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Welcome to the talent zone for Australia, where we profile the very best talents discovered on Australian television music talent shows this century. 

Just like the UK and many other countries, Australian television has had a long history of talent shows where new talents have been discovered. The format of the shows since the year 2000 are very similar to those shown in the UK, USA and a number of other countries where the audience at home can participate by voting to save their favourite contestant from being ejected from the show. 

In the year 2000, Australian television began the first series of Popstars. Popstars has its origins in New Zealand; following its success there, the format was sold first to Australia then the UK before going global. In Australia, the show received high ratings for the first series on the Seven network but by 2003 the ratings had declined. At this time a rival TV network (Network ten) launched Australian Idol, which was a instant ratings hit and catapulted Guy Sebastian the winner of the show,  to become a multi platinum recording star. Following the success of Australian Idol, the Popstars format was revisited and re-launched in a similar style to Idol, where the contestants sang live. The audience at home appear not to be impressed with the new show given the poor ratings. The show was later axed. 

The X Factor was launched in Australia in 2005, which was based on the original version launched in the UK.  The series still remain a success in the UK but in Australia the ratings were poor and the TV network decided to axe the show after only one series. Australian Idol  remains the nation's favourite and continues to provide a platform for many talented singers to be discovered. The show is presented by Andrew Günsberg and James Mathison. The judging panel consist of Mark Holden from Australia, Marcia Hines from the USA and Ian Dickson from the UK.

Australia’s Got talent was launched in 2007 on Australian television, the latest talent show to try to attract a mass audience. The first season was successful, it will  therefore not suffer the same fate as The X Factor because the show is back for a second season in 2008. To see 6 of the best acts from the 2007 finals, click here.

 

Guy SebastianGuy is the winner of the first series of Australian Idol. He was born in Malaysia but moved to Australia with his parents as a child. Before entering Australian Idol, Guy worked as a  recording engineer  and singing teacher.

Since leaving the competition, Guy has recorded four top 10 selling albums in Australia. The albums along with a  number of singles also did well in the New Zealand and Malaysia.



Out With My Baby




Out With My Baby is the third single release from Guy's platinum selling album Just As I Am. Other singles  released by Guy include.

  • Angels Brought Me Here
  • Stronger, Taller, Better
  • Elevator Love

To see these videos and  some of Guy's best performances  on Australian Idol, click here.

  

Anthony CalleaAnthony Callea was the runner-up in the 2004 season of Australian Idol. Anthony currently holds the record for the highest selling single and fastest selling single in Australia for his debut single The Prayer.

Anthony is from Melbourne Australia and before entering Australian Idol, he worked as a singing teacher in a performing arts school by day and performed at venues in Melbourne at night.

Since leaving the competition, he has become one of Australia's most popular artists. So far he has release two top ten selling albums, with one reaching the number one spot in Australia. The singles from the album also charted well with two getting to number one.




Rain



Rain was the second single taken from Anthony's debut platinum selling album titled Anthony Callea. Other singles released by Anthony include:

  • The Prayer
  • Hurts So Bad
  • Live For Love

To see these videos and  some of Anthony's best performances  on Australian Idol, click here.

  

Casey DonovanCasey won Australian Idol in 2004 at the age of 16. This makes her the youngest winner of an Idol series anywhere in the world so far. Her victory came somewhat as a surprise because the favourite Anthony Callea was widely expected to win.

Casey was born in New South Wales and comes from a family of musicians. She moved to Sydney in 2004 to attend the Australian Institute of Music. During this year she was persuaded to enter the Australian Idol competition by her family.

Casey's debut album charted at number two. Her debut single reached number one in the Australian Charts following the show.


What's Going On




What's Going On is the second single taken from Casey's debut Album For You. Other singles released by Casey include:

  • Listen With Your Hart
  • Flow

To see these videos and  some of Casey's best performances  on Australian Idol, click here.

 

Shannon NollShannon is the runner-up of the first series of Australian Idol. Shannon was born and raised in New South Wales and worked on the family farm after leaving school. While working on the farm, he and his brothers formed a band and played in  pubs and clubs around the Australian outback. However, circumstances forced the  family to sell the farm which later led to financial hardship. It was at this point Shannon was persuaded by his brothers to enter Australian Idol.

After leaving Australian Idol, Shannon was signed by Sony/BMG and has so far released three albums. The albums did very well in the charts with two of them reaching the number spot. The singles released from the albums also charted highly with a few reaching number.


Shine




Shine is the first single released from Shannon's second album titled Lift. Other singles released by Shannon include:

  • What About Me
  • Loud
  • Don't Give Up

To see the videos for these single releases and also some of  Shannon's best performances on Idol, please click here.
 
 

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica was the runner up of the 2006 season of Australian Idol. She was born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia and at the age of fourteen won a singing competition and was awarded a recording contract. This was an issue with some sections of the media when she entered the Australian Idol competition.  However, the Australian Idol organisers pointed out that she was no longer in contract and therefore they had no issues with her entering the competition.

Jessica gave some excellent performances during the competition and since leaving Australian Idol, released an album of the songs performed on the show. The album did well in the charts achieving a top ten position.



Have You Ever



Have You Ever is a track taken from Jessica's debut album The Journey. Other songs from the show that Jessica recorded on her Album include:

  • Beautiful
  • Words
  • To Sir With Love

The see the performances of these songs and others from the show, click here.
 

Damien LeithDamien Leith is an Irish Australian Singer/Songwriter who won the  Australian Idol competition in 2006. He was born in Dublin Ireland but lived in a number of countries including Libya and Botswana before moving to Australia.

In his teenage years Damien formed a family band that recorded  in New York and later played in venues around Australia. Before entering Idol, Damien worked as a chemist making use of his BSC degree obtained at University College Dublin.

Damien as so far released two albums since leaving the Australian Idol series, both albums reached the number one spot.


Night Of My Life (Live)





Night Of My Life is the first single from Damien's debut platinum selling album titled the Winners Journey. Other singles released by Damien include:

  • 22 Steps
  • All I Want Is You

To see these performances and also the best performances from Damien on Australian Idol, click here. 

 

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