Taylor Henderson
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Henderson at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards
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| Birth name | Taylor James Henderson |
| Born | 23 March 1993 |
| Origin | Ceres, Victoria |
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| Labels | Sony |
| Website | www |
Taylor James Henderson (born 23 March 1993) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Originating from Ceres, Victoria, Henderson rose to fame after placing third on the fourth series of Australia's Got Talent in 2010. Three years later, he became the runner-up on the fifth season of The X Factor Australia and subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.
In November 2013, Henderson released his self-titled debut album, which debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Additionally, the album included his number-one debut single "Borrow My Heart". The following year, Henderson released his second studio album Burnt Letters, which became his second number-one album and yielded the top-five hit "When You Were Mine".
Taylor James Henderson is from Ceres, Victoria. He was born on 23 March 1993 with Marcus Gunn Jaw-winking Syndrome. Henderson has an older sister named Bridey and a younger sister named Gemma. Their parents Sonja and Cameron are divorced. Henderson was a member of the Geelong Revival Centre, but has since parted ways with the church. Henderson was a student at Kardinia International College in Bell Post Hill, Victoria and graduated in 2011. He worked as a labourer with his father.
In 2010, Henderson and his father Cameron auditioned for the fourth series of Australia's Got Talent as a guitar and singing duo called Father & Son. After they sang Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" during the audition, judge Brian McFadden suggested that the pair should be solo artists. Henderson then sang an original song, "My Baby Sister", which earned him three yeses from the judges. He and Cameron were put through to the semi-finals as soloists competing against each other. Henderson appeared in the fourth semi-final on 1 June 2010 and sang an original song, "What Goes Around Comes Around". Henderson made it to the grand final, where he sang "Man on the Side" by John Mayer. He finished in third place, while Cameron was runner-up to dance troupe Justice Crew.
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