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(December 1, 1987- )
Born in Melbourne, Australia
Birth name was James Gabriel Keogh
Recorded the albums 'Dream Your Life Away' (2014) and 'Nation of Two' (2018)
Recorded the singles 'Riptide' (2013), 'Mess Is Mine' (2014), 'Fire and the Flood' (2015), 'Lay It On Me' (2017), and 'Saturday Sun' (2018)

He studied law for six years, but admitted, 'I really honestly can't see myself as a lawyer.'
His reason for changing his name: 'People always mispronounce 'Keogh' because it's got the 'gh' at the end.'
He dueted with contestant Quentin Alexander on the finale of the 14th season of American Idol (2015).

Before his music career, he was a promising Australian rules football player, winning the Victorian Football League's award for best first year player (2008).
He said, 'I'm attracted to songs where you can hear someone singing with passion and being vulnerable.'
'Riptide' stayed on the Australian top 100 singles chart for 120 weeks, breaking the previous record of 106 weeks held by Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face.'

Credit: C. Fishel

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