Aydan Calafiore, also known as simply AYDAN, is an Australian singer best known for being one of the four finalists in the seventh season of ''

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'' in 2018 and for his role as main cast member in

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's 2012 reboot of ''

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''. He performed in ''

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'' in February 2019 on the

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Personal life

Calafiore grew up and currently resides in

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, Victoria, with his parents Melanie and Phil Calafiore, along with his two sisters.

Career

2012: ''Young Talent Time''

In 2012, Calafiore was the youngest cast member of

’s reboot of

at the age of eleven. When the show finished in May, he went on tour with his fellow cast members and performed in live shows.

2013: ''Australia’s Got Talent''

In 2013 Calafiore auditioned for '' Australia’s Got Talent'' season 7, singing

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's " As Long as You Love Me". He made it to the semi-finals, where he performed "

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" by

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, and was eliminated in the first semi-final in September.

2018: ''The Voice''

In 2018, Calafiore took part in the seventh season of ''

'', where he joined

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's team where he made it all the way to the final in the competition on 17 June 2018. He was placed fourth. denotes fourth place. In July 2018 Calafiore released "Something About You" on

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Eurovision – Australia Decides

On 18 December, 2018, it was confirmed that Calafiore would perform on the Gold Coast as a contestant in

. In January 2019, Calafiore released "Dust" as his entry to represent

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at the

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. He finished at 6th place in the public vote and 4th place in the jury panel, finishing in 6th place overall. Reheeeee.

Fangirls

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 comes out on April 30, though he was unable to star as Harry so his role was taken over by Blake Appelqvist.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

* * Living people Calafiore, Aydan The Voice (Australian TV series) contestants Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian singers Australia's Got Talent contestants People from Moonee Ponds, Victoria Singers from Melbourne {{Australia-singer-stub