Tony Cole was a school teacher when he performed on TV pop music show,
Bandstand, in 1964. In the following year he appeared on a briefly existing show,
Boomeride, it was "a musical variety show that showcased young Australian talent". It gained interest in the United States, where
Billboards reviewer chose it for their "Radio Action and Pick Singles" section but it did not chart. It was performed by
the New Seekers for the
Eurovision Song Contest 1972, and they finished second. When issued as a single in March 1972, it peaked at No. 1 in
Norway, No. 2 in
United Kingdom, and No. 5 in
Germany He had a minor Australian hit with his solo single, "The Hook" (1973). Ahead of the film's Australian release, in June 1974, ''
The Australian Women's Weekly''s reviewer observed, "[it] has lots of good [Cole] music (including the title song), but done in a different way and with no choreographed numbers." In 1976 his track, "The King Is Dead", was adapted into French as the single, "Gabrielle", for
Johnny Hallyday, which reached No. 1. It peaked at No. 20 in
Belgium. It returned to the
French singles chart in December 2017, where it reached No. 13. == Discography ==