John Farnham
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Born on July 1, 1949, in Dagenham, Essex, England, John Farnham has become one of Australiaâs most iconic and beloved rock and pop vocalists. He is the only Australian artist to have a Number 1 hit in five consecutive decades. Born in England, his family emigrated to Australia in 1959 when he was 10 years old. He spent time in several bands in the early to mid-1960s, but by 1967, he was being billed as Johnny Farnham and became a teen pop idol. Scoring hits with singles such as âSadie (The Cleaning Lady)â (1967), âUnderneath the Archesâ (1968), âI Donât Want to Love Youâ (1968), âOneâ (1969), âRaindrops Keep Fallinâ on My Headâ (1969), âComic Conversationsâ (1970), âRock Me Babyâ (1972), and many others. He won many teen-oriented polls and was referred to as the âKing of Popâ. Johnny Farnham broke into acting and appeared on television and in stage musicals. By 1979, he had outgrown the âteen idolâ tag and he changed his stage name to John Farnham. Beginning in 1980, he pursued a career that was closer to adult contemporary than the music he had previously recorded. After two years, he had managed to change his image and was offered the lead vocalist job in Little River Band, who had just lost their original vocalist (Glenn Shorrock). Between 1982 and 1985, John Farnham fronted LRB and released several albums, although they were not as successful as the bandâs earlier work. After leaving the band, he began recording his next solo album, Whispering Jack, which was released in 1986. The albumâs single, âYouâre the Voice,â was a massive hit single and sailed to the Number 1 position on the Australian Singles chart. The Whispering Jack album spent 25 weeks at the top of the Australian Albums chart and remains the second highest-selling album in Australian history. The album achieved success in several countries but was largely overlooked in the US. Subsequent albums â including Age of Reason (1988), Chain Reaction (1990), Then Again⦠(1993), and Romeoâs Heart (1996) â were also successful, although they didnât come close to having the commercial impact that Whispering Jack did. Still a popular live performer, John Farnhamâs recorded output slowed down beginning in 2000. He also collaborated with several artists including Tom Jones and Olivia Newton-John. Over the course of his career, he has been honored with many awards including 19 ARIA Awards, He was also inducted into the ARIA Awards Hall of Fame.
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- You're the Voice
- When Something Is Wrong With My Baby by John Farnham
- Speak Softly Love
- This Must Be The End
- The Summer Knows
- Hearts On Fire by John Farnham
- You're The Voice by John Farnham
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- Baby Without You (With Alison Durbin) by Allison Durbin
- Here Comes Santa Claus by John Farnham
- One Little Christmas Tree by John Farnham
- Overture by John Farnham
- Pretty Things
- Rolling Home by John Farnham
- Running For Love
- In The Midnight Hour featuring John Farnham
- Something
- You're Alright With Me featuring John Farnham
- The Green Green Grass Is Dying featuring John Farnham
- That's Old Fashioned featuring John Farnham
- Come On Round To My Place featuring John Farnham
- Singing Our Song featuring John Farnham
- Ma Cherie Amour
- I Don't Mind The Rain featuring John Farnham
