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'''Tony Harnell''' (born on September 18, 1962 in San Diego, California, USA) is an American rock singer, best known for his work with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT.   
 
'''Tony Harnell''' (born on September 18, 1962 in San Diego, California, USA) is an American rock singer, best known for his work with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT.   
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==Video game music==
 
==Video game music==
* Composed "[[It Doesn't Matter (SA1)|It Doesn't Matter]]" for ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''.
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* Performed [[Sonic]]'s theme song "[[It Doesn't Matter (SA1)|It Doesn't Matter]]" for ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' as well as [[It Doesn't Matter (SA2)|another version]]" for [[Sonic Adventure 2|the sequel]].
* Performed "[[We Can]]" for ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]''.
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* Performed "[[Escape from the City]]" (for ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''), "[[We Can]]" (for ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'') and "Escape from the City - Blue Blur RMX" (for ''[[Sonic Generations]]'') with [[Ted Poley]].
  
 
== Awards and accolades ==
 
== Awards and accolades ==
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* ''Voted Best Live Act of the Year, in Europe, 2004''
 
* ''Voted Best Live Act of the Year, in Europe, 2004''
  
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Revision as of 16:47, 9 April 2013

Tony Harnell, TNT period.

Tony Harnell (born on September 18, 1962 in San Diego, California, USA) is an American rock singer, best known for his work with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT.

As a vocalist, songwriter and producer, Tony has lead a career as a recording and touring artist since the early 1980's. He has sold close to two million albums worldwide and is still active with both TNT and other projects.

Discography

TNT

  • Knights of the New Thunder (1985)
  • Tell No Tales (1987)
  • Intuition (1989)
  • Realised Fantasies (1992)
  • Three Nights in Tokyo (Live) (1992)
  • Firefly (1997)
  • Transistor (1999)
  • My Religion (2004)
  • All the Way to the Sun (2005)

WestWorld

  • WestWorld (1998)
  • Skin (2000)
  • Live in the Flesh (2001)
  • Cyberdreams (2002)

Misc

  • Morning Wood – Morning Wood (1994)
  • Starbreaker – Starbreaker (2005)
  • Brazen Abbot – My Resurrection (2005)

Video game music

Awards and accolades

Tony Harnell's singing career with TNT has been nothing less than inspired. He and the band have received numerous awards and have achieved many milestones:

  • 3 Silver album awards
  • 5 Gold album awards
  • 3 Platinum album awards
  • 4 sold out tours of the U.S
  • 3 sold out tours of Japan
  • 4 highly successful European tours
  • 6 'Top Requested' videos on MTV
  • The Norwegian Grammy Award for 'Rock Album of the Year', 1987
  • Voted Best Live Act of the Year, in Japan, 1989
  • Voted Best Live Act of the Year, in Europe, 2004