This article is about the musician. For the football player, see Neil Finn (footballer). For the baseball player, see Neal Finn.
Neil Finn
OBE
Finn performing with Fleetwood Mac at Werchter Boutique in 2019
Background information
Birth name
Neil Mullane Finn
Born
(1958-05-27) 27 May 1958 (age 65) Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
Genres
Rock
art rock
new wave
pop
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
keyboards
percussion
Years active
1976–present
Labels
Columbia
Lester Records, LTD
Kobalt[1]
Member of
Crowded House
Finn Brothers
Fleetwood Mac
Formerly of
Split Enz
The Mullanes
7 Worlds Collide
Pajama Club
Website
www.neilfinn.com
Musical artist
Neil Mullane FinnOBE (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of Split Enz, of which he shared lead duties with his brother Tim, and the lead singer, guitarist, and a founding member of Crowded House. He has also been a member of Fleetwood Mac since 2018. Ed O'Brien of Radiohead has hailed Finn as popular music's "most prolific writer of great songs".[2]
Finn joined Split Enz in 1977 after the departure of founding member Phil Judd and facilitated the band's shift away from art rock towards new wave pop. Gradually rising in creative prominence within the band, he wrote the majority of the band's hits in the 1980s, including "I Got You", "One Step Ahead", "History Never Repeats", and "Message to My Girl". After Split Enz broke up in 1984, Finn helped form Crowded House with Split Enz's final drummer Paul Hester and served as the band's lead singer and principal songwriter. Crowded House achieved international success in 1987 when they released the single "Don't Dream It's Over", written by Finn.
After Crowded House disbanded in 1996, Finn and his brother released two albums as the Finn Brothers, before reforming Crowded House in 2006. In April 2018, Finn joined Fleetwood Mac for their tour that year. Finn has also recorded several successful solo albums, assembled diverse musicians for the 7 Worlds Collide project, and contributed to several film and television soundtracks.
^Christman, Ed. "Publishing Briefs: UMPG signs a Smeethington, Kobalt gets Neil Finn". Billboard.
^"Airheads". Rip It Up (281). Hark Entertainment Ltd. June–July 2001.
Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of Split Enz,...
Zealander NeilFinn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later band members include Neil Finn's...
after the album's release, he reunited with Neil again later in the 1990s under the name Finn Brothers. Finn has participated in various collaborations...
of 1984, Tim Finn left the band for a solo career, following the success of his first solo album Escapade the previous year. NeilFinn assumed the role...
child. He is the son of musicians Sharon and NeilFinn. In 2020, he joined his father's band, Crowded House. Finn married his long-term partner Janina Percival...
The Finn Brothers are a New Zealand musical duo consisting of brothers Neil and Tim Finn. In June 1993 both members were awarded the OBE for their contribution...
Zealand band Crowded House. The album was produced by Mitchell Froom and NeilFinn and was released by Capitol Records in July 1991. It features five singles:...
replaced by Mike Campbell, formerly of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and NeilFinn of Split Enz and Crowded House. Christine McVie died in 2022, putting...
both Finn brothers returned somewhat distracted. Tim Finn had just released the very successful solo album Escapade, while younger brother NeilFinn had...
well-known artists. He has appeared on albums by the Who, Ramones, Neil Young, R.E.M., NeilFinn, Bad Religion, Mark Seymour, Cat Power, Mike Watt, Fastbacks...
standards music album, At the Movies, sung by Barry Manilow. In 2013, NeilFinn and Paul Kelly performed the song on their Goin' Your Way Tour, during...
Australian and New Zealand musicians performing songs written by NeilFinn and Tim Finn (The Finn Brothers), members of Split Enz and Crowded House. A follow-up...
the World. On his website, NeilFinn explained: The first day we got together, we wrote "Weather with You" and [Tim Finn] had the title and the chorus...
the ten songs on the album are written and sung by NeilFinn. The rumored resentment over Tim Finn's successful solo career was worsened by his desire...
New Zealand singer/songwriter NeilFinn. The project brings together Finn and other musicians in support of charity. Finn has released two recordings associated...
Only Natural" (NeilFinn, Tim Finn) – 3:30 "Weather with You" (NeilFinn, Tim Finn) – 3:44 "Four Seasons in One Day" (NeilFinn, Tim Finn) – 2:48 "Distant...
written solely by the group's leader NeilFinn, who co-wrote all other singles from the album with his brother Tim Finn. It peaked at number 17 in the UK...
Buckingham was fired from Fleetwood Mac and replaced by Mike Campbell and NeilFinn. Lindsey Adams Buckingham was born on October 3, 1949, in Palo Alto, California...
February 2024. The band produced the album with Steven Schram, with frontman NeilFinn stating that the band wanted to maintain a "dreamy quality" on the record...
equal as an artist (6). Neil and Tim Finn, with the second- and third-place songwriting credits (9 and 8, respectively). Finn-related bands Split Enz...
band members, NeilFinn, Nick Seymour and Paul Hester, recorded the album in Melbourne and Los Angeles with Mitchell Froom as producer. Finn had written...
2021 ARIA Music Awards, the album won Best Adult Contemporary Album. NeilFinn stated that he wanted to wait until there was a "fresh and authentic way...
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