Michael Tierney (Human Nature)
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Michael "Mike" John Tierney (born 18 January 1977), is a member of Australian band Human Nature
and younger brother of fellow member Andrew Tierney
.
Mike Tierney grew up in Sydney
, New South Wales
with older brother Andrew Tierney and studied at Hurlstone Agricultural High School
where they met Toby Allen and Phil Burton
, and formed the "4Trax"; performing for the first time in 1989 at a schools combined concert singing "Earth Angel".
Tierney is married to Andrea (née
Pope) who is the younger sister of Heather Tierney (née Pope, Andrew's wife).
Human Nature (band)
Human Nature are an Australian pop vocal group. The group was originally formed as a doo-wop band in 1989 while the current members were at school together in Sydney. So far, the band has had 17 Top 40 hits and five Top 10 hits in Australia since 1996 when their first album Telling Everybody was...
and younger brother of fellow member Andrew Tierney
Andrew Tierney
Andrew James Tierney is a member of Human Nature.Andrew and brother Mike are the main songwriters of the group, co-writing the singles, Got It Goin' On, Telling Everybody, Don't Say Goodbye, Whisper Your Name, Be There With You, When We Were Young , Always Be With You and Don't Come Back...
.
Mike Tierney grew up in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
with older brother Andrew Tierney and studied at Hurlstone Agricultural High School
Hurlstone Agricultural High School
Hurlstone Agricultural High School is an agricultural and selective, co-educational, public high school, located in Glenfield, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
where they met Toby Allen and Phil Burton
Phil Burton
.Phillip Andrew "Phil" Burton is a member of the Australian pop vocal band Human Nature with Toby Allen, Andrew Tierney and his brother Michael Tierney since 1989....
, and formed the "4Trax"; performing for the first time in 1989 at a schools combined concert singing "Earth Angel".
Tierney is married to Andrea (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Pope) who is the younger sister of Heather Tierney (née Pope, Andrew's wife).