Brandon Burns is an Australian singer and actor from the city of Geelong, Victoria

Geelong, Victoria

Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...

. He rose to fame as a contestant in the Australian Idol

Australian Idol

Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...

show.

Personal life

Brandon started singing lessons at the age of four and states that music has played a major role in his life. As well as his various acting and singing achievements, Brandon holds a business/marketing degree from Swinburne University in Melbourne.

Career

Brandon has had roles in Australian television programs including Neighbours

Neighbours

Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...

; where which he had appeared several times, Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...

and Round the Twist

Round the Twist

Round the Twist is a Logie Award-winning Australian children's television series about three children and their widowed father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many magical adventures....

. Brandon is also a singer whose breakthrough role is credited as his performance of "My Dad picks the fruit..." in the popular Cottee's

Cottee's

Cottee's is an Australian brand of cordial drink, owned by Asahi Breweries .-History:The company originated in the early 1900s by Spencer Cottee who processed passionfruit in Lismore into the Passiona soft drink brand...

 television advertisement. Years later, Brandon was one of 40 finalists in the nationally famous Channel 10

Network Ten

Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...

talent show, Australian Idol. He also appeared in the revival of Countdown The Musical at the Palms at Crown in January 2009 playing among others Ross Wilson, Mark Holden and Darryl Braithwaite.

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