Casey Barnes is an Australian country rock singer-songwriter from the Gold Coast, Queensland who is best known as a contestant on the seventh season of Australian Idol in 2009. Barnes has played alongside Mariah Carey, Lady Antebellum and Bryan Adams.[1] Casey Barnes started his singing career in Tasmania before relocating to Queensland.
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Born | (1978-09-03) 3 September 1978 (age 44) Tasmania, Australia |
Origin | Tasmania, Australia |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Chugg Music |
Website | www |
In April 2006, Barnes released "What The Hell Are You Waiting For?", the lead single from his debut studio album. Barnes did a five-week promotional tour in the Americas and Europe. Barnes' self-titled album, Casey Barnes, was released in August 2007.[2]
In November 2007, Barnes released a duet with Connor Maclean, titled "How Good It Would Be", through Sony BMG. The song was featured on Maclean's Christmas album with all proceeds of the single and album going towards Westmead's Children's Hospital.[3]
In 2008, Australian DJ-producer Marco Demark released a version of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" featuring Barnes. The track peaked at number 66 in Australia.
In 2009, Barnes entered the seventh series of Australian Idol. He auditioned at the Brisbane auditions and made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated but received a wildcard into the top 12. In the live shows, he performed "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" and "I'm Not Over" but was eliminated after week two in September, placing eleventh.[4]
In May 2010, Barnes released an EP titled Red Lion Motel.[5] and lead single "I Promise".[6]
In September 2012, Barnes released Jet Trails which he wrote in Nashville with Rick Price and promoted the album with shows in New York, Nashville and Los Angeles. He also performed around Australia, including the main stage of the Caloundra Music Festival.[1]
In June 2014, Barnes released a second EP titled Flesh & Bone which was produced by Price and mixed by Grammy Award winner Jason Leaning. The EP saw the release of four singles, "Valentine", "Flesh and Bone", "Waiting on the Day" and "Hard Times". The tracks received radio airplay nationwide.[1] In 2014, Barnes reached the finals of two prestigious US based competitions; International Songwriting Competition and Unsigned Only.[1]
In 2016 recorded his fourth studio album, Live as One in Nashville. The album's title track became the first single which had a powerful music video, featuring well-known Australians along with national and international sporting identities holding up #LiveAsOne signs. The album's second single "Just like Magic" was released in December 2016 peaked at No. 1 on the Top 40 Country Tracks Chart and the Australian Country Radio Charts.[1]
In June 2017, Barnes released "The Way We Ride" which became a radio favourite and peaked at No. 1 position on the Top 40 Country Tracks for 4 weeks. This song also saw Barnes nominated for his first Golden Guitar Award for Best New Talent. "Keep Me Coming Back" was released in August 2017 and also peaked at No. 1 on the Australian Top 40 Country Tracks. Barnes supported the track with the "Keep Me Coming Back Tour".[1] In February 2018, Barnes released "Ain't Coming Home", the third single from his fourth studio album The Good Life, which was released in March 2018.
In 2017, Barnes was a finalist for Australian Male Artist of the Year and won the Media Impact Award at the Planet Country Music for a New Generation Awards.[7]
In 2018, Barnes won Australian Male Artist of the Year at the Planet Country Music for a New Generation Awards.[8]
Casey Barnes discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 18 |
Featured singles | 2 |
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Jet Trails |
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Live as One |
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The Good Life |
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Town of a Million Dreams |
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Light It Up |
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Red Lion Motel |
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Flesh & Bone |
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Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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2006 | "What the Hell Are You Waiting For?" | — | Casey Barnes |
2007 | "How Good it Would Be" (Connor Maclean with Casey Barnes) | — | |
2010 | "I Promise" | – | Red Lion Motel |
"Coming Back to You" | — | Casey Barnes | |
2011 | "Never Break You" | 47 | Non-album single |
2013 | "Running to You"[14] (Casey Barnes and Mark Shine) |
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"Livin' Like a Love Song"[15] (Casey Barnes and Mark Shine) |
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2014 | "Us Against the World"[16] | — | |
"Valentine" | — | Flesh & Bone | |
"Flesh & Bone" | — | ||
"Waiting on the Day" | — | ||
2015 | "Hard Times"[17] | — | |
2016 | "Live as One" | — | Live as One |
"Just like Magic"[18] | — | ||
"Live as One"[19] | – | ||
2017 | "The Way We Ride"[20] | — | The Good Life |
"Keep Me Coming Back"[21] | – | ||
2018 | "Ain't Coming Home" | — | |
"Be Mine"[22] | — | ||
2019 | "A Little More" | — | Town of a Million Dreams |
"No Other You" | — | ||
Year | Single | Peak chart position AUS Country [23] |
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2020 | "Sparks Fly" | 1 | Town of a Million Dreams |
"We're Good Together" | 1 | ||
"Bright Lights" | 2 | ||
2021 | "Come Turn Me On" | 1 | Light It Up |
"God Took His Time On You" | 1 | ||
2022 | "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" | 2 |
Year | Single | Chart positions AUS[24] |
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2008 | "Tiny Dancer" (Marco Demark featuring Casey Barnes) |
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The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Town of a Million Dreams | Best Independent Country Album or EP | Nominated | [25][26] |
2022 | "God Took His Time On You" | Independent Song of the Year | Nominated | [27][28] |
The APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | "A Little More" | Most Performed Country Work | Nominated | [29] |
2022 | "Come Turn Me On" | Most Performed Country Work of the Year | Pending | [30] |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.[31][32]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Town of a Million Dreams | Best Country Album | Nominated | [31] |
2022 | Light It Up | ARIA Award for Best Country Album | Nominated | [33] |
The Gold Coast Music Awards are an annual awards ceremony that recognises musicians from the Gold Coast area.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | People's Choice | Won | [34] | |
2020 | Artist of the year | Won | [35] | |
2021 | Artist of the year | Won | [36] |
The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) | Ref. |
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2022 | "God Took His Time On You" | Country Song of the Year | Won | [37] |
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