Tyler Hammill | Australian Idol 2024

Tyler Hammill - Australian Idol Season 9 contestant in 2024 — Tyler Hammill.

Tyler Hammill is an Australian surf lifesaver, singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Alexandra Headland, Queensland.

He was a contestant on Australian Idol Season 9 in 2024.

Tyler Hammill is 21 years old.

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Profile

Name:	Tyler Hammill
Age:	21 years old
Gender:	Male
Hometown:	Alexandra Headland, Queensland
Occupation:	Surf lifesaver, singer, songwriter, guitarist

This Sunshine Coast native has spent the past few years focused on building his catalogue of original music, combining the laid-back vibes of the Sunshine Coast with his enthusiasm for life.

Tyler is part of the IndieFolkRock trio Nana’s Pie which also includes twins Adam and Nash.

He is ready to ride the Australian Idol wave.

Audition

During the auditions, Tyler Hammill performed “Lonely Boy” by The Black Keys.

He received three Yeses from judges Amy Shark, Kyle Sandilands, and Marcia Hines.

At the end of the audition day, the judges rewarded Tyler Hammill with a Golden Ticket to the Top 30 contestants.

Top 30

During the Top 30 week, there were three performance challenges namely; “Chorus Line Challenge”, “Group Challenge”, and “Solo Challenge”.

Part 1

For the “Chorus Line Challenge”, Tyler Hammill was in a group with Denvah Baker-Moller, Trent Richardson, Billy Menhennet, and Jesse Lazaroo.

He sang “Castle on the Hill” by Ed Sheeran and the judges informed him that he did enough to advance to the second challenge of the Top 30 Week.

Part 2

For the “Group Challenge”, Tyler was in a group with Kiani Smith and Prayer Corby.

He sang “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King and advanced to the third and final challenge of the Top 30 Week.

Part 3

For the “Solo Challenge”, Tyler performed “Budapest” by George Ezra and advanced to the Top 21.

Top 21

Tyler Hammill performed “Waves” by Dean Lewis and was given a FastPass by judge Kyle Sandilands to advance to the Top 12 finalists.

Top 12

Tyler performed “Pompeii” by Bastille.

He received enough votes from the Australian public and advanced to the Top 10.

Top 10

Tyler performed “Chemical” by Post Malone.

When the voting results were announced on Tuesday 5 March 2024, Tyler was in the Bottom 2 with Kiani Smith.

And because he had received fewer votes than Kiani, Tyler Hammill was eliminated from the competition, missing the opportunity to join the Top 8.

Performances in Australian Idol

Round	Song Choice	Original Artist	Theme (if any)	Result
Auditions	“Lonely Boy”	The Black Keys	–	Golden Ticket
Top 30 Part 1	“Castle on the Hill”	Ed Sheeran	Chorus Line Challenge	Advanced
Top 30 Part 2	“Stand by Me”	Ben E. King	Group Challenge	Advanced
Top 30 Part 3	“Budapest”	George Ezra	Solo Challenge	Advanced
Top 21	“Waves”	Dean Lewis	Transformation Week	Advanced (FastPass given by Kyle Sandilands)
Top 12	“Pompeii”	Bastille	Party Anthems	Advanced
Top 10	“Chemical”	Post Malone	Judges Song Contest	Eliminated (Bottom 2)

Trivia

Tyler Hammill received a FastPass from judge Kyle Sandilands for his Top 21 performance in episode 14 on Tuesday 20 February 2024, advancing to the Top 12 finalists.

Top 30 Contestants

Dylan Wright . Ivana Ilic . Ripley Welsh . Billy Menhennet . Amy Reeves . Natasha Rose . Tyler Hammill . Cynthia Negash . Trent Richardson . Drea Onamade . Jake Carlson . Saoirse Harding . Jonathan Wells . Isaac McCallum . Jet Cameron . Bethany Byrne . Kym Miaco . Jesse Lazaroo . Denvah Baker-Moller . Gab Hester . Jackson Smith . Jess Chalmers . Prayer Corby . Kiani Smith . Kobe White . Olivia Britton . Eli Parr . TJ Zimba . Imogen Spendlove . Chenai Boucher