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Andrew de Silva<\/span> <\/a>has won Australia’s Got Talent for 2012!!!<\/strong> \u00a0The child of a Sri Lankan couple, he was born in Melbourne in 1974<\/strong>.Melbourne singer songwriter Andrew de Silva has overcome massive personal hurdles and stolen a second chance at stardom after taking out the Australia’s Got Talent title.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The former member of ’90s boy band CDB said winning the contest was “a dream come true”.<\/p>\n

An emotional de Silva said he would be happy to put singing at weddings behind him to focus on recording and touring.<\/p>\n

“It’s all about the music and now I’m just going to start living my dream,” de Silva said.<\/p>\n

The father of Yazmin, 10, and Jada, 4, said the experience was “life-changing” and the $250,000 prize would help his family become debt free.<\/p>\n

He overcame cancer and a serious stutter and shared his touching stories with the nation.<\/p>\n

“Those experiences are a part of my history and made me who I am,” he said.<\/p>\n

His partner of 12 years, Elle, said their daughters were so proud of their dad.<\/p>\n

“It’s been such a journey and it has changed him,” she said.<\/p>\n

“He’s doing so many things now that he wouldn’t have otherwise done.”<\/p>\n

De Silva said he performed original song\u00a0Now That I Believe<\/em>\u00a0because it was all about keeping faith.<\/p>\n

Judge Dannii Minogue said de Silva deserved to have a successful career in the music industry.<\/p>\n

“It takes lots of guts to come back to the industry when you’ve already been part of it,” Minogue said.<\/p>\n

Runners-up The Wolfe Brothers said de Silva was “the nicest guy we met in the whole competition”.<\/p>\n

Andrew De Silva – Grand Final – Australia’s Got Talent 2012 [FULL]<\/p>\n

httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2KdrnIFZGrM<\/p>\n

Andrew De Silva – Grand Final – Australia’s Got Talent 2012 [FULL]<\/h1>\n

httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=reL1eRR8wo8&feature=related<\/p>\n

Andrew De Silva – Australia’s Got Talent 2012 Audition! –<\/h1>\n

httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iUIYNH_D8d0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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