Seann Miley Moore

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Seann Miley Moore
Seann Miley Moore at Wicked 10th Birthday 2016.jpg
Miley Moore at Wicked 10th Birthday 2016
Background information
Born Philippines
GenresR&B, Soul
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
Website seannmileymoore.com

Seann Miley Moore is a Filipino-Australian singer, known for competing in season 12 of the X-Factor UK and in season 10 of The Voice Australia.

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Career

In 2015, Moore competed in season 12 of the X-Factor UK at the age of 25 and made it to the final ten. [1]

In 2017, he released his first EP called “Seann Miley Moore”, that consisted of four songs. [2] He released his second EP, “4 Track Bitch” in 2018. [3]

In 2021, he competed in season 10 of The Voice Australia on Jessica Mauboy’s team, [4] he turned all four chairs in his blind audition where he performed The Prayer by Andrea Bocelli. [5] That led him to compete as one of the artists at Eurovision: Australia Decides 2022 with his song “My Body”. [6] In 2023 Moore played The Engineer in Miss Saigon in Australia. [7]

Personal life

He was born in Philippines. In 2003, he moved to Australia with his family. In his teenage years, he came out as gay. [8] In 2015, he came out as genderqueer. [9]

Moore uses he/she/they pronouns. [10] [11]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleYear
Seann Miley Moore [12] 2017
4 Track Bitch [13] 2018

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Life on Mars" [14] 2015The X Factor
"This Woman's Work" [15]
"The Show Must Go On" [16]
"California Dreamin' " [17]
"San Miguel" [18] 20184 Track Bitch
"Lonely" [19] 2021Lonely (The Voice)
"My Body" [20] 2022My Body

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