John Farnham

The 73-year-old singer says he is grateful for having 'the very best specialist healthcare professionals'

“The one thing I know for sure is that we have the very best specialist healthcare professionals in Victoria and we can all be grateful for that. Farnham was born in 1949 in Dagenham, England, and aged 10 emigrated to Australia with his family, who settled in Melbourne. Veteran Australian pop-rock singer John Farnham has been diagnosed with cancer and was admitted to hospital on Tuesday to undergo surgery.

The music powerhouse previously said the health scare served as a wake-up call and prompted him to quit smoking.

Aged 10 he emigrated to Australia with his family, who settled in Melbourne. "The one thing I know for sure is that we have the very best specialist healthcare professionals in Victoria and we can all be grateful for that. Farnham sang his way into Australian hearts as a fresh-faced teenager in the 1960s but had faded into near-obscurity before Whispering Jack shot him back to the top some 20 years later.

The Victorian entertainer was admitted to hospital on Tuesday morning for surgery and ongoing treatment, a statement from his family confirmed. Surgeons are ...

The condition developed as a result of a previous surgical procedure, which Farnham chose not to disclose. Farnham was also close friends and a frequent collaborator with Olivia Newton-John, who died in August following a 30-year battle with breast cancer. A beautiful voice and a loyal friend. He initially came to fame as a teen idol in 1967, when he was known as Johnny Farnham. "The one thing I know for sure is that we have the very best specialist healthcare professionals in Victoria, and we can all be grateful for that. The 'Sadie' singer has been a fixture on Australia's music scene since the 1960s.

Australian music legend John Farnham has been admitted to hospital for surgery and ongoing treatment after doctors discovered a cancerous growth.

Wheatley had been a driving force behind Farnham’s success – famously even mortgaging his house to back the singer’s iconic 1986 album Whispering Jack. A beautiful voice and a loyal friend. “The one thing I know for sure is that we have the best specialist healthcare professionals in Victoria, and we can all be grateful for that. Farnham has had health scares in the past. “Behind that iconic smile was a tenacious fighter. At the time, Farnham told the media he had been “very unwell” and the experience had prompted him to give up smoking and cut back on alcohol to look after his health.

Farnham sang lead on three albums: The Net (1983), Playing to Win (1985) and No Rein (1986). During his four-year run with the group, he sang on several ...

He has not only provided entertainment for Australians over many decades, he also has been a contributor to the nation." During his four-year run with the group, he sang on several charting singles, including "Down on the Border," "The Other Guy," "We Two," "You're Driving Me Out of My Mind" and "Playing to Win". 1 on the Australian chart, and the album the song appeared on, Whispering Jack, also held the No. "The one thing I know for sure is that we have the very best specialist healthcare professionals in Victoria, and we can all be grateful for that. John Farnham has been and continues to be a great Australian. "Cancer diagnosis is something that so many people face every single day, and countless others have walked this path before me,” Farnham said in a statement (via

The beloved Australian entertainer endured a marathon near-12-hour surgery yesterday.

The singer and Grease star was originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, before announcing in 2017 that it had progressed to stage 4 and metastasised to her sacrum. The condition developed as a result of a previous surgical procedure, which Farnham chose not to disclose. After his first solo hit Sadie, The Cleaning Lady back in 1967 (when he was known as Johnny Farnham), he has been a fixture on Australia's music scene. "The one thing I know for sure is that we have the very best specialist healthcare professionals in Victoria, and we can all be grateful for that. The doctors are confident that they're able to get it,' he said. Doctors were confident they would be able to remove all traces of the cancerous growth from his body.

Veteran Australian hitmaker was in surgery for almost 12 hours as doctors worked to successfully remove a cancer tumour from his mouth.

“John Farnham has been and continues to be a great Australian. “The one thing I know for sure is that we have the very best specialist health care professionals in Victoria and we can all be grateful for that. He emigrated to Australia aged 10 with his family, who settled in Melbourne.

It's believed a tumour had to be removed from the Aussie icon.

The singer's family says the cancerous growth was successfully removed, thanking hospital staff for a "magnificent outcome".

"The one thing I know for sure is that we have the very best specialist healthcare professionals in Victoria and we can all be grateful for that," he said. "There is still a long road of recovery and healing ahead of us, but we know John is up to that task." "John has been through an 11-and-a-half-hour surgery in Melbourne yesterday and is now in a stable condition in ICU," his wife Jill Farnham said.

John Farnham's family says the cancer that forced the Australian music icon to undergo marathon surgery on Tuesday was located in his mouth, ...

“All of you undertook this big job and have given us a magnificent outcome. The cancerous tumour was located in his mouth and it has been successfully removed,” she said. “This means so much to us as a family.

John Farnham's family says the cancer that forced the Australian music icon to undergo marathon surgery on Tuesday was located in his mouth, ...

“All of you undertook this big job and have given us a magnificent outcome. Our thoughts and prayers are with him, and wish him all the best.” The cancerous tumour was located in his mouth, and it has been successfully removed,” she said. “This means so much to us as a family. Thank you to everyone for this. “He’s such a big part of our story, such a wonderful person, and we wish him and his family well at what is surely a very difficult time.

Veteran Australian singer John Farnham is recovering in hospital after undergoing almost 12 hours of surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his mouth.

"John Farnham has been and continues to be a great Australian. "The one thing I know for sure is that we have the very best specialist health care professionals in Victoria and we can all be grateful for that. He emigrated to Australia aged 10 with his family, who settled in Melbourne.