Taylor Henderson

Career

2010: Australia's Got Talent In 2010, Henderson and his father Cam auditioned for the fourth series of Australia's Got Talent as a guitar and singing duo called Father & Son. After they sang Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" during the audition, judge Brian McFadden suggested that the pair should be solo artists. Henderson then sang an original song, "My Baby Sister", which earned him three yeses from the judges. Henderson made it to the grand final, where he sang "Man on the Side" by John Mayer. He finished in third place, while Cameron was runner-up to dance troupe Justice Crew.

2013: The X Factor Australia Henderson auditioned for the fifth season of The X Factor Australia in 2013. He sang "Some Nights" by Fun and progressed to the super bootcamp round of the competition. On the first day of bootcamp, Henderson was placed in the Boys category and sang "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers in front of his entire category and judges Redfoo, Ronan Keating and Dannii Minogue. Henderson made it to the third day of bootcamp, where he sang "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson to the judges and a live audience of one thousand. He then progressed to the home visits round in Los Angeles and sang "Isn't She Lovely?" by Stevie Wonder in front of his mentor Keating and guest mentor Kelly Osbourne. Keating later selected Henderson, along with Omar Dean and Jai Waetford, for the live finals—a series of ten weekly live shows in which contestants are progressively eliminated by public vote.

For the Judges' Choice-themed first live show, Henderson sang "I Won't Let You Go" by James Morrison and received a mixed feedback from Keating, who noted that it was not his best performance of the song. Henderson's performance of "I Won't Let You Go" debuted at number 84 on the ARIA Singles Chart. For the Legends-themed second live show, he sang "Run to You" by Bryan Adams and played the electric guitar for the first time. Minogue thought the guitar playing was a bit absent at times and that Henderson's song choice did not work for him. Natalie Bassingthwaighte called Henderson's performance "insane" and thought the song choice was perfect for him. Henderson received a standing ovation from the judges for his performance of Passenger's "Let Her Go" in the Latest and Greatest-themed fourth live show, and it debuted at number 85 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

For the Rock-themed fifth live show, Henderson sang "Choirgirl" by Cold Chisel and received another standing ovation. Redfoo said it was his best vocal performance on the live shows. For the Family Heroes-themed sixth live show, he sang Daryl Braithwaite's "The Horses", and his performance debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 27. The performance debuted at number 49 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Minogue applauded his growth in the competition and Bassingthwaighte said his "interpretation was beautiful". During the ninth live decider show the following day, Henderson was in the bottom two for the first time with Third Degree. After the judges' vote went to deadlock, it was announced that Henderson received the most public votes and was put through to the grand final. His performance of "Against All Odds" debuted at number 90. During the grand final performance show on 27 October, Henderson was required to perform three songs – his audition song "Some Nights", winner's single "Borrow My Heart", and last shot song "The Blower's Daughter" by Damien Rice. His performances of "The Blower's Daughter" and "Some Nights" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at numbers 43 and 45, respectively.

denotes a performance that entered the ARIA Singles denotes Runner-up denotes have been in the Bottom two

Performances on The X Factor Show Song choice Original Artist Theme Result Auditions "Some Nights" Fun Through to Super bootcamp Super bootcamp "Ho Hey" The Lumineers Through to second day of bootcamp"Last Request" Paolo Nutini Through to third day of bootcamp "Human Nature" Michael Jackson Through to home visits Home visits"Isn't She Lovely?" Stevie Wonder Through to Live shows Week 1"I Won't Let You Go" James Morrison Judges' Choice Safe Week 2"Run to You" Bryan Adams Legends Safe Week 3 "I Will Wait" Mumford & Sons Top 10 Hits Safe Week 4"Let Her Go" Passenger Latest and Greatest Safe Week 5"Choirgirl" Cold Chisel Rock Safe Week 6"The Horses" Daryl Braithwaite Family Heroes Safe Week 7"Wake Me Up" Avicii Judges' Challenge Safe Week 8"One Crowded Hour" Augie March Aussie Week Safe Week 9 "Against All Odds" Phil Collins Power and Passion Bottom two (3rd) "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper "Stand by Me" Ben E. KingSave me songSaved via deadlock Week 10"Some Nights" Fun Audition song Runner-up "The Blower's Daughter" Damien Rice Last shot song "Borrow My Heart" Henderson Winner's single "Wake Me Up" Avicii Best moment of the live shows song

2013–15: Taylor Henderson and Burnt Letters

Four days after The X Factor ended, on 1 November 2013, it was announced that Henderson had received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. "Borrow My Heart" was released on the iTunes Store that same day as his debut single. The song debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified double platinum for selling over 140,000 copies. On 23 November 2013, Henderson toured alongside Dami Im, Third Degree, Jiordan Tolli and Jai Waetford for The X Factor Live Tour, which ended on 2 December 2013. His self-titled debut album was released on 29 November 2013 and featured studio recordings of songs he performed on The X Factor. The album debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum for shipments of more than 70,000 units.

On 24 January 2014, Henderson released a cover of "I Am Australian" with Im, Jessica Mauboy, Justice Crew, Nathaniel Willemse and Samantha Jade, to coincide with the Australia Day celebrations. The song peaked at number 51 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Henderson embarked on The Dawn Tour in late March 2014, and was the supporting act for MKTO's Australian Thank You Tour in April 2014. On 4 July 2014, Henderson's first extended play, The Acoustic Sessions, was released exclusively on the JB Hi-Fi online store, featuring acoustic versions of six songs from his second studio album Burnt Letters.

Burnt Letters was released on 11 July 2014 and became Henderson's second consecutive album to debut at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was certified gold for shipments of more than 35,000 units. The album was preceded by the release of its first two singles, "When You Were Mine" and "Already Gone". The former debuted at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum, while the latter peaked at number 42. On 14 October 2014, he was the supporting act for The Script's special one-off show at The Metro Theatre in Sydney.

2016–present: One More Minute In August 2016, Henderson announced the release of a new single titled "Light Up the Dark" which would be included on the soundtrack for the Australian film Spin Out. The track is the first from his upcoming third studio album One More Minute. He then announced on 8 March 2017 that the album would be pushed back again to a date yet to be advised, although said a new single titled "Back To You" would be released soon. In late 2016, two songs leaked on Henderson's Apple Music Connect page. The songs were both titled "Yours Again", with one featuring a beat and the other without the beat. These tracks weren't discovered by fans until early 2017, several months after the original leaking.

On 10 June 2017, Henderson announced that he had signed with a new manager. On 11 May 2018, Henderson announced via Twitter he was officially an independent artist. On 21 September 2018, Henderson released "Love Somebody", his first single in two years.

On 31 July 2019, Henderson performed at Loyola College's annual celebratory St Ignatius Feast Day to promote his upcoming "Moving On" tour.

Artistry Aside from singing, Henderson also plays guitar and writes his songs. He believes that "playing an instrument leads to better songwriting, because you can experiment with different melodies and keys." Henderson played the guitar in most of the songs on his second album Burnt Letters (2014). Henderson cites Matt Corby, Michael Jackson, John Mayer, James Morrison, Jason Mraz, Ed Sheeran and Justin Timberlake as his musical influences. Henderson also cites his father Cameron as an influence because he taught him how to play the guitar. Love Somebody Tour (2018–2019) Supporting MKTO's Australian Thank You Tour (2014)

Favourite Australian Male Artist Breakthrough Artist of 2013 "Borrow My Heart" Favourite Single of 2013

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Himself Aussies' Fave Hot New Talent

Taylor Henderson Number One Album

Number One Single

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Channel Awards Himself Oz Artist of the Year ARIA Music Awards "Borrow My Heart" Song of the Year 2015 APRA Music Awards "Borrow My Heart" Pop Work of the Year