An impressive rendition of Katy Perry’s Waking Up In Vegas couldn’t save Jasey Fox of Umina Beach, who was eliminated from Australian Idol following the first public vote on February 27.
After making the top 12 the week before, Fox was one of the four lowest scoring contestants on February 27, each of whom was given the chance for a last chance performance, with Fox one of the two eliminated.
He has done the Central Coast proud with some powerhouse performances throughout the season.
Growing up on the Coast and attending Umina Public School, Fox said entertaining was in his blood.
“I grew up as a dancer,” he said.
“My sister is a dancer as well and my father is a musician so performing was all around me.
“But I found my own way.
“After studying musical theatre at uni, I decided it was more me to do pop music and I moved to Japan for three years, working at Tokyo Disneyland Universal Studios.
“I played a lot of gigs, learning my craft; it was amazing.”
Fox returned to Australia just before the first COVID wave in 2020 and spent the next few years writing for other artists and working on his own sound.
“Idol popped up when I was in the right place and felt the time was right – and it was quite a wild ride,” he said.
“Waiting for the decision each week was very scary- you just never knew what was going to happen but I decided to just do my best all the time and push myself.
“I felt like I grew a lot – constantly on my toes.”
While the four judges made elimination decisions earlier in the show, audience vote took over when the final 12 was announced.
Fox, who is 26, will now concentrate on furthering his career in the music industry.
He describes his style as mainstream pop, with a lot of dance pop, and said he had been influenced by such artists as ABBA, Queen and Kate Bush.
Terry Collins