Caitlyn Shadbolt
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Born | Gympie, Queensland | 4 October 1995
Genres | Country music |
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Caitlyn Shadbolt is an Australian singer and songwriter. Shadbolt rose to fame after placing fifth on the sixth season of The X Factor Australia. She released her debut extended play in 2015, which peaked at number 50.
Career
Shadbolt started playing in a band at the age of 12.
2014: The X Factor Australia & debut EP
In 2014, Shadbolt successfully auditioned for the sixth season of The X Factor Australia singing "Life Is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts. She made it through to the live shows and was mentored by Ronan Keating, ultimately coming fifth.
In January 2015, Shadbolt released her debut single, "Maps Out The Window" which shot straight to the top of the iTunes Country Singles Chart and reached the Top 5 on the Australian Country Airplay Chart.[1] In July, Shadbolt signed with ABC Music and released her second single, "Shoot Out The Lights". Her self-titled debut EP was released in August 2015 and peaked at number 50.
In 2016, Shadbolt was nominated for "Best New Artist" Country Music Awards, losing to Chrissie Lamb.[2] In March 2016, Shadbolt won New Oz Artist of the Year at the Country Music Channel Awards.[3]
In March 2017, Shadbolt released "My Break Up Anthem" as the lead single from her debut studio album Songs on My Sleeve released in May 2017.[4][5]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [6] | ||
Songs on My Sleeve |
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26 |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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Caitlyn Shadbolt[1] |
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50 |
Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Maps Out the Window" | 2015 | Caitlyn Shadbolt |
"Shoot Out the Lights" | ||
"Pushing Through" | ||
"My Breakup Anthem"[9] | 2017 | Songs on My Sleeve |
Awards
Country Music Awards (CMAA)
Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
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2016 | Herself | Best New Talent | Nominated |
Country Music Channel (CMC)
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2016 | Herself | New Oz Artist of the Year[4] | Won |
2017 | Herself | Female Oz Artist of the Year | Nominated |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Caitlyn Shadbolt CD". ABC. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "Australia’s ‘bogan’ version of Taylor Swift, Caitlyn Shadbolt takes over country music". Daily Telegraph. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "Gympie singer Caitlyn Shadbolt wins CMC award". Gympie Times. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- 1 2 "CAITLYN SHADBOLT CMC Rocks Queensland". CMC Rocks. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "CAITLYN SHADBOLT ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM". auspOp. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "Australian Charts - Caitlyn Shadbolt". Australian Charts. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ "Australian Charts - Caitlyn Shadbolt". Australian Charts. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ "Caitlyn Shadbolt (EP)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ "My Breakup Anthem". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.