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 Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller. Australian Idol was televised on Network 10 for all seven series and was broadcast on the Southern Cross Austereo Radio Network between 2005 and 2007. The series will return in 2023 after Seven Network announced they will be picking up the show.
Taxiride are an Australian rock band. Formed in 1997, the band consists of Dan Hall, Jason Singh, Tim Watson and Tim Wild.
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 official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974.
"One Said to the Other" is a song by Australian punk rock band the Living End. It was released on 20 January 2003 as the first single from their third album, Modern ARTillery (2003). The song peaked at No. 19 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and was ranked No. 52 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2003.
American singer Beyoncé has released seven studio albums, five live albums, three compilation albums, five EPs, one soundtrack album, two karaoke albums, and 83 singles. To date, Beyoncé has sold over 200 million records worldwide as a solo artist, and a further 60 million as part of Destiny's Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Billboard ranked her as the 37th greatest artist of all time.
"Round Round" is a song performed by British girl group Sugababes. It was written by group members Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Heidi Range, as well as Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, and Lisa Cowling. Produced by Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby, the song was released as the second single from the group's second studio album, Angels with Dirty Faces (2002).
American pop singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson has released nine studio albums, seven extended plays, one compilation album, one remix album, and 49 singles. In 2002, she won the inaugural season of the television competition American Idol and was immediately signed to a recording deal with 19 Recordings, S Records, and RCA Records. She made her chart debut in September 2002 with the double A-side single "Before Your Love"/"A Moment Like This", latter of which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and eventually became the year's best-selling single in the United States. Her debut album, Thankful, was released in April 2003 and entered the US Billboard 200 chart at number one. Thankful produced the hit lead single "Miss Independent" and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Garage Mahal is the second album by Australian rock band Taxiride. As with Imaginate, Taxiride's debut album, it was recorded in Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles and produced by Jack Joseph Puig. It contained Taxiride's most successful song, "Creepin' Up Slowly", which reached No. 6 in Australia. Garage Mahal went platinum.
American singer Gwen Stefani has released four studio albums, two extended plays, 32 singles, five promotional singles, one video album, and 28 music videos. She has sold more than nine million albums as a solo artist. Stefani is also the lead singer of the rock band No Doubt, with which she has released several albums.
Daniel James Hall is an Australian musician from Melbourne who has been in two rock bands, Taxiride and Airway Lanes. With Taxiride, as guitarist, pianist and vocalist, he had a top 10 hit on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart with "Get Set" and a No. 1 album with Imaginate in 1999 on the related Albums Chart. He left Taxiride in 2001 to begin a solo career. He provided vocals for "Don't Look Back" which was used on TV soap opera, Neighbours. He later formed Airway Lanes in late 2004. They released their debut album, In Vino Veritas in May 2008 with its lead single, "Don't Let Go", chosen as iTunes' 'Single of the Week'.
"Get Set" is the debut single of Melbourne band Taxiride. The song was recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, and produced by Jack Joseph Puig. Released in May 1999, it peaked within the top 10 in Australia and also reached number 41 in New Zealand. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the song was nominated for two awards: 'Breakthrough Artist – Single' and 'Best Pop Release', winning the former.
Timothy "Tim" Harcourt Watson is the lead singer of Australian indie electronic band Friends of Mine and was a founding lead singer and guitarist of Australian pop-rock band Taxiride. Raised in Melbourne, Watson was involved in several original projects before forming Taxiride with Tim Wild on vocals and guitars in 1996. With Taxiride, he had a top-10 hit on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart with "Get Set" and a No. 1 album with Imaginate in 1999 on the related Albums Chart. The band won an ARIA award and undertook national and international tours. Their highest charting single, "Creepin' Up Slowly" was co-written by Watson and peaked at No. 6 in 2002 from the related album, Garage Mahal. In 2003, Watson left Taxiride, and after several ventures in songwriting and producing joined forces with DJ Jono Fernandez in late 2006. They began writing and recording in a backyard studio in Melbourne as Friends of Mine. He is also a movie reviewer on radio programme Andy Grace's Night Show.
This is a comprehensive listing of all official releases by Taxiride, an Australian rock band. Taxiride has released four studio albums and eleven singles.
Imaginate is the debut album by Australian rock band Taxiride. It was recorded in Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles and produced by Jack Joseph Puig. Imaginate reached number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified double platinum. Its first two singles, "Get Set" and "Everywhere You Go", both peaked in the top 15 on the related ARIA Singles Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999 Taxiride won Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Get Set". In the following year Imaginate was nominated for the related category, Breakthrough Artist – Album.
Australian singer-songwriter Sia has released nine studio albums, six live albums, 67 singles, and 42 music videos. In 1997, she released her debut studio album entitled OnlySee. It was commercially unsuccessful, and none of its songs were released as a single. Sia released her second album, Healing Is Difficult, in 2001. The album yielded three singles: "Taken for Granted", "Little Man" and "Drink to Get Drunk". The lead single, "Taken for Granted", peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
Kingswood is an Australian alternative rock group, formed in 2007 in Melbourne, Australia by Fergus Linacre, Alex Laska, Jeremy "Mango" Hunter and Justin Debrincat. The group has released three studio albums to date, Microscopic Wars (2014), After Hours, Close to Dawn (2017) and Juveniles (2020).
"Everywhere You Go" is a song by Australian rock band Taxiride. It was released as the band's second single from their 1999 debut album, Imaginate, in September 1999, becoming the band's second top-20 single in their home country. It was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
"Afterglow" is a song by Australian rock band Taxiride, written by band members Jason Singh, Tim Wild, and Tim Watson. It was released on 10 February 2003 as the third and final single from their second studio album, Garage Mahal. It reached No. 49 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.
100% Hits: The Very Best of 2002 is a 2002 compilation album released by EMI Music Australia and Warner Music Australia. The album was the #19 compilation album on the 2003 year-end charts in Australia. The album was certified platinum in Australia.
"Creepin'" is a song by American record producer Metro Boomin, Canadian singer the Weeknd and Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage. It was released through Republic Records and Boominati Worldwide as the lead single from Metro's second studio album, Heroes & Villains, on December 5, 2022. It prominently interpolates "I Don't Wanna Know" (2004) by Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy. The song also includes background vocals from Winans from the sample, as well as Travis Scott, who is a close friend and frequent collaborator of all three artists.
