“Initially I thought I'd get to Memphis and freak out, I thought I was going to feel so inadequate but I got there, and something grabbed hold of me and I just knew this was my arena.”

Australian singer, songwriter and record producer

Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Malaysia and raised in Adelaide, he came to wider attention after winning the first season of Australian Idol in 2003. Since then, Sebastian has built a long chart career in Australia. He has released eleven top ten albums, including three that reached number one, and has had twenty three top twenty singles, with fourteen in the top ten and six at number one. His debut single, "Angels Brought Me Here," was the highest selling song in Australia in the 2000 to 2009 decade, and his songs have earned extensive platinum certifications, including "Battle Scars."