Neil Finn

[b]For the jazz composer/arranger, please use [a2465132][/b]

Neil Finn (born May 27, 1958, Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a New Zealand singer and songwriter and one of New Zealand's foremost musicians. He joined his brother [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/247008-Tim-Finn]Tim's[/url] band [a109320] in April 1977 and assumed lead responsibility when Tim left in June 1984. After Split Enz broke up in 1984 he formed The Mullanes later known as [a257793]. When Crowded House disbanded in 1996, he launched a solo career as well as rejoining with his brother Tim to release material as [a377361]. They were both awarded an OBE in 1993 for services to New Zealand music. Married to [a842516] and father of [a592970] and [a842515].

On 9 April 2018, it was announced that Neil Finn would perform with [a47333] as part of their forthcoming tour in 2018, replacing [a264436] after Buckingham's firing.