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''Stan Walker'' was the winner of the ''Australian Idol'' competition in 2009. He was a student at ''Fairfield Intermediate'' and ''Hamilton Boys' High School'' before moving to Australia. He has had a number of singles and albums that have charted in New Zealand and Australia. | ''Stan Walker'' was the winner of the ''Australian Idol'' competition in 2009. He was a student at ''Fairfield Intermediate'' and ''Hamilton Boys' High School'' before moving to Australia. He has had a number of singles and albums that have charted in New Zealand and Australia. | ||
| − | He performed in Hamilton at [[Edgetravaganza]] in the Claudelands Arena on 16 July 2011. In | + | He performed in Hamilton at [[Edgetravaganza]] in the Claudelands Arena on 16 July 2011. In 2013 he has worked as a judge for television talent quest series ''X Factor New Zealand''. |
He was the second Australian Idol finalist from Hamilton, following [[Chanel Cole]] in 2004. | He was the second Australian Idol finalist from Hamilton, following [[Chanel Cole]] in 2004. | ||
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*[[From the Inside Out]] (2010) - #1 NZ, #2 Aust | *[[From the Inside Out]] (2010) - #1 NZ, #2 Aust | ||
*[[Let the Music Play]] (2011) - #12 NZ, #18 Aust | *[[Let the Music Play]] (2011) - #12 NZ, #18 Aust | ||
| + | *[[The Complete Collection]] (2013) - #12 NZ | ||
''Singles'' | ''Singles'' | ||
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*Choose You (2010) - #3 NZ, #16 Aust | *Choose You (2010) - #3 NZ, #16 Aust | ||
*Homesick (2010) - #21 NZ | *Homesick (2010) - #21 NZ | ||
| − | * | + | *Stand Up (2010) |
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*Stuck in a Box (by Young Sid and Stan Walker) (2010) - #15 NZ | *Stuck in a Box (by Young Sid and Stan Walker) (2010) - #15 NZ | ||
*Unbroken (2010) - #9 NZ, #23 Aust | *Unbroken (2010) - #9 NZ, #23 Aust | ||
| + | *Loud (2011) - #8 NZ, #9 Aust | ||
| + | *Galaxy (by Jessica Mauboy and Stan Walker) (2011) - #36 NZ, #13 Aust | ||
| + | *Music Won't Break Your Heart (2011) - #32 NZ, #25 Aust | ||
| + | *Light It Up (2011) - #23 NZ, #45 Aust | ||
| + | *Take It Easy (2012) - #5 NZ | ||
| + | *Bulletproof (2013) - #2 NZ | ||
| + | *Inventing Myself (2013) - #27 NZ | ||
| + | *Like It's Over" (featuring Ria Hall) (2013) — #19 NZ | ||
| + | *Holding You" (with Ginny Blackmore) (2014) - #43 Aust, #1 NZ | ||
| + | *Aotearoa (featuring Ria Hall, Troy Kingi and Maisey Rika) (2014) — #2 NZ | ||
==Published Articles== | ==Published Articles== | ||
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*[http://stanwalker.com.au/ Official Stan Walker webpage] | *[http://stanwalker.com.au/ Official Stan Walker webpage] | ||
| − | [[category:Hamilton Related Bands | + | [[category:Hamilton Related Bands]] |
Latest revision as of 15:01, 16 February 2015
Stan Walker was the winner of the Australian Idol competition in 2009. He was a student at Fairfield Intermediate and Hamilton Boys' High School before moving to Australia. He has had a number of singles and albums that have charted in New Zealand and Australia.
He performed in Hamilton at Edgetravaganza in the Claudelands Arena on 16 July 2011. In 2013 he has worked as a judge for television talent quest series X Factor New Zealand.
He was the second Australian Idol finalist from Hamilton, following Chanel Cole in 2004.
Releases[edit]
Albums
- Introducing... Stan Walker (2009) - #2 NZ, #3 Aust
- From the Inside Out (2010) - #1 NZ, #2 Aust
- Let the Music Play (2011) - #12 NZ, #18 Aust
- The Complete Collection (2013) - #12 NZ
Singles
- Black Box (2009) - #1 NZ, #2 Aust
- Purple Rain (2009) - #33 NZ
- Choose You (2010) - #3 NZ, #16 Aust
- Homesick (2010) - #21 NZ
- Stand Up (2010)
- Stuck in a Box (by Young Sid and Stan Walker) (2010) - #15 NZ
- Unbroken (2010) - #9 NZ, #23 Aust
- Loud (2011) - #8 NZ, #9 Aust
- Galaxy (by Jessica Mauboy and Stan Walker) (2011) - #36 NZ, #13 Aust
- Music Won't Break Your Heart (2011) - #32 NZ, #25 Aust
- Light It Up (2011) - #23 NZ, #45 Aust
- Take It Easy (2012) - #5 NZ
- Bulletproof (2013) - #2 NZ
- Inventing Myself (2013) - #27 NZ
- Like It's Over" (featuring Ria Hall) (2013) — #19 NZ
- Holding You" (with Ginny Blackmore) (2014) - #43 Aust, #1 NZ
- Aotearoa (featuring Ria Hall, Troy Kingi and Maisey Rika) (2014) — #2 NZ
Published Articles[edit]
- Fairfield 'thug' hits hometown arena, Waikato Times, 2 July 2011
- Idol Stan Walker tours memory lane, The Northern Advocate, 7 July 2011
