- Hayley Jensen
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Name = Hayley Jensen
Background = solo_singer
Birth name = Hayley Thomas
Born = birth date and age|1983|1|7
Origin = Australia
Genre =Piano pop ,Roots Music , Folk, Pop
Occupation =Singer-songwriter
Label = White Dove Music
URL = [http://www.hayleyjensen.com.au/ www.hayleyjensen.com.au]Hayley Jensen (née Thomas) (born
January 7 ,1983 ) is anAustralia n singer who became well known after appearing on the second season (2004) of television show "Australian Idol ", onNetwork Ten . She was the fourth finalist, leaving the show on November 1.Biography
Jensen was born in Albury,
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accessdate=2008-07-07 ] but has lived inCanberra for most of her life. She started out performing music with an acoustic trio around Canberra where she lived at the time.Fact|date=July 2008 Before entering the "Australian Idol" competition she was a university student atUniversity of Canberra studying Economics and Management. [cite web
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accessdate =2008-07-07 ]Australian Idol
After being turned back from her first audition for "Australian Idol" in her hometown of Canberra, she travelled to
Sydney to try again. This time she got her chance to perform in the first round of "Australian Idol" in Sydney. Since placing 4th in the series, she has released her debut album and promoted it playing live around Australia and the Middle East.Fact|date=July 2008Post Idol Activities
In September 2006 Jensen independently released her first single, the Alive EP, which debuted at #20 on the
ARIA Charts and #2 on the AIR Charts where it sustained a Top 15 position for 7 consecutive weeks. Fact|date=July 2008 Her self-funded and self-penned debut album, "Note to Self" was released under her own newly-formed record label, White Dove Music. She has promoted it playing live around Australia and the Middle East.Fact|date=July 2008Jensen has provided support for
Jenny Morris ,Michael Spiby andChristine Anu .Fact|date=July 2008 She also visited Iraq in 2005 joiningAngry Anderson ,Beccy Cole ,Bessie Bardot and former Vietnam-era performer “Little Pattie ” in the fourth "Tour de Force" concert tour for Australia’s troops based in the Middle East.Fact|date=July 2008The music video for Jensen's next single "Waste Away", has been completed.
Discography
EP/Singles
* "Alive" - August 2006 - #68 Australia (#2 A.I.R., #20 Australian Singles)
* "Stronger" - 16 June 2007 (#11 A.I.R) - #DNC ARIA Top 100Albums
* "Note to Self" (16th September 2007) -#DNC ARIA Albums Top 100
Others
* "Australian Idol 2 Top 10: The Final 10" (2004) - #20 Australia.
References
External links
* [http://www.hayleyjensen.com.au/ Official Website]
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