crowded house are an australian rock group. they formed in 1985 in melbourne, led by new zealand singer-songwriter neil finn. finn is the main songwriter and creative director of the band. he has led it through several changes. the band has people from a few different countries: from new zealand (neil and his brother, tim finn and eddie rayner), australia (paul hester, nick seymour, peter jones and craig hooper) and the united states (mark hart, and matt sherrod). crowded house are referred to as "the crowdies" by australian fans.