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Eurovision – Australia Decides
''Eurovision – Australia Decides'' was an annual song competition organised by Australian public broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) and production partner Blink TV. It determined for the Eurovision Song Contest between 2019 and 2022 (except in , following the cancellation of ). Background Australia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in by invitation from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as a "one-off" special guest to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Eurovision. On 17 November 2015, the EBU announced that SBS had been invited to participate in and that Australia would once again take part. This invitation has been extended each year and Australia is invited to participate in the contest until at least 2023. The entrants from 2015 until 2018 were internally selected. In September 2018, SBS announced that from 2019, it would organise a national contest to select the artist and the song that will compete at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest and placed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Creasey
Joel Creasey (born 11 August 1990) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio presenter. Creasey has performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, as well as performing at the New York International Fringe Festival in 2013 and 2014 and the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015. In September 2020, Creasey joined Nova (radio network), Nova FM's national radio show ''Kate, Tim & Joel'' (now ''Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel'') as a co-host with Kate Ritchie and Tim Blackwell (broadcaster), Tim Blackwell. Early life Creasey was born in the Sydney suburb of Baulkham Hills and moved to Perth at a young age. His father, Terry, worked as a model while his mother, Jenny, was a singer. The couple met on the set of ''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'' in which they both appeared as extras. His father was also the "Solo (Australian soft drink), Solo" man in the iconic 1985 advertisement for the soft drink and currently owns several Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfie Arcuri
Alfred James Arcuri (19 April 1988) is an Australian singer-songwriter best known for winning the The Voice (Australia season 5), fifth season of ''The Voice Australia'' in 2016. He signed with Universal Music Australia. His debut studio album ''Zenith (Alfie Arcuri album), Zenith'' was released in July 2016 and peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Charts. Early life Arcuri was born to an Italian family and grew up in Camden, New South Wales. He is a qualified architect, working at Mosca Pserras Architects until 2014. He told his family he was gay in 2013, when he was 24 years old. Career 2016–2018: ''The Voice'' and ''Zenith'' In 2016 Arcuri took part in the The Voice (Australia season 5), fifth season of ''The Voice Australia'', where he joined Delta Goodrem's team, and was the first auditionee. He made it through to the Grand Finale and on 10 July, he was announced as the winner. denotes having been in the bottom four. denotes winner. Arcuri released his debut single "Cru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lambrou
Andrew Harry Lambrou ( ; ; born 25 May 1998) is an Australian singer. He represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Early life Lambrou was born in 1998 to a Greek Cypriot family. One of his grandfathers is from Paphos, Cyprus, while he also has roots from the island of Lemnos, Greece. At the age of five, Lambrou won first place in an eisteddfod, singing "Do-Re-Mi" from ''The Sound of Music''. The same year, his mother enrolled him in music school, realising he had a musical inclination. Career 2013–2020: Career beginnings and ''The X Factor'' Lambrou first gained attention in 2013 after uploading a cover of Evanescence's " My Immortal" to YouTube. A 15-second cover of Sam Smith's " Stay With Me" uploaded onto Instagram was shared by a music page in Spain and earned Lambrou over 2,000 followers overnight. In 2015 Lambrou took part in the seventh season of '' The X Factor Australia''. He was eliminated after the super home visits, just prior to the live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seann Miley Moore
Seann Miley Moore is a Filipino-Australian singer, known for competing in season 12 of the The X Factor (British TV series), X-Factor UK and in season 10 of The Voice (Australian TV series), The Voice Australia. Career In 2015, Moore competed in season 12 of the The X Factor (British TV series), X-Factor UK at the age of 25 and was the fourth contestant eliminated. In 2017, he released his first EP called “Seann Miley Moore”, that consisted of four songs. He released his second EP, “4 Track Bitch” in 2018. In 2021, he competed in season 10 of The Voice (Australian TV series), The Voice Australia on Jessica Mauboy, Jessica Mauboy’s team, he turned all four chairs in his blind audition where he performed The Prayer by Andrea Bocelli. That led him to compete as one of the artists at Eurovision – Australia Decides, Eurovision: Australia Decides 2022 with his song “My Body”. In 2023 Moore played The Engineer in Miss Saigon in Australia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Break Me
"Don't Break Me" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Montaigne, released as a single on 31 January 2020. The song won the second installment of ''Eurovision - Australia Decides'', Australia's national selection for Eurovision on 8 February 2020, and was going to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, to be held in Rotterdam, before the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Montaigne was due to compete in the first semi-final which was meant to be held on 12 May 2020. Background Montaigne said "'Don't Break Me' is a depiction of the enough is enough phase of a relationship breakdown, where one person feels like they are putting much more time, energy and resources into the relationship than the other person and becomes frustrated and resentful. I wrote it while reading 'Co-dependent No More' by Melody Beattie, which really informed the qualities of the character and the relationship dynamic." ''Eurovision – Australia Decides'' Montaigne perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montaigne (musician)
Jessica Alyssa Cerro (born 14 August 1995), better known as Montaigne, is an Australian musician, singer, and Twitch streamer. Their debut album, '' Glorious Heights'', was released in August 2016 and peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2016, they won Breakthrough Artist – Release for the album and received nominations in three other categories. In April 2016, they were a featured vocalist on Hilltop Hoods' track " 1955" and " A Whole Day's Night, which reached No. 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart. They were supposed to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song " Don't Break Me" until the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, they represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " Technicolour". Early life Jessica Alyssa Cerro was born in Sydney on 14 August 1995, and grew up in the Hills District. Their father, Gustavo Cerro, is an Argentinian former profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Donovan (singer)
Casey Donovan (born 13 May 1988) is an Australian singer and actress, best known for winning the second season of the singing competition show ''Australian Idol'' in 2004. She won the competition at the age of 16, becoming the series' youngest winner. In 2017, Donovan won the third series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here''. Donovan also hosted the NITV music show ''Fusion with Casey Donovan''. Early life Casey Donovan was born in Bankstown, New South Wales, of indigenous descent to a family that included several relatives with musical careers, including her father, who along with his brothers are members of the country band The Donovans. It wasn't until attending Condell Park High that her talent became noticed and was supported especially by both her mother and stepfather. Career 2004–2006: ''Australian Idol'' and ''For You'' In 2004, Donovan transferred to the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney and auditioned for the second season of ''Australian Idol'' s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Tambo
Mitch Tambo is an Aboriginal Australian singer, songwriter and political activist, who self-released his debut EP in 2016. In 2019, he reached the final of the ninth series of ''Australia's Got Talent'' and garnered national attention for his bilingual version of "You're the Voice", in Gamilaraay and English. In November 2019, Tambo was signed to Sony Music Australia, but left the label in 2024. In July 2024, he released the instrumental album ''Tambo Jamz Vol.1''. Early life Mitch Tambo was born in Sydney and moved to Tamworth when he was 18 months old. He says his mother, Roz Parker, empowered him to embrace his Gamilaraay culture and identity, while his Aunty Bernadette Duncan helped him revive his language. In 2010, Tambo travelled to Rome for the canonisation of Mary MacKillop. Music career In 2016, Tambo self-released his debut extended play titled ''Guurrama-Li''. It was re-released on Songbird Records in July 2018. In 2019, he auditioned for the ninth series of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Rouvas
Diana Rouvas (born 29 January 1984) is an Australian singer-songwriter previously signed to Universal Music Australia. In 2019, she won ''The Voice Australia'', against Daniel Shaw. She was born in Sydney to a Greek father and Australian mother. Career and background Rouvas started vocal training at age four, and writing at age eight. She was on stage at an early age performing, and relocated to the United States of America at 16 to pursue her music career as a singer-songwriter. In 2001, at 17 she toured with Australian artist Tina Arena as a backing vocalist, visiting France and China. In 2006 Diana represented Australia in G'day LA celebrations in Los Angeles. In 2006 she recorded and released an original Extended Play titled ''Never Said Hello''. 2012–2018: ''The Voice'' 2012 In 2012, Rouvas auditioned for the first season of '' The Voice'', performing " Work It Out" and was selected on Team Keith Urban. She made it to the final top eight. Two of the songs she performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Amorosi
Vanessa Joy AmorosiSharon Verghis"Back on track" ''The Sun-Herald'', 18 October 2009, Archived fro''the original''on 6 March 2016. (born 8 August 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She has sold at least two million units in albums or singles worldwide. Amorosi rose to fame in 1999 with the release of her debut single, " Have a Look", which reached gold status in Australia. The following year, she achieved international success with her debut studio album, '' The Power''. She performed at both the 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony and its accompanying closing ceremony in Sydney. Her performance of "Heroes Live Forever" at the opening ceremony gained international acclaim. Performed at the closing ceremony, " Absolutely Everybody", which became an unofficial anthem of the games, went on to be a major hit in Australia and many European countries including the United Kingdom and Germany. After a second studio album, ''Change'', in 2002 and several years from the spotlight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Vidgen
Jack Vidgen (born 17 January 1997) is an Australian singer and television personality, best known for winning the Australia's Got Talent season 5, fifth season of ''Australia's Got Talent'' as a teenager. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia with his debut single ''Yes I Am (song), Yes I Am'', and studio album, Yes I Am (Jack Vidgen album), of the same name, were released in August 2011. The album debuted at number three on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Albums Chart, and was certified gold. His second studio album, ''Inspire (Jack Vidgen album), Inspire'', was released in April 2012, reaching number 23 on the ARIA Albums Chart. In 2019 Vidgen took part in The Voice (Australian TV series) season 8, season 8 of Australian ''The Voice (Australian TV series), The Voice'' and was eliminated after the Semi-finals. He also appeared on ''America's Got Talent: The Champions''. Vidgen has also appeared on ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaguar Jonze
Deena Lynch (born 12 January 1992), commonly known as Jaguar Jonze, is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese-Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Brisbane, Queensland. Lynch has additionally worked as a visual artist and a photographer, under the pseudonyms Spectator Jonze and Dusky Jonze, respectively. She is best known for her participations in Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, Australia Decides 2020 and Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, 2022, where she placed 6th and 3rd respectively. Career 2012–2017: Early career Deena Lynch was born in Yokohama, Japan to a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese mother and Australian father. She relocated to Australia at age seven. As a child, she experienced abuse and was later diagnosed with complex post-traumatic stress disorder. By 2009, she was based in Brisbane. In 2012, Lynch released her first album, ''Lone Wolf'', as Deena and in 2015 followed with a second album, ''Black Cat'', which included th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
