Harrison Craig

{{short description|Australian singer (born 1994)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Harrison Craig

| image = Harrison Craig 2014.jpg

| caption = Harrison Craig at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards, Sydney, November 26th, 2014

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|9|7}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia

| origin = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| years_active = 2013–present

| label = Universal

| genre = Pop, adult contemporary

| instrument = Vocals

| website = {{URL|harrison-craig.com/}}

}}

Harrison Craig (born 7 September 1994) is an Australian singer who won the second series of The Voice Australia.{{cite news|author=Ross, Annabel|title=Favourite Harrison Craig wins The Voice|work = Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/favourite-harrison-craig-wins-the-voice-20130617-2oesu.html |date=17 June 2013|access-date=17 June 2013}} Craig was coached in the program by British singer Seal. 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.{{cite news|title=The Voice's Craig dominates ARIA charts |work=news.com.au|date=16 June 2013|url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/the-voices-craig-dominates-aria-charts/story-e6frfku9-1226664620408|access-date=17 June 2013}} His debut album titled More Than a Dream was released on 25 June 2013.{{cite news|title=Harrison Craig has more to thank The Voice for than just victory after gaining the confidence to battle his stutter|work=couriermail.com.au|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/harrison-craig-has-a-more-to-thank-the-voice-for-than-just-victory-after-gaining-the-confidence-to-battle-his-stutter/story-fnilxh2s-1226665840303|date=18 June 2013|access-date=19 June 2013}} His second album L.O.V.E was released 11 April 2014, and his third, Kings of Vegas, in November 2016.{{cite news|title=Official Release Date of new album|work=harrisoncraigofficial.com|url=http://www.harrisoncraigofficial.com/|date=6 March 2014|access-date=8 March 2014}}

''The Voice Australia''

=Performances=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;" ! scope="col"\| Round ! scope="col"\| Song ! scope="col"\| Original artist ! scope="col"\| Order ! scope="col"\| Result
scope="row"\| The Blind Auditions \| "Broken Vow" \| Lara Fabian \| 9 \| All judges offered to coach Craig chose to join Team Seal
scope="row"\| Battle Rounds \| "You Raise Me Up" (vs. Tim Moxey) \| Secret Garden \| 6 \| Saved by Seal
scope="row"\| The Showdowns \| "Home" \| Michael Bublé \| 8 \| rowspan="4"\| Saved by public
scope="row"\| Live Finals 1 \| "Can't Help Falling in Love" \| Elvis Presley \| 8
scope="row"\| Live Finals 2 \| "It Had Better Be Tonight" \| Fran Jeffries \| 12
scope="row"\| Live Finals 3 \| "If" \| Bread \| 1
rowspan=2 scope="row"\| Semi-finals \| "Unchained Melody" \| The Righteous Brothers \| 3 \| rowspan=2\|Advanced
"More Than a Dream" \| Harrison Craig \| 12
rowspan=3 scope="row"\| Grand Final \| "You're the Voice" (with Celia Pavey, Danny Ross and Luke Kennedy) \| John Farnham \| 1 \| rowspan="3"\| Winner
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (with Seal) \| The Hollies \| 7
"Unconditional" \| Ne-Yo \| {{n/a}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"

! scope="col"| Round

! scope="col"| Song

! scope="col"| Original artist

! scope="col"| Order

! scope="col"| Result

scope="row"| The Blind Auditions

| "Broken Vow"

| Lara Fabian

| 9

| All judges offered to coach
Craig chose to join Team Seal

scope="row"| Battle Rounds

| "You Raise Me Up" (vs. Tim Moxey)

| Secret Garden

| 6

| Saved by Seal

scope="row"| The Showdowns

| "Home"

| Michael Bublé

| 8

| rowspan="4"| Saved by public

scope="row"| Live Finals 1

| "Can't Help Falling in Love"

| Elvis Presley

| 8

scope="row"| Live Finals 2

| "It Had Better Be Tonight"

| Fran Jeffries

| 12

scope="row"| Live Finals 3

| "If"

| Bread

| 1

rowspan=2 scope="row"| Semi-finals

| "Unchained Melody"

| The Righteous Brothers

| 3

| rowspan=2|Advanced

"More Than a Dream"

| Harrison Craig

| 12

rowspan=3 scope="row"| Grand Final

| "You're the Voice"
(with Celia Pavey, Danny Ross and Luke Kennedy)

| John Farnham

| 1

| rowspan="3"| Winner

"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
(with Seal)

| The Hollies

| 7

"Unconditional"

| Ne-Yo

| {{n/a}}

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. To help build his confidence, his mother encouraged him to join the Victorian Boys Choir and undertake private voice lessons.{{cite news|author=Byrnes, Holly|title=Harrison Craig brings The Voice to a standstill|work=news.com.au|date=8 April 2013|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/harrison-craig-brings-the-voice-to-a-standstill/story-e6frfmyi-1226615247028|access-date=18 June 2013}} He completed his VCE in 2012 at Sandringham College, where he was Music Captain.{{cite web|title=Sandringham College alumni Harrison Craig on Channel 9′s The Voice|url=http://sandringhamcollege.com/2013/04/09/sandringham-college-alumni-harrison-craig-on-channel-9s-the-voice/|work=sandringhamcollege.com|access-date=18 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515163639/http://sandringhamcollege.com/2013/04/09/sandringham-college-alumni-harrison-craig-on-channel-9s-the-voice/|archive-date=15 May 2013|url-status=dead}}

In 2010 Craig fronted Garage Band High and sang the lead on their video of the song "Viva la Vida".{{cite web|title=Harrison Craig With Garage Band High – Viva La Vida|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfboj_vj1_4|work=youtube.com| date=8 June 2010 |access-date=18 June 2013}}

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=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"\| Certifications
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| AUS {{cite web\|last=Hung\|first=Steffen\|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Harrison+Craig\|title=Discography Harrison Craig\|work=Australian Charts Portal\|publisher=Hung Medien\|access-date=11 September 2014}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| NZ {{cite web \|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Harrison+Craig \|title=Discography Harrison Craig \|publisher=charts.nz (Hung Medien) \|access-date=13 September 2014}}
scope="row" \| More Than a Dream \| Released: 25 June 2013 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Mercury Records, Universal Music Australia \| 1 \|\| 1 \| ARIA: Platinum{{cite web\|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-albums-2013.htm\|access-date=4 August 2013}}
scope="row" \| L.O.V.E. \| Released: 11 April 2014 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Mercury Records, Universal Music Australia \| 5 \|\| — \|
scope="row" \| Kings of Vegas \| Released: 4 November 2016 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Universal Music Australia \| 36 \|\| — \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS
{{cite web|last=Hung|first=Steffen|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Harrison+Craig|title=Discography Harrison Craig|work=Australian Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=11 September 2014}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ
{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Harrison+Craig |title=Discography Harrison Craig |publisher=charts.nz (Hung Medien) |access-date=13 September 2014}}

scope="row" | More Than a Dream

Released: 25 June 2013
Formats: CD, digital download
Label: Mercury Records, Universal Music Australia

| 1 || 1

ARIA: Platinum{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-albums-2013.htm|access-date=4 August 2013}}

scope="row" | L.O.V.E.

Released: 11 April 2014
Formats: CD, digital download
Label: Mercury Records, Universal Music Australia

| 5 || —

scope="row" | Kings of Vegas

Released: 4 November 2016
Formats: CD, digital download
Label: Universal Music Australia

| 36 || —

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| AUS Peak positions for singles in Australia: For all except noted: {{cite web\|last=Hung\|first=Steffen\|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Harrison+Craig\|title=Discography Harrison Craig\|work=Australian Charts Portal\|publisher=Hung Medien\|access-date=13 September 2014}} For "Lift Your Spirit": {{cite web\|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue%201239.pdf\|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20131216034200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20131216-1442/Issue%201239.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2013-12-16\|title=The ARIA Report - Issue #1239\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|date=25 November 2013}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}
scope="row"\| "Broken Vow" \| rowspan="10"\| 2013 \| 18 \| \| rowspan="9" \| More Than a Dream
scope="row"\| "You Raise Me Up" \| 33 \|
scope="row"\| "Home" \| 13 \|
scope="row"\| "Can't Help Falling in Love" \| 6 \|
scope="row"\| "It Had Better Be Tonight" \| 12 \|
scope="row"\| "If" \| 24 \|
scope="row"\| "Unchained Melody" \| 2 \| ARIA: Gold{{cite web\|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-singles-2013.htm\|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|access-date=11 September 2014}}
scope="row"\| "More Than a Dream" \| 3 \|
scope="row"\| "Unconditional" \| 15 \|
scope="row"\| "Lift Your Spirit" \| 84 \| \|{{n/a}}
align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size:90%"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS
Peak positions for singles in Australia:

For all except noted: {{cite web|last=Hung|first=Steffen|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Harrison+Craig|title=Discography Harrison Craig|work=Australian Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=13 September 2014}}
For "Lift Your Spirit": {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue%201239.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20131216034200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20131216-1442/Issue%201239.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-12-16|title=The ARIA Report - Issue #1239|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=25 November 2013}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

scope="row"| "Broken Vow"

| rowspan="10"| 2013

| 18

| rowspan="9" | More Than a Dream

scope="row"| "You Raise Me Up"

| 33

scope="row"| "Home"

| 13

scope="row"| "Can't Help Falling in Love"

| 6

scope="row"| "It Had Better Be Tonight"

| 12

scope="row"| "If"

| 24

scope="row"| "Unchained Melody"

| 2

ARIA: Gold{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-singles-2013.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=11 September 2014}}

scope="row"| "More Than a Dream"

| 3

scope="row"| "Unconditional"

| 15

scope="row"| "Lift Your Spirit"

| 84

|{{n/a}}

align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

= Guest appearances =

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Song

! Album

2014

| "Go the Distance"
(from Hercules){{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/soundtrack-pop-childrens/we-love-disney/651920/|title=We Love Disney on JB Hi-Fi|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|access-date=28 October 2014}}

| 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)

References

Category:Living people

Category:Australian pop singers

Category:Singers from Melbourne

Category:The Voice (Australian TV series) contestants

Category:The Voice (franchise) winners

Category:Universal Music Group artists

Category:1994 births

Category:21st-century Australian singers

Category:21st-century Australian male singers

Category:People from Chelsea, Victoria