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Casey Burgess (born 19 December 1988), is a singer/songwriter and actress from Sydney, Australia, most famous for her work on the children's show Hi-5. She replaced Charli Robinson in 2008 and filled her role until 2013 when she left the show to pursue her solo career. Her final performance was in Cebu City, Philippines, on 19 January 2013, along with Tim Maddren.
She is the daughter of Ray Burgess, who also pursued a musical career and was a presenter on Countdown. Her first television appearances included the TV show Home and Away and the TV movie Scorched. At the age of 15, she was also a presenter for Girl TV. She joined the cast of Hi-5 at the age of 19. After leaving the show, she began work on her debut album with Fox Studio.
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.
In early 2020, she made a first guest appearance in Stevie's Superdudes. [1].
Burgess released her first solo album CD, "Space To Breathe", on 2 October 2020.
Personal Life[]
On 23 October 2023, she officially got married to a man named Matt Meffan. On 3 September 2024, she announced on her social media that she was pregnant with her first child. She and her husband gave birth to a baby boy, named Billy James Meffan, on 5 March 2025.
Trivia[]
- Casey was originally going to appear in Series 10, but was scrapped and Charli Robinson stayed in the series, due to a high budget.
- However, she debuted in The Hi-5 Circus Stageshow.
- Casey was the last ever member to participate with the original members (Nathan Foley and Kellie Crawford) since the last three already left the group.
- She was originally meant to be the host of the Body Move segment. However, after Kellie's departure, she became the host of the Word Play segment from Series 11 to 13.
- She was replaced by Mary Lascaris in early 2013.
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