James Valentine (Australian musician)
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James Valentine is an Australia
n journalist, musician, and radio and television presenter.
As a musician, Valentine has worked with Australian artists such as Kate Ceberano
and Joe Camilleri
. In 1984 he joined the band Models
and played with them until they broke up in 1988. James experienced professional success as saxophone player in the 1980s including with Absent Friends
on Here's Looking Up Your Address and Wendy Matthews
debut solo album, Émigré
(1990).
Since then, James has been a music and television journalist and radio presenter. He achieved fame as host of the Afternoon Show on ABC TV
in the late 1980s and continued his time at the ABC as a presenter of 'TV TV'. He did a stint as a presenter with ABC Local radio 666 in Canberra and nowadays presents an afternoon show on radio ABC 702
in Sydney. A number of humorous sketches which James Valentine has presented on air are on the ABC's Humour Australia website.
Valentine is also the author of a series of books for teenage boys, beginning with the sci-fi novel JumpMan.
As of January 2010 Valentine narrates the Australian version of 'Come Dine With Me'.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n journalist, musician, and radio and television presenter.
As a musician, Valentine has worked with Australian artists such as Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano
Kate Ceberano is an Australian singer. She achieved success in the soul, jazz and pop genres as well as in her brief forays into musicals with Jesus Christ Superstar and film...
and Joe Camilleri
Joe Camilleri
Joseph Vincent "Joe" Camilleri, aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is an Australian vocalist, songwriter and saxophonist. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows...
. In 1984 he joined the band Models
Models (band)
Models were an alternative rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1978 and went into hiatus in 1988. They are often incorrectly referred to as The Models. They re-formed in 2000, 2006 and 2008 to perform reunion concerts. "Out of Mind, Out of Sight", their only No. 1 hit,...
and played with them until they broke up in 1988. James experienced professional success as saxophone player in the 1980s including with Absent Friends
Absent Friends (band)
Absent Friends were an ARIA Award winning band from Sydney, Australia. The band was relatively short lived, forming in 1989 and disbanding in 1990...
on Here's Looking Up Your Address and Wendy Matthews
Wendy Matthews
Wendy Joan Matthews is an Australian adult alternative pop singer originally from Canada who has been a member of Models and Absent Friends and is a solo artist...
debut solo album, Émigré
Émigré (album)
Émigré is the debut solo studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Wendy Matthews released by rooArt in Australia in November 1990. It was produced by Ricky Fataar and reached No. 11 on the Australian Albums Chart. It yielded three singles: "Token Angels", "Woman's Gotta Have It" and "Let's...
(1990).
Since then, James has been a music and television journalist and radio presenter. He achieved fame as host of the Afternoon Show on ABC TV
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
in the late 1980s and continued his time at the ABC as a presenter of 'TV TV'. He did a stint as a presenter with ABC Local radio 666 in Canberra and nowadays presents an afternoon show on radio ABC 702
702 ABC Sydney
702 ABC Sydney is an ABC radio station in Sydney, Australia. It is the flagship station in the ABC Local Radio network and broadcasts on 702 kHz on the AM dial....
in Sydney. A number of humorous sketches which James Valentine has presented on air are on the ABC's Humour Australia website.
Valentine is also the author of a series of books for teenage boys, beginning with the sci-fi novel JumpMan.
As of January 2010 Valentine narrates the Australian version of 'Come Dine With Me'.
External links
- James Valentine's home page
- James Valentine It Takes Two biography
- James Valentine ABC biography