Phil Burton
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Phillip Andrew "Phil" Burton (born 13 March 1974) is a member of the Australian pop vocal band Human Nature
with Toby Allen, Andrew Tierney
and his brother Michael Tierney since 1989.
With Human Nature, he has won an ARIA Music Award for Reach Out - The Motown Album.
, New South Wales
and studied at Hurlstone Agricultural High School
where he met Toby Allen and Andrew Tierney
. The three were in the same year level and worked in the school productions of Godspell
and Grease
. They formed a band named, 4Trax, and performed for the first time in 1989 at a schools' combined concert singing "Earth Angel".
With Human Nature, Burton has won a 'Highest Selling Album' ARIA Music Award for Reach Out - The Motown Album im 2006
. As from 2009, the band has had 16 ARIA nominations. During 2009, the band performed in Las Vegas
at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino. They returned to Australia in November and performed with Smokey Robinson
at the Wyndham Estate
in the Hunter Valley
in December.
Burton is married to Justine, they live in Belrose, New South Wales
with their child, Willow Arabella, who was born on 30 July 2008.
Phillip Andrew "Phil" Burton (born 13 March 1974) is a member of the Australian pop vocal band Human Nature
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...
with Toby Allen, 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...
and his brother Michael Tierney since 1989.
With Human Nature, he has won an ARIA Music Award for Reach Out - The Motown Album.
Biography
Phil Burton grew up in SydneySydney
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...
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 he met Toby Allen and 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...
. The three were in the same year level and worked in the school productions of Godspell
Godspell
Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
and Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
. They formed a band named, 4Trax, and performed for the first time in 1989 at a schools' combined concert singing "Earth Angel".
With Human Nature, Burton has won a 'Highest Selling Album' ARIA Music Award for Reach Out - The Motown Album im 2006
ARIA Music Awards of 2006
The 20th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 29 October 2006 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex...
. As from 2009, the band has had 16 ARIA nominations. During 2009, the band performed in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino. They returned to Australia in November and performed with Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
at the Wyndham Estate
Wyndham Estate
Wyndham Estate is a leading winery located in the Hunter Valley, in New South Wales, Australia.It was founded by George Wyndham who came to Australia in 1827, and planted a vineyard around his home, Dalwood, in the Hunter Valley. The winery won four gold medals, seven silver medals and two bronze...
in the Hunter Valley
Hunter Valley
The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney with an approximate population of 645,395 people. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire...
in December.
Burton is married to Justine, they live in Belrose, New South Wales
Belrose, New South Wales
Belrose is a suburb of the northern beaches, Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 19 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Warringah Council, and is part of the Northern Beaches region...
with their child, Willow Arabella, who was born on 30 July 2008.