Guy Sebastian - Early Life

Early Life

Guy Sebastian was born in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia on 26 October 1981. His father Ivan was also born in Malaysia and is of Sri Lankan and Portuguese descent, while his mother Nellie is of English and Portuguese descent and was raised in India. They met while Ivan was studying geology in India and they married a year later. Sebastian is the second of four sons. His older brother Ollie was born in India, and his younger brothers Chris and Jeremy were born in Australia after the family migrated there in 1988. They lived in Melbourne for several years before eventually moving to Adelaide due to Ivan's work as a geologist. As a child Sebastian took violin lessons, and although he had no formal training in other musical instruments also plays guitar, drums and piano. Sebastian attended Paradise Community Church, which is a Pentecostal Assemblies of God church and one of the largest churches in Australia, and he became one of their main worship singers. He also sang with the then Paradise Community Church Youth Conference Planetshakers, performing both lead and backup vocals for their 2002 and 2003 conferences and albums. After winning Australian Idol he recording on two of their albums, Adore in 2004 and Set Me Free in 2005. Sebastian began studies in Medical Radiation after graduating from high school, but left to pursue a career in music. He taught vocals at Temple Christian College and other high schools while also working as a recording engineer and studying Music Technology at the Elder School Of Music.