Diana Rouvas

Australian musician

Diana Rouvas

Rouvas in 2012

Background information
Born|  (1984-01-29) 29 January 1984 (age 41)
Sydney, Australia
Genres| Soul, pop
Instrument(s)| Vocals, piano
Years active| 2001–present
Labels| Universal Music Australia (2014–2015)
Website| dianarouvas.com.au

Musical artist

Diana Rouvas (born 29 January 1984) is an Australian singer-songwriter previously signed to Universal Music Australia.[1] In 2019, she won The Voice Australia, against Daniel Shaw. She was born in Sydney to a Greek father and Australian mother.

## Career and background

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Rouvas started vocal training at age four, and writing at age eight.[2] She was on stage at an early age performing, and relocated to the United States of America at 16 to pursue her music career as a singer-songwriter. In 2001, at 17 she toured with Australian artist Tina Arena as a backing vocalist, visiting France and China.[3] In 2006 Diana represented Australia in G'day LA celebrations in Los Angeles. In 2006 she recorded and released an original Extended Play titled Never Said Hello.

### 2012–2018: The Voice 2012

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In 2012, Rouvas auditioned for the first season of The Voice, performing "Work It Out" and was selected on Team Keith Urban.[4] She made it to the final top eight.[5] Two of the songs she performed on the show reached the top 30 on the ARIA Charts.[6]

The Voice performances and results (2012)

Episode  | Song  | Original Artist  | Result
Audition  | "Work It Out"  | Beyoncé | Through to the Battle Rounds
Battle Rounds  | "Mr. Know It All"  | Kelly Clarkson | Through to live shows
Live show 1  | "Love on Top"  | Beyoncé | Saved by Coach
Live show 2  | "I Can't Make You Love Me"  | Bonnie Raitt | Saved by Coach
Semi Final  | "Stormy Monday"  | T-Bone Walker | Eliminated

In October 2012, Rouvas released "Run" with Damien Leith. The song was the second single from Leith's fifth studio album, Now & Then.

Rouvas was signed to Universal Music Australia, and in April 2014, released the single "Heart of Goodbye" which she co-wrote with producer and songwriter Louis Schoorl.[7] An EP was planned but never released.[8] Upon her request, in 2015 Diana was released from her Universal Music Australia contract.

### 2019: The Voice 2019 and Eurovision – Australia Decides

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In 2019, Rouvas returned and auditioned for The Voice (Australian season 8) and chose Team Boy George. On 7 July 2019, Rouvas was announced as the winner.[9]

denotes winner.

The Voice performances and results (2019)

Episode  | Song  | Original Artist  | Result
Audition  | "Vision Of Love"  | Mariah Carey | Through to The Knockouts
The Knockouts  | "I'll Never Love Again"  | Lady Gaga | Through to Battle Rounds
Battle Rounds  | "Freedom"  | Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar | Through to live shows
Live show 1  | "A Song for You"  | Leon Russell | Saved by Coach
Live show 2  | "Never Enough"  | Loren Allred | Saved by Public
Semi Final  | "Hallelujah"  | Leonard Cohen | Saved by Public
Grand Final  | "I Will Always Love You"  | Whitney Houston | Winner
"Send In the Clowns"  (with Boy George)  | Barbra Streisand
"Wait for No One" (Original Song)  | Rouvas

Her debut single "Wait For No One" was released immediately after the finale on 7 July. The track failed to break into the ARIA top 500, shifting less than 800 units during its release week.[10] Remixes were released in August 2019.

In December 2019, Rouvas was announced as a participant in Eurovision - Australia Decides, in an attempt to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[11] Her song "Can We Make Heaven" finished 7th in a field of 10.

## Discography

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### EPs

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List of extended plays  Title  | Details

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Never Said Hello |

* Released: 2006
* Label: Melke

### Singles

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List of singles as lead artist  Title  | Year  | Album

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"If We Never Said Hello"  | 2006  | Never Said Hello
"Run" (with Damien Leith)[12] | 2012  | Now & Then
"Heart of Goodbye"[13] | 2014  | Non-album singles
"Wait for No One"[14] | 2019
"Can We Make Heaven"[15] | 2020  | Australia Decides 2020

### Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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AUS
[6]
"Love On Top"  | 2012  | 22  | Non-album singles from The Voice
"I Can't Make You Love Me"  | 16

## References

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1. ^ "The Voice's Diana Rouvas on musical integrity". The Illawarra Mercury. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
2. ^ "Up Close & Personal with Diana Rouvas". Enhance Entertainment. July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
3. ^ "Diana Rouvas 'Heart of Goodbye' Single Release". The Brag. May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
4. ^ "The Voice: Diana Rouvas". That's Life. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
5. ^ "The 4 Voice finalists. Discuss". Mamamia. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
6. ^ a b "Diana Rouvas - Australian Charts". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
7. ^ "Diana Rouvas". Joy 94.5. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
8. ^ "DIANA ROUVAS INTERVIEW". Sydney Unleashed. May 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
9. ^ "The Voice Australia crowns its 2019 winner". news.com.au. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
10. ^ "The Voice Australia reveals return date with new plot twists, EMI deal". TMN. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
11. ^ "4 more artists and first song for 'Eurovision - Australia Decides'". Eurovision TV. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
12. ^ "Run (Damien Leith and Diana Rouvas)". iTunes Store. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
13. ^ "Heart of Goodbye". iTunes Store. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
14. ^ "Wait for No One - single". Apple Music Australia. August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
15. ^ "Can We Make Heaven - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diana Rouvas.

* Official website

Preceded by

Sam Perry

|  The Voice winner
2019 | Succeeded by

Chris Sebastian

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The Voice (Australia)

Season|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14

Winners|

* Karise Eden
* Harrison Craig
* Anja Nissen
* Ellie Drennan
* Alfie Arcuri
* Judah Kelly
* Sam Perry
* Diana Rouvas
* Chris Sebastian
* Bella Taylor Smith
* Lachie Gill
* Tarryn Stokes
* Reuben De Melo

Other finalists|

* Rachael Leahcar
* Sarah De Bono
* Luke Kennedy
* Celia Pavey
* Jackie Sannia
* Joe Moore
* Hoseah Partsch
* Bella Paige
* Aydan Calafiore
* Matt Gresham
* Jaedyn Randell

Winner's singles|

* "You Won't Let Me"
* "Unconditional"
* "Cruel"
* "Count On Me"
* "Trust Myself"

Other notable contestants|

* Matt Hetherington
* Mahalia Barnes
* Emma Birdsall
* Fatai Veamatahau
* Simone Stacey
* Emma Pask
* Tim Morrison
* Ms Murphy
* Lionel Cole
* Matthew Garwood
* Hayley Jensen
* Jacob Lee
* Nathan Foley
* Michael Paynter
* Carmen Smith
* Jordan Anthony
* Masha Mnjoyan
* Henry Olonga

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* Discography
* The Voice Kids
* The Voice: Generations
* "Different Worlds"

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