Toby Rand Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Toby William Lloyd Rand (born December 21 1977, in Melbourne) is an Australian singer best known for his appearance on Rock Star: Supernova. On September 13th 2006, he lost out to Canadian performer Lukas Rossi for the right to front the supergroup Rock Star Supernova (originally known as simply "Supernova").

Early Life and Family

Rand's mother is from north Wales and is fluent in the Welsh language; his father is from England. Rand's mother has been playing and teaching music for most of her life. She is a very accomplished piano player and singer. His father was born in England and grew up in Portsmouth (located in southeast England); he is a renowned scientist by profession. His father's great claim to fame, amongst other things, is booking Cream featuring Eric Clapton to play at his university dance. Toby is the youngest of three brothers, and it was from his two brothers, Simon and Tim, who played in a well-known local band that Toby got the inspiration to play. They exposed him to all kinds of groups, singers, guitarists who would, and did, influence the young man to enter the passion and profession he so excels at today--music. Both his brothers still play music. A well-filtered blend of rock n' roll entered the house. Bands that Toby grew up listening to include U2, Jimi Hendrix, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Stone Temple Pilots, Faith No More, Paul Kelly, Rose Tattoo, Divinyls, INXS, Talking Heads and Midnight Oil.

Singing career

Rand quit his university studies to become lead singer for the Melbourne rock group Juke Kartel and has enjoyed some success in writing and performing songs that have been used on surf videos and promotional CDs. Rand's rock outfit has also opened for established acts like Nickelback and The Used, and gigs as big as the Taste of Chaos Tour. Rand's onstage antics became notorious around Melbourne's underground music scene, with a notable highlight including performing half a show whilst hidden behind the drumkit.

Juke Kartel are currently in Los Angeles to record an album with producer Mark Weinberg scheduled for a 2007 release. The single "Throw It Away," which was created with his band prior to the show and performed by Rand on the Rock Star: Supernova reality show, is scheduled for an October 17th release.

Hobbies and interests

His favorite bands also include: Jeff Buckley, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cog, Shihad, Jimmy Eat World, The Music, Led Zeppelin, Crowded House, Bodyjar, Audioslave, and Eskimo Joe.

Among his favorite hobbies are playing football (soccer), surfing and snowboarding. His favorite books are Scar Tissue, The Dirt, and The Da Vinci Code.

Trivia

• He is ambidextrous
• Shares the same birthday with fellow Rock Star: Supernova contestant, Lukas Rossi, who is one year Rand's senior.

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