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Fletcher Pilon

Fletcher Pilon
Born (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 16)
Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Blues, acoustic
Instruments Vocals and guitar
Years active 2014–present
Labels Sony Music Australia
Website http://fletcherpilon.com

Fletcher Pilon (born 6 April 2001) is an Australian acoustic singer and songwriter, known for winning the eighth season of Australia's Got Talent in March 2016. Pilon has previously appeared on shows such as The Voice Kids, Nickelodeon's SlimeFest and BalconyTVSydney. Before appearing on various TV series, he played at markets and restaurants. Pilon writes his own songs. He auditioned for Australia's Got Talent, shown during Auditions 4 on 14 February 2016, and won the season on 14 March 2016.

In 2014, Pilon appeared on the Australian version of The Voice Kids in the fifth blind auditions. He played the song "Flying with the King" by Lee Kernaghan and had all three judges turn but chose The Madden Brothers as his coach. In the battle round, he sang "Let Her Go" by Passenger with two other contestants, but did not win the round and was eliminated.

Pilon released his first EP on 10 December 2015 on iTunes. The EP also includes "Infinite Child".

In August 2015, 10-year-old Banjo Pilon, Fletcher's brother, was hit by a car while skateboarding and died. After his death, Pilon wrote the song "Infinite Child" in honour of his brother and decided to audition for Australia's Got Talent with the song. He received an emotional appraisal by all judges and made it through to the Grand Finale. He reprised the song during the Grand Finale and was acclaimed by the judges, audience and guest judge Jack Black. A voting line opened for five minutes to the public to vote for the winner and Pilon received the most votes, leading him to win the Grand Finale and receive a prize of $250,000.

On 25 February 2017, Pilon released a single named 'Water' on Sony Music Australia.


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