Jonathan Charles Toogood (born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 9 August 1971) is the frontman (lead vocals and guitar) of the New Zealand rock band Shihad.[1] He formed the band in 1988 with fellow Wellingtonian Tom Larkin. Toogood and Larkin met as teenage fans of AC/DC and Metallica.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Charles Toogood |
| Born | (1971-08-09) 9 August 1971 (age 50) |
| Origin | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Genres | Alternative rock, hard rock, industrial rock, pop, worldbeat, acoustic rock |
| Labels | Wildside Records Warner Music Group Roadrunner Records |

In 2009 Toogood revealed he had been travelling around New Zealand to collaborate with other New Zealand artists for a project that is "extra-curricular" to Shihad's music. Confirmed collaborators included Tiki Taane, Ruban and Kody Neilson from the Mint Chicks, Julia Deans from Fur Patrol, Anika Moa, Shayne Carter of Dimmer/Straitjacket Fits fame and Ladi 6.[1] "The Adults" was released as a full-length album in New Zealand in June 2011. Toogood subsequently toured NZ and Australia under this banner, joined onstage by Deans and Carter.[3]
In 2020 Toogood was inducted into Massey University's College of Creative Arts' hall of fame.[4]
Toogood is not related to the broadcasting icon Selwyn Toogood, as his parents migrated from England to New Zealand in the 1950s.[5] Toogood was a keen cricket player in high school, and at one stage captained the Wellington secondary schools' representative cricket team.[6]
As of April 2005, Toogood was married to Ronise Paul, with whom he had a stepdaughter named Anaya.[7] Toogood married Dana Salih, who is a Sudanese Muslim, in Sudan in 2014.[8] Toogood had converted to Islam prior to the wedding.[9]
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1992 | Jon Toogood - Shihad | Most Promising Male | Nominated | [10] |
| 1994 | Jon Toogood - Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 1996 | Jon Toogood - Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| 1997 | Karl Kippenberger & Jon Toogood for Shihad | Album Cover of the Year | Nominated | |
| Jon Toogood - Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Jon Toogood - Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| 2000 | Jon Toogood - Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| 2001 | Jon Toogood - Shihad | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Jon Toogood (as part of Shihad) | New Zealand Music Hall of Fame | inductee | [11] |
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