John Payne (singer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Payne (singer)

British singer

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1958

Place of Birth: Luton, England, United Kingdom

Profession: singer, musician, guitarist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Payne (born 29 September 1958) is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and bassist of Asia from 1992 to 2006, then from June 2007, with Asia featuring John Payne.
He also is now in Dukes of the Orient but continues to tour with The Rock Pack and also Asia Featuring John Payne. John Payne became the frontman of Asia in 1992 at the invitation of founder member Geoff Downes, replacing vocalist/bassist John Wetton.
During Payne's tenure, Asia released 8 studio albums, several live albums and toured internationally.
He is a founding and current member of modern progressive rock band GPS.
He is also a guitarist, composer, recording engineer and record producer.
Until recently, Payne was co-creator and part of the Las Vegas production Raiding the Rock Vault at the Las Vegas Hotel.