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Finalists & Music
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2005 Finalists |
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Jessica Fuhrmiester |
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As a duo with her brother, 22 year old
Jessie has played at many venues and weddings, and enjoyed a residency
at the Archer Bar & Café. Jessie comes from Airport West in Victoria and
has 13 years experience in solo, duo and band work. She was awarded a
$1000 scholarship from St Patrick’s Cathedral, to participate in weekly
choir performances as a soprano and soloist. Jessie completed a Bachelor
of Music majoring in vocal performance at the Australian Catholic
University and is currently employed as a piano and voice teacher…
Jessie’s musical director Kevin Hopkins has seen her develop the ability
to write some beautiful piano based songs, which communicate issues of
life and relationships and believes she has great potential as a
songwriter |
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Red Ice (Yiani and Ilya
Harpas) |
Click the record to listen to "Slow Down" |
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The
dynamic duo, brother’s Yiani and Ilya Harpas from Kingswood South
Australia! They have a passion for performance and spend much of their
time writing and developing their own music. At only 16, Ilya has taken
part in many live performances, including the role of child Prince in
Trojan Women, he was a member of the boy’s chorus in the State Theatre
Company’s production of ‘Tosca.” and has done countless live TV
performances. Yiani is 18 and has had his fair share of work in the spot
light, having done TV commercials, sessions on Here’s Humphrey and
extras in Chuck Finn TV. Yiani was also the lighting double of young
David Helfgot and other minor roles in the film ‘Shine.’ Together Red
Ice has performed at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and has an array
of wonderful original songs. |
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Elke
Seaborn |
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Click the record to listen to "Wasn't
it Good" |
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At
18 Elke Seaborn is a competent pianist, guitarist, cellist and vocalist.
She has participated in a range of choirs and ensembles at Marryatville
High School. Elke successfully auditioned and performed at a cellist in
a Festival Orchestra and received a music scholarship to attend
Marryatville High School’s Special Interest Music Centre and in 2004
Elke recorded and produced 14 tracks of covers and original material. |
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Chris Sebastian
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Click the record to listen to "You Raise me
Up" |
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From
Golden Grove in South Australia. Nicknamed Seb, at just 17 years of age
Chris enjoys R&B and soul music. His coordinator at King’s Baptist
Grammar School describes him as a pleasant young man who is musically
talented with much natural ability in voice and song writing. Chris has
performed at 2 AFL slowdown games, carols by candlelight at Campbelltown
in front of an audience of up to 22 thousand people; he has also
performed for SAFM and at NBL basketball games. Chris sings at his
church youth group in front of audiences of up to 4500 people, plus at
school functions, weddings and charity events around Adelaide. |
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Granny Flat- Encouragement
Award
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Click the record to listen to "Son
You're Grounded" |
 Granny
Flat is a four-piece, 70's style rock band. Formed in early 2004 these
Adelaide based young teenagers play original material with influences
ranging from Led Zeppelin and Hendrix through to today's Jet and
Powderfinger. ALL who witness Granny Flat Live are blown away by a stage
performance and musical prowess far beyond their years. Live gigs are
what this band is all about!
www.grannyflatrockband.com
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Judges for 2007 |
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Glenn Shorrock |
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Australian Music
Icon, a naturally gifted vocalist, Glenn went to school in the Gawler
and Barossa Region of South Australia. He
has been an inspiration to many throughout his career achieving great
success nationally and internationally in all three bands he was a part
of. As the lead singer of the Little River Band achieving sales in the
US of 25 million albums. During the late 70's and early 80's LRB had top
ten hits in the US Charts for five consecutive years. To this day a
record not matched by any other Australian Band. |
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Jamie Rigg
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Jamie's knowledge
of recording and new technology is second only to his passion for all
music. Jamie has a strong foundation in studio production for
television, stage, and sound. As a composer, arranger, and performer, he
has worked with an impressive range of performers from al corners of the
world; Jimmy Barnes, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, the
Everly Brothers, Human Nature, John Farhnum, Renee Geyer, Jon Stevens,
Vince Jones, Bryan Ferry, Marcia Hines, Kate Ceberano, Doug
Parkinson--the list goes on. He is the Musical Director of Popstars,
Strictly Dancing, and regularly works on a range of Television and music
productions. |
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Julie Ward |
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Julie Ward is one
of Australia's most accomplished and respected TV producers. She has a
wealth of career experience in a range of genres her recent
TV credits include: ROVE LIVE, THE ARIA
AWARDS, AUSTRALIA DAY LIVE and the hit music show, IT TAKES TWO.
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