The Voice Australia finalist Chris Sebastian admits growing up in the shadow of his famous brother Guy ‘kind of sucked’
He is one of four artists in the running to win The Voice Grand Finale this Sunday.
And Chris Sebastian has reflected upon how important winning the show will be for his sense of identity, after growing up in the shadow of his famous brother Guy.
Speaking to news.com.au, the Melbourne singer, 31, said: ‘I’ve been doing music a long time and I’ve tried to prove myself as much as I can.’
‘It kind of sucked’: The Voice’s Chris Sebastian, 31, (pictured) has candidly spoken about the difficulty of growing up in his famous older brother Guy’s shadow
Chris explained: ‘For the most part I’ve always been the brother and that’s kind of sucked. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t.
The talented showman said that returning to The Voice as an All-star and progressing to the Grand Finale has been a rewarding experience.
‘It’s really given me an identity, even if other people didn’t get to see that, I got to see it for myself which I’m incredibly grateful for,’ he said.
‘It’s really given me an identity’: The talented showman said that returning to The Voice as an All-star and progressing to the Grand Finale has been a rewarding experience.
Chris also told the publication that before appearing on the The Voice this year he was ready to give up on his dreams as a solo artist.
Back in May, The Voice viewers were left shocked and surprised Chris auditioned for The Voice, but ended up on Kelly Rowland’s team.
Speaking to Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa show, Guy revealed that he and Chris made the decision together before filming so they wouldn’t damage their ‘close relationship’.
Career aspirations: Chris also told the publication that before appearing on the The Voice this year he was ready to give up on his dreams as a solo artist
‘We are very very close and I’ve always kept stuff separate with work and that type of thing. I would hate for any of that to get in the way of our relationship,’ he told hosts Ryan Fitzgerald and Michael Wipfli.
Guy did admit that he’d promised his younger brother that he wouldn’t leave him in the lurch if none of the other judges wanted him on their teams.
‘We knew early on he would go with someone else, I said ‘if no one turns Chris which is quite an unlikely scenario then I’ll turn for you’,’ he said.
The Voice Australia’s grand finale airs on Sunday at 7pm on Nine.
Planned decision: Guy and Chris made the joint decision that Chris would choose Kelly Rowland as his coach prior to filming, so as to keep their ‘close relationship’ in tact