Royston Sagigi-Baira | Australian Idol

Royston Sagigi-Baira is an Australian singer and songwriter from Far North Queensland.

Royston was a contestant on Australian Idol Season 8 in 2023 and ended up as the winner after 21 episodes.

Profile

Name:	Royston Sagigi-Baira
Age:	23 years old
Gender:	Male
Hometown:	Far North Queensland
Occupation:	Singer, songwriter

NOTE: The age stated is correct at the time Royston Sagigi-Baira auditioned for Australian Idol season 8.

Auditions

Royston Sagigi-Baira’s audition was televised in episode 2 on Tuesday 21 January 2023, he sang “I’m Not the Only One” by Sam Smith. He received a golden ticket, sending him to the Top 50.

Top 50 Week

Part 1 (Round 1 – Chorus Line)

During the Top 50 week, Part 1 (Round 1 – Chorus Line), Royston Sagigi-Baira was in Group 1 with contestants; Amali Dimond, Finn Burton, Ben Sheehy, Emilie Sutter, and Jasey Fox. He performed “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus.

During the judges’ final deliberation, it was revealed that Royston did enough to advance to Part 1 (Round 2 – Group Challenge) along with Amali Dimond, Ben Sheehy, Emilie Sutter, and Jasey Fox.

Part 1 (Round 2 – Group Challenge)

During the Top 50 week, Part 1 (Round 2 – Group Challenge), Royston Sagigi-Baira was in Group 8 with contestants; Montana Lara, Phoebe Stewart, Sharin Attamimi, and Maya Weis. He performed “I’ll Be There” by Jess Glynne.

During the judges’ final deliberation, it was revealed that Royston along with all members of Group 8 advanced to the Top 32.

Top 32

At the Top 32 stage during Part 2 of the Top 50 week, Royston Sagigi-Baira performed “Everything I Wanted” by Billie Eilish.

This performance was enough to earn him a spot in the Top 24.

Top 24

During the Top 24 week, Royston Sagigi-Baira performed “Versace on the Floor” by Bruno Mars.

He was able to impress and convince the judges who put him through to the Australian Idol Season 8 Top 12 finalists.

Top 12

At the Top 12 stage, Royston Sagigi-Baira performed “Man In The Mirror” by Michael Jackson.

He received enough votes and advanced to the Australian Idol Season 8 Top 10.

Top 10

For his Top 10 performance, Royston Sagigi-Baira performed “I Won’t Let You Go” by James Morrison.

He impressed the Australian public enough that they voted for him to be in the Australian Idol Season 8 Top 8.

Top 8

For his Top 8 performance, Royston Sagigi-Baira performed “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus. The 23-year-old was able to receive enough votes that put him into the Australian Idol Season 8 Top 6.

Top 3

For his Top 3 performance, Royston Sagigi-Baira performed “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper.

He received enough votes and make the Top 3 finalists in the Grand Finale.

Grand Finale

Royston Sagigi-Baira, a 23-year-old singer from Far North Queensland, was announced as the winner of Australian Idol season 8 on Sunday 26 March 2023, at the grand finale in episode 21 of the show.

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