Jamie Redfern (born 9 April 1957) is an English-born Australian television presenter and personality and pop singer.
According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, he "possessed a booming, mature voice which belied his tender age... [he] scored four Top 40 hit singles and sold more than $1.3 million worth of records.
"[1] His equal highest-charting singles were the double-A sided covers of "Rainbow on the River"/"We'll Meet Again" (November 1972), and "Venus" (August 1973), which each peaked at No.
"[6] His father, Sam, was his road manager and his brother, Derek, was a latter day Young Talent team member.
At the TV Week King of Pop Awards for 1971, he won the Outstanding Newcomer category, which was presented by visiting US entertainer, Liberace.
At the end of 1971, Redfern was named "Most Outstanding Newcomer" in the TV Week King of Pop Ceremony.
[1][3] He was described by Australian Women's Weekly's Dita Cobb as "a lovely contrast to the local product of his age.
"[3] At the TV Week King of Pop Awards for 1972 he won Most Popular Australian Album for When You Wish upon a Star.
[1][7] Redfern's third studio album, Hitch a Ride on a Smile (1974), provided the title track as its lead single in March, which reached the top 30.
[15][16] He was the director of the Australian Showbusiness Academy, which ran talent schools in Melbourne's western suburbs.
[15][17] Redfern told Dani Valent of The Sydney Morning Herald, "If I hadn't been a singer I would have been an Anglican minister.
"[17] He told Joel Dwyer of Star Weekly that his time in the US ended as "My contracts in Australia were about to run out.