John Ottaway

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Ottaway
Occupation	Singer-Songwriter
Date Of Birth	Oct 2, 1952(1952-10-02)
Age	72
Birthplace	Aylesbury
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

John Ottaway Biography

John Ottaway is one of the most popular and richest Singer-Songwriter who was born on October 2, 1952 in Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom.

Although his first single, “Gypsy”/”Misty Mountain” was released in 1972, Otway initially received some coverage on the back of punk rock and a performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test. His sixth single, the half-spoken love song “Really Free” reached number 27 in the UK Singles Chart in 1977. It would be his greatest success for some time. The song earned him a five-album deal with Polydor Records, who viewed him as a punk rather than merely an eccentric. His first album, recorded with Wild Willy Barrett, was produced by Pete Townshend but sold only fitfully. The follow-up singles fared no better despite some imaginative promotion, which included an offer for Otway to come to a buyer’s house and perform the 1979 single, “Frightened And Scared”, if their copy was one of only three copies from which the vocal had been omitted. Otway’s and Barrett’s only other UK chart success came in July 1980 with “DK 50/80”, a modest No. 45 hit.

When Otway turned solo, his audience remained loyal despite poor record sales. In the mid 1980s, he often appeared on Vivian and Ki Longfellow-Stanshall’s showboat, the Old Profanity Showboat, in Bristol’s Floating Harbour. He also appeared as the musical guest in the final episode of the British sitcom The Young Ones, “Summer Holiday”.

John Ottaway Net Worth

John Ottaway is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Ottaway 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

John Otway (born 2 October 1952 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English singer-songwriter who has built a cult audience through extensive touring.

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He delivers occasional (humorous) lectures on the theme, “Making Success Out of Failure”, and the sequel to his autobiography, I Did It Otway (subtitled Rock and Roll’s Greatest Failure) was published in May 2010. The book was designed by John Haxby who has also designed Otway’s album sleeves over the past 15 years.

Facts & Trivia

Jonathon Ranked on the list of most popular Singer-Songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. John Ottaway celebrates birthday on October 2 of every year.

At Christmas 2014, Otway attempted to crack the Christmas market with the EP A John Otway Christma5, the lead track “OK Father Christmas” basing a new lyric on top of the earlier single “DK 50/80”.

What band was John Otway in?

DateTitleWith
2011| 40 Odd Years| Wild Willy Barrett
2014| The Rest Of Otway & Barrett| Wild Willy Barrett
2014| An Otway Christma5| The Big Band
2017| Montserrat| The Big Band

Is john Otway real?

John Otway is an English singer-songwriter who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and a self- deprecating underdog persona.

Where is John Otway?

Alongside guitarist Wild Willy Barrett, John Otway found overnight stardom with his 1977 hit Really Free, and has stubbornly refused to go away ever since. The singer, who still often works in cahoots with Barrett, now has a new solo album, Montserrat , his first for more than a decade.

How old is John Otway?

69 years (October 2, 1952)

Who sang really free?

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