Johanna Pigott

Johanna Pigott

Johanna Paton Pigott (born ca. 1955) is an Australian musician, singer/songwriter and screenwriter. Her best known hit songs are Dragon's "Rain" which peaked at #2 on the Australia singles charts in 1983 and John Farnham's "Age of Reason". "Rain" was co-written with partner Dragon's Todd Hunter and his brother Marc Hunter. When "Age of Reason" reached the top of the charts in July 1988, Pigott became the first Australian woman to have written a #1 hit. It was co-written with Todd Hunter.

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