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Profile of Harry Vanda
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Harry Vanda |
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22nd March 1946 |
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The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
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Harry Vanda is an Australian popular music singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer.
Born Hendrikus Vandenberg in The Netherlands, his family migrated to Australia in the early 1960s and settled in Sydney. Vanda came to fame in Australia in 1964-65 as the lead guitarist in Australia's most popular and successful group of the Sixties, The Easybeats.
In 1966 he began a successfuland enduring writing partnership with rhythm guitarist George Young; together they penned all of The Easybeats' late Sixties recordings, including their only major international hit, "Friday On My Mind".
Vanda's first wife, Pam, committed suicide in mid-1966, only days before the group were due to leave for an extended visit to England, and Vanda was forced to leave his infant son in the care of his family in Holland .
After returning to Australia In the mid-Seventies, Vanda and Young took over as the house producers for leading Australian independent record production company, Albert Productions. From 1974 onwards they enjoyed huge success in Australia and elsewhere, writing and producing hits for a number of popular Australian groups and solo singers including John Paul Young, Cheetah, Stevie Wright, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, William Shakespeare, Mark Williams and, most notably, AC/DC (whose lineup included George Young's brothers Malcolm and Angus).
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