1. Nathaniel Willemse was born in South Africa and moved to Frankston, Melbourne, Australia when he was six years old.
20 Facts About Nathaniel Willemse
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Nathaniel Willemse attended Karingal Park Secondary College, now known as McClelland College.
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On 22 January 2008, Willemse released his debut single "Vertigo" exclusively on iTunes, through Mummy's Boy Records.
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On 29 October 2011, Nathaniel Willemse independently released his first extended play, EP, and second single, "You Are the One".
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Nathaniel Willemse successfully auditioned for the fourth season of The X Factor in 2012 singing John Mayer's "Gravity".
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Nathaniel Willemse made it to the home visits as part of the Over 25s category.
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In week seven, Nathaniel Willemse was placed in the bottom two with Samantha Jade after his performance of "Red" by Daniel Merriweather.
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In January 2013, Nathaniel Willemse embarked on the X Factor Live Tour with Samantha Jade, The Collective, Bella Ferraro, Shiane Hawke and Jason Owen.
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On 6 May 2013, Nathaniel Willemse announced on his Facebook page that he had signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.
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Nathaniel Willemse is the first artist signed to DNA Songs' label through Sony.
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Nathaniel Willemse released "You" on 27 September 2013, as his first single with the label.
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In November 2013, Nathaniel Willemse was the supporting act for Jessica Mauboy's To the End of the Earth Tour.
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On 24 January 2014, Nathaniel Willemse released a cover of "I Am Australian" with Dami Im, Jessica Mauboy, Justice Crew, Samantha Jade and Taylor Henderson, to coincide with the Australia Day celebrations.
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Nathaniel Willemse returned to The X Factor on 15 September 2014 to perform the song live.
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In October 2014, Nathaniel Willemse performed at Australia's first ever neo-soul, jazz and hip-hop festival, Soulfest.
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In March 2016, it was speculated that Nathaniel Willemse had been dropped by record company Sony Music, along with other X Factor finalists Reigan Derry, Marlisa Punzalan and Dean Ray.
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In June 2016, it was confirmed when Nathaniel Willemse announced he had signed a deal with 123 Agency.
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From October 2017 to January 2018, Nathaniel Willemse starred in "Let's Get it On" a musical production celebrating the life and music of Marvin Gaye.
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On 11 January 2015, Nathaniel Willemse married his long-time girlfriend, model Fujan Erfanian on a tropical island in Langkawi, Malaysia.
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The couple had been dating since before Nathaniel Willemse made his debut in the public eye on The X Factor Australia.