About
Tim McCallum
After 30 years of diverse performance experience, Timothy McCallum is one of Australia’s most exciting and loved local performers and is fast becoming an international phenomenon. But it almost wasn’t to be.
At the age of 18, he was well on his way to commencing a successful career in the music & theatre industry when a diving accident changed his life forever and potentially shattering his dreams of treading the boards ever again. After breaking his neck, leaving him a quadriplegic, doctors and specialists told him that he would never sing again the way he used to. But his resilient character and extraordinary spirit have touched the hearts of the arts community, as they have watched him defy the odds, rehabilitate and return to the stage to continue his performing career. Altering his singing technique to compensate for the physical challenges he faces because of his disability, he now sings better than ever, and with the voice of an angel he is able to soar to the heights of some of the great tenor arias written.
- Tim has recently graced the Queensland Performing at Centre Concert Hall stage to rave reviews playing the roles of Uncle Henry & Oz Guard in Prospero Arts production of The Wizard of Oz.
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He also performed the Australian National Anthem at the 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final in Brisbane at the Gabba, the first time this amazing sporting event has been played at night & outside of Victoria, and his rousing rendition garnered acclaim from the 30,000 game attendees and over 3.5 million television viewers.
After his nation stopping performance on The Voice on Channel 9 in 2015, Tim has been touring much of Australia performing and speaking about his incredible journey, the barriers and challenges he has had to face and overcome to now be one of Australia’s most sought after entertainers.
Recently Tim has appeared at the Sydney Opera House, Crown Palladium, The Queensland’s Children’s Telethon, and at the Nations Capitol, Parliament House, for esteemed events and functions. But more importantly, these have been opportunities for Tim to represent the disability community and showcase the talents of those who strive through adversity. His advocacy work is his equal passion to performing, and it’s his attitude to spread a positive message about disability that have recently earned the following honors and performances:
- National Ambassador of Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week
- National Disability Awards Guest Artist
- International Day for People With A Disability Ambassador
Special Achievements/Awards
Tim has truly become the voice of Australian’s living with a disability and his music touches the souls of all those he performs to.
His achievements and experiences (below) speak for themselves, but it’s his voice that tells his story the best. Don’t miss the
opportunity to hear one man’s quest to share his love for music to a universal audience!
Australian Humanitarian Award
International Rotary Paul Harris Fellow Recipient
Tattersall’s Award for Enterprise and Achievement
Two time Victorian Musical Theatre Guild Performer Award Winner
Centenary Medal Recipient awarded by the Governor General for his outstanding service to the Arts
Rotary Shine On Award Winner
Young Australian of the Year Award finalist for Arts Category
International Day for People With A Disability Ambassador
Sharon Vigmond Leadership Award – CPA Toronto, Canada
Recent Experience
- Character and ensemble performer in The Wizard of Oz for Prospero Arts at QPAC (Uncle Henry/Oz Guard)
- Performer (Producer/Writer/Director) The Crooners – Swinging & Spinning. Undercover Artist Festival
- Australian National Anthem singer at the 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final in Brisbane at the Gabba
- Live Large Festival MC & guest artist – Brisbane Cultural Forecourt
- Everybody Loves Broadway Concert Guest Artist, QPAC
- Artist/Competitor on The Voice Australia, Channel 9. (Top 32).
- Featured artist at the New Zealand Attitude Awards Ceremony, Auckland.
- Guest artist and tenor soloist at the Festival Internazionale della Abilita Differenti – Italy
- Soloist & quartet member with the Pavarotti Foundation Singers – Enzo Ferrari Museum Italy
- National Anthem and guest artist performance at the Sydney NDIS Rally – By request of the Australian Prime Minister
- Guest artist performance at the NO LIMITS evening for CPA Ontario
- Guest artist performance at the Canada Awards for Excellence, Sheraton Hotel, Toronto
- Australian National Anthem singer for the final of the One-Day Cricket Series at the MCG
- Guest artist performance with CHOIR OF HARD KNOCKS at the Sydney Opera House
- Prime Minister’s Celebration of Federation Dinner – By request of the Australian Prime Minister