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John Brennan was born in Londons East End an area renowned for producing such stars as Anthony Newley, Matt Monro and Des O'Connor to name just a few. By his late teens John was singing in popular bands presenting a variety of musical styles from rock n roll to jazz standards. In his twenties he became a professional singer fronting a showband called "Showcase" which provided musical backing for some of Britains best known comedians and cabaret performers. Emmigrating to Australia became the moment to make a complete change and on arriving in Brisbane John quickly established himself as a solo entertainer in the cabaret scene performing three shows a night seven days a week. A multi award winner John was named "Entertainer of the Year" two years in a row with the later award presented to him by the great star " Danny La Rue - Britains Entertainer of the Decade.. One of the highlights of this time was being chosen to appear in a Command Performance show alongside many international stars... Around this time Johns second album "The Nearness of You" was recorded, a more laid back style of easy listening music. Influenced by jazz musicians, swing music and especially the big band sound John was coaxed into appearing with the Australian Glenn Miller Tribute Band and together they performed at many leading functions and venues. This gave him a great insight to the workings of big bands and rekindled his passion for this genre of music. Over the years John has been fortunate enough to not only perform in Australia but in many countries worldwide and a love for cruiseship performance has seen him headlining for many fine cruiselines . |
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