Aydan Calafiore | |
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.jpg) Calafiore in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 28 October 2000 |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Aydan Calafiore, also known as simply AYDAN, is an Australian singer best recognized 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. He performed in Eurovision - Australia Decides in February 2019 on the Gold Coast.[1] He also played Phoenix in the Australian cast of Jagged Little Pill at the Theatre Royal Sydney and Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.
Calafiore resides in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, with his parents, Melanie and Phil Calafiore, and two sisters, Sam and Madi.[citation needed]
In 2012, Calafiore was the youngest cast member of Network Ten’s reboot of Young Talent Time at eleven. When the show finished in May, he went on tour with his fellow cast members and performed in live performances.
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.
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Main article: The Voice (Australia season 7) |
In 2018, Calafiore took part in the seventh season of The Voice Australia, where he joined Joe Jonas's team and made it to the final of the competition on June 17, 2018. He was placed fourth.
denotes fourth place.
| The Voice performances and results (2018) | |||
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| Episode | Song | Original Artist | Result |
| Audition | "Despacito" | Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber | Through to The Knockouts |
| The Knockouts | "Side to Side" | Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj | Through to Battle Rounds |
| Battle Rounds | "Uptown Funk"(Vs Madi Krstevski) | Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | "Can't Feel My Face" | The Weeknd | Saved by public |
| Live show 2 | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | Michael Jackson | Saved by public |
| Live show 3 | "You Are the Reason" | Calum Scott | Saved by public |
| Semi-Final | "Pray for Me" | The Weeknd ft. Kendrick Lamar | Saved by public |
| Grand Final | "Runaway Baby" | Bruno Mars | 4th Place |
| Shut Up and Dance" (with Joe Jonas) | Walk the Moon | ||
In July 2018 Calafiore released "Something About You" on Universal Music Australia.
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Main article: 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 6th place in the public vote and 4th place in the jury panel, finishing in 6th place.
Calafiore performed as Harry, from the biggest boy band True Connection, in the 2019 and 2021 tours of Yve Blake's musical, Fangirls. The album came out on April 30, 2021, though he could not star as Harry, so his role was taken over by Blake Appelqvist.
Calafiore played the character Phoenix, a high school heartthrob, in the Australian cast of Jagged Little Pill in the 2021 and 2022 Australian tours.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| AUS | |||||
| "Something About You"[3] | 2018 | - | non-album single | ||
| "Dust"[4] | 2019 | - | Australia Decides | ||
| "Wide Awake"[5] | 2020 | - | non-album single | ||
| "Me You and Tequila" (with DJ Tigerlily)[6] |
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| "Grow Up" | 2021 | - | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
