Joseph Gatehau

Joseph Gatehau is an up-and-coming R&B/Pop Artist. Not only can this boy

sing he can dance too. His moves have been compared to one of the best in

Michael Jackson, however Joseph is by no means a Jackson impersonator. In

fact, he choreographs many of his own routines and showcases his own

street-style in all of his performances.



Not happy just singing and dancing, Joseph is also a talented guitarist and

songwriter well on his way to success. He has already impressed some of the

industry’s most influential people and is ready to give the rest of Australia

what they’ve been waiting for.



Joseph first won Australia’s heart during the 2006 series of Australian Idol. His

self-penned audition song ‘Pretty Girl’ saw him progress to the Top 12 and he

blew the judges away when he sang an adapted version of ‘Ladies In My Life’

by Troy Cassar-Daly. Mark Holden said of his performance:

“It’s one of those moments that’s up there with Anthony Callea’s ‘The Prayer.’

It was one of those fantastic moments that just brought everyone in the room

to tears.”



Australian Idol gave Joseph invaluable experience and exposed him to an

industry he knew he was destined to be a part of.

Hailing from Sadlier in Sydney’s South Western suburbs, Joseph grew up in a

modest single story home with his parents and six brothers and sisters.

Music is in his blood - his mother conducts a Tongan Catholic choir, in which

several of his siblings also participate while his grandfather, Lemisio Lolesio

Paunga, was the first to bring Tongan Music to Australia.



The oldest of seven children, Joseph has played acoustic guitar and sung

from the age of eight. However, as the family was not able to afford formal

music lessons until he was 14, he is essentially self-taught.



In 2007 Joseph was selected as an Ambassador for World Youth Day 2008.

This role has seen him perform at many World Youth Day events as well as

performing for the Pope and on the Youth Stage in July 2008.



Joseph is an ambassador for the RSPCA’s national ‘stop cruelty to animals’

campaign. He’ll be appearing in posters, TVC and a series of CSAs bringing

awareness to the link between behavioral problems in youths and cruelty to

animals



Joseph’s Debut Single ‘Move On’ is set for release in late June 2008 followed

by an album release in October 2008.



For further information or interview opportunities with Joseph Gatehau

please contact Belinda Andrade at PR Chicks: email belinda@prchicks.com.au



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