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Phil Burton
Birth namePhillip Andrew Burton
Born (1974-03-13) 13 March 1974 (age 50)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresPop, vocal
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active1989–present
LabelsSony
WebsiteOfficial Site

Phillip Andrew Burton OAM (born 13 March 1974) is a member of the Australian pop vocal band Human Nature with Toby Allen, Andrew Tierney and his brother Michael Tierney since 1989.

With Human Nature, he has won an ARIA Music Award for Reach Out - The Motown Album.

Biography

See also: Human Nature (band)

Phil Burton grew up in Sydney, New South Wales and studied at Hurlstone Agricultural High School where he met Toby Allen and Andrew Tierney. The three were in the same year level and worked in the school productions of Godspell and Grease.[1] They formed a band named, 4Trax, and performed for the first time in 1989 at a schools' combined concert singing "Earth Angel".[2][3]

With Human Nature, Burton has won a 'Highest Selling Album' ARIA Music Award for Reach Out - The Motown Album im 2006. As from 2009, the band has had 16 ARIA nominations.[4] During 2009, the band performed in Las Vegas at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino. They returned to Australia in November and performed with Smokey Robinson at the Wyndham Estate in the Hunter Region in December.[5]

Burton married Justine Smith, who had worked in marketing and communications for a financial company.[6] The couple lived in Belrose, New South Wales before moving to Las Vegas in 2009.[6] As of October 2016 they have two children.[5][6]

References

General
  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
  • 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. Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
Specific
  1. ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Human Nature". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ^ McFarlane 'Human Nature' entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  3. ^ Spencer et al, (2007) Human Nature[permanent dead link] entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ^ "ARIA Awards 2009: History: Winners by Artist: Human Nature". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 6 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b Simons, Polly (12 November 2009). "Human Nature are as big as it gets in Vegas". The Manly Daily. News Community Media (News Corporation). Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  6. ^ a b c Swain, Sarah (7 October 2016). "Human Nature Phil Burton wife". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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