Dave Dobbyn

: January 5, 2024
: Rock Singer

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Full Name	Dave Dobbyn
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 3, 1957(1957-01-03)
Age	67
Birthplace	Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Auckland Region
Horoscope	Capricorn

Dave Dobbyn Biography

Name	Dave Dobbyn
Birthday	Jan 3
Birth Year	1957
Place Of Birth	Auckland
Home Town	Auckland Region
Birth Country	New Zealand
Birth Sign	Capricorn
Parents	Terry Dobbyn, Molly Dobbyn
Spouse	Anneliesje Dobbyn

Dave Dobbyn is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on January 3, 1957 in Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand. Producer and singer best recognized for his work with Th Dudes as well as DD Smash. As a solo artist , he was awarded the Album of the Year award in the New Zealand Music Awards for the album Loyal in 1988.

The third album he released as a solo artist”Twist”, his 1994 album “Twist”, was produced by songwriter-singer His third solo album, 1994’s “Twist”, was produced by singer-songwriter Neil Finn..

David Joseph Dobbyn ONZM (born 3 January 1957) is a New Zealand musician, singer–songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th’ Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash. Since then he has released the majority of his recordings as a solo performer.

Dobbyn’s first success came with rock band, Th’ Dudes, which he joined as guitarist. After performing with the band for a year, Dobbyn quit teachers’ college to focus on the band full-time. Dobbyn suffered extreme stage fright and played early performances standing at the back with his eyes closed. However, he took on the role of frontman for the song “Be Mine Tonight” (1978). The song won single of the year in 1979 in New Zealand and led to many critics seeing him as the breakout star of the band. The band’s 1980 song “Bliss” (1980) has become an iconic New Zealand drinking song.

It is the fifth of kids who were the children of Molly Dobbyn and Terry Dobbyn.

Dave Dobbyn Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Rock Singer
House	Living in own house.

Dave Dobbyn is one of the richest Rock Singer from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dave Dobbyn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Sacred Heart College with future Th Dudes’s members Peter Urlich and He attended Sacred Heart College with future Th’ Dudes members Peter Urlich and Ian Morris..

He was awarded his Lifetime Achievement Award at the New Zealand Music Awards in 2001.

Dave Dobbyn was born on 3 January 1957 in the working class area of Glen Innes, Auckland, the third of five children to tour-bus driver Terry Dobbyn and Molly. He was influenced by music from a young age, ranging from the Irish songs his father listened to, to the music of the church across the road, to the various radio stations he was able to pick up on the family radiogram. While his family had a piano at home, he was the only member to not receive piano lessons, something he was grateful for in retrospect as it meant he was able to come to it without memories of strict lessons. He, along with his three brothers, attended the local Catholic college Sacred Heart College, where he would meet Ian Morris and Peter Urlich. While Sacred Heart actively encouraged music, Dobbyn was too shy to be involved, and on graduating high school worked nine months as a bank teller, and applied to teachers’ college twice, to be accepted on the second try. As he started teachers’ college he was asked by Morris and Urlich to join the band that would become Th’ Dudes.

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Who is Dave Dobbyn Dating?

According to our records, Dave Dobbyn married to Anneliesje Dobbyn. As of December 1, 2023, Dave Dobbyn’s is not dating anyone.

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In December 1984, DD Smash were playing an outdoor concert in Aotea Square in Auckland. During their set a power failure led sections of the crowd to become restless. Some of the crowd started throwing beer bottles and police arrested them. The situation escalated and the riot squad was called in. Dobbyn made negative remarks about the police which allegedly spurred on the crowd. The concert was stopped by the police and sections of the crowd rioted, smashing shop windows along Queen Street. Prime Minister David Lange called a commission of inquiry and as a result Dobbyn was charged with inciting a riot. The criminal prosecution against Dobbyn began June 1985. His lawyer successfully defended him and he was acquitted on the charge of “behaving in a manner likely to cause violence against person or property and using insulting language”.

Facts & Trivia

Dave Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Dave Dobbyn celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.

In April 1987, a re-worked version of Dobbyn’s song “Slice of Heaven” featured in a number of television commercials in Australia. Funded by the Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC), the commercials promoted the Devon meat product by substituting the word “Heaven” for “Devon” in the chorus.