Steve Wade (singer)
Encyclopedia
Steve Wade is an award-winning Australia
n singer, songwriter and musician. For four years he was the lead vocalist for Little River Band
. Wade is a two-time winner of Australian Songwriter of the Year.
, England
and moved to Australia at a young age. He developed an interest in music and began performing at venues around Melbourne
. He impressed jingle
writer Mike Brady
who employed him as a session singer.
In 1993 Wade was recruited by Little River Band
founder Graeham Goble
to front his new band, The Graham Goble Encounter. Wade sang lead vocals on two albums, Nautilus (1993) and Stop (1996). The band toured in Germany to promote Nautilus.
Wade was himself recruited as lead singer of Little River Band in 1996, following Glenn Shorrock
and John Farnham
. During the next four years he appeared in more than 500 performances with the band. He has been a member of ten different bands during his career.
Wade continues to perform regularly around Melbourne, including Crown Casino
.
s and theme songs for radio and television. He arranged an earlier version of the theme song for the soap opera
Neighbours
.
Wade has won multiple awards from the Australian Songwriters Association, including Songwriter of the Year in 1989 and 1990 and Best Folk/World Song in 2001.
As lead singer for Graham Goble
and The Graham Goble Encounter:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n singer, songwriter and musician. For four years he was the lead vocalist for Little River Band
Little River Band
Little River Band is an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in early 1975.The group chose the name after passing a road sign leading to the Victorian township of Little River, near Geelong, on the way to a performance. Little River Band enjoyed sustained commercial success in not only...
. Wade is a two-time winner of Australian Songwriter of the Year.
Singer
Steve Wade was born in LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and moved to Australia at a young age. He developed an interest in music and began performing at venues around Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. He impressed jingle
Jingle
A jingle is a short tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. The jingle contains one or more hooks and lyrics that explicitly promote the product being advertised, usually through the use of one or more advertising slogans. Ad buyers use jingles in radio and television...
writer Mike Brady
Mike Brady (musician)
Mike Brady is an Australian musician most commonly associated with the Australian rules football anthems "Up There Cazaly", referring to 1920s and 30s St Kilda player Roy Cazaly and "One Day in September". "Up There Cazaly" topped the Australian singles charts in September 1979 and briefly held...
who employed him as a session singer.
In 1993 Wade was recruited by Little River Band
Little River Band
Little River Band is an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in early 1975.The group chose the name after passing a road sign leading to the Victorian township of Little River, near Geelong, on the way to a performance. Little River Band enjoyed sustained commercial success in not only...
founder Graeham Goble
Graeham Goble
Graeham George Goble is a musician, singer/songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of rock performers Little River Band ....
to front his new band, The Graham Goble Encounter. Wade sang lead vocals on two albums, Nautilus (1993) and Stop (1996). The band toured in Germany to promote Nautilus.
Wade was himself recruited as lead singer of Little River Band in 1996, following Glenn Shorrock
Glenn Shorrock
Glenn Barrie Shorrock is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of pop groups The Twilights, Axiom and Little River Band as well as being a solo performer....
and John Farnham
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham, AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham , is an English-born Australian pop singer. He was a teen pop idol from 1964 to 1979, and has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist although he briefly replaced Glenn Shorrock as...
. During the next four years he appeared in more than 500 performances with the band. He has been a member of ten different bands during his career.
Wade continues to perform regularly around Melbourne, including Crown Casino
Crown Casino
Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a large casino and entertainment precinct located on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. Crown Casino is a unit of Crown Limited....
.
Songwriter
Wade has written, recorded or arranged many jingleJingle
A jingle is a short tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. The jingle contains one or more hooks and lyrics that explicitly promote the product being advertised, usually through the use of one or more advertising slogans. Ad buyers use jingles in radio and television...
s and theme songs for radio and television. He arranged an earlier version of the theme song for the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
.
Wade has won multiple awards from the Australian Songwriters Association, including Songwriter of the Year in 1989 and 1990 and Best Folk/World Song in 2001.
Discography
- Tempted (1994)
- Steve Wade (2001)
- Pealing Wade & Young (2006)
As lead singer for Graham Goble
Graeham Goble
Graeham George Goble is a musician, singer/songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of rock performers Little River Band ....
and The Graham Goble Encounter:
- Nautilus (1993)
- Stop (1996)
- The New Nautilus (1999)
Videography
- "Can't Eat, Can't Sleep", The Graham Goble Encounter, German television appearance, 1993
- "Help Is On Its Way", Little River Band, live performance, 1996