Dave Gleeson - Wikipedia Dave Gleeson Dave Gleeson Dave Gleeson at Australian Commercial Radio Awards, in October 2012 Background information Birth name David Sean Gleeson 1968 ( age 49 -- 50 ) Origin Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Genres Hard rock Occupation ( s ) Singer - songwriter Instruments Vocals Years active 1985 -- present Associated acts The Angels with Dave Gleeson, Aspect, The Screaming Jets, David Sean `` Gleeso '' Gleeson ( born June 3 1968 ) is the lead singer of Australian hard rock group The Screaming Jets, which formed in Newcastle. Biography David Sean Gleeson, was born in 1968 and grew up in Newcastle. He made his stage debut in 1978, with his school choir at the Abermain Eisteddfod. At 11 years old he won $10 in a talent contest at Cardiff Worker 's Club singing `` Monster 's Holiday '' with a friend who was nude. Gleeson formed his first rock band, Aspect, in 1985, with school pal, Grant Walmsley. In January 1989 Gleeson on lead vocals and Walmsley on guitar, were joined by Brad Heaney on drums, Richard Lara on guitar and Paul Woseen on bass guitar, to form The Screaming Jets as a hard rock band in Newcastle. Within twelve months they had performed more than 280 live shows, they established a reputation for being one of the best young live bands in Australia, winning the praises and support slots of The Angels, The Choirboys and The Radiators. By late 1989, The Screaming Jets had won youth radio station Triple J 's National Band Competition. They signed a recording deal with the leading independent label rooArt. The Screaming Jets moved from their hometown Newcastle to Sydney 's notorious Kings Cross district in early 1990, and recorded their debut album All For One in mostly midnight to dawn sessions at a local studio, after playing live shows seven nights a week. In 2006, Gleeson appeared as the vocal coach for actress Kate Fischer in the televised celebrity singing competition It Takes Two. He returned to the show in 2007 and partnered with TV presenter, Julia Zemiro. In early 2011 Gleeson was offered a radio show with the Triple M network. By mid-year he was hosting two shows, Access All Areas and Rock of Ages, interviewing artists including Jimmy Barnes and Don McLean, and giving an inside view of the music industry. Late that year Gleeson recorded an album, Take It to the Streets ( 31 August 2012 ), with his childhood idols, The Angels, as their new lead singer, and they completed a national tour. In 2014, he recorded a second album with them, called Talk The Talk On 19 June 2016 at the Governor Hindmarsh - Adelaide, Dave Gleeson was inducted into The South Australian Music Hall Of Fame, alongside The Angels. References Jump up ^ `` ' Body Bag ' at APRA search engine ''. Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ). Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014. Note : User may have to click ' Search again ' and provide details at ' Enter a title : ' e.g Body Bag ; or at ' Performer : ' Screaming Jets Jump up ^ McFarlane, Ian ( 1999 ). `` Encyclopedia entry for ' The Screaming Jets ' ''. Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW : Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1 - 86508 - 072 - 1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2014. Jump up ^ Holmgren, Magnus. `` The Screaming Jets ''. Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database ( Magnus Holmgren ). Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2014. Jump up ^ Scott, Paul ( 1 July 2007 ). `` There 's no rush to fix the seam in Jets ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 May 2014. External links Access All Areas With Dave Gleeson The Screaming Jets - Official Web Site The Angels Rick Brewster John Brewster Dave Gleeson Nick Norton Sam Brewster Doc Neeson Peter Christopolous ( aka Charlie King ) Graham `` Buzz Throckman '' Bidstrup Chris Bailey Brent Eccles Jim Hilbun Bob Spencer James Morley Studio albums The Angels Face to Face No Exit Dark Room Night Attack Watch the Red Two Minute Warning Howling Beyond Salvation Red Back Fever Skin & Bone Take It to the Streets Talk the Talk Compilations The Angels ' Greatest The Angels ' Greatest Vol. II Their Finest Hour... and Then Some Evidence Greatest Hits 40 Years of Rock -- Vol 1 : 40 Greatest Studio Hits Live albums Live Line Live at the Basement Extended plays Out of the Blue Never So Live Singles `` Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again '' `` You 're a Lady Now '' `` Comin ' Down '' `` Take a Long Line '' `` After the Rain '' `` Shadow Boxer '' `` Out of the Blue '' `` No Secrets '' `` Poor Baby '' `` Face the Day '' `` Into the Heat '' `` Do n't Waste My Time '' `` We Gotta Get out of This Place '' `` Ca n't Take Any More '' `` Finger on the Trigger '' `` Let the Night Roll On '' `` Dogs Are Talking '' `` Back Street Pickup '' Related articles Discography The Screaming Jets Dave Gleeson Paul Woseen Jimi Hocking Scotty Kingman Mickl Sayers Brad Heaney Richard Lara Grant Walmsley Craig Rosevear Ismet Osmanovic Col Hatchman Studio albums All for One Tear of Thought The Screaming Jets World Gone Crazy Scam Do Ya Chrome Live albums Live Forever Rock On Extended plays The Scorching Adventures of the Screaming Jets Living in England Heart of the Matter Compilations Hits and Pieces The Essential Screaming Jets Singles `` C'mon '' `` Better '' `` Shivers '' `` Eve of Destruction '' DVDs Hits and Pieces Rock On Related articles Discography MusicBrainz : 0a22c532 - 6261 - 4506 - 9bf4 - 11e2ad8efff3 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dave_Gleeson&oldid=832884035 '' Categories : 1968 births People from Newcastle, New South Wales Australian rock singers Living people The Angels ( Australian band ) members Songs written by Dave Gleeson Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from May 2014 Use Australian English from May 2014 All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 March 2018, at 14 : 20. 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Question: who is the lead singer of the screaming jets
Answer: David Sean "Gleeso" Gleeson