2. INTRODUCTION
Kia ora welcome to NZ singers. I’m Zayde
with Tyler, Andre and Ard. We are
presenting information about an outstanding
New Zealand singer called Stan Walker We
chose Stan Walker because we like his
music. We also have some cool facts for you.
3. WHY STAN WALKER
• We chose Stan Walker because we love his music
and he is a talented singer and he is well known.
4. WHO IS STAN?
Stan Walker is famous in New Zealand,Australia and America.
Stan’s career started after winning Australian idol.
Stan sings POP and R&B.
In December 2009 Walker released his studio
album,Introducing Stan Walker,which included the hit single
”Black Box”.
The album debuted at number three on the Australian ARIA.
5. EARLY LIFE
Stan Walker went to Arataki Primary School,
in Mt Manganui.
He has 4 other siblings.
His childhood was plagued by problems with drugs
and violence.
Walker was abused by a family member, which led
his problems with drugs and thieving.
6. EARLY CHILDHOOD
His Father Ross was repeatedly jailed for beating his wife April and
his 5 kids. His mum and dad were drug dealers and both had been
in jail. Stan must have had a hard life.
When things were looking so bad he found two special things and
those things were religion and singing. He said it made him a good
boy again.
7. CAREER
In 2009 Stan Walker produced the album
and single ‘Little Black Box’ in November the
22nd.
Stan won Australian Idol in season 7. ‘Little
Black Box’ was the number one hit. The song
reached number two on the Australian charts.
Stan sings pop and R&B .
8. HIGHLIGHTS AND
AWARDS
When Stan steamed through Australian Idol,
he became very famous.
He was on the top 10 list for best singers in
the world.
He has gone on to make 2 more albums
since 2009, ‘From the Inside Out’ in 2010,
with hit singles from the album ‘Unbroken’
and ‘Choose You’.
9. INSIGHTS ON STAN
• The insights we have about Stan is that his life shows us
that anyone can change their life around, from bad to
good, if they try and really want to like Stan did.
• Even if you are a New Zealander and successful in music
overseas or Australia, you don’t have to forget where you
come from.
• Stan Walker is a great role model and singer for young
Kiwi kids.
