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[[File:Peter Hooton.jpg|thumb|right|Peter Hooton the lead singer of The Farm]]
'''Peter Hooton''' (born 2 December 1963) is the [[vocalist]] of Liverpool-based [[band (music)|group]] [[The Farm (band)|The Farm]].<ref name="farmsong">{{cite news|last=Barrett |first=Tony|title=Farm song to be FA Euro anthem|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2004/05/07/farm-song-to-be-fa-euro-anthem-100252-14219400/|accessdate=30 July 2010|newspaper=[[Liverpool Echo]]|date=7 May 2004}}</ref> He was also its sole founder member in 1983, overseeing its rise to prominence with two top 10 singles in 1990, its breakup in 1996 and reformation in 2004.
Hooton was born in [[Everton, Liverpool|Everton]] in September 1962, but moved to the new [[Cantril Farm]] estate as a child. In about 1980, he landed a job as a youth worker on the estate and it soon afterwards that this estate inspired the name for his band ''The Farm''.<ref name="starsline">{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Catherine|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2007/12/10/stars-line-up-for-number-one-100252-20230077/|title=Stars line up for number one|accessdate=30 July 2010|newspaper=[[Liverpool Echo]]|date=10 December 2007}}</ref>
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