Early Life
Somers, who has an Irish Catholic heritage, was educated at Christian Brothers College, St. Kilda. As a child he helped with efforts to locate missing prime minister Harold Holt. A drummer, he joined a group playing music in the style of Herb Alpert which began under the name "Pasquale and his Mexican Rhythm." Under the name "Somerset", the group appeared on GTV-9's talent quest programme New Faces, winning their way to the finals, only to be beaten by John Williamson.
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