Neil Finn is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on May 27, 1958 in Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand. New Zealand-born guitarist, who co-founded Split Enz.
He sang “Song of the Lonely Mountain”, the credits song for He sang “Song of the Lonely Mountain,” the credits song in Peter Jackson‘s first Hobbit movie.’s first Hobbit movie.
Finn rose to prominence in the late 1970s with Split Enz and wrote the successful songs “One Step Ahead”, “History Never Repeats”, “I Got You” and “Message to My Girl”, among others. Finn rose to international fame after Split Enz broke up in 1984. While his brother Tim left for England, Neil was the founder of Crowded House with Split Enz’s last drummer Paul Hester in 1985. The group achieved international success in 1987 when they released the single “Don’t Dream It’s Over”, written by Neil.
In 1976, Finn formed the group After Hours, with Mark Hough, Geoff Chunn, and Alan Brown. Not long after the band’s debut performance, Finn’s brother invited him to join Split Enz in London, replacing original singer-songwriter Phil Judd. By 1980, he was sharing lead singer duties and wrote their first international hit, “I Got You”. Finn contributed significantly to the band’s later albums, and even briefly assumed leadership of the band after Tim Finn left in 1984, prior to the cessation of the band.
He was married to Sharon Dawn Johnson. His unreleased song, “I Love You Dawn”, was dedicated to her.
