Editing Neil Finn (section)

==Career==
===1977–1984: Split Enz===
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In 1976, Finn formed the group After Hours, with [[Buster Stiggs|Mark Hough]], [[Geoff Chunn]], and Alan Brown. Not long after the band's debut performance, Finn's brother [[Tim Finn|Tim]] invited him to join [[Split Enz]] in London, replacing original singer-songwriter [[Phil Judd]]. By 1980, he was sharing lead singer duties and wrote their first international hit, "I Got You". Finn contributed significantly to the band's later albums, and even briefly assumed leadership in the band's final days when Tim Finn left in 1984.

===1985–1996: Crowded House===
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[[Image:Neil-finn-1987.jpg|thumb|200px|Finn during Crowded House's heyday, San Francisco, 1987]]
After the breakup of Split Enz in 1984, Finn formed a new band called The Mullanes (Mullane being both his middle name and his mother's maiden name) with Split Enz drummer [[Paul Hester]], guitarist [[Craig Hooper]] (of [[The Reels]]), and bassist [[Nick Seymour]] (younger brother of [[Hunters & Collectors]] leader [[Mark Seymour]]) who Finn met on the final Split Enz tour. Hooper left just before they recorded their first album, at which time the band was renamed [[Crowded House]], inspired by the rental home they shared while recording in Los Angeles.

Crowded House went on to enjoy worldwide acclaim; particularly, with its two major hits "[[Don't Dream It's Over]]" (1987: US No. 2; Canada and New Zealand No. 1) and "[[Weather With You]]" (1992: UK No. 7). Both Neil and his brother Tim were appointed as [[Order of the British Empire|Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for services to music in the [[1993 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|1993 Queen's Birthday Honours]].<ref name="London Gazette Issue 53334"/> After releasing four albums—''[[Crowded House (album)|Crowded House]]'', ''[[Temple of Low Men]]'', ''[[Woodface]]'', and ''[[Together Alone]]'', the group broke up in 1996 and soon after released their greatest hits album ''[[Recurring Dream]]''.
[[File:NeilFinn1996.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Finn in 1996]]

===1997–2006: Solo work===
Following the breakup of Crowded House, Finn embarked on a solo career. The album ''[[Afterglow (Crowded House album)|Afterglow]]'' was released in 1999, which contained previously unreleased Crowded House recordings. Finn appeared as part of the BBC Four's ''Songwriters' Circle'' series in 1999, and explained that "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Better Be Home Soon" were both written quickly, with all of the elements of each song—such as lyrics and verses—emerging at the same time. Finn also sang the opening lines of [[The Verve]] song "The Drugs Don't Work" to the opening chords of the latter song.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Songwriters' Circle Season 1 Episode 1 S1E1 Neil Finn, Roddy Frame & Graham Gouldman|url=http://www.ovguide.com/tv_episode/songwriters-circle-season-1-episode-1-neil-finn-roddy-frame-graham-gouldman-1320601|website=OV Guide|publisher=Online Video Guide|access-date=1 June 2014|date=2 July 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602214759/http://www.ovguide.com/tv_episode/songwriters-circle-season-1-episode-1-neil-finn-roddy-frame-graham-gouldman-1320601|archive-date=2 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Finn penned a theme song for the [[All Blacks]]' participation in the [[1999 Rugby World Cup]], "Can You Hear Us?", that made it to the top of the New Zealand charts in October.

Finn has recorded four solo albums, ''[[Try Whistling This]]'' (1998), ''[[One Nil]]'' (2001), ''[[Dizzy Heights (Neil Finn Album)|Dizzy Heights]]'' (2014), and ''[[Out of Silence (Neil Finn album)|Out of Silence]]'' (2017). ''One Nil'' was released in the US and Canada in a remixed version with two new tracks, one track deleted and reordering, and was renamed ''[[One All]]'' (2002). Neil and Tim Finn also collaborated on a [[Finn Brothers]] album, ''[[Finn (album)|Finn]]'', that was released in 1995.

In 2001, Finn released a live album/DVD (''[[7 Worlds Collide]]'') consisting of songs recorded at [[St. James Theatre, Auckland|St James Theatre]] in Auckland with several other artists. Finn was also heavily involved in creating the 2001 soundtrack for the motion picture ''[[Rain (2001 film)|Rain]]''. ''[[Everyone Is Here (album)|Everyone Is Here]]'', a second Finn Brothers album, was released in 2004.

===2006–present: Reformation of Crowded House, family collaborations and Fleetwood Mac===
In January 2007, Crowded House reformed with Finn, [[Nick Seymour]], [[Mark Hart]], and new drummer [[Matt Sherrod]], as Paul Hester had died in 2005. The group's new album ''[[Time on Earth]]'' was released in June 2007. In the pre-release build up, they headlined a show at [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] in April 2007. The band then commenced a world tour.

Finn appeared on fellow musician [[Missy Higgins]]' CD, ''[[On a Clear Night]]'' (2007).
[[Image:Neil Finn at Calvin Theatre.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Finn playing at Calvin Theatre, August 2007]]
Finn and his wife Sharon began a side project called [[Pajama Club]] in 2011. After Finn's children, [[Liam Finn|Liam]] and Elroy, left the family home to pursue their own musical careers, the two wondered what to do to fill the time left open by their children's absence.<ref name="Guardian August 2011"/> The two decided to repair the music room in their [[Auckland]] home and begin making music of their own: "We've had a bit more time on our hands since the boys left home, and we just decided to make a record. It was as simple as that. We called the group Pajama Club, because we were dressed in our pyjamas when we started." Sharon began to play the [[bass guitar]] and Neil sat behind the drum set, despite the fact that neither had played either instrument before.<ref name="Guardian August 2011"/>

On 23 October 2011, Finn performed with [[Ryan Adams]] and [[Janis Ian]] on BBC Four's Series 2 Episode 4 of the series, ''Songwriters' Circle''. The night resulted in controversy, ending with an awkward exchange between the performers when there seemingly was confusion between them about who was to perform and join in on each other's songs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryan Adams and Neil Finn fall out during TV taping |author=Marcus Teague |date=26 October 2011 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/ryan-adams-and-neil-finn-fall-out-during-tv-taping-20111026-1mjld.html}}</ref>

During February and March 2013, Finn and [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]] undertook their collaborative Goin' Your Way Tour of Australia.<ref name="Shedden">{{cite news |url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/goin-your-way-neil-finn-and-paul-kelly/story-fn9n8gph-1226760902660 |title = ''Goin' Your Way'' (Neil Finn and Paul Kelly) |last = Shedden |first = Iain |work = [[The Australian]] |publisher = [[News Corp Australia]] |date = 16 November 2013 |access-date = 16 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Tour Dates">{{cite web |url = http://neilfinn.com/2013/01/neil-finnpaul-kelly-tour-more-dates/ |title = Neil Finn/Paul Kelly Australian Tour – Latest Dates |publisher = Neil Finn Official Website |date = January 2013 |access-date = 16 December 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131219124942/http://neilfinn.com/2013/01/neil-finnpaul-kelly-tour-more-dates/ |archive-date = 19 December 2013 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> One of their performances at the [[Sydney Opera House]] was recorded for the live album, ''[[Goin' Your Way]]'' (8 November 2013).<ref name="Shedden"/> It was issued as a double CD, which peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="AUS Charts">{{cite web |url = http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Neil+Finn+%26+Paul+Kelly&titel=Goin%27+Your+Way&cat=a |title = Neil Finn & Paul Kelly – ''Goin' Your Way'' |publisher = Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) |last = Hung |first = Steffen |access-date = 18 December 2013 |archive-date = 19 December 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131219171627/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Neil+Finn+%26+Paul+Kelly&titel=Goin%27+Your+Way&cat=a |url-status = dead }}</ref> It was also issued as a DVD, which peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Music DVD Chart.<ref name="ARIAReport">{{cite web |date = 18 November 2013 |archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20131123130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20131124-0000/Issue%201238.pdf |title = The ARIA Report |publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) |issue = 1238 |page = 24 |url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts.htm |archive-date = 23 November 2013 |access-date = 18 December 2013 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Finn's solo album, ''[[Dizzy Heights (Neil Finn Album)|Dizzy Heights]]'', was released in Australia and New Zealand on 7 February 2014 via [[Kobalt Label Services]]. His sons and his wife also play on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/split-enz-neil-finn-making-better-music-than-ever/|title=San Francisco Examiner – Breaking News & Bay Area News|work=The San Francisco Examiner|access-date=2 April 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''Dizzy Heights'' is his third solo album.<ref name="Brooklyn Vegan">{{cite web|title=Neil Finn Releasing new LP Dizzy Heights|date=31 October 2013 |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2013/10/come_hangout_wi.html|publisher=Brooklyn Vegan}}</ref> 
[[File:FleetMacTulsa031018-45 (44511289974).jpg|thumb|left|Finn and [[Stevie Nicks]] performing in [[Fleetwood Mac]], 2018]]
On 15 April 2018, Fleetwood Mac announced that Finn had joined the band along with Heartbreakers' lead guitarist [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fleetwood-mac-fires-lindsey-buckingham-w518925|title=Fleetwood Mac Fires Lindsey Buckingham|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=9 April 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/neil-finn-joins-fleetwood-mac-after-lindsey-buckingham-fired-20180410-p4z8no.html|title= Neil Finn joins Fleetwood Mac after Lindsey Buckingham 'fired'|first=Robert|last=Moran|date=10 April 2018|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref> Both Finn and Campbell toured with Fleetwood Mac in the concert tour [[An Evening with Fleetwood Mac]] from October 2018 to November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aswad|first1=Jem|title=Fleetwood Mac to tour with Neil Finn|url=https://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au/story/5335205/fleetwood-mac-to-tour-with-neil-finn/|website=Guardian News|date=14 April 2018 |access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref>

In August 2018, Finn released the album ''[[Lightsleeper]]'' as a collaboration with his son Liam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/24/neil-and-liam-finn-lightsleeper-review-father-and-son-pour-out-the-melodies|title=Neil and Liam Finn: Lightsleeper review – father and son pour out the melodies|last=Hann|first=Michael|date=24 August 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|access-date=2018-08-24}}</ref>

===Charity work===
In 1986, Finn performed with The Rock Party, a charity project initiated by the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) that included many Australasian musicians such as [[Reg Mombassa]] from [[Mental As Anything]], [[Tim Finn]], and [[Nick Seymour]] and [[Paul Hester]] of [[Crowded House]].<ref name="Passagen Rock Party 1986"/> The Rock Party released a 12" single entitled "Everything To Live For".<ref name="Passagen Rock Party 1986"/>

In December 2008, several of the ''7 Worlds Collide'' lineup reconvened in Auckland, New Zealand to record ''[[The Sun Came Out]]'', a charity album for [[Oxfam]].

In March 2009, Neil Finn, with his son Liam, joined Tim Finn on stage at Melbourne's charity [[Sound Relief]] concert at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], in support of the 2009 Victorian bushfires. Liam Finn played drums on a rendition of the Crowded House song "Weather With You".<ref>{{cite web|title=Sound Relief: Crowded House – Weather With You|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZgAnXJJIU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/BxZgAnXJJIU| archive-date=2021-11-14 | url-status=live|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=21 June 2014|format=Video upload|date=14 March 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Film and television===
Finn has contributed solo music to various film and TV soundtracks including ''[[Rain (2001 film)|Rain]]'', ''[[Boston Legal]]'', ''[[Boston Public]]'', ''[[The Waiting Game (film)|The Waiting Game]]'', ''[[Antz]]'', and ''[[Sports Night]]''. In 2012, Finn recorded the song "[[Song of the Lonely Mountain]]", which was featured in the end credits of [[Peter Jackson]]'s film adaptation ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''.<ref name="Rolling Stone November 2012"/>

Finn had a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] acting role on the BBC Radio series ''[[The BBC Radio Series: Flight of the Conchords|Flight of the Conchords]]''.

In 2023, Finn provided a voice cameo for the Australian children's TV series ''[[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]]'' in the third season.