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Use dmy dates|date=January 2011Infobox reality music competition|series = Australian Idol|season = 1|first_aired = 27 July 2003|last_aired = 19 November 2003|judges = Ian Dickson (music mogul)|Ian "Dicko" Dickson Marcia Hines Mark Holden |host = Andrew G James Mathison |cohost =|broadcaster = Network Ten |finalsvenue = Sydney Opera House |caption =|winner-name = Guy Sebastian |winner-origin = Adelaide , South Australia , Australia |winner-genre =|winner-song = Angels Brought Me Here |runner-name = Shannon Noll |last =|next = Australian Idol (season 2)|year = 2003Refimprove|date=September 2008
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 Dickson (music mogul)|Ian "Dicko" Dickson .
Overview
When Network Ten paid $15 million for the first season of Australian IdolCitation needed|date=September 2009 they anticipated it to be a critical and financial success, like it had been in other countries such as the UK and the USA. When the show aired for the first time in August 2003 it was very successful, attracting a diverse ranges of viewers, from people wanting the crazy auditions to people who wanted to hear great voicesCitation needed|date=September 2009. The audition process went through several major cities in Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Darwin. Towards the end of its run, Australian Idol became the most popular TV show in the country with more ratings than major events such as the AFL Grand FinalCitation needed|date=September 2009. The Grand Final at the Sydney Opera House attracted more than 3 million viewersCitation needed|date=September 2009. It was listed as the ninth highest rating TV show in Australia in the past century in 2007By whom|date=September 2009.
The eventual winner of the competition was Guy Sebastian . He beat Shannon Noll who finished in 2nd place, Cosima De Vito who came in 3rd place, Paulini Curuenavuli who came in 4th place & Rob Mills who finished in 5th place. After Idol, it was these five, the Final 5, who were the most successful out of the Top 12.
Other Idol contestants from Season 1 to release music were Levi Kereama (deceased 4 October 2008), Rebekah LaVauney, Peter Ryan and Courtney Act. All of these independent acts achieved very little success at allCitation needed|date=September 2009.
In the third semi final, just before the live verdict, one of the contestants, Anthony Sumbati, was disqualified for taking part in a radio interview without the consent of the producers. He later performed in the Grand Final as one of the performances outside the Sydney Opera House.
In the wildcard show, a contestant named Daniel Wakefield was originally meant to be in the top 12, but due to his contract, he wasn't able to be in the top 12. Instead of having one contestant chosen by the judges and the other chosen by Australia, three contestants were chosen, two by Australia and one by the judges.
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The Top 12 Finalists
Guy Sebastian
Main|Guy SebastianGuy Sebastian was the winner of the first series of Australian Idol.
Sebastian's performances on Australian Idol:
: Audition : " Ribbon in the Sky " ( Stevie Wonder ) : Theatre Week (Round 1) : " Back at One " ( Brian McKnight ) : Theatre Week (Round 3) : " Somewhere Over the Rainbow " ( Judy Garland ) : Top 40 : " What a Wonderful World " ( Louis Armstrong ) : Top 12 : " The Love You Save " ( Jackson Five ) : Top 10 : " (Everything I Do) I Do It for You " ( Bryan Adams ) : Top 8 : " You're the Voice " ( John Farnham ) : Top 6 : " When Doves Cry " ( Prince (musician)|Prince ) : Up, Close & Personal : " When I Get You Alone " ( Robin Thicke ) : Top 5 : " Hidden Agenda (Craig David song)|Hidden Agenda " ( Craig David ), " Hello (Lionel Richie song)|Hello " ( Lionel Richie ) : Top 4 : " The Way You Look Tonight " ( Jerome Kern & Dorothy Fields ), Hit the Road Jack " ( Percy Mayfield ) : Top 3 : " Can't Take My Eyes off You " ( Frankie Valli ), " Climb Ev'ry Mountain|Climb Every Mountain " ( Julie Andrews , from " The Sound of Music " ) TOUCHDOWN : Top 2 : " I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song)|I'll Be There " ( The Jackson 5 ), " Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Crazy in Love " ( Beyoncé Knowles ), " Angels Brought Me Here " ''(winner's single)
Sebastian's first album debuted at #1, gained accredited 6x platinum and sold over 480,000 copies. http://www.sonymusic.co.id/albumdet.php? id=420 Sony BMG Music Entertainment Indonesea: Beautiful Life & Guy Facts Retrieved 13 October 2009 He has since released five other top ten platinum/multi-platinum albums, and 11 top 15 singles including five #1's. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp? interpret=Guy+Sebastian australiancharts.com Guy Sebastian in the Australian Charts Retrieved 13 October 2009 http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations.htm aria.com.au Accreditations - albums and singles Retrieved 13 October 2009
Shannon Noll
Main|Shannon NollShannon Noll (born 16 September 1975), was runner-up to winner Guy Sebastian .
: Audition : " Hold Me in Your Arms (Southern Sons song)|Hold Me in Your Arms " ( Southern Sons ) : Theatre Week (Round 1) : " Hold Me in Your Arms (Southern Sons song)|Hold Me in Your Arms " ( Southern Sons ) : Theatre Week (Round 3) : " Burn for You " ( John Farnham ) : Top 40 : " Better Man (Robbie Williams song)|Better Man " ( Robbie Williams ) : Top 12 : " Help Is on Its Way " ( Little River Band ) : Top 10 : " What About Me (song)|What About Me " ( Moving Pictures (band)|Moving Pictures ) : Top 8 : " Already Gone (Powderfinger song)|Already Gone " ( Powderfinger ) : Top 6 : " Livin' on a Prayer " ( Bon Jovi ) Bottom 3 : Up, Close & Personal : " With or Without You " ( U2 ) : Top 5 : " (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher|Higher and Higher " ( Jackie Wilson ), " When a Man Loves a Woman (song)|When a Man Loves a Woman " ( Percy Sledge ) : Top 4 : " I've Got You Under My Skin ", " Theme from New York, New York|New York, New York ( Frank Sinatra ) : Top 3 : " One (Harry Nilsson song)|One " ( Harry Nilsson ), " Hey Jude " ( The Beatles ) : Top 2 : " Please Forgive Me " ( Bryan Adams ), " Working Class Man " ( Jimmy Barnes ), " Angels Brought Me Here " ''(winner's single)
Cosima De Vito
Main|Cosima De VitoCosima De Vito (born 1 November 1976), came third in Australian Idol after withdrawing because of a sudden diagnosis of throat nodules.
: Audition : " I Surrender (song)|I Surrender " ( Celine Dion ) : Theatre Week (Round 1) : : Theatre Week (Round 3) : " Call the Man " ( Celine Dion ) : Top 40 : " My Heart Will Go On " ( Celine Dion ) : Wildcard Show : " Predictable (Delta Goodrem song)|Predictable " ( Delta Goodrem ) : Top 12 : " Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song)|Hot Stuff " ( Donna Summer ) : Top 10 : " I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)|I Wanna Dance With Somebody " ( Whitney Houston ) : Top 8 : " When the War Is Over " ( Cold Chisel ) ~ TOUCHDOWN! : Top 6 : " What's Love Got to Do with It (song)|What's Love Got To Do With It " ( Tina Turner ) : Up, Close & Personal : " Hero (Mariah Carey song)|Hero " ( Mariah Carey ) : Top 5 : " I Believe I Can Fly " ( R. Kelly ), " Respect (song)|Respect " ( Aretha Franklin ) ~ TOUCHDOWN! Bottom 2 : Top 4 : " L-O-V-E " ( Nat King Cole ), " Smile (Charlie Chaplin song)|Smile " ( Charlie Chaplin ) : Top 3 : " You Don't Have to Say You Love Me " ( Dusty Springfield ), " River Deep - Mountain High " ( Tina Turner ) Withdrawn
After recovering Cosima signed with an independent label and became the first independent artist to debut at #1 on the charts. Her debut single was the cover of Cold Chisel 's " When the War Is Over ". Cosima later released several singles and a gold selling self titled album.
Paulini Curuenavuli
Main|Paulini CuruenavuliPaulini Curuenavuli (born 15 October 1982), was eliminated on 27 October 2003, placed fourth.
: Audition : " Ain't No Mountain High Enough " ( Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell ) : Theatre Week (Round 1) : : Theatre Week (Round 3) : " Go to Hell (Nina Simone song)|Go to Hell " ( Nina Simone ) : Top 40 : " Somewhere (song)|Somewhere " ( Barbra Streisand ) : Top 12 : " Don't Leave Me This Way " ( Thelma Houston ) : Top 10 : " Eternal Flame (song)|Eternal Flame " ( The Bangles ) : Top 8 : " Chains (Tina Arena song)|Chains " ( Tina Arena ) : Top 6 : " Freeway of Love " ( Aretha Franklin ) ~ TOUCHDOWN! Bottom 2 : Up, Close & Personal : " Fields of Gold (Sting song)|Fields of Gold " ( Sting (musician)|Sting ) : Top 5 : " Un-Break My Heart " ( Toni Braxton ) & " Survivor (Destiny's Child song)|Survivor " ( Destiny's Child ) : Top 4 : " At Last " ( Etta James ) & " Almost Like Being in Love " ( Natalie Cole ) Eliminated
Paulini performed " Freeway of Love ", " The Voice Within ", " Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Crazy In Love " and " Chains (Tina Arena song)|Chains " during the Australian Idol national tour in 2003.
After the competition Paulini signed with Sony BMG and in June 2004 Paulini released a #1 single known as " Angel Eyes (The Jeff Healey Band song)|Angel Eyes " and a #1 album entitled " One Determined Heart ". Paulini has released several other albums and singles that have had moderate success in the charts, especially in the Urban and Dance Charts. In 2006 Paulini joined an all girl pop group called the " Young Divas " with other former Idol contestants which included Kate DeAraugo , Emily Williams , Ricki-Lee Coulter and later Jessica Mauboy . They have achieved huge success with platinum selling singles and a platinum selling album.
Rob Mills
Main|Rob MillsRob Mills aka Millsy (born 21 June 1982), was eliminated on 20 October 2003, placed fifth.
: Audition : " Swear It Again " ( Westlife ) : Theatre Week (Round 1) : " Swear It Again " ( Westlife ) : Theatre Week (Round 3) : : Top 40 : " Angels " ( Robbie Williams ) : Top 12 : " All Right Now " ( Free (band)|Free ) : Top 10 : " You Don't Treat Me No Good No More " ( Sonia Dada ) : Top 8 : " Take Me Back (Noiseworks song)|Take Me Back " ( Noiseworks ) : Top 6 : " If I Could (song)|If I Could " ( 1927 (band)|1927 ) : Up, Close and Personal : " When You Say Nothing at All " ( Ronan Keating ) : Top 5 : " Too Close " ( Next (group)|Next ) and " If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time " ( R. Kelly ) Eliminated
Levi Kereama
Levi Kereama (1981 - 4 October 2008) was eliminated on 13 October 2003, placed sixth.
: Audition : : Theatre Week (Round 1) : : Theatre Week (Round 3) : : Top 40 : " Nice and Slow " ( Usher (entertainer)|Usher ) : Wildcard Show : " Maria Maria " ( Santana (band)|Santana ) : Top 12 : " Superstition (song)|Superstition " ( Stevie Wonder ) : Top 10 : " Rock Your Body " ( Justin Timberlake ) : Top 8 : " To the Moon and Back " ( Savage Garden ) Bottom 3 : Top 6 : " Every Little Step " ( Bobby Brown ) Eliminated
A record contract followed, and he released the Top 40 singles "In My Room" and "Handcuffs Off" from the album "Destiny". Kereama was also part of the band Lethbridge (band)|Lethbridge , later named The Bridge.
On 4 October 2008, Kereama was found dead after falling from a Brisbane hotel building, where he had been staying after attending the Parklife Festival that day. The death is suspected to have been suicide, although some media has reported this may not be the case based on posts on his band's Myspace page and statements made by his family. Police have said the death was "non-suspicious", but declined to comment further. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24451765-5001021,00.html Friends pay tribute to fallen Idol, Levi Kereama http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx? id=641998 Idol star Kereama found dead
Rebekah LaVauney
Rebekah LaVauney (born 7 October 1977), was eliminated on 6 October 2003, placed seventh.
: Audition : : Theatre Week (Round 1) : " Joyful, Joyful " ( Lauryn Hill ) : Theatre Week (Round 3) : " Love Takes Time " ( Mariah Carey ) : Top 40 : " Ex-Factor " ( Lauryn Hill ) : Wildcard Show : " Exhale (Shoop Shoop) " ( Whitney Houston ) : Top 12 : " Emotion (Samantha Sang song)|Emotion " ( Samantha Sang ) : Top 10 : " Killing Me Softly with His Song " ( The Fugees ) : Top 8 : " Heading In The Right Direction " ( Renee Geyer ) Eliminated
She released a single cover of Renée Geyer 's "Heading In The Right Direction" (which she had previously performed on the show) which was featured on her only commercial release, an EP titled 'Chapter 1' (2005). The EP also featured a collaboration with Joel Turner (musician)|Joel Turner and the Modern-Day Poets , "Behind Bars", which was also included on their Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets (album)|self-titled album .
Kelly Cavuoto
Kelly Cavuoto (born 3 June 1981), was eliminated on 6 October 2003, placed eighth. Prior to Australian Idol , she had many years singing experience with rock bands throughout South Australia , before auditioning in 2003. Dubbed "The Rock Chick" by judge Ian Dickson (music mogul)|Ian "Dicko" Dickson , she covered a selection of harder edged rock songs throughout the series, at odds with most other contestants who chose to cover pop songs.
: Audition : " Just A Girl " ( No Doubt ) : Theatre Week (Round 1) : " Chase The Dragon (song)|Chase The Dragon " ( Machine Gun Fellatio ) : Theatre Week (Round 3) : " You Oughta Know " ( Alanis Morissette ) : Top 40 : " Bring Me to Life " ( Evanescence ) : Top 12 : " Whole Lotta Love " ( Led Zeppelin ) Bottom 3 : Top 10 : " Tomorrow (Silverchair song)|Tomorrow " ( Silverchair ) Bottom 3 : Top 8 : " Mascara (song)|Mascara " ( Killing Heidi ) Eliminated
In January 2004, Cavuoto appeared as a co-host for Channel Ten's Video Hits (Australian TV series)|Video Hits music program.
She has recently adopted a Vietnamese orphan after visiting the country on a charity mission for the WWF.
Lauren Buckley
Lauren Buckley (born 29 March 1986), was eliminated on 29 September 2003, placed ninth. Also memorable was her elimination from the show, in which she broke down and cried while singing her farewell song. She completed the song with the assistance of her fellow Idol contestants.
: Audition : " Cry Me A River " ( Ella Fitzgerald ) : Theatre Week (Round 1) : : Theatre Week (Round 3) : " Turn Me On (Norah Jones song)|Turn Me On " ( Norah Jones ) : Top 40 : " Imagine (song)|Imagine " ( John Lennon ) : Top 12 : " Moondance (Van Morrison song)|Moondance " ( Van Morrison ) : Top 10 : " Lady Marmalade " ( Pink (musician)|Pink , Christina Aguilera , Mya (singer)|Mya & Lil Kim ). Originally ( Labelle ) Eliminated
Lauren Buckley is currently working on recording her debut album with expected release in 2008.
Cle Wootton
Cle Wootton (born Cleonie Morgan-Wootton on 15 November 1981), was eliminated on 29 September 2003, placed tenth. Of Greek and Jamaican descent, she was an early favourite with the judges, however failed to maintain an interest from fans. She has also appeared in the children's drama program Ship to Shore in 1993 playing the character Babe and appeared on the reality television program Popstars in 2002.
: Audition : " Pussy Town " ( Machine Gun Fellatio ) : Theatre Week (Round 1) : : Theatre Week (Round 3) : " Ain't Nobody Better " ( Inner City (band)|Inner City ) : Top 40 : " Come to Me (Diesel song)|Come to Me " ( Johnny Diesel|Diesel ) : Top 12 : " Young Hearts Run Free " ( Candi Staton ) : Top 10 : " That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's the Way Love Goes " ( Janet Jackson ) Eliminated
In 2004 she appeared in a musical production called "Gabba Gabba Hey" (a rock musical featuring the music of the Ramones . http://www.playbill.com/news/article/87110.html In 2005, she appeared on an episode of the children's television series Streetsmartz . http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2482824
It was announced on 28 June 2010, that Cle would play the role of DJ Motormouth Maybelle in Melbourne's theatre musical version of Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray . http://www.theatrepeople.com.au/features/hairspray-cast-announced
Peter Ryan
Peter Ryan , from New South Wales , was eliminated on 22 September 2003, placed eleventh.
: Audition : " Comic Conversation " ( John Farnham ) : Theatre Week (Round 1) : : Theatre Week (Round 3) : " Now and Forever (Richard Marx song)|Now and Forever " ( Richard Marx ) : Top 40 : " Right Here Waiting " ( Richard Marx ) : Top 12 : " Your Song " ( Elton John ) Eliminated
Matthew Chadwick
Matt Chadwick (born 19 July 1983), was eliminated on 22 September 2003, placed twelfth.
: Audition : " I Want To Make Magic " ( Fame (band)|Fame ) : Theatre Week (Round 1) : " Tiny Dancer " ( Elton John ) : Theatre Week (Round 3) : " Two Beds and a Coffee Machine " ( Savage Garden ) : Top 40 : " Truly (song)|Truly " ( Lionel Richie ) : Top 12 : " If (Bread song)|If " ( Bread (band)|Bread ) Eliminated
He is now under the management of Richard Macionis, who also manages 2004 idol cast off Ricki-Lee Coulter and Idol's musical maestro, John Foreman. Matthew is now performing in Queensland's Draculas Cabaret Restaurant along with Macionis. Prior to Australian Idol he had played Fred as part of the Scooby Doo section of Warner Brothers Movie World in his home state, Qld.
Since winning Australian IdolGuy Sebastian has released six top 10 albums which have all reached either platinum or multi platinum accreditation. He has also released 11 top 15 singles, eight of which reached the top 10 on the ARIA Charts including five #1's. He has the most #1 singles for an Australian male vocalist in Australian music history, and he is equal third overall with Olivia Newton-John for all Australian acts. http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp? todo=viewthread& id=34665& pages= ARIA Chartifacts 27-December-2010. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2010. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp? interpret=Guy+Sebastian australiancharts.com Guy Sebastian in the Australian Charts Retrieved 13 October 2009, He has a total of 30 platinum and two gold accreditations, the highest accreditations for any Australian Idol contestant. http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations.htm Album and Single Accreditations 1997–2010. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 December 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/67ZgwiUDa Guy Sebastian releases new single Gold. Guy Sebastian official site. 11 May 2012. Archived from http://www.guysebastian.com.au/newsEvents/home.do? newsId=20030829007245the original on 11 May 2012. Sebastian's debut album Just as I Am (Guy Sebastian album)|Just As I Am debuted at #1 and reached 6x platinum, eventually selling 480,000 copies. http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Everyones-a-winner/2004/11/19/1100748195505.html The Age: "Everyone's A Winner" 21 Nov 2004 - Retrieved 13 October 2009 Just As I Am remains the highest selling album ever released by an Australian Idol contestant.Guy Sebastian 's winner's single " Angels Brought Me Here " debuted at #1 and reached 4x platinum. http://allmalaysia.info/news/story.asp? file=/2003/12/22/msiansabroad/6951322& sec=mi_msiansabroad All Malaysia.info Nice Guys Do Win 22 December 2003 - Retrieved 13 October 2009 http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2003.htm Australian Recording Industry Association Accreditation - 2003 singles Retrieved 13 October 2009 The song was the highest selling single in Australia in 2003, and won the 2004 Highest Selling Single ARIA Award . http://www.take40.com/news/20335/2010-aria-nominations-announced---full-list-here& #33; 2010 ARIA Nominations Take40 Australia (mcm entertainment). 28 September 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010. In 2010 ARIA announced it was the highest selling song of the previous decade. http://www.aria.com.au/documents/ARIAEndOfDecadeCharts.pdf ARIA’s End Of Decade Charts*(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010. http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2003.htm Australian Recording Industry Association: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2003 Retrieved 13 October 2009 Sebastian's second and third albums were platinum sellers. Beautiful Life (Guy Sebastian album)|Beautiful Life peaked at #2, with Closer to the Sun (Guy Sebastian album)|Closer to the Sun reaching #4. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2006Albums.htm aria.com.au ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 Albums Retrieved 13 October 2009 His fourth album The Memphis Album peaked at #3 and went on to sell 2x platinum. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm aria.com.au ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums Retrieved 13 October 2009
Sebastian's fifth and sixth albums Like It Like That (Guy Sebastian Album)|Like It Like That and Twenty Ten (Guy Sebastian album)|Twenty Ten both achieved platinum accreditation and produced #1 lead singles. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2010Albums.htm ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 June 2010. http://australian-charts.com/search.asp? search=Guy+Sebastian& cat=a australiancharts.com Guy Sebastian-Albums Retrieved 28 August 2009 " Like It like That (Guy Sebastian song)|Like it Like That ", the triple platinum lead single from his fifth album, was the highest selling Australian artist song in 2009. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.auaccreds2010.htm ARIA 2010 Singles Accreditations Retrieved 4 May 2010 http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2009.htm ARIA Charts Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2009. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2010. " Who's That Girl (Guy Sebastian song)|Who's That Girl " the lead single from his sixth album reached 4x platinum accreditation and won the Highest Selling Single ARIA Award in 2011. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2010.htm ARIA Charts Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2010. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2011. http://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/latest/a/-/article/12110005/winners-of-the-2011-aria-awards/ Winners of the 2011 ARIA Awards. Yahoo!7. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011. " Don't Worry Be Happy (Guy Sebastian song)|Don't Worry Be Happy ", the lead single from his upcoming seventh album Armageddon has been certified 4x platinum. Sebastian has received 14 ARIA Awards nominations during his career. http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-artist.php? letter=G& artist=Guy%20Sebastian ARIA Awards. History by artist. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 May 2010 Ten of these nominations, including Best Male Artist, Best Pop Release and Single of the Year were received in 2010 and 2011. http://www.take40.com/news/20335/2010-aria-nominations-announced---full-list-here& #33; 2010 ARIA Nominations Take40 Australia (mcm entertainment). 28 September 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2011. http://www.thevine.com.au/music/news/aria-award-nominees-announced-for-201120111012.aspx ARIA Award nominees announced for 2011. The Vine. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011 Sebastian also had success outside of Australia with his first single reaching #1 in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia and New Zealand in 2004. His first album reached #3 in New Zealand and #2 in Malaysia. http://www.theharbouragency.com/artist-profile/guy-sebastian Harbour Agency, Artist Information: Guy Sebastian Retrieved 13 October 2009 http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp? interpret=Guy+Sebastian Charts.org.nz Guy Sebastian in New Zealand Charts Retrieved 13 October 2009 "Angels Brought Me Here" gained platinum and Just As I Am double platinum accreditation. In 2010 Art of Love (Guy Sebastian song)|"Art Of Love" , a song featuring Jordin Sparks reached #7 on the New Zealand singles chart, achieving gold accreditation there. " Who's That Girl (Guy Sebastian song)|Who's That Girl ", the lead single from Twenty Ten , reached #1 and gained platinum accreditation in New Zealand in 2011. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp RIANZ New Zealand Music Charts Retrieved 13 October 2009
Shannon Noll released his first single " What About Me (song)|What About Me? " in February 2004. It debuted at #1 and remained at the top for four weeks. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp? interpret=Shannon+Noll& titel=What+About+Me& cat=s Australian-charts.com Shannon Noll What About Me Retrieved 13 October 2009 It was certified 4x Platinum http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2004.htm Australian Recording Industry Association Accreditations - 2004 singles Retrieved 13 October 2009 and was the highest selling single in Australia in 2004. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2004.htm Australian Recording Industry Association End Of Year Charts - 2004 singles Retrieved 13 October 2009 His debut album '' That's What I'm Talking About was also a chart topper gaining 5x Platinum accreditation selling 350,000 copies. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2004Albums.htm aria.com.au ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Albums Retrieved 13 October 2009 Both the single and album were nominated as highest seller at the 2004 ARIA Awards. His second album Lift (Shannon Noll album)|Lift '' also reached #1 on the ARIA charts and remained in the top 50 for 53 weeks. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp? interpret=Shannon+Noll& titel=Lift& cat=a australian-charts.com Shannon Noll Lift Retrieved 13 October 2009 It was accredited 3x platinum with 210,000 copies sold. http://aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2006Albums.htm Australian Recording Industry Association Accreditations - 2006 Albums Retrieved 13 October 2009 Lift received a nomination for best pop release at the 2006 ARIA Awards and the lead single " Shine (Shannon Noll song)|Shine " was nominated for highest selling single. http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php? year=2006 Aria Awards 2006 Retrieved 13 October 2009 "Don't Give Up" a duet with Natalie Bassingthwaighte was also nominated for highest selling single at the 2007 ARIA Awards. http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php? year=2006 Aria Awards 2007 Retrieved 13 October 2009 His third album, Turn It Up (Shannon Noll album)|Turn It Up , was released in 2007 peaking at #3 and reaching platinum accreditation. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp? interpret=Shannon+Noll& titel=Turn+It+Up& cat=a Australian-charts.com Shannon Noll Turn It Up Retrieved 13 October 2009 http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Albums.htm aria.com.au ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Albums Retrieved 13 October 2009 His fourth album No Turning Back: The Story So Far , released in 2008 peaked at #7, and his fifth album "A Million Suns" released in 2011 reached #8. Neither of these albums reached certification. Noll has released ten top 10 singles including three #1's. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp? interpret=Shannon+Noll australian-charts.com Shannon Noll in Australian charts Retrieved 13 October 2009 He is the only artist in Australian music history to achieve ten consecutive top 10 singles. http://www.shannonnoll.com.au/biography/home.do shannonnoll.com.au Biography Retrieved 13 October 2009 He has released four more singles since achieving this, with two reaching the ARIA Top 50, the highest one peaking at #26. He has gained 17 platinum and three gold accreditations during his career. Noll has had some success outside Australia with his debut single What About Me reaching #2 in Ireland and #10 in New Zealand. His debut album also peaked at #31 on the New Zealand charts. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp? interpret=Shannon+Noll& titel=That%27s+What+I%27m+Talking+About& cat=a newzealandcharts.com Shannon Noll in the New Zealand Charts Retrieved 13 October 2009
Cosima De Vito released " When the War Is Over " as her debut single in mid 2004 through her own independent label, CDV Records. It was a #1 hit and sold over 70,000 copies resulting in Platinum status. Her debut self titled album Cosima (album)|Cosima peaked at #2 on the charts and sold over 50,000 copies with Gold certification. Her second single " Now That You Can't Have Me " experienced very little radio play and distribution complication resulting a peak at #42 on the charts. Her second album This Is Now that was released in September 2007 was a hit on the Independent Charts and Club Charts, but failed to make an entrance on the ARIA Charts. The album had two Top 20 hits on the Independent Charts.
Paulini Curuenavuli released a debut single titled " Angel Eyes (The Jeff Healey Band song)|Angel Eyes " that was a #1 hit and a Platinum selling success. It stayed at the top spot for a month. Her debut album One Determined Heart was also a #1 hit and receiving Platinum status. Her Christmas EP " Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas " failed to chart, stalling at #72. Her much anticipated second album Superwoman stalled at #72 and was a major disappointment for Sony BMG. The album did give her two Top 50 hits.
Rob Mills experienced a very short lived career at Sony BMG with one Gold selling single of " Ms. Vanity " and an unsuccessful debut album entitled Up All Night (Rob Mills album)|Up All Night . He was later dropped from the label. He is currently rehearsing for the Australian 2008 production of Wicked (musical)|Wicked in which he plays Fiyero.
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http://www.australianidol.com.au/ Official Australian Idol website
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