Trevor White (born 3 August 1947,

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) is a British-Australian singer-songwriter.

Biography

1961–1970: Sounds Incorporated

In 1961, White auditioned for, and was successful in joining British instrumentalist group

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, as vocals, and playing keyboard, piano, drums. The group visited Australia 3 times in 3 years and disbanded whilst in Perth in 1971.

1972–1981: Solo career

After the disbandment of Sounds Incorporated, White auditioned for the Australian production of ''

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'' and took the role of Jesus and relocated to Australia. White contributed to the original cast recording of the album. In the 1975 musical comedy ''

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'', White dubbed the singing voice of Rocky, who was played by

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. In 1976, White signing with Polydor Records and released ''Out of the Shadows''. The album spawns two top 100 singles. In 1980, White signed with CBS and released two further singles.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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