Jason Owen
Jason Owen | |
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Born | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia |
Genres | Pop, Country music |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Sony Music Australia, Social Family Records |
Website |
jasonowenofficial |
Jason Owen (born circa 1994) is an Australian singer from Dubbo, New South Wales and was the runner-up to Samantha Jade in the The X Factor (Australia season 4) in 2012 and subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.
Owen released his debut single "Make It Last", which would have been his winner's single if he had won The X Factor, on 23 November 2012.[1] The single peaked at number 47 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[2] Owen's debut studio album Life Is a Highway was released on 26 April 2013,[3] and debuted at number five on the ARIA Albums Chart and was the thirtieth highest selling album by an Australian artist in 2013.[4]
Owen left Sony Music Australia and signed with Social Family Records in June 2014.[5] His second album Friday Night was released on 6 March 2015,[6] and debuted at number nine on the ARIA Albums Chart.[7] It was the 53rd highest selling country album in Australia in 2015.[8] His third album Proud was released on 6 May 2016. It is his first album of original material.[9]
Albums
Title | Album details | AUS peak chart positions [10] | Certifications |
Life is a Highway |
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5 | |
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Friday Night |
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9 | |
Proud |
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Singles
Title | Year | AUS peak chart positions[14] | Album | |||
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"Make it Last"[15] | 2012 | 46 | Non-album single | |||
"Damn Right"[16] | 2014 | — | Friday Night | |||
"I Won't Back Down"[17] | 2015 | — | Friday Night | |||
"Run"[18] | 2016 | — | Proud | |||
"—" denotes a single that failed to chart. |
Awards
- 2014 Nomination: CMAA 'Highest Selling Country Album of the Year' [19]
References
- ↑ McCabe, Kathy (2012-11-22). "X Factor winner Samantha Jade's single What You've Done to Me iTunes number one". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ↑ "Discography Jason Owen". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- ↑ "Life is a Highway by Jason Owen". Sanity. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ↑ "2013 ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART". www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "SOCIAL FAMILY RECORDS SIGNS CHRISTINE ANU, AMBER LAWRENCE AND JASON OWEN.". socialfamilyrecords.com. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "Friday Night by Jason Owen". iTunes Store (Australia). Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ↑ "2015 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". www.ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Jason Owen proud of new album". www.auspop.com.au. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Discography Jason Owen". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Life is a Highway by Jason Owenurl=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/life-is-a-highway/id634748070". iTunes. Apple.
- ↑ "Friday Night by Jason Owen". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Proud by Jason Owen". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ Peak chart positions on the ARIA Charts:
- Top 50 positions: "Discography Jason Owen". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ↑ ""Make it Last" by Jason Owen". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ ""Damn Right" by Jason Owen". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ ""I Won't Back Down" by Jason Owen". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ ""Run" by Jason Owen". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "FINALISTS FOR THE 2014 CMAA GOLDEN GUITARS ANNOUNCED". www.countrymusicchannel.com.au. Retrieved 5 May 2016.