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Artists Gather for John Farnham Tribute Concert
Australian and international artists gathered at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena for a tribute concert honoring John Farnham.
Australian and international artists gathered on Sunday, September 20, at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne for a tribute concert in honor of John Farnham. The concert also functioned as a 40th anniversary celebration of the release of You're the Voice. The song was originally released in September 1986.
Performers joined the event both in person and remotely. Celine Dion participated via satellite from Paris and sang the song. Chris Martin from the band Coldplay joined via satellite broadcast with a song named A Better Singer Than Me, which was written specially for the event. Hugh Jackman joined via satellite with Talk of the Town. Keith Urban traveled from Nashville to perform Burn for You at the concert in Melbourne.
John Farnham's 1986 release Whispering Jack spent 25 weeks at number 1 on the Australian chart and received 24 times platinum certification. In addition, Farnham holds the distinction of being the only Australian artist to release a number 1 album in five consecutive decades.
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