What happened to Australian Idol’s Bobby Flynn?

Bobby Flynn was the curly-haired musician who shortly turned a fan favorite on the 2006 season of Australian Idol due to his distinctive interpretation of iconic hits.

And because the expertise present returns to tv after 12 years as a part of Channel Seven’s 2022 prime time line-up, Day by day Mail Australia takes a take a look at the place Bobby is now. 

The 39-year-old Brisbane-born performer, who’s now a proud father to son Atlas, 9, and daughter Indigo, 5, has left music behind for a authorities job. 

Bobby positioned seventh within the 2006 season of Australian Idol – the identical season that starred Dean Geyer, Jessica Mauboy, and eventual winner Damien Leith.

He shortly turned a standout, with decide Mark Holden giving him his first ‘Landing’ in week 5 for his eccentric rendition of Rick James’ Superfreak. 

‘I simply love the truth that he turns genres the wrong way up,’ Mark stated again in 2006.  

With all of the reward, it got here as fairly a shock when Bobby was eradicated from the competitors, putting seventh.  

A 12 months later, Bobby accomplished a nationwide tour along with his band The Omega Three.

He then launched his debut album Out Entrance 2008, adopted by 2013’s Actual World.  

In 2013, Bobby went again to school, ending off his economics diploma.

He now works full time for the Victorian State authorities.  

In an interview with Who journal in 2006, Bobby mirrored on the surreal expertise of competing on the present.  

‘A part of it’s that you just forfeit a few of your individuality. It takes a while to cool down after that form of expertise, as a result of it is a very highly effective one — performing in entrance of 1.8million individuals every week,’ Bobby stated. 

Bobby additionally defined how music was all the time there within the background.   

‘Music all the time existed — it was all the time there. However I by no means thought of my future an excessive amount of till my final 12 months of highschool. I believed on the time I needed to be concerned in eating places and bars, possibly personal one. I explored it a bit of bit, but it surely’s very arduous work. Perhaps in the future although!’ he stated on the time.  

In October, Angus Ross, Seven’s Director of Programming introduced Australian Idol’s return for 2022: ‘Idol is the granddaddy of all of them! The largest present on the earth involves Seven in 2022, and we all know Australians are going to adore it.

‘We will not wait to deliver Idol again to Australian audiences in 2022, placing our prime time content material line-up even additional forward of the competitors.’ 

‘We’re house to the most important franchises in tv at Seven, and Idol is the most important of all of them. Deliver on 2022!’ Mr Ross added.

Fremantle Asia Pacific’s CEO, Chris Oliver-Taylor, stated: ‘Idol is famend for launching international music artists. That is what we have accomplished right here in Australia and the world over. We will not wait to interrupt the following famous person Idols on Seven in 2022.’

Australian Idol is a Fremantle and Eureka co-production for the Seven Community and can premiere on Channel Seven and 7plus in 2022. 

Primarily based on the worldwide Pop Idol format – the most-watched TV franchise in historical past – Australian Idol aired from 2003 to 2009 on Channel Ten.

The expertise present is known for locating a string of top-selling artists, together with Man Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Casey Donovan, Matt Corby and Ricki-Lee Coulter. 

It was hosted by Osher Günsberg and James Mathison from 2003 to 2007, earlier than Ricki-Lee Coulter joined them in 2008.

The next 12 months, James left the present and it was hosted by Osher and Ricki-Lee.