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He Was the NRL’s Next Big Thing… Then He Quit for Music 🎤🏉

From Mt Druitt to the national spotlight, Jakiel Mariner’s story is anything but ordinary.
He blew up on X Factor as part of the band Fortunate, got offered a shot at a career in the NRL, and was tipped as one of rugby league’s brightest young stars. Then — when most people would have taken the fame, money, and contracts — he walked away… to chase music.

In this exclusive interview, we dive into:

• 🎯 Growing up Samoan in Mt Druitt
• 🌟 Going from talent shows to prime-time TV
• 🏉 Life inside the NRL system and why he turned his back on it
• 🎶 The grind of starting over in music
• 🔥 Lessons in betting on yourself — even when the world thinks you’re crazy

This is the raw, unfiltered story of a man who refused to settle for “what he was meant to do” — and chose what he was born to do instead.

Check Out His Music HERE 

SVNO - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4G5jOeH9SOrsy8NH614jvF?si=Z1RTeUHTR6eaEaV65zUG8A

Planet Vegeta - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5aQYgn7I6w88xX4KWyjIof?si=u4PnoVR-RX6XSkonItDfpg

👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments — would YOU have made the same choice?

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