Jenn Forbes | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jennifer May Forbes |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Mushroom |
Jennifer May "Jenni" Forbes is an Australian-born singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Her song, "I Want You", co-written with Peter Northcote, was performed by fellow Mushroom Records artist, Toni Pearen and peaked in the top 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart in April 1993.
Biography
Jennifer May Forbes grew up in the Sydney suburb of Cremorne Point. By the age of 11 she sang her first commercial for Australian radio. By 14 she was regularly doing both voice-overs and vocals for television commercials, and singing and penning songs with her first live band.
Forbes' recording debut, "Love Letters", appears on the soundtrack of Russell Crowe's 1990 movie, The Crossing along with tracks by Crowded House, David Bowie and the Proclaimers.[1] Soon after, she was signed to Mushroom Records and went on a writing trip to the United Kingdom and United States to work with some of the "Grammy Greats."
An album was recorded in London and two singles were released – "Dream On (Kathy's Song)" (March 1993) and "I'll Be There for You" (September 1995), and an album, I, No Y released in October,[2] for which she wrote nine of eleven songs. An EP, Baby Come Back (the title track, "Baby Come Back", is a cover of the Player's hit), followed in November. In the late 1990s she toured with Joe Cocker and Take That in Australia.
Forbes' greatest success as a songwriter was when her song, "I Want You", co-written with Peter Northcote,[3][4] was recorded by fellow Mushroom Records artist, Toni Pearen — it became a top 10 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart.[5]
Sources
- Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[6] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
References
- ↑ Cummings, Stephen; Ceberano, Kate; Armiger, Martin; Blakeley, Peter; Forbes, Jenni; Crowded House; Proclaimers; Tin Machine; Cockroaches; Chantoozies (1990), The Crossing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Regular Records, retrieved 12 January 2018
- ↑ Spencer et al, (2007) "Forbes, Jenni" entry
- ↑ Forbes, Jenni; Northcote, Peter (1992), I Want You, Music Sales, retrieved 12 January 2018
- ↑ "'I Want You' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 January 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Toni Pearen – 'I Want You'". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ↑ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2010.