Aydan Calafiore

Aydan Calafiore (born 28 October 2000) is an Australian singer best known for being one of the four finalists in the seventh season of The Voice Australia in 2018 and for his role as main cast member in Network Ten's 2012 reboot of Young Talent Time. On December 19, 2018, it was confirmed that Calafiore would perform in Eurovision - Australia Decides in February on the Gold Coast.[1]

Aydan Calafiore
Born (2000-10-28) 28 October 2000
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2012–present
Associated actsJoe Jonas

Personal life

Aydan Calafiore was born on 28 October 2000. He grew up and currently resides in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, with his parents Melanie and Phil Calafiore, along with his two sisters.

Career

2012: Young Talent Time

In 2012, Calafiore was the youngest cast member of Network Ten’s reboot of Young Talent Time at the age of eleven. When the show finished in May, he went on tour with his fellow cast members and performed in live shows.

2013: Australia’s Got Talent

In 2013 Calafiore auditioned for Australia’s Got Talent season 7, singing Justin Bieber's "As Long as You Love Me".[2] He made it to the semi-finals,[2] where he performed "Classic" by MKTO, and was eliminated in the first semi-final in September.

2018: The Voice

In 2018, Calafiore took part in the seventh season of The Voice Australia, where he joined Joe Jonas's team where he made it all the way to the final in the competition on 17 June 2018. He was placed fourth.

  denotes fourth place.   denotes a song that reached the top 10 on iTunes.

In July 2018 Calafiore released "Something About You" on Universal Music Australia.

Eurovision – Australia Decides

On 18 December, 2018, it was confirmed that Calafiore would perform on the Gold Coast as a contestant in Eurovision - Australia Decides. In January 2019, Calafiore released "Dust" as his entry to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. He finished at 6th place in the public vote and 4th place in the jury panel, finishing in 6th place overall.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
"Something About You"[3] 2018 - non-album single
"Dust"[4] 2019 - Australia Decides
"Wide Awake" 2020 - non-album single
"Me You and Tequila" 2020 - non-album single collab with DJ Tigerlily
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

References

  1. "Three more artists join 'Eurovision - Australia Decides'". Programs.
  2. Vickery, Colin (15 September 2013). "Aydan Calafiore, Natalie and Julia into Australia's Got Talent finals". News Corp Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. "Something About You - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. "Dust - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2019.


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