 After an appearance on national radio station Triple J's talent contest, "Unearthed", she successfully auditioned for the fifth series of "Australian Idol" in 2007 and went on to win the series.Gauci subsequently signed a record deal with Sony BMG Australia and in November that year released her debut single, "Here I Am", which reached number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and gained a gold accreditation.The next month her debut album, "The Winner's Journey", followed.