Australian Idol is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its 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 Ten for all seven series and was broadcast on the Southern Cross Austereo Radio Network between 2005 and 2007.
Paul Francis McDermott, who performs as Paul Mac, is an Australian electropop musician, singer-songwriter, producer and music re-mixer. He was classically trained at Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Mac has formed various bands including Smash Mac Mac (1986–88), The Lab (1989–1998), Itch-E and Scratch-E (1991–present), Boo Boo Mace & Nutcase (1996–98), and The Dissociatives (2003–2005). Mac has released two solo albums, 3000 Feet High and Panic Room – both appeared in the top 40 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Tim Campbell is an Australian television and stage actor and singer, best known for playing the character of Dan Baker in the soap opera Home and Away between 2004 and 2008. In 2007, he came third series 6 of Dancing with the Stars.
"The Prayer" is a popular song written by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Alberto Testa and Tony Renis. The song was originally recorded in two solo versions for the 1998 film Quest for Camelot, in English by Canadian singer Celine Dion and in Italian by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. A duet between Dion and Bocelli later appeared on their respective studio albums, These Are Special Times (1998) and Sogno (1999), and was released as an airplay single on 1 March 1999. The song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1999 and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2000.
"Listen with Your Heart" is a song written by Diane Warren, and recorded by CeCe Winans for her second album Everlasting Love (1998).
Australian Idol 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 33 number ones and 140 platinum and 41 gold certifications. 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. Idol contestants have also been nominated for 29 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 40 industry judged ARIA Award nominations. To date there have been eight wins in sales and public vote categories, and in 2013 season one winner Guy Sebastian and season four runner up Jessica Mauboy became the first Idol contestants to win industry voted ARIA Awards.
American singer Gwen Stefani has released four studio albums, one extended play, 26 singles, five promotional singles, one video album, and 21 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.
Anthony Callea is the debut album of Anthony Callea. It was released on 25 March 2005. His debut single, "The Prayer" was released in December 2004 and debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number one, remaining at the top spot for five weeks straight. It was certified four times Platinum, selling in excess of 280,000 copies and was the highest-selling single in Australia in 2005. In 2010 ARIA named it as the second-highest selling single of the previous decade, which also made it the second-highest selling Australian artist song of that decade. His second single was the double A-side "Rain"/"Bridge over Troubled Water" released the week before Easter, which also debuted at number one and held the spot for two weeks. His self-titled album, Anthony Callea, also debuted at number one, on the week of 4 April 2005. It held the top spot on the Australian ARIA Charts for 3 weeks before dropping to number three. The album was certified double platinum. Anthony's third single "Hurts So Bad" debuted at number ten on the ARIA Charts. The fourth single released from the Anthony Callea album—"Per Sempre "—made its debut at number five on the ARIA Charts. It was released in two formats—as a standard CD single and a DVD single.
A New Chapter is the second album from Australian pop singer Anthony Callea. It features the singles "Live for Love" and "Addicted to You", both of which Callea performed at popular morning show Sunrise. Callea co-wrote fourteen of the fifteen songs over a year. The album runs a length of just over an hour, containing many more upbeat and rocky songs in comparison with his self-titled debut.
Uzoechi Osisioma "Uzo" Emenike, professionally known as MNEK, is a Grammy Award nominated English singer, songwriter and record producer. In 2016, he received the ASCAP Vanguard Award for his contribution to songwriting. His writing and production credits include Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Dua Lipa, Diplo, Zara Larsson, MØ, Lianne La Havas, Rudimental, Naughty Boy, Julia Michaels, Little Mix, JoJo, Gorgon City, Clean Bandit, Chris Malinchak, Bondax, Jax Jones, Oliver Heldens, Karen Harding, Sub Focus, Duke Dumont, Bastille, A*M*E, BTS, Samantha Mumba, Years and Years and Stormzy.
The discography of British-Australian singer-songwriter Reece Mastin consists of three studio albums, two extended plays, one DVD, ten singles and nine music videos. He won the third season of The X Factor Australia in 2011. Mastin's debut single "Good Night" debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified five times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting sales of 350,000 copies. It also peaked at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ), denoting sales of 15,000 copies. Mastin's self-titled debut album, which features "Good Night" and selected songs he performed on The X Factor, was released on 9 December 2011. The album debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified double platinum for shipments of 140,000 copies. It also debuted at number one in New Zealand and was certified gold for sales of 7,500 copies.
We Have a Saviour is the fourth Christmas worship album led by Hillsong Church, which was issued in October 2012. The album appeared on the Billboard Top Christian Albums at No. 23 and Top Holiday Albums charts at No. 42. It also peaked in the Top 100 on the ARIA Albums Chart at No. 82; at No.68 on the ARIA Top 100 Physical Albums chart in December 2012; and returned to the charts in December 2014 to peak at No. 36 on the ARIA Catalogue Albums chart. We Have a Saviour by Hillsong is a collection of songs recorded over 2011 and 2012 with two new tracks, "We Have a Saviour" and "Our King Has Come"; it includes, "Born Is the King", and rearrangements of "O Holy Night" and "Joy to the World".
Symphony of Life is the fourth live album released by Australian singer and songwriter Tina Arena on 23 November 2012. The album was filmed and recorded at the Melbourne Arts Centre's Hamer Hall during a series of sold-out concerts for her Australian fans. A DVD of this audio album was also released on the same date with the same cover artwork. Anthony Callea stepped in as special guest for the concert series.
Last To Go is the first extended play by ARIA Award-winning recording artist Anthony Callea. Callea worked with Aussie producers David Musumeci, Michael D'Arcy from DNA Songs on the seven-track EP, as well as Grammy-award-winning Jamie Munson from the Black Eyed Peas.
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Songs of George Michael is a 17-track live DVD/CD recorded by Australian singer Anthony Callea. The album serves as a tribute to the songs of George Michael; the title refers to Michael's 1998 greatest hits collection, Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael. It was recorded and filmed live with a 9 piece band at The Palms at Crown in Melbourne on 16 May 2014.
The following is a complete discography of every album and single released by Australian pop music artist Anthony Callea.
ARIA Number 1 Hits in Symphony is the sixth studio album by Australian pop singer Anthony Callea. It features instrumentation by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The album features a selection of tracks that have peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. The album was announced in June 2017 and was released on 1 September 2017.
