Liam Mullane Finn (born 24 September 1983) is a New Zealand singer and musician. Born in Melbourne, Australia, he moved to New Zealand as a child. He is the son of musicians Sharon and

Neil Finn Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician who is known for being a member of Crowded House, Split Enz (which he co-fronted with brother Tim), and Fleetwood Mac. Finn rose to prominence in the late ...

. In 2020, he joined his father's band, Crowded House.

Personal life

Finn married his long-term partner Janina Percival in June 2015.

Career

Live shows

In 2008 and 2009 Finn opened for

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's solo tour throughout America. Finn also headlined his first North American tour and headed out on the road with

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in November 2008 in the UK and Europe. At the Dutch

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he met

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and borrowed a drum guitar, which he used on stage in the Netherlands and Germany. Afterwards Landman invented a new instrument for him, a 24-string electric

cymbalum The cimbalom (; ) or concert cimbalom is a type of chordophone composed of a large, trapezoidal box on legs with metal strings stretched across its top and a damping pedal underneath. It was designed and created by József Schunda, V. Josef Sch ...

called the Tafelberg, which he incorporated at his stage performances. Finn played at the

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on 14 March 2009 for

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, a multi-venue rock music concert in support of relief for the Victorian Bushfire Crisis. The event was held simultaneously with a concert at the

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. All the proceeds from the Melbourne Concert will go to the

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Victorian Bushfire relief. Appearing with Finn in Melbourne were

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, Bliss n Eso with

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, Hunters & Collectors, Jack Johnson,

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& Shane Nicholson with

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, Jet, Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly,

Split Enz Split Enz were a New Zealand rock band formed in Auckland in 1972 by Tim Finn and Phil Judd and had a variety of other members during its existence. Originally started as a folk-oriented group with quirky art rock stylings, the band built ...

and

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. In August 2009, Finn performed with a new band called BARB on a small New Zealand tour with a band consisting of Connan Hosford (

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), James Milne (

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), Eliza Jane Barnes, Seamus Ebbs, Jol Mulholland and Wild Bill Rickets. Their album (recorded at

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in Auckland) was released 24 August 2010. In January 2014, Finn toured New Zealand for the first time since 2011, this time with a new backing band ''The Salty Women'', which consisted of mostly past collaborators including James Milne (

), Eliza Jane Barnes, and brother Elroy Finn.

With Neil Finn and Crowded House

On 29 November 2009, Finn and his father also sang together (along with Pearl Jam,

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and Eliza-Jane Barnes) at Christchurch's AMI Stadium. They sang " Better Be Home Soon" and the Split Enz classic " I Got You". On 24 August 2018, Finn released the album '' Lightsleeper'' with his father. In 2021 he appeared on Crowded House's album '' Dreamers Are Waiting'' as a core member of the band. The album features several songs cowritten by Liam and Neil Finn, and one song ("Goodnight Everyone") that was written by Liam alone.Ian Rushbury
"Crowded House prove pop music is still in good hands with 'Dreamers Are Waiting'"
''

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'', 28 June 2021.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

* ''Live (in Spaceland)'' – 22 February 2008, Spaceland Recordings * ''Live From The Wiltern'' – (2008)

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EPs

* ''Second Chance'' (2007) * '' Champagne In Seashells'' (2009)

With Betchadupa

*''betchadupa'' EP (2000) *''3D EP'' (2001) *''The Alphabetchadupa'' (2002) *'' Aiming For Your Head'' (2004)

With BARB

* ''Barb'', (2010)

With Neil Finn

* Lightsleeper (2018)

References

External links

Official website
(archived)
Liam Finn MyspaceLiberation Music
{{DEFAULTSORT:Finn, Liam 1983 births Living people New Zealand pop singers New Zealand rock singers New Zealand songwriters Male songwriters New Zealand expatriates in Australia New Zealand expatriates in England New Zealand people of Irish descent

Liam Liam is a short form of the Irish name Uilliam or the old Germanic name William. Etymology The original name was a merging of two Old German elements: ''willa'' ("will" or "resolution"); and ''helma'' ("helmet"). The juxtaposition of these elem ...

Musicians from Auckland 21st-century New Zealand male singers Yep Roc Records artists People educated at Selwyn College, Auckland