Isaiah Firebrace

Isaiah Firebrace (born 21 November 1999) is an Australian singer who won the eighth season of The X Factor Australia in 2016. He then represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Don't Come Easy", where he finished ninth.

Early life One of twelve children, Firebrace was born in Portland, Victoria, and raised in Moama, New South Wales. He is an Aboriginal Australian; his father is Yorta Yorta and his mother Gunditjmara. Firebrace first came to public attention when he entered the Fast Track Singing Competition in Melbourne. This led to a scholarship at the David Jaanz School of Singing.

On 21 November 2016, at the Grand Final, Isaiah performed Avicii's "Wake Me Up" with Jessica Mauboy, and his winner's single "It's Gotta Be You", winning the contest. His winner's single peaked at number 26 on the Australian Singles Chart. The song also charted in Denmark, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden. On 7 March 2017, broadcaster SBS announced that they had internally selected Firebrace to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine. His entry, "Don't Come Easy", was written by DNA Songs, who also composed Dami Im's entry "Sound of Silence".

In 2019, Firebrace sang the Australian National Anthem at the TAB Million Dollar Chase greyhound race at Wentworth Park.

In July 2020, Firebrace released "Know Me Better". He said "This song actually means a lot to me because I finally feel like I'm starting to know myself better and I am heading in the direction I want to with my music. I've been in the studio a lot over the last three years and have experimented with lots of styles but 'Know Me Better' is a song that I'm really proud to release. I love the song, I love the production and I just can't wait to be able to show people this song".

alt=Isaiah Firebrace performs at Avondale School, 1 December 2019.

In 2022, Firebrace participated in Eurovision - Australia Decides for a chance to represent his country in the 2022 contest. He duetted with singer Evie Irie with the song "When I'm With You", ultimately finishing in 10th place.

In September 2022, Firebrace released "Come Together" with Lee Kernaghan and Mitch Tambo. The song coincides with Firebrace's new children's book, also called Come Together, published on 16 November 2022. Illustrated by Jaelyn Biumaiwai, the book was shortlisted for the 2023 CBCA Eve Pownall Award.

In November 2022, Firebrace released the self-composed Christmas song "First Christmas".

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions AUS NZHeat. Isaiah Released: 9 December 2016 (Australia) Label: Sony Music Australia Formats: CD, digital download 12 5

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUS DEN NLD NZHeat. SWE "It's Gotta Be You" 2016 26 group=upper-alpha|"It's Gotta Be You" did not chart on the Flemish Ultratop 50, but did register on the Ultratip chart. IFPI DEN: Gold GLF: 2× Platinum Isaiah "Don't Come Easy" 2017 69 47 — — — 50 Eurovision Song Contest 2017 "Streets of Gold" — — — — — — "Close to Me" 2018 — — — — — — "Spirit" 2019 — — — — — — "What Happened to Us" — — — — — — "Thinking About You" 2020 — — — — — — "Know Me Better" — — — — — — "You" — — — — — — "Blame on Me" 2021 — — — — — — "More Than Me" — — — — — — "When I'm With You" (with Evie Irie) 2022 — — — — — — "Come Together" (with Lee Kernaghan and Mitch Tambo) 2023 — — — — — — "All I Can Give" — — — — — — "Balance" 2024 — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist Song Year Album "You're the Voice"(as part of United Voices Against Domestic Violence) 2017