Neil Finn
Art rock, Musical Artist
1958 –
Who is Neil Finn?
Neil Mullane Finn, OBE is a New Zealand recording artist. Along with his brother Tim Finn, he was the co-frontman for Split Enz and is now frontman for Crowded House. He has also recorded several successful solo albums and assembled diverse musicians for the 7 Worlds Collide projects.
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 his brother Tim Finn left for England, Neil 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.
He 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 2006, following the death of Hester, Finn reformed Crowded House and released their first studio album in over 13 years, Time on Earth, and the band began a world tour. In 2010, Finn commenced another world tour with Crowded House in support of their 2010 release, Intriguer.
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- Born
- May 27, 1958
Te Awamutu - Also known as
- Neil Finn & Friends
- Neil Finn (Acoustic)
- Finn, Neil
- Neil Mullane Finn
- Siblings
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Kiwi
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Profession
- Lived in
- Waikato region
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on July 23, 2013
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