Biography
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Born
21 December 1982 (age 42)
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Born In
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Born on the Gold Coast in 1982, Riseley started out playing the cornet, and progressed to the trumpet when he was sixteen. Riseley joined The Royal Australian Navy band in April 2003, as a trumpeter. His singing career began in late 2003 when the Navy Rock Band were deployed on HMAS Tobruk to tour around Asia & Australia, but did not have a singer. The vacancy was filled by Riseley, who has remained a vocalist.
During his time with the Royal Australian Navy, Riseley was deployed in the Solomon Islands, and played for the troops on New Years Eve in 2004 and 2005 in Iraq.
In 2007, Riseley tried out for the fifth season of Australian Idol. When he failed to progress into the top 12 on the basis of viewer votes, he was given a "wild card" entry. He was sometimes criticized for remaining steadfastly within his style of swing, jazz and big band, but progressed until his elimination as one of the final three.
He was signed by Mercury Australia, and an album of cover versions, titled The Rise, was released on 26 April 2008, debuting and peaking at #5 on the Australian albums chart. His second album entitled The Stillest Hour, was released on 24 April 2009 and debuted as the #1 Jazz album on the Australian Aria charts.
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