Guy Sebastian reveals why winning a TV talent competition won't make you famous anymore READ MORE: Guy Sebastian says he constantly fears 'being cancelled' By Matt Demarco For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:27 EDT, 12 August 2024 | Updated: 06:32 EDT, 12 August 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Guy Sebastian has warned TV talent competition hopefuls who may think winning a show guarantees career success. The Voice Australia coach, 42, has shared his own experience winning Australian Idol in 2003, advising budding singers not to think 'I'm all set' if they win a TV show. Speaking to news.
com.au over the weekend, the ARIA Award winning said, 'After winning Idol, I never had the mentality, "OK, I'm all set!"' 'I wanted to be a sponge, learn as much as I could and run with it,' the Battle Scars hitmaker added. 'Often, what surprises me is there's still this mentality: "I'm going on the show and then my life will be set.
"' Sebastian claimed the industry has gone through some major changes since he won Australian Idol 21 years ago. 'The world has changed so much. You have to work harder than ever before,' the singer warned prospective contestants.
'It's not the landscape anymore where you're young and you get signed – and then there's this whole department that is just focused on creating an aura or an album or a sound for you,' the father-of-two admitted. Guy Sebastian (pictured) has warned TV talent competition hopefuls who may think winning a show guarantees career success. The .