Casey Donovan is one of the best new talents to hit the Australian music scene for quite some time.
Casey was only 16 and still a student at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney, when she entered Australian Idol series 2 in 2004. Throughout the competition she perfomed brilliantly week after week and received great praise from all three judges. She went on to win and take out the title of Australian Idol 2004 in front of a packed audience at the Sydney Opera House, becoming the youngest ever to win an Idol competition and the first Australian female winner.
Casey then set about the gruelling process of recording an album in a matter of six days. In November 2004 the first single released from the album, "Listen With Your Heart", debuted at No.1 on the ARIA singles chart and had the highest selling download of all-time from Telstra’s bigpond downloads, while her album “For You” debuted at No.2 on the album charts. The second single "What's Going On?" debuted in the top 20, in February 2005. Casey then released a third single, “Flow”, in July 2005, but unfortunately didn’t gain a lot of air-play from radio stations.
In 2005 Casey was nominated for three Deadly awards winning two - for Best Album and Best Single. Previously Casey had won a Deadly for Most Promising New Talent in 2004. Also in 2005 Casey received two ARIA nominations for Best Album and Best single and was awarded an ARIA No.1 award for “Listen With Your Heart”.
Since the hype of Australian Idol has died down, Casey has been establishing herself as an artist in her own right, and has been enjoying successful gigs at various well known venues such as The Basement, and The Vanguard in Sydney, and the Grand Central Melbourne, for which she has been receiving rave reviews and standing ovations. Casey was also invited to Sing at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony and Queensland to perform at the Woodford Dreaming Festival, The Foxtel 10th Birthday Party and to Tasmainia to perform at the Putalina Music Festival. Casey has also made several television appearances on such shows as Channel V’s What You Want, MTV’s TRL, Good Morning Australia, Mornings with Kerri-Anne, John Foreman’s Big Night In, and Spicks and Specks, amongst others.
This vibrant young lady has great tone in her voice and when she infuses her personality she really shines. Casey has a lot of heart and soul and a unique ability to connect with her audience on a deeply emotional level.
Over the past several months Casey has been busy writing new material for her new E.P OUT NOW!
Casey. Your so amazing. I still listen to eye 2 eye all the time. I watched a video of you singing Ave Maria and I love it as well. Much love keep the music coming James
heyy chicky, duno if you even remember me from sunday night ! but i was with yous after the show at gilligans and went to woolshed with ya's was loose as lol ! heard you were a bit sick, hope you pulled up good for the plane ride home, yous better pay another trip to cairns sometime soon ! anyways hope your good, have fun and keep up with the good shit xo
I love the new background Casey. I think your awesome, I know you might not like me but the fact that your my idol gives me the strength to forget that, It's the depression really!! Well hope you are well love joel your no 1 dedicated fan in the world!! X
WATS COOKING SISTER?? I MET YOU OVER IN MILDURA WHEN YAS WAS HERE FOR DA VIBE ALIVE 3ON3..IF YOU GOT THA TIME CHECK DEM TRAX UP ON MY PAGE N LEAVE SUM FEED BACK. IM OWTY SIS [PEACE]
hey fish fingers!! you sooo loved it, u cant wait for next weekend LOL =p alrite ill add ya other one then. "let's just be quiet for 5 mins" hahahahhaa where funny.
Hey casey, it's great to see ya online. We are the CHOIR OF HARD KNOCKS. I don't know whether you have heard of us. We are a group of disadvantaged and homeless people that live in and around Melbourne and we absolutely adore you. We are on a 3 week break at the moment but this years going to be huge. We are going back into rehearsal for another cd, our first one win an aria and last year we took home a logie! This year we are doing the Melbourne jazz festival where we are doing a billy holiday tribute! And we are also collaborating with the Melbourne philharmonic orchestra! A SPINOUT HEY! please jump past our page and leave a comment. Thanx. Love u lots.
omg!!! ty so much for adding me and my cd ty sooo much it has pride of place in my house....u were my number 1 idol i picked u from day 1 ask brooke lol.. ands always will be u have an awesome voice and in my eye's beautiful ..keep up the music girl u bring joy to my ears much luv ur number number number numberrrrrrr 1 fan kristi xoxoxoxoxoxox
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