Timothy "Tim" James Freedman (25 November 1964) is the mainstay lead singer and keyboardist of the Australian band The Whitlams

The Whitlams

The discography of The Whitlams consists of six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, and eighteen singles.-Studio albums:-Live albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Videos:-Music videos:-Awards:...

 formed in 1993. The song "No Aphrodisiac

No Aphrodisiac

"No Aphrodisiac" is the third single on The Whitlams third album Eternal Nightcap. It was written by Tim Freedman, with Pinky Beecroft and Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab helping with the lyrics. The single is the band's most successful and well known, voted the #1 song in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1997...

", co-written by Freedman, was their break-through hit in 1997; their top four ARIA albums

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

 are Love This City

Love This City

Love This City is the fourth studio album by Australian band The Whitlams, released by Black Yak through Warner in 1999.-Track listing:#"Make The World Safe" – 3:43#"Thank You " – 3:59#"Chunky Chunky Air Guitar" – 3:04...

(1999), Torch the Moon

Torch the Moon

Torch the Moon is the fifth studio album by Australian band The Whitlams, released by Black Yak through Warner in 2002.-Track listing:#"Cries Too Hard" – 4:11#"Fall For You" – 3:47#"The Lights Are Back On" – 3:44...

(2002), Little Cloud

Little Cloud

Little Cloud is the sixth studio album by Australian band The Whitlams, released by Black Yak through Warner in 2006. Little Cloud is a double album....

(2006) and compilation

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

, Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You: Best of the Whitlams

Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You

-Chart positions and sales:Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Top 50 Album Chart-Bonus DVD:Includes videos from The Whitlams Years DVD and footage from the Whitlams & SSO concerts....

in 2008.

A highlight of his career was receiving an ARIA Music Award for 'Song of the Year' in 1998

ARIA Music Awards of 1998

The 12th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 20 October 1998 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre...

 from former Australian Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Australia

The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...

, Gough Whitlam

Gough Whitlam

Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC , known as Gough Whitlam , served as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia. Whitlam led the Australian Labor Party to power at the 1972 election and retained government at the 1974 election, before being dismissed by Governor-General Sir John Kerr at the climax of the...

—after whom his band is named.

Biography

Tim Freedman was born in 1964 in Sydney and was raised in Collaroy

Collaroy, New South Wales

Collaroy is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Collaroy is located 22 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Warringah Council and part of the Northern Beaches region...

, in Sydney's Northern Beaches

Northern Beaches (Sydney)

The Northern Beaches is an informal term used to describe the northern coastal suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located near the coast of the Pacific Ocean...

 region, and was educated at the prestigious Shore School in North Sydney

North Sydney, New South Wales

North Sydney is a suburb and commercial district on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Sydney is located 3 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of North Sydney...

. Prior to co-founding The Whitlams, Freedman was the front man of ska

Ska

Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...

 band Itchy Feet, and later the indie pop bands Penguins on Safari and The Olive Branch.

In an interview, which aired on 612 ABC Brisbane

612 ABC Brisbane

612 ABC Brisbane is an ABC Local Radio station in Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of the largest stations in the network, serving as a base for Queensland programming - many programs are broadcast across the ABC Local Radio network in regional and rural areas of Queensland when those stations are...

 on Friday September 29, 2006, Freedman said he became a pianist "by mistake" after quitting law school. He later completed a Bachelor of Arts at Sydney University.

Since late 2006, Tim has been the host of the music chat show The Tim Freedman Sunday Session 6pm Sunday nights on Sydney radio station Vega 95.3fm.

Discography

• 1993 - Introducing The Whitlams
• 1994 - Undeniably The Whitlams
• 1996 - Stupor Ego 1997 - Eternal Nightcap (after the death of band member Stevie Plunder)
• 1999 - Love This City 2001 - Undeniably The Whitlams Reworked
• 2002 - Torch The Moon
• 2006 - Little Cloud
• 2008 - Truth, Beauty & A Picture Of You: Best Of The Whitlams