star in the 1960s and early 1970s. She was known as "Australia's Little Miss Sweetheart".[2]
Batley was born in Sydney on Christmas Day, 1944, and began singing at the age of five with her mother's encouragement. As a child, she sang on radio shows such as 2UE's Youth Parade, 2UW's Amateur Hour and the ABC's Rockville Junction.[2] She entered numerous talent competitions, and eventually won her first recording contract, with Festival Records, in 1960 as a prize in a singing competition.[1]