Tom Jay Williams

Tom Jay Williams was the youngest contestant on the 2008 Australian Idol sixth season. Born 14th of May 1992 from Adelaide South Australia. Singer/Songwriter and Top 10 Finalist on Australian Idol!

Tom Jay Williams is the fresh new voice and face of Australian pop. A 21 year old singer/songwriter from Adelaide, Tom came to national attention via 2008 Australian Idol where he was the youngest ever top ten finalist. His signature tune from Idol, I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing, has already been played over 150,000 times on MySpace.

Whether influenced by his natural maturity and musicianship, or the whole Idol experience, there are few performers of his age and demographic that are as dynamic and engaging as Tom. As well as vocals, Tom also plays piano and guitar.

There is constant demand for new material and tour dates from Tom’s legions of online fans. Tom has had to create a team to deal with the huge level of fan traffic. His social networking assets span Australia and the US.

Tom has national management and has already opened for John Farnham, and on March 13, 2010 appeared at the Clipsal 500 V8 carnival in a bill dubbed ‘The Idols’ with Shannon Noll, Stan Walker and Jessica Mauboy. Further, January 9 2011 saw Tom perform at the “Idol Factor” with James Johnston, Joel Turner and Hayley Teal.

More recently, Tom has opened for growing Adelaide band At Sunset in 2012 and has also opened for world sensation 5 Seconds of Summer at their Adelaide show on June 6, 2013. The high fan interest at these shows has pushed management into planning Tom’s own headline shows.

He has been busy writing and recording his debut album, and the single ‘LOL’ and its accompanying music video are the first taste of what he’s been cooking. Songwriting with many known artists, including Amy Meredith in 2013, the album will be a mixture of modern pop/rock, as well as what he’s best known for – killer ballads. The album is set for a release later this year, with Tom providing snippets of his new material constantly at his live performances and to his massive online fanbase.

"You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban - (Top 24)
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith - (Top 12)
"Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel - (Top 11)
"Light Surrounding You" by Evermore - (Top 10) - Eliminated 29 September 2008