J.D. Fortune

J.D. Fortune

Canadian J.D. Fortune was the 2005 winner of the reality series Rock Star: INXS and subsequently became the band's lead singer. He toured with INXS for four years, before, he claims, the band dropped him from the group, leaving him... [more]

Canadian J.D. Fortune was the 2005 winner of the reality series Rock Star: INXS and subsequently became the band's lead singer. He toured with INXS for four years, before, he claims, the band dropped him from the group, leaving him stranded in an Hong Kong airport. J.D. has publicly struggled with drug addiction, but claims to be clean. He's attempting to release his first solo album, "Death of a Motivational Speaker."

 
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Contestant J.D. performs during the 'Rock Star INXS' contest at CBS Television September 14, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Entertainment) J.D. Fortune , the most recent lead singer of INXS just learned a very important lesson. Before running to the media to complain about being kicked out of your band, it wouldn't hurt to double check with the group, just to make sure they actually want you gone. Just last week Fortune told Entertainment Tonight Canada that INXS had let him go over a year ago. They apparently left him stranded in a Hong Kong airport after a ... Read Full Story
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about J.d. Fortune. Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story
Written by cspelts on
Merry Christmas Everyone! One of my favorite musicians, JD Fortune, just posted an acoustic version of Silent Night that is simple and honest and really beautiful. It's the perfect thing to listen to on this Christmas Eve! The coming year should be fabulous for JD - he has a solo album coming out in early 2009 - and there are rumors that he may tour. I hope so! But I absolutely love that with all that going on, he made a simple recording with just him and a guitar and a favorite Christmas carol, and posted it today. Just very, very cool! I hope ... Read Full Story
Today marks what would have been INXS frontman Michael Hutchence’s 50th birthday. To pay tribute to the singer, who died in November 1997, his bandmates have released statements remembering his poetic gifts and personal achievements. Watch INXS in their prime with a 1991 performance of “Need You Tonight” from London’s Wembley Stadium, then read on [...]  
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Don't let this make you feel too much older than you probably already feel, but today would have been original INXS frontman Michael Hutchence's 50th birthday. The photogenic performer probably would have greeted the milestone gracefully based on his stylish ability both to define and buck '80s trends. Still, Hutchence's 1997 death remains one of the most stinging '80s music losses of all time, as a 15-years-plus career as a rock star seemed...  
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Today marks what would have been INXS frontman Michael Hutchence’s 50th birthday. To pay tribute to the singer, who died in November 1997, his bandmates have released statements remembering his poetic gifts and personal achievements. Watch INXS in their prime with a 1991 performance of “Need You Tonight” from London’s Wembley Stadium, then read on below as the three Farriss brothers, Kirk Pengilly and Gary [...]...  
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Marty Casey took second place behind J.D. Fortune in the first season of Rockstar:INXS and lost out on a chance to be the Australian band's new lead singer. But Casey and his Chicago band Lovehammers were immediately offered an opening slot on INXS' U.S. tour and garnered their own ...  
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