I’m not sure why Seven thought he is still remotely relevant in this day and age. Haven’t heard a hit from him since ‘Right Here Waiting’ which was 36 years ago. It’s like having had Chris Isaak on The X Factor in 2015. Last relevant since the Stone Age.
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He’s still very active in the music scene in writing and producing etc and still well known… and you are never going to be able to get the biggest name artists due to $$$ and they have bigger fish to fry with touring, releasing new music etc.
According to advance schedule posted by TV Cynic, blind auditions will not be shown on Sunday August 24, due to the Lions-Hawks match.
During the blind editions, they now have the words “4 chair turn” pop up on the screen behind the singer. That adds nothing to the show.
Information for the dummies. 
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Episode Blind Auditions 2
Milly Monk, 24, Sunshine Coast QLD – A tarot card reader, Milly did her reading after applying for The Voice and the cards told her that this is the journey she should be on.
Song: Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks
Chair turns: Four
Team: Ronan
Coaches comments:
Richard Marx: “That was really, really wonderful.”
Ronan Keating: “It was pure. It was effortless.”
Kate Miller-Heidke: “Your voice is really beautiful. Really mesmerizing”
Mitchell Dormer, 33, Brisbane QLD – He plays piano at a piano bar in Byron Bay. On one of his days off, Melanie C went to the bar one day and performed impromptu and he missed meeting her. After his audition, Melanie suggests that they relive the moment Mitchell missed. She invites Kate on stage to sing along Wannabe, while Mitchell plays the piano.
Song: Beautiful Things by Benson Boone
Chair turns: Four
Team: Ronan
Coaches comments:
Melanie C: “I loved your performance. I would love to work with that voice. You just got me.”
Richard: “You have exactly the kind of voice that I want to work with. You came out here with a with a command and a confidence. That was really, really impressive.”
Ronan: “You very much felt that dynamic. I was on that journey with you. Your piano playing is beautiful.”
Kate: “I could tell without spinning around that it was you playing the piano. The piano and your voice were one organism.”
Hailey J, 19, Melbourne VIC – comes from a musical family. Her mum and dad have a show together. She’s a background vocalist for her mum.
Song: I will always love you by Whitney Houston
Chair turns: Two (Richard and Kate)
Team: Richard
Coaches comments:
Kate: “Extraordinarily courageous of you to get up and do that song. You had the courage to be yourself. I feel that’s the mark of a true artist.”
Richard: “For you to be 19 and say, yeah, I’m going to sing that song. That’s exciting to me because you’re going to be fearless and take all kinds of chances. And if you’re brave enough to tackle that song and nail it that way, then then you’re going to be a real force to be reckoned with.”
Thr3pm, Perth, WA – Boyband from WA.
Song: You don’t treat me no good by Sonia Dada
Chair turns: One (Richard)
Team: Richard
Coaches comments:
Richard: “You guys were fun. Your pocket, your rhythmic pocket was really dead on. And I loved that. I could sort of hear not only a really great blend, but individual singers who I would love to work with.”
Chris Cobb, 35, Sunshine Coast QLD - Chris has a special connection Ronan, Ronan’s wife Storm and Chris’ wife are cousins. Ronan introduces Chris to everyone. Coaches are stunned when Ronan’s reveals the connection. At first, they didn’t believe a word Ronan was saying coz they thought he was trying to force create a connection as his wife’s family from Papua New Guinea so he could have Chris on his team.
Song: When the war is over by Cold Chisel
Chair turns: Four
Team: Ronan
Coaches comments:
Kate: “So many great voices have sung that song. But what I loved is that you really made it your own. And you didn’t push too hard. There was this beautiful intimacy about your delivery.”
Richard: “I hold a certain benchmark to that song, the way John Farnham sang it. I was thinking, oh, boy, this guy’s got his work cut out for him. And you crushed it. You absolutely crushed.”
Ronan: “I’m a fan of your voice. You’ve got a gorgeous tone in your voice, I love it. I don’t know what to do here. This is crazy because I feel, you know, if you go anywhere else, I’m going to be so hurt.”
**Richard mentions he could block Ronan but he wouldn’t do that as he wanted it to be Chris’ decision only.
The Voice continues 7.30pm Tuesday on Seven and 7plus
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Tuesday 12 August
Six artists sing for a spot on The Voice. From lifeguards to jewellers, each brings a unique story and the coaches will do anything to get them on their team.
EDIT: according to the Herald Sun, Gemma Hollingsworth would be performing in the blind auditions on Tuesday’s episode. The singer/songwriter is the twin sister of Olympian Claudia Hollingsworth.
Episode Blind Auditions 3
Rose Carleo, 54, Blue Mountains NSW
Song: Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin
Chair turns: Four
Team: Richard
Coaches comments:
Richard Marx: “So impressive. And as rocking as you were, and with all that edge and power, there was so much control.”
Ronan Keating: “Why has it taken so long to get you on The Voice?”
Kate Miller-Heidke: “I thought I’d seen it all last year, but, I mean, holy crap, that was on another level.”
Melanie C: “That was all kinds of awesome. Oh, my goodness. I’m kind of speechless.”
Gemma Hollingsworth, 19, Melbourne VIC – Grew up playing sports. Wanted to be a professional AFL player but her dream was cut short due to a knee injury. Melanie tells her she tore her ACL too and that she has a new knee. When Gemma introduces the coaches to her twin sister who competed in 800-m race in Paris Olympics, Ronan says he used to run 200 and 800m as well and that he was the under-13 Irish champion in the 200m.
Song: Prada by Raye
Chair turns: Three (Melanie C, Ronan and Kate)
Team: Melanie C **Melanie uses her Block on Kate as she felt Gemma would’ve gone with Kate
Coaches comments:
Melanie C: “I absolutely love that. I love the drama. You know, you brought so much to that performance. You obviously have good technique.”
Ronan: “There was a lot of technical stuff. I know you were trying to impress and hit notes, and that’s what you’re supposed to do here. You’ve got a minute and a half to shine. And you did it.”
Kate: “I can hear this kernel of pure talent that is very exciting to me.”
Hunter Black, 21, Sydney NSW – started as lifeguard at age 5, as nippers. He grew up playing pian.
Song: This year’s love by David Gray
Chair turns: Two (Kate and Ronan)
Team: Ronan
James Van Cooper, 28, Sydney NSW – his mum had a touring Spice Girl Trivia show. He’s a high school dropout.
Song: Stand by me by Ben E. King
Chair turns: Four
Team: Kate **Kate used her Ultimate Block
Coaches comments:
Richard: “I really loved the confidence in your voice, so I felt like, okay, that’s somebody who is going to step up to the plate with whatever song I might suggest.”
Melanie: “I really enjoyed that performance. I love the rasp in your voice. And you could hear that confidence. And I think when the artist is confident, you know, you kind of relax and you can really enjoy it too.”
Ronan: “You’ve got individuality. You’re unique. When you turn on the radio, you’re going to know that’s Jimmy, and I’m going to make that happen.”
Kate: “That cover version to me sounds like a radio single. Sounds like a hit.”
TV Blackbox understands that, until now, industry whispers suggested ITV Studios Australia had not yet booked crew for another season, casting doubt on whether the show would return next year.
Ratings, especially the last ep (albeit against the MasterChef grand final as well as The Block) aren’t setting the world on fire so far and it’d be super expensive to make.
But it’s still probably one of Seven’s better performing and reliable tentpole shows and no doubt does better in the key demos for advertisers than DWTS for example including the celebrity judge cross-promotion and other commercial opportunities.
They also wouldn’t want to risk dumping it, only for Nine to pick it up again or 10 and for it to have a resurgence again and rate through the roof.
I don’t think Seven will be axing any shows unless they have decent replacements. We’ve seen what happens when they axed House Rules and then tried to create a new similar show Dream House. It flopped. New reality show Stranded on Honeymoon Island was an even bigger flop.
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The Voice has been doing well with 7+ live streaming. Averaging around 100k. The issue for 7 is that last season & the season before they were close to The Block during the blind auditions which are always the highest rated episodes. This season hasn’t been too bad but Block has increased A LOT. So it’s not competing like previous seasons
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I can think of another thread this applies to but change the channel name 
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Coming up next week
Sunday 17 August
As we approach the halfway mark of the Blinds, these artists will show they aren’t afraid to take risks in order to chase their dreams and secure a spot on one of our superstar coaches’ teams.
Monday 18 August
A fresh batch of undiscovered artists step into the spotlight for their Blind Auditions. Will they be ready for the pressure and expectation that comes with performing on The Voice stage?
Tuesday 19 August
It’s over halfway through the Blind Auditions and the competition between our superstar coaches has hit an all new level. To secure these incredible artists, they’ll pull out all the stops.
Having two Singing shows "The Voice’ and ‘Australian Idol’ might not be warranted.
I would differently be keeping DWTS over the Voice.
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10 was gutted when it initially lost to Nine for the local rights (which led to a series of events culminating in 10 going into administration). However, I doubt 10 will be keen on getting The Voice now, seeing how expensive it is to produce and with little success on the ARIA charts for the winners.
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Tbh 10 have the ARIAs now, and hey, they’ll need something to replace Survivor if it sinks
The cost might put them off given they don’t get the same number of viewers that Seven or Nine can but the chart success of the winners means nothing these days.
Has any winner from The Voice around the world had chart success? Even the winners ftom the Idol franchise hardly ever do.
Certainly none that I can think of. They tend to do OK just after then fade back into obscurity. Morgan Wallen (not a winner) is probably the biggest name to come from The Voice in the US.
In the modern era it is definitely the case. Idol did have a good track record in the 2000s of finding and producing talent, but with social media and particularly YouTube, it became so much easier for young musicians to make a name for themselves without entering TV talent competitions.
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.. as did The X Factor and AGT back in the day..