Jason Owen | |
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Background information | |
Born | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia |
Genres | Pop, country |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Sony Music Australia, Social Family |
Website | jasonowenofficial |
Jason Owen (born circa 1994) is an Australian singer from Dubbo, New South Wales and was the runner-up to Samantha Jade in The X Factor (Australia season 4) in 2012 and subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.
In 2012, Owen auditioned for The X Factor (Australia season 4), eventually placing second.
Show | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order | Result |
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Auditions | Free choice | "Annie's Song" | John Denver | N/A | Through to super bootcamp |
Super bootcamp | "N/A" | N/A | Through to home visits | ||
Home Visits | "N/A" | N/A | Through to live shows | ||
Week 1 | Judges' Choice | "Heaven" | Bryan Adams | 6 | Safe |
Week 2 | Party All Night | "Dancing in the Moonlight" | King Harvest | 2 | Safe |
Week 3 | Top 10 Hits | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Aerosmith | 7 | Safe |
Week 4 | Legends | "Dancing in the Dark" | Bruce Springsteen | 5 | Safe |
Week 5 | 1980s | "I'm Still Standing" | Elton John | 1 | Safe |
Week 6 | Latest and Greatest | "You Belong With Me" | Taylor Swift | 2 | Safe |
Week 7 | Made in Australia | "What's My Scene?" | Hoodoo Gurus | 6 | Safe |
Week 8 | Judges' Challenge | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" | Ronan Keating | 4 | Safe |
Semi-final | Power and Passion | "Life Is a Highway" | Tom Cochrane | 1 | Safe |
"How Do I Live" | LeAnn Rimes | 5 | |||
Final | Audition song | "Annie's Song" | John Denver | 2 | Safe |
Last shot song | "Lonely Boy" | The Black Keys | 8 | ||
Song of the series | "Dancing in the Dark" | Bruce Springsteen | 1 | ||
Runner up's single | "Make It Last" | Owen | 5 | Runner up |
Owen released his debut single "Make It Last", which would have been his winner's single if he had won The X Factor, on 23 November 2012.[1] The single peaked at number 47 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[2] Owen's debut studio album Life Is a Highway was released on 26 April 2013,[3] and debuted at number five on the ARIA Albums Chart and was the thirtieth highest selling album by an Australian artist in 2013.[4]
Owen left Sony Music Australia and signed with Social Family Records in June 2014.[5] His second album Friday Night was released on 6 March 2015,[6] and debuted at number nine on the ARIA Albums Chart.[7] It was the 53rd highest selling country album in Australia in 2015.[8]
His third album Proud was released on 6 May 2016. It is his first album of original material.[9]
Owen's fourth album Jason Owen Sings John Denver was released in 2017 to mark 20 years since Denver's passing.[10]
In August 2018, Owen wrote and recorded the song "These Are the Times", with funds raised going towards drought relief.[11]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [12] | ||
Life Is a Highway |
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5 |
Friday Night |
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9 |
Proud |
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Jason Owen Sings John Denver |
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85 |
Jason Owen Sings John Denver: The Acoustic Sessions |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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AUS [12] | ||||||
"Make It Last"[17] | 2012 | 46 | Non-album single | |||
"Damn Right"[18] | 2014 | — | Friday Night | |||
"Tears on Fire"[19] | 2015 | — | ||||
"I Won't Back Down"[20] | — | |||||
"Run"[21] | 2016 | — | Proud | |||
"Proud"[22] | — | |||||
"My Last"[23] | — | |||||
"Take Me Home Country Roads"[24] | 2017 | — | Jason Owen Sings John Denver | |||
"Calypso"[25] | — | |||||
"Apple Tree"[26] | 2018 | — | Non-album single | |||
"These Are the Times"[27] | — | Non-album single | ||||
"—" denotes a single that failed to chart. |