TEEN singing sensation Isaiah Firebrace wants a shot at winning the Eurovision Song Contest for Australia as he embarks on his post X-Factor pop career.

The 17-year-old singer already has a following in Finland, with his debut single It’s Gotta Be You reaching No 4 on their iTunes charts, after peaking at No 1 in Australia last week.

The unexpected chart love from the Finns is most likely a spin-off of the popularity of his coach Adam Lambert in Europe.

But it does make Firebrace a viable candidate for next year’s competition as SBS searches for an artist to match Dami Im’s impressive campaign this year.

“When Jess (Mauboy) performed, I thought ‘Oh my God, Australian can do it, we’re allowed to be there now’,” he said.

“And then seeing what Guy and Dami did was incredible.

“It would definitely be something I would love to do, that would be the dream. And what if I won?”

It has been a big week for the young man with the old baritone voice.

Winning X Factor on Monday landed him the front row at the ARIA awards where the starstruck teen marvelled at sitting near Kasey Chambers, James Arthur and Jai Waetford and received a steady stream of congratulations from other artists including Samantha Jade and Charli XCX.

He wasn’t quite sure about the “you look like” comparisons to Steven Tyler and Michael Hutchence — the 17-year-old could be forgiven for not knowing who they were.

Firebrace’s own post-show identity appeared to have changed with his rock-star surname missing from the artwork of his debut single It’s Gotta Be You when it was released on Monday night.

His manager Christine Collyer said he would continue to perform as Isaiah Firebrace rather than join the mononymous ranks of Madonna and Beyonce.

While still obviously a teenager, Firebrace impressed people on the show with his poise and humility during the 2016 X Factor season which he credits to the training before he auditioned.

He was invited by the show’s producers to return after bowing out of early rounds last year when he suffered a lyrics malfunction.

Encouraged by Collyer, Firebrace underwent a singing bootcamp alongside his future Team Adam finalists Amalia Foy and Natalie Ong to prepare for this year’s competition.

Every weekend, the 16-year-old travelled for three hours from his Moama home on the Murray River to Melbourne and back again for intensive five-hour sessions at the Jaanz School of Singing.

Firebrace said the professional training ahead of his audition bolstered his confidence in his voice but also gave him invaluable tools to win fans courtesy of “the way I carried myself”.

“A big part of the artist development of the lessons was about being humble and I think that came through to people, that it’s part of my character,” he said.

“And we were told always to believe in yourself because that will come out when you perform, just be positive.”

He cites Mauboy as his greatest role model because of what she has achieved as an indigenous artist and performing Wake Me Up with her during the finale was the highlight of his nascent music career.

“I’ve always looked up to her, she’s come so far and I was inspired by someone who is indigenous doing such great things,” he said.

“I really want to be a role model, not just to young indigenous people but the non-indigenous community, to encourage young people to never give up on their dreams. I am really passionate about that.”

Firebrace will finish recording his debut album in Melbourne this week and it will be out on December 9.