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The singer, who scored a number one hit with 1991 single 'The One And Only', said he used the instrument while working on LP Another Fine Mess.
Hawkes' dad Chip, a singer with '60s band The Tremeloes, was given the piano by Lennon's Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr.
The 36-year-old said: "Just sitting there with [it] is inspiring. There is something about it. To me it's like an older brother. It's been there all my life."
He described the album, which took eight years to complete, as a "labour of love".
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