Mark Seymour (born 1957 in Benalla, Victoria) is an Australian musician and singer best known for his work as the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors, but also with a solo career. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Benalla is an agricultural city of about 10000 people located just off the Hume Freeway in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, about 40 kilometres Hunters & Collectors were an Australian Rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1981 led by principal songwriter Mark Seymour.
Seymour moved to Melbourne from Benalla in country Victoria with his family in 1972 and has spent many years in the St Kilda area. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 St Kilda is an Inner city Suburb of the Victorian capital of Melbourne, Australia.
In 1981, he formed the band Hunters & Collectors in Melbourne, playing guitar and handling vocals.
In 1997, whilst still officially part of Hunters & Collectors he released his debut solo album King Without a Clue, [1] which earned him a nomination in the ARIA Awards for Best Male Artist (as well as Best Debut Single with Last Ditch Cabaret). King without a clue is the debut solo album by Mark Seymour, released in 1997 The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian Last Ditch Cabaret is a 1997 song by Mark Seymour. The song appeared on Seymour's debut solo album King Without a Clue, and was nominated In 1998, Hunters & Collectors officially split up.
Seymour later released a live DVD/CD in 2001 entitled One Eyed Man, Embedded in 2004, and 2005's Daytime & the Dark. His fourth solo studio album, titled Westgate was released in June, 2007.
Seymour continues to tour, focusing on mostly small acoustic performances.
In 2006, Seymour's ex-girlfriend (whom he had not been seeing since 1992) was fined $800 for breaching a restraining order that Seymour imposed on her. An injunction is an Equitable remedy in the form of a Court order, whereby a party is required to do or interact with in certain ways all right or to refrain from [2]
Seymour, an Australian rules football supporter and proud Victorian often wore the Big V guernsey of the Victorian State of Origin side whilst performing on stage earlier in his career. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players This article is about the general concept of State of Origin For specific information on the annual series of Rugby league games in Australia see the Rugby League He wrote the anthem "Holy Grail", which although not intended to be about the premiership cup, became synonymous with the AFL Grand Final and adopted by Network Ten for broadcasts of AFL matches. The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match traditionally held on the final Saturday in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. Seymour has performed at several Grand Finals.
He is the brother of Crowded House bass player Nick Seymour. Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Nick Seymour (born Nicholas More Seymour 9 December 1958 in Benalla Victoria, Australia) is a Bass guitar player painter
Discography
Solo
- 1997 - King Without a Clue
- 2001 - One Eyed Man
- 2004 - Embedded
- 2005 - Daytime & the Dark
- 2007 - Westgate
- 2007 - Titanic
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