The Voice (Australian TV series)

The show is part of the television franchise The Voice and is structured as three phases: blind auditions, battle rounds and live performance shows. In 2017, the show added another phase: the knockouts between the blind auditions and the battles.[2] The winner receives a recording contract with Universal Music or EMI (2019) as well as A$100,000 and other prizes.[3]

Coaches (series 1): Seal, Keith Urban, Delta Goodrem, and Joel Madden.

Ricky Martin was announced as Urban's replacement for the second series.

In May 2011, The Daily Telegraph reported that the Nine Network would broadcast The Voice in late 2011.[4] However, two months later, it was reported that the show would instead air in early 2012, and that the Nine Network were in talks with signing at least one international artist (especially an American) to lead its panel of coaches on the show, which were rumoured to be Christina Aguilera, George Michael, Usher, Pink and Gwen Stefani.[3] In September 2011, the Herald Sun reported that the Nine Network were planning to sign Australia's Got Talent judge Dannii Minogue as one of the coaches.[5] Anthony Callea, Vanessa Amorosi and former Pussycat Dolls member Ashley Roberts all publicly expressed interest in coaching roles,[6][7] however Keith Urban, Delta Goodrem, Seal and Joel Madden were ultimately confirmed as the four coaches for the first season.[8] On signing the four coaches, Michael Healy, the Nine Network's Director of Television, said: "To secure such world-class coaches has been a coup for this show and the network. The mix of talent and unique format will, we truly believe, be a captivating experience for our viewers."[9]

Darren McMullen was announced as the host of the program in January 2012.[10][11] Additionally, Ricki-Lee Coulter (with Seal), Darren Hayes, (Goodrem), Megan Washington (Urban) and Benji Madden (with brother Joel) were signed to pair up with the coaches as mentors for their contestants during the "Battle Round".[12][13] On 10 May 2012, Faustina Agolley was announced as the show's social media correspondent during the live shows.[14]

Filming for the blind auditions stage of the competition began on 19 February 2012 at Fox Studios in Sydney,[9][15] with 121 artists featured in this phase of the selection process.[16] The first day of filming resulted in hundreds of audience members being turned away from the studio due to overbooking of the event by an external booking agent.[15] Filming for the battle rounds started in late March.[17] In response to the immediate ratings success of the blind auditions, the Nine Network renewed the series for a second season on 27 April 2012.[18]

With Urban accepting an offer to join the American Idol judging panel it was announced in September 2012 that he would not be returning as a coach for the second season.[19] Following an extensive search process by producers, and constant media speculation[20][21] on who would replace Urban, Ricky Martin was officially announced as the new coach in November 2012.[22] In response to joining the series, Martin paid tribute to Urban saying he was "humbled to be sitting in his chair".[22] Healy stated that Martin would bring "huge experience" and be the "perfect addition" to the coaching panel,[23] with Goodrem, Madden and Seal all publicly expressing excitement at the news via their Twitter accounts.[24]

The success of the first season led to the Nine Network increasing its programming run for the second season, with an extra ten hours of content to be broadcast and the season running for approximately three months instead of two.[22] For 2014 Goodrem left the panel to join The Voice Kids, and Seal left to continue on his music career. Goodrem and Seal were in turn replaced by The Voice UK coaches Kylie Minogue and will.i.am. On 13 January 2015, it was announced that Goodrem would return to the panel, and new judges Jessie J and Benji Madden would join the series, replacing former judges Minogue and will.i.am.[25] On 22 February 2015, it was announced that Sonia Kruger would be joining the fourth season as a co-host with McMullen.[26] In 2015, Darren McMullen announced he was leaving The Voice, with Sonia Kruger to be a solo host in 2016.[27]

On 28 December 2015, Ronan Keating confirmed he would replace Martin on the show's fifth season, alongside returning coaches Goodrem, Jessie J and The Madden Brothers.[28] On 19 June 2016, it was announced that pop duo The Veronicas will briefly replace The Madden Brothers as coaches for the second live show on Sunday 19 June while the brothers are in the US on tour due to band commitments. The brothers are to due back on screen for the rest of the live shows. During an interview with NewsLitmited, the sisters stated " It's a very brutal industry to be in. We are very honest, very upfront and very real about the advise we give. We're not going to be sugar coating anything. There's not going to be anything contrived about our time on the show." Jessie J ruled out returning to the show for the 2017 show and stated "I've loved doing the show, I've done four seasons: two in the U.K., two in Sydney, but I just need to make another album."[29]

On 8 November 2016, it was announced that Goodrem would return for her fifth season as a coach, whilst original judge Seal, who departed the series following the second season, would return and replaced Jessie J.[30] On 8 December 2016, it was announced that Boy George would become the third coach for the series' sixth season replacing The Madden Brothers.[31] On 24 December 2016, it was announced that Kelly Rowland would become the fourth and final coach for the series' sixth season to replace Keating.[32]

On 11 October 2017, the series was renewed for a seventh season and it was announced that Goodrem, George and Rowland would all return.[33] On 14 December 2017, Nine announced Joe Jonas would replace Seal as the fourth judge for the seventh season.[34]

On 17 October 2018, the series was renewed for an eighth season and it was announced that Goodrem, George and Rowland would all return.[35] On 14 November 2018, Nine announced Guy Sebastian would replace Jonas as the fourth judge for the eighth season.[36] The eighth season premiered on 19 May 2019.[37]

On 16 October 2019, the series was renewed for a ninth season and it was announced that Goodrem, George, Rowland and Sebastian would all be returning as series judges.[38] In November 2019, Sonia Kruger announced she would be leaving Nine Network at the end of 2019, in which she will be resigning as the show's host.[39][40] In January 2020, Darren McMullen was announced to return as host after his departure in 2014, along with new co-host Renee Bargh.[41][42]

Due to the Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, Fox Studios has been designated to Disney and Marvel productions, resulting in ITV Studios Australia becoming the new home location for The Voice.[43] In August 2020, it was announced Seven Network had picked up the series for its tenth season, set to broadcast sometime in the following year, with Kruger returning as host.[44][45] In December of the same year, Seven announced Sebastian would continue as a coach; Jessica Mauboy and former The Voice UK coach Rita Ora were named new coaches, and Urban was announced to return to the coaching panel.[46]

  Winning coach; winners are denoted by boldface.

Contestant is deceased

Season	Seal	Joel Madden	Delta Goodrem	Keith Urban
1	Karise Eden Fatai V Chris Sebastian Emma-louise Birdsall Sam Ludeman Michael Duchesne	Sarah De Bono Ben Hazlewood Prinnie Stevens Lakyn Heperi Laura Bunting	Rachael Leahcar Glenn Cunningham Danni Da Ros Viktoria Bolonina Matt Hetherington Ben Bennett	Darren Percival Diana Rouvas Adam Martin Brittany Cairns Taga Paa Jimmy Cupples
2	Seal	Joel Madden	Delta Goodrem	Ricky Martin
	Harrison Craig Mitchell Anderson Alex Gibson Jac Stone	Danny Ross Kiyomi Vella Michael Stangel Michael Paynter	Celia Pavey Steve Clisby Jackie Sannia Tim Morrison	Luke Kennedy Miss Murphy Simon Meli Caterina Torres
3	will.i.am	Kylie Minogue	Joel Madden	Ricky Martin
	Anja Nissen ZK Gabriel and Cecilia Mat Verevis	Johnny Rollins Kat Jade Robbie Balmer John Lingard	Frank Lakoudis Holly Tapp Isaac McGovern Taila Gouge	Jackson Thomas Sabrina Batshon Elly Oh C Major
4	Ricky Martin	Jessie J	Delta Goodrem	The Madden Brothers
	Liam Maihi Naomi Price Gail Page Scott Newnham	Ellie Drennan Simi Vuata Amber Nichols Cath Adams	Lyndall Wennekes Caleb Jago-Ward Rik-E-Ragga Nicholas Duquemin	Joe Moore Nathan Hawes Peta Evans-Taylor Tameaka Powell
5	Ronan Keating	Jessie J	Delta Goodrem	The Madden Brothers
	Tash Lockhart Mitch Gardner Georgia Wiggins Emad Younan	Ellen Reed Jack Pellow Mikaela Dean Brianna Holm	Alfie Arcuri Adam Ladell Kim Sheehy Elle Murphy	Andrew Loadsman Aaliyah Warren Lane Sinclair Lexi Clark
6	Seal	Delta Goodrem	Kelly Rowland	Boy George
	Lucy Sugerman Berni Harrison Rennie Adams	Judah Kelly Claire Howell Tim Conlon	Fasika Ayallew Spencer Jones Bojesse Pigram	Hoseah Partsch Sarah Stone Robin Johnson
7	Boy George	Kelly Rowland	Delta Goodrem	Joe Jonas
	Sheldon Riley Chang Po Ching Luke Antony Mikayla Jade	Sam Perry Bella Paige AP D'Antonio Brock Ashby	Ben Clark Trent Bell Jacinta Gulisano Nathan Brake	Aydan Calafiore Ben Sekali Sally Skelton Homegrown
8	Kelly Rowland	Guy Sebastian	Delta Goodrem	Boy George
	Zeek Power Lara Dabbagh Denzel Rebecca Selley	Jack Vidgen Mitch Paulsen Chynna Taylor Elsa Clement	Daniel Shaw Jordan Anthony Sheldon Riley Natasha Stuart	Diana Rouvas Lee Harding Madi Krstevski Carlos C Major
9	Guy Sebastian	Delta Goodrem	Boy George	Kelly Rowland
	Johnny Manuel Timothy Bowen Adam Ludewig Stephanie Cole Matt Gresham	Stellar Perry Jesse Teinaki Clarrisa Spata Steve Clisby Goldi	Siala Robson Masha Mnjoyan Angela Fabian Virginia Lillye Elyse Sene-Lefao	Chris Sebastian Mark Furze Alex Weybury Despina Savva Lyric McFarland

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Two The Voice Australia winners, Karise Eden and Harrison Craig's, albums have debuted at number one on the ARIA albums chart. Besides both winners, Darren Percival, Rachael Leahcar, Sarah De Bono, Prinnie Stevens, Emma Birdsall, Adam Martin and Lakyn of season 1, and Luke Kennedy, Emma Pask, Danny Ross, Ms. Murphy and Caterina Torres of season 2 have all signed record contracts with Universal Music Australia.

Possibly the most notable alumni of the series is season 2 finalist Celia Pavey, who has achieved a successful pop career in Australia under the name Vera Blue. Her single "Papercuts" with rapper Illy peaked at #2 on the ARIA singles chart, and her sophomore album Perennial debuted on the ARIA albums chart at #6. Eleven of her singles have achieved either Gold or Platinum status in the country.

Another notable alumni is season 4 contestant Grace Pitts, who has had a successful career under the name GRAACE, receiving significant airplay on Triple J.

• List of Australian music television shows
• The Voice (franchise)
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• List of programs broadcast by Nine Network
• List of programs broadcast by Seven Network

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