Juno Roxas (born 4 May 1967) is an Australian musician and actor.
Life and career
Roxas was one of the founding members of
glam metal
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band,
Roxus (1987–1993). The group released an album in 1991, titled ''
Nightstreet'' which reached number 5 on the
ARIA charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA beca ...
.
In 1989, Roxas starred in the Australian
AFI award nominated
feature film, ''
Mull'' and recorded versions of "
The Wanderer", "
Jingle Bell Rock" and "All Right Now" for the film's soundtrack.
Roxas launched his solo career in 1993 on the
Melodian label with the single "Almost Summer" and album, ''Far From Here'' 1994.
In 1998 Roxas appeared on the Mushroom Records 25th anniversary album, ''
Mushroom 25 Live: The Concert of the Century'', and played the accompanying concert performing "Where Are You Now?".
In 2006 Roxas performed with the
Pat Cash
Patrick Hart Cash (born 27 May 1965) is an Australian former professional tennis player and coach. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 4 in May 1988 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 6 in August 1988. Upo ...
All Star Band at the
Australian Tennis Open.
Discography
Albums
* ''Far From Here'' –
Melodian (C31196) (1994)
References
External links
*
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1967 births
Living people
Australian male film actors
Australian musicians
Australian record producers