PUB CHOIR® IN THE MEDIA

Australian Story

October 1 2025

America’s Got Talent

June 2025

Channel 9

March 2025

KTLA
September 2023

The Guardian

July 2022

The Project
July 2022

Australian Story
March 2020

BBC News
March 2020

The Today Show
March 2020

BBC World - International News Feature
August 3, 2018

The Project - National News Feature
November 7, 2018

ABC 7:30 report
April 29, 2018

SBS Viceland - The Feed
April 28, 2018

Live on ABC News
February 25, 2018

The Canberra Times
September 30, 2025

She has a ‘hatred of sounds’. It’s also the secret superpower behind Pub Choir.
Amy Martin

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ABC News
September 29, 2025

How Astrid Jorgensen turned a suburban pub choir into a worldwide musical phenomenon.
Leisa Scott and Erin Semmler

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ABC Listen
September 29, 2025

How ‘Pub Choir’ became as international phenomenon
Kimberley Price and Luke Radford

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The New Zealand Herald
September 27, 2025

Astrid Jorgensen talks memoir, Pub Choir NZ tour and life after America’s Got Talent
Kim Knight

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Variety Australia
September 24, 2025

Finding Her Voice: Astrid Jorgensen’s Pub Choir Journey to Spotlight on ABC’s Australian Story
Lauren McNamara

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The Guardian
July 5, 2025

Pure Joy: the Australian pub choirmaster who flipped the script on America’s Got Talent.
Joe Hinchliffe

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The Australian
July 4, 2025

Pub Choir founder’s ‘people power’ wows US audiences

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Laughing Squid
May 7, 2025

102,974 Singers From All Over the World Preform ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Phrase by Phrase
Lori Dorn

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Proctor
December 23, 2024

Choir raises voices and money

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The Sydney Morning Herald
December 18, 2024

Singin’ in the rain: Pub Choir draws 7000 songbirds to Riverstage
Catherine Strohfeldt

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Canberra Times
July 15, 2020

Pub Choir’s Couch Choir gives heartfelt rendition of ‘The Killers’ All These Things That I’ve Done
Jess Wallace

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The Music
July 14, 2020

Listen to a choir of 1,500 people sing The Killers

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BBC Future
May 19, 2020

Why Singing Can Make You Feel Better In Lockdown
Sarah Keating

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Vogue Australia
May 14, 2020

This Brisbane-based virtual choir is bringing the joy of music to thousands of people in lockdown
Astrid Jorgensen

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ABC Radio National, Breakfast with Hamish McDonald
May 8, 2020

Couch Choir bringing choralists together in lockdown ~ Produced by Jess Hill

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University of Queensland
May 2020

We can be heroes, just from the couch
~Greta Usasz

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Gulf Today (United Arab Emirates)
April 1, 2020

1,000 singers from 18 nations under lockdown sing ‘Close To You’ together

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ABC Radio Brisbane
March 23, 2020

Pub Choir’s evolution to Couch Choir brings light during coronavirus with Close To You
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Jessica Hinchcliffe

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ABC News Online
March 17, 2020

Coronavirus self-isolation prompts Pub Choir to opt for couch singing instead 
Written by Mark Zita

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The Music
March 2, 2020

Even KISS Love Brisbane’s Pub Choir After This Excellent “I Was Made For Loving You” Cover
Written by Jessica Dale

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Canberra Times
April 26, 2019

Pub Choir brings singing to the masses
Kyle Mackey-Laws

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IN Daily (Adelaide)
June 17, 2019

Pub Choir: Singing is fun, but is for everyone?
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Angela Skujins

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Scenster
April 8, 2019

Pub Choir is for everyone, no matter how bad your singing is
~
Gabrielle Zgrajewski

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The Age, online and print feature
January 31, 2019

"Let that inhibition go": Vocal support drives Pub Choir 's success ~ Article by Carolyn Webb. 

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ABC Radio National, Breakfast with Fran Kelly
March 26, 2018

"Pub Choir": A singing community ~ Produced by Annie Guest. 

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The Australian, national print review
March 24, 2018

And the microphone smells like a beer ~ Article by Andrew McMillen

Read page 3 here
Read the full review page 1 here, page 2 here

Triple J, Hack
March 23, 2018

Pub Choir ~ Produced by Stephen Stockwell, presented by Tom Tilley

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