After moving several times between Brisbane and Sydney, Gibb returned to the United Kingdom in January 1967 as his three older brothers began to gain international fame as the Bee Gees.

"[6] Producer and film director Tom Kennedy described Gibb's personality in his childhood: Andy was always around—he was this cheeky little lad, Hugh and Barbara doted on him, so he would have a limo to go around London with his pals and twenty quid to go to the cinema.

The first was a demo called "To a Girl", with his brother Maurice playing organ, which he later performed on his television debut in Australia on The Ernie Sigley Show.

Zenta supported international artists Sweet and the Bay City Rollers on the Sydney leg of their Australian tours.

"Can't Stop Dancing" (a Ray Stevens song which was later a US hit for duo Captain and Tennille in May 1977) was pushed for release, but ultimately did not, although Gibb did perform it on television at least once on the revitalised Bandstand show hosted by Daryl Somers.

[7] When Gibb had got the call from his brother Barry in June 1976 that he and Col Joye's company ATA had proceeded with the new single ("Words and Music"), Gibb prepared to go to Florida later that year and had his last recording session before moving to the US, including "In the End", "Flowing Rivers", "Come Home for the Winter" and "Let It Be Me" which were later re-recorded in Criteria Studios.

[12] Gibb at that time lived in Seven Hills, an outer Sydney suburb where he married his girlfriend Kim Reeder at the Wayside Chapel on 11 July 1976.

[2] Robert Stigwood, who at the time was the Bee Gees' manager, signed Gibb to his label, RSO Records in early 1976, after he heard some of his demo tapes.

Gibb soon moved to Miami Beach, to begin working on songs with his brother Barry and co-producers Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson.

In late 1976 in Miami, Gibb, with his brother Barry producing and recording in Criteria Studios, set about making his first album Flowing Rivers.

A lot of people say my album, Flowing Rivers, sounds like the Bee Gees, but if I sang or wrote any differently than I do now, it wouldn't be me at all.

1 single "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" (also co-written by Gibb and his brother Barry) to support it, quickly became a multi-million selling album.

That single broke in early 1978 during the time that the Bee Gees' contributions to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack were dominating the world charts.

In the United States it replaced "Stayin' Alive" at the top of the Hot 100 on the day before Gibb's 20th birthday, only to be surpassed by "Night Fever" at No.

Both of the singles from Flowing Rivers were certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales exceeding 500,000 units.

In 1979, Gibb performed along with the Bee Gees, ABBA and Olivia Newton-John (duet with "Rest Your Love on Me") at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly, which was broadcast worldwide.

A second single, "I Can't Help It", a duet with family friend and fellow British and Australian expat Olivia Newton-John, reached the Top 20 (No.

15 in January 1981) and "Me (Without You)" (Gibb's last Top 40 chart entry) shipped as singles, before RSO founder Robert Stigwood let him go due to his cocaine addiction and behavioural problems.

"After Dark" and "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" were non-single songs added to the album, the latter of which was a duet with P. P. Arnold, who had previously worked with Barry Gibb, including singing uncredited backups on "Bury Me Down by the River" from Cucumber Castle.

[2] He also performed in Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance in Los Angeles and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Broadway.

"[2] An unnamed co-star in Joseph was quoted as saying, "I hear he spent most of his time in his hotel room in front of the TV.

"[22] Commenting after Gibb's death, Solid Gold producer Brad Lachman stated, "...[Andy] was a very charming, vulnerable and charismatic performer.

After this, Gibb began dating actress Kari Michaelsen of the NBC television sitcom Gimme a Break!

His family convinced him to seek treatment for his drug addiction, which included a stay at the Betty Ford Center in 1985.

Following an extensive tour of East Asia, he regularly performed shows in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe.

Another track, "Arrow Through the Heart", was the final song Gibb would record and was featured on an episode of VH1's series, Behind the Music and released on the Bee Gees' Mythology 4-disc box set in November 2010.

Gibb missed meetings with the record company and blamed himself for his trouble writing songs; the deal was never signed.

[28] By late January to early February in 1988, Gibb had seemingly beaten his drug addiction, regained his health, and was ready to begin recording a new album; however, he still suffered depression over his break-up with Victoria Principal.

Shortly afterward, Gibb slumped into unconsciousness and died as a result of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle most likely caused by a virus.

[29] Gibb's body was flown to the United States, where he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.