15 year old Taiyo Marchand lighting up Australian Idol

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Taiyo came into the SBS Studio for an interview Credit: Yumi Oba

Currently appearing on Channel Seven’s Australian Idol, 15-year-old Taiyo Martian may be among the youngest contestants, but his musical journey began early. He started busking at six, released a self-written and self-composed album at 11, and later appeared on The Voice Kids in France, his father’s home country. Revisit our 2023 bilingual interview with Taiyo and his parents on the SBS Japanese podcast series Bilingual ChitChat.

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Published 15 February 2026 7:00pm

By Yumi Oba

Source: SBS

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Currently appearing on Channel Seven’s Australian Idol, 15-year-old Taiyo Martian may be among the youngest contestants, but his musical journey began early. He started busking at six, released a self-written and self-composed album at 11, and later appeared on The Voice Kids in France, his father’s home country. Revisit our 2023 bilingual interview with Taiyo and his parents on the SBS Japanese podcast series Bilingual ChitChat.

Taiyo Marchand.png — Credit: Sachiko Marchand （left) @bureau233 / @PhilippeLeroux (right)

Untitled design (1).png — From left, Sachiko, Taiyo, Julien at SBS studio. Credit: Yumi Oba

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