Col Joye

Colin Frederick Jacobsen AM (born 13 April 1937), better known by his stage name Col Joye, is an Australian pioneer rock singer-songwriter, musician and entrepreneur with a career spanning almost sixty-five years, starting from the late 50s. Joye was the first Australian rock and roll singer to have a number one record Australia-wide, and experienced a string of chart successes in the early Australian rock and roll scene, performing with his then band the Joy Boys (formerly KJ Quintet).

Col Joye
AM
Birth nameColin Frederick Jacobsen
Born (1937-04-13) 13 April 1937
Sydney, Australia
GenresPop, rock and roll, country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • businessman
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active1959–present
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