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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.
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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)
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Noll Tries To Crack US Market
Shannon Noll tries to crack US market
15th January 2008, 13:49 WST
Australian Idol graduate Shannon Noll is
launching his assault on the tough US music
market, starting with a two-night stand at
the infamous Los Angeles nightclub The Viper
Room.
The West Hollywood hotspot has hosted the
likes of Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen,
Oasis, Lenny Kravitz and Pearl Jam.
In 1993, actor River Phoenix died from a drug
overdose outside the club.
It's a pretty exciting gig for the boy
from Condobolin, in regional NSW.
"So much has happened at a place like
that, just walking in it hits you like a
tonne of bricks," Noll told AAP from
Los Angeles.
"It's going to be a real thrill to
get my 45 minutes, or whatever it may be, on
stage."
Noll is even thinking of writing a song about
the experience.
"There's something in that to write
about for sure - being a shearer or being a
tractor driver and then doing a gig at The
Viper Room, I don't think that would
happen too often."
The gigs should raise the 32-year-old's
profile after his last visit, when he was
almost barred from entering the club.
"I went and watched another artist
that my management looks after and the
doorman wasn't going to let me in,"
he said.
"I said, 'I'm on the list',
and he said 'get to the back of the
line'.
"I said, 'that's it, when I do a
gig here you're sacked!'
"No, only joking," he laughed.
Since competing in the first series of
Australian Idol in 2003, when he was
runner-up to Guy Sebastian, Noll has made
several trips to the United States.
But this time he is ready to introduce
himself to an American audience.
"Most of (the trips) have been just
writing, so I've been under the
radar," he said.
"This is the first time that I'm
doing interviews and promotional stuff, so
this trip is like the debut trip to build
awareness over here.
"They've been really receptive and
I'm really psyched about
everything."
Noll is also lined up to perform at Deep Rock
Drive in Las Vegas, which hosts
internet-streamed concerts.
On January 19, Noll will sing in front of a
potential global audience as the first
Australian artist to perform there.
The concert will be broadcast live around the
world, with virtual tickets to watch the gig
costing $US7 ($A7.80)
"It's about bringing talent
that's never been on the world stage
before to a global audience," Noll
said.
"This show goes out on the web in real
time, it's live from Las Vegas, so it's
scary as hell but I'm really looking
forward to it."
Noll also has meetings lined up with American
television, movie and music executives later
in the month before he returns to Australia.
The singer said the hardest thing about his
month-long US stay was being away from his
wife and three young children.
While they won't be joining him this time
around, Noll said if it all went well he
would consider basing himself and his family
in the US for periods of time.
"That would be better than spending
long periods of time away from my
family," he said.
The country lad said he has been particularly
impressed by New York and its surrounds.
"New Jersey is pretty cool," he
said.
"There's a town of 7,000 people and
they're 25 minutes out of New York.
"Even though it would be freezing
bloody cold, it's a really nice area.
"And I love New York, New York's
great. I love the pizza."
Go "Shannon"
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| I believe his first concert was awesome and
Channel 7 in Australia were there to cover
it. The segment aired during the 6 pm news
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