Keith Urban may be seated at the judges’ table on the new season of American Idol, but at one point the talented musician was a contestant on not one, but three different talent shows in Australia. “The first one was when I was nine. It was called Pot of Gold.  And then two other ones, one was called Stairway to the Stars and one was called, and I kid you not, it’s called Have a Go Show. And I was on Have a Go Show and bombed dismally.  Well,  I was 12, so what do I care?  I’m like, ‘Scrape off the knees and get back on the horse.’”

Keith is joined on the judges panel by Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson. The 12th season of American Idol premieres Wednesday (January 16th) at 8pm ET on FOX.

(Check out the first look at Season 12 below.)

AUDIO: Keith Urban recalls being on a few different TV talent shows when he was just a young boy.

Keith Urban (on 3 talent shows) OC: …on the horse. :25
“I did three different versions of these TV talent shows. The first one was when I was nine. It was called Pot of Gold.  And then two other ones, one was called Stairway to the Stars and one was called, and I kid you not, it’s called Have a Go Show. And I was on Have a Go Show and bombed dismally.  Well,  I was 12, so what do I care?  I’m like, ‘Scrape off the knees and get back on the horse.’”