Editing Neil Finn (section)

===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]]