Nathan Foley (singer)
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Nathan Foley | |
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 Foley in 2020 | |
| Born | Nathan Joel Foley 27 September 1979 |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
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Nicolette Gomex (m. 2019) |
| Children | 1 |
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Nathan Joel Foley (born 27 September 1979) is an Australian singer-songwriter and television personality. He was an original member of Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 1998 to 2008.
Early life
[edit]Foley started singing professionally at 10 years old with bands singing Jazz, Soul, R&B, Pop and Rock in clubs in Sydney, Australia. During his school years, Foley performed in the Coca-Cola Schools Spectacular for seven years as a soloist working with big bands and orchestra's and graduated from the Talent Development Project in 1997.[1]
Foley is a descendant of the Yuin people, an Aboriginal Australian group, on his mother's side.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1998, Foley joined the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 as an original member; touring and filming the related television series for ten years.[3][4] Foley announced his departure from the group in November 2008, expressing interest in focusing on his adult music career. He was replaced by Tim Maddren.[5][6]
In 2009, Foley completed a season of Jerry Springer: The Opera at the Sydney Opera House and played Kenickie in the Olivia Newton-John Foundation musical Grease on the Beach. He also performed as a soloist in 2009 at The V8 Supercars and World Masters Games, and sung the National Anthem at the Darling Harbour Australia Day Celebrations in 2010 in front of quarter of a million people.[citation needed]
Foley performed in the musical Mamma Mia!, touring Australia in 2010. He was also Co-Presenter of a show called Gathering on Foxtel’s Indigenous Network NITV. Also in 2011, he worked as a traffic reporter at the Australian Traffic network delivering traffic reports for Ten News, Mix 106.5, 101.7 WSFM, 2GO, Sea FM, Triple M, 2GB and 2UE.[7]
Foley was a top 3 contestant on the Network 10 show I Will Survive.[citation needed]
In 2016, Foley won Princess cruises Entertainer of the year for his big band solo shows being the first Australian to win this title.[8]
In 2019, Foley auditioned for The Voice and was placed on Delta Goodrem's team.[9] Foley was eliminated in the first Knock-out rounds.
Personal life
[edit]Through the show, he became good friends with and eventually in 2002 began dating fellow Hi-5 cast member Kellie Crawford, née Hoggart. The couple became engaged in 2005 to be married in March 2007. On 7 December 2006, it was reported that Crawford and Foley had decided to end their engagement. Apparently, their breakup had occurred some time prior to the reports.[10][11][12]
Foley married Jamaican model Nicolette Gomex in March 2020, and they have one child, Jackson Joel Foley.[13]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| Good Times |
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| Discovery |
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| Now and Forever |
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| Mama |
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| Christmas Time With You |
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| At This Moment |
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| Hurricane |
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Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| Live at the Starlight |
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| Acoustic Rhythms |
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Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999–2008 | Hi-5 | Presenter | Series 1 to 10 |
| 2019 | The Voice | Contestant | Series 8; eliminated in "The Knockouts" round |
| 2019 | The Road to Miss Universe Australia | Singer At Event | |
| 2020 | The Wiggles Bushfire Relief concert | Guest Performer |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 1997 | Mo Award | Johnny O'Keefe Encouragement Award | Nathan Foley | Won | [20] |
| 1998 | ACE Awards | Best New Talent | Nathan Foley | Won | [citation needed] |
| 1998 | City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge | Nathan Foley | Won | [citation needed] | |
| 1998 | 2UE Youth in Cabaret - City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge | Contemporary Vocal Solo | Nathan Foley | Won | [citation needed] |
| 2016 | Princess Cruises | Entertainer Of The Year - Solo Award | Nathan Foley | Won | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "October Panthers Free Members Show – Lisa Cook & Nathan Foley". Panthers Penrith. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ Morris, Jessica (18 November 2017). "Nathan Foley, 'It's one of the most amazing jobs in the world'". Jessica Morris. Warcry. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Debelle, Penelope (16 November 2005). "Hi-5's magic act". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Bayley, Andrew; Knox, David (26 April 2013). "Special: Australian TV History Timeline Pt 2". televisionau.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Moran, Jonothan (21 December 2008). "Hi-5's Sun Park quits after Nathan Foley and Kellie Crawford". The Sunday Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (22 December 2008). "Sun fades from Hi-5 role". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ NATHAN FOLEY & A DAY AT THE TRAFFIC NETWORK, archived from the original on 21 July 2021
- ^ a b "Nathan Foley has been named Princess Cruises entertainer of the year". The Daily Telegraph. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "The Voice Australia: Hi-5 star Nathan Foley performs". news.com.au. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Hi-5 duo call off wedding". The Daily Telegraph. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Wadsworth, Kyle (23 December 2006). "Hi-5 wedding called off". Throng.co.nz. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ Casey, Marcus (13 November 2008). "Nathan Foley Reveals Pain of Working with Ex-lover Kellie Hoggart". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Nathan Foley - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "My Brand new album NOW AND FOREVER". Twitter. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Mama". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Christmas Time With You". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "At This Moment". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Hurricane". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Acoutic Rhythms". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
External links
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- Living people
- Australian children's musicians
- Australian male dancers
- Australian people of Irish descent
- Australian people of Swedish descent
- Indigenous Australian musicians
- People educated at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
- 1979 births
- 21st-century Australian singers
- 21st-century Australian male singers
- The Voice (Australian TV series) contestants