John Farnham

Australian singer · Australia · Musicians · Born 1949 · age 77

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John Peter Farnham is an Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until the mid-1970s, billed as Johnny Farnham. He has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer.

A life in dates

2001Centenary MedalAward1996Officer of the Order of AustraliaAward1987Australian of the YearAward1949Born1 July 1949

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Statue of John Farnham, Melbourne Docklands

John Farnham performing at the Queensland Performing Arts Complex on 4 October 2009 during the "Live By Demand" tour

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Awards

Centenary Medal2001

Officer of the Order of Australia1996

Australian of the Year1987

Australian National Living Treasure

About this person

John Peter Farnham is an Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until the mid-1970s, billed as Johnny Farnham. He 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.

Country

Australia

In common with John

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Angry AndersonAlso in Jesus Christ Superstar (1992)

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