Peter Noone

Peter Noone
Noone, performing live June 2007.
Background information
Birth name	Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone
Also known as	Herman
Born	(1947-11-05) 5 November 1947 (age 69) Davyhulme, Lancashire, England
Genres	Rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, actor
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1962–present
Labels	RAK, Philips, Bus Stop (UK) Bell, Philips (US)
Associated acts	Herman's Hermits
Website	www.peternoone.com

Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone (born 5 November 1947) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actor, best known as Herman of the successful 1960s pop group Herman's Hermits.

Noone was born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, the second of five children, the son of an accountant, and attended Wellacre Primary School in Flixton, St. Bede's College, Manchester, and Stretford Grammar School, Stretford, near Manchester. He played a number of acting roles on television, including that of Stanley Fairclough in the soap opera Coronation Street. Noone studied voice and drama at the Manchester School of Music, where he won the Outstanding Young Musician Award.

Early in his career, he used the stage name Peter Novac. At the age of 15, he became the lead singer, spokesman and frontman of Herman's Hermits, who were discovered by Harvey Lisberg. As "Herman", the photogenic Noone appeared on the cover of many international publications, including Time Magazine's cover collage showing new faces in popular music.

His classic hits included: "I'm into Something Good", "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter", "I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am", "Silhouettes", "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat", "Just a Little Bit Better", "Wonderful World", "There's a Kind of Hush", "A Must to Avoid", "Listen People", "The End of the World" and "Dandy". Herman’s Hermits sold more than 60 million recordings, with 14 gold singles and seven gold albums. The Hermits were twice named Cashbox's "Entertainer of the Year".