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Australian Idol ''Australian Idol'' is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its initial run in November 2009. As part of the ''Idol'' franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program '' Pop Id ...
'' was a televised talent contest, screened on Channel Ten for seven seasons between 2003 and 2009. Several contestants were signed to record labels, while others released their music independently. Since 2003 ''Australian Idol'' acts have placed well on the Australian music charts, with 35 number ones and 158 platinum and 41 gold certifications.ARIA Top 50 Album and Singles Archive
. Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2011

. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
Eight Idol releases appeared in the 2000 – 2009 ARIA End of Decade Charts, and 24 releases have been nominated for Highest Selling
ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
.ARIA’s End Of Decade Charts*
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Winners by Award – Highest Selling Album
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Winners by Award – Highest Selling Single
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Idol contestants have also been nominated for 33 ARIA Awards in public vote categories, where the nominees are most commonly selected from the highest selling acts of the year. There have also been 48
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judged ARIA Award nominations. To date there have been 11 wins in sales and public vote categories, and in 2013 season one winner
Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer who rose to fame after winning the Australian Idol (season 1), first season of ''Australian Idol'', in 2003. Born in Malaysia and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Sebastian h ...
and season four runner up
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 s ...
became the first Idol contestants to win industry voted ARIA Awards.ARIA Award history
. ARIA Awards. Retrieved 3 January 2012
WINNERS & NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
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Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, Tame Impala Lead 2015 ARIA Award Nominations
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Cronin, Seanna (5 October 2016
Flume leads nominations for 30th annual ARIA Awards
Retrieved 5 October 2016.
Gallagher, Allison (10 October 2019)
Here Are All The 2019 ARIA Awards Nominations
MusicFeeds. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
While many of the contestants only charted with their early releases, some, most notably Sebastian, Mauboy, season one runner up
Shannon Noll Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first season of '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. He has released five top-ten al ...
, season two runner up
Anthony Callea Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of ''Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli' ...
and season five runner up
Matt Corby Matthew John Corby (born ) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was certi ...
have experienced long-term success. Nine Idol acts have charted outside Australia, including Noll and Leith who reached the top ten on the
Irish charts The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) is a non-profit association set up in 1999 to promote certain interests of the music industry in Ireland. It is particularly active in addressing copyright issues, and it compiles the official music ...
with their debut singles, and Sebastian and season seven winner
Stan Walker Stan Walker (born 23 October 1990) is an Australian New Zealand singer, actor, and television personality. In 2009, Walker was the winner of the seventh season of ''Australian Idol''. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Mus ...
who have both achieved numerous top ten certified entries on the New Zealand charts.Guy Sebastian in the NZ charts
RIANZ Charts archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
Stan Walker Discography – New Zealand Charts
RIANZ Charts archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
Sebastian is currently the only ''Australian Idol'' contestant to chart in the US. " Battle Scars", a collaboration with
Lupe Fiasco Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, record producer and Music education, music educator. Born and raised in Chicago, he gained mainstream recognition for his gue ...
, reached number 71 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Chart, 23 on the ''Billboard'' Digital Song Chart and number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Chart.R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Chart 15 September 2012
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Guy Sebastian's ARIA number one song Battle Scars with Lupe Fiasco hits 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100
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It spent 20 weeks in the Hot 100 and has been certified platinum for sales of one million.Guy Sebastian and Lupe Fiasco – Battle Scars
aCharts.US. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
Gold Platinum searchable database
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. Retrieved 6 November 2016
"Battle Scars" also reached number two in
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In January 2013
Ricki-Lee Coulter Ricki-Lee Dawn Coulter (born 10 November 1985) is an Australian singer-songwriter, television and radio presenter. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, raised in Gold Coast, Queensland, and began performing at age 15. Coulter rose to fame in ...
's " Do It Like That" reached number seven on the
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Australian releases

The most successful season of ''Australian Idol'' was the first one in 2003, with the contestants achieving 19 of the 35 ''Australian Idol'' number ones, and almost half the certifications.Guy Sebastian – Discography
. ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2011
Shannon Noll – Discography
ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2011
Season one winner
Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer who rose to fame after winning the Australian Idol (season 1), first season of ''Australian Idol'', in 2003. Born in Malaysia and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Sebastian h ...
has been the most commercially successful ''Australian Idol'' contestant, with season four runner up
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 s ...
second.Jessica Mauboy – Discography
ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2011
They are followed by season one runner up
Shannon Noll Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first season of '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. He has released five top-ten al ...
, season five runner up
Matt Corby Matthew John Corby (born ) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was certi ...
, season two runner up
Anthony Callea Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of ''Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli' ...
, and season four winner
Damien Leith Damien Leo Leith (born 18 January 1976, in Dublin) is an Irish-Australian singer–songwriter. He was the winner of the Network Ten music contest ''Australian Idol'' in 2006. Since winning the title, Leith has released nine studio albums, four of ...
.Damien Leith – Discography
ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2011
These contestants have all achieved multiple chart entries and certifications. Eleven other contestants have had two or more certified top 50 releases as solo artists. Following are lists of albums, singles and DVDs released by ''Australian Idol'' contestants, including
ARIA Chart The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
peaks and runs, certifications, and any Australian chart records these releases hold.


2003 Australian Idol (Season one)

Winner –
Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer who rose to fame after winning the Australian Idol (season 1), first season of ''Australian Idol'', in 2003. Born in Malaysia and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Sebastian h ...

Runner up –
Shannon Noll Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first season of '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. He has released five top-ten al ...
Albums EPs Singles


2004 Australian Idol (Season two)

Winner – Casey Donovan
Runner up –
Anthony Callea Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of ''Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli' ...
Albums EPs Singles


2005 Australian Idol (Season three)

Winner –
Kate DeAraugo Katherine Jenna DeAraugo ( ; born 5 November 1985) is an Australian singer-songwriter who in 2005 was the third winner of ''Australian Idol''. After ''Idol'', DeAraugo signed to Sony BMG and released her debut single, " Maybe Tonight", in Novem ...

Runner up –
Emily Williams Emily Williams (born 8 October 1984) is a New Zealand-born Australian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in 2005 on the third season of ''Australian Idol'' and became the runner-up of the competition. After ''Idol'', Williams signed with ...
Albums EPs Singles


2006 Australian Idol (Season four)

Winner –
Damien Leith Damien Leo Leith (born 18 January 1976, in Dublin) is an Irish-Australian singer–songwriter. He was the winner of the Network Ten music contest ''Australian Idol'' in 2006. Since winning the title, Leith has released nine studio albums, four of ...

Runner up –
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 s ...
Albums EPs Singles


2007 Australian Idol (Season five)

Winner –
Natalie Gauci Natalie Rose Gauci (born 26 November 1981) is an Australian musician, producer and teacher. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music tea ...

Runner up –
Matt Corby Matthew John Corby (born ) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was certi ...
Albums EPs Singles


2008 Australian Idol (Season six)

Winner –
Wes Carr Wesley Dean "Wes" Carr (born 14 September 1982), also recording as Buffalo Tales, is an Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for winning the sixth season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2008. He released his first studi ...

Runner up – Luke Dickens Albums EPs Singles


2009 Australian Idol (Season seven)

Winner –
Stan Walker Stan Walker (born 23 October 1990) is an Australian New Zealand singer, actor, and television personality. In 2009, Walker was the winner of the seventh season of ''Australian Idol''. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Mus ...

Runner up –
Hayley Warner Hayley Warner (born 23 January 1992) is an Australian singer-songwriter. In 2009, she finished as runner-up in the seventh and final ''Australian Idol'', and was noted for her high-energy performances and vast vocal range. In 2013, ''The Daily ...
Albums EPs Singles


Young Divas

The Young Divas was a group of four female contestants from various Idol years, active during 2006 and 2007. Originally the group was made up of Season One finalist
Paulini Pauline Curuenavuli (born 15 October 1982), known professionally as Paulini, is a Fijian-Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. Born in Suva, Paulini moved to Sydney with her family at the age of four. She rose to fame in 20 ...
, Season Two finalist
Ricki-Lee Coulter Ricki-Lee Dawn Coulter (born 10 November 1985) is an Australian singer-songwriter, television and radio presenter. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, raised in Gold Coast, Queensland, and began performing at age 15. Coulter rose to fame in ...
, and Season Three winner and runner up
Kate DeAraugo Katherine Jenna DeAraugo ( ; born 5 November 1985) is an Australian singer-songwriter who in 2005 was the third winner of ''Australian Idol''. After ''Idol'', DeAraugo signed to Sony BMG and released her debut single, " Maybe Tonight", in Novem ...
and
Emily Williams Emily Williams (born 8 October 1984) is a New Zealand-born Australian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in 2005 on the third season of ''Australian Idol'' and became the runner-up of the competition. After ''Idol'', Williams signed with ...
. After the first album Coulter left the group and was replaced by Season Four runner up
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 s ...
. The group disbanded after the second album. Albums Singles


Album and single certification totals

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Accreditation levels for album and singles: ::*Gold: 35,000 units ::*Platinum: 70,000 units Release history and total certifications Album certifications EP certifications Single certifications


Australian Idol DVDs

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Accreditation levels for DVDs: ::*Gold: 7,500 units ::*Platinum: 15,000 units


Chart achievements


Australian Idol records

Highest selling ''Australian Idol'' albums '' * '' Just as I Am'', Guy Sebastian – 6× platinum * ''
That's What I'm Talking About ''That's What I'm Talking About'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer Shannon Noll, released on 9 February 2004 (see 2004 in music) and debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. The album includes his number one, 4× platinum debut sing ...
'', Shannon Noll – 5× platinum * '' The Winner's Journey'', Damien Leith – 4× platinum * ''
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'', Shannon Noll – 3× platinum * '' For You'', Casey Donovan – 3× platinum Note a ^ ''Just as I Am'' had documented retail sales of 480,000, just short of 7× platinumBeautiful Life & Guy Facts
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Best chart runs – Albums *Most weeks at number one – ''The Winner's Journey'', Damien Leith (5 weeks) *Most weeks in top ten – ''That's What I'm Talking About'', Shannon Noll and ''
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'', Guy Sebastian (14 weeks) *Most weeks in top 50 – ''
Been Waiting ''Been Waiting'' is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy, released on 22 November 2008 by Sony Music Australia. While Mauboy was still a member of the girl group Young Divas, she began to work on what became ''Be ...
'',
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 s ...
(59 weeks) Highest selling ''Australian Idol'' EP * ''Into the Flame'',
Matt Corby Matthew John Corby (born ) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was certi ...
– 6× platinum Best chart runs – EPs *Highest peak – ''Into the Flame'', Matt Corby (number three) *Most weeks in top ten – ''Into the Flame'', Matt Corby (2 weeks) *Most weeks in top 50 – ''Into the Flame'', Matt Corby (36 weeks) Highest selling ''Australian Idol'' singles * " Battle Scars", Guy Sebastian (feat.
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– 12× platinum * "
Angels Brought Me Here "Angels Brought Me Here" (or "Faith Has Brought Me Here") is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian. It was released in Australia on 24 November 2003 as the lead single from his debut album, '' Just as I Am'' (2003). The song ...
", Guy Sebastian – 5× platinum * "
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– 5× platinum * " Don't Worry Be Happy", Guy Sebastian – 5× platinum * " The Prayer", Anthony Callea – 4× platinum * "
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", Guy Sebastian – 4× platinum Best chart runs – Singles *Most weeks at number one – " Battle Scars", Guy Sebastian featuring
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(6 weeks) *Most weeks in top ten – " These Kids", Joel Turner (15 weeks) *Most weeks in top 50 – "
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(30 weeks)


Australian chart records

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Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer who rose to fame after winning the Australian Idol (season 1), first season of ''Australian Idol'', in 2003. Born in Malaysia and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Sebastian h ...
's album '' Just as I Am'' – Second highest one week sales ever recorded in Australia, and the highest for an Australian artist. Sold 163,711 units in its first week of release. *Guy Sebastian – Only male Australian artist to achieve six number one singles in Australian chart history, and he is third overall for all Australian acts. Only
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have achieved more. *
Shannon Noll Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first season of '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. He has released five top-ten al ...
– Noll's first ten singles released between 2004 and 2007 all reached the top ten of the ARIA Singles Chart, making him the only male Australian artist to achieve ten consecutive top ten singles in Australian chart history.
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and Sebastian have all achieved more than ten, but they were nonconsecutive. *Guy Sebastian's single "
Angels Brought Me Here "Angels Brought Me Here" (or "Faith Has Brought Me Here") is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian. It was released in Australia on 24 November 2003 as the lead single from his debut album, '' Just as I Am'' (2003). The song ...
" – Held the record of being the highest selling Australian artist song of all time until 2011. Prior to 2003 the highest recorded sales for an Australian artist song were for
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"Angels Brought Me Here" became the first Australian artist song in chart history to reach 4× platinum certification and eventually achieved 5× platinum certification in 2019. It remained the highest selling Australian artist song until its sales were surpassed by
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" in 2011. Since then a number of other Australian songs have also reached much higher than 4× platinum certification, including Sebastian's own single " Battle Scars" featuring
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which has achieved 12× platinum certification. *
Anthony Callea Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of ''Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli' ...
's single " The Prayer" – Highest one week single sales for both an Australian artist and an artist on debut, and second highest one week sales in Australian Chart history for any artist, behind
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"The Prayer" sold over 147,000 copies in its first full week of sales. Sebastian has the second highest one week sales for an Australian artist and third overall with 128,679 copies of "Angels Brought Me Here" sold in its first week."Idol Goes into Sales Decline"
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End of Decade Charts

In January 2010 the
Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival Records (Australia), Festival, Sony Music ...
released a report of the 100 highest selling singles and albums of the decade 2000 – 2009. Eight idol releases featured in the lists. ''Australian Idol'' contestants had three of the five highest selling singles of the decade, with only one other Australian song in the top twenty. Guy Sebastian and Matt Corby also appeared in the highest selling releases of the 2010 – 2019 decade.ARIA END OF DECADE ALBUMS CHART
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ARIA END OF DECADE SINGLES CHART
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GOTYE AND ED SHEERAN ARE THE ARIA CHARTS' ARTISTS OF DECADE
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ARIA Music Awards

As well as administering the official Australian music charts, ARIA also holds the annual
ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
to recognise excellence, innovation and achievement in Australian music. The awards have
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judged and highest selling categories, and since 2010 public vote categories where the criteria for selection as a nominee is most commonly being one of the highest selling acts during the year. Australian Idol contestants have been nominated for 105 ARIA Awards since 2004, with 24 highest selling nominations, 33 nominations for publicly voted categories, and 48 industry judged nominations.
Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer who rose to fame after winning the Australian Idol (season 1), first season of ''Australian Idol'', in 2003. Born in Malaysia and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Sebastian h ...
has received the most nominations with 34, including seven wins.ARIA Nominations
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27th ARIA Award Nominations
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Smith, Sarah (6 October 2014)
Chet Faker and Violent Soho lead 2014 ARIA nominations
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Here are all the winners from the 2019 ARIA Awards
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ARIA Awards 2020: Big winners include Tame Impala, SAMPA & Amy Shark
Mediaweek. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021
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 s ...
has had 28 nominations including two wins, and
Matt Corby Matthew John Corby (born ) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was certi ...
ten nominations with two wins. Shannon Noll has received six nominations.Spotlight::2005 ARIA Awards
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In 2013 Sebastian and Mauboy became the first Idol contestants to win industry voted ARIA Awards. Sebastian for Best Pop Release, and Mauboy for Best Female Artist.


International releases

Nine Australian Idol contestants have charted outside of Australia with at least one release, in countries including New Zealand, Ireland, Germany,
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and the UK. Stan Walker and Guy Sebastian have achieved multiple chart entries and certifications in New Zealand. Sebastian has also achieved three certified singles in Sweden, and is currently the only Australian Idol contestant to chart in the United States. " Battle Scars", a collaboration with
Lupe Fiasco Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, record producer and Music education, music educator. Born and raised in Chicago, he gained mainstream recognition for his gue ...
, reached number 71 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Chart, number 23 on the ''Billboard'' Digital Song Chart and number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Chart. The song spent 20 weeks in the Hot 100, and has been certified platinum for sales of one million. In January 2013
Ricki-Lee Coulter Ricki-Lee Dawn Coulter (born 10 November 1985) is an Australian singer-songwriter, television and radio presenter. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, raised in Gold Coast, Queensland, and began performing at age 15. Coulter rose to fame in ...
's " Do It Like That" reached number seven on the
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.
Matt Corby Matthew John Corby (born ) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was certi ...
's debut album '' Telluric'' charted in four European countries in 2016. :Current
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certification levels: ::*Gold 7,500 ::*Platinum 15,000 About the chart – Certifications
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.(RIANZ). 1 October 2012.
:Current US certification levels: ::*Gold 500,000 ::*Platinum 1,000,000 :Current
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certification levels: ::*Gold 20,000 ::*Platinum 40,000 Albums Singles '' Note a ^ Sebastian's single "Angels Brought Me Here" was released in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore. His official biography states the song reached number one in four Asian countries. There are no online records for this charting.Guy Sebastian biography
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Footnotes

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ARIA Chart The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
reports


References

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