Waiting Room (band)
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Waiting Room is an Australian band with Alan Fletcher (star of Australian soap drama Neighbours
) as lead vocalist. The band also consists of Chris Hawker, Tommy Rando and Jeff Consi. With an upbeat rocky feel to most songs the band have gained a large group of followers on their own merit as well as from Fletcher's own personal fanbase from his portrayal of Karl Kennedy
in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
. The band play at The Elephant and Wheelbarrow in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The band often tour the UK, where Fletcher is well-known because of his role in Neighbours.
The band released their debut album "In the Waiting Room" in 2005.
With Fletcher's link to Neighbours, a couple of their songs have been about Neighbours characters including Sleeping Alongside Susan which was a remix
of Smokie's
Living Next Door to Alice. This was in reference to his characters relationship with Izzy Hoyland.
Fletcher toured the UK in September and October 2009 with band The X-Rays featuring Johnny Lucas, Chris Hanby and Martin Stewart.
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...
) as lead vocalist. The band also consists of Chris Hawker, Tommy Rando and Jeff Consi. With an upbeat rocky feel to most songs the band have gained a large group of followers on their own merit as well as from Fletcher's own personal fanbase from his portrayal of Karl Kennedy
Karl Kennedy
Karl Raymond Kennedy is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Alan Fletcher. The character and his family were created by storyliners in an attempt to bring the show back to its roots. Karl made his first on-screen appearance on 20 September 1994 along with his...
in the Australian soap opera 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...
. The band play at The Elephant and Wheelbarrow in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The band often tour the UK, where Fletcher is well-known because of his role in Neighbours.
The band released their debut album "In the Waiting Room" in 2005.
With Fletcher's link to Neighbours, a couple of their songs have been about Neighbours characters including Sleeping Alongside Susan which was a remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
of Smokie's
Smokie (band)
Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw...
Living Next Door to Alice. This was in reference to his characters relationship with Izzy Hoyland.
Fletcher toured the UK in September and October 2009 with band The X-Rays featuring Johnny Lucas, Chris Hanby and Martin Stewart.