John Farnham looks in great health as he celebrates 75th birthday

John Farnham appeared fit as a fiddle as he celebrated his 75th birthday on Monday. 

The Australian rock legend, who is now cancer free, appeared in an Instagram Stories post alongside his son Robert Farnham. 

The father and son sat outside, enjoying a low key celebration with Rob, his wife Melissa, and John’s wife Jill, to mark the milestone occasion. 

‘Birthday boy,’ Robert captioned the image, in which John seemed relaxed and happy and was looking very well indeed. 

John was last spotted in mid June as he attended the wedding of his oldest son, Robert, and new wife Melissa.

In the intimate photos, he appeared in good health and largely unchanged after his gruelling surgery back in August 2022.

A smiling John posed alongside groom Rob in images shared to Instagram on Sunday from the luxurious nuptials. 

John looked smart in a black suit paired with a bronze tie which matched his pocket square, while his son opted for a white tux with black accents. 

Prior to that, John was seen celebrating Christmas with his family, however his entire face was not clearly visible in the image. 

While recovering from oral cancer surgery, he cuddled up to his wife Jill as he sat down to a family meal in a photo shared to Instagram. 

He was surrounded by his sons Rob and James, 36, as well as relatives, who wore holiday themed bibs and Santa hats. 

In August 2023, Farnham revealed he’s cancer-free, 12 months after having mouth surgery in 2022. 

Farnham’s family had previously given updates on behalf of the Australian music legend, following the August 2022 procedure. 

Speaking on Sunrise, John’s son Robert said his father was ‘doing fantastic’ after a 12-hour surgery for throat cancer.

The That’s Freedom hitmaker was additionally hospitalised after he developed a chest infection following surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his mouth. 

Farnham is ‘unlikely’ to ever perform again after undergoing a marathon surgery to remove the tumour from his mouth.

The operation, carried out by 26 medical staff, also saw a major part of his jaw removed.

Farnham had only discovered he had the cancerous growth in his mouth after his wife Jill insisted on taking him to the doctor for a check up when he developed a persistent mouth ulcer.

In April, John reveled he is releasing his own candid memoir titled The Voice Inside, over a year after his surgery for mouth cancer.

It will recall the highs and lows of fame – when his stellar career stalled, record companies turned their backs and he faced financial ruin.

Farnham will also detail his shock mouth cancer diagnosis in 2022, just months after the death of his friend and manager Glenn Wheatley.

The memoir, published by Hachette Australia, is set to be released in November 2024. 

‘Having been asked many times, it finally felt like the right time to sit down and tell my story,’ Farnham said in a statement.

‘It is a very strange feeling looking back on my life, on the good and the bad, and now that I have started, it is all rushing back.

‘I hope the book engages and entertains, because that’s what so much of my life has been about.’

Stockwell added: ‘Working with John on his memoir has been like sitting down with an old friend, who also happens to be an absolute legend, to share stories that are both deeply personal and wildly entertaining.

‘His resilience and sense of humour shine through every recollection, making this project a genuine reflection of the man behind the music. It’s been a joy to help bring his tales to life, and I can’t wait for readers to get an unfettered glimpse of the man whose music is the soundtrack to so many of our lives.’ 

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