Jon Toogood
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Toogood in Auckland, October 2015
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| Birth name | Jonathan Charles Toogood |
| Born | 9 August 1971 |
| Origin |  Wellington, New Zealand |
| Genres | Rock Industrial rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Labels | Wildside Records Warner Music Group Roadrunner Records |
| Associated acts | Shihad The Adults |
Jonathan Charles Toogood (born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 9 August 1971) is the frontman (lead vocals and guitar) of the New Zealand rock band Shihad.[1] He formed the band in 1988 with fellow Wellingtonian Tom Larkin. Toogood and Larkin met as teenage fans of AC/DC and Metallica.[2]
Solo Work
In 2009 Toogood revealed he has been travelling around New Zealand to collaborate with other New Zealand artists for a project that is "extra-curricular" to Shihad's music. Confirmed collaborators include Tiki Taane, Ruban and Kody Neilson from the Mint Chicks, Julia Deans from Fur Patrol, Anika Moa, Shayne Carter of Dimmer/Straitjacket Fits fame and Ladi 6.[1] "The Adults" was released as a full-length album in New Zealand in June 2011. Toogood subsequently toured NZ and Australia under this banner, joined onstage by Deans and Carter.[3]
Personal life
Toogood is not related to the broadcasting icon Selwyn Toogood, as his parents migrated from England to New Zealand in the 1950s.[4]
Toogood is married to Dana Salih Toogood.[5] Toogood was previously married to Ronise Paul. He has a stepdaughter named Anaya.[6]
Toogood was a keen cricket player in high school, and at one stage captained the Wellington secondary schools' representative cricket team.[7]
References
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- ↑ NZ Musician Feature: Shihad - It's A Beautiful Thing
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