Chrissy amphlett funeral flower

She was one of Australia's greatest female rock voices, who shocked audiences across the globe with her risque image and lyrics.

Former Divinyls singer Chrissie Amphlett has died aged 53 after a long battle with breast cancer.

Amphlett died at home in New York surrounded by friends and family, including her husband Charley Drayton.

The Geelong-born musician shot to fame in the early '80s with The Divinyls, the band she founded with Mark McEntee and Jeremy Paul.

Her 'schoolgirl in fishnet stockings' hard rock image made her stand out from the pack, and the Divinyls soon had their first hit with the electrifying Boys In Town, featured in the movie Monkey Grip.

The band released six albums between 1982 and 1996, peaking in 1991 with the success of the single I Touch Myself, which reached No.1 in Australia, No.10 in the UK and No.4 in the US.

Also a talented stage actor, Amphlett played Judy Garland in th