John Farnham
b 1 July 1949, Dagenham, Essex, England. Farnham has sustained a successful career in Australia for over three decades. Having initial success in 1968 with Sadie, a throw-away pop song, his manager pushed Farnham into the pop limelight with 13 more hit singles to follow. He was voted Australia's ‘King of Pop’ five years in a row, between 1969 and 1973, and was also active in a variety of stage shows and musicals. However, for the second half of the '70s his career seemed dead, and it was not until mid-80 that he re-emerged with another hit record, a unique rendition of the Beatles’ Help. He formed his own band and went back on the road until 1982 when he was asked to sing with the Little River Band, replacing original singer Glenn Shorrock. Despite adding some bite to its music, Farnham was unable to assist the band in repeating its earlier successes and so he resumed his solo career. For his comeback, WHISPERING JACK, Farnham sifted through hundreds of songs from local and international writers, which proved fruitful as it became the largest selling album in Australia's history. The record deserved its success as the songs were varied and strong, and it showcased Farnham's excellent singing voice. Because of his earlier successes, his fans continued to support him and, unlike other performers, he was not afraid to change and move in new directions. The single You're The Voice was a Top 10 hit in the UK in 1987. While his next album, AGE OF REASON, repeated the success formula of the first, his latest album contained mostly his own co-written songs.