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 Ten 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. Auditions are now open for the next season.
Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first Australian Idol in 2003,judge on Australia's The X Factor from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016,and coach on The Voice Australia since 2019. He represented Australia at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest,finishing in fifth place.
Just as I Am is the debut album by the first Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian.
"Angels Brought Me Here" is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian. It was released in Australia on 24 November 2003 as the lead single from his debut album,Just as I Am (2003). The song was written by Jörgen Elofsson and John Reid for Network Ten's TV talent competition,Australian Idol's inaugural season. Recorded versions were made for both grand finalists,Sebastian and Shannon Noll,with only Sebastian's version officially released by BMG. On 22 November the promotional video had premiered on the same network's Video Hits –produced by Australian Idol's Stephen Tate and directed by its musical director,John Foreman.
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 35 number ones and 158 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 33 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 48 industry judged ARIA Award nominations. To date there have been 11 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.
The discography of American rapper Eve consists of four studio albums,37 singles,5 promotional singles and 30 music videos.
The discography of Guy Sebastian,an Australian singer,consists of nine studio albums,one compilation album,one live album,three EPs and 53 singles,including six as a featured artist and four charity singles. Sebastian won the first series of Australian Idol in 2003,and gained a record deal with Sony BMG. He has released ten albums which peaked in the top six of the ARIA Charts,including three which reached number one. The first seven achieved either platinum or multi-platinum certification. He has also released twenty three top twenty singles in Australia,with fourteen reaching the top ten,including six number ones. Sebastian is the only Australian male artist in Australian chart history to achieve six number-one singles,and is third overall for all Australian acts with only Kylie Minogue and Delta Goodrem having achieved more. He has also reached the top ten of the New Zealand charts with an album and six singles,including two number ones. Sebastian has sixty-nine platinum and seven gold certifications in Australia,the highest number for an Australian Idol contestant. "Battle Scars",a collaboration with Lupe Fiasco,spent 20 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 chart,peaking at number 71 and achieving platinum certification. It also reached number 2 in Norway.
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,Marcia Hines and Ian "Dicko" Dickson.
Stan Walker is an Australian-born New Zealand singer,actor,and television personality. In 2009,Walker was the winner of the seventh and last season of Australian Idol. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. In December 2009,Walker released his debut studio album,Introducing Stan Walker,which included the hit single,"Black Box". The album debuted at number three on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). It also appeared on the New Zealand Albums Chart at number two and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).
"Like It Like That" is the title track and first single from Australian pop,R&B and soul singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian's fifth album Like It Like That. It was co-written by Sebastian,David Ryan Harris and Sean Hurley. "Like It Like That" was released on 13 August 2009 and peaked at number one on the ARIA singles chart. It was Sebastian's fourth of six number one singles and fifth of 12 top ten singles in Australia. It was the highest selling Australian artist single and sixth highest selling single overall in Australia in 2009. It received a 2010 ARIA Music Award nomination for Most Popular Australian Single. In 2014 the song reached 4×platinum certification. "Like It Like That" also charted in New Zealand in 2011,peaking at number 30 and gaining gold certification there.
Like It Like That is the fifth album by Australian singer Guy Sebastian. The album was produced by David Ryan Harris and Fredrik Odesjo and was released in Australia on 23 October 2009 and in the US on 29 June 2010. The album contains a duet with Jordin Sparks,and also three tracks with John Mayer on guitar and backing vocals. It peaked at number six on the ARIA Albums Chart and gained platinum certification. The title track "Like It Like That" was one of the most successful singles of Sebastian's career. It reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart,and achieved 4×platinum certification. "Art of Love" was also a top ten single,spending five months in the ARIA top 50 and double platinum certification. In 2010 Sebastian received six ARIA Music Award nominations for the album and two of its singles.
"Art of Love" was the second single from Australian pop singer Guy Sebastian's fifth album,Like It Like That. The single features the vocals of American R&B/pop singer,Jordin Sparks. "Art of Love" was released on 20 November 2009 and reached number eight on the ARIA singles chart and achieved double platinum certification. It was Sebastian's sixth of 12 top ten singles in Australia. It was also released in New Zealand,peaking at number seven,and was certified gold there. "Art of Love" was used to promote the 2010 season of Australian drama Home and Away. The song was shortlisted for the 2010 APRA Song of the Year and received an ARIA Music Award nomination for Most Popular Australian Single.
"Black Box" is the debut single by season seven winner of Australian Idol,Stan Walker. It was released digitally on 22 November 2009,as the lead single from his debut studio album,Introducing... Stan Walker. Blue covered this song for their new album Roulette.
Twenty Ten is a two-disc retrospective album by Australian singer and songwriter Guy Sebastian. Disc one contains 18 songs from his previous five albums and two new songs,including the lead single "Who's That Girl" which features American rapper Eve. Disc two has acoustic versions of ten of the songs. The album was released in Australia on 19 November 2010 and reached number four on the ARIA Album Chart,Sebastian's sixth consecutive top ten album. It was certified platinum in its fourth week of release and was the fifth highest selling Australian artist album of 2010. It reached 2×platinum certification in 2014. "Who's That Girl" reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and achieved 5×platinum certification,and was Sebastian's fifth of six number one singles in Australia. It won the Highest Selling Single ARIA Award in 2011,and received nominations for Single of the Year and Best Pop Release. Sebastian was also nominated as Most Popular Australian Artist. "Who's That Girl" also reached number one and Platinum certification in New Zealand.
"Don't Worry Be Happy" is a pop song written and performed by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian. It is the lead single from Sebastian's seventh album Armageddon. "Don't Worry Be Happy" was released digitally in Australia on 18 November 2011. It peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart,and has reached 5×platinum certification. It was Sebastian's eighth of 11 top ten singles in Australia. In 2012 "Don't Worry Be Happy" was nominated for the ARIA Music Award for Single of the Year and was shortlisted for the APRA Song of the Year. It has received 2013 APRA nominations for Most Played Australian Work and Pop Work of the Year.
"Battle Scars" is a song performed by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian and American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released digitally in Australia and New Zealand on 10 August 2012 by Sony Music Entertainment. The song lyrics and music were written by Sebastian and David Ryan Harris,with the rap written by Fiasco. It was the third single lifted from Sebastian's seventh album Armageddon. Fiasco added "Battle Scars" to his fourth album,Food &Liquor II:The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 in countries other than Australia. It was released as the fourth single on 28 August 2012,credited as a duet.
Armageddon is the sixth album by Australian singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian. It was released in digital and CD format on 12 October 2012. A deluxe edition featuring a DVD of a concert from Sebastian's Armageddon Tour was also available. The album reached number one and double platinum certification in Australia,and number 20 in New Zealand. It was Sebastian's seventh top ten album in Australia,and his second to achieve a number one peak. It was the ninth highest selling album in Australia in 2012,the second highest selling album by an Australian act.
"Like a Drum" is a song by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian released digitally in Australia on 25 October 2013. It debuted at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart,Sebastian's twelfth top ten single in Australia,and has been certified 4×platinum. It also reached number 13 and gold certification on the New Zealand Singles Chart and has been certified platinum in Sweden.
Official Music Video:Who's That Girl ft Eve 
