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Crowded House are an Australian rock group.[1] They formed in 1985 in Melbourne, led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn.[2] Finn is the main songwriter and creative director of the band. He has led it through several changes. The band has people from a few different countries: from New Zealand (Neil and his brother, Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner), Australia (Paul Hester, Nick Seymour, Peter Jones and Craig Hooper) and the United States (Mark Hart, and Matt Sherrod).[2][3] Crowded House are referred to as The Crowdies by Australian fans.[4] Originally active from 1985 to 1996, the band has had consistent commercial and critical success in Australia and New Zealand[5][6][7] and international chart success in two phases, beginning with their self-titled debut album, Crowded House, which reached number twelve on the US Album Chart in 1987 and provided the Top Ten hits, "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong".[8][9] Further international success came in the UK and Europe with their third and fourth albums, Woodface and Together Alone and the compilation album Recurring Dream, which included the hits "Fall at Your Feet", "Weather with You", "Distant Sun", "Locked Out", "Instinct" and "Not the Girl You Think You Are".[4][10] Founding drummer Hester left in May 1994, citing family reasons, but returned for their Farewell to the World concerts in Melbourne and Sydney in 1996.[2] Neil Finn had decided to end the band to concentrate on his solo career and the Finn Brothers project with Tim.[2] On 26 March 2005 Hester committed suicide, aged 46.[11] In 2006, the group re-formed with new drummer Matt Sherrod. They have since released two albums, which have both reached number one on Australia's Album Chart.[6] The new albums are called "Time on Earth" (2007) and "Intriguer" (2010). References[change | change source]
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia,[1] in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and
Nick Seymour (bass). Later band members included Neil Finn's brother, Tim Finn, and Americans Mark Hart and Matt
Sherrod,[2][3] with Finn and Seymour being the sole constant members of the group since its formation. Originally active from 1985 to 1996, Crowded House had consistent commercial and critical success in New Zealand and
Australia[4][5][6] and international chart success in two phases, beginning with a
self-titled debut album that reached number 12 on the US Album Chart in 1987 and provided the Top Ten hits "Don't Dream It's Over" and
"Something So Strong".[7][8] Further international success came in the UK, Europe and South Africa with their third and
fourth albums (Woodface and Together Alone) and the compilation album Recurring Dream, which included the hits "Fall at
Your Feet", "Weather with You", "Distant Sun", "Locked Out", "Instinct" and
"Not the Girl You Think You Are".[9][10] Neil and Tim Finn were each awarded an
OBE in June 1993 for their contributions to the music of New Zealand.[11] In June 1996, Crowded House announced that it would disband. The band played several farewell concerts that year, including the
"Farewell to the World" concerts in Melbourne and
Sydney.[2][9][12] On 26 March 2005, Hester died by suicide, aged
46.[13] In 2006, the group re-formed with drummer Matt Sherrod and released two further albums (in 2007 and 2010), each of which reached number one on Australia's album
chart.[5] After several years of inactivity, it was announced a revised line-up of Crowded House would tour the UK in 2020. The new line-up features Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, and Finn's sons
Liam and Elroy.[14] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band's planned 2020 concerts were postponed. As of 2021, Crowded House have sold over 15 million albums worldwide.[15] In November 2016, the band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.[16] Are crowded houses Australian?Formed in Melbourne Australia in 1985 out the ashes of New Zealand's Split Enz by Neil, Paul Hester and Nick Seymour, their eponymous self-titled debut album on Capitol Records went on to global success with the hits Don't Dream It's Over and Something So Strong.
Who started Crowded House?With hits such as 'Weather With You' and 'Don't Dream It's Over', they had become one of Australia and New Zealand's biggest exports. Crowded House's founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn and Australians Paul Hester and Nick Seymour, with Mark Hart joining in 1992.
What was Crowded House originally called?Band formed in Australia, 1984, from former members of the New Zealand-based group Split Enz; signed by EMI Worldwide and Capitol Records in the United States, 1985; toured Australia under the name the Mullanes before moving to Los Angeles to record first album, 1985; released Crowded House and single, “Don't Dream It' ...
Where is Neil Finn from?Te Awamutu, New ZealandNeil Finn / Place of birthnull
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