Dragon is a New Zealand rock band which was formed in January 1972 and relocated later to Sydney in May 1975. The band was originally fronted by singer Marc Hunter and is currently led by his brother, bass player and vocalist Todd Hunter. The group performed, and released material, under the name Hunter in Europe and the United States during 1987.
Sharon Lea O'Neill is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and pianist, who had an Australasian hit single in 1983 with "Maxine" which reached No. 16 on both the Australian Kent Music Report and Recording Industry Association of New Zealand charts.
Peter William Dawkins was a New Zealand record producer and musician, best known for his late-1960s to mid-1970s New Zealand hits and his 1970s productions for Australian-based pop artists, including Dragon, Australian Crawl and Air Supply. He won multiple production awards, including the Countdown Producer of the Year. In the late 1980s, he developed Parkinson's disease.
Emily Williams is a New Zealand singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 2005 on the third season of Australian Idol and became the runner-up of the competition. After Idol, Williams signed with Sony BMG Australia and enjoyed commercial success as a member of the Australian girl group Young Divas. The group released two top-ten albums, Young Divas (2006) and New Attitude (2007), and achieved three top-fifteen singles, including the hugely successful "This Time I Know It's for Real". After the Young Divas disbanded in 2008 and Williams' contract with Sony BMG ended, she began releasing her solo music independently. Williams' debut solo single "Spellbound" was released in 2010, followed by the release of her debut solo album Uncovered in 2012.
Stellar is a New Zealand pop/rock band led by vocalist Boh Runga, sister of acclaimed recording artist Bic Runga. They have had four RIANZ top 10 singles and two No. 1 albums. The band's signature song is "Violent", which at the 2000 New Zealand Music Awards won the Single of the Year award, as well as winning Runga an award for best Songwriter. The band won seven awards, among them the Best Album award for their debut, Mix. This was followed up by 2001's Magic Line and 2006's Something Like Strangers. The band officially disbanded in 2010 after releasing their greatest hits compilation, and reformed in 2017.
Edge of Winter is the sixth studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The album was released by Polydor in August 1990. The album marks O'Neill's last solo studio album of new material. All the songs were written by O'Neill or co-written with guitarist/keyboardist Alan Mansfield of Dragon, who is also her domestic partner. O'Neil and Mansfield had written tracks for Dragon including "Young Years" for their 1989 album Bondi Road. Mansfield also produced the album.
When the Cat's Away is a New Zealand female vocal group, supergroup and covers band formed in 1985. They are best known for their cover of the Blue Mink assimilationist song "Melting Pot", which became a New Zealand number one hit for them in 1988.
"Maxine" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in May 1983 as the second single from her fourth studio album, Foreign Affairs (1983). The song peaked at number 16 in Australia and New Zealand. It remain's O'Neill's highest charting single in Australia.
The discography of New Zealand singer Sharon O'Neill consists of six studio albums, one live album and four compilations.
"Luck's on Your Table" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in September 1978 as the lead single from her debut studio album, This Heart This Song (1979).
"Physical Favours" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in September 1987 as the first single from her fifth studio album, Danced in the Fire (1987). It was O'Neill's first release on the Polydor Records label.
"Power" is a song by New Zealand singer songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in July 1984. It was the final single release of O'Neill's on the CBS label. The song peaked at number 36 in Australia.
"Danced in the Fire" is a song by New Zealand singer songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in February 1988 as the second single from her fifth studio album, Danced in the Fire (1987).
This Heart This Song is the debut studio album by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. This Heart This Song debuted and peaked at No. 12 in New Zealand in February 1979.
Foreign Affairs is the fourth studio album by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. It was O'Neill's final studio album release on CBS. The album was certified Gold in New Zealand.
Danced in the Fire is the fifth studio album by New Zealand singer songwriter Sharon O'Neill and first on the Polydor Records label.
The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill is a combined compilation album from New Zealand born, Australian pop singers Collette and Sharon O'Neill. It was Collette's first compilation album and O'Neill's second. The album was released on CBS Records' budget label J&B. The album received little promotion and was a commercial failure, failing to chart.
Words: The Very Best of Sharon O'Neill is the fourth compilation album from New Zealand born, Australian pop singer Sharon O'Neill. The album was released by Sony Music New Zealand on 18 April 2014.
So Far is the first compilation album from New Zealand born, Australian pop singer Sharon O'Neill. The album was released on CBS Records' budget label J&B. The album was released during a period of legal dispute between O'Neill and CBS.
"Satin Sheets" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Sharon O'Neill, which was released in 1990 as the lead single from her sixth studio album Edge of Winter. The song was written by O'Neill and Alan Mansfield, and produced by Mansfield and Carey Taylor. "Satin Sheets" reached No. 106 on Australia's ARIA Chart.
