1. Brian Timothy Finn was born on 25 June 1952 and is a New Zealand singer, songwriter, musician, and composer.
18 Facts About Tim Finn
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Tim Finn is best known as a founding member of Split Enz.
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Tim Finn wrote or co-wrote some of the band's best-known songs, including "I See Red" and "Six Months in a Leaky Boat".
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Tim Finn has participated in various collaborations with other artists, including former Split Enz members, and has composed scores for films and musicals.
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Brian Timothy Finn was born on 25 June 1952 in Te Awamutu, New Zealand, weighing 10 pounds at birth, to parents Richard and Mary.
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Tim Finn has two sisters, and one younger brother, Neil Finn.
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In 1971 Tim Finn commenced a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Auckland.
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Tim Finn had his first success away from Split Enz in 1981 when his discarded demo "They Won't Let My Girlfriend Talk to Me" became a top 10 hit for Australian band Jimmy and the Boys.
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In 1983, Tim Finn recorded his debut solo album, Escapade, while still a member of Split Enz.
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In 1986 Tim Finn released his second studio album, Big Canoe.
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In 1987, Tim Finn composed music for the Australian comedy Les Patterson Saves the World, which yielded the Australian hit "You Saved the World".
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Tim Finn had a small part in Australian film The Coca-Cola Kid alongside then-girlfriend Greta Scacchi, and a larger one in her Italian-shot romance La Donna della Luna.
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In late 1988, Tim Finn recording his eponymous third album for Capitol Records.
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In 2015, Tim Finn composed further for theatre, with an opera Star Navigator commissioned by New Zealand Opera, Victorian Opera and West Australian Opera, and the musical Ladies in Black to premiere in Brisbane by Queensland Theatre Company in November 2015.
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The album is produced by the two of them, with Manzanera doing the lead instrumental and Tim Finn doing the vocals.
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In 1989, Tim Finn began playing music with younger brother Neil, for an intended Tim Finn brothers record.
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The Tim Finn Brothers resumed their collaborative work and released Tim Finn in 1995.
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In 2020 Tim Finn co-created Forenzics with former Split Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner.