Liam Maihi

Liam Maihi Bio (761 Words)


After raising three kids and walking away from national TV fame, Liam Maihi is stepping back into the spotlight with a voice honed by life, love and small-town grit.


Raised in the cosy coastal town of Sussex Inlet by a single mum, Liam learned the meaning of community. The kind of place where everyone knows your name, where neighbours are family, and where you don’t need much more than a fishing rod and good mates to feel rich.


Music was woven into the fabric of his early years. His earliest gigs were impromptu performances at his mum’s hair salon; a space cobbled into the front of their family home.


By high school, music had become his identity. With a cheap guitar in hand — a gem from Aldi’s lucky dip middle-aisle — his lunch times were made up of jam sessions with mates. A last-minute call-up to sing Sunshine of Your Love in front of the entire school left him terrified, but the cheers that followed told him everything he needed to know.


“There still isn’t a performance I remember being more nervous about. But at the end of the song the entire hall erupted - that was where I first thought I might make a decent singer and where I first knew I wanted to be one.”


After leaving school, he did just about every job under the sun to chase down his dreams and still make the rent each week. Between pulling taps at bars, plumbing for his grandfather, chicken farming at sub-zero temperatures, installing ceiling insulation, and guitar teaching for toddlers and retirees alike, you can bet he’s got some war stories.


In 2015, Liam made the Grand Final of The Voice Australia (Season 4), earning national spotlight and the pride of his hometown. He later joined the lineup for Big Country Festival, billed alongside Country music veterans Lee Kernaghan, The Wolfe Brothers, The MyClymonts and Travis Collins. But instead of continuing to chase the industry grind, he went home to do what mattered most: be a dad.


Now, nearly a decade later, Liam’s back — with more to say than ever before. His debut single, Whiskey and You (released July 4, 2025), gained high airplay across mainstream country radio in Australia on Stations like ABC Country, Kix Country and Today 94.1fm. The song also performed well on streaming sites like Apple and Spotify, gaining approximately 100,000 streams across streaming platforms. 



With the success of the release, Liam earned himself the title of ‘The Big Break Winner 2025’ at Sydney’s Country music Festival - Sunset Bash, in September 2025. Playing alongside old friend and Headliner - Brad Cox, Amber Lawrence, Jeremy Turner, Tori Darke, Linc Phelps, Abbie Ferris and 2025 Toyota Starker winner - Felicity Kircher. He also joined Hayley Jensen on her national ‘Country Soul’ tour and Andrew Swift on his ‘Lucky Stars’ tour that same month.



With a newfound confidence, Liam released a follow up single, “Bound to Yours’. The single debuted on the CountryTown Hot 50 at #45 in December of 2026. Following this success, he was booked to tour with prominent Australian country band, The Wet Whistles for their ‘Life on the Road’ Tour, popular festivals like CMC Rocks and A Night in Nashville alongside some of the best artists in Australia and the USA and was also a top 10 Finalist in Australia’s longest running talent search - The Toyota Star Maker at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

He was then invited to play with US artist Bryan Martin on his 'We Ride Down Under' tour and also joined the lineup for the Deni Ute Muster for 2026.



“If someone said, 6 months ago, when I released music for the first time, that I would find this sort of success, I would have called them crazy. For me, the fact that people resonate with what I have to say is the most humbling part of it. I honestly wouldn’t care if I was the one on stage singing the songs. Just writing my story fills my cup. The rest is just a nice bonus.”




Liam’s music lives where country meets blues and rock — big-hearted, soulful, and built on real stories. He sings for the everyday people: the shift workers, the parents, the mates at the back of the pub singing along. His live show feels like a honky tonk down under.


“I like the rowdy crowds. The kind to pop a boot off and use it as a drinking vessel, The kind that knows dark liquor isn’t just for the end of the night, the kind that are midnight made. That’s exactly who I am at someone else’s show, the loose unit in the front row yelling out for my favourite song. So if that’s you, you will enjoy the show!”