Bernard Fanning

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Bernard Fanning
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Background information
Birth name	Bernard Fanning
Born	August 15, 1969 (age 37)
Origin	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genre(s)	Indie rock, indie pop
Years active	1993 – Present
Label(s)	Dew Process/Universal Music(Australia) Lost Highway Records(US)
Website	Bernard Fanning Official Website

Bernard Fanning (born 15 August 1969) is an Australian musician best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Powderfinger.

He went to St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, Brisbane; after completing high school he decided to join a band.

After Powderfinger released their greatest hits collection, Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994-2000 in 2004, they decided to take a break from recording and touring. Fanning released a successful solo album in October 2005, called Tea and Sympathy which debuted at #1 on the Australian ARIA Albums chart. The lead single "Wish You Well" was followed by the new single "Songbird". Powderfinger have said they will return with a new album in February 2007.^{[citation needed]}

On January 26, 2006 "Wish You Well" was voted in at #1 on Australian youth radio station Triple J's 2005 Hottest 100 poll. Fanning won two ARIA awards in 2006: Album of the Year and Best Male Artist. He also produced Andrew Morris' solo album, Little By Little, in 2004.

Fanning appeared in the 2003 film Ned Kelly as a musical performer in the bar.