Cyrus Villanueva
Cyrus Villanueva | |
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| Born | 20 June 1996 |
| Origin | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Sony |
Cyrus Villanueva (born 20 June 1996), also known mononymously as Cyrus,[1] is an Australian singer from Wollongong, New South Wales. He is best known for winning the seventh season of The X Factor Australia in 2015. His debut studio album Cyrus was released on 9 December 2015.
Personal life
Villanueva is of paternal Filipino and maternal European descent and comes from a musical family; his father is a retired professional entertainer. His father, Isagani Villanueva, is from Cotabato City, Philippines, and his mother, Tracie Villanueva, is Australian. Cyrus was inspired to sing by his father who is a professional singer. Prior to entering The X Factor, Villanueva was studying graphic design at the University of Wollongong and performing gigs in bars, cafés and at weddings during his spare time. Aside from singing, he also plays the guitar and piano.[citation needed]
Career
2015: The X Factor and Cyrus
In 2015 Cyrus took part in the seventh season of The X Factor Australia. He made it through to the Grand Finale and won the show after singing "Wicked Game".
denotes a performance that entered the ARIA Singles
denotes winner
| The X Factor performances and results (2015) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Song | Original Artist | Result |
| Audition | "Earned It" | The Weeknd | Through to bootcamp |
| Bootcamp | "Dancing On My Own" | Calum Scott | Through to super home visits |
| Super home visits | "Is This Love" | Bob Marley and the Wailers | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | "Boyfriend" | Justin Bieber | Safe |
| Live show 2 | "Wicked Game" | Chris Isaak | Safe |
| Live show 3 | "Hold Back the River" | James Bay | Safe |
| Live show 4 | "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over" | Lenny Kravitz | Safe |
| Live show 5 | "Rumour Has It" | Adele | Safe |
| Live show 6 | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Guns N' Roses | Safe |
| Live show 7 | "Love Me like You Do" | Ellie Goulding | Safe |
| Live show 8 | "Don't" | Ed Sheeran | Safe |
| "In the Air Tonight" | Phil Collins | ||
| Grand Final | "Earned It" | The Weekend | Winner |
| "Stone" | Villanueva | ||
| "Jealous" | Labrinth | ||
| "Wicked Game" | Chris Isaak | ||
After winning the competition Villanueva received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia and released his debut single "Stone" co-produced by TMS and Bobby Andonov and co-written by TMS, Bobby Andonov and Sean Douglas.[2] Villanueva's self-titled debut album Cyrus was released on 9 December 2015, and features studio recordings of selected songs he performed on The X Factor.[3]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | |||
| Cyrus |
|
9 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | ||||
| 2015 | "Stone" | 4 |
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Cyrus |
| 2016 | "Keep Talking" | 44 | TBA | |
| "Hurt Anymore" (with Samantha Jade) |
45 | |||
| 2017 | "Anchor"[8] (Baytek featuring Cyrus) |
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| "Alone"[9] | — | |||
| "Don't Let Me Know"[10] | — | |||
| 2018 | "Blah" [11] | — |
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | ||
| 2015 | "Wicked Game" | 6 |
| "Hold Back the River" | 100 | |
| "Rumour Has It" | 109 | |
| "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | 80 | |
| "In the Air Tonight" | 71 | |
| "Jealous" | 81 |
References
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/cyrus/id1060390014
- ^ "Cyrus Villanueva wins The X Factor Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Damian (25 November 2015). "Cyrus Villanueva's Album Locked". Auspop. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ a b c Peak positions in Australia:
- For all except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discography Cyrus Villanueva". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 9 December 2015.
- For "Hold Back the River": Ryan, Gavin (24 October 2015). "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Still No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- For "Rumour Has It": "australian-charts.com – ARIA Chartifacts 9-November-2015". Gavin Ryan (bulion) on Hung Medien. 8 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- For "Knockin' on Heaven's Door": Ryan, Gavin (14 November 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Spends Third Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- For "In the Air Tonight": Ryan, Gavin (28 November 2015). "ARIA Singles: 'Hello' Is No 1 Again". Noise11. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- For "Jealous": Ryan, Gavin (5 December 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Spends Sixth Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Cyrus by Cyrus". iTunes Australia (Apple). Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (9 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'Love Yourself' Stays at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Anchor – Single by Baytek feat Cyrus on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Alone – Single by Cyrus on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Don't Let Me Know – Single by Cyrus on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Blah (single) | iTunes Australia". Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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