Diana Rouvas | |
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 Rouvas in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 29 January 1984 Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Soul, pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Australia (2014–2015) |
| Website | dianarouvas |
Diana Rouvas (born 29 January 1984) is an Australian singer-songwriter previously signed to Universal Music Australia. [1] In 2019, she won The Voice Australia , against Daniel Shaw. She was born in Sydney to a Greek father and Australian mother.
Rouvas started vocal training at age four, and writing at age eight. [2] She was on stage at an early age performing, and relocated to the United States of America at 16 to pursue her music career as a singer-songwriter. In 2001, at 17 she toured with Australian artist Tina Arena as a backing vocalist, visiting France and China. [3] In 2006 Diana represented Australia in G'day LA celebrations in Los Angeles. In 2006 she recorded and released an original Extended Play titled Never Said Hello.
In 2012, Rouvas auditioned for the first season of The Voice , performing "Work It Out" and was selected on Team Keith Urban. [4] She made it to the final top eight. [5] Two of the songs she performed on the show reached the top 30 on the ARIA Charts. [6]
| The Voice performances and results (2012) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Song | Original Artist | Result |
| Audition | "Work It Out" | Beyoncé | Through to the Battle Rounds |
| Battle Rounds | "Mr. Know It All" | Kelly Clarkson | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | "Love on Top" | Beyoncé | Saved by Coach |
| Live show 2 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Bonnie Raitt | Saved by Coach |
| Semi Final | "Stormy Monday" | T-Bone Walker | Eliminated |
In October 2012, Rouvas released "Run" with Damien Leith. The song was the second single from Leith's fifth studio album, Now & Then .
Rouvas was signed to Universal Music Australia, and in April 2014, released the single "Heart of Goodbye" which she co-wrote with producer and songwriter Louis Schoorl. [7] An EP was planned but never released. [8] Upon her request, in 2015 Diana was released from her Universal Music Australia contract.
In 2019, Rouvas returned and auditioned for The Voice (Australian season 8) and chose Team Boy George. On 7 July 2019, Rouvas was announced as the winner. [9]
denotes winner.
| The Voice performances and results (2019) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Song | Original Artist | Result |
| Audition | "Vision Of Love" | Mariah Carey | Through to The Knockouts |
| The Knockouts | "I'll Never Love Again" | Lady Gaga | Through to Battle Rounds |
| Battle Rounds | "Freedom" | Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | "A Song for You" | Leon Russell | Saved by Coach |
| Live show 2 | "Never Enough" | Loren Allred | Saved by Public |
| Semi Final | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | Saved by Public |
| Grand Final | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | Winner |
| "Send In the Clowns" (with Boy George) | Barbra Streisand | ||
| "Wait for No One" (Original Song) | Rouvas | ||
Her debut single "Wait For No One" was released immediately after the finale on 7 July. The track failed to break into the ARIA top 500, shifting less than 800 units during its release week. [10] Remixes were released in August 2019.
In December 2019, Rouvas was announced as a participant in Eurovision - Australia Decides , in an attempt to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. [11] Her song "Can We Make Heaven" finished 7th in a field of 10.
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Never Said Hello |
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| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "If We Never Said Hello" | 2006 | Never Said Hello |
| "Run" (with Damien Leith) [12] | 2012 | Now & Then |
| "Heart of Goodbye" [13] | 2014 | non-album singles |
| "Wait for No One" [14] | 2019 | |
| "Can We Make Heaven" [15] | 2020 | Australia Decides 2020 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] | |||
| "Love On Top" | 2012 | 22 | Non-album singles from The Voice |
| "I Can't Make You Love Me" | 16 |
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