- With the band The Canadian Strangers he arrived in the UK in October,1966. They played in clubs including the Cavern in Liverpool and a concert at the London's Saville Theatre, owned by Beatles manager Brian Epstein. However, some of the group became homesick and the group disbanded. Eventually Bobby decided to pursue a solo career.
- In 1974 he was chosen as the new host of 'Blind Date'.
- Bobby's records received critical acclaim but not quite making the charts, although he sang the main theme to the Raquel Welch movie of 'Hannie Caulder'.
- He was member of several bands: The Wayward Trio - Bobby Faulds and the Strangers - The Canadian Strangers.
- Bobby Hanna and his parents moved to the Prairies, Canada before settling in Victoria, British Columbia.
- Bobby met so many famous names around Swinging London during the 60s and early 70s, including a worrying encounter with a couple of nightclub guests who turned up to see one of his shows. The two 'gentlemen' caused a stir when entering the club with everybody fussing around them and one of them seemed to 'take a shine' to the good looking young singer who was invited to sit at their table. Bobby soon made his excuses and left in a hurry saying that he 'had a late night spot' at another West End club. The 'gentleman' was none other than Ronnie Kray along with brother Reg who were trying to muscle in on the Soho club scene but without success - they were soon arrested for murder, extortion and many more rackets as London's most notorious gang leaders. Ronnie Kray's sexual preferences were very well known at the time and explains Bobby's speedy exit- stage left and straight home.
- He made some 14 singles as well as being selected to record his very own LP on the Decca label as part of a series "The World Of...".
- He won the Spanish Song Festival with 'Written In The Wind', which reached no. 2 in the European charts, as well as appearing with his pal Tony Christie at the Knokke Festival in Belgium.
- Bobby Faulds became a Decca recording artist as Bobby Hanna in 1967.
- Bobby Hanna was born in Scotland, then raised in Canada , before moving to the London scene and was appearing at many of the West End's top nightspots including the Astor Club, Churchills, The Latin Quarter as well as a residency at the world famous Talk Of The Town (later Peter Stringfellow's Hippodrome etc) Many of the top international stars appeared at the 'Talk'.
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