Greg Page (musician)#Solo discography

Page was born in Sydney, Australia. He grew up in Northmead, New South Wales, where he attended Baulkham Hills Primary School. Growing up, he had a low self-esteem. By the time he was 16, his hair started greying. He performed in several bands in secondary school.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amp.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/wiggly-road-to-recovery-20110716-1hivd.html|title=Wiggly road to recovery|date=16 April 2021|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416054923/https://www.amp.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/wiggly-road-to-recovery-20110716-1hivd.html|archive-date=16 April 2021|url-status=dead}}

Page was a member of the band Dead Giveaway.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-08-11-0608110222-story.html|title=Wiggles put the pop in bubble-gum kiddie rock|website=Chicago Tribune|date=11 August 2006}} He was a roadie for and sang with the Australian band the Cockroaches during the band's final years in the early 1990s. He befriended Cockroach member Anthony Field while on tour.

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After working as a roadie for the Cockroaches, on bandmate Anthony Field's recommendation, he enrolled in Macquarie University to study early childhood education.{{cite news|last=Eng|first=Dinah|date=23 January 2010|title=How The Wiggles became an empire|publisher=CNNMoney.com|url=https://money.cnn.com/2010/01/18/smallbusiness/wiggles_how_we_got_started/|url-status=dead|access-date=6 June 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206001204/http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/18/smallbusiness/wiggles_how_we_got_started/|archive-date=6 December 2012}}{{Harv|Field|2012|p=28}} While students, Page, Field, and guitarist Murray Cook, along with former Cockroaches member and keyboardist Jeff Fatt, combined their music backgrounds and teaching skills to form the Wiggles.{{cite web|last=Troedson|first=David|date=27 May 2002|title=Interview – Greg Page of The Wiggles|url=http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview_gregpage.shtml|access-date=8 August 2007|publisher=Elvis Australia}}

File:63423main wiggles wave.jpgField described Page as "the perfect straight man", with a "big friendly smile and easy stage manner" which made him engrossing for both children and adults. Also according to Field, Page "has an authoritative, though not overbearing, tone when he speaks to children and is a relaxed and clever emcee".{{Harv|Field|2012|p=46}} When performing with the Wiggles, Page wore a yellow shirt. Like the other Wiggles, Page had a shtick, which was doing magic tricks.

On 30 November 2006, the Wiggles announced that Page would leave the group due to poor health.{{cite web|date=30 November 2006|title=Greg Page leaves The Wiggles|url=http://www.thewiggles.com/us/mediacentre/news/31|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928025311/http://www.thewiggles.com/us/mediacentre/news/31|archive-date=28 September 2007|access-date=8 August 2007|work=The Wiggles Homepage|df=dmy-all}} Although Page was missing for virtually all of the late 2006 U.S. tour, audiences were informed of Page's absence at concerts moments before the curtain went up.

Shortly after leaving the Wiggles, Page joined the cast of the children's educational television program Butterscotch's Playground. Page helped develop the show with its creators.

In January 2012, and amidst a great deal of controversy, the Wiggles announced that Page had regained his health and was returning to his role as Yellow Wiggle, replacing Sam Moran, who had succeeded him. It was reported that he would return to touring with the group in March of that year.{{cite news|last=Washington|first=Stuart|author2=Erik Jensen|author-link2=Erik Jensen (writer)|author3=Glenda Kwek|date=21 January 2012|title=Yellow Sub: Greg Resurfaces|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/yellow-sub-greg-resurfaces-20120120-1qa53.html|access-date=22 January 2012}}{{cite news|last=Kwek|first=Glenda|date=19 January 2012|title=How 'Salaried' Sam Lost His Wiggle|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/how-salaried-sam-lost-his-wiggle-20120119-1q7wx.html|access-date=22 January 2012}} On 17 May 2012, it was announced that Page, along with Murray Cook and Jeff Fatt, would again be retiring from the Wiggles at the end of the year. He was to be replaced by Wiggles cast member Emma Watkins, the first female member of the Wiggles. Page eventually revealed that he was only asked to return to the group until August 2012, "to help transition from Sam Moran to a new Yellow Wiggle," but once Cook and Fatt decided to retire at the end of the year, they asked Page if he would extend his stay with the group until then so he would leave alongside them, to which he agreed.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2012/11/15/3633574.htm|work=702 ABC Sydney|title=Meet the new Wiggles!|date=21 November 2012|access-date=10 February 2017}}{{cite video|date=23 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2018|title=Greg Page Remembers...or Tries To! (Part 11)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B1UIkvO1mM|medium=Video|publisher=YouTube|time=18:13}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}} Page and the others expected to remain involved with the creative and production aspects of the group, though Page no longer would have a share in the company, having sold it in 2006 when he left.{{cite news|last=Quinn|first=Karl|title=Wiggle Room: The Brand Played On|work=The Age|date=19 May 2012|url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/wiggle-room-the-brand-played-on-20120519-1yxn1.html|access-date=19 May 2012}}

Beginning in 2016, Page has continued to reprise his role as Yellow Wiggle for reunion gigs, charity events and featured guest spots while occasionally filling in as an understudy performing at live shows alongside current members of the group.

In July 2020, six months after suffering cardiac arrest, he and the original Wiggles appeared in The Soul Movers music video "Circles Baby".{{Cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-soul-movers-live-original-wiggles-lineup-13187/|title=The Soul Movers Team up with Original Wiggles Lineup for Live Stream|date=25 June 2020}}{{Cite news|last=McClintock|first=Alex|date=26 February 2016|title=Jeff wakes up to a surprising lack of irony at the Wiggles' adults-only reunion show|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/27/jeff-wakes-up-to-a-surprising-lack-of-irony-at-the-wiggles-adults-only-reunion-show|access-date=7 August 2020}}{{Cite news|last=Mercuri|first=Monica|date=7 January 2020|title=The Original Wiggles To Reunite And Raise Money For Australia's Bushfires|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2020/01/07/the-original-wiggles-to-reunite-and-raise-money-for-australias-bushfires/#4594261a621a|access-date=7 August 2020}}

Page released his self-titled debut solo album in 1998. His second album, I Believe in Music, was released four years later, in 2002.

His 2005 solo album, Taking Care of Country, reflects Page's interest in Elvis Presley's music. It was recorded with the TCB Band, Elvis' back-up band. In spring 2003, Page performed in Las Vegas with the TCB Band. In 2002, Page sang backup with Australian Elvis impersonator Mick Gerace. His second album with the TCB Band, Let It Be Me, was released in 2012. Production of the album began in 2004, but it was interrupted due to Page's medical issues.{{cite web|title=Let It Be Me — Released July 2012|url=http://www.gregpage.com/let_it_be_me_2012/|access-date=2 August 2013|publisher=Greg Page.com}}

By late 2009, Page had recovered enough from his illness to begin touring with another country rock band, but with a more limited schedule than the Wiggles. He had also started his own foundation, the Greg Page Fund, to raise funds and educate the public about orthostatic intolerance.{{cite news|last=Maddox|first=Gary|date=12 September 2009|title=Wounded Wiggle starts to get his groove back|work=The Age|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/tv--radio/wounded-wiggle-starts-to-get-his-groove-back/2009/09/11/1252519637299.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|access-date=25 September 2009}}

In the following years, he has released more solo albums, including: Greg Page Live in Concert (2003), Throw Your Arms Around Me (2004) and Here Comes Christmas! (2015). Page joined the cast of the children's educational television program Butterscotch's Playground. Page helped develop the show with its creators.{{cite web|title=Butterscotch's Playground|url=http://butterscotchtv.com/|access-date=8 August 2013}}

In January 2025, Page announced that he would be playing Franklin D. Roosevelt in the musical Annie.{{cite web|title=The Wiggles' Greg Page to Join Cast of Australian Production of 'Annie'|url=https://au.variety.com/2025/music/news/the-wiggles-greg-page-to-join-cast-of-annie-19948/|date=29 January 2025|work=Variety Australia|access-date=29 January 2025}}

Page has been married twice. His first marriage ended during his retirement from the Wiggles; in 2009, he had remarried. He has four children.{{Cite news|last=Selinger-Morris|first=Samantha|date=17 July 2011|title=Wiggly road to recovery|work=Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/wiggly-road-to-recovery-20110716-1hivd.html|access-date=7 August 2020}}{{Cite news|last=Triggs|first=Charlotte|date=2 April 2012|title=Greg Page: Battling My Way Back to the Wiggles|work=People|url=https://people.com/archive/greg-page-battling-my-way-back-to-the-wiggles-vol-77-no-14/?amp=true|access-date=7 August 2020}}

Page amassed the fourth-largest collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia in the world,{{cite news|last=Braithwaite|first=Alyssa|date=7 January 2009|title=Collector finds wiggle room among kings of memorabilia|work=Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/collector-finds-wiggle-room-among-kings-of-memorabilia-20090107-7c0y.html|access-date=15 January 2009}} including clothing, marriage certificate, guitar, piano, Elvis's final Cadillac, and original TCB Band necklaces.{{cite web|title=My obsession – Greg Page|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/txt/s1594125.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016192602/http://abc.net.au/tv/collectors/txt/s1594125.htm|archive-date=16 October 2007|access-date=8 August 2007|publisher=Collectors}} In 2008, Page permanently loaned the collection, reportedly worth $1.5 million, to a new Elvis museum named "The King's Castle" in Parkes, New South Wales.{{cite news|last=Dunn|first=Emily|author2=Gary Maddox|date=31 December 2008|title=Elvis is alive ... in Parkes|work=Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/stay-in-touch/elvis-is-alive-133-in-parkes/2008/12/18/1229189795759.html|access-date=9 January 2009}}[https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=CMWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fnews%2Fqueensland%2Fhuge-elvis-presley-collection-to-be-displayed-on-gold-coast%2Fnews-story%2F0485532d274fa2eb04b6a9ef507eedc4&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-cold-control-noscore&V21spcbehaviour=append All shook up over massive Elvis stash]. The Courier Mail. {{subscription required}}[http://www.parkeschampionpost.com.au/news/local/news/general/the-kings-castlenow-located-here/1399786.aspx "The King's Castle Now Located Here"]. {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

Page had experienced health difficulties since December 2005, when he underwent a double hernia operation and withdrew from his group's U.S. tour in August 2006 after suffering repeated fainting spells, slurred speech, fatigue, and trembling.{{cite news|date=30 November 2006|title=The Wiggles' lead vocalist to stop performing|publisher=Today.com|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/wiggles-lead-vocalist-stop-performing-wbna15956876|access-date=8 August 2007}}{{cite news|date=17 June 2008|title=Yellow Wiggle Greg Page talks of his illness|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23874832-5012980,00.html|url-status=dead|access-date=12 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508093915/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0%2C23739%2C23874832-5012980%2C00.html|archive-date=8 May 2009}} Although Page was missing for virtually all of the Wiggles' late 2006 U.S. tour, audiences were informed of Page's absence at concerts moments before the curtain went up.{{cite news|last=Crooks|first=Michael|date=29 November 2006|title=Illness forces Greg Page out of the Wiggles|publisher=Who.com|url=http://www.who.com/who/scoop/article/0,19971,1564303,00.html|url-status=dead|access-date=8 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160108/http://www.who.com/who/scoop/article/0,19971,1564303,00.html|archive-date=30 September 2007}}

At first, Page was told that he had seven years to live, but he was diagnosed with a non-life-threatening form of dysautonomia, a difficult-to-diagnose chronic illness. Page experienced symptoms such as orthostatic intolerance, fatigue and loss of balance. Specialists believed that Page had mild episodes of the illness going back twelve years, and that his symptoms worsened after his hernias. It was decided that Page would retire from performing with the Wiggles to better manage his health. As part owner of the Wiggles, Page received a payout of about $20 million for his share in the business.

Page was succeeded by Sam Moran as a full member of the entertainment side of the group (although still an employee, rather than a partner, in its business side).

While in retirement, Page was a presenter on Sydney Weekender.{{Cite web|date=22 August 2014|title=The TV show where our stars began|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/the-stars-who-worked-on-sydney-weekender-now-celebrating-21-years/news-story/91b9189a74e2139083e28cbe56a138b7|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au}}

On 17 January 2020, Page suffered cardiac arrest at a Wiggles reunion show that was raising funds for bushfire relief efforts.{{cite news|date=18 January 2020|title=The Wiggles' Greg Page collapses after cardiac arrest during bushfire relief concert|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-17/the-wiggles-greg-page-collapses-bushfire-concert/11879006|access-date=18 January 2020}} He collapsed on stage and stopped breathing; off-duty nurse Grace Jones, who was in the audience, performed CPR with Wiggles drummer Steve Pace and band staff member Kimmy Antonelli; they used a defibrillator three times before Page was transported to the hospital.{{Cite web|title=CPR Training|url=https://www.australiawidefirstaid.com.au/nsw/sydney|access-date=2023-09-29|website=Australia Wide First Aid|language=en}} The cardiac arrest was caused by a blocked artery, which was treated, and Page has since made a full recovery.{{cite news|last1=Drevikovsky|first1=Janek|date=22 January 2020|title=Yellow Wiggle Greg Page released from hospital after cardiac arrest|work=Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/yellow-wiggle-greg-page-released-from-hospital-after-cardiac-arrest-20200122-p53tqy.html|access-date=23 January 2020}} He later posted a video explaining the situation and expressing his gratitude to those who saved him, including Jones, Pace, Antonelli, and Dr. Therese Wales, as well as other members of the Wiggles' crew.{{Cite news|date=18 January 2020|title=Greg Page thanks first responders after suffering a heart attack|work=Sky News|url=https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6124569713001|access-date=9 May 2020}}{{Cite news|date=7 February 2020|title=Retired Yellow Wiggle Greg Page 'eternally grateful' to those that saved his life, vows to learn CPR|work=PerthNow|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/australia/retired-yellow-wiggle-greg-page-eternally-grateful-to-those-that-saved-his-life-vows-to-learn-cpr-ng-b881456745z|access-date=19 July 2020}}

Page has since become an advocate for heart health and more widespread knowledge of CPR, founding a nonprofit initiative called "Heart of the Nation", which has the goal of increasing public awareness of defibrillator locations across Australia, as well as encouraging businesses to keep a defibrillator on-site.{{Cite web|title=Heart set on saving lives {{!}} RACQ|url=https://www.racq.com.au/TheRoadAhead/Articles/Heart-set-on-saving-lives|access-date=6 March 2021|website=www.racq.com.au}} He has also participated in several cardiac studies.[https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Gregory-J-Page-2233658138 Gregory J. Page's research while affiliated with Heart Foundation of Australia] researchgate.net

Page was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2010: "For service to the arts, particularly children's entertainment, and to the community as a benefactor and supporter of a range of charities".{{cite web|title=Greg Page AM|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1141811|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803041335/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1141811&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archive-date=3 August 2012|access-date=26 January 2010|publisher=Australian Government}}

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• {{cite book|ref={{harvid|Page|2011}}|last1=Page|first1=Greg|last2=Cadigan|first2=Neil|title=Now and then: the life-changing journey of the original Yellow Wiggle / Greg Page|publisher=HarperCollins|location=Sydney|year=2011}} {{ISBN|978-0732289263}} (paperback, 341pp.), {{ISBN|978-0730497295}} (e-book, 352pp.)

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• {{cite book|ref={{harvid|Field|2012}}|last1=Field|first1=Anthony|last2=Truman|first2=Greg|title=How I Got My Wiggle Back: A Memoir of Healing|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=Hoboken, New Jersey|year=2012|pages=272pp|no-pp=y|isbn=978-1-118-01933-7}}

• {{Official website|http://www.gregpage.com}}
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