- Australian musician and singer-songwriter
| Born: | 15 August 1969 Comment | | How old is Bernard Fanning in 2024? / Age: | 54 years
| | Where was Bernard Fanning born? | Brisbane, Australia | | Zodiac sign: | Leo |
Bernard Fanning Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Bernard Fanning worth? | $8,000,000
| | Nationality: | Australian | | Hair color: | Brown | | Eyes color: | Blue |
Who is Bernard Fanning? / Facts
- He is best known as the lead singer and frontman of Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger from its formation in 1989 to its dissolution in 2010
- Born and raised in Toowong, Brisbane, Fanning was taught the piano by his mother at an early age
- At the age of 12, while attending St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, he began writing music, and upon graduating from St
- Joseph's, moved on to the University of Queensland, where he studied journalism for a short time
- He dropped out to pursue a music career, after meeting Ian Haug in an economics class
- Fanning joined Haug, John Collins, and Steven Bishop, who had recently formed Powderfinger, and took the role of lead singer
- After Bishop left and guitarist Darren Middleton joined, the band released five studio albums in fifteen years and achieved mainstream success in Australia
- During Powderfinger's hiatus in 2005, Fanning began his solo music career with the studio album Tea & Sympathy
- Powderfinger then reunited in 2007 and released two more albums before disbanding in late 2010
- While Powderfinger's style focuses on alternative rock, Fanning's solo music is generally described as a mixture of blues and acoustic folk
- Fanning plays guitar, piano, keyboards and harmonica, both when performing solo and also with Powderfinger
- Often speaking out against Australian political figures, Fanning has donated much of his time to philanthropic causes
- He is an advocate for Aboriginal justice in Australia
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