Jason Owen (singer)
Introduction '''Jason Owen''' (born circa 1994) is an Australian singer from Dubbo, New South Wales and was the runner-up to Samantha Jade on the fourth season of ''The X Factor Australia'' in 2012 and subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.
Career ===2012–2013: ''The X Factor'' and Sony Music Australia===In 2012, Owen auditioned for season four of ''The X Factor Australia'', eventually placing second. Show Theme Song choice Original artist Order Result Auditions Free choice"Annie's Song" John Denver N/AThrough to super bootcamp  Super bootcamp"N/A" N/A Through to home visits  Home Visits"N/A" N/AThrough to live shows Week 1Judges' Choice"Heaven" Bryan Adams6Safe Week 2Party All Night"Dancing in the Moonlight"King Harvest2Safe Week 3Top 10 Hits"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"Aerosmith7Safe Week 4Legends"Dancing in the Dark" Bruce Springsteen5Safe Week 51980s"I'm Still Standing"Elton John1Safe Week 6Latest and Greatest"You Belong With Me"Taylor Swift2Safe  Week 7Made in Australia"What's My Scene?" Hoodoo Gurus6Safe Week 8Judges' Challenge"If Tomorrow Never Comes"Ronan Keating4Safe Semi-finalPower and Passion "Life Is a Highway"Tom Cochrane1Safe"How Do I Live"LeAnn Rimes5 FinalAudition song"Annie's Song"John Denver2SafeLast shot song"Lonely Boy" The Black Keys8Song of the series"Dancing in the Dark"Bruce Springsteen1Runner up's single"Make It Last"Owen5Runner upOwen released his debut single "Make It Last", which would have been his winner's single if he had won ''The X Factor'', on 23 November 2012.The single peaked at number 47 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Owen's debut studio album ''Life Is a Highway'' was released on 26 April 2013, and debuted at number five on the ARIA Albums Chart and was the thirtieth highest selling album by an Australian artist in 2013.===2014–present: ''Proud'' and John Denver albums===Owen left Sony Music Australia and signed with Social Family Records in June 2014.His second album ''Friday Night'' was released on 6 March 2015, and debuted at number nine on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was the 53rd highest selling country album in Australia in 2015.His third album ''Proud'' was released on 6 May 2016.It is his first album of original material. Owen's fourth album ''Jason Owen Sings John Denver'' was released in 2017 to mark 20 years since Denver's passing.In August 2018, Owen wrote and recorded the song "These Are the Times", with funds raised going towards drought relief.
Discography ===Albums=== Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS ''Life Is a Highway''* Released: 23 April 2013* Label: Sony Music Australia* Format: CD, digital download 5 ''Friday Night''* Released: 6 March 2015* Label: Jason Owen / Social Family* Format: CD, digital download 9 ''Proud''* Released: 6 May 2016* Label: Social Family* Format: CD, digital download — ''Jason Owen Sings John Denver''* Released: 30 June 2017* Label: Social Family* Format: CD, digital download 85 ''Jason Owen Sings John Denver: The Acoustic Sessions''* Released: 14 May 2021* Label: Jason Owen, Checked* Format: Digital download, streaming 17===Singles=== Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUS "Make It Last"2012 46 "Damn Right"2014 —  ''Friday Night'' "Tears on Fire"2015 — "I Won't Back Down" — "Run"2016 — ''Proud'' "Proud" — "My Last" — "Take Me Home Country Roads"2017 —''Jason Owen Sings John Denver'' "Calypso" — "Apple Tree"2018 — "These Are the Times" — "Better Than Than" — "The Power of Love"2019 — "Undefeatable "(featuring Philly) — "Before I Let You Go"2020 — "So This Is Christmas" — "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"2021 — ''Jason Owen Sings John Denver: The Acoustic Sessions'' "Back Home Again"(featuring Tania Kernaghan) — "Distracted" — "Father and Son"(with James Blundell) — "Sing Australia" 2022 — "Let Love Flow"(with Tania Kernaghan) 2023 — "—" denotes a single that failed to chart.
Awards * 2014 Nomination: CMAA 'Highest Selling Country Album of the Year'
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