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Kayne Taylor is a pop music singer from Melbourne, Victoria who won the 2004 Australian series of Popstars Live. Taylor started singing in 1994 and can also play bass and guitar.

Popstars Live

Taylor was working for Australia Post when a friend dared him to audition. He did so, becoming a finalist and then the winner. On Popstars Live: The Finalists, Taylor covered "Jealous Guy", first performed by John Lennon and later an Australian number one hit for Roxy Music in 1981. Taylor's show-stopping performance of the INXS song "Never Tear Us Apart" was considered by many to be his finest moment. Other standouts included his unique rendition of "It's Raining Men", as well as the Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan duet "Especially for You", which was performed, strangely, as a solo.

After winning the series, Taylor entered the studios in early June 2004 to record a debut album. The first single "Heartbreaker" was released on 21 June 2004 and debuted at No. 8 on the Australian singles charts. He co-wrote the song himself. A planned second single, "City Lights", and the album were never released.

Future direction

Taylor moved on from Popstars Live in order to pursue an independent record career. Taylor completed a three-month entertainment contract with the Conrad Hilton in Bangkok. During his time in Bangkok, Taylor got in touch with German producer Leslie Mándoki and subsequently travelled to Germany, where he recorded seven songs in four days. Taylor and Mandoki then began working on Taylor's debut album for Europe.

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions
Title	Year	AUS ^[1]
"Stand Up Next to Me" (as part of Popstars Live finalists)	2004	29
"Heartbreaker"	2004	8

Other appearances

"Jealous Guy" from Popstars Live: The Finalists (2004)

References

^
Kayne Taylor chart positions:
- "Stand Up Next to Me": Australian Charts - Stand Up Next To Me
- "Heartbreaker": Australian Charts - Kayne Taylor

External links

Preceded by Scott Cain	*Australian Popstars* winner** 2004	Succeeded by N/A

[1] Kayne Taylor chart positions:
"Stand Up Next to Me": Australian Charts - Stand Up Next To Me

"Heartbreaker": Australian Charts - Kayne Taylor

[2] "Stand Up Next to Me": Australian Charts - Stand Up Next To Me

[3] "Heartbreaker": Australian Charts - Kayne Taylor

[1]

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+{{Use Australian English|date=January 2015}}
-'''Kayne Taylor''' is a [[pop music]] singer from [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] who won the 2004 [[Australia]]n series of ''[[Popstars Live]]''. Taylor started singing in 1994 and can also play [[Bass guitar|bass]] and [[guitar]].
+{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
+'''Kayne Taylor''' is a [[pop music]] singer from [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] who won the 2004 Australian series of ''[[Popstars Live]]''. Taylor started singing in 1994 and can also play [[Bass guitar|bass]] and [[guitar]].
-==Popstars Live==
+==''Popstars Live''==
+Taylor was working for [[Australia Post]] when a friend dared him to audition. He did so, becoming a finalist and then the winner. On ''Popstars Live: The Finalists'', Taylor covered "[[Jealous Guy]]", first performed by [[John Lennon]] and later an Australian number one hit for [[Roxy Music]] in 1981. Taylor's show-stopping performance of the [[INXS]] song "[[Never Tear Us Apart]]" was considered by many to be his finest moment. Other standouts included his unique rendition of "[[It's Raining Men]]", as well as the [[Kylie Minogue]] and [[Jason Donovan]] duet "[[Especially for You]]", which was performed, strangely, as a solo.
+After winning the series, Taylor entered the studios in early June 2004 to record a debut album. The first single "Heartbreaker" was released on 21 June 2004 and debuted at No. 8 on the Australian singles charts. He co-wrote the song himself. A planned second single, "City Lights", and the album were never released.
-Taylor was working for [[Australia Post]] and as a gay karaoke host when a friend dared him to audition. He did so, becoming a finalist and then the winner. On the ''Popstars Live: the Finalists'', Taylor covered ''Jealous Guy'' first performed by [[John Lennon]] and later an Australian number one hit for [[Roxy Music]] in 1981. Taylor's show-stopping performance of the [[INXS]] song ''Never Tear Us Apart'' was considered by many to be his finest moment.
-After winning the series, Taylor entered the studios in early June 2004 to record a debut album. The first single ''Heartbreaker'' was released on 21 June 2004 and debuted at No. 8 on the Australian singles charts. He co-wrote this song himself. A planned second single, ''City Lights'', and the album were never released.
 ==Future direction==
+Taylor moved on from ''[[Popstars Live]]'' in order to pursue an independent record career. Taylor completed a three-month entertainment contract with the Conrad Hilton in Bangkok. During his time in Bangkok, Taylor got in touch with German producer [[Leslie Mándoki]] and subsequently travelled to Germany, where he recorded seven songs in four days. Taylor and Mandoki then began working on Taylor's debut album for Europe.
+==Discography==
-Taylor has moved on from ''[[Popstars Live]]'' so that he can pursue an independent record career. Taylor recently completed a three month entertainment contract with the Conrad Hilton in Bangkok. During his time in Bangkok, Taylor got in touch with German producer [[Leslie Mándoki]] and he travelled to Germany where he recorded seven songs in four days. Since then, Taylor and Mandoki have been working on Taylor's debut album for Europe.
-==Discography==
 ===Singles===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
+|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions
-{| class="wikitable"
+! rowspan="2"|Title
-|-
 ! rowspan="2"|Year
-! rowspan="2"|Single
 ! colspan="2"|Peak chart positions
 |-
+! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>Kayne Taylor chart positions:
-![[ARIA Charts]]
+* "Stand Up Next to Me": [http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Popstars+Live+%2D+The+Finalists&titel=Stand+Up+Next+To+Me&cat=s Australian Charts - Stand Up Next To Me]
+* "Heartbreaker": [http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=kayne+taylor Australian Charts - Kayne Taylor]</ref>
 |-
+!scope="row"|"Stand Up Next to Me"<br><small>(as part of ''Popstars Live'' finalists)</small>
-|2004
+|rowspan="2"|2004
-|Stand Up Next To Me<br><small>(featured with Popstars Live finalists)</small>
+|align="center"|29
-|align="center"|29<ref>[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Popstars+Live+%2D+The+Finalists&titel=Stand+Up+Next+To+Me&cat=s Australian Charts - Stand Up Next To Me]</ref>
-|-
-|2004
-|Heartbreaker
-|align="center"|8<ref>[http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=kayne+taylor Australian Charts - Kayne Taylor]</ref>
 |-
+!scope="row"|"Heartbreaker"
+|align="center"|8
 |}
-===Albums===
+===Other appearances===
+* "Jealous Guy" from ''Popstars Live: The Finalists'' (2004)
-* Popstars Live: The Finalists (2004) #61, Australia (Kayne Taylor sings the song ''Jealous Guy'' and features on ''Stand Up Next To Me'')
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.myspace.com/taylorblack Official Myspace page for Kayne Taylor]
-* [http://www.newfilmmedia.com/showcase_musicvideo.html Music Video for Heartbreaker]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050226103518/http://newfilmmedia.com/showcase_musicvideo.html Music video for "Heartbreaker"]
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Kayne}}
 [[Category:Australian pop singers]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:Popstars winners]]
+[[Category:Musicians from Melbourne]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
+[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]