British singer Joe Longthorne spent the latter part of his first decade in talent shows, the experience of which would lead to later success on the television program Junior Showtime in 1970-1971. By the early '80s, Longthorne was making a number of appearances on television, including his own specials and his own series. He released numerous records and videos during the following decades, including 1994's Live in Concert, which hit number one, but the momentum that Longthorne had built up was broken in 2005 when he needed a bone marrow transplant to deal with an ongoing battle against leukemia. In 2007, Longthorne was back on the road and working on a new record. ~ Chris True