Released in 2005, his self-titled first album also debuted at number one, remaining at the top of the national charts for weeks and eventually going platinum; heavily influenced by David Foster, it was packed full of lush ballads. Callea's more rock-influenced follow-up release, A New Chapter, primarily featured songs of his own composition, and though it debuted at number nine upon its November 2006 release, fell short of sales expectations. Callea would not record another album for seven years, instead focusing on musical theater, appearing on-stage in Dead Man Walking, Rent, Wicked, and Grease. He returned to recording in 2012 with the independently released EP Last to Go, which had more of a dance-pop sound. His third album, Thirty, which paid tribute to his influences, came out in 2013 through ABC Music, and was swiftly followed up by a holiday album, This Is Christmas. In 2014, he released Ladies Gentlemen, a live tribute album to George Michael, and in 2016 returned to Sony for his fifth album, Backbone.
In 2007, after being "outed" by an Australian radio reporter on a morning talk show, Callea came out as gay, marrying his long-term partner, actor/singer Tim Campbell, in 2014. In addition to his work as a singer, he made several appearances on Australian reality TV shows, including It Takes Two, Ultimate School Musical: Fame, and I'm a Celebrity. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez & John D. Buchanan, Rovi
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