The low-down on the bro with the fro
Guy Sebastian started out as the bro with the fro.
Now he's heading to Vienna to be Australia's first representative at Eurovision.
The inaugural winner of Australian Idol is by far the most successful of any Australian singing reality show contestant.
He's accumulated 51 platinum and seven gold records since he winning the talent quest series.
Here's a few of achievements in his career and personal life:
Born in Selangor, Malaysia, in 1981
Moved to Melbourne aged six
Took up singing at 14 and was a worship singer in local church
Won Australian Idol in 2003, with Shannon Noll runner-up
First single Angels Brought Me Here debuted at No.1 and was the fastest selling Australian single in ARIA chart history. It also topped the charts in New Zealand.
Performed on American Idol as a special guest in 2004.
Recorded his fourth studio album in Memphis in 2007 with such greats as Steve Cropper and Donald Duck Dunn
Single Battle Scars went platinum in the US in 2013, a rarity for an Australia artist
Chalked up 22 ARIA Award Nominations
Won ARIAs for Highest Selling Single for Angels Brought Me Here and Who's That Girl
11 top ten singles, including Battle Scars which went eight times platinum
Sold more than 1.15 million albums and and more than 2.5 million singles
He and his wife Jules have two boys
