Diana Rouvas (born 29 January 1984) is an Australian singer-songwriter previously signed to Universal Music Australia. In 2019, she won ''

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'', against Daniel Shaw. She was born in Sydney to a Greek father and Australian mother.

Career and background

Rouvas started vocal training at age four, and writing at age eight. She was on stage at an early age performing, and relocated to the

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at 16 to pursue her music career as a singer-songwriter. In 2001, at 17 she toured with Australian artist

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as a backing vocalist, visiting

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and China. In 2006 Diana represented Australia in G'day LA celebrations in

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. In 2006 she recorded and released an original Extended Play titled ''Never Said Hello''.

2012–2018: ''The Voice'' 2012

In 2012, Rouvas auditioned for the first season of ''

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'', performing " Work It Out" and was selected on Team

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. She made it to the final top eight. Two of the songs she performed on the show reached the top 30 on the

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. In October 2012, Rouvas released "Run" with

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. The song was the second single from Leith's fifth studio album, '' Now & Then''. Rouvas was signed to Universal Music Australia, and in April 2014, released the single "Heart of Goodbye" which she co-wrote with producer and songwriter

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. An EP was planned but never released. Upon her request, in 2015 Diana was released from her Universal Music Australia contract.

2019: ''The Voice'' 2019 and ''Eurovision – Australia Decides''

In 2019, Rouvas returned and auditioned for The Voice (Australian season 8) and chose Team

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. On 7 July 2019, Rouvas was announced as the winner. denotes winner. Her debut single "Wait For No One" was released immediately after the finale on 7 July. The track failed to break into the ARIA top 500, shifting less than 800 units during its release week. Remixes were released in August 2019. In December 2019, Rouvas was announced as a participant in ''

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'', in an attempt to represent

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. Her song "Can We Make Heaven" finished 7th in a field of 10.

Discography

EPs

Singles

Other charted songs

References

External links

* * * * 1984 births Living people Australian singer-songwriters Australian people of Greek descent 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian women singers The Voice (Australian TV series) contestants The Voice (franchise) winners Australian women singer-songwriters {{Australia-singer-stub