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Damien Leo Leith (born 18 January 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish-Australian singer–songwriter. He was the winner of the Network Ten music contest ''Australian Idol 2006''. He was born in Ireland and now lives in Australia with his Australian wife, Eileen Stapleton, their two sons and daughter. Leith became an Australian citizen on 25 January 2007, taking the pledge from then Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, in a nationally televised broadcast on Network Ten.〔(Irish Leith enjoying life as Aussie Idol (AAP 2006) ). Retrieved 28 November 2006〕 Since winning Idol Leith has released seven albums, four of which peaked in the top two of the ARIA Charts, including two number ones. He has also released eight singles. He has been awarded seven platinum and one gold certification for albums and singles by ARIA, which equates to sales of just over half a million.〔(Album and Single Accreditations 1997–2013 ). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 January 2012.〕 ==Early life== Leith was raised near Milltown, County Kildare. His father travelled as part of his work as an engineer, and their family lived in countries including Libya and Botswana.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.damienleith.com.au/biography/home.do )〕 As a teenager he formed a family band, "Leaf", with his sister Áine and brothers Paul and Darren. Leaf recorded in New York and then again later under the new name "Releaf", which made an appearance in the Irish Top 100. After moving to Sydney, he played in a number of high-profile venues, as front-man for a band known as ''Revelate''. His first Australian performance was at The Basement in Sydney's Circular Quay. Before auditioning for ''Australian Idol'', Leith worked in Sydney as a chemist with Pharmalab utilising the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Chemistry he obtained from University College, Dublin and postgraduate experience within the Metallosupramolecular Research Group in the Chemistry Department of Trinity College, Dublin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Damien Leith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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