Tony Cole (musician)
Australian singer and songwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Branko Bernard Miler (died 2001),[citation needed] better known by his stage name Tony Cole, was an Australian singer and songwriter.
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Birth name | Branko Bernard Miler |
Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 2001 |
Labels | Pakktel |
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He made his recording debut backed by the Crestaires on the Pakktel label in 1965 with the single, "Boomerang Baby". He moved to the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. He co-wrote, "Beg, Steal or Borrow", which was performed by the New Seekers as the United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, where it finished second. He was a songwriter on Cliff Richard's film, Take Me High (1973).[1] One of his singles, "The King Is Dead" (1972), was adapted into French and released as "Gabrielle" (1976) by Johnny Hallyday where it reached No. 1.