Cyrus Villanueva









































Cyrus Villanueva
Born
(1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 22)
Origin
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments


  • Vocals

  • guitar

  • piano


Years active 2015–present
Labels Sony
Associated acts Chris Isaak

Cyrus Villanueva (born 20 June 1996), also known mononymously as Cyrus,[1] is a Filipino Australian singer from Wollongong, New South Wales. His Father, Isagani Villanueva is from Cotabato City, Philippines and his mom Tracey Villanueva is Australian. Cyrus was inspired to sing by his father who is a professional singer. He is best known for winning the seventh season of The X Factor Australia in 2015. His debut studio album Cyrus was released on 9 December 2015.




Contents






  • 1 Personal life


  • 2 Career


    • 2.1 2015: The X Factor and Cyrus




  • 3 Discography


    • 3.1 Studio albums


    • 3.2 Singles


    • 3.3 Other charted songs




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Personal life


Villanueva is of paternal Filipino and maternal European descent and comes from a musical family; his father is a retired professional entertainer. Prior to entering The X Factor, Villanueva was studying graphic design at the University of Wollongong and performing gigs in bars, cafés and at weddings during his spare time. Aside from singing, he also plays the guitar and piano.



Career



2015: The X Factor and Cyrus



In 2015 Cyrus took part in the seventh season of The X Factor Australia. He made it through to the Grand Finale and won the show after singing "Wicked Game".


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After winning the competition Villanueva received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia and released his debut single "Stone" co-produced by TMS and Bobby Andonov and co-written by TMS, Bobby Andonov and Sean Douglas.[2] Villanueva's self-titled debut album Cyrus was released on 9 December 2015, and features studio recordings of selected songs he performed on The X Factor.[3]



Discography



Studio albums
















Title
Details
Peak chart positions
Certifications

AUS
[4]

Cyrus


  • Released: 9 December 2015 (Australia)[5]

  • Label: Sony Music Australia

  • Formats: CD, digital download


9


  • ARIA: Gold[6]



Singles




















































Year
Title
Peak chart positions
Certifications
Album

AUS
[4]
2015
"Stone"
4

  • ARIA: Gold[7]


Cyrus
2016
"Keep Talking"
44

TBA
"Hurt Anymore"
(with Samantha Jade)
45

2017
"Anchor"[8]
(Baytek featuring Cyrus)
-

"Alone"[9]
-

"Don't Let Me Know"[10]
-

2018
"Blah" [11]
-



Other charted songs


































Year
Title
Peak chart positions

AUS
[4]
2015
"Wicked Game"
6
"Hold Back the River"
100
"Rumour Has It"
109
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
80
"In the Air Tonight"
71
"Jealous"
81


References





  1. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/cyrus/id1060390014


  2. ^ "Cyrus Villanueva wins The X Factor Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Damian (25 November 2015). "Cyrus Villanueva's Album Locked". Auspop. Retrieved 25 November 2015.


  4. ^ abc Peak positions in Australia:

    • For all except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discography Cyrus Villanueva". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 9 December 2015.

    • For "Hold Back the River": Ryan, Gavin (24 October 2015). "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Still No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

    • For "Rumour Has It": "australian-charts.com – ARIA Chartifacts 9-November-2015". Gavin Ryan (bulion) on Hung Medien. 8 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

    • For "Knockin' on Heaven's Door": Ryan, Gavin (14 November 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Spends Third Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

    • For "In the Air Tonight": Ryan, Gavin (28 November 2015). "ARIA Singles: 'Hello' Is No 1 Again". Noise11. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

    • For "Jealous": Ryan, Gavin (5 December 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Spends Sixth Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 5 December 2015.




  5. ^ "Cyrus by Cyrus". iTunes Australia (Apple). Retrieved 25 November 2015.


  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-25.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (9 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'Love Yourself' Stays at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 9 January 2016.


  8. ^ "Anchor – Single by Baytek feat Cyrus on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 18 December 2017.


  9. ^ "Alone – Single by Cyrus on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 11 August 2017.


  10. ^ "Don't Let Me Know – Single by Cyrus on iTunes". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 18 December 2017.


  11. ^ "Blah (single) | iTunes Australia". Retrieved 28 September 2018.




External links



  • Cyrus Villanueva on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata








Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Marlisa Punzalan

The X Factor Australia
Winner

2015
Succeeded by
Isaiah Firebrace










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