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Date of Birth
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01-July-1949
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Place of Birth
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Dagenham
(Greater London, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, London, England, Essex)
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Nationality
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England, Australia
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Also know as
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Johnny Farnham, John Earnham, John Peter Farnham, The Voice, Whispering Jack, John Peter Farnham AO, Farnsy
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Profession
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Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Actor
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John Peter Farnham AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham, is an Australian pop singer. Formerly billed as Johnny Farnham he 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 briefly 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 40 years, and he is the only Australian artist to have a number one record in five consecutive decades with singles: "Sadie" 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, 33â…“ in 2000 and The Last Time in 2002.
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