Kate DeAraugo
- January 6, 2024
- Singer
Quick Facts
Kate DeAraugo Biography
| Name | Kate DeAraugo |
| Birthday | Nov 5 |
| Birth Year | 1985 |
| Place Of Birth | Bendigo |
| Home Town | Victoria |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Parents | Paul DeAraugo, Susan DeAraugo |
Kate DeAraugo is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on November 5, 1985 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Katherine Jenna DeAraugo (born 5 November 1985) is an Australian musician and singer who was the third contestant on Australian Idol in 2005. After her success as an idol, DeAraugo was signed with Sony BMG and released her debut single, “Maybe Tonight”, in November 2005. The single was released and peaked at the top of the charts at Number 1. in the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum. The album she released as her debut A Place I’ve Never been, was released in December 2005 , and was also certified platinum. DeAraugo was later a part of the multi-platinum-selling girls group Young Divas, which ended in 2008.
An ex-teacher of swimming DeAraugo participated in auditions for Australian Idol, in both the first and the season following, but both times failed to pass the auditions. Following this, she traveled across the country from Bendigo, Victoria to the Gold Coast, Queensland for singing lessons with Venetta Fields. She then moved into Queensland to audition for the 3rd season of Idol in 2005.
DeAraugo joined three other Australian Idol contestants, Emily Williams, Ricki-Lee Coulter and Paulini, for a national tour. To promote the tour the four released a cover of a Donna Summer hit classic, “This Time I Know It’s for Real”, under the name of Young Divas. The single was released on 6 May 2006 and debuting at number seven and peaking at number two. It went platinum and was the Top 30 charts for 24 weeks. Originally a music video was not to be included but, after much demand and the popularity of the single, a music video was released. The group appeared on television shows such as Sunrise and the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars to also promote the single and tour. The Young Divas’ tour was very popular and more shows had to be added than originally planned.
On 9 October they appeared on an Australian Idol special named Doing It For the Kids and revealed that the name of their second album would be New Attitude. On 22 October they appeared on Australian Idol season five for a third time when they performed their new single, “Turn Me Loose”, along with New Zealand rapper Savage who is featured on the track. The single was officially released on 17 November 2007 and peaked at number 15 on the ARIA singles chart. The Divas’ second album followed on 26 November, peaked at number 10 and was certified gold for sales of 35,000 copies. On the season five finale of Australian Idol, when Natalie Gauci was declared the winner, the group performed their single “Turn Me Loose” for a second time with Savage.
On November 14, 2005, DeAraugo swept past Lee Harding to ensure her place in the final. Her father, who was a businessman as well as a car dealership in the hometown of Bendigo was the man who orchestrated a public relations campaign featuring “Vote for Kate” stickers and buttons that were spotted all over central Victoria. The co-finalist for DeAraugo is Emily Williams, making this the first female-only final since the show started in 2003. Williams was usually viewed as the most popular, however on November 21, the 21st of November 2005 DeAraugo became the third Australian Idol with a vote that was the most close to the show’s history. She beat Williams by just 22 percent. It was her sole Australian Idol winner not to receive one single point from the former Judge Mark Holden throughout the course of the competition. She also was never placed in the bottom group.
Kate DeAraugo Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Singer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kate DeAraugo is one of the richest Singer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kate DeAraugo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The album debuted, A Place I’ve Never Been, on December 12th 2005 via Sony BMG. The album debuted at the rank of Ten on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart with 15600 copies sold within the first week. The album remained on the Top 50 chart for eight weeks, and on the charts over 19 consecutive weeks. It was certified platinum within the first week. The song’s second single, “Faded”, was released on February 19, 2006, and was written by Australian pop-rock duo The Veronicas. “Faded” debuted at number eight on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and third on the charts of Australasia. It remained in the Top 100 chart for 24 weeks.
The winner in Australian Idol in 2005, DeAraugo was taken back to studios to begin work on her debut album that took her six days to create. Her debut single “Maybe Tonight”, on 27 November 2005. With 20307 copies sold, it was ranked number one and stayed there for 2 weeks. It was given the platinum prize by ARIA The single remained in the top 50 for 13 weeks, and the music video became extremely well-liked with viewers of Australian musical video programs like Video Hits and Rage. In September of 2006, “Maybe Tonight” was nominated for an ARIA Award for “Highest Selling Single” however, it was defeated the award to “Flaunt It” by TV Rock.
As the single and tour had been so popular the Young Divas recorded an album of remakes of classics. Young Divas, their self-titled debut album, was released on 18 November 2006 and debuted at number four on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. Their second single, “Happenin’ All over Again” (a cover of Lonnie Gordon’s disco classic), peaked at number nine. The group members stated many times that they would also keep their solo careers and DeAraugo announced in Australian magazine Woman’s Day that she was currently working on her second solo album.
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After months of speculation it was officially announced on 24 August 2008 that founding Young Divas member Paulini and new member Jessica Mauboy had both decided to leave the group in order to concentrate on their solo careers. The move meant that DeAraugo and Emily Williams became the only remaining members of the Young Divas, though their manager David Champion stressed that the group’s career was not over and a third line-up would appear after a hiatus. This was proven to be wrong when both Williams & DeAraugo resumed their solo careers in 2009.
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In November 2011, DeAraugo revealed that she had undergone full-body liposuction after winning Australian Idol, and was featured on the Nine Network weight loss reality show Excess Baggage.