Natalie Gauci
Natalie Gauci (born November 26, 1981 in Melbourne , Australia) is a singer of Italian and Maltese origins. On November 25, 2007, she won the fifth season of the talent show Australian Idol in the final against Matt Corby and is the first Australian candidate who could only get into the theme shows via a " wildcard " and still win. Alongside Canada's Ryan Malcolm, Kazakhstan's Almas Kishkenbayev and Sweden's Agnes Carlsson, she is the fourth candidate for an idol show to have succeeded in this.
biography
Beginnings
Before Australian Idol , Natalie Gauci worked as a freelance musician and performed with artists such as Matt Hetherington and Beven Addinsal, among others. After a few appearances, Gauci, who also plays the piano, began writing songs and recording them in the studio, producing her EP , Take It or Leave It , which was released in April 2006. The EP reached the Top 500 of the Billboard World Songwriting Contest in 2007 . In November 2006 Gauci was invited to Los Angeles as a member of the Oz City Song Circle , where she was able to perform for the first time in front of an American audience with other Australian artists.
Around 2006/2007 she founded the Natalie Gauci Band with Kumar Shome, Jules Pascoe and Conrad Tracey , in which she took over the vocals and played the keyboard . The style of the band, which has performed several times in the Melbourne area , includes soul , pop and jazz .
Gauci also worked as a music teacher at the Academy of Mary Immaculate in Fitzroy, a district of Melbourne.
Australian idol
Natalie Gauci took part in the casting in Melbourne ( Victoria ). It was voted into the top 24 by the jury, but couldn't get enough audience votes to make it into the top 12. In the wildcard show , too , she did not get enough votes, which is why Carl Riseley and Gauci were finally selected into the top 12 via the jury “wildcards”.
In the course of the Top 12 appearances, she received three of the coveted Mark Holden “ Touchdowns ” for Rihanna's “Umbrella”, Divinyls ' “Boys in Town” and Ella Fitzgerald's “How High the Moon”.
On November 12, 2007 she was elected as the first candidate in the final with Matt Corby and as one of only three Australian candidates who have reached the final as a "wildcard". She recorded the winning single "Here I Am" with Matt Corby at Kings Cross Studio in Sydney and sang it in the finals after she was announced as the season winner. The maxi single was released on November 28, 2007. She is the first candidate to ever win the Australian Idol as a "wildcard".
Appearances on Australian Idol
| show | motto | Song selection | Artist | Touchdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 24 | Contestant's Choice | "Hurt" | Christina Aguilera | |
| Wildcard | Contestant's Choice | "Feeling Good" | Nina Simone | |
| Top 12 | Contestant's Choice | "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" | Powder fingers | |
| Top 11 | skirt | " Sweet Child o 'Mine " | Guns N 'Roses | |
| Top 10 | Disco | " I Will Survive " | Gloria Gaynor | |
| Top 9 | Acoustic | "Man in the Mirror" | Michael Jackson | |
| Top 8 | Brit pop | "Rehab" | Amy Winehouse | |
| Top 7 | Year you were born | "Endless Love" | Lionel Richie & Diana Ross | |
| Top 6 | Judge's Choice - Marcia Hines Contestant's Choice |
" Nothing Compares 2 U " "Umbrella" |
Prince Rihanna |
x |
| Top 5 | Australian Made | "Boys in Town" | Divinyls | x |
| Top 4 | Big band big band |
"Orange Colored Sky" " How High the Moon " |
Nat King Cole Ella Fitzgerald |
x |
| Top 3 | Audience Choice Contestant's Choice |
" Ray of Light " "Nobody Knows" |
Madonna Pink |
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| Top 2 | Contestant's Choice Contestant's Choice Winner's Single Grand Final performance |
"Apologize" "Running Up That Hill" "Here I Am" "Man in the Mirror" |
OneRepublic Kate Bush Natalie Gauci Michael Jackson |
After Australian Idol
Gauci was initially under contract with Sony BMG Australia . As the 2007 Australian Idol winner , Gauci released her debut album, The Winner's Journey , which featured the songs she sang on Australian Idol . In January 2008 she went on a tour of Australia. From 2010 to 2012 she ran the house project Tune in Tokyo together with producer Paul Brandoli . In July 2012, Gauci released her second album, Ha Ha Ha . The album Pictures of Mars followed in 2017 , on which Gauci appears as NATG .
Discography
Albums
| album |
|---|
Take It or Leave It
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The winner's journey
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Ha ha ha
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Pictures of Mars
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Singles
| year | song | album |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Here I Am" | The winner's journey |
Web links
- Official Website (Australia)
- Official MySpace profile
- Australian Idol Fan Club (all appearances in video format)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Natalie Gauci Band ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Idol winner to tour in January . Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ↑ Ian Fowell: NATG releases 'Pictures Of Mars' album and releases animated 'Alive' music video on esccovers.com, September 6, 2017, accessed July 15, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gauci, Natalie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne , Australia |