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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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New Album - No Turning Back
/The Story So Far
Noll talks about Greatest Hits album
Cameron Adams
September 25, 2008 12:00am
SHANNON Noll explains why he's releasing
his Greatest Hits after only three albums,
why he's in no rush to change his musical
sound, and what he thinks of Idol now.
You're about to release a greatest hits
after three studio albums. Is there a part of
you that thinks: is this a bit premature?
I did. Then I thought about what constitutes
a best-of, and it's when you've had
enough hits to make a separate album. There
are a lot of singles on there. It coincides
with This Is Your Life and 60 Minutes; they
explored the back story, why not explore the
back catalogue? There are five new songs on
there too.
This Is Your Life at age 33?
Yeah, I know. I thought ‘‘Hang on, is someone
not telling me something?'' But it was
handled really well. They said they wanted to
aim it at a younger audience. There was a
nice moment about Dad on there, but, yeah,
you still think ‘‘Am I retiring?''
You've had 11 consecutive Top 10 singles;
they're all on there except for C'mon
Aussie C'mon.
Yeah, I wouldn't have minded putting that
on there. I did it for a charity. It was a
No.2 hit, stats are stats. The songs are
there. People recognise them. That's why
I'm looking forward to this tour, people
should know every song, with a few of the new
ones thrown in.
How do you look back on your Turn it Up
album? Stats-wise it sold less than the first
two.
It didn't do as much as I thought it
would. There were some great songs on there.
In hindsight, the other albums grew on me
more. These songs felt they hit me quicker,
so I might have got over them quicker. I'm
still happy with it.
Has putting out a best-of given you a period
of reflection?
Nah. I'm listening to the new songs on
there. I've heard the other ones so much
through playing them. I remember switching
one of my songs off the radio, which sounds
terrible, but I don't want to burn them
out or get over them. I want to enjoy them
every time I perform them, and I still do, so
maybe it's a self-protection thing.
Do any of the singles make you cringe?
There's nothing I look back on and go ‘‘I
shouldn't have done that''. I know
people make fun of the lyrics of Drive ...
‘‘I've got a car, I've got a big,
black, shiny car''. I didn't write
them. I do put a lot of effort into my lyrics
so that's a cheap shot. But then that song
goes off at a show, the whole crowd gets into
it.
The album does show that unlike most Idols
you found your sound early on and there's
no attempts at R&B or dance.
I've always tried to not chase the current
trend, for better or worse. There aren't
many new ideas left in music, which is why
there's so many collaborations. It goes in
waves, rock is due to come back, you just
have to have the right song.
Would you do a country track?
I don't know. My lyrics and storytelling
fits that genre. Over in the US it's
different. Country's country here,
mainstream's mainstream. Over there the
lines are more blurred. The difference is
maybe wearing a country hat.
You said once you were toying with
collaborating with a rapper.
Yeah, maybe if the time was right, but I'd
rather play it safe, keep doing what I enjoy
doing. It could be the demise of my career.
I'm not about trying to chase what's
winning and end it all. Some people go
against what they're renowned for and
it's paid off, others it's been a
disaster. I'm not interested in trying to
diversify that much that I throw it all away.
It has to be organic and natural, something
you stumble across. You can go in with the
intention to do something different, but if
you're not feeling it it's not going to
work.
After Idol you spoke a lot about wanting to
prove yourself. Is that still a concern?
I'm not too worried about it any more.
I'm never going to change people's
minds who have a preconceived idea about me.
I don't let it bother me any more. I'm
thankful for the people who still support me.
If I have the achievements I've had and
still worried about that, I'm never going
to beat it. When I played footy I'd get
told ‘‘Look at the scoreboard'' when we
were losing. So that's how I look at it
now, look at the scoreboard.
You've had a lot of success putting songs
on TV shows, such as Lift on The Biggest
Loser.
Sports people were always into endorsements,
musicians have been like ‘‘This is my
art''. Which is bulls---. Actors as
well. They see it as selling out, which I
think is pretentious. Now people in the music
industry are seeing the financial benefit,
especially with downloading, they're
exploring other avenues. All of a sudden
people are trying to get their songs used on
TV shows or ads. Same with Idol. Over the
years people have come on there and you can
tell years before they'd go ‘‘Ugh, Idol is
just a karaoke contest''. But when they
see the achievements and the success that can
be potentially gained, they do a complete
backflip on their morals and go on the show.
I see people on there who go ‘‘I never liked
the show''. Then get off it.
What's changed? Be honest to yourself,
stick by what you say. That's selling out
to me. Being on Idol and TV has got me a
whole new fanbase. It's a different
audience and it's benefited everybody.
They come to shows, they start going to other
people's shows, buy other people's
records.
You were in Woman's Day last week in an
article about ‘‘How my family saved me from
drugs''. It basically said that after a
newspaper story implied you used drugs other
than the marijuana you owned up to using
years ago that you were thinking of quitting
it all? Was it that dramatic?
That sounds sensational, but it's true.
That (newspaper) story was an article I did
in Melbourne which then got rehashed in
Sydney. It was a bit sad, I give enough
headlines without trying to manufacture any.
But it was suggestive, it implied something
that was completely wrong in comparison to
what actually happened. I wanted to put it to
bed finally, so we did the Woman's Day
thing. You just get sick of people constantly
taking shots, especially when it affects your
family.
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