Johnny Ruffo

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In January 2012, he announced that he was working on his debut album in New York City. He was a supporting act for Reece Mastin's first headlining national tour in Adelaide on 28, 29 and 31 January. In March 2012, it was revealed that the record label he had signed with was Sony Music Australia. The following month, he became a celebrity contestant on the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars and was partnered with professional dancer Luda Kroitor. Later that month, he was a supporting act for One Direction's Australian leg of their Up All Night Tour. On 18 April 2012, he was announced as the runner-up of Cleo magazine's 2012 Bachelor of the Year contest. In May 2012, he was a supporting act for New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys' Australian leg of their NKOTBSB Tour.

His debut single "On Top" was released on 15 June 2012. The song peaked at number 14 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of 70,000 copies. Ruffo was announced as the winner of Dancing with the Stars on 17 June 2012. His winnings from the show were donated to the Youth Off The Streets charity. In September 2012, he joined the live shows of the fourth season of The X Factor as the host of the digital Streaming media show, The X Stream. His second single "Take It Home" was released on 19 October 2012, and reached number 30 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

In April 2013, he made his acting debut in the Australian television soap opera Home and Away as Chris Harrington. He was initially contracted to appear in 16 episodes, but this was later extended. His third single "Untouchable" was released on 12 July 2013, and debuted at number 39 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

During a radio interview in May 2019, he told radio hosts Fitzy & Wippa that he was "currently clear of cancer". In June 2019, he released his first new single in four years titled, "Broken Glass". Ruffo told Channel 7: "This song is probably the most vulnerable song I've written. It's very personal for me. It's loosely about my experiences in the past two or three years – and about being down and out – not necessarily about cancer, but about anything like depression or losing a loved one." In 2020, he had a small recurring role in Neighbours as prison guard Owen Campbell.

In November 2020, Ruffo announced that his brain cancer had returned. In June 2021, he confirmed his cancer was "now stable". He released a single "Let's Get Lost", which he told The Morning Show was inspired by wanting to "pack up the car and get lost, just get away from everything for a while... the whole rigmarole of medication and chemotherapy, the stress of all of that." In August 2022, he released his memoir, entitled No Finish Line.

In August 2022, Ruffo revealed that his cancer was terminal and in the following month in September, he said that he wanted to live until Christmas. He died on 10 November 2023, at the age of 35.