Dave McArtney

McArtney was born in Oamaru on 5 April 1951. His family moved to Auckland and then Wellington in the early 1960s, as his father who was an accountant with ANZ Bank moved with his job. McArtney started studying law before forming Hello Sailor with Harry Lyon and Graham Brazier.{{cite journal |date=5 April 2014 |title=There's something about Dave McArtney |journal=Canvas |page=44 |publisher=APN }} He died in his home in Point Chevalier, Auckland, on 15 April 2013.

After Hello Sailor disbanded in 1980, McArtney formed the Pink Flamingos with Dragon keyboard player and songwriter Paul Hewson (not Bono) and a revolving line-up of players. McArtney was signed to PolyGram records and released their debut album Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos in 1981. Paul Hewson left the band, which then released the EP Remember The Alamo and extensively toured New Zealand. The band then relocated to Sydney and signed to Polygram Australia, releasing their second album We Never Close in 1982. Later that year the group disbanded, with McArtney moving to London. Returning to New Zealand in 1984, McArtney recorded the Pink Flamingos' third album, The Catch, released under CBS.{{cite web|title=Dave McArtney & the Pink Flamingos|url=http://musematic.wordpress.com/about|publisher=Dave McArtney & the Pink Flamingos|accessdate=16 April 2013}}

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• Twice nominated for the APRA Silver Scroll in 1981 and 1995.
• Five awards including Group of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Male Vocalist at the 1981 Recording Industry Awards for the album Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos.
• In the 1984 New Zealand Music Awards he won best producer for the Narcs single "You Took Me Heart and Soul".

The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.

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• Dix, John, Stranded in Paradise, Penguin, 2005; {{ISBN|978-0-14-301953-4}}
• Eggleton, David, Ready To Fly, Craig Potton, 2003; {{ISBN|978-1-877333-06-4}}
• Martin, Helen and Edwards, Sam, New Zealand Film 1912–1996, Oxford, 1997; {{ISBN|978-0-19-558336-6}}
• Spittle, Gordon, Counting The Beat, GP Publications, 1997; {{ISBN|978-1-86956-213-7}}

• {{cite book|last1=McArtney|first1=Dave|title=Gutter black: A memoir|date=2014|publisher=HarperCollins|location=New Zealand|isbn=9781775540397}}

• [https://myspace.com/davemcartney Dave McArtney] on Myspace
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20061003063805/http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/article/pi_articleid/670 Dave McArtney: A Glance Back Through Personal Archives] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20061003025637/http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php NZ Musician]
• {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311012749/http://davemcartney.com/ |date=11 March 2009 |title=DaveMcArtney.com }}
• [http://musematic.wordpress.com Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos blog]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130420201714/http://www.nzonscreen.com/spotlight/dave-mcartney---rip Dave McArtney – RIP] at NZ On Screen
• {{IMDb name|2403792}}
• {{Discogs artist|428051-Dave-McArtney-The-Pink-Flamingos}}

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Category:1951 births

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Category:APRA Award winners

Category:New Zealand male songwriters

Category:People from Oamaru