It was reported in 2008 that former bass player Michael Guglielmucci, had fraudulently claimed he was dying of cancer.
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The 2003 Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian was also a part of the Planetshakers band for several years, taking both lead and backup vocal parts on the 2002 and 2003 albums and conferences.
Planetshakers, a Christian youth movement created by Pastor Russell Evans
Youth Alive SA also released many albums as well, but with the growing popularity of the youth conference Planetshakers, then held in the same state, many of the Youth Alive musicians, including Henry Seeley, Michael Guglielmucci and Sam Evans, wrote songs for the albums recorded at the conference.