Martin Plaza

Quick Facts

Full Name	Martin Plaza
Occupation	Metal Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1956(1956-01-01)
Age	68
Birthplace	Sydney
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Capricorn

Martin Plaza Biography

Martin Plaza is one of the most popular and richest Metal Singer who was born on January 1, 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Guitarist and vocalist of The Australian new wave group Mental As Anything, the group that has released singles such as “If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?”

The album Andy’s Chest released in 1994 nearly exclusively included His 1994 album Andy’s Chest almost exclusively featured Lou Reed covers. covers.

Plaza was born Martin Murphy on the North Shore of Sydney. He attended St. Pius X at Chatswood, excelling in sporting and artistic pursuits but showing little interest in other subjects. After attending Hornsby Technical College he switched with fellow student Steve Coburn to what was then known as the East Sydney Technical College (now known as the National Art School) in Darlinghurst in the mid-1970s where he met Chris O’Doherty. Around this time he was working part-time at KFC. With O’Doherty (later known as Reg Mombassa), Coburn and another student, David Twohill, he formed the pop/rock band Mental As Anything in May 1976. Mental As Anything went on to become one of Australia’s most popular bands touring widely in Australia and overseas.

All early members of Mental As Anything are also artists and have exhibited their artworks since 1982. Whilst not being as acclaimed as Mombassa or Reg’s brother Peter O’Doherty, Plaza has certainly become quite prolific in recent years, holding numerous solo exhibitions working with a variety of media and has entered the Archibald Prize, notably with a self-portrait and a portrait of Mombassa. In the mid-1990s his artwork appeared on his own line of Dodgy brand clothing as well as his designs appearing on Mambo clothing. Many of Plaza’s artworks have had a Hawaiian or Hula flavour.

It was a duet with his rendition of the Disney tune “Wish Upon A Star” in a duet with his daughter in this Album Duets: A Family Celebration.

Martin Plaza Net Worth

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

He worked for a short time as a part-time employee at Kentucky Fried Chicken.

His version to the Unit 4+2 track “Concrete and Clay” was an instant hit, and reached #2 on Australian charts in 1986.

Martin Plaza is the pseudonym of Martin Edward Murphy (born 1 January 1956), who is a vocalist/guitarist/songwriter with Australian pop/new wave band Mental As Anything. Plaza also has a solo music career and in 1986 had a No. 2 hit in Australia with his cover of the 1960s Unit 4+2 song “Concrete and Clay”. Plaza has worked in other bands and is an accomplished artist. In 2013, Martin underwent surgery for kidney cancer. He is currently on chemotherapy and not playing with the Mentals.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Martin Plaza Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Martin Ranked on the list of most popular Metal Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Martin Plaza celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.

Is Martin Plaza unwell?

Plaza also has a solo music career and had a No. 2 hit in Australia in with his 1986 cover of the song “Concrete and Clay”. In 2013, Martin underwent surgery for kidney cancer and is currently on chemotherapy.

What band was Martin Plaza in?

Music groups

Who is the lead singer of Mental as Anything?

Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith , Mental As Anything frontman, dies aged 63.

What nationality is Mental as Anything?

Mental As Anything are an Australian new wave and pop rock band that formed in Sydney in 1976.

Was Greedy Smith married?

In an interview recorded on 30 October 2019 (five weeks before Smith’s death) with Alan Gilmour, from the Australian Songwriters Association, to honour him and Martin Plaza as the 2019 Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees, Smith stated “To have lived this long is a great thing.” He was survived by his fiancée, …