1. Jai Waetford was born on 25 January 1999 and is an Australian pop singer and songwriter who was the last contestant eliminated on the fifth season of The X Factor Australia.
19 Facts About Jai Waetford
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Jai Waetford subsequently signed with Sony Music Australia and released his debut single "Your Eyes", which peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart.
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Jai Waetford joined the Australian soap opera Neighbours in February 2016 as Angus Beaumont-Hannay; his debut episode aired on 2 May His latest EP Heart Miles was released 3 June 2016.
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Jai Waetford was born in 1999 and is from Campbelltown, a suburb in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Jai Waetford was raised by his mother Alana Dow and grandparents Hannah and Roger Dow.
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At a young age, Jai Waetford's father left him and his mother.
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Jai Waetford taught himself how to play guitar from watching videos on YouTube.
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Jai Waetford was educated at Campbelltown Performing Arts High School and left school in 2014 after completing Year 10.
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In 2013, Jai Waetford auditioned for the fifth season of The X Factor Australia, singing "Different Worlds" by Jes Hudak and an original song titled "Don't Let Me Go".
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Jai Waetford progressed to the super bootcamp stage of the competition.
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Jai Waetford made it through to the home visits round and was put into the Boys category, which was mentored by Ronan Keating.
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Jai Waetford went on to reach the grand final, being the last contestant eliminated, behind Taylor Henderson and Dami Im.
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On 23 November 2013, Jai Waetford toured alongside Third Degree, Taylor Henderson, Dami Im and Jiordan Tolli for The X Factor Live Tour, which ended on 2 December 2013.
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Jai Waetford released the single "Living Not Dreaming" in February 2016.
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Music videos have been recorded for both 'Living Not Dreaming' and 'Heart Miles' as well as a promotional video called Heart Miles EP which shows Jai Waetford discussing a long-distance relationship featuring snippets of each of the new songs from his EP.
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Jai Waetford toured a variety of cities to promote his new work across Europe, Indonesia and Thailand in May and June 2016, during which he performed his new material as well as covers of Drake's single "One Dance" and Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself".
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In October 2018, Jai Waetford released his first single in a year, titled "Lost in You".
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Jai Waetford then released the singles "Get Over" and "Friends", which premiered with urban music outlet Complex.
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Jai Waetford cites Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Guy Sebastian, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley and Stevie Wonder as his musical influences.