Irishman is new Australian Idol
Nov 27, 2006 13:48:10 GMT 10
Post by dededom on Nov 27, 2006 13:48:10 GMT 10
Irishman is new Australian Idol
27th November 2006, 6:00 WST
West Australian
Damien Leith may not be an Australian citizen, but the nation has adopted the Irishman as its own, crowning him this year’s Australian Idol.
The singer-songwriter beat 17-year-old Darwin songbird Jessica Mauboy for the title at the Sydney Opera House last night.
The 30-year-old lives in Sydney with his Australian wife Eileen and their toddler son Jarvis and attracted the majority of the reported one million votes cast in the past week.
Before auditioning for Idol, Leith had struggled to score anything more than a gig singing at a Sydney bowling club but last week gave up his job in a chemist shop to concentrate on making the big time.
His debut single, Night of My Life, was last night available for download.
Leith, who has also written a novel and four plays, beat 25,000 hopefuls to the title and won a recording contract, a car and a year in the spotlight.
His win made big news in Ireland, with several Irish journalists flying into Sydney to cover his story.
Mauboy, who is of Aboriginal and Indonesian descent, has a voice which has been compared with Mariah Carey’s, albeit with a slight country twang.
She said last night that she was considering leaving Darwin to pursue a music career but also wanted to finish school.
BEN MARTIN
SYDNEY
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Note from dededom. He didn't work in a chemist shop you dimwit. he is a chemist as in Bachelor of Science with Honours in Chemistry.
27th November 2006, 6:00 WST
West Australian
Damien Leith may not be an Australian citizen, but the nation has adopted the Irishman as its own, crowning him this year’s Australian Idol.
The singer-songwriter beat 17-year-old Darwin songbird Jessica Mauboy for the title at the Sydney Opera House last night.
The 30-year-old lives in Sydney with his Australian wife Eileen and their toddler son Jarvis and attracted the majority of the reported one million votes cast in the past week.
Before auditioning for Idol, Leith had struggled to score anything more than a gig singing at a Sydney bowling club but last week gave up his job in a chemist shop to concentrate on making the big time.
His debut single, Night of My Life, was last night available for download.
Leith, who has also written a novel and four plays, beat 25,000 hopefuls to the title and won a recording contract, a car and a year in the spotlight.
His win made big news in Ireland, with several Irish journalists flying into Sydney to cover his story.
Mauboy, who is of Aboriginal and Indonesian descent, has a voice which has been compared with Mariah Carey’s, albeit with a slight country twang.
She said last night that she was considering leaving Darwin to pursue a music career but also wanted to finish school.
BEN MARTIN
SYDNEY
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Note from dededom. He didn't work in a chemist shop you dimwit. he is a chemist as in Bachelor of Science with Honours in Chemistry.
