J. D. Fortune puts past behind him
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Peterborough Examiner - Found May. 4, 2009 On the eve of his debut performance as a solo artist after parting ways with Aussie rockers INXS, an emotional J. D. Fortune is looking to put the |
J.D. Fortune looks to future
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Metronews - Found May. 4, 2009 MONTREAL - On the eve of his debut performance as a solo artist after parting ways with Aussie rockers INXS, an emotional J.D. Fortune is looking to |
Suzie Mcneil
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Virgin Radio 95.3 Vancouver - Found Jun. 30, 2009 ... ultimately lost out to J.d. Fortune. However, Mcneil did made a guest appearance on the album Inxs subsequently recorded with Fortune, Switch... |
Fortune eyes the future
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Mississauga News - Found May. 6, 2009 J.D. Fortune, who was born in Mississauga, is promoting his solo album Death Of A Motivational Speaker. |
Racing: Purdon filly to defy 'silly season'
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New Zealand Herald - Found May. 8, 2009 Courage To Rule (race seven) and J D Fortune (race eight). |
Purdon filly to defy 'silly season'
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New Zealand Herald - Found May. 8, 2009 Courage To Rule (race seven) and J D Fortune (race eight). |
Smoke N Mirrors duly rewarded in Winter Cup
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Harnesslink - Found May. 10, 2009 The winner was a creditable third to top liners J D Fortune and Kiwi Ingenuity at Rangiora a week earlier and was runner up to Absolute Magic... |
Ex-INXS frontman looking to get on with solo career, put past behind ...
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Journal Pioneer - Found May. 2, 2009 ... the eve of his debut performance as a solo artist after parting ways with Aussie rockers INXS, an emotional J.D. Fortune is looking to put the... Ex-INXS frontman looking to get on with solo career, put past behind ... - Hamilton Spectator Ex-INXS frontman looking to get on with solo career, put past behind ... - Lethbridge Herald Ex-INXS frontman looking to get on with solo career, put past behind ... - Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal Ex-INXS frontman looking to get on with solo career, put past behind ... - Penticton Herald Explore All |
Ex-INXS frontman looking to get on with solo career, put past behind ...
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Amherst Daily News - Found May. 3, 2009 ... the eve of his debut performance as a solo artist after parting ways with Aussie rockers INXS, an emotional J.D. Fortune is looking to put the... |
Ex-INXS frontman looking to get on with solo career, put past behind ...
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AM980 CFPL - Found May. 2, 2009 MONTREAL - On the eve of his debut performance as a solo artist after parting ways with Aussie rockers INXS, an emotional J.D. Fortune is looking to |
J.D. Fortune Biography
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J.D. Fortune
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| J.D. Fortune | |
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| Birth name | Jason Dean Norman Bennison |
| Born | September 1, 1973 1 Mississauga, Ontario |
| Genre(s) | Rock, New Wave |
| Occupation(s) | Rockstar1 |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1999—present |
| Label(s) | Sony |
| Associated acts | INXS |
Jason Dean Bennison1 (born September 1, 19731), better known by his stage name J. D. Fortune is a Canadian rock singer, winner of the 2005 CBS reality television series Rock Star: INXS,1, was the lead singer of Australian rock band INXS from 2005-2009, and is known for his sultry good looks.2
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Biography
Bennison was born in Mississauga, Ontario,1 and raised in Salt Springs, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.1 J.D. grew up listening to his grandfather sing and started performing at a very young age.1 He attended Cawthra Park Secondary School and West Pictou Consolidated School but dropped out before graduating.1 Bennison is his estranged father’s name, and Fortune is his mother’s maiden name.1 He has a sister, Sarah-Jane, and a pug named "Presley" (after Elvis Presley).1
After several years in and out of the music world, he finally began to strike gold as an original musician.1 Fortune drew bigger and bigger audiences, ultimately performing at the Friendship Festival and at Toronto's Skydome in front of tens of thousands of people. He also worked as an entertainer and pop songwriter for an Ontario TV show.
He was living in his car, under a bridge,1 when he applied for and was offered a job on CBS's TV show, Rock Star: INXS. On September 20 2005, after an eleven week audition televised on CBS Rock Star : INXS, Fortune was told "You are right for our band INXS" by Tim Farriss of INXS.3
INXS, complete with Fortune, released their album 'Switch' in November 2005. Three singles from the album were released over the next twelve months including the track 'Pretty Vegas' which was co-written by Fortune and INXS's Andrew Farris, amongst others.
On Friday April 7, 2006, J.D. appeared on Australian radio station Triple M with fellow band member, Tim Farriss. Speaking to Triple M's morning show team, The Cage, J.D. and Tim spoke of how much acceptance they were receiving as the new INXS, especially in the United States and Canada. J.D. said that he had always dreamed of singing INXS songs in front of thousands of people where they all sing the words right back at him, but he never thought he'd see the day. J.D. sang acoustic versions of their hit single "Pretty Vegas" and "Mystify", an earlier INXS hit.
2009 -- JD Fortune is currently working on multiple new projects and launched an official website at www.jdfortune448.com.
Personal life
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "J.D. Fortune :: Rock Star INXS :: ROCKBANDLOUNGE.COM" (bio), ROCKBANDLOUNGE.COM, April 2007, webpage: RockBL-JDF.
- ^ http://www.rickey.org/?p=669#tpe-action-posted-6a00d8341c6f2053ef0115703fd992970c
- ^ http://www.cbs/primetime/rock_star/ep11/s?=b
7. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,496464,00.html
External links
- Official JD Fortune site ...Coming soon!
- Official JD Fortune myspace music page
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