Sheldon Riley Hernandez was born on 14 March 1999 and is an Australian singer.
22 Facts About Sheldon Riley
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Sheldon Riley represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with his song "Not the Same".
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Sheldon Riley first appeared as a contestant on the eighth season of The X Factor Australia.
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Sheldon Riley was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to an Australian mother and a Filipino father.
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Sheldon Riley grew up on the Gold Coast in Queensland.
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In 2016, Riley, who then performed under his full name Sheldon Hernandez, auditioned for the eighth season of The X Factor Australia with the songs "Circle of Life" by Elton John and "Ordinary People" by John Legend.
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Sheldon Riley returned to The X Factor after the mentor of the groups category, Iggy Azalea, selected him to be a part of a new boy band of eliminated solo artists.
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The band was called "Time and Place" and its members, in addition to Sheldon Riley, included Sami Afuni, Matthew McNaught, and Leon Kroeber.
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In 2018, Sheldon Riley appeared in the seventh season of The Voice Australia.
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Sheldon Riley auditioned with the song "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" by Culture Club.
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All of the four judges turned their chairs and Sheldon Riley chose Boy George to be his coach.
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Sheldon Riley made it to the final of the show and finished in third place.
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Immediately following the final, Sheldon Riley released "Fire" via Universal Music Australia.
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In 2019, Sheldon Riley returned to The Voice to compete in its eighth season as an all-star contestant.
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Sheldon Riley auditioned with "Frozen" by Madonna and received chair turns from both eligible coaches.
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Sheldon Riley was eliminated in the semi-final of the show.
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In 2020, Sheldon Riley competed in the fifteenth season of America's Got Talent.
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Sheldon Riley auditioned with the song "Idontwannabeyouanymore" by Billie Eilish.
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Sheldon Riley was eliminated in the third quarter-final of the season.
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Sheldon Riley won the show with 100 points and therefore had the chance to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin.
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In 2022, Sheldon Riley took place in the fourth season of The Masked Singer as "Snapdragon" where he finished as runner-up.
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Sheldon Riley later released a cover of "Never Enough", the song that he sang on the grand final.