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31 Times Illy Absolutely Crushed It In 2014

"Life feels cinematic right now."

1. You can't argue that Illy has been on fire this year.

2. He smashed into 2014 coming off an extremely successful release of his album Cinematic in late 2013.

3. JB Hi-Fi even gave it a perfect review.

4. He had two songs make it into the Triple J Hottest 100, which included "Young Bloods."

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5. And his Like a Version which covered Silverchair, Hilltop Hoods, Paul Kelly and Flume

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6. He toured the nation and performed sold-out shows in front of Adelaide...

7. Sydney...

8. Brisbane...

9. On the beach at Surfers Paradise...

10. Melbourne...

11. Perth...

12. Port Headland...

13. Darwin...

14. Lennox Head, where he got drunk with the fans before the show...

15. And Albury.

16. He toured Europe alongside Hilltop Hoods.

17. He was one of the the acts at Groovin The Moo.

18. He headlined the Australian Surfing Open on Manly beach.

19. And Triple J's One Night Stand.

20. He even appeared on stage alongside Peking Duk at Stereosonic.

21. Bundaberg Ginger Beer put him on one of their bottles.

22. He released the video for his single, Tightrope.

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23. And it has over a million views!

24. He reminded everyone of the fact that he has a law degree.

25. He went to New York City.

26. And while he was here he filmed the video for "One For The City."

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27. His album Cinematic and single "Tightrope" both went platinum, so he got his parents to pose with the records.

28. He appeared on the red carpet at this years ARIA awards alongside "Chet Faker" and "Maddie Ziegler/Sia"

29. He killed on the Footy Show.

30. And he purchased a Playstation 4, which is bigger than any platinum album.

31. Bring on 2015!