Casey Donovan

Casey Donovan
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Casey Donovan (born May 13, 1988) was the winner of the second season of the reality/talent-search television series Australian Idol.

Donovan was the first woman to win the Australian Idol competition, and also the youngest. She won the competition at 16 while still a student at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney, Australia. She comes from a family of musicians, with several of her relatives pursuing musical careers, including her father, a member of indigenous country band The Donovans.

While Donovan performed well throughout the Australian Idol competition, receiving effusive praise from all three judges, she was not widely considered a favourite to win. During the competition, she received some outside success, winning the Most Promising New Talent Award at the 2004 The Deadlys, which honor indigenous talent in Australia. Nevertheless, she surprised many by first making it to the final at the expense of Courtney Murphy, and then defeating widespread favourite Anthony Callea in the final. Her first single, "Listen With Your Heart" was released digitally on November 21, 2004 and officially in stores on November 29, 2004. It debuted at #1 on the ARIAnet singles chart, while her album For You debuted at #2 on the album charts. Her second single "What's Going On?" debuted in the top 20 in February 2005. Her third single "Flow" was pulled from release in July 2005 due to lack of interest from fans and the album had already done its dash.

Donovan was overshadowed by "Idol" rival Callea after the conclusion of the series. Her album performed poorly on the Australian charts and as of July 2005, she has failed to make any further progress with her career, especially when compared to previous Idol winner, Guy Sebastian.

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