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Oz Music Scene

February 12th, 2008

Carl Riseley Releases Debut Disc

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Carl Riseley’s the latest graduate of the Australian Idol class of 2007 to make good. The swing king has quit the navy and signed a major record deal with Universal.
Carl’s debut album Your Imagination is due out in the next few months. It features cover […]

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January 31st, 2008

She’s Back! Tarisai Takes the Stage

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Thought you’d seen the last of Australian Idol loudmouth Tarisai Vushe? I know I had, but it seems this pint-sized pop diva is determined to make it in the music industry. She’s handpicked a star-studded backing band, and is currently preparing for her first big […]

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January 10th, 2008

Natalie Gauci Heads to Malta

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Natalie Gauci is one busy bee. As soon as the Australian Idol completes her Winner’s Journey tour, she’ll be on a plane to Malta.
Natalie, who is of Maltese descent, has been invited to perform on the final night of the Malta Song for Europe […]

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January 3rd, 2008

Casey Donovan Launches Career Comeback

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We’ve all read the news stories claiming the latest Australian Idol winner Natalie Gauci hasn’t met public expectations. A number two single and top ten album sounds like a success to me, but in failing to hit the number one spot poor Nat’s already been written off […]

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December 16th, 2007

Matt Corby to Sign with Sony

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Here’s the news plenty of my young readers have been waiting for: Australian Idol runner-up Matt Corby will sign a record deal with Sony BMG this week.
“He’s signing with Sony on Tuesday,” Matt’s manager David Caplice of Caplice Management told The Sydney Morning Herald.
So […]

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December 12th, 2007

Nat Says Idol Rules

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It seems just about anyone who’s anyone has taken a pot shot at this year’s Australian Idol competition. We expect this sort of behavior from so-called “credible” artists, but recently even past winner Guy Sebastian and judge Ian “Dicko” Dickson had something to say. Guy called […]

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November 30th, 2007

Jacob Butler’s Ready to Record

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It looks like we haven’t seen the last of Australian Idol finalist Jacob Butler. He’s been playing charity gigs around the place as he prepares to record his debut album.
Last night he wowed the crowd at the Advertiser Sunday Mail Foundation do in Adelaide with an acoustic […]

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November 26th, 2007

Natalie Gauci Wins Australian Idol

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After a seemingly endless telecast, last night Natalie Gauci was crowned this year’s Australian Idol. She faced stiff competition from season golden boy Matt Corby, and no one seemed more surprised with the result than Natalie herself.
“Are you sure?” she asked host James Mathison after her name […]

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November 21st, 2007

Idol Takes Winner’s Journey Around Australia

This year’s Australian Idol season is drawing to an end, but the fun doesn’t have to end there. For the first time ever, the winner will embark on a massive “Winner’s Journey Tour.”
This year’s winner, either Matt Corby or Natalie Gauci, will perform their favourite Idol tracks and some of the songs from their new […]

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November 18th, 2007

Dicko Says Idol Finalists Are “Beautiful But Bloody Boring”

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I’ve got to admit, I’m pretty excited about Australian Idol this year. Sure Ben McKenzie got dumped a lot sooner than he should have and I wish we’d had an originals night like last year, but on the whole I’m pretty happy with our final two.
But it […]

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