Kate Ceberano Has Spent 40 Years Trying To Figure Herself Out
From No Filter by Mamamia Podcasts
May 24, 2026 · 1h 17m
About this episode
Kate Ceberano discusses her journey of self-discovery and the challenges she faced in the music industry over the past 40 years.
In this episode of No Filter, Kate Langbroek sits down with ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Kate Ceberano for a conversation that feels less like a formal interview and more like two women circling the biggest questions of identity, ambition, creativity and reinvention together. There’s also a deeply personal connection between them that slowly reveals itself throughout the episode, shaping the intimacy and honesty of the conversation in unexpected ways. Kate Ceberano reflects on growing up in Melbourne’s music scene, the chaos and excess she witnessed as a young artist, and the ways drugs and alcohol shaped — and destroyed — parts of the industry around her. She speaks candidly about feeling like an outsider for much of her career, navigating the boys’ club of Australian music, and the opportunities she walked away from, including a role in Strictly Ballroom that she still thinks about today. The conversation also moves into marriage, motherhood, ageing, creativity, identity, and what it means to still be searching for yourself after forty years in the spotlight. After last years sell‑out national tour, Kate Ceberano is returning with…
People in this episode
Host: Kate Langbroek
Guest: Kate Ceberano
Topics covered
- identity
- creativity
- ambition
- reinvention
- motherhood
- ageing
Keywords
- Kate Ceberano
- identity
- music industry
- creativity
- motherhood
- ageing
- Australian music
- interview
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ARIA Hall of Fame, Mamamia, KateCeberano.Com
Books & works: Strictly Ballroom
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