Neil Finn

Neil Finn OBE
Finn performing with Fleetwood Mac at Werchter Boutique in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Neil Mullane Finn
Born	(1958-05-27) 27 May 1958 (age 66) Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
Genres	Rock art rock new wave pop
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar keyboards percussion
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Columbia Lester Records, LTD Kobalt[1]
Member of	Crowded House Finn Brothers
Formerly of	Split Enz The Mullanes 7 Worlds Collide Pajama Club Fleetwood Mac
Website	www.neilfinn.com

Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of Split Enz, of which he shared lead duties with his brother Tim, and the lead singer, guitarist, and a founding member of Crowded House. He has also been a member of Fleetwood Mac since 2018. Ed O'Brien of Radiohead has hailed Finn as popular music's "most prolific writer of great songs".^[2]

Finn joined Split Enz in 1977 after the departure of founding member Phil Judd and facilitated the band's shift away from art rock towards new wave pop. Gradually rising in creative prominence within the band, he wrote the majority of the band's hits in the 1980s, including "I Got You", "One Step Ahead", "History Never Repeats", and "Message to My Girl". After Split Enz broke up in 1984, Finn helped form Crowded House with Split Enz's final drummer Paul Hester and served as the band's lead singer and principal songwriter. Crowded House achieved international success in 1987 when they released the single "Don't Dream It's Over", written by Finn.

After Crowded House disbanded in 1996, Finn and his brother released two albums as the Finn Brothers, before reforming Crowded House in 2006. In April 2018, Finn joined Fleetwood Mac for their tour that year. Finn has also recorded several successful solo albums, assembled diverse musicians for the 7 Worlds Collide project, and contributed to several film and television soundtracks.