Tim Finn
Brian Timothy Finn was born on June 25, 1952 in Te Awamutu, New Zealand. His father, Richard, was a farmer's accountant and his mother, Mary, a Catholic daughter of an Irish farmhand. Tim has three siblings: Carolyn, Judy and Neil.
As a child, Tim wanted to become a priest or a teddy boy, but soon got interested in music. He took piano lessons from a Catholic nun and
came up with as well as produced school plays. At his parents' parties, he got to sing together with his younger brother Neil. When Tim was 13 years old he went on a scholarship to Sacred Heart College, a Catholic boarding school. He devoted his spare time to rugby and music.
Following his time there, in 1971 Tim went on to study philosophy and politics for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Auckland University.
He spent a lot of time in the music room, where he jammed with his friends Mike Chunn, Robert Gillies, Philip Judd and Noel Crombie. Music soon became more important to Tim than his studies and in mid-1972 he quit from the University.
A few months later, Tim formed a group called Split Enz. For about 12 years, Tim was the lead singer of the group and experienced both highs and lows with the group and in his private life.
In January 1981 he married English dancing girl Liz Malam, but the marriage collapsed in October 1981 and he went through a period of a nervous breakdown.
In 1983, while Split Enz was taking a break, Tim recorded and released his debut solo album, "Escapade", which was a huge commercial success in Australia and New Zealand.
Tim had a desire to be a solo artist, so he made the decision to leave Split Enz for a solo career in June 1984. In early 1985 Tim moved to London.
In late 1989 he returned to live in Melbourne for the first time in five years. He got together with his younger brother and former Split Enz
member Neil Finn to write songs for a Finn Brothers record. Instead, Tim became a
temporary member of Crowded House, the group Neil was in and the one formed after Split Enz.
He joined Crowded House in 1990 and appears on the third album
"Woodface". During a European tour in late 1991, the group realized
it wasn't working out and Tim parted ways and continued with his solo career.
In 1994, Tim and Neil started work on a long-planned Finn Brothers album, and Tim
also put together an album with Liam O'Mainlai of Hothouse Flowers and Irish songwriter Andy White, under the
title ALT.
*Note: This info was originally written by Stefan Warnqvist.