John Rowles
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Biography
John Edward Rowles, born on 26 March 1947 in WhakatÄne, New Zealand, is a singer of MÄori and European descent. He grew up in Kawerau and Te AtatÅ« South, West Auckland. His musical career began to take shape in the late 1960s with his cover version of "If I Only Had Time" (based on a French song "Je n'aurai pas le temps"), which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart in spring 1968. In 1970, his original composition "Cheryl Moana Marie" gained significant attention, peaking at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. His career spanned performances across New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. He received several honours, including the Benny Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc in 1974, appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1979, and a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2018. His autobiography, If I Only Had Time: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY, was released in October 2012. The Greatest Song of All followed in 2014.
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- In the Misty Moonlight
- I Apologise
- I Am a Singer
- Island
- My Way
- I Could Have Danced All Night
- If I Only Had Time
- HUSH NOT A WORD TO MARY
- All or Nothing at All
- My Special Corner of the World
- In the Still of the Night
- Love Medley: The Very Thought of You/When I Fall in Love/Love Is a Many Splendoured Thing
- For Once in My Life
- Once Before I Go
- In My Wildest Dreams
- Here's to the Winners
- You Will Be My Music
- The Curtain Falls
- All the Time
- TANIA
- CHERYL MOANA MARIE
- I Really Don't Want to Know
- Anthony Newley Medley: Once in a Lifetime/Who Can I Turn To/What Kind of Fool Am I/Once in a Lifetime
- In This Life (I Was Loved by You)
