Joe Moore is an English-born, Australian singer-songwriter from

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. He moved to Australia with his family in 2007 when he was 16. He is currently managed by

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and signed to

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Career

2012–2015: ''Australia's Got Talent'' and ''The Voice''

In 2012, Moore auditioned for series six of ''

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''. It was announced he came fourth in the finale on 25 July 2012. After ''Australia's Got Talent'', Moore continued busking in Sydney's

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, which he had begun doing in 2008 and writing his own material. He shared the stage with

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and

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. In 2015, Moore auditioned for the

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of ''

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'' with a cover of "

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" and joined The Madden Brothers team. He was announced runner-up to Ellie Drennan in the finale on 30 August. The following week, his independently released single "Symphony" made its

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debut at number 52 for the week commencing 7 September 2015.

2015: After ''The Voice'' and ''A Thousand Lifetimes''

On 10 September 2015, Moore announced he had signed with

, with an album due in October. The lead single "Invincible" was released on 2 October. "Invincible debuted at number 68. His debut studio album, '' A Thousand Lifetimes'' was announced on 27 October with a release date of 6 November 2015. In July 2016, Moore released a new single called, "Easy For You".

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Influences

Moore lists influences including;

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, Coldplay,

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and Spring Chicken.

References

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