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 became the runner-up. 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 up
Owen 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 AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: Jason Owen Sings John Denver: 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 —rowspan="7" "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" —rowspan="4" "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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