Kalani Torn Full Performance Australian Idol 2026 Auditions Week 1

Hello there. Hello. Hey. How's it going? How are you, buddy? Good. Feeling good. What's your name? My name's Kalani. Kalani. Where are you from? Kalani. I'm from the Central Coast, a little town called Bensville on the Central Coast. So what brings you here today? Like, have you been singing, performing? Is this the dream? Tell us about yourself. I work as a landscaper near the beach most days, so I'm constantly near the beach. That's tough work. Yeah. Lifting rocks, shoveling dirt. It is, mate. Rolling out grass. It's not for the faint-hearted. No. I definitely prefer to be singing. How did you get into music? It's Nan, for sure. Your Nan. I love that. You love the Nan. Because a lot of the time I was sort of there when my parents were working and stuff, like multiple jobs trying to keep things going. So me and Nan are like besties. Is Nan still around? Yeah, she's out there. Oh, she's outside. Oh, I love that. This is great. I was at my Nan's a lot, and I loved my grandmother so much. Laying on her shag carpet, feeling all her clipped toenails in my stomach. Anyway, Kalani, what are you going to sing today? I'm going to sing Torn by Natalie Imbruglia. Great song. Just relax, a few deep breaths. Whenever you're ready. Two. I thought I saw a girl brought to life. She was warm, she came around like she was dignified. She showed me what it was to cry. She couldn't be that girl that I adored. She didn't seem to know or care what her heart was for anymore. There's nothing where she used to lie. Conversation has been dry. That's what's going on. Nothing's fine, I'm torn. I'm all out of faith. And this is how I feel. I'm cold and I am shamed. I'm lying naked on the floor. Illusions never change. Into something real. And while I can't see, the perfect sky is torn. You're a little ready torn. I can see the perfect sky is torn. Thank you. Cheers. Oh, yes. There's nothing else that I can say. That was superb. That's the best audition I have ever, ever, ever seen. You're joking. Hands down. You're joking. I don't even care. You don't even need to try. You are exactly, exactly what we hoped to walk through these doors. You know exactly who you are. You didn't overthink that. It literally just happened. Yeah. What do you think, Mata? Kalani, I always say to people when they're singing how important it is to open your eyes and give. You closed your eyes and you took us on the journey of that song. And your sensibility of notes and how you chose to interpret that song from a man's point of view was absolutely beautiful. Thank you. Very rare does an actual idol come to life in front of us at audition stage. Yes. That's very rare. I must say yes. It's just, it's exceptionally good, man. Amazing, really. Thank you so much, mate. You need two yeses. For me, that was perfect. It's a yes from you, man. Thank you. Best audition I've ever seen in my life. And it's the biggest yes. I'm so excited. Thank you so much for being here. You guys. Welcome to Australian Idol. Could not be happier you showed up. Thank you so much, guys. Cheers.