Margaret Mary Urlich, born on 24 January 1965, was an ARIA Award-winning New Zealand musician based in New South Wales, Australia. Urlich moved to Sydney in 1988 to pursue her singing career.
Her debut solo album, Safety in Numbers, released in 1989, was highly successful and won “Breakthrough Artist – Album” at the 1991 ARIA Awards.
Its follow-up Chameleon Dreams was also a success when released in 1992. Urlich has been successful trans-Tasman, selling over 400,000 albums during her career, ranking her as one of New Zealand’s most successful recording artists.
She is the cousin of fellow New Zealand singer Peter Urlich.
Margaret Urlich began her career as the vocalist for the new wave group Peking Man with her brother Pat, Tim Calder, Perry Marshall, Jan Foulkes, Neville Hall, John Fearon and Jay F-bula.
Peking Man won the 1984 Shazam! Battle of The Bands (a TVNZ pop show), and had a number of hit songs in New Zealand, “Good Luck to You”, which reached No. 6, “Lift Your Head Up High”, reaching No. 21, and the number one, “Room That Echoes”, in 1985.
Where does Margaret Urlich live?
Margaret Urlich was living in Australia, New South Wales.
In the year 1988, Margaret Mary Urlic moved to Sydney to pursue her singing career.
Her debut solo album, Safety in Numbers, released in 1989, was highly successful and won “Breakthrough Artist – Album” at the 1991 ARIA Awards.
Margaret has lived in Australia since.