{{Short description|Australian singer (born 1992)}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = Sarah De Bono | image = Sarah De Bono 3, 2012.jpg | caption = De Bono at ''Skyfall'' premiere in Sydney, in 2012 | birth_name = Sarah Renee De Bono | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Melbourne, Australia | genre = {{hlist|R&B|pop|soul|dance}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|pianist}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}} | years_active = 2006–present | label = Universal }} '''Sarah Renee De Bono''' (born 6 March 1992{{cn|date=October 2024}}) is an Australian singer and pianist, born and raised in Melbourne. She participated on the first season of ''The Voice'' (Australia), coming in fourth place. Shortly after she signed a record deal with Universal Music Australia. On 24 June 2012, De Bono scored her first top 10 hit with "Beautiful", co-written and produced by Jhay C peaking at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold. Her debut album ''No Shame'' was released on 13 July 2012, which contained songs she performed on ''The Voice'', as well as newly recorded covers. The album debuted at number seven on the ARIA Albums Chart.
==Life and career== ===Early life=== De Bono grew up in the working-class suburb of Broadmeadows in Melbourne. She also worked as a singing teacher in a school in North Fawkner, Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarah De Bono: Bio|url=http://www.thevoice.com.au/profile/sarahdebono/8441585/sarah-de-bono-bio|work=The Voice (Australia)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630183207/http://www.thevoice.com.au/profile/sarahdebono/8441585/sarah-de-bono-bio|url-status=dead|archivedate=30 June 2012}}</ref> In 2007 she won the Brimbank Idol competition<ref>{{cite news|last=McDonald|first=Kristy|title=Young Idol contest|url=http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/star/stalbans-deer-park-caroline-springs/156/story/63159.html|accessdate=2 July 2012|work=Star News Group|date=26 August 2008|archive-date=30 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230190147/http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/star/stalbans-deer-park-caroline-springs/156/story/63159.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> after placing second in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=Newhouse|first=Michael|title=Music for every beat|url=http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/star/sunshne-ardeer-albion/67/story/30540.html|accessdate=2 July 2012|work=Star News Group|date=22 November 2006|archive-date=31 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231054416/http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/star/sunshne-ardeer-albion/67/story/30540.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===2012: ''The Voice Australia''=== {{Main|The Voice (Australia season 1)}} De Bono auditioned for the first season of ''The Voice'' (Australia) and finished in fourth place. After coming in fourth, De Bono received support from her coach Joel Madden and his wife Nicole Richie.<ref>{{cite web|last=Best|first=Ali|title=Sarah De Bono's fourth place shocks judges|url=http://www.news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/8485806/sarah-de-bonos-fourth-place-shocks-judges|work=Nine News|publisher=ninemsn|date=19 June 2012|accessdate=27 June 2012|archive-date=29 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929081359/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/8485806/sarah-de-bonos-fourth-place-shocks-judges|url-status=dead}}</ref> De Bono's placing received uproar from fans and viewers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stephenson|first=Alison|title=Karise Eden wins Channel Nine's The Voice over Sarah De Bono, Rachael Leahcar and Darren Percival|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/karise-eden-wins-channel-nines-the-voice-over-sarah-de-bono-rachael-leahcar-and-darren-percival/story-e6frfmyi-1226399178305|work=News.com.au|publisher=News Limited|date=19 June 2012|accessdate=27 June 2012}}</ref>
====Performances==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Performed ! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Original artist ! scope="col"| Result |- | Blind Audition | "Price Tag" | Jessie J | Joined Team Joel |- | Battle Rounds | "Heavy Cross" <small>(against Yianna Stavrous)</small> | Gossip | Winner |- | Live Show Final, Part 2 | "Listen" | Beyoncé | Public vote |- | rowspan="2"|Live Show Final, Part 4 | "How Will I Know" | Whitney Houston | rowspan="2"|Public vote |- |Dance Floor Anthem<br>(as part of Team Joel) |Good Charlotte |- | Live Show Final, Part 5 | "Here's Where I Stand" | Tiffany Taylor | Joel's choice |- | rowspan="2"|The Live Finale, Part 1 | "If I Didn't Love You" | Tina Arena | rowspan="4"|4th |- |"Beautiful"{{efn|name=A}} |Sarah De Bono |- |rowspan="2"|The Live Finale, Part 2 |"It Will Rain" <br>(with Joel Madden) | Bruno Mars |- |The Chain{{efn|name=B}} |Fleetwood Mac |}
{{notelist|notes= {{efn|name=A| De Bono performed "Beautiful" an original song written by herself during The Live Finale, Part 1.}} {{efn|name=B| De Bono performed "The Chain" with Karise Eden, Rachael Leahcar and Darren Percival, also backed up by Team Seal(hi), Team Delta, Team Keith and Team Joel during the results of the Finale.}} }} [[File:Sarah De Bono and Joel Madden, 2012.jpg|right|thumb|De Bono with her coach and mentor Joel Madden.]]
===2012–present: Record deal, ''No Shame'' and upcoming second studio album=== On 25 June 2012, De Bono's original song "Beautiful", which she debuted on ''The Voice'', charted at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for sales of 35,000 copies.<ref name="AUS"/><ref name="ariacert12"/> Two days later, it was revealed that De Bono had signed a record deal with Universal Music Australia.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fletcher|first=Jennifer|title='The Voice Australia' Finalists All Land Record Deals!|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/news/the-voice-australia-finalists-all-land-record-deals-bcc255db/|work=MTV Australia|publisher=Viacom|date=27 June 2012|accessdate=27 June 2012|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410150438/http://www.mtv.com.au/news/the-voice-australia-finalists-all-land-record-deals-bcc255db|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her debut single "No Shame", which would have been her winner's single, was released digitally on 29 June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/no-shame-single/539998312|title=iTunes – Music – No Shame – Single by Sarah De Bono|work=iTunes Store (Australia)|date=January 2012 |publisher=Apple|access-date=2 July 2012}}</ref> That same day, it was announced that De Bono will be a supporting act for Kelly Clarkson's Australian leg of her Stronger Tour in late September to early October 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Voice finalist to support Kelly Clarkson |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/voice-finalist-to-support-kelly-clarkson-20120628-21524.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=29 June 2012|accessdate=2 July 2012}}</ref> De Bono's debut album, also titled ''No Shame'', was released on 13 July 2012, which features studio versions of covers she performed on ''The Voice'', original songs, as well as newly recorded covers of Usher's "Burn" and Duffy's "Warwick Avenue".<ref name="noshamealbum">{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/the-voice-finalists-release-singles-announce-album-dates/story-e6frf7jx-1226412170468|title=The Voice finalists release singles, announce album dates|work=Herald Sun|publisher=The Herald and Weekly Times|date=29 June 2012|accessdate=2 July 2012}}</ref> The album debuted at number seven on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="AUS"/> On 14 August 2012, De Bono revealed to The Daily Telegraph that she was working on her second studio album and hopes to release as early next year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarah De Bono's career on write track|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/music/sarah-de-bonos-career-on-write-track/story-e6frexl9-1226448158170|accessdate=1 September 2012}}</ref> On the new album's direction she said; "I know what I want to write about, it’s just putting those ideas into melodies. It’s going to be fun and uplifting,".<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarah De Bono Spills On Her Second Album|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/news/sarah-de-bono-talks-second-album-b1d9e0b1/|accessdate=1 September 2012|archive-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309063149/http://www.mtv.com.au/news/sarah-de-bono-talks-second-album-b1d9e0b1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref name="AUS">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sarah+De+Bono|title=Discography Sarah De Bono|work=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=27 June 2012}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"|''No Shame'' | *Released: 13 July 2012<ref name="noshamealbum"/> *Formats: CD, digital download *Label: Universal Music Australia | 7 |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref name="AUS"/> |- ! scope="row" | "No Shame" | 2012 | 50 | ''No Shame'' |- ! scope="row" | "Oasis"<ref name="digital">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/oasis-single/1444889134|title=iTunes – Music – Oasis – Single by Sarah De Bono|work=iTunes Store (Australia)|date=January 2013 |publisher=Apple|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> | 2013 | |TBA |}
===Promotional singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref name="AUS"/> |- ! scope="row"| "Listen" | rowspan="5"|2012 | 13 | |rowspan="5"|''No Shame'' |- ! scope="row"| "How Will I Know" | 24 | |- ! scope="row"| "Here's Where I Stand" | 30 | |- ! scope="row"| "If I Didn't Love You" | 50 | |- ! scope="row"| "Beautiful" | 4 | *ARIA: Gold<ref name="ariacert12">{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesSINGLEaccreds2012.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|accessdate=6 December 2012}}</ref> |- |}
== Tours == '''Supporting act''' *2012: '''Stronger Tour''' (Kelly Clarkson)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Sarah De Bono}} *{{Twitter}} *{{Facebook|sarahdebonomusic}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:De Bono, Sarah}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Australian people of Maltese descent Bono, Sarah De Category:Australian women singer-songwriters Category:Musicians from Melbourne Category:People from Broadmeadows Category:The Voice (Australian TV series) contestants Category:Universal Music Group artists Category:21st-century Australian singer-songwriters Category:21st-century Australian women singers