The Collective in October 2012. From left to right: Trent Bell, Jayden Sierra, Will Singe, Julian De Vizio and Zach Russell.
The Collective (band)
Background information
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Pop
The Collective were an Australian boy band consisting of members Trent Bell, Julian De Vizio, Zach Russell, Jayden Sierra and Will Singe. They were formed during the fourth season of The X Factor Australia in 2012 and finished in third place. The Collective subsequently signed with Sony Music Australia and released their debut single “Surrender”, which debuted at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart. The group’s self-titled album, The Collective, was released in December 2012 and debuted at number 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The Collective disbanded in 2015 to pursue solo careers.
2012, Trent Bell, Julian De Vizio, Zach Russell, Jayden Sierra and Will Singe successfully auditioned as soloists for the fourth season of The X Factor and progressed to the super bootcamp stage. After failing to make it into the top six of the Under-25 Boys category during super bootcamp, the judges Ronan Keating, Guy Sebastian, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Mel B decided to put them together to form a boy band for the home visits stage, thus qualifying for the Groups category. During home visits, they travelled to London, England and sang Rihanna’s “We Found Love”, their first song as a group, in front of their mentor Keating and guest mentors One Direction. Keating later selected them, along with Fourtunate and What About Tonight, for the live finals—a series of ten weekly live shows in which contestants are progressively eliminated by public vote. During the official launch for The X Factor at the Museum for Contemporary Art in Sydney on 13 September 2012, Keating announced that the group would be called The Collective. He stated, “We put it up on the web and had a lot of different names and the fans themselves picked it.”
On 22 November 2012, two days after The X Factor ended, The Collective signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. Their song “Surrender” was released digitally the following day as their debut single. It debuted at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales of 35,000 copies. The group’s self-titled mini album, The Collective, was released on 14 December 2012; it features their debut single, studio recordings of six songs they performed on The X Factor, and a cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas”. The album debuted at number 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold. “Last Christmas” was released as the group’s second single that same day, but failed to impact the charts. At the 2012 Poprepublic.tv IT List Awards, The Collective won the ‘Favourite Australian Group’ award and were nominated for ‘Breakthrough Artist of 2012’.
In January 2013, The Collective and other contestants from the fourth season of The X Factor embarked on The X Factor Live Tour across Australia. Their third single “Another Life” was released on 28 June 2013, and debuted at number 47 on the ARIA Singles Chart. On 24 August 2013, The Collective performed in Indonesia for RCTI’s 24th anniversary television special, X Factor Around the World, along with Samantha Jade, Melanie Amaro, Novita Dewi, Jahméne Douglas and Fatin Shidqia. They performed “Surrender” and then “Payphone” as a duet with Shidqia. The Collective was the supporting act for Jessica Mauboy’s To the End of the Earth Tour in Melbourne on 9 November 2013. On 26 January 2014, band member Zach Russell announced on Twitter that he had left the group. The remaining members of The Collective served as the supporting act for Reece Mastin’s Restless Tour in Canberra on 7 February 2014. The group’s fourth single “Burn the Bright Lights” was released on 30 May 2014, and debuted at number 34 on the ARIA Singles Chart. On 4 July 2014, The Collective released acoustic covers of Ne-Yo’s “Lazy Love” and Ariana Grande’s “Problem” as their fifth and sixth singles, but both failed to impact the charts. “The Good Life” was released as The Collective’s seventh single on 19 September 2014, and debuted at number 74 on the ARIA Singles Chart. On 18 February 2015, band member Will Singe announced on Facebook that he had left the group to pursue his solo career. The remaining members of The Collective disbanded that same month to also pursue solo careers.
Members
Trent Bell, born 16 May 1990 is from Townsville, Queensland
Jayden Sierra, born 3 October 1994 is from Camden, New South Wales.
William Singe, born 2 July 1992 is from Forestville, New South Wales
Zachariah Russell, born 21 December 1989 is from Rockhampton, Queensland
Discography
Albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
The Collective
Released: 14 December 2012
Label: Sony Music Australia
Format: CD, digital download
ARIA: Gold
Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
“Surrender” 2012 6 97
ARIA: Gold
The Collective
“Last Christmas” — —
“Another Life” 2013 47 — N/A
“Burn the Bright Lights” 2014 34 —
“Lazy Love” — —
“Problem” — —
“The Good Life” 74 —
“—” denotes items which failed to chart in that country.
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