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<h2>Early Life and Family Background</h2>
<p>Dhani Harrison (born 1 August 1978) is an English multi-instrumentalist <a href="/biography/dhani-harrison">musician</a> and singer-songwriter. He is the only <a href="/biography/dhani-harrison">child</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison">George Harrison</a>, the legendary Beatle and solo artist, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Harrison">Olivia Harrison</a>. Dhani made his professional debut by contributing to his father's final album, <em>Brainwashed</em>. After <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison">George Harrison</a>’s death in November 2001, the album was completed with the assistance of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Lynne">Jeff Lynne</a>. Dhani later formed his own band, thenewno2, in 2006.</p>

<h2>Name and Cultural Significance</h2>
<p>Harrison’s name is derived from the sixth and seventh notes in the Indian music scale: “dha” and “ni.” The name Dhani also reflects a raga in North Indian classical music. While rooted in Indian tradition, his name is typically pronounced in English as "Danny."</p>

<h2>Childhood and Musical Exposure</h2>
<p>Harrison grew up with his parents at Friar Park, an estate in Henley-on-Thames where his father had lived since 1970. His mother, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Harrison">Olivia Harrison</a>, is of Mexican descent. One of Dhani's earliest musical memories comes from the age of six, when he received a drumming lesson from his father's friend and Beatles bandmate, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr">Uncle</a>" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr">Ringo Starr</a>. Although previously enthusiastic about drumming, the loudness of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr">Starr</a>’s playing startled Dhani so much that he ran from the room and never returned to the instrument thereafter.</p>

<h2>Education</h2>
<p>Harrison initially attended Badgemore Primary School in Henley-on-Thames, followed by Dolphin School near Twyford, a Montessori-method institution. He later studied at Shiplake College, also near Henley, where he developed a strong interest in rowing.</p>

<p>He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in visual arts from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Following his graduation in 2001, Harrison briefly pursued a career in aerodynamics before ultimately choosing to follow in his father’s musical footsteps.</p>

<h2>Musical Collaborations and Tributes</h2>
<p>After <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison">George Harrison</a>'s passing, Dhani worked closely with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Lynne">Jeff Lynne</a> to complete <em>Brainwashed</em>, which was released in 2002. He also performed in the Concert for George held on the first anniversary of his father's death. Organized by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton">Eric Clapton</a>, the concert featured notable musicians and friends including <a href="/biography/paul-mccartney">Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr">Ringo Starr</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Preston">Billy Preston</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Shankar">Ravi Shankar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Lynne">Jeff Lynne</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Petty">Tom Petty</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Keltner">Jim Keltner</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Brown_(musician)">Joe Brown</a>. Dhani played background acoustic guitar for much of the performance. Before the finale, <a href="/biography/paul-mccartney">McCartney</a> remarked to the audience, “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Harrison">Olivia</a> said that with Dhani up on stage, it looks like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison">George</a> stayed young and we all got old,” commenting on the physical resemblance between father and son.</p>

<p>In 2004, Dhani joined <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Petty">Tom Petty</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Winwood">Steve Winwood</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Lynne">Jeff Lynne</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)">Prince</a> in a performance of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison">George Harrison</a>’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.</p>

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<h2>Other Notable Collaborations</h2>
<p>In March 2006, Harrison made a guest appearance on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Lynch_(musician)">Liam Lynch</a>’s podcast video variety show, <em>Lynchland</em>, where they performed a duet that was later featured on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Lynch_(musician)">Lynch</a> album. He collaborated with <a href="/biography/jakob-dylan">Jakob Dylan</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon">John Lennon</a> song “Gimme Some Truth” for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon">Lennon</a> tribute album <em>Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur</em>, released on 12 June 2007. He is also credited on two unreleased Traveling Wilburys tracks under the <a href="/biography/dhani-harrison">pseudonym</a> <a href="/biography/dhani-harrison">Ayrton Wilbury</a>, a tribute to the late Formula One <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Senna">driver</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Senna">Ayrton Senna</a>.</p>

<h2>thenewno2 and Other Releases</h2>
<p>In April 2006, it was announced that Harrison’s band thenewno2 had started recording. The band released a music video titled "Choose What You’re Watching" on its official website. In thenewno2, Harrison contributes lead guitar, vocals, and synthesizer alongside bandmate Oli Hecks, who plays drums and synths. Dhani also contributed to the 2007 EP by Heather Porcaro and the Heartstring Symphony and appeared on Rooney’s 2007 CD <em>Calling the World</em>.</p>

<p>That same year, he was involved in a contemporary reworking of the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” titled “The Heart Gently Weeps,” which was featured as the lead single on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>’s album <em>8 Diagrams</em>, released in December 2007.</p>

<h2>Personal Life</h2>
<p>Dhani Harrison married Solveig 'Sola' Káradóttir in June 2012. Sola is the daughter of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kári_Stefánsson">Kári Stefánsson</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kári_Stefánsson">co-founder</a> of deCODE Genetics, a biomedical company based in Iceland. Although exact figures vary, Harrison’s estimated net worth is widely reported to be around $275 million, largely inherited and derived from his music career and legacy rights.</p>

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