Lee Harding (singer)
| Lee Harding | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 June 1983 |
| Genres | Pop punk |
| Years active | 2005–2006 |
| Labels | Sony BMG (2005–2006) Sound Vault Records (2006) |
Lee Harding (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian pop singer. He is from Frankston, Victoria, where he worked at the local AMC cinema multiplex. He became known from performing in the third season of Australian Idol and being a member of the band "Patience Project".
Lee Harding's musical career began shortly after being eliminated from the third season of Australian Idol, as the third runner up. His debut single "Wasabi" was released in December 2005 and debuted at number one on the Australian Music Charts, managing to remain in the Australian Singles Top 50 for twenty-two consecutive weeks and finishing as the eighth highest single in the End of Year – Aria Singles Charts for 2006.
Lee's debut album "What's Wrong with This Picture" was released in January 2006, to moderate success and reception, with the second single "Anything For You" still managing to chart in the Top 50. Although he was quite successful in Australian Idol, critics soon realized as a solo artist Lee would not last long. His third and final single from the album to be released was "Call The Nurse" which debuted lower than the other singles on the mainstream charts and in July 2007, Lee was dropped from Sony BMG, with the record label claiming they had "their line up of priority artists for the year, and he was not one of them".
Since moving away from a solo career, Lee has been involved in a number of short lived projects, including "Rock City", who released an album in October 2007; and "The Patience Project" who released a single titled "Lipstick Cabaret" in June 2011. As of 13 April 2013, there has been no new material released from either project.
Prior to completing in Australian Idol, Lee was attending bars to see one of his favourite bands, a covers band named "Bedrock", who self described themselves as a "party band", with a repertoire of hits from the 1960s to the present day, ranging from songs such as "Centerfold" and "Jessie's Girl" to current hits, by artists such as Good Charlotte and Green Day (both of whom Lee admired). His dreams came true when Bedrock shuffled their lineup; and even though they did not know who he was or if he could sing, Lee was dragged up on stage and sang half of Blink 182's Dammit. Bedrock then invited Lee to join the band as the lead singer. Lee was quoted on his website as saying, "I'd been going to see them since I was 16. I saw them every single week so I knew every song when I joined Bedrock". Bedrock with Lee still continue to play and perform gigs, such as a regular spot at The Stamford Hotel in Victoria.
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