Pop star Benson Boone has opened up about being an ‘overnight success’ while teasing the “inspiration” and “connection” that awaits fans ahead on his imminent Australian tour.

Boone, whose smash hit single Beautiful Things skyrocketed him to fame in 2024, is bringing his Wanted Man Tour Down Under with a string of stadium shows slated for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne throughout November.

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Securing such massive venues all across the country is undoubtedly the reward for Boone’s years of hustling in the music industry, but Beautiful Things’ rapid success might’ve given the impression that Boone’s career simply materialised overnight.

Now, in an interview with news.com.au ahead of his Australian tour, Boone has revealed the unseen dedication that goes into securing a breakout moment like Beautiful Things, and the role it has played in his artistry ever since.

“With Beautiful Things specifically, I’ve been told a lot, ‘Oh you’re so lucky your song took off. How did you get it to do that?’ And what a lot of people don’t actually know is I posted so many videos. I literally posted 90 videos before it ever took off,” Boone recalled.

Indeed, Boone is familiar with putting in the groundwork that allows for an overnight success story. The singer had been grinding in the industry for several years before Beautiful Things topped the charts, including the release of multiple singles and a successful stint on American Idol – with Beautiful Things simply being the moment that the rest of the world caught up.

While Boone’s hard work has evidently paid off in the years since – securing a Grammy nomination, an acclaimed second album American Heart, and a co-sign from Taylor Swift – he still admits that, like any success story, there’s an element of luck always at play.

“It does take, for any song, it takes a lot of pushing or a lot of luck for a song to do well,” Boone told news.com.au. “I guess in my case it was a little bit of luck and a lot of work and shoving it in people’s faces.”

Being at the centre of a pop culture flashpoint like Beautiful Things is bound to bring a level of pressure or expectation afterwards, but Boone said he has resisted the understandable urge to prove he’s not a one-hit wonder in the knowledge that such moments can’t be manufactured.

“It definitely puts a lot more pressure, I feel subconsciously, after a song like that. Of course I want songs to perform well, but I don’t think you could ever replicate anything, especially in the music industry,” Boone said.

“Everything that happens on a large scale – it’s so hard to get there and there are so many different components that tie in to getting it there, that trying to look for the same thing repetitively is just very unlikely,” he added.

Boone clarified that his outlook – of constantly sketching new contours of his artistry rather than drawing from the same playbook – does not mean he’s avoiding success, but rather that he wants to find new ways to get there.

“That’s not to say that I’m not chasing success or that I don’t want any songs to do well, but I don’t want it to look the exact same as it already has,” Boone said.

The same passion Boone has for his career, he shares with his fans. Thousands are expected to turn out for his Australian Wanted Man Tour, and while his goal is to always put on a good show, Boone said he hopes the concert experience feels deeper.

“A lot of people love music so much because they want to feel understood and seen. I know that sounds cliche, but to some people that are coming to these shows, it means a lot to them to feel a connection. That’s a space I really like to fill for people,” Boone said.

“Of course I want people to leave my shows feeling good, but if I can strike a cord and someone feels a very deep feeling, and they leave that concert feeling inspired, or just any form of deep emotion, that’s what I would prefer to go for.”

“I want to make people feel like I am just performing to them, which is why I really value my connection to the crowd. I’m not there to perform to a camera, I’m not there to perform to the internet, I’m there to perform to them, and that’s always how I’ve been,” he added.

Boone’s Australian Wanted Man Tour begins with a three-night run at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre from November 6 to November 8, and is followed by back-to-back shows at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on November 12, November 13 and November 14.

The tour wraps up in Sydney with a three night run at Afterpay Arena from November 17.

Tickets are on sale now.