Casey Donovan (singer)
| Casey Donovan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Casey Donovan |
| Born | 13 May 1988 |
| Origin | Condell Park, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Pop, rock, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Actress, Author |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels |
Sony BMG (2004–2006) Independent (2006–present) |
| Associated acts | Guy Sebastian, Kate DeAraugo, Damien Leith, Natalie Gauci |
| Website | Official website |
Casey Donovan (born 13 May 1988) is an Australian singer, theatre actress and author, best known for winning the second season of the singing competition show Australian Idol. She won the competition at age 16, becoming the series' youngest winner. Casey won the third series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here.
Casey Donovan was born in Condell Park, New South Wales in 1988, to a family that included several relatives with musical careers, including her father, who along with his brothers is a member of indigenous country band The Donovans. After her parents divorced, her mother and siblings moved in with stepfather Norm Axford. Growing up, Casey was always interested in singing and performing. Contact with the Donovan cousins fostered interest in both singing and playing guitar, which led to busking on the streets of Tamworth during the Country Music Festival when she was 10. Casey's musical interest was noticed at Bass Hill Public School and Georges Hall Primary but was not enough to have any public notice. It was not until attending Condell Park High that her talent became noticed and was supported especially by both her mother and stepfather.
It's really hard. I'm half white, half Aboriginal. I'm proud to be white, and I'm proud to be Aboriginal. It's just there is a juggle there. There's lots of people who are on one side and I'm like what about my mum and her family?
Donovan transferred to the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney's Surry Hills in 2004 and it was in this year that her stepfather encouraged her to audition for the second season of Australian Idol. While Donovan performed well throughout the Australian Idol competition and received countless praise from all three judges for her flawless performances and studio standard vocals, she was not widely considered a favorite to win. During the competition she received some outside success and won the Most Promising New Talent Award at the 2004 The Deadlys, which honours indigenous talent in Australia. Nevertheless, she surprised many by being the first to get through to the 2004 final, where she defeated widespread favorite Anthony Callea. However, her success was marred by a typographical mistake by Australian Idol sponsor Telstra, in a half page nationally run newspaper advertisement including what was assumed to be her website. The link was a memorial for the late American pornography actor of the same name. Telstra apologised for the error.
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