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Gregory John Page (born January 16, 1972 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian musician and actor. He is best known as the original lead vocalist and founding member of the children's band The Wiggles. Page has also recorded several solo albums.
Career
Page met Anthony Field and Murray Cook when they were Early Childhood Education students at Macquarie University, and combined their music backgrounds and teaching skills to form The Wiggles. When performing with The Wiggles, Page wore a yellow shirt. Like the other Wiggles, Page had a schtick, which was doing magic tricks.
Influenced by his bandmate Anthony Field, Page is a fan of Elvis Presley. His 2005 solo album, "Taking Care of Country" reflects Page's interest in Presley's music. It was recorded with the TCB Band, Elvis' back-up band. In spring 2003, Page performed in Las Vegas with the TCB Band. In 2002, Page sang back-up with Australian Elvis impersonator Mick Gerace. Page has accumulated an extensive collection of Elvis memorabilia, including the last Cadillac owned by Elvis, his personal and movie clothing, and original TCB Band necklaces.
Illness and retirement
On November 30, 2006, The Wiggles announced that Greg Page would retire from The Wiggles due to poor health.
Page had experienced health difficulties since December 2005, when he underwent a double hernia operation and withdrew from his group's U.S. tour after suffering repeated fainting spells, slurred speech, fatigue, and trembling. Although Page was missing for virtually all of the late 2006 U.S. tour, audiences were informed of Page's absence at concerts moments before the curtain went up. At first, Page was told that he had seven years to live, but he was diagnosed with a non-life-threatening and difficult to diagnose chronic illness called orthostatic intolerance, which causes symptoms such as fatigue and loss of balance. Specialists believed that Page had mild episodes of the illness going back twelve years, but symptoms worsened after his hernias. It was decided that Page would step back from performing with The Wiggles to better manage his health. In the months following the announcement of Page's retirement, he received an "overwhelming outpouring of public support". He reported that it took his parents six months to respond to the "mountains of letters, emails and sympathy notes".
Page was succeeded by Sam Moran as a full member of the group.
Solo discography
Greg Page (1998)
I Believe in Music (2002)
Greg Page Live in Concert (2003)
Throw Your Arms Around Me (2004)
Taking Care of Country (2005)
SOURCE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Page
Career
Page met Anthony Field and Murray Cook when they were Early Childhood Education students at Macquarie University, and combined their music backgrounds and teaching skills to form The Wiggles. When performing with The Wiggles, Page wore a yellow shirt. Like the other Wiggles, Page had a schtick, which was doing magic tricks.
Influenced by his bandmate Anthony Field, Page is a fan of Elvis Presley. His 2005 solo album, "Taking Care of Country" reflects Page's interest in Presley's music. It was recorded with the TCB Band, Elvis' back-up band. In spring 2003, Page performed in Las Vegas with the TCB Band. In 2002, Page sang back-up with Australian Elvis impersonator Mick Gerace. Page has accumulated an extensive collection of Elvis memorabilia, including the last Cadillac owned by Elvis, his personal and movie clothing, and original TCB Band necklaces.
Illness and retirement
On November 30, 2006, The Wiggles announced that Greg Page would retire from The Wiggles due to poor health.
Page had experienced health difficulties since December 2005, when he underwent a double hernia operation and withdrew from his group's U.S. tour after suffering repeated fainting spells, slurred speech, fatigue, and trembling. Although Page was missing for virtually all of the late 2006 U.S. tour, audiences were informed of Page's absence at concerts moments before the curtain went up. At first, Page was told that he had seven years to live, but he was diagnosed with a non-life-threatening and difficult to diagnose chronic illness called orthostatic intolerance, which causes symptoms such as fatigue and loss of balance. Specialists believed that Page had mild episodes of the illness going back twelve years, but symptoms worsened after his hernias. It was decided that Page would step back from performing with The Wiggles to better manage his health. In the months following the announcement of Page's retirement, he received an "overwhelming outpouring of public support". He reported that it took his parents six months to respond to the "mountains of letters, emails and sympathy notes".
Page was succeeded by Sam Moran as a full member of the group.
Solo discography
Greg Page (1998)
I Believe in Music (2002)
Greg Page Live in Concert (2003)
Throw Your Arms Around Me (2004)
Taking Care of Country (2005)
SOURCE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Page