Jason Owen (singer)

Jason Owen (born circa 1994) is an Australian singer from Dubbo, New South Wales and was the runner-up to Samantha Jade in The X Factor (Australia season 4) in 2012 and subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.

Jason Owen
in 2012
Background information
Born	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Pop, country
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Sony Music Australia, Social Family
Website	jasonowenofficial.com

Career

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.[1] The single peaked at number 47 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[2] Owen's debut studio album Life Is a Highway was released on 26 April 2013,[3] and debuted at number five on the ARIA Albums Chart and was the thirtieth highest selling album by an Australian artist in 2013.[4]

Owen left Sony Music Australia and signed with Social Family Records in June 2014.[5] His second album Friday Night was released on 6 March 2015,[6] and debuted at number nine on the ARIA Albums Chart.[7] It was the 53rd highest selling country album in Australia in 2015.[8] His third album Proud was released on 6 May 2016. It is his first album of original material.[9] In August 2018, Owen wrote and recorded the song "These Are the Times", with funds raised going towards drought relief.[10]

Show	Theme	Song choice	Original artist	Order	Result
Auditions	Free choice	"Annie's Song"	John Denver	N/A	Through to super bootcamp
Super bootcamp		"N/A"	N/A		Through to home visits
Home Visits		"N/A"	N/A		Through to live shows
Week 1	Judges' Choice	"Heaven"	Bryan Adams	6	Safe
Week 2	Party All Night	"Dancing in the Moonlight"	King Harvest	2	Safe
Week 3	Top 10 Hits	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"	Aerosmith	7	Safe
Week 4	Legends	"Dancing in the Dark"	Bruce Springsteen	5	Safe
Week 5	1980s	"I'm Still Standing"	Elton John	1	Safe
Week 6	Latest and Greatest	"You Belong With Me"	Taylor Swift	2	Safe
Week 7	Made in Australia	"What's My Scene?"	Hoodoo Gurus	6	Safe
Week 8	Judges' Challenge	"If Tomorrow Never Comes"	Ronan Keating	4	Safe
Semi-final	Power and Passion	"Life Is a Highway"	Tom Cochrane	1	Safe
		"How Do I Live"	LeAnn Rimes	5
Final	Audition song	"Annie's Song"	John Denver	2	Safe
	Last shot song	"Lonely Boy"	The Black Keys	8
	Song of the series	"Dancing in the Dark"	Bruce Springsteen	1
	Runner up's single	"Make It Last"	Owen	5	Runner up

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [11]
Life Is a Highway	Released: 23 April 2013[12] Label: Sony Music Australia Format: CD, digital download	5
Friday Night	Released: 6 March 2015[13] Label: Jason Owen / Social Family Format: CD, digital download	9
Proud	Released: 6 May 2016[14] Label: Social Family Format: CD, digital download	—
Jason Owen Sings John Denver	Released: 30 June 2017 Label: Social Family Format: CD, digital download	85

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		AUS [11]
"Make It Last"[15]	2012	46	Non-album single
"Damn Right"[16]	2014	—	Friday Night
"Tears on Fire"[17]	2015	—
"I Won't Back Down"[18]		—
"Run"[19]	2016	—	Proud
"Proud"[20]		—
"My Last"[21]		—
"Take Me Home Country Roads"[22]	2017	—	Jason Owen Sings John Denver
"Calypso"[23]		—
"Apple Tree"[24]	2018	—	Non-album single
"These Are the Times"[25]		—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that failed to chart.

Awards

• 2014 Nomination: CMAA 'Highest Selling Country Album of the Year' [26]

References

1. McCabe, Kathy (22 November 2012). "X Factor winner Samantha Jade's single What You've Done to Me iTunes number one". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
2. "Discography Jason Owen". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
3. "Life is a Highway by Jason Owen". Sanity. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
4. "2013 ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART". Ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
5. "SOCIAL FAMILY RECORDS SIGNS CHRISTINE ANU, AMBER LAWRENCE AND JASON OWEN". Socialfamilyrecords.com. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
6. "Friday Night by Jason Owen". iTunes Store (Australia). Retrieved 14 March 2015.
7. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
8. "2015 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
9. "Jason Owen proud of new album". Auspop.com.au. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
10. "Logo". 9now.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
11. Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Discography Jason Owen". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
    • Jason Owen Sings John Denver: "ARIA Chart Watch #428". Auspop.com.au. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
12. "Life is a Highway by Jason Owenurl=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/life-is-a-highway/id634748070". iTunes. Itunes.apple.com.
13. "Friday Night by Jason Owen". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
14. "Proud by Jason Owen". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
15. ""Make it Last" by Jason Owen". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
16. ""Damn Right" by Jason Owen". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
17. "Jason Owen - Tears On Fire [Official Video]". YouTube. January 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
18. ""I Won't Back Down" by Jason Owen". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
19. ""Run" by Jason Owen". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
20. "VIDEO : Jason Owen ftg. Christine Anu – Proud". Auspop.com.au. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
21. "Jason Owen - My Last (Official Video)". YouTube. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
22. "Jason Owen - Take Me Home, Country Roads". YouTube. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
23. "Jason Owen "Calypso" official music video". YouTube. October 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
24. "Apple Tree by Jason Owen". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
25. "These Are the Times by Jason Owen". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
26. "FINALISTS FOR THE 2014 CMAA GOLDEN GUITARS ANNOUNCED". Countrymusicchannel.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.