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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 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 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

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	ARIA Charts
2004	Stand Up Next To Me (featured with Popstars Live finalists)	29^[1]
2004	Heartbreaker	8^[2]

Albums

Popstars Live: The Finalists (2004) #61, Australia (Kayne Taylor sings the song Jealous Guy and features on Stand Up Next To Me)

References

External links

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

[1] Australian Charts - Stand Up Next To Me

[2] Australian Charts - Kayne Taylor

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-'''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]], but generally prefers to play with himself.
+'''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]].
 ==Popstars Live==
-Taylor was working for [[Australia Post]] and Charltons Pool Hall and Karaoke Bar 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. Other standouts were his unique rendition of 'It's raining Men', and the Kylie Minogue smash-hit 'Especially For You'. While poor ratings plagued Popstars Live, it was never definatively established if this was a direct result of Taylors' presence.
+Taylor was working for [[Australia Post]] 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 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.
-More recently he has been performing as the support act for Hansen, as well as stints at 'The Blue Oyster Bar'.
 ==Discography==