Nilfen was born on May 27th, 1958 in Tiwamutu, New Zealand. He was a born musician and became famous in the late 1970s. He and his brother TimFinn were the lead singers of SplitEnz, but later they became the lead singers of CrowdedHouse. He recorded some successful solo albums and assembled different musicians for seven world children's projects. He sang song of the lonely mountain, the ending song of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Chinese name: Neil Finn
Mbth: Neil Finn.
Place of birth: New Zealand
Date of birth:1May 27, 958
Occupation: musician
Masterpiece: song of the lonely mountain.
The life of the character
1958- 1978: Early life
Neil Finn's parents are Dick and Mary Finn. His mother, a devout Catholic, came to Ireland, New Zealand. At the age of two, she maintained a religious family. Speaking of Catholicism, Finn said, "This is a great fertile ground for lyrics.
When I was a child, Finn often appeared at family gatherings with his brother Tim. Finn recalled: "We would sing all night, which was the most important part of our growing up. It was the first family stage that made me interested in performance. " At the age of eight, he began to play the guitar, and soon, in order to play his favorite Beatles melody, he began to learn the piano. Gradually, he began to write his own songs. One of the earliest works was to compose music for a poem, which was included in Donovan's album.
1977- 1984: lyase
1976 He formed his own small group in AfterHours. Other members are the lyricist/drummer MarkHough and guitarist GeoffChunn. But the band didn't last long, and soon broke up for various reasons. Later, Neil's younger brother Tim asked him to be a guitarist in Split Enz. Although he never played the guitar, before 19' s birthday, he joined the band and became the lead guitar. Neil worked behind the scenes of SplitEnz for two years, and completed two albums,/kloc-0 1977《dizrythmia and 1978 Frenzy. At first, the success of the band made them taste a kind of gentleness, but this gentleness still failed to make the band out of obscurity, so it also indicated that the band was coming to an end. However, they insisted on 1985.
1985- 1996: a crowded house
Neil formed his own band CrowdedHouse.
The band consists of the drummer Paul Hester, guitarist Craig Hooper's roll and bassist Nick Seymour. After 10, CH achieved success that SE didn't: applause from comments and success in business.
Since then, the band has continued to achieve great success all Sover the world, especially two popular songs: "Never Dream" and "The Weather and You" (7, 1992). Neil and his brother Tim are invested by OBE. Since then, four albums have been released: Crowded House, Tan Pulfer Loman, Woodenhead and Alone Together. . 1996, the best-selling album RecurringDream was released. With the long-term success and the occasional cooperation of Finn brothers, Neil decided to break up the band and develop his own career.
1997-2006: working alone
Finn gave two solo album dates: Try this whistle (1998) and a zero (200 1). A Zero is released in the United States and Canada-mixing, reordering and renaming a Full 2002. In addition, he and his younger brother Tim collaborated on two Finn Brothers albums, Finn (1995) and Everybody's Here (2004).
In 200 1 year, a life album////DVD(7WorldsCollideprojects) was released, which gathered all kinds of musicians.
Finn played solo music and other film and television soundtracks, such as Rain, boston legal, Boston Public, Waiting Game, Ant Soldiers and Sports Night.
2006-present: Reforming overcrowded housing and families.
June 2007 5438+ 10, crowdfunding Hausner reform, Nick Seymour, Makhardt and new drummer Matt Sherrod. The group's new album Time on Earth was released in June 2007. In the pre-release, their title showed where Kotchera was in April 2007, and then they started their world tour.
In March 2009, Neil joined his younger brother Tim and his son on the stage. Liam Finn held a charity sound rescue concert in Melbourne, and in 2009, he supported Victoria Wildfire at Melbourne Cricket Court.
Finn and his wife Sharon started the Pajama Club project on 20 1 1. After Finn's children, Liam elroy left home to pursue his own music career. They don't know what to do to make up for the children's absence. The two decided to repair the music classroom in Auckland and go home to make their own music: "Since the boy left home, we have more time in our hands, and we just decided to make a record. It's too simple. We call it a group pajamas club because we all wear pajamas at the beginning. " Here, Sharon began to play the bass guitar, while Neil sat in the back drum group, despite the fact that no matter what instrument he used to play. Neil said: "We found it very interesting to lock these grooves. We naturally tend to adopt a "fashionable" style, which affects the environment, society and governance of the South Bronx. Pajama Club released their first album of the same name, 20 1 1 September.
Personal work
Visible Baidu music
Personal life
Finn Wedding Salon Dawn Johnson, February 13 1982. The song "I love you" can be written by Yu Hui (unreleased track audition album and crowded house) in memory of her. Sharon chandelier is in her studio in Auckland, and many special stages in 2004-05 promote everyone in the album. She has served as a backup singer in several albums, such as Crowded House and Watching Angels Mend. She also emphasized the collision project of the new seventh world, co-wrote (shared) the song "Xiao" with her husband, and sang "Isolation" in the new album "Conspiracy".
He and his wife Sharon formed a band called Pajama Club. They had a lot of free time after their two sons left home. They released their first album on September 20th11.
They have two sons, Liam Malanfen (born in 1983) (Our Days in the Branches is about his birth) and elroy Timosefen (born in 1989). Like their father, the son is a multi-instrument player and often performs in his touring performances and recording studios. Liam has his own band, betchadupa, originally based in Auckland, so I will release my solo album before London, and I will be Lightning 2008. In 2007, he also toured the band lineup in a crowded house. Finns in elroy also followed the music footsteps of his father and brother, became drummers of crazy rock bands, and mastered the skill of cutting off your hand. Elroy started touring and promoted Liam's second album "FOMO" as Liam's drummer 201/kloc-0.