The Nolls

"We were at the brink. We were at the brink of losing everything, yeah even our souls basically." Damian Noll, middle brother The Noll family describe themselves as, "an ordinary family who've faced the extraordinary". Shannon Noll, a multi-platinum recording artist, shot to fame in 2003 as the runner-up on the first series of Australian Idol. In just eight years, he has made music history with ten consecutive Top Ten singles - the only artist in Australia ever to do so. Yet behind Shannon's success lies another very private tale of the bond between three brothers who have struggled to survive both tragedy and triumph. Shannon grew up on the family's 100-year-old farm, 60 kilometres west of Condobolin, in the wheat bowl of Australia. He was at the bottom of the pecking order, the youngest boy with two older siblings, Damian and Adam. The brothers never doubted they would inherit the farm. They worked the land by day, and, in their time off, they made their own entertainment - Shannon singing, Damian on drums and Adam on guitar. Then in 2001, life changed forever. A freak accident killed their beloved father, and the three Noll brothers found themselves at each other's throats - unable to agree on how to run the farm. To make matters worse, Condobolin was on the brink of the worst drought Australia had seen in a hundred years. These events marked the end of innocence. All three brothers would have to reinvent themselves and their relationships with each other. It's been a tough journey. This is the story of a band of brothers, saved by music, only to be separated by its success.