| Casey Barnes | |
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| Birth name | Casey Barnes |
| Born | Tasmania, Australia |
| Origin | Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Genres | Pop folk, acoustic |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2006 - present |
| Labels | Indie |
| Website | http://www.caseybarnes.com.au/ |
Casey Barnes is an Australian singer-songwriter from Gold Coast, Queensland who rose to fame as a contestant on the 2009 season of Australian Idol.
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Barnes was born and raised in Tasmania, Australia by very musical parents. At a very young age, Barnes taught himself to play the guitar and drums and benefited from having an encouraging music teacher at school.[1] He also became blind in his right eye after an infection. While Barnes was juggling a job, playing gigs and songwriting, his parents suggested that he give music his full attention and since then he has fallen in love with it.
In April 2006, Barnes released a new single titled "What The Hell Are You Waiting For?", the lead single from his self-titled second studio album. The single was selected to be on 'The Whiteroom 10', a site set up in the UK designed to unearth unsigned artists and bands on a major level. Barnes did a five-week tour in Americas and Europe to promote the album. The cities included San Francisco, Chicago, New York, London, Paris, Prague and Singapore. Barnes' self-titled album, Casey Barnes, was released in 2007. The album was also released digitally on iTunes on 1 August 2007.[2] In November, Barnes recorded a song with Connor Maclean, titled "How Good It Would Be", through Sony BMG and was released digitally on iTunes and on Barnes website. The single was featured on a Christmas album released by Connor. All proceeds of the single and the album went to the Westmead's Children's Hospital.[3]
In 2008, Australian DJ-producer Marco Denmark released a version of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" featuring Barnes.[4] The track reached number 1 on most of the dance charts in the UK, and then went onto reach top-5 on most of the dance charts throughout Europe including one in Italy followed by 5 Australia. The track was also added to the daytime play lists of the biggest radio stations in the UK; Radio 1, Capital, Kiss FM and Galaxy.[5]
In 2009, Barnes entered the seventh series of Australian Idol. Barnes auditioned for idol at the Brisbane auditions. Barnes received great feedback from the judges and went on to compete in the semi-finals. Barnes performed in the second week of the semi-finals, in group 2, but lost the advance to the top-12 to Ashleigh Toole and Nathan Brake but was announced that he would be a contender in the wildcard show, alongside fellow contestant Lauren Street. On the wildcard show, Barnes lost the public vote to the top-12 but made it through the judges' picks. Barnes was eliminated in the top-11 show on 20 September 2009.[6]
Idol performances
In May 2010, Barnes digitally released an EP titled Red Lion Motel.[7] Barnes released a single from the album titled "I Promise", released digitally on 5 May 2010.[8] A video for the single was shot in April 2010 and was released on 9 May 2010.[9]
On 12 January 2011, Barnes digitally released a single, "Never Break You". All sales of the single go towards relief efforts for the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.
| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 1 | |
| ↙EPs | 1 | |
| ↙Singles | 2 | |
| ↙Music videos | 1 | |
| ↙Featured singles | 1 | |
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position AUS |
Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| 2006 | Casey Barnes
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| Year | Album details |
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| 2010 | Red Lion Motel
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| Year | Single | Peak chart position AUS |
Certifications | Album |
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| 2006 | "What the Hell Are You Waiting For?" | — | Casey Barnes | |
| 2010 | "I Promise" | — | Red Lion Motel | |
| "Coming Back to You" | — | Casey Barnes | ||
| 2011 | "Never Break You" | 47[10] | Non-album single |
| Year | Single | Chart positions AUS[11] |
Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Tiny Dancer" (Marco Denmark featuring Casey Barnes) |
66 | - |
| Year | Single | Chart positions AUS |
Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "How Good It Would Be" (With Connor Maclean) | — | - | - |
| Year | Song | Director(s) |
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| 2010 | "I Promise" | Nicholas O'hara-boyd and Cody Richardson |
Barnes currently lives in Gold Coast, Queensland with his wife, Michelle Barnes and their child, Charli Barnes.
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