Persia Blue Persia Blue Persia Blue (born Persia Blue Victoria Toll) is an Australian actress of both screen and stage. Blue graduated in performing arts from Ensemble Studios, Australia, where she performed in ten theatre productions over three years. Blue also studied Practical Aesthetics (PA) at Atlantic Acting School, New York City in 2010. After completing drama school her first audition was for Home and Away, she was successfully cast as the character of Zoe Nash. She also made a guest appearance on ABC’s Dance Academy series 2. Blue was cast as the character of Brandine in the second season of SBS’s
I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool ACM Awards organizations. "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" was a song produced by Tom Collins. Mandrell recorded the song as a "live" performance; however the track was actually recorded in the studio with an audience applause track inserted over various sections of the song to fit into the context of the forthcoming live album. The song also featured an uncredited guest appearance on part of the chorus by country vocalist, George Jones. The song was released during a period of rapid growth in the popularity of country music related to a dance-focused form of the genre called neocountry