After a seemingly endless telecast, last night Natalie Gauci was crowned this year’s Australian Idol. She faced stiff competition from season golden boy Matt Corby, and no one seemed more surprised with the result than Natalie herself.
“Are you sure?” she asked host James Mathison after her name was called. “I don’t believe this is happening.
“It just feels like it … like it never ends and it just keeps going and the buzz is always there and it makes me so grateful to know people have voted for me around Australia. It’s really exciting.”
Tickets to her Winner’s Journey tour are released today, and her debut single “Here I Am” is on sale on Wednesday.
“I’m going to put on a really good show and I hope everyone comes to watch me,” Gauci told the crowd.
I know there are a lot of big Matt fans in here, but honestly, I don’t think they need to worry about him. He’s shown what he can do, and I’m sure the record companies are going to snatch him up. I also think he’ll be better for it. Just look how far previous runners-up like Shannon Noll and Anthony Callea have gone!
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