Roxane "Roxy" LeBrasse (born 26 August 1983 in

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) is an Australian singer who was placed ninth place on the third season of ''

Australian Idol ''Australian Idol'' is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its initial run in November 2009. As part of the ''Idol'' franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program ''Pop Idol' ...

''. In 2009, Lebrasse (as Roxane) reached number 91 on the ARIA Singles Chart with "Sexy".

''Australian Idol''

LeBrasse placed ninth on the third season of ''Australian Idol''. She was voted out from the show by the viewers on 3 October 2005. She is the centre of a small amount of controversy for being the 13th member of what has previously been the top twelve contestants on the series. While she was well liked by both the judges and the voting audience, she never managed to get into the top twelve, first losing out to fellow contestant

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, and then losing out to Dan Spillane on the Wildcards show. It was after this that the judges on the show decided to increase the number of contestants in the finals to thirteen, enabling her to compete in the finals.

Australian Idol Performances

*Sydney Auditions: ''I Want You Back'' by

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& ''Saving All My Love For You'' by

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*Theatre Round Day Two: ''Pleasure & Pain'' by

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*Top 30 (Group 2): ''Natural Woman'' by

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*Wildcards: ''All By Myself'' by

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*Top 13 (Australian Hits): ''Forever Now'' by

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*Top 11 (60's Hits): ''You Can't Hurry Love'' by

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*Top 10 (Supergroups): ''We Are The Champions'' by

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*Top 9 (Contestant's Choice): ''The Voice Within'' by

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– ''Eliminated''

Post-''Idol'' career

After ''Australian Idol'', LeBrasse continued to work within Australia's recording industry with

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and

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, as well as releasing original material with

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, Ultraphonic, and Jose Che.The Starlettes
/ref> On 18 August 2007, Lebrasse released her debut single "Sexy" under Universal Music Australia, which reached number 91 on the ARIA Singles Chart.The ARIA Report, Issue 914
/ref> However, no more releases were seen from her again, bringing the assumption she had been dropped by the label. In early 2010, LeBrasse began and fronted

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The Starlettes.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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