Kate DeAraugo

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Kate DeAraugo

Background information
Birth name Katherine Jenna DeAraugo
Born November 5, 1985 (age 21)
Origin Country flag Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Genre(s) Pop, Rock
Occupation(s) Singer
Instrument(s) Singing
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) Sony BMG (2005–present)
Website Official Site

Katherine "Kate" Jenna DeAraugo (November 5, 1985), is an Australian singer, and was the winner of the third season of Australian Idol in 2005. She was born to Portuguese migrants in Australia.

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[edit] Australian Idol

A former swimming teacher, Kate DeAraugo had auditioned for Australian Idol, in both the first (2003) and in the second season (2004), but didn't manage to make it past the audition stage of the competition. Since her first two auditions, DeAraugo had travelled from Bendigo, Victoria to the Gold Coast, Queensland for singing lessons with Venetta Fields, finally moving to Queensland where she auditioned for the third season in (2005).

On November 14, 2005 she beat Lee Harding to ensure her place in the grand final. DeAraugo's co-finalist was Emily Williams, making this the first all-girl final since the Australian show began in 2003. Williams was generally considered the favourite but on November 21, 2005, DeAraugo was announced the winner of Australian Idol 2005 with the closest percentage in a finale yet. She is the only Australian Idol winner not to earn a single touchdown from judge Mark Holden.

Her father is a successful businessman and car dealer in her home town of Bendigo. He orchestrated a publicity campaign with "Vote for Kate" stickers and buttons appearing all over central Victoria.

[edit] Australian Idol Performances

[edit] Post-Idol

Kate's DeAraugo debut single "Maybe Tonight" debuted at #1, staying in this spot for two weeks and was awarded platinum before third place winner Lee Harding interrupted her and knocked her off to #3 after his debut single "Wasabi/Eye of the Tiger" was released. The single stayed in the top 40 for thirteen weeks and the music video was extremely popular on Australian music video shows such as Video Hits and Rage. In September 2006, "Maybe Tonight" was nominated for an ARIA Award for "Highest Selling Single", but lost to "Flaunt It" by TV Rock.

DeAraugo holds the card revealing the Idol winner of 2005
DeAraugo holds the card revealing the Idol winner of 2005

DeAraugo released her debut album A Place I've Never Been on December 12, 2005 through Sony BMG, her album debuted at number #10 on the Australian ARIA Charts with 15,600 copies sold in its first week, and over 17,000 in its second week, the album stayed in the top fifty for eight weeks and on the chart for nineteen weeks. It was certified platinum in its first week and was stated the Lowest Selling Platinum Album of All Time. Kate DeAraugo's second single "Faded" was released on February 18, 2006 and was written by Australian pop-rock duo The Veronicas. "Faded" was the album favourite among her fans and debuted at #8, the single stayed in the top 100 charts for twenty-four weeks.

Kate DeAraugo performing in the Australian Idol Grand Final
Kate DeAraugo performing in the Australian Idol Grand Final

DeAraugo joined three other Australian Idol contestants including Emily Williams, Ricki-Lee Coulter and Paulini Curuenavuli for a national tour. To promote the tour, the four released a cover of the Donna Summers hit classic "This Time I Know It's for Real" under the name Young Divas. This single was released on May 6, 2006 and proved to be a success debuting at #7 and peaking at #2, the single has gone platinum and been in the top 30 charts for twenty-two weeks. Originally a music video was not to be included but after much demand and the popularity of the single, a music video was released. They appeared on television shows such as Sunrise and the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars to also promote the single and tour. The Young Divas' tour has been extremely popular and more shows had to be added than originally planned.

Since the single and tour has been so popular, the Young Divas recorded an album of remakes of classics from around the world. Their self-titled album was released on 18 November 2006, and their second single is a cover of Lonnie Gordon's disco classic "Happenin' All over Again" which debuted at #12. Even though the Young Divas are releasing the album, it has been stated many times that they will also keep their solo careers and DeAraugo announced in Australian magazine Woman's Day that she is currently working on her second solo album. Young Divas album debuted at #4 on the Australian ARIA Charts. This is the highest album debut for DeAraugo.

DeAraugo also took part with the Young Divas to record a song called "2000 Miles" for the compilation album Home: Songs of Hope & Journey by various Australian artists to raise funds and bring attention to beyondblue, an Australian initiative against depression. For this campaign DeAraugo gained Honorary Membership of The Coterie in the 2007 membership list.

[edit] Discography

For a listing of her releases with Young Divas: Young Divas discography

[edit] Albums

Cover Album information
A Place I've Never Been

[edit] Singles

Year Song Australia Album
2005 "Maybe Tonight" 1 A Place I've Never Been
2006 "Faded" 8 A Place I've Never Been

Others

ARIA Success

  • Kate DeAraugo is the only female Australian Idol contestant to have every release chart within the ARIA Chart top 10. Both her debut album 'A Place I've Never Been' and the singles 'Maybe Tonight' and 'Faded' placed in the ARIA chart Top 10. This success has continued when Kate joined the Young Diva's with both the album and first two singles 'This Time I Know It's For Real' and 'Happening All Over Again' Top 10 hit's. Despite this, there is criticism that she was not as successful as previous Idol contestants directly after winning the series, and her single sales are no where near those of Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll.

[edit] Awards and recognition

Year Award-giving Body Award Result
2006 ARIA Award Highest Selling Single (Maybe Tonight) Nominated
2006 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards Fave Song (This Time I Know It's for Real) Won

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Casey Donovan		 Australian Idol
Winner
Season 3 (2005)		 Succeeded by
Damien Leith
Australian Idol
Hosts and Judges
Andrew G | James Mathison
Mark Holden | Marcia Hines | Ian "Dicko" Dickson | Kyle Sandilands
Winners
Guy Sebastian | Casey Donovan | Kate DeAraugo | Damien Leith
Runners-Up
Shannon Noll | Anthony Callea | Emily Williams | Jessica Mauboy
Seasons
Idol 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006
Other
List of semi finalists | Young Divas | Australian Made: The Hits | List of commercial releases
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