Woman’s Day (Australia)

Robin Joh Johnson reveals ‘I’m an old hand at reality singing shows!’

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If you felt a bit of deja vu when you first laid eyes on The Voice Australia hopeful Robin Johnson, it may be because you’ve seen him before. The singer, who’s on Teamm George, appeared on the first season n of New Zealand Idol in 2004 when he e was a fresh-faced 18 year old! Now aged 31 and hoping to finally leave hisis high-pressure office job, Robin – who o came seventh in the NZ competitio­n n – says he’s looking forward to a morere modern reality TV singing contest. “Back then it wasas a different sort of journey, because the concept wass so fresh to the world. I had people waiting outside my house every day for a month. That would never happen now – even if I ended up winning The Voice!” oice!” he tells Woman’s Day. “I lost a lot of my fans after the show because we didn’t have social media. edia. There are probably a lot of people who connected with me but didn’t know where the hell I went. Now I can engage e with them for the longg haul!”!”

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THEN Gunning for Idol glory in 2004. NOW Robin’s a Voice hopeful!
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