Harrison Craig

Harrison Craig (born 7 September 1994) is an Australian singer who won the second series of The Voice Australia.^[1] Craig was coached in the program by British singer Seal.^[1] Craig has had three songs on the ARIA Singles Chart top 10 with his cover of "Unchained Melody" reaching No. 2 and his original song, "More Than a Dream", at No. 3.^[2] His debut album titled More Than a Dream was released on 25 June 2013.^[3] His second album L.O.V.E was released 11 April 2014, and his third, Kings of Vegas, in November 2016.^[4]

Harrison Craig
Harrison Craig at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards, Sydney, November 26th, 2014
Background information
Born	(1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 30) Melbourne, Australia
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Pop, adult contemporary
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Universal
Website	harrison-craig.com

The Voice Australia

Performances

Round	Song	Original artist	Order	Result
The Blind Auditions	"Broken Vow"	Lara Fabian	9	All judges offered to coach Craig chose to join Team Seal
Battle Rounds	"You Raise Me Up" (vs. Tim Moxey)	Secret Garden	6	Saved by Seal
The Showdowns	"Home"	Michael Bublé	8	Saved by public
Live Finals 1	"Can't Help Falling in Love"	Elvis Presley	8
Live Finals 2	"It Had Better Be Tonight"	Fran Jeffries	12
Live Finals 3	"If"	Bread	1
Semi-finals	"Unchained Melody"	The Righteous Brothers	3	Advanced
	"More Than a Dream"	Harrison Craig	12
Grand Final	"You're the Voice" (with Celia Pavey, Danny Ross and Luke Kennedy)	John Farnham	1	Winner
	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (with Seal)	The Hollies	7
	"Unconditional"	Ne-Yo	—

Personal life

Craig lives in Chelsea, Melbourne with his mother, Janine Cochrane and his brother Connor. His father left the family when Craig was six. Craig has a stutter when he speaks but it has reduced since competing in The Voice.^[1] To help build his confidence, his mother encouraged him to join the Victorian Boys Choir and undertake private voice lessons.^[5] He completed his VCE in 2012 at Sandringham College, where he was Music Captain.^[6] In 2010 Craig fronted Garage Band High and sang the lead on their video of the song "Viva la Vida".^[7]

Influences

Craig is influenced by many artists of different genres, including Elvis Presley, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble, Nat King Cole, and many more. His music typically falls into the composite genre of "popera."

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		AUS [8]	NZ [9]
More Than a Dream	Released: 25 June 2013 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Mercury Records, Universal Music Australia	1	1	ARIA: Platinum[10]
L.O.V.E.	Released: 11 April 2014 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Mercury Records, Universal Music Australia	5	—
Kings of Vegas	Released: 4 November 2016 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Universal Music Australia	36	—

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		AUS [11]
"Broken Vow"	2013	18		More Than a Dream
"You Raise Me Up"		33
"Home"		13
"Can't Help Falling in Love"		6
"It Had Better Be Tonight"		12
"If"		24
"Unchained Melody"		2	ARIA: Gold[12]
"More Than a Dream"		3
"Unconditional"		15
"Lift Your Spirit"		84		—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Guest appearances

Year	Song	Album
2014	"Go the Distance" (from Hercules)[13]	We Love Disney

Tours

• More Than a Dream Tour (2013)
• L.O.V.E. Mother's Day Tour (2014)
• Kings of Vegas Lounge Sessions Tour (2017)