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“My facial disfigurement from the surgery means I can’t open my mouth wide enough for a strip of spaghetti, let alone to sing”: John Farnham on why his voice is now silenced

John Farnham.

It looks like it’s the end of the performing road for Australian singer John Farnham. Extensive surgery for oral cancer has left the 75-year-old unable to sing.

Back in 2022 Farnham was diagnosed with cancer and later went through a 12 hour operation to remove a tumour. During the complex procedure - which involved no fewer than 26 doctors – a portion of the singer’s jaw was removed and had to be reconstructed.

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