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Camera IconAustralian Idol at Forrest Place. Finalist Shannon Noll sings ” What About Me?”. Credit: Sharon Smith\/WA News<\/p>\nAussie icon Shannon Noll\u2019s savvy property moves have been revealed years after the singer found himself in financial hardship following his success on a hit TV show.<\/p>\n
Before becoming a platinum artists with his song What About Me in the early 2000s, the New South Wales local battled it out on Australian Idol to win the hearts of thousands around the country.<\/p>\n
Performing on the show as a 27-year-old, Noll made headlines for his heartwarming story about how he was fighting for his family.<\/p>\n
But years after his appearance, the singer revealed the sad fallout from his time on the show.<\/p>\n
During his time on I\u2019m a Celebrity … Get Me Out Here, Noll opened up about the difficult time he faced following the death of his dad.<\/p>\n
Speaking privately with camp mate Fiona O\u2019Loughlin, he revealed how the passing of his dad, who died of a traumatic brain injury in a farming accident, affected the family as they fought to keep the family farm ticking.<\/p>\n
Camera IconAustralian Idol at Forrest Place. Finalist Shannon Noll sings ” What About Me?”. Credit: Sharon Smith\/WA News<\/p>\n
\u201cWe tried to farm our way out of it in the next two years. We failed because of the drought so we got enough rain to put the crop in and then it didn\u2019t rain at all after that,\u201d Noll said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat cost $40,000 or $50,000 at a time for fuel, seed, spray. So we went further into debt.\u201d<\/p>\n
As they struggled to keep up in their father\u2019s absence, the Nolls made the tough decision to sell the farm, but the buck didn\u2019t stop there for the tattered family.<\/p>\n
\u201cBig business, though, they don\u2019t mind jumping on an opportunity I suppose,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just had enough to buy mum\u2019s house. I went on Idol. A few of the creditors were left over, they chased mum really hard for the shortfall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Noll took a big risk and by this time he had debuted on the first season of Australian Idol in 2003, and turned the show success into full blown career, with his first two albums accumulating eight platinum.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wrote a cash cheque out for $209,000 for a tractor company. I thought I was doing the right thing, I\u2019d never run a business before. So I paid a lot of these debts out. Consequently all the big money I made after the show, I paid bills with it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t blow it on yachts and all that sort of stuff. Just paid (bills).\u201d<\/p>\n
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Camera IconAustralian Idol on tour in Perth – Forrest Chase. Australian Idol finalists Guy Sebastian (r) & Shannon Noll ham it up in front of a huge crowd. Credit: Sharon Smith\/WA News<\/p>\n
Once his music career took off, Noll became a household name around Australia and subsequently his finances began looking healthier.<\/p>\n