Years active 2015–present | Instruments Vocalsguitarpiano Role Singer Occupation(s) Singer Name Cyrus Villanueva | |
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Born 19 April 1996 (age 28) ( 1996-04-19 ) Profiles | ||
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Cyrus Villanueva (born 20 June 1996), also known mononymously as Cyrus, is an Australian singer from Wollongong, New South Wales. He is best known for winning the seventh season of The X Factor Australia in 2015. His debut studio album Cyrus was released on 9 December 2015.
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- I look to you whitney houston cover cyrus villanueva
- Personal life
- 2015 The X Factor and Cyrus
- References
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Personal life
Villanueva is of paternal Filipino and maternal European descent and comes from a musical family; his father is a retired professional entertainer. Prior to entering The X Factor, Villanueva was studying graphic design at the University of Wollongong and performing gigs in bars, cafés and at weddings during his spare time. Aside from singing, he also plays the guitar and piano.
2015: The X Factor and Cyrus
In 2015 Cyrus took part in the seventh season of The X Factor Australia. He made it through to the Grand Finale and won the show after singing "Wicked Game".
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After winning the competition Villanueva received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia and released his debut single "Stone" co-produced by TMS and Bobby Andonov and co-written by TMS, Bobby Andonov and Sean Douglas. Villanueva's self-titled debut album Cyrus was released on 9 December 2015, and features studio recordings of selected songs he performed on The X Factor.
