Dave Mills (singer)
Dave Mills | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 1935 England |
| Died | 14 May 2014 (aged 78) Perth, Australia |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Dave Mills (20 August 1935 – 14 May 2014) was an English-Australian singer. Mills was born in Bedlington, England and moved to Australia in 1961. He soon relocated to South Africa for six years where he started getting chart success. He move back to Australia in early 1972.
He had an international hit with "Love is a Beautiful Song". which went gold in Australia. Other charting singles in South Africa include "Theresa", "All The Tears In The World", "Home", "I Can't Go Home To Mary", "Tomorrow is Over" and "Mexico". All these songs were written by Terry Dempsey who won the SARI for best song for "Home".
In 1970 he won the SARI awards for best male singer and Country and Western singer. By 1973 he had moved to Australia. Mills died on 14 May 2014, at the age of 78.