Johanna Pigott

Johanna Pigott
Born
Johanna Paton Pigott

ca. 1955 (age 68–69)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other names"Alligator Bagg"
EducationPresbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney
University of Sydney
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, screenwriter
PartnerTodd Hunter

Johanna Paton Pigott[1] (born ca. 1955) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and screenwriter. Her best known hit songs are Dragon's "Rain" which peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in 1983,[2][3][4][5] and John Farnham's "Age of Reason".[6] "Rain" was co-written with her partner, Dragon's Todd Hunter, and his younger brother, Marc Hunter.[1] When "Age of Reason" reached the top of the charts in July 1988,[7] Pigott became the first Australian woman to have written a No. 1 hit.[8] It was co-written with Todd Hunter.[6]

Scripts by Pigott for TV include Sweet and Sour (created with Tim Gooding), Heartbreak High (for which she also co-wrote the theme music and other songs with Hunter) and Mortified (created by Angela Webber). Film scripts she has written include those for Broken English (co-written with Gregor Nicholas and James Salter) and Alex (featuring original music she co-wrote with Hunter, and for which she performed lead vocals on the soundtrack).

  1. ^ a b "ASCAP ACE – Search Result for "Rain"". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. ^ "The best of 1983". Oz Net Music Chart. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  4. ^ "Dragon Online". Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  5. ^ Sergent, Bruce. "Dragon". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  6. ^ a b ""Age of Reason" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  7. ^ "John Farnham – Age Of Reason". Australian charts portal. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  8. ^ "Long Way to the Top Timeline". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 28 September 2007.