Ross Andrew Wilson, born on November 18, 1947, in Melbourne, Australia, is a singer-songwriter and musician. Growing up in Hampton, Wilson's early musical influences included his father's jazz performances and his mother's classical piano playing. He began his musical career in 1964 by forming the band The Pink Finks with Ross Hannaford. Their first single, "Louie Louie", was released in 1965.bWilson's breakthrough came with the formation of Daddy Cool in 1970, which included Hannaford and other notable musicians. The band gained significant popularity with their hit single "Eagle Rock" and the album Daddy Who? Daddy Cool, both reaching Number 1 in Australia in mid-1971. Wilson also produced successful albums for Skyhooks, including Living in the Seventies (1974), which became the biggest-selling Australian LP at the time. In 1976, he scored and performed on the soundtrack for Chris Löfvén's film Oz, featuring the song "Livin' in the Land of Oz". Wilson continued his solo career with albums such as Dark Side of the Man (1989) and I Come in Peace (2010). He was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame individually in 1989 and again as a member of Daddy Cool in 2006.
