Nathan Foley (singer)

This article is about the Australian performer. For the Australian rules football player, see Nathan Foley (footballer).
Nathan Foley
Born Nathan Joel Foley
(1979-09-27) 27 September 1979
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australian
Occupation Singer, Musician, Dancer, Actor, Photographer.
Years active 1990–present
Known for Hi-5 (1998-2008)

Nathan Joel Foley (born on the 27th of September 1979 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian musician, singer, performer and former member of Australian children's entertainment group Hi-5.

Life and career

Nathan started singing professionally at 10 years old with bands singing jazz, soul, rnb, pop and rock. During his school years, Foley performed in the Schools Spectacular for seven years and graduated from the Talent Development Project in 1997. In 1998, Nathan joined an original member of the children’s show Hi-5, and subsequently performed with the group for the next 10 years.

As a solo artist, Nathan has produced and written an album Discovery and two singles Live Your Life and Say You Will. He recently remastered an album recorded when he was 10 years old called Good Times and also recorded a live album Nathan Foley Live At The Starlight.

In 2009, Foley completed a season of Jerry Springer The Opera at the Sydney Opera House and played Kenickie in the Olivia Newton-John Foundation musical Grease on the Beach. He also performed as a soloist in 2009 at The V8 Supercars and World Masters Games, and sung the Australian Anthem at the Darling Harbour Australia Day Celebrations in 2010 in front of quarter of a million.

Nathan performed in the musical Mamma Mia!, touring Australia in 2010 and toured in 2011 with a new show, Acoustic Rhythms. He is also Co-Presenter of a show called Gathering on Foxtel’s Indigenous Network NITV.

Foley was a contestant on the Network Ten show I Will Survive. During the True Colors episode of this series, performed in Hermannsburg, NT, Foley revealed that he is descended from the aboriginal Yuin people and Native American descent from Delaware on his mothers side while his father is of Irish and Swedish descent. Nathan currently released his new studio album "Now And Forever" on ITunes and travelling the world performing at major corporate functions, and a guest entertainer on Cruise liners and television.

Nathan has recently been nominated for "Entertainer of the year" for Princess Cruises being the top 4 selected from over 800 entertainers world-wide to compete for the title in the Caribbean March 2016.

Discography

Foley's original music ranges from Rock, Soul, R&B and Jazz.

See Hi-5 for Foley's releases with the group.

Awards

Foley has won a total of nine awards, four as a solo performer and eight with Hi-5.

References

  1. ↑ ACE Awards - Best New Talent 1998. Retrieved 30 July 2007.

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