Caitlyn Shadbolt is an Australian singer and songwriter. Shadbolt rose to fame after being the ninth contestant eliminated on the sixth season of The X Factor Australia. She released her debut extended play in 2015, which peaked at number 50.
Early life
Career Shadbolt started playing in a band at the age of 12.
2014: The X Factor Australia In 2014, Shadbolt successfully auditioned for the sixth season of The X Factor Australia singing "Life Is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane. She made it through to the live shows and was mentored by Ronan Keating.
Show Theme Song Original artist(s) Order Result AuditionFree choice"Life Is a Highway"Tom Cochrane N/AThrough to super bootcamp Super bootcamp 1Group performanceUnknownUnknownThrough to super bootcamp 2 Super bootcamp 2Solo performance"Brave"Sara BareillesThrough to home visits Home visitsFree choice"Skyscraper"Demi LovatoThrough to live shows Week 1Judges' Choice"Days Go By"Keith Urban10Safe Week 2Legends"Blaze of Glory"Jon Bon Jovi9Safe Week 3Decades Challenge"Is She Really Going Out with Him?"Joe Jackson2Safe Week 4Top 10 Hits"Shake It Off" Taylor Swift10Safe Week 5Latest and Greatest"You and I"Lady Gaga7Safe (6th) Week 6Rock "Closer to the Edge" Thirty Seconds to Mars6Bottom two (7th) Final showdown"Before the Worst"The Script1Saved via deadlock Week 7Judges' Challenge"Still Into You"Paramore5Bottom three (5th/6th) Final showdown"Temporary Home"Carrie Underwood1Saved via deadlock Week 8Aussie Week"Bow River"Cold Chisel2Safe Week 9Killer Tracks and Curveballs "Before He Cheats" Carrie Underwood5 Bottom two "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"The Shirelles10 Final showdown"If I Die Young"The Band Perry1Eliminated denotes week in the bottom two/three. denotes being eliminated.
2015–2016: Debut EP In January 2015, Shadbolt released her debut single, "Maps Out The Window" which shot straight to the top of the iTunes Country Singles Chart and reached the Top 5 on the Australian Country Airplay Chart. In July, Shadbolt signed with ABC Music and released her second single, "Shoot Out The Lights". Her self-titled debut EP was released in August 2015 and peaked at number 50.
In 2016, Shadbolt was nominated for "Best New Artist" Country Music Awards, losing to Chrissie Lamb. In March 2016, Shadbolt won New Oz Artist of the Year at the Country Music Channel Awards.
2017–2019: Songs on My Sleeve In March 2017, Shadbolt released "My Break Up Anthem" as the lead single from her debut studio album Songs on My Sleeve released in May 2017.
2020: Stages In January 2020, Shadbolt released a new single titled "Bones". Upon release, Shadbolt said "'Bones' is about chasing the dream. It's a song about persistence, passion and trusting your gut instinct. There are always so many hurdles that come with dreaming big, but when you love something enough, you'll do it regardless. It couldn't speak more truth for me." Singles "Porcelain" and "Edge of the Earth" followed with Shadbolt's second studio album, Stages set for release in November 2020.
2021-present: Bloom & Surrender On 26 August 2022, Shadbolt released "Lost On Me", the lead single from her forthcoming third studio album.
In April 2023, Shadbolt announced the release of her third studio album, Bloom & Surrender, set for release on 9 June 2023.
Discography Studio albums + List of Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS Songs on My Sleeve Released: 26 May 2017 Label: Caitlyn Shadbolt / ABC Music (5757158) Formats: CD, digital download 26 Stages Released: 6 November 2020 Label: Caitlyn Shadbolt / ABC Music (0743564) Formats: CD, digital download, Media streaming – Bloom & Surrender Scheduled: 9 June 2023 Label: ABC Music (ABCC0026) Formats: CD, digital download, streaming –
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS Caitlyn Shadbolt Released: 21 August 2015 (Australia) Label: Caitlyn Shadbolt / ABC Music Formats: CD, digital download 50
Singles + List of singles Title Year Album "Maps Out the Window" 2015 Caitlyn Shadbolt "Shoot Out the Lights" "Pushing Through" "My Breakup Anthem" 2017 Songs on My Sleeve "Bad" "Me Without You"(with Reece Mastin) 2018 "Bones" 2020 Stages "Porcelain" "Edge of the Earth" "Two Lost Lovers" "Oxygen" 2021 "Dumb Decisions"(with Melanie Dyer) 2022 Bloom & Surrender "Lost On Me" "Monsters" 2023
Awards and nominations AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
| 2018 |Songs On My Sleeve | Best Independent Country Album
Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They commenced in 1973.
! |- |rowspan="1"| 2016 || Caitlyn Shadbolt || New Talent of the Year || || |- |rowspan="1"| 2017 || (unknown) || (unknown) || || |- |2023 || "Dumb Decisions" (with Melanie Dyer) || Vocal Collaboration of the Year || ||
Country Music Channel (CMC)
| 2016 || Herself || New Oz Artist of the Year || |- | 2017 || Herself || Female Oz Artist of the Year ||
See also The X Factor (Australia season 6) List of The X Factor finalists (Australia season 6)
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