[2] He moved to the Gold Coast[3] at a young age where he grew up and attended Palm Beach Currumbin State High School throughout his upbringing.

[5] He originally participated in the 14–21s category, which was mentored by Adam Lambert, and was eliminated as a solo artist at the bootcamp stage of the competition.

Riley returned to The X Factor after the mentor of the groups category, Iggy Azalea, selected him to be a part of a new boy band of eliminated solo artists.

[3] The band was called "Time and Place" and its members, in addition to Sheldon, included Sami Afuni, Matthew McNaught, and Leon Kroeber.

The group was selected as one of Iggy Azalea's three acts, moving on to the live shows following the three-chair challenge.

[citation needed] Immediately following the final, Sheldon released "Fire" via Universal Music Australia.

He won the show with 100 points and therefore had the chance to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin.