Stan Walker
Stan Walker (born 23 October 1990) is an Australian New Zealand singer, actor, and television personality.[6] Walker has compared his early life to that portrayed in the 1994 New Zealand film, Once Were Warriors, which tells the story of an urban Māori family and their problems with poverty, alcoholism and domestic violence.[13] One of his most highly praised performances on the show was of the Prince song, "Purple Rain", which received a standing ovation from the judging panel and the audience.[7] After coming out of Australian Idol as the winner, Walker signed to Sony Music Australia and received an artist's development fund worth $200,000.[15] During this time, he established his own company called, Stan Walker Music Pty Ltd, which is run by his mother, April.[16] Walker's debut single, "Black Box", was released digitally following his win on Australian Idol on 22 November.[18][24] It also made its debut on the New Zealand Albums Chart at number two and was certified triple platinum by the RIANZ, for selling 45,000 copies.[42] Walker made his acting debut playing the lead role of Turei in the New Zealand film, Mt Zion, about a young Māori musician who seeks to open for Bob Marley's 1979 Auckland show, but his dream clashes with his family's ideals.[43] When speaking of his role in the film, Walker told Herald Sun, "They approached me ... the script is so good, it's basically who I was six years ago ...Following the first night of live shows both Kills and Moon were fired from the panel following rude comments made to a contestant[55] and were replaced by Natalie Bassingthwaite and Shelton Woolwright.In 2015, he appeared with rugby player Israel Dagg and actor Rip Torn in a Men In Black themed safety ad for Air New Zealand.[56] In January 2018, fans of Walker expressed concern for his health after gaunt photos appeared on social media.In March, it was announced Walker had his stomach removed in September 2017 after discovering he inherited a rare cancer-causing gene mutation called CDH1 that has been responsible for the deaths of more than 25 of his family members.Walker said "The past nine months have been a life changing journey full of ups & downs to say the least, [but] all I'm gonna say is that I’m blessed to be alive and well."All these songs were written in break even times in my life.”[60] On 7 December 2018, Walker released "Gimme Your Love" alongside the video which features a fly on-the-wall insight into Stan's National 2018 tour.In May 2019, Walker released Faith Hope Love, an EP dedicated to the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.[64] In August 2021, Walker released "Don't Worry Baby" with Australian singer Celina Sharma, the lead single from his then-forthcoming seventh studio album All In.[69] Walker's second album, From the Inside Out, drew from pop, R&B and hip hop,[70] with elements of electro, glam metal, pop-rap and funk also present.
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