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Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Noll first came to prominence as runner-up of the first series of ''Australian Idol'' (2003) which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. Since Idol he has had more success than any other Idol contestant to date. He has gone on to release two number one, multi-platinum albums, ''That's What I'm Talking About'' and ''Lift (Shannon Noll album)|Lift'' and numerous top five singles including three number one debuts and an additional seven single releases reaching the top 10. Noll's style of music is pop-rock influenced by the likes of Bryan Adams.

Early life
Noll grew up in the small town of Condobolin in central western New South Wales. He is the youngest of three children to parents Sharon and Neil Noll and along with brothers Damian and Adam, spent their entire childhood and teenage years on the family farm which ran sheep and cattle and grew cereal crops. At school, Noll enjoyed drama classes, performing in a number of school productions. For one of the plays Noll needed to grow a goatee which he has had ever since. Noll has since expressed a desire to continue his acting work.

During his adult years, Noll began working on other farms and properties shearing sheep amongst other tasks. It was during this time Noll and his brothers formed the band called "C... read all