Isaiah Firebrace on meeting his mum for the first time | Living Black | NITV

Isaiah Firebrace has reached heights some can only dream of. But his early life was not without its hardship. 👉🏾 Subscribe to NITV: https://bit.ly/32Sg6CI At just 16-years-old, Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara man Isaiah Firebrace was the winner of X Factor Australia. Six months later, he went on to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest, finishing in the top ten of the competition. The singer-songwriter from Echuca Moama in the Riverina region was raised by his Dad — a single-parent— and only met his mother at age 11. While he navigated some childhood struggles, Isaiah says that family "is everything". Living Black is Australia's longest-running Indigenous current affairs program hosted by Karla Grant. NITV is Australia's Indigenous television channel, a part of the SBS network. #IsaiahFirebrace #LivingBlack #NITV