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- John_Farnham abstract "John Peter Farnham AO (born 1 July 1949, Dagenham, Essex, England), (formerly billed as Johnny Farnham from his professional debut 1967 until 1980), is an English-born Australian pop singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1964 to 1979, and has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist although he temporarily replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band during 1982–1985. 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 and The Last Time in 2002.Farnham has been recognised by honours and awards including 1987 Australian of the Year, 1996 Officer of the Order of Australia, and 19 ARIA Awards including his 2003 induction into the Hall of Fame. From 1969 he was voted by TV Week readers as the 'King of Pop' for five consecutive years. Aside from his recording career, Farnham performed on stage with lead roles in Australian productions of Charlie Girl, Pippin and 1992's Jesus Christ Superstar. He starred in his own TV series and specials including It's Magic (With Colleen Hewett) and Bobby Dazzler and as a guest on numerous other popular shows such as Countdown and Hey Hey It's Saturday. Australian rock historian, Ian McFarlane described him as "the most successful solo artist in the history of Australian rock and pop ... Farnham has retained an affable sense of humour and a simple, unpretentious 'everyman' charm which also makes him one of the most respected celebrities in Australian entertainment history."".
- John_Farnham activeYearsStartYear "1964".
- John_Farnham alias "Johnny Farnham".
- John_Farnham associatedBand Allison_Durbin.
- John_Farnham associatedBand Anthony_Warlow.
- John_Farnham associatedBand Colleen_Hewett.
- John_Farnham associatedBand Jimmy_Barnes.
- John_Farnham associatedBand Kate_Ceberano.
- John_Farnham associatedBand Lisa_Edwards.
- John_Farnham associatedBand Little_River_Band.
- John_Farnham associatedBand Olivia_Newton-John.
- John_Farnham associatedMusicalArtist Allison_Durbin.
- John_Farnham associatedMusicalArtist Anthony_Warlow.
- John_Farnham associatedMusicalArtist Colleen_Hewett.
- John_Farnham associatedMusicalArtist Jimmy_Barnes.
- John_Farnham associatedMusicalArtist Kate_Ceberano.
- John_Farnham associatedMusicalArtist Lisa_Edwards.
- John_Farnham associatedMusicalArtist Little_River_Band.
- John_Farnham associatedMusicalArtist Olivia_Newton-John.
- John_Farnham background "solo_singer".
- John_Farnham birthDate "1949-07-01".
- John_Farnham birthPlace Dagenham.
- John_Farnham birthPlace England.
- John_Farnham birthPlace Essex.
- John_Farnham birthYear "1949".
- John_Farnham genre Adult_contemporary_music.
- John_Farnham genre Pop_rock.
- John_Farnham genre Soft_rock.
- John_Farnham instrument Acoustic_guitar.
- John_Farnham instrument Percussion_instrument.
- John_Farnham instrument Piano.
- John_Farnham recordLabel BMG_Rights_Management.
- John_Farnham recordLabel Columbia_Records.
- John_Farnham recordLabel EMI.
- John_Farnham recordLabel RCA.
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- John_Farnham alias "Johnny Farnham".
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- John_Farnham associatedActs "As Johnny Farnham The Mavericks , Strings Unlimited , Allison Durbin, Colleen Hewett. As John Farnham Debra Byrne , Little River Band, Danielle Gaha, Jimmy Barnes, Lisa Edwards, Kate Ceberano, Olivia Newton John and Anthony Warlow".
- John_Farnham background "solo_singer".
- John_Farnham birthDate "1949-07-01".
- John_Farnham birthName "John Peter Farnham".
- John_Farnham birthPlace Dagenham.
- John_Farnham birthPlace England.
- John_Farnham birthPlace Essex.
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- John_Farnham caption "Farnham performing in March 2014.".
- John_Farnham date "January 2011".
- John_Farnham dateOfBirth "1949-07-01".
- John_Farnham genre Adult_contemporary_music.
- John_Farnham genre Pop_rock.
- John_Farnham genre Soft_rock.
- John_Farnham hasPhotoCollection John_Farnham.
- John_Farnham instrument "Vocals, guitar, piano, percussion".
- John_Farnham label "Columbia, EMI, RCA, Axis, Wheatley, BMG, Gotham".
- John_Farnham name "Farnham, John".
- John_Farnham name "John Farnham".
- John_Farnham notableInstruments Acoustic_guitar.
- John_Farnham notableInstruments Percussion_instrument.
- John_Farnham notableInstruments Piano.
- John_Farnham occupation "Musician, singer-songwriter".
- John_Farnham placeOfBirth Dagenham.
- John_Farnham placeOfBirth England.
- John_Farnham shortDescription "Australian singer".
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- John_Farnham yearsActive "1964".
- John_Farnham description "Australian singer".
- John_Farnham description "Australian singer".
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- John_Farnham subject Category:Helpmann_Award_winners.
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- John_Farnham subject Category:Musicians_from_Essex.
- John_Farnham subject Category:Naturalised_citizens_of_Australia.
- John_Farnham subject Category:Officers_of_the_Order_of_Australia.
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- John_Farnham subject Category:People_from_Melbourne.
- John_Farnham subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Centenary_Medal.
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