Scott Cain (born 2 April 1981) is an Australian singer and TV presenter. In 2002 he won the third Australian ''

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'' TV talent competition. His debut solo album, '' Controlled Folly'' (October 2002), peaked in the

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top 50. Its lead single, " I'm Moving On" (May 2002), reached number one on the related ARIA Singles Chart. While competing on ''Popstars'', the Final 7 contestants released a compilation single with each providing a cover version of

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's "

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", which peaked at number seven. His wife, Danielle Stearman, was a fellow contestant on ''Popstars'', the couple have two children together.

Biography

Scott Cain was born on 2 April 1981 and grew up in

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. He attended Port Macquarie Primary School – where he was school captain in his final year – and then Port Macquarie High School where he completed Year 10. He also competed as a skateboarder. By 2000 Cain was living in Perth where he worked as a furniture polisher and was also lead vocalist in a band, Funkapation. They released an album, ''Peanut Butter Brick'', in 2000 and competed in the Hastings Valley Battle of the Bands earning Cain the award for Best Vocalist. Late in 2001 Cain auditioned for the Australian TV talent competition, ''

'' third season. In March 2002 he entered the

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with his version of

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", which was featured on a ''Popstars'' 3 The Final 7 compilation single – each contestant provided their own version of the track. It peaked at number seven and was certified gold for shipment of 35,000 copies by the end of the year. His first solo single, after winning the competition, was " I'm Moving On", which debuted at number one in May and was also certified gold. His manager was Sloane Howard, the mother of

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. Despite protest from Cain, his label,

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, released his second single as " Crazy People Rock", which peaked at number 39. Both of his initial singles were written by

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of the

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. Cain had intended to release "Perfect Day", co-written by himself with Nick Howard, Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Perfect Day; or at 'Performer:' Scott Cain as his second solo single but he was prevented by Warner. His debut album, '' Controlled Folly'', reached number 49. He also released the non-album single "Oceans in Between", a song based upon the events of 11 September 2001. This was a collaboration with Vents limited to 1,000 copies and released only through his

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. Scott also performed this song at various charity events. In 2003, he began hosting the ''AMTV'' show on the

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, and released the song "Step into My World" on a

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compilation. He won Best New Talent at the 2004 ASTRA awards, beating out other finalists including James Mathieson and Andrew G ~ a public vote saw Scott Cain again win the public support for his role on AMTV Disney Channel take him home the award. The following year, Cain signed with ABC Kids and released his second album, ''

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'' (October 2004). "Perfect Day" appeared on this album. Another album track, "Hilary Duff", received radio airplay and later that year Cain supported the subject of the song,

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, on her national Australian tour.

Personal life

In 2002 Scott Cain started dating a fellow ''Popstars'' contestant, Danielle Stearman. Stearman also provided her version of "Superstition" for the compilation single and finished second in the contest. Stearman, as Danielle, released a solo single, " Tell Me if You Like It" (July 2002), which reached number 20 on the ARIA Singles chart. Cain and Stearman featured in a music video for the Australian band, The Millionaires, on their track, "Wrong Guy", which Stearman co-wrote with their lead singer, Jordan Cade. Cain and Stearman issued a duet album, ''Spero'', in 2009. In 2011, they got engaged and had a son. In 2015, they were married in Las Vegas and in 2017 had a daughter. Cain now has three children - the first was born when he was 19.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cain, Scott 1981 births Living people Popstars winners Australian television presenters Australian pop musicians Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian male singers