Australian Idol’s Joel Turner returns to the spotlight
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All grown up! Australian Idol star Joel Turner returns to the spotlight almost two decades after topping the charts with ‘These Kids’ – and you won’t believe what he looks like now!
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Australian Idol sensation Joel Turner is all grown up and making a surprise comeback after over a decade off the radar.
The 35-year-old beatboxer appeared on Channel Seven’s The Morning Show on Friday alongside Australian Idol judge Mark Holden to promote their appearance at Dubbo’s Mulletfest on Saturday.
The tongue-in-cheek festival is held to pay tribute to the best mullet hairstyles across a range of different categories.
Australian Idol rapper Joel Turner (right) appeared on The Morning Show on Friday alongside series judge Mark Holden (left) to promote their appearance at Dubbo’s Mulletfest on Saturday
His buff body, five o’clock shadow and gravelly voice was worlds away from the baby faced sensation that took Australia by storm in 2003.
Joel, however, sported similar streetwear to what he wore in 2003, including a black cap and navy jacket, proving that some things never change.
The These Kids hitmaker said Mulletfest was an important occasion because it aimed to bring respect to a much maligned hairdo.
A baby-faced Joel is pictured shortly after appearing on the first season of Australian Idol in 2003
‘No haircut has copped more crap over the years than the mullet, so we thought they need a bit of representation,’ he said.
Joel was the teen sensation who showed off his exceptional rapping and beatboxing skills on Australian Idol ‘s first season in 2003.
He went on to release the smash hit These Kids, which reached the top spot on the ARIA charts that year, but it didn’t take long for Joel to drop off the radar.
Joel, now 35, is pictured during a recent beatboxing performance on Instagram
The Sydney-based rapper most recently released music in April 2020 on YouTube and recently emerged on Facebook looking all grown up.
He has also devoted his time to improving his health, sharing incredible weight loss transformation pictures in March last year.
‘Last year in June/July I was over 120kg. I took the 2nd photos at 102kg and I’m currently down to 98kg and still dropping,’ he wrote.
Remember this? Following his stint on the Channel 10 show, Joel went on to release the smash hit These Kids, which reached the top spot on the ARIA charts that year