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| Born | Casey Anne Burgess 19 December 1988 |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | Matt Meffen (m. 2023) |
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Casey Anne Burgess (born 19 December 1988) is an Australian actress, television personality and singer. Burgess is a former member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 2008 to 2013. She was born in Sydney, the daughter of Ray Burgess, who also pursued a musical career and was a presenter on Countdown . [1]
Burgess's first television appearances included the TV show Home and Away and the TV movie Scorched . [2] At the age of fifteen, she was also a presenter for Girl TV . [3]
Burgess joined the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 in April 2008. [4] As part of the group, she toured and filmed the television series of the same name. She departed the group in January 2013 after almost five years, to pursue a solo music career. [5] [6]
After leaving Hi-5, she began work on her debut album with Fox Studio. [7] In 2013, Burgess was also a guest singer on the anti-fracking single "No Fracking Way" by Leo Sayer to help raise funds for anti-fracking group Lock the Gate. [8]
In 2020, Burgess released her first solo album entitled Space to Breathe.
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| 2013 | Hi-5 Some Kind of Wonderful | Herself |
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| 2003–04 | Girl TV | Presenter | |
| 2009–11 | Hi-5 | Presenter | Series 11 to 13 |
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