John Rowles

John Rowles
Birth name	John Rowles
Also known as	John Edward Rowles
Born	March 26, 1947 (1947-03-26) (age 64) Whakatane, New Zealand
Origin	New Zealand
Genres	Pop
Years active	1966-present

John Edward Rowles OBE (born 26 March 1947, Whakatane, New Zealand) is a New Zealand singer. He was most popular in the 1970s and early 1980s, and most famous for his song Cheryl Moana Marie, which he had written about his kid sister back home in New Zealand.

Rowles is part Māori. His father, Eddie Hohapata Rowles, played for the 1938 Māori All Blacks. His mother was Pākehā. He was brought up in Kawerau, in the North Island of New Zealand. Rowles' birth name was simply John Rowles; he added the middle name "Edward" after his brother of that name died at a young age.^[1]

Rowles is best known in New Zealand and Australia, though he has also performed in the United States, particularly Las Vegas, Nevada and Hawaii, where he was managed by Kimo Wilder McVay. In the United Kingdom he was most known for the hit "If I Only Had Time", which reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in spring 1968, and stayed in the chart for eighteen weeks.^[2] The French singer, Michel Fugain, had a hit in 1967 with the same song, under the title of "Je n'aurai pas le temps".

Rowles had another Top 20 hit in the UK with "Hush... Not a Word to Mary", also in 1968.^[2]

In early 2009 Rowles was selected to appear in Dancing with the Stars for 2009. He was partnered with Krystal Stewart. Under doctors orders he had to retire from the competition but has since recovered.

He owns a chain of small islands off of the coast of New Guinea.

References

1. ^ Interview with Jim Mora on Eight months to Mars programme, Radio New Zealand National, 1pm NZT, Monday, 16 May 2011
2. ^ ^{a b} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 472. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

External links

• New Zealand Music of the '60s and '70s
• A New Zealand Herald article on Rowles: October 2006
• Official site
• Promoter of John Rowles concerts worldwide

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Name	Rowles, John
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Date of birth	26 March 1947
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