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Peter Allen was a songwriter and exuberant cabaret-style performer who had his greatest fame in the 1970s and 1980s, he was “discovered” in 1964 by Judy Garland, who hired him to perform with her. Peter Allen co-wrote the pop hits “Don’t Cry Out Loud” for Melissa Manchester and “I Honestly Love You” for Olivia Newton John, and won an Academy Award for his contribution to the theme from Arthur, Liza Minnelli’s hit 1981 movie. His song “I Still Call Australia Home”, used extensively in advertising campaigns, was added to the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia registry in 2013, and his own albums including Tenterfield Saddler (1972), Bi-Coastal (1980) and Not the Boy Next Door (1982) proved great success. Sadly, Allen died in 1992 from AIDS after giving his final concerts in Sydney, Australia. Needless to say, several years after his death, the Broadway musical The Boy from Oz was written about his life and successful career.Peter Allen was a songwriter and exuberant cabaret-style performer who had his greatest fame in the 1970s and 1980s, he was “discovered” in 1964 by Judy Garland, who hired him to perform with her. Peter Allen co-wrote the pop hits “Don’t Cry Out Loud” for Melissa Manchester and “I Honestly Love You” for Olivia Newton John, and won an Academy Award for his contribution to the theme from Arthur, Liza Minnelli’s hit 1981 movie. His song “I Still Call Australia Home”, used extensively in advertising campaigns, was added to the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia registry in 2013, and his own albums including Tenterfield Saddler (1972), Bi-Coastal (1980) and Not the Boy Next Door (1982) proved great success. Sadly, Allen died in 1992 from AIDS after giving his final concerts in Sydney, Australia. Needless to say, several years after his death, the Broadway musical The Boy from Oz was written about his life and successful career.

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