Guy’s success or otherwise isn’t dependent on putting others down and he’s always supportive of other artists. You’re not doing him or his fans any favours.

I wish both Stan and Hayley well. As the article said, there’s every chance they will both find success.

Great news to hear that Callea is again the act of choice to support an international superstar – Diana, Celine and now Whitney – some pretty big highlights there.

It will be interesting to see if he can retain his record as the only ‘Idol’ to have had every one of his releases top 20 or better when his 3rd album, which he is currently recording is released next year.

Bobby Flynn – never charted
Paulini Curuenavuli – First album gold, 2nd album released in 2006 debuted in the 70′s and spent 2 weeks in the top 100.
Rob Mills – dropped by Sony after having a moderate hit single and an album that spent a few weeks in the charts and failed to gain accreditation. Spent time hosting a very bad late night quiz tv show until he got a break to appear in Wicked.
Dan O’Connor – never charted
Carl Riseley – 1st album no accreditation. 2nd album spent a couple of weeks in top 50 then dropped like a stone after Mother’s Day this, one of the biggest drops in ARIA history.
And as I mentioned and you removed from my post, Anthony Callea has not released an album since 2006 (gold accredited) and was last in the singles chart in early 2007. He only has 2 platinums and one gold for albums and 6 platinums shared between two singles, both of which were released in 2005. His career highlights were mostly in the year after he was runner up on Idol.
You are twisting facts to tell a good story and to keep the myth going that no winner wins from winning idol. At least one did, and did very well indeed.

@CrAig. Shannons 1st single was #2 in Ireland, not his album. It spend 6 months in their chart (the same amount of time Guy’s first single spent in the NZ top 40) but failed to gain any sales accreditation.

and @ Peter… seriously chill mate. I don’t think David even started to dismiss Guy Sebastian. But just re international success, I think Shannon Noll’s What About Me had considerable success in Ireland… which I’m pretty sure is a foreign country?
It spent like a year or something ridiculous in the Top 50 over there. I was living there when it charted, and it was all the little leprechauns could talk about every time they realised I was Aussie.

Guy Sebastian: Total Australian Accreditations – 18 platinums (10 for albums, 8 for singles). 3 golds(1 for an album, 2 for singles). Last 2 singles currently #15 and #21 on the ARIA charts. The one at #21 right now spent two weeks at #1, was in the top 10 for 12 weeks and has been in the charts for 16. It has already sold around 160,000 copies(well and truly double platinum). Last album gold, still in the charts. Previous album double platinum and named 3rd highest selling album at 2008 ARIA Awards.

Shannon Noll: Total Accreditations – 17 platinums (9 for albums, 8 for singles). 2 golds for singles. Last two charting singles, #26 and #52 on the ARIA charts. Last album, failed to gain accreditation. Making money doing pub and club tours.

I reckon the first winner scrubs up pretty well amongst all those second place getters. Nothing like dismissing the only idol to get #1 outside Australia, not in one country but 5. The only idol to gain platinum accreditations outside of Australia, three in NZ. The idol with the most #1 singles for any Australian male singer in ARIA history. Four. The latest as stated only a couple of months ago. A single which is likely to be the highest selling single on the ARIA Australian Artists End of Year chart this year. There is one winner doing mighty fine indeed. Forging a successful career? My bloody oath he is. Ask John Mayer and Jordin Sparks. They are on his latest album.

@sgt. senor They were just correcting Adams statement, obviously comments don’t show until approved, but shows what great support he has out there.

Anthony is about to release his third album through Sony Music early 2010′. He has been writing and recording the last 12months as most artists take time to do, prior to that he spent 18 months doing theatre in the smash hit Broadway Musical production Wicked in Melbourne, also starring in Rent in Perth and the dramatic opera Dead Man Walking in Sydney. He toured with Celine Dion, Westlife, did several shows at the Opera House last year with Kate Cebrano and has just been announced as the special guest support for Whitney Houston 2010 tour……..Success doesn’t all come hearing songs on Commercial Radio!

Good luck to Hayley I’m sure she will do well.

Shannon Jess and Anthony definitely have forged great careers post Idol, and not just recording, all three have branched out into other areas as well;

Shannon’s had a run in ‘War Of The Worlds’ in the UK , Jess is in a soon to be released movie, and Anthony spent much of 2007 and 2008 in musicals, including Rent and Wicked….I hear he is the support act for Whitney Huston’s Australian tour.