Diana Rouvas (born 29 January 1984) is an Australian singer-songwriter previously signed to Universal Music Australia.[1] In 2019, she won The Voice Australia, against Daniel Shaw. She was born in Sydney to a Greek father and Australian mother.

Diana Rouvas
Rouvas in 2012
Background information
Born (1984-01-29) 29 January 1984 (age 40)
Sydney, Australia
GenresSoul, pop
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
Years active2001–present
LabelsUniversal Music Australia (2014–2015)
Websitedianarouvas.com.au

Career and background

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Rouvas started vocal training at age four, and writing at age eight.[2] She was on stage at an early age performing, and relocated to the United States of America at 16 to pursue her music career as a singer-songwriter. In 2001, at 17 she toured with Australian artist Tina Arena as a backing vocalist, visiting France and China.[3] In 2006 Diana represented Australia in G'day LA celebrations in Los Angeles. In 2006 she recorded and released an original Extended Play titled Never Said Hello.

2012–2018: The Voice 2012

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In 2012, Rouvas auditioned for the first season of The Voice, performing "Work It Out" and was selected on Team Keith Urban.[4] She made it to the final top eight.[5] Two of the songs she performed on the show reached the top 30 on the ARIA Charts.[6]

In October 2012, Rouvas released "Run" with Damien Leith. The song was the second single from Leith's fifth studio album, Now & Then.

Rouvas was signed to Universal Music Australia, and in April 2014, released the single "Heart of Goodbye" which she co-wrote with producer and songwriter Louis Schoorl.[7] An EP was planned but never released.[8] Upon her request, in 2015 Diana was released from her Universal Music Australia contract.

2019: The Voice 2019 and Eurovision – Australia Decides

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In 2019, Rouvas returned and auditioned for The Voice (Australian season 8) and chose Team Boy George. On 7 July 2019, Rouvas was announced as the winner.[9]

  denotes winner.

Her debut single "Wait For No One" was released immediately after the finale on 7 July. The track failed to break into the ARIA top 500, shifting less than 800 units during its release week.[10] Remixes were released in August 2019.

In December 2019, Rouvas was announced as a participant in Eurovision - Australia Decides, in an attempt to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[11] Her song "Can We Make Heaven" finished 7th in a field of 10.

Discography

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List of extended plays
Title Details
Never Said Hello
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Melke

Singles

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List of singles as lead artist
Title Year Album
"If We Never Said Hello" 2006 Never Said Hello
"Run" (with Damien Leith)[12] 2012 Now & Then
"Heart of Goodbye"[13] 2014 non-album singles
"Wait for No One"[14] 2019
"Can We Make Heaven"[15] 2020 Australia Decides 2020

Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[6]
"Love On Top" 2012 22 Non-album singles from The Voice
"I Can't Make You Love Me" 16

References

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  1. ^ "The Voice's Diana Rouvas on musical integrity". The Illawarra Mercury. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Up Close & Personal with Diana Rouvas". Enhance Entertainment. July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Diana Rouvas 'Heart of Goodbye' Single Release". The Brag. May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ "The Voice: Diana Rouvas". That's Life. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  5. ^ "The 4 Voice finalists. Discuss". Mamamia. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Diana Rouvas - Australian Charts". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Diana Rouvas". Joy 94.5. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  8. ^ "DIANA ROUVAS INTERVIEW". Sydney Unleashed. May 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  9. ^ "The Voice Australia crowns its 2019 winner". news.com.au. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  10. ^ "The Voice Australia reveals return date with new plot twists, EMI deal". TMN. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. ^ "4 more artists and first song for 'Eurovision - Australia Decides'". Eurovision TV. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Run (Damien Leith and Diana Rouvas)". iTunes Store. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Heart of Goodbye". iTunes Store. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Wait for No One - single". Apple Music Australia. August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Can We Make Heaven - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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Preceded by The Voice winner
2019
Succeeded by