Roxane LeBrasse
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Roxane LeBrasse was an Australian singer who (as Roxane) reached #91 on the ARIA Singles Chart with "Sexy".
LeBrasse has worked within Australia's recording industry, working with Jimmy
and Mahlia Barnes, Guy Sebastian
, Roachford and Jade MacRae
. LeBrasse wrote 4 songs with popular 90's Australian band The Rockmelons. One was a single was titled "I Ain't Playin" & was released in mid-2002.
. She was voted out from the show by the viewers on 3 October 2005. She is the centre of a small amount of controversy for being the 13th member of what has previously been the top twelve contestants on the series.
While she was well liked by both the judges and the voting audience, she never managed to get into the top twelve, first losing out to fellow contestant Laura Gissara
, and then losing out to Dan Spillane on the Wildcards show. It was after this that the judges on the show decided to increase the amount of contestants in the finals to thirteen, enabling her to compete in the finals.
Also having regular gigs around Sydney,(with fellow Idol contestant and good friend Chris Luder) gave LeBrasse a greater confidence in her performances.
LeBrasse has worked within Australia's recording industry, working with Jimmy
Jimmy Barnes
James Dixon Swan , better known as Jimmy Barnes, is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer-songwriter. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. It was actually John who had encouraged and taught Jim how to sing as he wasn't really interested at...
and Mahlia Barnes, Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...
, Roachford and Jade MacRae
Jade MacRae
Jade MacRae is an Australian R&B/Soul singer and the daughter of two professional New Zealand musicians living in the UK. Her debut single "You Make Me Weak" debuted in the top 50 of the Australian singles charts in November 2004...
. LeBrasse wrote 4 songs with popular 90's Australian band The Rockmelons. One was a single was titled "I Ain't Playin" & was released in mid-2002.
Australian Idol
LeBrasse placed ninth on the third season of Australian IdolAustralian Idol
Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...
. She was voted out from the show by the viewers on 3 October 2005. She is the centre of a small amount of controversy for being the 13th member of what has previously been the top twelve contestants on the series.
While she was well liked by both the judges and the voting audience, she never managed to get into the top twelve, first losing out to fellow contestant Laura Gissara
Laura Gissara
Laura Gissara was a contestant on the 2005 season of Australian Idol. She was eliminated from the show on 26 September 2005.- Australian Idol :...
, and then losing out to Dan Spillane on the Wildcards show. It was after this that the judges on the show decided to increase the amount of contestants in the finals to thirteen, enabling her to compete in the finals.
Also having regular gigs around Sydney,(with fellow Idol contestant and good friend Chris Luder) gave LeBrasse a greater confidence in her performances.
Australian Idol Performances
- Sydney Auditions: I Want You Back by The Jackson Five & Saving All My Love For You by Whitney HoustonWhitney HoustonWhitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
- Theatre Round Day Two: Pleasure & Pain by DivinylsDivinylsDivinyls were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. As the focal point, Amphlett performed on stage wearing a school uniform and fishnet stockings, often using an illuminated neon tube as a prop and displaying...
- Top 30 (Group 2): Natural Woman by Aretha FranklinAretha FranklinAretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
- Wildcards: All By Myself by Celine DionCeline DionCéline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
- Top 13 (Australian Hits): Forever Now by Cold ChiselCold ChiselCold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It is one of the most acclaimed Australian rock bands of all time, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s and huge sales that continue to this day, although its success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to...
- Top 11 (60's Hits): You Can't Hurry Love by Diana RossDiana RossDiana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
- Top 10 (Supergroups): We Are The Champions by QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
- Top 9 (Contestant's Choice): The Voice Within by Christina AguileraChristina AguileraChristina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
Discography
- "Sexy" Aus #91
- Australian Idol 3: The Final 13 - Australian Made: The HitsAustralian Idol 3: The Final 13 - Australian Made: The HitsAustralian Made: The Hits is the compilation cast album of cover songs released by the finalists of Australian Idol 2005. The songs were chosen based on the first Australian Idol 3 liveshow theme on 11 September 2005, which was Australian Hits, there was also a corresponding DVD featuring the...
singing Forever Now & in the group Ready - Rockies 3 singing I Ain't Playin', I Got News For You, Game Tight & Three's A Crowd
- I Ain't Playin' - #79 AUARIA ChartsThe ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
- I Ain't Playin' - #79 AU