About

INTRODUCING BOBBY VALENTINE...

An evening with Bob Valentine will take you down a musical road you will want to travel more than once. Bob loves nothing better than a good party and many people will attest to the fact that a Bob Valentine gig is one hell of a party!

So whether it be a private function dance band, a floorshow, a night at the pub or a 20 piece orchestra, the name Bob Valentine should be at the top of your entertainment list.

Having fronted successful acts like The Lonely Boys and the Sweethearts, Bob Valentine is one of Melbourne's favourite performers. Being in constant demand on the corporate circuit, Bob has produced many formats to his performances.

With influences like Sinatra, Count Basie, The Beatles, Ray Charles, Elvis, Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder and Australasia's own Ricky May, the Word "Variety" is synonymous with the name Bob Valentine.

Bob has opened sold out shows for

Whitney Houston

Rod Stewart

Stevie Wonder (all 5 Crown performances)

Jerry Lewis (on two visits visits downunder - the 2nd at Mr. Lewis' request)

and many more

Events

Bob has performed at the AFL Grand Final, The Australian Open Tennis, The NBL Grand Final, The Melbourne & Caulfield Cups, The Vanuatu 'Melbourne Cup Ball, The Gala Ball for Passengers of the Queen Victoria's maiden round the World cruise

Private Parties

Bob has performed at the weddings of Hugh Jackman and Deborah Lee, Eddie & Carla McGuire, Steve & Jo Silvagni, Dermott & Toni Brereton.

Performances have also included the milestone birthdays of Kerry Packer, Jimmy Barnes, Sam Newman, Lee Freedman & Jill Farnham and Hugh Jackman's Mother in Law

Big Band

Bob is also in the enviable position of being one of Crown Casino’s preferred performers. He has appeared in the Palladium Ballroom & Crown Showroom on numerous occasions with his big band.

Bob was one of the invited entertainers (with his 20 piece orchestra) to perform at the Grand Opening Palladium Concert.

Bob’s band line ups boast Melbourne’s most prominent session and concert musicians and has featured guest vocalists including –

Lisa Edwards

Ross Wilson

Renee Geyer

Wendy Stapleton.

Television

Bob's television credits include Hey Hey it's Saturday, Good Morning Australia (Ch 10), In Melbourne Tonight, Denise Drysdale show, Steve Vizard's Tonight live, The Midday Show, Live and Kicking, Ernie and Denise and many others.

Corporate

Bob’s corporate clients include –

Holden Cars

Lloyd & Suzie Williams

Melbourne Football Club

Western Bulldogs, Richmond, Essendon, Swans & Brisbane Football Clubs

Melbourne Storm

Australian Tourist Commission

The Hayes Family

The Freedman Family

500 Club

Porsche Cars Australia

Amway

Australia Post

Variety Club

Ford

Shell

The Nine Network

The Seven Network

Grand Prix Corporation

Paul Dainty

Toyota

Castrol

Lillian Frank

Coca Cola

VRC, VATC & Trotting Control Board

Jeff & Felicity Kennett

S.I.D.S Foundation

Challenge Cancer Network

Starlight Foundation

Arthur Anderson Consulting

Tattersalls

BMW

BHP

Rothschild Bank

ANZ

to name but a few

There's No other Store Like David Jones

Through the 90's, Bob was known as the voice of “David Jones” TV and radio commercials. He was also chosen to record the theme song for “The Melbourne Storm” & perform it for their Premiership season. As a 'session singer' he has sung on a multitude of Jingles for every conceivable product & done vocals on many well-loved albums

The Singer/Songwriter

Bob is concentrating much more on his songwriting these days, having had a song published and used in a movie. He has a song submitted for the upcoming movie of the Tim Winton book 'Dirt Music" and is currently working on an album of Hawaiian flavoured songs as well as a Country CD.

International

Bob has made several few forays into the big world, doing corporate shows in Bali, Thailand, Vanuatu and Fiji whilst also performing two public performances in Beijing which left him with a following of Chinese jazz devotees & his recorded work is played on Beijing FM Radio.

A visit to Bahrain for a special Australia Day show was followed up with a tour of other UAR countries & led to a regular return for Oz day celebrations

More recently a show in Paris & a cruise of the Mediterranean where the local Monte Carlo police asked the band to finish at 3 am as "you have woken an entire Principality"

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