Casey Barnes is an Australian country rock singer-songwriter from Tasmania, Australia, who is best known as a contestant on the seventh season of Australian Idol in 2009.
21 Facts About Casey Barnes
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Casey Barnes started his singing career in his state of birth of Tasmania, before relocating to the Gold Coast.
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In 2004, Casey Barnes, who had been performing around the country for a few years, recorded his first album, titled Say What You Feel.
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Casey Barnes was selected to open for Bryan Adams on his 2005 tour for A Day On the Green.
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In November 2007, Casey Barnes released a duet with Connor Maclean, titled "How Good It Would Be", through Sony BMG.
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In 2009, Casey Barnes entered the seventh series of Australian Idol.
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Casey Barnes auditioned at the Brisbane auditions and made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated but received a wildcard into the top 12.
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In May 2010, Casey Barnes released an EP titled Red Lion Motel.
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In January 2011, Casey Barnes released "Never Break You" which became an anthem after the devastating Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi.
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Casey Barnes donated all proceeds to the Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal.
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In September 2012, Casey 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.
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Casey Barnes performed around Australia, including the main stage of the Caloundra Music Festival.
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Later in 2014, Casey Barnes reached the finals of two prestigious US based competitions; International Songwriting Competition and Unsigned Only.
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In July 2016, it was confirmed that Casey Barnes had signed with Social Family Records.
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In June 2017, Casey 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.
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Casey Barnes supported the track with the "Keep Me Coming Back Tour".
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In February 2018, Casey Barnes released "Ain't Coming Home", the third single from his fourth studio album The Good Life, which was released in March 2018.
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In 2017, Casey 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.
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In 2018, Casey Barnes won Australian Male Artist of the Year at the Planet Country Music for a New Generation Awards.
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In February 2022, Casey Barnes released Light It Up which won him his first ARIA Music Award and Country Music Award.
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In December 2023, Casey Barnes' "Never Give Up On a Good Time" was used on CBS' New Year's Eve broadcast.