John Farnham
| John Farnham AO |
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John Farnham performing on stage
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Peter Farnham, Jr. |
| Also known as | Johnny Farnham |
| Born |
1 July 1949 Dagenham, Essex, England |
| Origin | Dagenham, Essex, England |
| Genres | Pop rock, adult contemporary, soft rock, Blue-eyed soul |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, percussion |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Columbia, EMI, RCA, Axis, Wheatley, BMG, Gotham, Sony Music, |
| Associated acts | As Johnny Farnham The Mavericks (band), Strings Unlimited (band), Allison Durbin, Colleen Hewett. As John Farnham Debra Byrne (as Debbie Byrne), Tommy Emmanuel, Little River Band, David Hirschfelder, Danielle Gaha, Jimmy Barnes, Lisa Edwards, Venetta Fields, Jon Stevens, Kate Ceberano, Richard Marx, Human Nature, Olivia Newton John and Anthony Warlow, Tom Jones, Lionel Richie and Darryl Braithwaite |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Acoustic guitar, piano, percussion | |
John Peter Farnham, Jr. AO (born 1 July 1949), formerly billed as Johnny Farnham from his professional debut in 1967 until 1980, is an English-born Australian pop singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1964 to 1979, but has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist although he replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band from 1982 to 1985. In September 1986 his solo single, "You're the Voice" peaked at No. 1 on the Australian singles charts. The associated album, Whispering Jack, held the No. 1 position for a total of 25 weeks and is the highest-selling album in Australian history. Both the single and the album had Top Ten success internationally including No. 1 in Sweden.
Domestically he has remained one of Australia's best-known performers with a career spanning over 45 years, and he is the only Australian artist to have a number one record in five consecutive decades (echoing that of Cliff Richard in the UK) with singles: "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" in 1967, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" in 1969/1970, and "Age of Reason" in 1988; and albums: Age of Reason, Chain Reaction in 1990, Then Again... in 1993, Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 in 1997, 33⅓ in 2000, The Last Time in 2002 and Two Strong Hearts Live in 2015.
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