Born 18 August 1960, Vinny Pop, real name, Vincent Ruello, commenced his artistic career as a child actor and performer at age 7. Forming his first band at age 14, many school concerts followed.
'' I loved The Beatles as a child and still do.'' Now managed by Sam Leach the first major promoter of The Beatles. At age 26, he had his first ''hit'' with the song Halleys Comet in 1986.'' Channel 10 in Sydney aired Halleys Comet at the time, and even created the film clip using space footage from the NASA space ship Giotto which was following the comet.
His then-band was called Drops Of Light and he wrote the song. The second independent release was a song called “Never Knew The Way,” which was released worldwide in video discos and a dance track in 1988. This song was a hit prediction on Video Hits 1989. His then-manager was Allan Kissick who was involved with the Australian bands The Easybeats and ACDC. Vincent went solo in 1991 after a moment of ''epiphany,'' and decided to dedicate his musical talents to help his community and the world.
In 1993, Vinny approached the Australian Government to be given the opportunity to assist in the prisoner rehab in jails. Vincent produced and auditioned inmates for the charity album called the ''Hope Album.'' In late 1993, it was signed to Warner Chappel Music, an affiliate of Warner Bros Music. Extensive media coverage followed and programs were set up around Australia. They are used to this day allowing inmates to release pain utilizing the recordings of their words and music.
Vincent has now dedicated his life to the fight against whale slaughter, working with Maris from Save The Whales.org from the USA.
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