1953 - 1998
Marc Hunter New Zealander Musician
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Details
| First Name |
Marc
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| Last Name |
Hunter
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| Full Name at Birth |
Marc Alexander Hunter
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| Birthday |
7th September, 1953
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| Birthplace |
Taumarunui, New Zealand
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| Died |
17th July, 1998
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| Place of Death |
Berry, New South Wales, Australia
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
New Zealander
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| Occupation Text |
Musician
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| Occupation |
Musician
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Rock, Pop
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| Year(s) Active |
1973–1997, 1970–1997
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| Instrument (text) |
Voice, Vocals, Drums, Saxophone, Percussion
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| Record Label |
PolyGram, Mercury, ABC, Roadshow
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| Associated Acts |
Dragon, The Party Boys, Quintessence, Marc Hunter and the Romantics, Headhunters
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Marc Alexander Hunter (7 September 1953 – 17 July 1998) was a New Zealand rock and pop singer, songwriter and record producer. He was the lead vocalist of Dragon (1973–11/1979, 8/1982–1989, 1995–11/1997), a band formed by his older brother, Todd Hunter, in Auckland in January 1972. They relocated to Sydney in May 1975. He was also a member of the Party Boys in 1985. For his solo career he issued five studio albums, Fiji Bitter (November 1979), Big City Talk (August 1981), Communication (September 1985), Night and Day (August 1990) and Talk to Strangers (late 1994). During the 1970s Hunter developed heroin and alcohol addictions and was incarcerated at Mt Eden Prison in Auckland in 1978. He was recklessly outspoken and volatile on-stage. In November 1978 during the band's American tour, supporting Johnny Winter, they performed in Dallas, Texas, where "he made some general stage observations about redneck buddies, illegal oral sex and utility trucks" and called the audience members, "faggots". Upon his return to Australia, in February 1979, he was fired from the group by his brother, Todd.
