Born the 10 th of September 1976, in Port Kembla, Australia, John de Hosson is the second of five brothers and sisters. His childhood years were spent around the east coast of Australia thus giving him the love of Australian nature he now treasures. John d. started with the violin at the age of three and a half and gradually progressed through the Suzuki Violin Method, completing this at the age of thirteen. At the age of ten, John d. had started writing his own music, his writing career gathering speed after learning to play the acoustic guitar, aged 14.

In 1995 John d. visited Sweden, falling in love with his wife to be Linnéa. Under the next few years they enjoyed travelling around Sweden and Australia, finally settling in a small Swedish town in 1998. In May 2004, John d. released his debut album, “Home”. Taking two and a half years to complete, the album is much inspired by travel, love, freedom and a longing for his homeland, Australia. John’s second album “Jameson’s Pier” was released in December 2005 and has its focus on love and relationships. John d. and his wife have a son, Jack, born in February 2004. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.