# Harrison Craig

Harrison Craig (born 7 September 1994) is an Australian singer who won the second series of The Voice Australia. Craig was coached in the program by British singer Seal. Craig has had three songs on the ARIA Singles Chart top 10 with his cover of "Unchained Melody" reaching No. 2 and his original song, "More Than a Dream", at No. 3. His debut album titled More Than a Dream was released on 25 June 2013. His second album L.O.V.E was released 11 April 2014, and his third, Kings of Vegas, in November 2016.

## The Voice Australia
### Performances

| Round | Song | Original artist | Order | Result |
| The Blind Auditions | "Broken Vow" | Lara Fabian | 9 | All judges offered to coach Craig chose to join Team Seal |
| Battle Rounds | "You Raise Me Up" (vs. Tim Moxey) | Secret Garden | 6 | Saved by Seal |
| The Showdowns | "Home" | Michael Bublé | 8 | Saved by public |
| Live Finals 1 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Elvis Presley | 8 | Saved by public |
| Live Finals 2 | "It Had Better Be Tonight" | Fran Jeffries | 12 | Saved by public |
| Live Finals 3 | "If" | Bread | 1 | Saved by public |
| Semi-finals | "Unchained Melody" | The Righteous Brothers | 3 | Advanced |
| Semi-finals | "More Than a Dream" | Harrison Craig | 12 | Advanced |
| Grand Final | "You're the Voice" (with Celia Pavey, Danny Ross and Luke Kennedy) | John Farnham | 1 | Winner |
| Grand Final | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (with Seal) | The Hollies | 7 | Winner |
| Grand Final | "Unconditional" | Ne-Yo | — | Winner |

## Personal life

Craig lives in Chelsea, Melbourne with his mother, Janine Cochrane and his brother Connor. His father left the family when Craig was six. Craig has a stutter when he speaks but it has reduced since competing in The Voice. To help build his confidence, his mother encouraged him to join the Victorian Boys Choir and undertake private voice lessons. He completed his VCE in 2012 at Sandringham College, where he was Music Captain. In 2010 Craig fronted Garage Band High and sang the lead on their video of the song "Viva la Vida".

## Influences

Craig is influenced by many artists of different genres, including Elvis Presley, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble, Nat King Cole, and many more. His music typically falls into the composite genre of "popera."

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | AUS | NZ | Certifications |
| More Than a Dream | Released: 25 June 2013 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Mercury Records, Universal Music Australia | 1 | 1 | ARIA: Platinum |
| L.O.V.E. | Released: 11 April 2014 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Mercury Records, Universal Music Australia | 5 | — | |
| Kings of Vegas | Released: 4 November 2016 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Universal Music Australia | 36 | — | |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | AUS | Certifications | Album |
| "Broken Vow" | 2013 | 18 | | More Than a Dream |
| "You Raise Me Up" | 2013 | 33 | | More Than a Dream |
| "Home" | 2013 | 13 | | More Than a Dream |
| "Can't Help Falling in Love" | 2013 | 6 | | More Than a Dream |
| "It Had Better Be Tonight" | 2013 | 12 | | More Than a Dream |
| "If" | 2013 | 24 | | More Than a Dream |
| "Unchained Melody" | 2013 | 2 | ARIA: Gold | More Than a Dream |
| "More Than a Dream" | 2013 | 3 | | More Than a Dream |
| "Unconditional" | 2013 | 15 | | More Than a Dream |
| "Lift Your Spirit" | 2013 | 84 | | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||

### Guest appearances

| Year | Song | Album |
| 2014 | "Go the Distance" (from Hercules) | We Love Disney |

## Tours

* More Than a Dream Tour (2013)
* L.O.V.E. Mother's Day Tour (2014)
* Kings of Vegas Lounge Sessions Tour (2017)