Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer from Malvern, Australia, best known for moving from television into pop music in the late 1980s. He plays Scott Robinson in the soap opera Neighbours before leaving the series to pursue a recording career.

Pop career

Donovan signs to Stock Aitken Waterman’s PWL label and records two albums there, Ten Good Reasons and Between The Lines. His best-known singles from this period include Nothing Can Divide Us, Too Many Broken Hearts and Sealed With A Kiss. He is associated with pop and, more broadly in his recording career, the 1980s and eurodance-era pop sound.

Stage work and later recordings

After leaving PWL in 1991, Donovan appears in a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph & His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. His version of Any Dream Will Do reaches number one in the UK. He later signs to Polydor Records and records All Around The World, his third album, in 1993. That album is preceded by a UK tour and the singles Mission Of Love and As Time Goes By, with the title track also issued as a single in 1993.

Public profile

Donovan remains a high-profile entertainer in film and television as well as music. He is partnered with Angela Malloch, and they have two children.

Career note

His post-Neighbours career includes a period of strong public attention, followed by a rapid decline in pop-chart momentum after his West End success. He also faces public controversy after suing a UK magazine for libel over an allegation about his sexuality.