SHANNON NOLL is one of the most popular male singers in Australia at the moment, he has also proven to be one of Australias most popular touring artists, having performed several sold-out tours from 2004-2006 consisting of hundreds of concerts.
His wonderful success is due to his unbeatable work ethic, devotion to his fans and love of performing, teamed with his incredible natural abilities as a dazzling entertainer with unique, husky rock vocals.
Shannons debut album, -THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT-, contained several genres including Pop, Rock, Country-Rock, Power-Ballads and to date has been accredited 5 times Platinum.
Shannon released 3 singles from the album, including the Rock-Ballad -LEARN TO FLY- (Gold accred.) which alongside the albums debut single -WHAT ABOUT ME- (4 times Plat. accred) debuted on the AUST singles charts at number 1 and the BRYAN ADAMS co-written rock-song -DRIVE- (Plat. accred) which debuted at number 4, Shannon also released to radio only -NEW BEGINNING-. In addition, he released a DVD which debuted at number 2.
Internationally Shannon released -WHAT ABOUT ME- in Ireland which debuted at number 2 and spent several months on the singles chart.
Shannon has also enjoyed being the recipient of many public-voted awards such as THE NICKELODEAN KIDS CHOICE AWARDS as well as numerous awards for his music videos.
In 2005 Shannon won the inaugural AUSTRALIAN MTV AWARDS award for BEST MALE, which he followed up in 2006 by winning the award for BEST MALE for a 2nd time.
From his debut in January 2004 to the end of 2006 Shannon has been awarded SEVERAL Australian Record Industry Awards for charting in the number 1 position.
Shannon gives freely of his time and talents towards many charities in Australia, even starting his own charitable cause to create safer working conditions for farm workers, brought about by the fact that Shannon lost his own Father in a shocking farming accident several years ago.
He also released a sporting song (which debuted at number 2) with all the proceeds going to the RED CROSS.
Shannon co-wrote 11 of the 13 songs on his 2nd album -LIFT- which was released in October 2005 to rave reviews from both music critics and fans alike, it consists of the same genre-mix as his debut album, a bit heavier on the rock and more heartfelt lyrically, the album along with its debut single -SHINE- both debuted at number 1 on the Australian Music Charts, to date the album -LIFT- has been accredited TRIPLE Platinum the debut single -SHINE- has been accredited Platinum, the 2nd single released from this album, was the title track -LIFT- followed by a 3rd single -NOW I RUN- a song Shannon wrote in tribute to his father, and the 4th and final single released from Shannons 2nd album was -LONELY- a magnificent power ballad.
At the end of 2005 Shannon was presented by his record company with a plaque commemorating his achievement of ONE MILLION TOTAL SALES. (A MASSIVE achievement in a country of only 20 million people)
Shannon Noll\\\'s star continues to rise in Australia. |
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