denotes a performance that entered the ARIA Singles denotes winner After winning the competition Villanueva received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia and released his debut single "Stone" co-produced by TMS and Bobby Andonov and co-written by TMS, Bobby Andonov and Sean Douglas.
[2] Villanueva's self-titled debut album Cyrus was released on 9 December 2015, and features studio recordings of selected songs he performed on The X Factor.
I'm just so much more self-aware now both personally and creatively — [Previously], I was thrown into the deep end and a lot happened quicker than I realised.
[4] Villanueva is of paternal Filipino and maternal Australian descent and comes from a musical family; his father is a retired professional entertainer.
Prior to entering The X Factor, Villanueva was studying graphic design at the University of Wollongong and performing gigs in bars, cafés and at weddings during his spare time.