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Origin South Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia
Genre Rock
Style Rock/Pop
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Born 1949
Active
1949 to Present...
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Most Loved Tracks3 users
Rick Springfield -
Jessie's Girl
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Rick Springfield -
Jessie's Girl
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Rick Springfield -
Don't Talk to Strangers
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Rick Springfield -
Don't Talk to Strangers
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Rick Springfield -
Love Somebody
Music Video Links Affair of the Heart | Don't Talk to Strangers | Jessie's Girl |
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Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe; 23 August 1949) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States. He had a No. 1 hit with "Jessie's Girl" in 1981 in both Australia and the US. He received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Jessie's Girl". He followed with four more top 10 US hits, "I've Done Everything for You", "Don't Talk to Strangers", "Affair of the Heart" and "Love Somebody". His two US top 10 albums are Working Class Dog (1981) and Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982). As an actor, he portrayed Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital, from 1981 to 1983 and during 2005 to 2008 and 2012, returning in 2013 for the shows 50th anniversary with son/actor Liam Springthorpe. In 2010, Springfield published his autobiography, Late, Late at Night: A Memoir.
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