Hayley Jensen
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| Hayley Jensen | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 7, 1983 |
| Origin | Australia |
| Genre(s) | Piano pop, Roots Music, Folk, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Label(s) | White Dove Music |
| Website | www.hayleyjensen.com.au |
Hayley Jensen (née Thomas) (born January 7, 1983) was thrust into celebrity status after appearing on the second season (2004) of television ratings hit show Australian Idol, on Network Ten. She was the fourth finalist, leaving the show on November 1.
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[edit] Biography
Hayley was born in Albury, New South Wales, but has lived in Canberra for most of her life. Before entering the Australian Idol competition she was a university student at University of Canberra studying Economics and Management. She married her husband Tim in January 2004.
Three years in the making, Hayley Jensen’s self-funded and self-penned debut album, NOTE TO SELF, is released on her own newly-formed record label, WHITE DOVE MUSIC, and has taken her on a journey that few would have the confidence to contemplate - let alone embrace ...
Since placing 4th in the 2004 IDOL series, she’s worked, hands-on, with every facet of her debut album - right down to funding every single bit of it herself and road-testing the songs along the way by playing live around Australia and 15 hot-spots in the Middle East.
In September 2006 Hayley released her first single, the Alive EP, single-handedly from her lounge-room - selling, packing and dispatching it to retail herself. Surprisingly, it debuted at #20 on the ARIA Charts and #2 on the AIR Charts where it sustained a Top 15 position for 7 consecutive weeks.
Hayley has been singing and performing for as long as she cares to remember and started out performing original compositions with her acoustic trio around Canberra where she lived at the time. From intimate gigs to wowing thousands at stadium events she was all the while studying a double degree in Economics and Management at University and attending the ANU School Of Music on a Jazz scholarship program - then along came IDOL and she was propelled into the national spotlight.
Hayley is not only the album’s executive producer; she wrote or co-wrote 10 (of the 11) NOTE TO SELF tracks, including her current single Stronger (yep, “that song with the huge-wow-factor video clip”) and she's managed to come up with something original that has the potential for International as well as local success.
A sensational live talent - Hayley is humble and gracious yet also a tenacious force to be reckoned with!
[edit] Australian Idol
After being turned back from her first audition, performing Christina Aguilera's "The Voice Within", in her hometown of Canberra—denied by Idol judges Ian "Dicko" Dickson and Mark Holden, voted "yes" by Marcia Hines—she travelled to Sydney to try again. This time Mark Holden changed his mind and agreed to give her a chance to perform in the first round of Australian Idol in Sydney.
During the first round she performed Sarah McLachlan's "Angel", thought by many of her fans to be one of her best performances in the competition. This performance resulted in the viewing public voting her into the Final 12. Also put through to the Final 12 from her group of ten, were Courtney Murphy and Chanel Cole, with the popular Ngaiire Joseph considered unlucky to miss out.
[edit] Australian Idol performances
- Canberra / Sydney Auditions - "The Voice Within" (Christina Aguilera)
- Semi Final Group 1 - "Angel" (Sarah McLachlan)
- Final 12 (Aussie Hits) - "Weir" (Killing Heidi)
- Final 11 (Pop Hits) - "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia) Bottom 2
- Final 10 (60's) - "To Sir, with Love" (Lulu) Bottom 2
- Final 9 (Disco) - "If I Can't Have You" (Yvonne Elliman)
- Final 8 (Idol's Choice) - "Release" george. Bottom 3
- Final 7 (Beatles')- "Yesterday" (The Beatles)
- Final 6 (80's) - "I Feel The Earth Move" (Carole King) Bottom 3
- Up, Close & Personal - "Here With Me" (Dido)
- Final 5 (R&B/Soul) - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell) Bottom 3
- Final 4 (Big Band) - "It Had To Be You" (Billie Holiday) & "Nature Boy" (Nat King Cole) Eliminated
[edit] Post Idol Activities
Hayley has provided support for Jenny Morris, Michael Spiby and Christine Anu.
She also visited Iraq in 2005 joining Angry Anderson, Beccy Cole, Bessie Bardot and former Vietnam-era performer “Little Pattie” in the fourth morale-boosting “Tour de Force” concert tour for Australia’s soldiers, sailors, airmen and women based in the Middle East.
The music video for Hayley's next single 'Waste Away', has been completed and will premiere in June 2008.
[edit] Discography
[edit] EP/Singles
- "Alive" - August 2006 - #68 Australia (#2 A.I.R., #20 Australian Singles)
- 1. Alive
- 2. Bittersweet
- 3. Without You
- 4. Emerald Green
- "Stronger" - 16 June 2007 (#11 A.I.R) - #DNC ARIA Top 100
- 1. Stronger
- 2. Stronger (video)
[edit] Albums
- Note to Self (16th September 2007) -#DNC ARIA Albums Top 100
- 1. Stronger
- 2. Don't Cry
- 3. Only One
- 4. Waste Away
- 5. Bittersweet
- 6. Alive
- 7. Not Today
- 8. Note To Self
- 9. Real Time
- 10. Closer to our Knees
- 11. Emerald Green
[edit] Others
- "Australian Idol 2 Top 10: The Final 10" (2004) - #20 Australia.
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