Effective period / Period of releases: 1986

Barry Michael is a singer from Australia.

He started playing guitar at twelve years of age. In 1980 he took off to see the world and For three years he travelled around America and Europe before ending up in London, where he met two brothers who played in ‘The incredible Kidda Band”, a post punk rock band. Barry immersed himself in the London music scene and started writing songs, playing live with their band and doing solo spots in pubs and clubs. In 1986 he returned to Australia and performed on the national TV show “Hey Hey It’s Saturday”, on the Red Faces talent segment. He won on the night and was called back to perform on the show. He soon signed to EMI Records Australia and released two singles.