Jenny Morris is a New Zealand pop/rock singer. Her first success came with New Zealand band The Crocodiles, who scored a hit with "Tears". Re-locating to Australia, she became a back-up vocalist for INXS before going on to a successful solo career.
Jenny Morris was born in New Zealand in 1956. She entered the music business in 1978, when she began performing in the all-girl group The Wide Mouthed Frogs. This was followed in 1980 by the band The C...
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Jenny Morris is a New Zealand pop/rock singer. Her first success came with New Zealand band The Crocodiles, who scored a hit with "Tears". Re-locating to Australia, she became a back-up vocalist for INXS before going on to a successful solo career.
Jenny Morris was born in New Zealand in 1956. She entered the music business in 1978, when she began performing in the all-girl group The Wide Mouthed Frogs. This was followed in 1980 by the band The Crocodiles, with whom she scored a Top 20 hit in New Zealand with 'Tears'. In February 1981, at the behest of manager Mike Chunn, The Crocodiles moved to Sydney, only to disband in July.
Morris began her solo career by singing the title track for the film Puberty Blues, which was a local box-office success in 1981. A follow-up single in 1982, 'Little By Little', failed to make an impact.
In 1983, Morris formed QED with Rex Goh (ex-Air Supply). The duo's debut single, 'Everywhere I Go', peaked at #19 on the Australian charts in early 1984. The...
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