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 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 included his unique rendition of 'Its Raining Men', as well as the Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan duet 'Especially For You', which was performed, strangely, as a solo.
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 Taylor has been 'performing' at the Blue Oyster Bar, where he has being given the highly sought-after Tues 11:00am - 11:15am slot on a regular basis.
Discography
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions ARIA Charts 2004 Stand Up Next To Me (featured with Popstars Live finalists) 29 2004 Heartbreaker 8
Albums
Popstars Live: The Finalists (2004) #61, Australia (Kayne Taylor sings the song Jealous Guy and features on Stand Up Next To Me )
