Editing Holly Valance (section)

===1999–2003: ''Neighbours'' and music===
In 1999 at age 16, Valance was cast in the Australian TV soap opera, ''[[Neighbours]]'', as [[Felicity Scully|Felicity "Flick" Scully]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/holly-valance-and-natalie-imbruglias-surprise-neighbours-return/news-story/4685ef431d1b24f6ccc3133489a27081|title=Holly Valance's surprise Neighbours return|work=News.com.au|date=28 July 2022|access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> Soon after gaining the role she left her [[Catholic school]], "where girls were given detention for wearing make-up or having a hem above the knee."<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> She appeared in [[Human Nature (band)|Human Nature]]'s music video for "[[He Don't Love You]]" (November 2000), "in a raunchy shower scene."<ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | author1 = McFarlane, Ian | author-link1 = Ian McFarlane | others = Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop|The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Holly Valance' | date = 31 March 2017 | publication-date = 2017 | location = [[Gisborne, Victoria|Gisborne, VIC]] | publisher = Third Stone Press | edition = 2nd | page = 497 | isbn = 978-0-9953856-0-3 }}</ref> Valance left ''Neighbours'' in 2002 to start her music career.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.husnahuner.com.tr/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104095758/http://husnahuner.com.tr/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 January 2015 |title=Q The interview: Holly Valance |last=Thompson |first=Jonathan |date=29 September 2002 |work=The Independent on Sunday |access-date=28 October 2008}}</ref> Her first single, released in April 2002, was "[[Şımarık#Holly Valance version|Kiss Kiss]]", an English language cover version of Turkish singer [[Tarkan (singer)|Tarkan]]'s "[[Şımarık]]".<ref name="McFarlane"/> It entered both the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles]] and [[UK Singles Charts]] at No.&nbsp;1. It charted in the top&nbsp;ten in seventeen countries, and went to number one in North Macedonia. The song was nominated for four [[ARIA Music Awards]] in [[ARIA Music Awards of 2002|2002]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2331249.stm |title=Kylie sweeps Aussie music awards |last=Kazmierczak |first=Anita |date=15 October 2002 |work=BBC News |access-date=28 October 2008 }}</ref>

Valance's second single, "[[Down Boy]]" (September), peaked at No.&nbsp;2 in the UK and No.&nbsp;3 in Australia. Her first album, ''[[Footprints (Holly Valance album)|Footprints]]'', was released on 14 October 2002, which reached No.&nbsp;9 in the UK and No.&nbsp;15 in Australia. She co-wrote the album track "The Harder They Come" with [[Rob Davis (musician)|Rob Davis]], who supplied guitar for the album.<ref name="AMG Foot">{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/footprints-mw0000457041/credits | title = ''Footprints'' – Holly Valance &#124; Credits | publisher = AllMusic | access-date = 23 February 2020 }}</ref><ref name="APRA Short">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) &#124; [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) | title = 'The Harder They Fall' at APRA search engine | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=works&keywords=harder+they+fall | access-date = 23 February 2020 }} Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'</ref> The album's third and final single, "[[Naughty Girl (Holly Valance song)|Naughty Girl]]", peaked at No.&nbsp;3 in Australia and No.&nbsp;16 in the UK. Valance's second album, ''[[State of Mind (Holly Valance album)|State of Mind]]'', appeared in November 2003 and its [[State of Mind (Holly Valance song)|title track]] was the lead single.<ref name="McFarlane"/> It peaked at No.&nbsp;8 in the UK and at No.&nbsp;14 in Australia. Valance dropped [[London Recordings]] in 2004 and said she was no longer interested in recording music.<ref name=newspp>{{cite web |url=http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,116116,00.html |title=Sexy bra trick clicks with fans |date=24 October 2006 |publisher=newpaper.asia1.com.sg |access-date=28 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106051357/http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,116116,00.html |archive-date=6 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>