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- William Richard Thorpe AM (29 March 1946 – 28 February 2007) was an English-born Australian singer-songwriter, and record producer. As lead singer of his band Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, he had success in the 1960s with "Blue Day", "Poison Ivy", "Over the Rainbow", "Sick and Tired", "Baby, Hold Me Close" and "Mashed Potato"; and in the 1970s with "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy". Featuring in concerts at Sunbury Pop Festivals and Myer Music Bowl in the early 1970s, the Aztecs also developed the pub rock scene and were one of the loudest groups in Australia. Thorpe also performed as a solo artist; he relocated to the United States from 1976 to 1996 where he released the space opera Children of the Sun, which peaked in the top 40 of the Billboard Pop Album chart in 1979. He worked with ex-Aztec Tony Barber to form a soft toy company in 1987 and co-wrote stories for The Puggle Tales and Tales from the Lost Forests. Thorpe also worked as a producer and composed music scores for TV series including War of the Worlds, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Columbo, Eight Is Enough and Hard Time on Planet Earth. Thorpe returned to Australia in 1996 and continued as a performer and producer, additionally he wrote two autobiographies, Sex and Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll (1996) and Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy) (1998). According to Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane, "Thorpie evolved from child star, beat pop sensation and cuddly pop crooner to finally emerge as the country's wildest and heaviest blues rocker [...] Thorpie was the unassailable monarch of Australian rock music". Thorpe was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 1991. He died of a heart attack in February 2007 and was posthumously appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in June for his contribution to music as a musician, songwriter and producer. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Billy Thorpe was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for his role as "Influential Artists". (en)
- William Richard Thorpe (né le 29 mars 1946 à Manchester, Grande-Bretagne et mort le 28 février 2007 à Sydney, Australie, d'une attaque cardiaque), était un rockeur australien. Il a émigré en Australie en 1955 à Melbourne. (fr)
- 빌리 소프(Billy Thorpe, AM, 본명은 윌리엄 리처드 소프(William Richard Thorpe), 초기 예명은 리틀 록 앨런(Little Rock Allen)·퍼픈 빌리(Puff'n Billy), 1946년 3월 29일 ~ 2007년 2월 28일)는 영국 잉글랜드 지방에서 출생한 오스트레일리아의 싱어송라이터 겸 기타 연주자 및 편곡가이며 음반 프로듀서 겸 소설가이다. (ko)
- William Richard "Billy" Thorpe (Manchester, 29 marzo 1946 – Sydney, 28 febbraio 2007) è stato un cantautore australiano. Leader del gruppo Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, attivo dal 1963 al 1967 e dal 1968 al 1973, è stato attivo anche come solista. Era attivo anche come produttore e compositore di colonne sonore televisive. (it)
- William Richard Thorpe, mais conhecido pelo nome artístico Billy Thorpe (Manchester, Inglaterra, 29 de Março de 1946 - Sydney, Austrália, 28 de Fevereiro de 2007) foi um músico inglês, naturalizado australiano. Teve grande sucesso na década de 1960 como um ídolo pop bem-apessoado e na década de 1970 como líder e cantor da banda rock . (pt)
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- William Richard Thorpe (né le 29 mars 1946 à Manchester, Grande-Bretagne et mort le 28 février 2007 à Sydney, Australie, d'une attaque cardiaque), était un rockeur australien. Il a émigré en Australie en 1955 à Melbourne. (fr)
- 빌리 소프(Billy Thorpe, AM, 본명은 윌리엄 리처드 소프(William Richard Thorpe), 초기 예명은 리틀 록 앨런(Little Rock Allen)·퍼픈 빌리(Puff'n Billy), 1946년 3월 29일 ~ 2007년 2월 28일)는 영국 잉글랜드 지방에서 출생한 오스트레일리아의 싱어송라이터 겸 기타 연주자 및 편곡가이며 음반 프로듀서 겸 소설가이다. (ko)
- William Richard "Billy" Thorpe (Manchester, 29 marzo 1946 – Sydney, 28 febbraio 2007) è stato un cantautore australiano. Leader del gruppo Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, attivo dal 1963 al 1967 e dal 1968 al 1973, è stato attivo anche come solista. Era attivo anche come produttore e compositore di colonne sonore televisive. (it)
- William Richard Thorpe, mais conhecido pelo nome artístico Billy Thorpe (Manchester, Inglaterra, 29 de Março de 1946 - Sydney, Austrália, 28 de Fevereiro de 2007) foi um músico inglês, naturalizado australiano. Teve grande sucesso na década de 1960 como um ídolo pop bem-apessoado e na década de 1970 como líder e cantor da banda rock . (pt)
- William Richard Thorpe AM (29 March 1946 – 28 February 2007) was an English-born Australian singer-songwriter, and record producer. As lead singer of his band Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, he had success in the 1960s with "Blue Day", "Poison Ivy", "Over the Rainbow", "Sick and Tired", "Baby, Hold Me Close" and "Mashed Potato"; and in the 1970s with "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy". Featuring in concerts at Sunbury Pop Festivals and Myer Music Bowl in the early 1970s, the Aztecs also developed the pub rock scene and were one of the loudest groups in Australia. (en)
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