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3	Stan Walker (born October 23, 1990 in Melbourne, Australia) is an UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}n-born UsefulNotes/{{New Zealand}}er singer and actor. He is known for being the final winner of ''Australian Idol'' in 2009, before ''Series/TheXFactor'' became an Australian television sensation the next year.
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5	Musically inspired by the likes of Music/{{Beyonce}}, John Legend and Music/{{Prince}}, his first two studio albums reflected the {{soul}}/RAndB path he took on ''Australian Idol''. However, upon releasing his third studio album, ''Let The Music Play'', in 2011, he moved towards a more dance-oriented sound.
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7	In 2013 he became a judge for the New Zealand version of ''X Factor'' and star in the film ''Mt. Zion'', about a "young Maori musician" who has a desire to "win the support slot for Music/BobMarley's 1979 concert in UsefulNotes/{{Auckland}}, but comes into conflict when his ambitions clash with the traditional values of his whānau."
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9	!!Discography:
10	* ''Introducing ... Stan Walker''
11	* ''From The Inside Out''
12	* ''[[NewSoundAlbum Let The Music Play]]''
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14	!!Tropes:
15	* BreakUpSong: "Black Box", "The One" and many more.
16	* CelebrityResemblance: To Music/GuySebastian, both physically and vocally. Many people hearing Walker's songs being played on the radio [[MisattributedSong commonly assume them as being performed by Sebastian]]. The fact Guy even produced some tracks for him doesn't help matters.
17	* CoverVersion: Outside of ''Idol'' and his debut album, he recorded a cover of Des'ree's "Kissing You" for ''From The Inside Out'' as well as performing Dave Dobbyn's "Welcome Home" and Music/FleetwoodMac's "Songbird" for ''Let The Music Play''.
18	* CoverAlbum: ''Introducing ... Stan Walker'' is a one with the exception of "Black Box", the winner's single.
19	* GodIsLoveSongs: "Unbroken".
20	* LyricalDissonance: "Black Box" might sound like an upbeat pop song at first, but the lyrics tell of a man who is ready to leak personal and private information about his ex-lover in order to protect his name. "Choose You" is also essentially about choosing to stay in a bad relationship due to familiarity.
21	* MelismaticVocals
22	* SillyLoveSongs: ''Oh so many''. A few examples include "Choose You", "One Thing", the [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]]-inspired "Love Graffiti", "Homesick" and more.
23	* AWildRapperAppears: Young Sid in "Stuck In a Box", Kayo in the single mix of "Homesick", Israel Cruz and Miracle in the single version of "Choose You".

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