John Farnham by Jane Gazzo - ISBN: 9780143779834
Paperback
From teen idol to “The Voice”: An Aussie icon’s resilient journey.

John Farnham

The Untold Story

$19.97

  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    15 November 2022

Check Delivery Options

Summary

John Farnham is nothing less than an Aussie icon. In a career spanning almost five decades, the likeable, charismatic star has entertained countless Australians of every generation, selling millions of records along the way. But his extraordinary story is as much about tackling adversity as it is about topping the charts.

In the mid-1980s, without a recording contract, more or less penniless, and seemingly destined to be remembered mainly as the chirpy teenager whose debut single ‘Sad…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143779834
ISBN-10:0143779834
Author:Jane Gazzo
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:15 November 2022
Weight:392g
Dimensions:34mm x 199mm x 131mm
About The Author

Jane Gazzo

Jane Gazzo is an Australian television presenter, radio broadcaster and music journalist. Jane was brought up in Melbourne where she studied Arts, Media and Drama at La Trobe University. On finishing her degree she joined Britain’s Q magazine as a foreign correspondent submitting monthly gossip stories.

Jane’s impressive broadcasting career began at the age of 16 at Melbourne radio station 3RRR-FM. She then went on to present nationally on Triple J and became a popular name in the 1990’s co-hosting ABC-TV cult TV show ‘Recovery’.

In 1999, Jane left Australia to try her luck overseas. She landed a radio gig at London radio station X-FM, working alongside Ricky Gervais and Russell Brand. She later joined parent radio station Capital FM, and in 2003, moved to the BBC to host ‘Jane Gazzo’s Dream Ticket’ on respected station BBC 6Music.

During her time in London she also hosted various TV shows for the BBC, ITV and MTV UK. She also worked for Courtney Love in a strange stint as Love’s personal assistant in 2000.

Jane returned to Australia in 2007 to take up a role on Foxtel’s Channel V as a full time music presenter - which included reporting from the ARIA Red Carpet, Future Music Festival, Soundwave, Big Day Out, Splendour in the Grass Festival and hosted important music events such as the Australian leg of Live Earth (concerts for climate change) and Sound Relief (for fire and floods). In 2013 she moved to the MAX music channel.

In her lengthy career, Jane has had the pleasure of interviewing artists as diverse as Lionel Richie, Slash, Jessie J, Mark Ronson, The Chemical Brothers, Lily Allen, Dizzee Rascal, David Hasselhoff, Rick Astley, Calvin Harris, 30 Seconds to Mars, Molly Meldrum, Queens of the Stone Age, Marilyn Manson, Placebo, Paramore, Thom Yorke, Sir Elton John, Prodigy, Good Charlotte and Kylie Minogue.

Jane lives in Melbourne with her husband and two sons.

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.