Yvonne Barrett
Yvonne Barrett | |
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| Birth name | Yvonne Frances Barrett |
| Born | 1946 Braybrook, Victoria, Australia |
| Origin | Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 1985 (aged 38–39) Birchgrove, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Years active | 1957–1985 |
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Yvonne Frances Barrett (1946 – 2 September 1985) was an Australian pop singer. She reached the top 60 Kent Music Report singles chart with her cover versions of "You're the One"/"Little People", in October 1965. She released other singles in that, and the following, decade. Barrett also appeared on TV shows in the 1960s and 1970s. She became a session singer and performed on the club circuit. Barrett married Hoang Van Truong, a former Vietnam War veteran, in December 1983; the couple separated in the following year. Truong was found guilty of Barrett's 1985 murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, in August 1986.