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Nelie Melba was Australian “Queen of Opera”. She was born in 1861 in Melbourne and her 1 name was Helen Porter Minchell. She grew up in a musical 2 . When she was 20, Helen Minchell married the manager of Queens land sugar farm. But she was not 3 and the next year she went 4 to her hometown to continue her 5 and singing lessons. She 6 a few concerts and decided that she wanted to make a name for herself, as an 7 singer.
In 1886, at the age of 25, she went to London. But no one 8 interested in this young unknown singer from 9 . Later, she went to Paris to have lessons 10 a well-known teacher. December 1886, she gave a concert 11 she changed her name into “Nellie Melba” in honor of Melbourne, her 12 city.
Nellie Melba was soon a 13 . She sang in London, Europe, Russia and America. She was well 14 every time she sang. In 1902 she returned to Melborune. The city was excited, and thousands of people 15 in the streets to wave and cheered as the drove by. 16 then on she divided her time 17 London and Australia. During World War I she sang in many concerts to raise 18 .
In 1918 Nellie Melba was 19 a Dame of the British Empire She was 20 by the Australians ever since.
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