Lethbridge is an Australian
R&B group from
Brisbane
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,
Queensland
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. It consists of the four Kereama brothers namely
Levi Kereama
The first season of ''Australian Idol'' was produced by Fremantle Media subsidiary Grundy Television in association with UK company 19TV, and was broadcast on Network Ten for 19 weeks in the latter half of 2003. The judges were Mark Holden, Marci ...
, Jules Kereama, Ezra Kereama and Lane Kereama. The group formed in 1997 and earned a support slot for
Boyz II Men
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on an Australian tour.
However, it was when Levi Kereama was a finalist on ''
Australian Idol
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'' in 2003 that their career took off. The group's debut single, "In My Room", debuted in the
ARIA
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Australian Top 40 singles charts in May 2004.
On 4 October 2008, Levi Kereama was found dead after falling from a Brisbane hotel building, where he had been staying after performing at the Parklife Festival earlier that day. It has been reported that he had depression, though denied by his family. Queensland Police treated the death as non-suspicious.
Idol star Kereama found dead
Discography
Album
*''Destiny'' (2004)
Singles
References
External links
Grooveon interview with Levi Kereama of Lethbridge
Musical groups established in 1997
Musical groups from Brisbane
Australian contemporary R&B musical groups
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