Last night on the steps of Sydney's Opera House, Bondi local Wes Carr was crowned the new Australian Idol 2008! His debut single 'You' is at radio now and available to purchase digitally from today. Look out for the 'You' CD single in retail stores from Wednesday December 3rd!The 'You' single will include the 2008 winner's song, as well as 3 re-recorded songs, 'Get Back', 'Desire', and 'If I Were A Carpenter', which were highlights from the 2008 Australian Idol series. The video for 'You' will be filmed this week and be at media from December 1st - watch out for it!
Sony Music Chairman & CEO, Australia & New Zealand, Denis Handlin AM commented:
"This year's Idol series has uncovered an exceptional array of talent. The changes to the format this year have proven very successful and most importantly Australian Idol has discovered an outstanding winner in Wes. In keeping with the exciting changes of this year's show and overwhelming public support for the finalists, we are very happy to announce that the winner's single will be released now before he heads into the studio to work on his debut album.
"I am incredibly excited about working with Wes on making a brilliant studio album that will be ready for release in the New Year. Congratulations to Network Ten and Fremantle Media on producing an excellent series."
David Mott, chief programming officer, Network Ten said; "Wes is an exceptionally gifted talent and a worthy winner of the Australian Idol title for this sixth season.
"This year, alongside the Sony Music contract and management with David Champion, we have introduced the $200,000 Australian Idol Artist Development Fund (AIADF). This ensures an even more solid launch pad from television into the worldwide music industry for our winner.
"Wes is an inspiration to every young aspiring singer from the city to the outback, and proof that the Australian Idol dream is very real."
