James Reyne

: January 5, 2024
: Rock Singer

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Full Name	James Reyne
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	May 19, 1957(1957-05-19)
Age	67
Birthplace	Lagos
Country	Nigeria
Birth City	Lagos State
Horoscope	Taurus

James Reyne Biography

Name	James Reyne
Birthday	May 19
Birth Year	1957
Place Of Birth	Lagos
Home Town	Lagos State
Birth Country	Nigeria
Birth Sign	Taurus
Spouse	Leanne Woolrich

James Reyne is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on May 19, 1957 in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. Before starting his solo career, Australian Crawl was a singer, songwriter, guitarist.

In 2010, he released a compilation of Elvis Presley covers songs, called TCB.

Reyne was born in Lagos, Nigeria. His father Rodney Michael Reyne was an English-born former Royal Marine, who served as aide-de-camp to Governor of the state of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks, and subsequently worked for British Petroleum. His paternal grandfather, Cecil Nugent Reyne, was an English rear admiral. His mother, Judith Graham, née Leask, was a teacher. His younger brother, David Reyne, was also born in Nigeria. The family moved to Victoria in late 1959, where a younger sister Elisabeth was born.

In late 1978, Clutch Cargo was renamed Australian Crawl and started to gain popularity on the pub circuit. David Reyne left to continue an acting course and was replaced by Bill McDonough. Australian Crawl made a memorable debut on the Countdown TV show. Reyne performed with both arms in plaster casts, a result of injuries sustained after being hit by a car. The band went on to sell more than one million albums in Australia in the 1980s. Their most popular songs are “Reckless”, “Beautiful People”, “Errol”, “The Boys Light Up”, “Things Don’t Seem”, “Oh No Not You Again” and “Downhearted”. They were voted Countdown 1981 Most Popular Group, and Reyne was 1980 and 1981 Most Popular Male Performer. After the band split up in 1986, Reyne went on to a successful solo career.

He was the father of Jamie-Robbie Reyne who also had a daughter, Jamie-Robbie Reyne. He grew up alongside Elisabeth and David.

James Reyne Net Worth

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

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

While studying drama at the Victorian College of Arts, he formed his first band, Spiff Ruch.

He was instrumental in releasing two consecutive four-times Platinum-certified albums by Australian Crawl with The Boys Light Up and Sirocco in 1980.

James Michael Nugent Reyne OAM (born 19 May 1957) is an Australian rock musician and singer-songwriter both in solo work and, until 1986, with the band Australian Crawl.

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Who is James Reyne Dating?

According to our records, James Reyne married to Leanne Woolrich. As of December 1, 2023, James Reyne’s is not dating anyone.

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His debut was followed in May 1989 by his next solo release Hard Reyne, which featured the hits “House of Cards” (#17 ARIA Charts) and “One More River” (#22 ARIA Charts). The album was produced By Simon Hussey. The project was launched with a live televised performance on Australia’s MTV program on the Nine Network and an Australian tour in late 1989. A further two singles—”Trouble in Paradise” (Oct 1989) and “Harvest Moon” (Jan 1990)—completed the album.

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James Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. James Reyne celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

In 1991, Electric Digger Dandy was released. Mindful of the American market (where the album was released under the title of Any Day Above Ground), Electric Digger Dandy included a revamped version of the Australian Crawl hit “Reckless” as well as a cover of John Hiatt’s “Stood Up”, a duet with American singer-songwriter Tony Joe White. Single releases from the album included “Slave” (#10 ARIA Charts), “Any Day Above Ground” and “Some People”. It remains Reyne’s highest charting album in Australia, reaching No. 3 on the ARIA albums chart.