Daniel O'Connor (born October 23, 1978) is an Australian television actor and singer. He was one of the top 12 finalists in the 2004 series of Australian Idol, aired on Network Ten nationwide in Australia. He was eliminated from the show on 13 September 2004 - finishing eleventh. O'Connor has appeared in the mobile soap opera, Random Place where he played the character of Bo Edwards. The series was viewed via mobile phones and provided a fly-on-the-wall view of the lives of five twenty-somethings sharing a house near Bondi Beach. The mobile soap opera format was pioneered in Holland and this was the first series to be released into Australia. O'Connor now appears on the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours. He has also appeared on Ready Steady Cook, Thank God You're Here and Australia's Brainiest quiz show among other things. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Ned Parker is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Daniel OConnor. ... This article is about the Australian soap opera. ... is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A negative number is a number that is less than zero, such as −3. ... is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Australian Idol is the Logie Award winning Australian version of the hit British TV show Pop Idol. ... Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australias three major commercial television networks. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mobile soap opera is a soap opera developed for the mobile phone platform. ... Bondi Beach Bondi Beach (with a long i) is a hugely popular beach and suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australias three major commercial television networks. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... This article is about the Australian soap opera. ... This article is about the original Australian version. ... // Australias Brainiest is a television game show series produced in Australia by Crackerjack Productions, a FremantleMedia company; and currently airing on Network Ten. ...

Biography

O'Connor is from Mount Annan, New South Wales. He attended Hurlstone Agricultural High School. Before Australian Idol, he was a Graphic designer and a youth worker at Mount Annan Church. During Mount Annan Church he honed his musical skills by singing in the worship team and was a featured vocalist in a number of live worship recordings. Mount Annan is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... Hurlstone Agricultural High School (abbreviated HAHS) is a selective agricultural secondary school for students from Years 7 to 12 in Glenfield, the oldest of its type in New South Wales, Australia. ... Graphics are often utilitarian and anonymous,[1] as these pictographs from the US National Park Service illustrate. ...

Personal Life

Dan is a committed christian and attended the same church congregation as Guy Sebastian, Dan has also vowed to remain a virgin until he is married. Guy Theodore Sebastian (born October 26, 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter and winner of the first Australian Idol TV talent competition quest in 2003. ...

Australian Idol

O'Connor auditioned for Australian Idol in Sydney. He auditioned with the church classic, "I Surrender All" written by Jud­son W. Van De­Vent­er. All 3 judges were thrilled by an impressive performance. Despite Dicko's dislike of religious songs, he gave O'Connor a 'yes' along with Mark and Marcia sending him into the top 100. Later, Dicko advised O'Connor to change to songs that would influence the "world" to vote for him. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

During O'Connor's Top 30 performance, he performed "Amazing" by Josh Kelley. The judges were impressed by a fine performance and so were the voting public as he was voted into the Final 12. Also put through to the Final 12 from his group of ten, were Casey Donovan and Ricki-Lee Coulter. Joshua Josh Bishop Kelley (born January 30, 1980 in Augusta, Georgia) is a singer-songwriter. ... Casey Donovan (born May 13, 1988) is an Australian singer and the youngest winner of the idol competition anywhere in the world, winning the second season of Australian Idol at the mere age of 16. ... Ricki-Lee Coulter (born November 10, 1985) is a New Zealand-born Australian pop singer. ...

During his Australian Idol journey, O'Connor showed an ability to work the crowd and to dress for the occasion. However, he was told on numerous occasions by Dicko that he didn't have a superstar voice. O'Connor was eliminated from Australian Idol on September 13, 2004, placing him in 11th position. is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Neighbours

Since Australian Idol, O'Connor has made his acting debut in the Australian television soap opera, Neighbours. He plays the role of Ned Parker. In one particular scene, he was pictured half-naked with a towel around his waist. "I actually thought I had to be completely naked," he explained when he was told he had to drop the towel. "Ever since that scene, I've had a lot of people who want me to take my shirt off!"'. He stands at 6 ft 3 inches. He did a cameo in Ricki-Lee Coulter's Can't Touch It music video in 2007. He was a bartender and her love interest. Ned Parker is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Daniel OConnor. ... Ricki-Lee Coulter (born November 10, 1985) is a New Zealand-born Australian pop singer. ... Cant Touch It is a pop-R&B song by Australian singer Ricki-Lee Coulter and the first single from her second album Brand New Day (2007). ...

External links

• Daniel O'Connor at the Internet Movie Database