Let’s see Seven milk the “who will Kate choose” tagline to get viewers tuning in - away from the NRL Grand Final. Very manufactured drama with who the judges choose at the blinds, to what songs they sing, to who goes home in the battles.
As I mentioned before, they should have shown all the songs in the battles equally. Couldn’t care less if the showed unequal time of them rehearsing, as that’s when I tune out anyway.
Four artists progress to The Voice Semi-Final
Emotions were running high on The Voice tonight as Adam Lambert and Kate Miller-Heidke’s top seven artists competed for a spot in the Semi-Final in the most challenging phase of the competition so far: The Knockouts.
Grouped in duos or trios for the three Knockouts per team, the artists performed individual songs centred around a theme. The winners from each Knockout then faced off in a final Showdown with a song of their choice, leading to two artists from each team advancing to the Semi-Final.
From Team Adam, young guns Annie Jones, Siena Fodera and Arthur Hull triumphed in their Knockouts. The three winners then went head-to-head in a final Showdown with show-stopping performances of Mamma Knows Best by Jessie J, A Song For You by Donny Hathaway and Rocket Man by Elton John.
After their performances, Annie and Siena clinched the first two spots in the Semi-Final, while Arthur was eliminated from the competition.
With Matthew Hearne withdrawing from the competition after The Battles, coach Kate had an open slot on her team. She invited eliminated artist Tom Leeming from Adam Lambert’s team to return to the competition and the gamble paid off. Tom advanced to the final Showdown alongside Jaymee Lancaster and Jaedyn Randall. The trio performed Another Love by Tom Odell, Figures by Jessie Reyez and Mirror by Madison Ryann Ward.
Facing a tough choice, Kate expressed her struggle: “I really hate it. All three of you have your own distinct vocal qualities, which makes this so hard”, before ultimately selecting Jaedyn and Tom for the Semi-Final.
Tonight’s eliminated artists included Lana Sayah, Chloe Kay, Stephanie Milostic, Cody Gunton and Arthur Hull from Team Adam; and Elias Lanyon, Nethra Raman, Yorke Heath, Michael and Violeta, and Jaymee Lancaster from Team Kate.
The Voice 2023 Semi Finalists:
Team Adam – Annie Jones and Siena Fodera
Team Kate – Jaedyn Randall and Tom Leeming
See tonight’s incredible performances :
Siena performs Donny Hathaway’s A Song For You | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Jaymee Lancaster performs Julia Michaels’ Issues | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Jaedyn Randell performs Sia’s Titanium | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Annie Jones sings Ike & Tina Turner’s River Deep Mountain High | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Tom Leeming sings Tom Odell’s Another Love | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Arthur Hull sings Rihanna’s Stay | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Sunday 7.00pm on The Voice: In the second round of The Knockouts, the top seven artists from Team Guy and and Team LeAnn go head-to-head to fight for their place in the Semi-Final.
Are they only posting the winner’s performances? I really liked Cody’s unique rendition of I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Most of the others performances just sounded like a karaoke copy of the original song.
I also liked Arthur’s Rocket Man and thought he should’ve won that round.
Next Sunday’s knockouts show will also include a special performance by Kate Miller-Heidke.
Last year’s winner Tarryn Stokes has written an article about her ADHD journey for the website of Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA).
Glad to see we’re finally getting some coaches performing!
I’ve been watching the UK version and they have the coaches singing something almost every episode, but just an acoustic from their chair, not a full stage performance.
LeAnn sung her classic How Do I Live in the latest Voice UK episode.
The coaches all sang with contestants during the blind auditions.
LeAnn breaks all rules in a Knockout blow
Tonight on The Voice, superstar coach Kate Miller-Heidke captivated the audience with a stunning rendition of The Cranberries’ classic Linger, while artists from Team Guy and Team LeAnn braved the Knockouts to compete for one of only two places for each team in the Semi-Finals.
In the first Knockout, Team LeAnn’s brand-new duo – Tori and Brad – went up against powerhouse performer Letitia Butler. Throwing the rulebook out the window, LeAnn invited both Tori and Brad, and Letitia to the final Showdown, leaving her with just one open spot for her five remaining artists.
Faced with this tough decision, LeAnn decided to wait till all the Knockout performances were done before awarding the last spot in the Showdown to FIFO worker Reuben De Melo.
During the final Showdown, Tori and Brad had to perform individually due to limited preparation time. Tori showcased her talent with Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood, while Brad delivered a heartfelt rendition of I Remember Everything by Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves; but it was Letitia and Reuben’s soulful performances of The Best by Tina Turner and Don’t You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia that secured them both coveted spots in the Semi-Finals.
From Team Guy, Jaydin Shingleton, SKŸE and Roland Williams emerged victorious in their Knockouts. They then faced off in a Showdown, delivering standout performance of I Won’t Give Up by Jason Mraz, Anyone by Justin Beiber and Superstition by Stevie Wonder.
Ultimately, Jaydin and SKŸE claimed the final two Semi-Final slots, while Roland was eliminated.
Tonight’s eliminated artists included Cookie Robinson, Amber Sindoni, Laura Glynn, Duncan Toombs, Tori Darke and Brad Butcher from Team LeAnn; and James Vass, Beau Shearer, Roland Williams, Priscilla Stanely and Shannen Wick from Team Guy.
The Voice 2023 Semi Finalists:
Team Adam – Annie Jones and Siena Fodera
Team Kate – Jaedyn Randall and Tom Leeming
Team LeAnn – Letitia Butler and Reuben De Melo
Team Guy – Jaydin Shingleton and SKŸE
See tonight’s incredible performances :
Coach Kate Miller-Heidke Sings The Cranberries’ Linger | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Tori Darke & Brad Butcher Sing Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
SKŸE Sings Miley Cyrus’ The Climb | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Jaydin Shingleton Sings Jason Mraz’s I Won’t Give Up | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Reuben De Melo Sings Kings of Leon’s Use Somebody | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Letitia Butler Sings Tina Turner’s The Best | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Roland Williams Sings Monica’s Angel Of Mine | The Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Sunday 7.00pm on The Voice: In the epic Semi Final of The Voice, eight artists go head-to-head to fight for their place in the Grand Finale.
There’s a lot of “outrage” on social media calling the show rigged because this person keeps getting put through and they also happen to be the only contestant appearing in ads for one of the show’s main sponsors.
But I would say it’s more likely that since the show was filmed so long ago and all the execs know who made it through to the grand final, they then struck a deal with that person to do the ads after they already made it through… hopefully.
True but with some they barely sang one or 2 lines of the song, certainly not a full performance!
The first half of tonight’s episode was all about Team LeAnn, while the second half focused on Team Guy, plus Kate’s rendition of Linger by The Cranberries.
I don’t think when the filming took place, the order actually went like that.
During the auditions there was another person who had an ad too but I think that only played once or twice. The ad with Skye has been airing a lot.
2024?
