1. Later that year, Omaji signed with Sony Music Australia and released his first single, "Set It Off", in November 2011, which peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified four times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association.
Timothy Ugbedo Omaji was born in Kaduna, Nigeria, on 9 September 1987.
Tim Omaji emigrated to Australia with his family when he was 10 months old.
Tim Omaji's father was an academic and was sent to different positions around Australia.
Tim Omaji has an older brother and sister, and a younger sister.
Tim Omaji came from a musical family, with his father often playing guitar and the rest of his family displaying their passion for singing and dancing.
At the age of nine, Tim Omaji formed a band with his family and he was the percussionist for that band.
Tim Omaji spent part of his life in Darwin, Northern Territory where he taught a break dancing class.
Tim Omaji left Darwin in 2003 and moved to Canberra.
Tim Omaji secured a part-time position as artistic director and choreographer of dance company Kulture Break in Canberra.
Tim Omaji represented Kulture Break in overseas performances, including the United States, China and Singapore.
In 2009, Tim Omaji appeared as a finalist on the second season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia and reached the top eight.
Tim Omaji later withdrew from his role in the musical due to a back injury.
Tim Omaji then began writing songs with DJ Poet, the official DJ for The Black Eyed Peas.
In 2011, Tim Omaji appeared as a contestant on the fifth season of Australia's Got Talent.
Tim Omaji chose to audition for the show to prove that he was more than just a dancer, and chose Australia's Got Talent over The X Factor because it gave him full control over what he did, from music to styling.
Tim Omaji placed third in the competition, with Jack Vidgen announced as the winner.
On 12 May 2011, Omaji released his independent debut studio album, Welcome, which he began working on during his time in Fame.
In October 2011, Tim Omaji was as a supporting act for American rapper Flo Rida's Australian tour.
On 17 November 2011, it was announced that Tim Omaji had signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.
On 12 January 2012, it was announced that Tim Omaji had signed a global publishing deal with EMI.
In May 2012, Tim Omaji was a supporting act for Nicki Minaj's Australian leg of her Pink Friday Tour.
Tim Omaji's self-titled second album was released on 24 August 2012, which debuted at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart.
On 3 October 2012, Tim Omaji received his first ARIA Music Award nomination for Song of the Year for "Set It Off".
Tim Omaji received more international exposure at the Miss Universe 2012 beauty pageant, where he performed in front of a huge global audience.
Tim Omaji's first extended play, The Rain Remixes, was released on 11 October 2013, featuring five versions of "Waterfalls" and one of "Parachute".
On 12 November 2013, Tim Omaji released his seventh single "Everything Is Allowed", after premiering it on the Australia's Got Talent series final.
In September 2014, Tim Omaji won Male Artist of the Year at the Afro-Australia Music and Movie Awards.
In October 2014, Tim Omaji released his eighth single "Delilah", featuring American rapper Pusha T, and it failed to chart.
Tim Omaji was the supporting act for Jessie J's Australian tour in March 2015.