Random (band)
Encyclopedia
Random is a 5-member Australian R&B group mate who, in 2005, won the first Australian series
of the X Factor
.
Xy and Jesse arrived at the Brisbane
auditions eh as Rough Diamonds – while TJ came to try his luck as a solo artist, with brother Wayne and cousin Donald in tow for moral support. The five, who had met briefly before at a youth talent quest and at a K-Ci and JoJo
concert in 2004, soon got to jamming in the queue and shortly thereafter, Random was born.
The group performed at Australia's biggest Christian music festival, the Australian Gospel Music Festival
Awards 2006.
UMA Urban Music Awards Australia * new Zealand 2006
' BEST RnB GROUP '
The X Factor (Australia season 1)
The X Factor is an Australian television music competition to find new singing talent. The 2005 season premiered on 6 February and ended on 15 May 2005. The show was cancelled after the 2005 season due to poor ratings, but was revived in 2010 after Seven Network acquired the rights through meetings...
of the X Factor
The X Factor (TV series)
The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...
.
Members
The group consists of:- Xylocaine "XY" Latu, (born 13 January 1979 in TongaTongaTonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
) from Logan Central. - Andy-Iese "Jesse" Tolo-Paepae, (born 19 January 1984 in Australia) from KingstonKingston, QueenslandKingston is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia. Kingston is a predominantly residential suburb, with a low mix of commercial and retail areas. It is the home of the Kingston Butter Factory...
. - Wayne Tauvao, (born 12 December 1985 in New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
) from Kippa-RingKippa-Ring, QueenslandKippa-Ring is a residential and light industrial suburb of the Moreton Bay Region at the center of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.-History:...
. - Tasesa Junior "TJ" Tauvao, (born 31 May 1988 in New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
) from Kippa-RingKippa-Ring, QueenslandKippa-Ring is a residential and light industrial suburb of the Moreton Bay Region at the center of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.-History:...
. - Donald Tauvao, (born 12 October 1988 in Western Samoa) from RedcliffeRedcliffe, QueenslandRedcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the north-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
.
Xy and Jesse arrived at the Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
auditions eh as Rough Diamonds – while TJ came to try his luck as a solo artist, with brother Wayne and cousin Donald in tow for moral support. The five, who had met briefly before at a youth talent quest and at a K-Ci and JoJo
K-Ci and JoJo
K-Ci & JoJo are an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and Joel "JoJo" Hailey , Natives of Monroe, North Carolina, they were also members of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers—Donald and Dalvin.-On their own:K-Ci and JoJo's first sign of...
concert in 2004, soon got to jamming in the queue and shortly thereafter, Random was born.
After X Factor
The group released their first single "Put Your Hands Up" on 10 June 2005 after their win. The single reached #7 on the Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart on the week of 19 June 2005. Their second single, "Are You Ready" was released on , peaked at #36 in the same chart in September 2005. They released their self-titled debut album on 9 October 2005, but it only reached #79.The group performed at Australia's biggest Christian music festival, the Australian Gospel Music Festival
Australian Gospel Music Festival
Easterfest is a three-day music festival held in Toowoomba, Australia.Easterfest is the largest festival in Toowoomba and claimed to be the largest drug and alcohol free festival in Australia....
Awards 2006.
UMA Urban Music Awards Australia * new Zealand 2006
' BEST RnB GROUP '