John Pearce (entertainer)
John Len Ruela Adamo Pearce (born 25 February 1991) is an Australian singer, dancer and children's entertainer best known as a member of Justice Crew, and also a member of the children's band The Wiggles where he wears the purple skivvy alongside Lachlan Gillespie. Early life and education Pearce was born to a Filipina mother and Australian father. His twin brother Len was also a member of Justice Crew. Career Justice Crew Pearce was a member of Justice Crew when the group came to prominence winning the 2010 season of ''Australia's Got Talent''. During his time with the group, they released two ARIA chart-topping songs and two further top ten singles, and earned eight ARIA Award nominations. The Wiggles In 2021, Pearce joined The Wiggles in the group's expansion from four to eight performers. As "Big Strong John", he wears a purple skivvy, and has an interest in health and exercise. Pearce's television debut for The Wiggles was in the ''Fruit Salad TV'' YouTube series, and in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Best Night
"Best Night" is a song recorded by Australian hip hop dance and pop group Justice Crew. "Best Night" was released digitally and physically in Australia on 30 November 2012, as the group's seventh overall single and the second single from their debut studio album ''Live by the Words'' (2014). It peaked at number seven on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified two times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, denoting sales of 140,000 copies. "Best Night" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 ARIA Music Awards. The Marc Furmie directed music video was nominated for Best Video.ARIA Award previous winners. Music video The music video for "Best Night" was directed by Marc Furmie and released on 4 December 2012. It shows the boys partying and riding in a limousine. The video was nominated for Best Video at the 2013 ARIA Music Awards. Track listing *Digital download #"Best Night" – 3:33 *CD single #"Best Night" – 3:33 #"Boom Boom" – 3:05 #"Gonn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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21st-century Australian Singers
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Living People
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Good Time (Justice Crew Song)
"Good Time" is a song recorded by Australian pop group Justice Crew. The single was released on 13 November 2015. Upon its release, "Good Time" debuted at number 79 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The group said; "Our single "Good time" is all about the title itself. As a group when we first heard the demo we thought it fitted us well. As majority of us come from a break dancing background it has that kind of funk to it and that's what we loved about it." The group added; "The song itself came from Jason Derulo's team. Anything that comes from him is always good. Recording it was a long process, as each time we heard a cut we kept on wanting to add on and make it more of a Justice Crew sound." Justice Crew performed the song on ''The X Factor Australia ''The X Factor'' is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The first season of the show premiered on Network Ten on 6 February 2005. Ten dropped ''The X Fac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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I Love My Life
"I Love My Life" is a song recorded by Australian pop group Justice Crew for their debut studio album ''Live by the Words'' (2014). It was released on 3 April 2015 as the sixth single from the album. The song was written by Lukas Bellesini, Jayson DeZuzio, Wolfgang Gartner, Mason "MdL" Levy, Mike Posner and Solo Tohi. Upon its release, "I Love My Life" received positive reviews from various publications and debuted at number 68 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The accompanying music video was filmed at the Parramatta plaza using a one-shot-camera technique and features cameo appearances by Beau Ryan, YouTube beauty vlogger Brittney Lee Saunders and pranksters The Royal Stampede. Justice Crew promoted the song with performances at Westfield Miranda and on ''Sunrise''. Background and reception "I Love My Life" was written by Lukas Bellesini, Jayson DeZuzio, Wolfgang Gartner, Mason "MdL" Levy, Mike Posner and Solo Tohi. Group member Paul "Paulie" Merciadez said, "When we first heard it ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rise And Fall (Justice Crew Song)
"Rise & Fall" is a song recorded by Australian dance-pop group Justice Crew. It was released digitally and physically on 24 October 2014, as the fifth single from their debut studio album ''Live by the Words''. It was written and produced by Robopop with Emily Laura Katter, Sam Nicolosi and DNA Songs and is a mid-tempo pop track. It debuted at number 11 in Australia. Background and release Following the success of " Que Sera", Justice Crew featured on Beau Ryan's single " Where You From?" and announced their new single would be titled "Rise & Fall" on 26 September. On Rise & Fall, Justice Crew turn away from the house music sound by experimenting with soft-rock. Justice Crew member John Pearce explains, "We have had our pop music and our club bangers, but we edged off to the side with 'Que Sera' and now with 'Rise & Fall' we are exploring a whole new side to Justice Crew. It's got a sort of 'love' meaning behind it... it is a romantic song, but the lyrics are really metaphorical. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Que Sera (Justice Crew Song)
"Que Sera" is a song recorded by Australian dance-pop group Justice Crew. It was released digitally on 2 May 2014 and physically in Australia on 16 May 2014, as the fourth single from their debut studio album '' Live by the Words''. It was brought forward a week from its original release date of 9 May 2014 due to a high-profile TV sync on the '' My Kitchen Rules'' final and a live performance of the track on ''Sunrise'' on 5 May 2014. The song was also played during the 2015 Cricket World Cup when Kane Williamson got out in the semi-final of New Zealand vs South Africa. Background and release The song was announced as Justice Crew's new single whilst on their national #HypeTour and was available for pre-order from 17 April 2014 along with a 30-second sample through YouTube. Exploring themes such as friendship, harmony, reflection and an appreciation of life, with the clear connection to the well known saying "what will be, will be", the song enables listene ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taylor Henderson
Taylor James Henderson (born 23 March 1993) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Originating from Ceres, Victoria, Henderson rose to fame after placing third on the Australia's Got Talent (series 4), fourth series of ''Australia's Got Talent'' in 2010. Three years later, he became the runner-up on the The X Factor (Australia season 5), fifth season of ''The X Factor (Australian TV series), The X Factor Australia'' and subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. In November 2013, Henderson released his Taylor Henderson (album), self-titled debut album, which debuted at number one on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Additionally, the album included his number-one debut single "Borrow My Heart". The following year, Henderson released his second studio album ''Burnt Letters'', which became his second number-one album and yielded the top-five hit "When You Were Mine (Taylor H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samantha Jade
Samantha Jade Gibbs (born 18 April 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She has written tracks for artists including JoJo and Ashley Tisdale. In 2012, Jade won the fourth season of '' The X Factor Australia'', the first woman to win the Australian series. She subsequently signed with Sony Music Australia and released her winner's single " What You've Done to Me", which debuted at number one on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart. On 16 August 2024, Jade released her new EP, ''Love.Sick. Vol 2'', debuting at #5 on the Australian iTunes Album Charts. Early life Samantha Jade Gibbs was born in Perth, Western Australia. Her father, Kevin Gibbs, is of Anglo-Indian descent, while her mother, Jacqueline Deans Gibbs, is of Scottish descent. Her mother died on 8 June 2014 after a short battle with cancer. Jade began modeling at the age of four and at age nine she won a talent show after singing "Amazing Grace". She attended Good Shephe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nathaniel Willemse
Nathaniel Willemse (born 14 July 1985), often known simply as Nathaniel, is a South African-born Australian singer and songwriter most notable for being the eighth contestant eliminated on the The X Factor (Australia season 4), fourth season of ''The X Factor (Australian TV series), The X Factor Australia''. In 2013, he signed a recording contract with DNA Songs' label through Sony Music Australia, and released the single "You (Nathaniel Willemse song), You", which peaked at number four on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart. Early life Nathaniel Willemse was born in South Africa and moved to Frankston, Victoria, Frankston, Melbourne, Australia when he was six years old. He attended Karingal Park Secondary College, now known as McClelland College. In 2006, he auditioned for ''Australian Idol'' Australian Idol (season 4), series four and made it to the top 24 round before being eliminated. On 22 January 2008, Willemse released his debut single "Vertigo" exclusively on iTunes, thr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (; born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the Australian Idol (season 4), fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. After releasing a The Journey (Jessica Mauboy album), live album of her ''Idol'' performances and briefly being a member of the girl group Young Divas in 2007, Mauboy released her debut studio album, ''Been Waiting'', the following year. It included her first number-one single, "Burn (Jessica Mauboy song), Burn", and became the second highest-selling Australian album of 2009, certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Her second studio album, ''Get 'Em Girls'' (2010), showcased a harder-edged R&B sound, and produced four platinum Single (music), singles. Her third studio album, ''Beautiful (Jessica Mauboy album), Beautiful'' (2013), a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |