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John Farnham

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John Farnham
John Farnham is regarded as Australia's top performing artist, with a career spanning three decades. Born in Essex, England, John immigrated to Australia in 1959 at the age of 10. Since his debut in 1967 he has had numerous successes as a solo performer. His solo album Whispering Jack (1986) continues to be Australia biggest selling album of all time by a local artist, with sales in excess of 1.4 million, and for which Farnham was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award by the Australian Record Industry Association. In addition to local success, Whispering Jack and the single You're the Voice were chart-topping hits throughout Europe, England and Canada. The multi-award winning singer was named Australian of the Year in 1988. In 1989, Farnham was invited to launch the Greenpeace's 'Rainbow Warriors' album in Moscow. In 1992, he recorded the role of Jesus for the Australian cast of Jesus Christ Superstar - The Album then toured with the stage production. In the same year, he was awarded the coveted Australian Music Awards' Crystal Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry, On Australia Day 1996, he was honoured with the Order of Australia for Services to Music and Charity. Farnham has undertaken numerous local and international tours throughout his career, including a national Australian tour with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra amongst his achievements. His Australian tours are renowned for breaking attendance records, specifically the Chain Reaction Tour in 1990 during which there were eight sell-out performances at Melbourne Park. His 1996 Jack of Hearts
  • Live in the Round Australian tour, a $5 million production, was
broadcast live on national television and simulcast on national radio concurrently. Since Whispering Jack, Farnham has released Age of Reason, Chain Reaction, Full House, Then Again and Romeo's Heart, all of which have an impressive list of credits with respect to awards and record sales. In late 1997, the Anthology series was released: Anthology 1 (3 times Platinum), Anthology 2 (Platinum) and Anthology 3 (Gold). In the same year, Farnham was recognised as the Most Broadcast Australian Recording Artist by the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia. In 1998, John toured Australia with Olivia Newton-John and Anthony Warlow in 'The Main Event', accompanied by The John Farnham Band and a 40 piece orchestra, a phenomenal production which sold close to 300,000 tickets in a limited season. The album, "Highlights from The Main Event" reached Quad Platinum status within four weeks of release. The "I Can't Believe He's 50" tour followed in 1999, in celebration of John's 50th birthday.
BornJuly 1, 1949
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  • Awards
    • 12 wins & 19 nominations

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John Farnham and Ted Hamilton in Ted Hamilton and Johnny Farnham, Together Again for the Very First Time (1973)

Known for

Chevy Chase in Fletch (1985)
Fletch
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Running For Love")
  • 1985
Steve Coogan in Alan Partridge (2013)
Alan Partridge
6.9
  • Soundtrack("You're the Voice")
  • 2013
Isla Fisher, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg in Hot Rod (2007)
Hot Rod
6.7
  • Soundtrack("You're the Voice")
  • 2007
Savage Streets (1984)
Savage Streets
6.2
  • Soundtrack("Nothing's Gonna Stand In Our Way" (Instrumental), "Justice For One" (instrumental), "Nothing's Gonna Stand In Our Way" (Instrumental), "Innocent Hearts", "The Quiet Ones You Gotta Watch", "Justice For One" (instrumental), "The Quiet Ones You Gotta Watch")
  • 1984

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Actor

  • John Farnham: No Ordinary World
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 2002
  • John Farnham: Man of the Hour
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 2000
  • John Farnham: Tryin' to Live My Life Without You (2000)
    John Farnham: Tryin' to Live My Life Without You
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 2000
  • M.U.G.E.N (1999)
    M.U.G.E.N
    • Video Game
    • 1999
  • John Farnham & Chiu Hai Chen: Don't Let It End
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 1998
  • John Farnham: All Kinds of People (1997)
    John Farnham: All Kinds of People
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 1997
  • John Farnham & Human Nature: Everytime You Cry (1997)
    John Farnham & Human Nature: Everytime You Cry
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 1997
  • Christien Anholt and Guinevere Turner in Preaching to the Perverted (1997)
    Preaching to the Perverted
    • Bouncer
    • Roadie
    • 1997
  • John Farnham: Heart's on Fire (1996)
    John Farnham: Heart's on Fire
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 1996
  • John Farnham: A Simple Life (1996)
    John Farnham: A Simple Life
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 1996
  • John Farnham: Have a Little Faith (In Us) (1996)
    John Farnham: Have a Little Faith (In Us)
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 1996
  • John Farnham: Talk of the Town (1994)
    John Farnham: Talk of the Town
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 1994
  • John Farnham: Only Women Bleed (1993)
    John Farnham: Only Women Bleed
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 1993
  • John Farnham: Angels (1993)
    John Farnham: Angels
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 1993
  • John Farnham: Seemed Like a Good Idea (at the Time) (1993)
    John Farnham: Seemed Like a Good Idea (at the Time)
    • John Farnham
    • Music Video
    • 1993

Composer

  • George Negus in Pressure (1994)
    Pressure
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 1994
  • John Farnham: In Days to Come (1990)
    John Farnham: In Days to Come
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1990
  • John Farnham: Burn for You (1990)
    John Farnham: Burn for You
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1990

Music Department

  • City Homicide (2007)
    City Homicide
    • song performer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
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  • Alternative name
    • Johnny Farnham
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • July 1, 1949
    • Dagenham, Essex, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Jillian BillmanApril 18, 1973 - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Telstra

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    'Sadie the Cleaning Lady' which was John's 1967 hit, is one of the most famous songs in Australian history. The audience is always yelling the name of this song at concerts.
  • Trademark
      Tenor Vocals
  • Nicknames
    • The Voice
    • Whispering Jack
    • Farnsy

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