Dennis Vrkic

Australian singer and guitarist from Canberra, ACT. After wetting his feet in high school rock bands and winning local “Battle of the Bands” competitions, Denis, at age 18, was offered a dream gig and dived into a truly professional and full-time touring funk/dance band, “Geneva”. He formed “Exhibit A”, his first original band. While performing, writing, recording and touring with this band, Dennis’s career steadily gained momentum Australia wide and internationally, culminating with a distribution deal at Warner Bros/Sire in the United States of America for their album “Stepping Stone”. He furthered his career and opportunities into the arena of musical theatre. He played the character of “Sonny” in a 1996 production of “Grease”, went on to play “Jean Val jean” in the 2001 production of “Les Miserables”, With only three weeks to go till the opening of the 2001 Australian Premier of “Jekyll & Hyde” the musical starring Donald Cant, Dennis virtually lived on no sleep, rehearsed, performed and brought himself to a new level of satisfied achievement. His most recent theatre performance was of the student leader “Enjolras” in the 2002 Canberra Philharmonic production of “Les Miserables”. He has also played with The Filthy Darlings, Formerly Known As and corporate events band Hitparade..