Sky News host Paul Murray has spoken with Australian singer Isaiah Firebrace about his new single ‘Know me better’ and his experience in the COVID-19 lockdown. PMLive Presented by SonyMusicAU
|Sky News host Paul Murray has spoken with Australian singer Isaiah Firebrace about his new single ‘Know me better’ and his experience in the COVID-19 lockdown. Isaiah Firebrace won the eighth season of the X Factor Australia in 2016, going on to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest.
“It has been definitely really weird … I’ve just been one day at a time,” Mr Firebrace told Sky News host Paul Murray. “I worked on this song in April … we did it in isolation. “We used this cool software that allowed me to record virtually … it was so cool cause I’m used to being in the studio.” The Australian singer's new single ‘Know me better’ is currently available to stream and download.
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