Guy Theodore SebastianAM (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer who rose to fame after winning the first season of Australian Idol, in 2003. Born in Malaysia and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Sebastian has since released ten top ten albums, including three number ones. The first seven all gained either platinum or multi-platinum certification.[3][4] He has also achieved twenty three top twenty singles, with fourteen of them, reaching the top ten, including six number ones.[3] He is the only Australian male artist in Australian chart history to achieve six number one singles, and places third overall for all Australian acts.[5] Ten of his singles have been certified multi-platinum, including the 13× platinum "Battle Scars".[6][7][8][9][10][11] His debut single "Angels Brought Me Here" was the highest selling song in Australia in the decade 2000 to 2009.[12] With 69 platinum and seven gold certifications and combined album and single sales of over five million in Australia, he has the highest certifications and sales of any Australian Idol contestant.[4]
Sebastian has worked with a number of notable American musicians, including Brian McKnight, Robin Thicke, Steve Cropper, John Mayer, Jordin Sparks, Eve and Lupe Fiasco. "Battle Scars", a collaboration with Fiasco, spent 20 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 71 and achieved platinum certification.[13][14] "Battle Scars" also reached number two in Norway and New Zealand.[15] Sebastian has reached the top ten in New Zealand with an album and six singles, including two number ones, and gained six platinum and three gold certifications there.[16][17][18] In 2015, he represented Australia in its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Tonight Again", finishing in fifth place.[19]