Russell Charles Hitchcock (born 15 June 1949) is an Australian musician and lead vocalist of the

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duo

Air Supply Air Supply is a soft rock duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1975. It consists of Englishman Graham Russell (vocals, guitar) and Australian Russell Hitchcock (vocals). They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight top-five hit ...

Early life

Born in Melbourne, Hitchcock attended South Brunswick State School, and later studied at Princes Hill High School in

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. In 1965, he left school to work as a salesman. At that time, he played the drums and was the lead vocalist in a band called "19th Generation". At the age of 20, Hitchcock obtained a job at a computer company where he continued work for three years, before being promoted and transferred to

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Career

After meeting British musician

Graham Russell Graham Cyril Russell (born 11 June 1950) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, producer and guitarist of the soft rock duo Air Supply. In 1975, with Russell Hitchcock, he formed Air Supply in Australia. The duo have been singing and p ...

in 1975 on the set of a production of ''

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was formed. The group went on to have many hit records from 1976 into the 1990s; among their biggest hits are "

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", "

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", " Lost in Love" and "

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". After the band took a break in 1987, Hitchcock released several solo singles followed by his self-titled solo debut album in 1988. In 1990, the single " Swear to Your Heart" was released, which is from the soundtrack of the film ''

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''. In 1991, Air Supply made a comeback with the album '' The Earth Is ...'' featuring the singles " Without You" and "Stronger Than the Night". In 1995, Hitchcock recorded a duet, "Is It You", with

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from her album ''Behind the Memories''.

Discography

Solo albums

*1988: ''

Russell Hitchcock Russell Charles Hitchcock (born 15 June 1949) is an Australian musician and lead vocalist of the soft rock duo Air Supply. Early life Born in Melbourne, Hitchcock attended South Brunswick State School, and later studied at Princes Hill High ...

'' *2009: ''Take Time'' *2011: ''Tennessee: The Nashville Sessions''

Singles

*1987: "Someone Who Believes in You" *1987: "The River Cried" *1987: "Dreams of the Lonely" *1988: " The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" *1988: "

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" (U.S. AC #39) *1989: "De Todos Modos (with Ednita Nazario)" *1990: " Swear to Your Heart" (U.S. AC #9) *1994: "You'll Never Know (with Alejandro Lerner)" *1997: "I Am Australian" (with Judith Durham featuring

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)

Personal life

Hitchcock lives in

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. On September 3, 2021, Hitchcock tested positive with

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, thus postponing two shows in

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and

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References

External links

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Russell Hitchcock official site
April 2011 archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Hitchcock, Russell 1949 births Living people Australian soft rock musicians Air Supply members Musicians from Melbourne Ballad musicians Arista Records artists 20th-century Australian male singers