Quick Facts

Full Name	Sharon O'Neill
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 23, 1952(1952-11-23)
Age	72
Birthplace	Nelson
Country	New Zealand
Horoscope	Scorpio

Sharon O'Neill Biography

Sharon O'Neill is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on November 23, 1952 in Nelson, New Zealand. Sharon Lea O’Neill (born 23 November 1952) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and pianist who was the recipient of an Australasian hit single in 1983 “Maxine” which reached No.

16. Both on charts, the Australian Kent Music Report and Recording Industry Association of New Zealand charts.

Third studio album from O’Neill Maybe came out in October of 1981. It featured the hit songs “Waiting for You” and “Maybe” (AUS #38). O’Neill was a supporter of Boz Scaggs during his Australian tour prior to her move to Australia to settle down. O’Neill composed the soundtrack for Roger Donaldson’s 1982 film Smash Palace. It was a five track extended play and won Best Film Soundtrack/Cast Recording/Compilation at the 1983 New Zealand Music Awards.

A legal battle with her then record company CBS caused a delay in her career. In 1984 CBS budget label J&B, released a best of collection titled, So Far. During the enforced hiatus, O’Neill wrote songs for ABC’s 1984 TV series Sweet and Sour including the title song performed by Deborah Conway (later recorded by O’Neill as “In Control”) and “Glam to Wham”. She wrote “Blood Red Roses” for the movie soundtrack of “Street Hero” and music for “Dancing Daze”. O’Neill met American keyboardist and songwriter, Alan Mansfield on Dragon’s Body and the Beat Tour of New Zealand in 1984—they later became domestic and professional partners.

In October 1987, O’Neill returned with her fifth studio album Danced in the Fire on Polygram which featured some biographical songs about the legal wrangles with CBS. “Physical Favours” peaked at number 25 in New Zealand and 39 in Australia. In 1988, CBS Records released a series of 4-track EPs, Volume 18 was O’Neill and featured four of O’Neill’s greatest hits.

In 1978, she performed an original track titled “Luck’s on Your Table” on the New Zealand TV show “The Entertainers” in which she was ranked third. The singer later signed with CBS Records and released “Luck’s on the Table” in September of 1978. It peaked at number 27 in the New Zealand singles chart and was featured the album of her first album This Heart This Song which was released in February 1979. The album was released in June of 1979. O’Neill debuted “Don’t Say No to Tomorrow” that was included in an Telethon. The song reached the 6th spot in the charts. In the same year, she was awarded the APRA Silver Scroll Award for the track “Face in a Rainbow” from her debut album. O’Neill won the award for best female singer at both the New Zealand Music Awards in 1978 and 1979. In February of 1980, O’Neill came out with her second album, titled, Sharon O’Neill, which reached the top spot at 3. In the 1980 New Zealand Music Awards, O’Neill received their third female artist of the year award as and her debut Album of the Year. The album was a moderate popularity in Australia thanks to the smash hit “Words” (AUS #56) and the following songs “Asian Paradise” (AUS #76) and “How Do You Talk to Boys” (AUS

25). O’Neill also sang with Jon Stevens on a duet that was titled “Don’t Let

Love Go” which peaked at number 5 on the charts in New Zealand in March 1980.

Sharon O'Neill Net Worth

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

Sharon O’Neill is a self trained musician who learned to play guitar with her ear. She began writing at a young age, putting chords on poetry. She started with the guitar acoustic with Nelson during the 60s.

O’Neill recorded in the early 1970s with Robin Winch and Nancy Richman under the name Suitewater. The entry into the year 1970’s Mobil Song Quest, saw Sharon and Nancy get to the finals of the competition with a song titled “Life Upon Life” written by O’Neill. Another song she wrote, “Nothing Makes It Easy” made her reach an appearance on the New Faces television show in 1972, O’Neill released “Love Song” as a Lesley Duncan cover on Ode Records. Between 1972 and 1977, O’Neill joined the New Zealand band Chapta, an covers group called Jessica and the rock-pop group Shiner. In 1977, influenced by Shiner guitarist and soon-to-be wife Brent Thomas, O’Neill began to write songs. O’Neill has been featured in the song “If There’s Still a Little Love” on the Mark Williams 1977 album “Taking It All In Stride” and the track also appeared on the “Mark Williams Greatest Hits” compilation album, which was released in late 1977. Sharon O’Neill also supported Williams on tour with Williams.

O’Neill’s fourth studio album Foreign Affairs was released in May 1983. It contained the tracks “Losing You” (AUS #26) and “Maxine” (AUS #16) a song which chronicled the life of a Kings Cross prostitute. In a 2016 interview, O’Neill said; “I was living in a hotel in Kings Cross when I got the inspiration to write “Maxine”. She was always out there working at 3am when we’d get home bleary-eyed from a gig” Foreign Affairs was certified gold in New Zealand.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sharon O'Neill Dating?

According to our records, Sharon O'Neill is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Sharon O'Neill’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2014, Sony New Zealand released a new greatest hits collection, titled Words: The Very Best of Sharon O’Neill. The album peaked at number 6 on the New Zealand album charts.

Facts & Trivia

Sharon Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Sharon O'Neill celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.

Where is Sharon O'Neill now?

Sharon released one more album in New Zealand before she made the move to Australia in 1981. Sharon O’Neill peaked at number three in the New Zealand charts and gained moderate success in Australia. O’Neill now lives with Mansfield in Cronulla , in a house filled with guitars and keyboards.

How old is Sharon O Neill?

69 years (November 23, 1952)

Where was Sharon O'Neill born?

Nelson, New Zealand

Who played sax on Maxine?

People who played on the album, she said, include Tom Scott , saxophonist with the ensemble L.A. Express, on “Maxine”; and David Lindley, the guitarist.

When did Lorde release her debut single Royals '?

“Royals”
Released| 3 June 2013
Recorded| July 2012
Studio| Golden Age (Auckland)
Genre| Art pop electropop