Walker was the winner of the seventh and final season of Australian Idol in 2009, and was a judge on the first and second season of The X Factor NZ, in 20. He was born in Melbourne and grew up between Tauranga, New Zealand, and Ocean Shores, New South Wales. Stan Walker is a trans-Tasman musician, performing artist and actor. It's an important and un-putdownable read. Abuse and addiction, poverty and excess, cancer and discrimination - Stan tells it all with startling honesty and insight, and with a wonderful sense of warmth and hope. Stan's is a story of survival against impossible odds. It's a tale of a young Maori boy from Tauranga finding his place on the world stage while never forgetting who he is and where he came from. It's a story about forgiveness and a journey to redemption. Stan Walker: My Story is a personal reflection on life growing up in a family where love and violence were horribly entwined. Few knew about the darkness in Stan's past - the violent upbringing, the sexual abuse and the struggle to be more than just a survivor. What followed were some of the highest highs, and the lowest of lows. When Stan won Australian Idol in 2009, he was thrown head-first into the deep end of the music industry. Stan Walker is one of the finest singers to emerge from Australia and New Zealand Aotearoa in a generation. An extraordinary memoir about family, love, belief, redemption and the power of forgiveness.
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