Marshall Hamburger (born 10 May 2005) is an Australian singer, songwriter and pianist who won the tenth season of Australian Idol in 2025. He officially won the title in April 2025, taking home the $100,000 prize and recording studio package with Hive Sound Studios.
Early life Hamburger grew up in Doonan, Queensland. His parents were musicians and he was subsequently exposed to performing from an early age.
Career
2025: Australian Idol In 2025, Hamburger auditioned for the tenth season of Seven Network's singing competition Australian Idol. His audition performance of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police impressed the judges who gave him the nickname "Burger Boy". He received a golden ticket through to the Top 30.
Hamburger continued to impress the judges through the transformation stages of the competition, before advancing through to the top 12 live shows.
Hamburger was announced as a grand finalist for the show on 31 March 2025. Upon hearing the news, he said, "I feel it in my bones, mate. I feel it in my bones." In the final, Hamburger performed a duet with Leo Sayer on the song "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing".
Hamburger was officially revealed to be the winner on 7 April 2025. After his win he said, "Thank you, Australia. Thank you so much. You're gonna hear a lot of me in the future. I'll be out there." +Australian Idol performances and resultsRoundSongOriginal artistResultAuditions"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"The PoliceThrough to top 30Top 31Chorus Line"True Colours"Cyndi LauperAdvancedGroup Challenge"Born This Way"Lady GagaAdvancedSolo"Hip To Be Square"Huey Lewis and the NewsThrough to top 21Top 21"Bennie and the Jets"Elton JohnThrough to top 12Top 12"The Heat Is On"Glenn FreyJudge save to top 10Top 10"As The Days Go By"Daryl BraithwaiteThrough to top 8Top 8"Beautiful Things"Benson BooneThrough to top 6Top 6Performance 1"Higher Love"Steve WinwoodThrough to Grand FinalePerformance 2"Kings Of Wishful Thinking"Go WestGrand FinaleSolo"Playing to Win"Little River BandThrough to top 2Celebrity Duet"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" with Leo SayerLeo SayerSolo"Shake A Tail Feather"Five Du-TonesAudition song"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"The PoliceWinner The day after his win, Hamburger's The Idol Collection album was released, featuring all the songs he performed on the show. The album debuted at number 50 on the ARIA Album chart.
Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions AUS The Idol Collection Released: April 2024 Label: 19 Recordings 50
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