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Stan Walker is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of John Legend, Prince, Beyoncé and If We Ever Meet Again. Those roots explain a lot about how Stan Walker arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Guy Sebastian, Tina Arena, Emeli Sandé, Ladi6 and Jennifer Hudson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into New Empire, Flo Rida, Jay Sean, Akon and Ciara, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Stan Walker, reaching back through John Legend and forward to New Empire. 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 John Legend, Prince, Beyoncé and If We Ever Meet Again, shares an orbit with Guy Sebastian, Tina Arena, Emeli Sandé and Ladi6, went on to shape New Empire, Flo Rida, Jay Sean and Akon. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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