Vanessa Amorosi - Rocking it with Melbourne's Underworld

VANESSA Amorosi could be Melbourne's own Frank Sinatra - a favourite performer of the mob - as The Shine songbird revealed she's sung at many underworld parties.

She performed at the $150,000 christening of convicted murderer Carl Williams and ex-wife Roberta Williams' daughter, Dhakota, at Crown five years ago.

"It was absolutely amazing," she told Nova radio yesterday.

"They had a room in the casino all done up.

"I remember at some point in the night during the show thinking no one will get up and dance and if I start singin' bad I'm just gonna get shot."

For Amorosi, who's most recent gangland gig was another christening on a boat cruise on the Yarra, it seems it's good being married to the mob.

"They spoil me rotten - I love it," she said. "They're the only clients that want you to eat and give you wine and are constantly catering and looking after you.

"I'm not used to this in showbiz. Usually it's like Amorosi and the band are here, take them to that room, get rid of them, hide them."

But Amorosi admits the arrangement could be up with only one bad performance.

"I was like, 'Let's make sure it's a killer show, guys, or it could be a killer ending'," she joked.


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