Country music singer John Grenell (formerly Hore) has died.
. . . Grenell, who was born in Ranfurly, had a number one hit single in the 1990s with the Jim Reeves song, Welcome To Our World.
The song was heavily featured nationally in a Toyota vehicle TV advertising campaign.
He also had a big hit with the song I’ve been everywhere which was adapted to feature many place names in Aotearoa.
He performed in several countries and won multiple country music awards. . .