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Russell Gooley
Contestant Profile
Birth Date 27 September 1977
Age 47
Hometown Narrogin, Western Australia
Occupation Recreation Centre Supervisor

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Category Over 25s
Mentor John Reid
Placement Runner-up (2/9)
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Russell Gooley (born 27 September 1977) is an Australian singer. He auditioned for Season 1 of The X Factor Australia and made it all the way to the final as part of the Over 25s category mentored by John Reid.

Due to the eliminations of Janie Shrapnel and Roslynn Mahe, Gooley was the only act left in his category. He finished as runner-up to Random from the Groups category mentored by Mark Holden.

Performances[]

Episode Theme Song Result
Audition 1 Free choice "Calling All Angels" Advanced
Bootcamp 1 Advanced
Bootcamp 2 Advanced
Judges' houses Free choice Advanced
Week 1 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Safe
Week 2 "Love Is All Around" Safe
Week 3 "Harder to Breathe" Safe
Week 4 "Let Me Entertain You" Safe
Week 5 Safe
Week 6 "From the Sea" Safe
"Better Man"
Week 7: Semi final Safe
Week 8: Final "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" Runner-up
Favourite performance "Harder to Breathe"
Winner's single "No One"
Australia Season 1 Finalists
Gemma PurdyJacob ButlerJanie ShrapnelKayaRandomRoslynn MaheRussell GooleyThe BrothershipVince Harder
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