{"id":2047680,"date":"2026-07-17T07:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047680"},"modified":"2026-07-17T07:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:03:02","slug":"from-cricket-to-the-catwalk-australian-pop-newcomer-oliver-cronin-has-created-his-own-piece-of-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047680","title":{"rendered":"From Cricket to the Catwalk: Australian Pop Newcomer Oliver Cronin Has Created His Own Piece of \u2018Paradise\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tIn a sliding doors moment, Oliver Cronin might be jostling for a place in Australia\u2019s national cricket team instead of releasing his own creations through Warner Music.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe breakout Australian artist was born and raised in Mullumbimby, a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, not far from Byron Bay. That dot on the map has produced Amy Taylor, the iconic singer with Amyl And The Sniffers, and Amethyst Kelly, better known by her former rap name Iggy Azalea. Add Cronin\u2019s name to that list of Mullum\u2019s music luminaries.<\/p>\n

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\n\tIt might\u2019ve been an entirely different journey. As a young teen, it was cricket, not music or even surfing, that dominated Cronin\u2019s dreams. A talented bowler of the ball, throwing it down with pace, Cronin was selected for state teams. Before he would get the call from national team selectors, Cronin fell hard for music. \u201cI had to choose between music and cricket because I understood what it took to be elite at something. And it takes a lot,\u201d he tells Billboard<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tHe went all-in with music, and never looked back. <\/p>\n

\n\tCronin was a bright student, and a career in engineering awaited. He followed his music dreams, with the support of his mom, who studied and taught music, played in bands, and introduced the youngster to rhythm and melody before he could walk; and his father, a former professional photographer, now author.<\/p>\n

\n\tIf he was to tread that tricky path, he would need to study at a school of rock. Cronin, with his parents\u2019 assistance, pursued a daily \u201cregime\u201d where, for the first three hours of the day, he\u2019d study the music business, then write songs for several hours, and finish up with music videos and tutorials of artistry and the business behind it.<\/p>\n

\n\tNow aged 24, Oliver has a record deal with Warner Music Australia, and the new EP Lost On The Way To Paradise, <\/strong><\/em>out today, July 17. Playing in the space between pop and R&B, the seven-song collection gathers the previously released cuts \u201cClosure,\u201d \u201c7500 Miles,\u201d and \u201cEyes Wide Shut.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tIt\u2019s the followup to 2024\u2019s Halfway To Paradise, <\/em>released in a year when he performed showcases and promo tours in North America, Canada, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, and caught the attention of WMG executives around the globe, culminating in a global partnership with Warner Records.<\/p>\n

Halfway To Paradise<\/em> expanded at the start of 2025 with Edge Of Paradise<\/em>, a deluxe edition including the track \u201cMaria,\u201d a collaboration with Filipino band Lola Amour.<\/p>\n

\n\tCronin first signed with Warner Music in 2019, and released his debut Beautiful Nightmare<\/em> in 2022, an EP that featured \u201cBoys Don\u2019t Cry,\u201d a cut that caught fire on TikTok, a platform on which he boasts 1.1 million followers. Several releases have gone viral in India, the Philippines, and Germany.<\/p>\n

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\n\tEarlier this year,\u00a0Cronin stepped out of his comfort zone and onto the catwalk. He debuted his 6\u20194\u201d frame at Australian Fashion Week\u00a02026 where he walked in\u00a0Christian Kimber\u2019s\u00a0show \u2014 a moment he describes as \u201cvery scary\u201d and \u201ca bit of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWith the release today of another slice of Paradise<\/em>, Cronin has similar feelings.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s always weird when I\u2019m about to release music,\u201d he told Billboard<\/em> earlier this week. \u201cEspecially because this body of work is so personal to me and so, like, vulnerable and I sometimes have trouble letting go of these songs. I think once they\u2019re out into the world, it\u2019s no longer really mine. It\u2019s kind of up,\u201d he continues. \u201cIt\u2019s for people to interpret and to listen to and to make their memories from my songs. So right now I\u2019m holding on to the last little bit I have of these songs to be mine until they\u2019re all out into the world. I\u2019m excited because it\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve dropped a project.\u201d<\/p>\n

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