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Tagged: Australian singers
Exhibition
From Sadie to Superstar and beyond, relive the highlights of the phenomenal career of Australian music legend, John Farnham.
Collection
Hailed as Australia's finest singer, John Farnham's career spans six decades and has touched music, theatre, television and film.
His numerous accolades and awards include Officer of the Order of...
Collection
Enjoy more collection items celebrating Australian music legend, the one and only John Farnham.
In this, the second of two curated collections highlighting John's phenomenal career, you'll find extra...
Article
Have you explored our John Farnham online exhibition yet? We share some fascinating facts and fun trivia about the music superstar.
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Celebrating the illustrious career of John Farnham, a legend of the Australian music industry, with our new online exhibition.
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A press release from John Farnham's record label in 1981 congratulates him on his album Uncovered achieving gold sales and announces his upcoming national tour.
The news was significant at the time...
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This short excerpt is from the John Farnham's 25th Anniversary (1992) television special and shows his marriage in April 1973 to Jillian Billman. They met while John was starring in the stage musical...
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In a casual lunch setting, John Farnham's longtime back-up singers Lisa Edwards, Lindsay Field and Venetta Fields candidly chat about working with John and how well their voices complement each other...
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In 1991, two legends of the Australian music industry – Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham – joined forces to record a cover of the Sam & Dave soul classic, 'When Something is Wrong With My Baby'.
The...
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A young John Farnham is filmed at home with his family in this fly-on-the-wall television special, The Wonderful World of Johnny Farnham (1970).
This is a terrific clip aimed at contrasting a...