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Col Joye Biography

Col Joye is an Australian rock musician. He 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.

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10 Quick Facts About Col Joye

• Name: Colin Frederick Jacobsen
• Age: 87 Years old
• Birthday: April 13
• Zodiac Sign: Aries
• Height: 6 feet or 1.83 m
• Nationality: Australian
• Occupation: Rock Musician
• Marital Status: Married
• Salary: Under Review
• Net worth: $1 million – $5 million

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 Col Joye Age

Joye is 87 years old, he was born on Apr 13, 1937, in Sydney, Australia. He celebrates his birthday on Apr 13 every year and his birth sign is Aries.

Col Joye Height

Joye stands at a height of 6 feet or 1.83 m.

Col Joye Weight

Joye has a moderate weight. He has brown eyes and grey-white hair color.

Early Life and Education

Joye was born on Apr 13, 1937, in Sydney, Australia. He studied at Temple High School.

Col Joye Family, Parents

Joye was born to his parents George (father) and Minnie Jacobsen (mother).

Col Joye Siblings

Joye has two brothers Kevin and Keith and a sister called Carol Joye. Kevin and Keith worked alongside Col and were members of the KJ Quintet and Joy Boys band, while his sister Carol manages Sandy Scott.

Col Joye Wife

Joye is married to Dalys Dawson. In the year 1970 in a joint wedding ceremony with his sister Carol Jacobsen and Sandy Scott in Fiji. The wedding was quite a private ceremony and only had six people present. The couple has two fully grown children, Amber Jacobsen and Clayton Jacobsen.

Col Joye Children

Joye and his wife Dalys Dawson have two grown children. Their children are Clayton Jacobsen and Amber Jacobsen.

Col Joye Love Child

In 2013, a 42-year Australian pilot, Malcolm Hansman claimed that he was a love child of Col Joye. Malcolm claims that his mother Ingrid was a long-term girlfriend of Col Joye.

“When I finally did one I asked my dad to not tell me the outcome, but that eventually came out: My dad who brought me up as his son was not my biological father. After everything he did for me, I wasn’t his. That destroyed him and devastated me.

“I approached my mother to find out who my biological father was and in August last year, she told me that it was Col Joye,” he claimed. Since then, the Australian artist has allegedly turned down requests to have a DNA test and has not contacted Malcolm.

“I’m disappointed that he hasn’t tried to contact me in any way,” he said. “I don’t know anything about his medical history. It would also be nice to get to know him.”

Col Joye’s Net Worth

Col Joye net worth is estimated at 10 million dollars. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as a Rock Musician. Through his various sources of income, Joye has accumulated good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Facts: Everything You Need to Know About Col Joye

Here are some interesting facts you don’t want to miss about Joye.

Col Joye Bio

• Full Names: Colin Frederick Jacobsen
• Popular As: Joye
• Gender: Male.
• Occupation / Profession: Rock musician
• Nationality: Australian
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Not Known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 87 Years old
• Zodiac Sign: Aries
• Date of Birth: April 13, 1937
• Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia
• Birthday: April 13

Body Measurements

• Height / How Tall?: 6 feet or 1.83 m
• Weight: Moderate
• Eye Color: Brown
• Hair Color: Grey White
• Shoe Size: Not Available

Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): George
• Mother: Minnie Jacobsen
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Kevin and Keith(brothers) and Carol Joye (sister)
• Marital Status: Married
• Husband/Spouse: Married to Dalys Dawson
•  Children-Triplets: Clayton Jacobsen and Amber Jacobsen

Networth and Salary

• Net Worth: $1 million – $5 million (Approx).
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: Rock Musician

Rock Music

Joye grew up in quite a financially struggling family, which forced him and his brothers to work to make ends meet. His first job was jewelry salesman back in 1951 after he left school.

Six years later, Col and his brothers started playing rock and roll dances in movie theatres in Sydney, Australia. With time, more people joined the Jacobsens, and eventually, they formed the KJ Quintet band.

Joy Boys

KJ Quintet band secured regular gigs at a hotel in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney which prompted Entrepreneur Bill McColl to offer KJ Quintet a spot on his ‘Jazzorama’ concert in Oct 1957. The band changed their name to Col Joye and the Joy Boys.

Accident

Joye continued to record and perform until suffering a debilitating accident in the early 1990s. Now the director of Jacobsen Entertainment Ltd, he has recently donated over 1200 items to the National Film and Sound Archive and maintains a strong public presence.

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