'Ignition' by Anthony Callea of Australian Idol in 2004

[MrSeedyROM]

I don't remember him singing this =P

[blackxjx]

this guys is incredibly sexy and has an amazing voice. I can't wait for his new album to finally be released in a few days. It's been too long....

[arvill1985]

Anthony is such a wonderful singer. Go go go Idol!!!!!

[leelatlee]

Been taking a trip down memory lane watching old Idol performances.  Love this one, makes me smile.

[yeahwattokk]

I dont care if had a choice or not i was just stating he just sucked at singing ignition if you think that was a good performance then you got some loose screws in your head people

[yeahwattokk]

Bahaha he killed dat whole song he probably doesn't even knw wat the song means watta joke he's good singer but rnb dude gotta leave dat alone

[Anthologist22]

@yeahwattokk As you've just killed the English language stone dead, I doubt very much whether you would know what anything means....Your comment totally lacks credibility.

[Anthologist22]

So much more exciting and engaging than the dreary IDOL stuff of recent years!

[Forwardthinker22]

I love how he looks so alive and how he's enjoying himself on stage so much. He's born to do this!

[catloverofthecentury]

bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce

[taylorraehilson]

i love it when he says 'here we go' it sounds awesome with that aussie accents thrown in there

[Anthologist22]

@MrDontgetdown Gosh! so glad you like him. We think he is just the best around.

[catloverofthecentury]

Anthony Callea is an awesome singer, it would be such an honor to meet him

[Forwardthinker22]

It's obvious he really loves what he's doing on stage and he's so good at it too.

[eaneas]

he's soooo cute and soooo cute haha... its a fun performance

[ChantellW0]

his so adorable

[reeeltalk]

why would he sing this like its a great song?

''runnin her hands thru my 'fro?'' erm i dont see no 'fro!

[blijehond]

he is hot.

how old was he in the show?

[waly93]

He was 21 at the time.

[jojop72]

loved seeing this

[idol4eva]

is there any thing tis guy cant sing just awesome

[somemoresambora]

I've just finished atching his Idol performance of 'The Prayer' and now this... such an amazing contrast!

He's incredibly versatile!

[ArtAndSportsFan]

Me too! I can't believe he can be such great erudic singer at the same time he can be that pop and funky!

[WickedofEden]

This was definately one of the funnest (if there's such a word (heh). performances he did on Idol. The crowd really got into it and were all bopping along. I love his smile it lights up the screen.

[gangstasfantasy]

I'm not married or have children. So I'm not normal? Does that make me "special"?

[wabizpeh]

I love this song - the whole performance was such fun.

[ozdivo]

Damn right a persons sexuality 'shouldn't even register'....all I care about is that he has a fabulous voice.

[Yunginspirit]

Then why do the press always have to mention it?

[Yunginspirit]

waly93:

It's OK, thanx. I just discovered Anthony Callea tonite, greatly admired his voice... then came crashing down when I this moment found out he was "gay!" I believe in "don't ask, don't tell, mainly because I'd rather not know what a person does in private. It shouldn't even register.

[waly93]

Its a strange comment considering the comment on another of his clips where you talk about him marrying and having children, which would be his private life.

Anyway, I just enjoy the music, its all that really should matter. He is a wonderful entertainer and quite exceptional to see live.

[Yunginspirit]

waly:

But marrying and having children IS the norm, so why shouldn't I say that? Are you in Sydney? I lived there for 9 yrs or so, and loved it there.

[muzicanoz]

I agree with you that it shouldn't register. He's a singer - all we have to do is listen - or not.

[sweetbrunnette]

holy shiiiit, hes sooo fckn hot!!!!

whoahhh he can sing all day and

ill be in love! hes good

[Forwardthinker22]

Great fun performance. Such versatility.

[Yunginspirit]

Forward,

Yes, except he can't reach the high notes, so all his songs stay within a restricted range. This was a fun, good dance song.

[Forwardthinker22]

May I suggest you listen to 'Nella fantasia', 'O holy night 'or 'Ave Maria'. You'll get a clearer idea of the high notes he can reach and hold at full power.

[waly93]

You can also get a bit of an overview on a video that has been uploaded on Youtube called:

Anthony Callea High Notes

He has quite an exceptional range.

[fragrantone]

you're joking, right? He's not only able to reach the high notes, but he has great control and a great vocal range. One of the country's best.

[Yunginspirit]

Fragrantone:

Perhaps it was just this song. Altho he did a good job of it, the scale of notes is is very minimal.

[S4NT1IE]

i blushed bahaha!

[Rowleysgurl]

i think im in love!!

[a198919a]

love this guy and his voice is awesome!!!

philippine idol should have this one (anthony callea) :)

[linkytink15]

haha

funny

he's still cute tho

[raff23]

a true sign of a brilliant artist, versatile and able to adapt to many different music genres.

[josuaSpain]

here Anthony is not just so cute but also so cool.

[FullofAwesomeness101]

Wow hez hot!!!!!!!!!!!

[ally12081992]

I watched Idol up until last year cause this year was shit 2004 was the best!

[RetrOHunnie]

that was so entertaining =] i was singing along with him the whole time!

[xxjustluvlyxx]

I FRIKKIN LOVE ANTHONY! I told all my friends about him!

[poeticho]

porque ganò la gorda de casey es un asco,

anthony eres el mejor

[ramey100]

i use to watch australian idiol but i dont watch it any more because its shit

[ZacEandVanessaH4ever]

i totally agree with u!!!

australian idol sux now. anthony is da best.

i cried when stupid donavan won.

by da way this is a reALly rude song!

[faithslayer500]

Hahaha back in the days when Idol was good! Anthony was always the highlight of the night.

[jojop72]

this was my fav seeing anth on idol

[YvesLendl]

he sang it well.

[miranda2289]

lol he is such a hottie

[sendschie]

Is talentful a word?

[HarukoRu]

ich kann deustch sprachen ok.

[darine3007]

he is amazing!!!love uu

[hisairness2340]

lol he wishes...

[CONTESTENT]

i know his talented...but wrong song choice buddy

[skc35]

gay or not...he is charismatic and absol. gorgeous!!!

[uboyelectronics]

he's great , hes fabolous !!!

[uboyelectronics]

oh you know he's gay ? :D

[mredhawk]

Um who cares? That doesn't make him less talentful. Or less amazing. gay or not.

[peoplelondon]

esta canción está de hueva no tie3ne chiste pero Anthony esta a toda madre me encanta pinche güey esta riquisimo I like this song in his voice is cool yet

[PhoenixGirlAu]

Personally, I liked it. He's got bounce ;) and style. If this was all he was capable of doing, it might get boring.. but he has loads of vocal ability, and it's good to see him havin' some fun. Good one Anthony !!

[hippokathy88]

oh god anthony was so sexy singing this song haha... i love him!

[freedomriders86]

hahaha...country style R Kelly..he's good but needs country instead.

[CatsuDiCavalo]

Are you sure you're not on the same shit as cousins is

[cepiroth]

lol lets capitalise every word to make ourselves look more mature!!!1

[matt122263]

Yeah, okay. YOU try being 21, suddenly overwhelmed by national and internatinal exposure, and confronted about something as personal as who your sexuality as if it's anyone else's business, and then we'll see how judgmental you become.

[enchantingsongbird]

You obviously didn't read his statment to his fans on his wesbite, which explains what he was going through. He had rold his parents before Idol. So I guess is you aren't gay yourself and haven't been through it all especially thrust into the spotlight, its pretty harsh to judge. Anyway, that your choice but just have aread of his message.

[boynextdoor108]

Anthony, I love you...you're a wonderful singer...but please, no hip-hop :P

[frankysa]

LoL...Hands thru his fro hahaha....Wat a horrible rendition of an R KeLLy song....

[achrist03]

..very nice!....so energetic!....

[jpsepnio2091]

nice song..¿?¿

[Seniorofdouble7]

Hes hecka hot!

[sendschie]

Ha ha. He doesn't know the words because he doesn't understand the cultural context. The lyric is "bouncing on twenty fours [24 inch rims]" not "24". He also said "crystal" when RK says "cristal". the pronunciation is difference between these two words. this was hillarious to watch an australian try to sing an R&B song.

[greg2588]

Sorry we are not all as cool as you

[fate444]

umm ur just too smart for the world.. so go away.

[PhoenixGirlAu]

And it is hilarious to see a German tell us the pronunciation is difference between these two words "crystal" and "cristal". How does that go again?

Entschuldigung, aber sicher!!

[sendschie]

Ja, es ist klar das mein Name deutsch ist, aber ich bin kein Deutscher. Actually, not only am I not German, I'm from the same inner-city Chicago culture as R. Kelly (or Kells, as we call him).

[2bont2b]

his cute~

[Moshidog1]

I love you Anthony ;)

I'm Gay too ;-P

GREAT SINGER

[ImAFake001]

He sings this song almost identical to the original.

[jackxing007]

I agree with you!!!

[pkkjojo1724]

he is hot but damn he's gay??

[zippo6962]

he's gay. AWESOME

[breakboy77700]

Yeah, this guy is gay ! wonderful

[whosmile]

he is gay?? please no!!!! he is really hot!

[chikah07]

damn...why do all hot guys have ta be gay...i mean its so GAY lol

[ImAFake001]

ahaha XD I know eh.

[tra0022]

if he won austalian idol australia would be corrupted to have a gay guy as our idol

[MBen89]

oh, so It means you are a homophobe aren't you?! why do you ppl always judge others by their sexual orientation. Iam not gay myself but gay ppl are still humans with feelings. and Australian Idol is a singing competition, not a sexual orientation competition

[bustyb0mbshell]

hahha. hes cute for a gay guy.

[mrkiss3]

he turns out to be gay

[hunnibud]

as soon as i saw him in his very first audition on idol i knew he was something special :p

and...i couldn't believe it when he was eliminated....thank God for the wild card huh....i LOVE this guy!!

[allyx0x0x0]

I agree why are gay guys always hot!!

Love yu anth his bf is really nice tho!! and supportive!

[LinneaHolmquist]

Så Sööööt! Very cute =D

[Loverctpie]

omfg hes is so goregous

[Succour]

This is one of the most pathetic performances I've seen. I mean, he's trying to win Idol and he decides to sing Ignition? I mean, he's got a great voice but this is just lame. He's got great charisma but I think he chose a terrible song to perform.

[deann0o]

your a fuckin retard hez gota hav fun like sing sum happy shit, sumtin like diss.. not alwayz the slow ones they get boring u fukwitt.. maybe ur just a sadd boring person yourselff.. ahh i get it your a gothh, go cut urself

[yunafelix]

HE-IS-GAY? no wayy hes so hot shit shit shit

[kiwi2nv]

why is it that the gay ones are always hot? LOL :P

[scotch21]

gay but very sweet. love to watch him always with this song...

[drownedwednesday]

wat u mean gay but sweet... all gay guys are sweet...!

[scotch21]

yeah ur right! all gays are sweet, wonderful and brave!

[doobeedoo2]

I also prefer his voice to R Kelly's. It's a matter of preference. They are very different.

[doobeedoo2]

great

[gus4444]

great

[nashvilledavis]

He's really cute in this song. A real singer he is indeed....The real Australian Idol for the Filipinos!

[brokenspirit1515]

i love him i really do but something about him singing 'Ignition'just bothers me....

[nashvilledavis]

he elaways looks good!

[SoulfulAnth]

Everytime I watch this Video it makes me happy, Anthony your a star I just love everything you bring to the stage.

[dave2101]

u seriously think hes a better singer than r kelly? ur a fucking idiot

[QueerAndProud]

actually.. he IS a better singer than R Kelly, especially after he sang 'The Prayer'

[jaijay122a]

true.

[lekkerfil]

he's cute but i hear he's gay...is that true???

[YamilAmed]

yes hes gay...and cute!!!

[lekkerfil]

i like his voice WAY better then the original singer!!

[jantheng]

Wow! this is a cute song, he is a good singer, he has a nice smile too, hehe.. The prayer was awsome! Keep it up Anthony, i like your voice plus you're good with the song emotion.

[newties21]

If you guys want to download the high-resolution version, just go to the link on the video description section. (upper right from video). I put it up for download.

Enjoy.