Liam Burrows (born 22 February 1994) is an Australian musician and singer. He reached the grand final of the fifth season of Australia's Got Talent, and was awarded fifth place in the overall competition. His independently released debut album, All of Me, came out in 2011.
Early life and education Liam Burrows was born and raised in The Central Coast of New South Wales and comes from a musical family. Burrows' father Steve is ex-Australian Navy. His mother, Gemma is a high school music teacher. He has one younger sister. He played classical piano from the age of six, classical and jazz trumpet from the age of nine and sang at school events from the first year of high school. As a teen he performed with the Chatswood High School Stage Band at the Montreux Jazz Festival and has cited the school's music program as a major influence.
In 2014 Burrows completed the Musical Theatre Open Program at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).
Career Burrows has headlined at jazz festivals around Australia including those at Manly, Noosa, Broadbeach, Adelaide Hills and Norfolk Island and performed at venues including the Crown Casino Melbourne, Jupiters Casino Townsville and Jupiters Hotel and Casino.
Burrows' appearances on television in Australia include Channel 7's The Morning Show, Channel Ten's The Circle, the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Telethon and the Channel 7 Perth Telethon. He performed as the opening act for the Pointer Sisters during their tour of Australia.
In 2011 he recorded his debut album with The Swing City Big Band. All of Me is a selection of songs including many from the Great American Songbook.
Recognition At age 14 Burrows won the Open Age Jazz Vocal Division of The Sydney Eisteddfod and was awarded The Central Coast Jazz League Scholarship for Most Promising Young Artist. In 2010 Burrows became the youngest vocalist selected to perform at Generations in Jazz.
In 2011 Burrows was again selected by James Morrison to perform at Generations in Jazz. At the age of 17 Burrows competed in the fifth season of Australia's Got Talent.
In 2012 Burrows competed in the Unsigned Only Music Competition, a talent search to locate artists who are not yet signed to record labels. Burrows came second in the Vocal Performance category. That same year, he was named Best Jazz Artist at the Australian Music Industry’s Musicoz Awards.
In 2013 Burrows won a Mo Award: The Johnny O'Keefe Award. In the same year he was a finalist in the jazz category of the MusicOz Awards.
In 2015, James Morrison presented Burrows with the Generations in Jazz Vocal Scholarship.
Major awards and nominations Year Type Award Result2015Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz2015 Vocals CompetitionSemi-Finalist2015International Unsigned-Only CompetitionVocal Performance CategorySecond Place2015International Unsigned-Only CompetitionVocal Performance CategoryHonourable Mention2015International Unsigned-Only CompetitionVocal Performance CategoryHonourable Mention2015Generations in JazzVocal ScholarshipWinner2014International Unsigned Only CompetitionVocal Performance CategorySecond Place2014International Unsigned Only CompetitionVocal Performance CategoryHonorable Mention2013MusicOz AwardsJazz CategoryFinalist2013International Unsigned Only CompetitionVocal Performance CategoryHonorable Mention2013Mo AwardsJohnny O'Keefe Encouragement AwardWinner2012MusicOz AwardsBest Jazz Artist – Jazz CategoryWinner2012International Unsigned Only CompetitionVocal Performance CategorySecond place2011Australia's Got TalentGrand Finalist5th place2010Generations in JazzVocal ScholarshipFinalist2010Mo AwardsBest New TalentWinner2008Sydney EisteddfodBest Jazz VocalistWinner
Charitable affiliations Burrows is a youth ambassador for the following organisations:
Angels Hope – Australian Anti-Bullying Organisation Australian Children’s Music Foundation
Discography Albums TitleDetailsAll of Me Released: 2011 Label: Skylark
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