Bernard Fanning was born 15 August, 1969. He was heavily influenced by musicians such as David Bowie and The Beatles. During his college years at the University of Queensland he met Ian Haug and joined the band Powderfinger, named after a Neil Young song. At the time, Haug was the singer and he soon gave up duties because Bernard showed much more promise with his vocal abilities. Soon the final Powderfinger five were in place, with Fanning on vocals, Haug and Darren Middleton on guitar, Jon Coghill on the drums, and John Collins on the bass guitar. The band began by playing pubs and biker bars around their home city of Brisbane, Queensland, mainly doing covers of influences The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Steppenwolf, and Neil Young; while also implementing their own originals. Since those days in the early 1990s the band has released three EPs . The untitled new disc is due in Australia 7 July, 2003 and will be released sometime in the US and UK after that date, but no official word yet.
His album Odyssey no. 5 is one of the most highest selling albums in Australias history, and was the big winner at the 2000 aria awards.
Lead singer/guitarist for popular Australian band Powderfinger.
Studied Journalism for a while at the University of Queensland, before leaving to become a factory hand, and to concentrate more on band commitments.
Makes his on-screen debut with a cameo performance in Ned Kelly as an Irish singer. He performs the Australian folk song "Moreton Bay" onstage during the film.
His band, "Powderfinger", has just released a new album called "Fingerprints".
(December 2004) Has just released his bands sixth studio album Fingerprints in Australia.
(July 2003) Has just released his bands fifth studio album Vulture Street in Australia.
(November 2005) He has just released a solo album, called Tea and Sympathy. Its doing very well in the Australian charts
