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Stan Walker is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of If We Ever Meet Again, John Legend, Prince and Beyoncé. Those roots explain a lot about how Stan Walker arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tina Arena, Emeli Sandé, Ladi6, Jennifer Hudson and Vanessa Amorosi, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nicki Minaj, New Empire, Flo Rida, Jay Sean and Akon, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Stan Walker, reaching back through If We Ever Meet Again and forward to Nicki Minaj. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Stan Roto Walker is an Australian-New Zealand singer, actor, and television personality. In 2009, Walker was the winner of the seventh season of Australian Idol. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. It was in December 2009, Walker released his debut studio album, Introducing Stan Walker, which included the hit single, "Black Box". The album debuted at number three on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). It also appeared on the New Zealand Albums Chart at number two and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).
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Stan Walker connections
Stan Walker grew out of If We Ever Meet Again, John Legend, Prince and Beyoncé, shares an orbit with Tina Arena, Emeli Sandé, Ladi6 and Jennifer Hudson, went on to shape Nicki Minaj, New Empire, Flo Rida and Jay Sean. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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