Dame Nellie Melba - The Girl Who Became The World's Most Famous Singer - a podcast by ABC Radio

Nellie's singing and humming around the house used to drive her dad crazy. But she always wanted to be a professional performer. She sailed to Europe to chase her dream and became the greatest opera singer in the world. She demanded to be paid exactly what a world-famous opera singer was worth - lots - and raised enormous amounts of money for charity. Narrated by singer-songwriter Dami Im.

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