Read the bio below and try to give details on rebecca barnard 's: - instrument - caption - birth date - name - background - image - associated acts - occupation Bio: rebecca barnard -lrb- born december 1960 -rrb- is a melbourne-based australian singer , songwriter and musician . she was the lead singer of rebecca 's empire from 1994 to 2000 , and has forged a solo career since her debut album , '' fortified '' , was released in 2006 . her second solo album , '' everlasting '' , was released in 2010 . barnard has a versatile musical range , delving into rock , pop , and jazz genres . barnard grew up listening to gladys moncrieff , fats waller , pinetop smith , billie holiday and louis armstrong . at 14 , she became acquainted with joni mitchell and bob dylan . rebecca barnard is the daughter of australian jazz drummer len barnard -lrb- once a member of the jazz band , galapagos duck -rrb- . her uncle is bob barnard , who is an accomplished australian jazz trumpet and cornet stylist . barnard featured in the following australian bands '' the escalators '' -lrb- 1982-1984 -rrb- , '' black coffee -lrb- and the beans -rrb- '' -lrb- 1985 -rrb- , '' wayback 5 '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- , '' romance without finance '' , '' peaceful anticipation social aid and pleasure club '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- , '' stephen cummings band '' -lrb- 1986 and 1990 -- 91 -rrb- , '' triple peaks '' -lrb- 1991 -rrb- , and the '' rebecca barnard band '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- . when songwriting became a focus , she founded the band rebecca 's empire . the band toured extensively , supported billy bragg on his australian tour , released three eps and two albums -lrb- '' way of all things '' in 1996 , and '' welcome '' in 1999 -rrb- and appeared on the triple j hottest 100 albums three years in a row . at this height of popularity , barnard had her own cooking segment on triple j called pot of rock . rebecca 's empire disbanded in 2000 when the duties of being a mother took priority -lrb- barnard gave birth to a son , harry , in 1996 -rrb- . during this time , barnard appeared on recordings by paul kelly , tim rogers , renee geyer , deborah conway , the meanies , warped and the audreys .
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- instrument is vocals , guitar- caption is rebecca in december 2011 barnard singing at royal theatre , canberra ,- birth date is december 1960- name is rebecca barnard- background is solo_singer- image is rebecca_barnard_singing_at_royal_theatre , _ canberra.jpg- associated acts is rebecca 's empire- occupation is musician , singer-songwriter