Neil Finn
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Dynamic duos...Finn & Eliza-Jane Barnes The duo: Finn is the son of Crowded House's Neil Finn and talented-if-strange singer-songwriter Eliza-Jane Barnes, daughter of Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes, is his childhood pal. The sound: Their debut,... In this article: M. Ward, She & Him, Liam Finn, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Zooey Deschanel, Academy Award, and Falling Slowly |
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Stuff | October 11, 2009
Barnes has Rhythm and the Blues
...best friends live, has another New Zealand connection. One of his five children, Eliza-Jane is currently touring with Kiwi musician Liam Finn, son of Crowded House singer Neil Finn. Barnes, who knows the Finns well, says the trans-Tasman...
In this article: Jimmy Barnes, Liam Finn, Cold Chisel, The Footy Show, Bob Dylan, Soul Deep, Cancer, and NRL
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boston.com - Top arts and entertainment stories | October 12, 2009
Caillat’s performance plays like a hard sell
...to the busy slappings of his percussionist. Aided by guitarist Jay Clifford and the clearest sound mix of any act on the bill, Howie Day followed with a voice and songs that echoed Neil Finn, making him Crowded House without the crowd.
In this article: Bubbly, No Woman, No Cry, Howie Day, Crowded House, Colbie Caillat, Caribbean, and Bahamas
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National Public Radio | November 11, 2009
Hear Music Where '7 Worlds Collide'
...album, credited to "Neil Finn and Friends," titled 7 Worlds Collide. Ever since then, Finn has been enthusiastic to put together another record, this time in the studio. Early in 2009, he assembled a group of friends and musicians in...
In this article: 7 Worlds Collide, NPR, Hear Music, Ed O'Brien, KT Tunstall, Phil Selway, Liam Finn, Wilco, and Jeff Tweedy
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Neil Finn's not so crowded house
...thing going." It's clear he found solace in the music after the death of his dear friend and bandmate Paul Hester, but Finn says he re-formed Crowded House because he felt the band's music was still relevant. "People might say,...
In this article: Crowded House, 7 Worlds Collide, Little by Little, Auckland, Tin, and Message to My Girl
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Drowned in Sound - News | August 20, 2009
Liam Finn - Champagne In Seashells
...betrayal of their genetic predisposition. Finn's lineage - Liam is the eldest son of the former Split Enz and Crowded House frontman, Neil Finn - aids and addles his music in more or less equal measure. Occasionally Finn's new EP Champagne In...
In this article: Liam Finn, Champagne, Crowded House, Jim James, Individualism, Long Way To Go, The Postal Service, Evil Urges, Dylan Thomas, and Split Enz
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Wikipedia | October 10, 2009
She Will Have Her Way (song)
She Will Have Her Way (song) "She Will Have Her Way" is a 1998 solo single by New Zealand singer/songwriter and Crowded House lead singer Neil Finn. The music video for this song is a spoof of the science fiction movie Attack of the 50 Foot...
In this article: She Will Have Her Way, MTV, The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock, Aaron Sorkin, Crowded House, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Daria, and Sports Night
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www.washingtonpost.com | July 17, 2007
Squeeze, Crowded House on Summer Tours
...in case you did, he'd leave his kit to perform handstands across the stage. Chief songwriter Neil Finn and bassist Nick Seymour dissolved the band a few years later. Hester committed suicide in 2005. Such tragedies are always hard to...
In this article: Crowded House, Squeeze, Squeeze, Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook, Paul Hester, Nick Seymour, and Suicide
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Neil Finn
...fame after Split Enz broke up in 1984. While Tim Finn left for England, his brother Neil Finn was the founder of Crowded House with Split Enz's final drummer Paul Hester in 1985. The group achieved international success in 1987...
In this article: Neil Mullane Finn, Crowded House, Tim Finn, Split Enz, Paul Hester, Auckland, Finn Brothers, Liam Mullane Finn, New Zealand, and Nick Seymour
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Aussie or Kiwi? It's all academic
...Bjelke-Petersen, who was born in Dannevirke." New Zealanders loved to claim Crowded House as their own, but that could be wishful thinking - Neil Finn has described them as a Melbourne band. "Melbourne was the birthplace of Crowded House...
In this article: Crowded House, New Zealand, Pavlova, Melbourne, Wollongong University, Anna Pavlova, Australia, and Meringue
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Neil Mullane Finn, OBE (born 27 May 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a singer and songwriter and one of New Zealand's foremost popular musicians. He was the co-frontman, along with his brother Tim Finn, for Split Enz and is now frontman for Crowded House. He was born Cornelius Mullane Finn, but stated later, "I was christened Cornelius, and dropped it at an early age thinking it was a bit corny", in an interview with Australian television host Andrew Denton in 1995.
Finn rose to prominence in the late 1970s after replacing singer songwriter Phil Judd in his brother Tim Finn's band Split Enz. With the group, Finn wrote the hits "One Step Ahead", "History Never Repeats", "I Got You" and "Message to My Girl", among others. Finn rose from prominence to international fame after Split Enz broke up in 1984. While Tim Finn left for England, his brother Neil Finn was the founder of Crowded House with Split Enz's final drummer Paul Hester in 1985. The group achieved international success in 1987 when they released the single "Don't Dream It's Over" written by Neil Finn. Finn ended Crowded House in 1996 to embark upon what was to become a moderately successful solo career, and has released two albums with his brother Tim under the title the Finn Brothers. In 2007, Finn reunited Crowded House and released a new album, Time on Earth, and the band began a world tour.
- Name At Birth:
- Cornelius Mullane Finn
- Also Known As:
- Neil Finn
- Occupation:
- Musician, songwriter
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, guitar, ukulele, mandolin, keyboards
- Record Label:
- Columbia
- Years Active:
- 1976-present
- Associated With:
- After Hours, Split Enz, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, The Mullanes
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