Air Supply

Air Supply is a duo of pop musicians who had a succession of soft-rock ballad hits worldwide through the late 1970s and early 1980s. It consists of English guitarist and vocalist Graham Russell (b. 1 June 1950, Sherwood, Nottingham, England) and Australian lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock (b. 15 June 1949, Melbourne, Australia).

The duo met in May of 1975 while performing in the Australian production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical, "Jesus Christ Superstar". Later that year, the duo, along with Chrissie Hammond, formed Air Supply as a five-man group. Hammond left the band and was replaced by Jeremy Paul in time for the group's first Australian hit single, "Love and Other Bruises". It was followed by a self-titled debut album that reached gold in Australia. Singles during this period included "Empty Pages" and "Do What You Do". The group were invited to open for Rod Stewart during his tour of Australia; he was so impressed by their performance that he invited them to be the opening act during his tour of the United States. During this tour, Jeremy Paul left the band. He later played with the original lineup of the Divinyls, led by Chrissie Amphlett.

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