Seven just revealed that the new season of My Kitchen Rules would premiere on Monday, September 1.
Does it mean The Voice will be down to just one episode per week from September onwards?
They always did that after the blinds. 9 episodes of blinds
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Episode Blind Auditions
Sienna Langenheim, 19, Sydney NSW – She’s an old soul and likes music genres from before her time, such as blues, rock, pop
Song: Glory box by Portishead
Chair turns: Four
Team: Kate
Coaches comments:
Richard Marx: “That was incredible performance. You know, you weren’t just technically fantastic, but I believed every word.”
Kate Miller-Heidke: “That was honestly the coolest thing I have ever seen sitting in this chair. So effortlessly cool and dark and strange and inventive.”
Melanie C: “You killed it. I felt like I wanted to go to your gig. You know, I don’t want one song I want. I want a headline show.”
Cait Jamieson, 19, Bouldercombe, QLD – Her dad was song writer, guitar player and singer. She lost her dad and is doing this for him. She sang a Richard Marx song, but country version of it
Song: Right here waiting by Richard Marx
Chair turns: Four **Richard stood up and cheered for her. Later he got on the stage to sing Chorus with her. ** Melanie played him a video message from Emma Bunton from Spice Girls asking Cait to pick Melanie
Team: Richard
Coaches comments:
Ronan: “It was gorgeous. Your choices are amazing. You’ve got a great musical ear, you know, to take those chances and make them work. It’s so special. You’re an artist. It’s a privilege to have you on the show. Wherever you go, I don’t mind, to be honest, because it’s great just to have you on this show.”
Kate: “What I loved about that performance was it was unadorned. It was really moving. You moved me deeply.”
Richard: “You know, I’ve heard that song of mine sung by a lot of people. That was just so sweet and - and unexpected. And it’s like, this is so weird for me to say this. You sang it like you wrote it. “
XAZ, 20, Melbourne VIC - By day he is Xavier, the IT guy, and by night he’s XAZ, the rap god. His ultimate dream is to be the first Australian rap mogul. He wants to put Australian rap on the map. He started singing at 10 and at 13, released his first song.
Song: Savage by Megan Thee Stallion
Chair turns: Three (Melanie C, Ronan and Richard) ** Melanie played him a video message from Emma Bunton from Spice Girls asking XAZ to pick Melanie. Emma bribed him with Spice Girl merch (lol)
Team: Melanie C
Coaches comments:
Melanie C: “I’m speechless. We’ve seen some incredible people, but we’ve seen nothing like this. That was swag.”
Ronan: “I had to turn straight away. I was loving every minute. It was so great.”
Richard: “You are a born performer.”
Ally Friendship, 38, Sydney, NSW - She’s a rock singer/mortician. She has a sixth sense and the ability to talk to the dead
Song: Call me by Blondie
Chair turns: Two (Kate and Richard)
Team: Richard
Coaches comments:
Kate: “What I really loved about that was that you had the courage to go simple. You know, we hear a lot of singers on this stage that get up there, and they want to show us every tool in their toolbox and cram it into 90 seconds. Whereas you had the boldness and the belief in yourself to just get up and go.”
Richard: “What a way to blow our socks off. Well done.”
Joseph Vuicakau, 35, Western Sydney, NSW - Grew up in Fijian culture. Music is a big part of his culture. He teaches traditional dancing, where he met his wife
Song: A change is gonna come by Sam Cooke
Chair turns: Four
Team: Richard **Richard blocked Kate
Coaches comments:
Richard: “Even Sam Cook could’ve given you a standing ovation for this.”
Melanie: “That was extraordinary. There’s no way on Earth I could not turn for that performance.”
Ronan: “Possibly the strongest voice on this competition.”
Kate: “That was sublime. You just lifted the roof of this place. You’ve got this soul that just oozes out of you and onto all of us. That was next level honestly.”
Alyssa Delpopolo, 19 Sydney NSW - Kate MH picked her from the audience to audition after hearing her sing. She Blind Auditioned for the coaches.
Song: Lose Control by Teddy Swims
Chair turns: Four **Ronan used his Ultimate Block to block all three Coaches
Team: Ronan
Justin Rynne, 27NSW - He’s a DJ. Loves his job but thinks it’s time to stop playing someone else’s music and create his own.
Song: Canned Heat by Jamiroquai
Chair turns: One (Kate)
Team: Kate
Coaches comments:
Kate*: “That vocal performance was not perfect, but it had this incredible fizzing energy the whole way through. The audience were going insane.”*
Boriss Bendrups, 18, Castlemaine VIC – He’s a drummer, and has recently started singing. It’s his first time singing on a stage.
Song: Maneater by Hall &Oates
Chair turns: Two (Kate and Melanie C)
Team: Melanie C
Coaches comments:
Melanie: “He’s my little ray of sunshine.”
Kate: “I love that you were so in the flow that you didn’t even notice what was happening in front of you. I could tell that. I could tell that you were fully living and breathing inside that song.”
Callan James, 25, New Zealand
Song: Good as hell by Lizzo
Chair turns: Four
Team: Melanie C
Coaches comments:
Richard Marx: “Way to go, dude. Holy cow. You have a vibe. You have the talent. You’ve got the energy.”
Kate Miller-Heidke: “You have this radiant spirit. And it’s so powerful.”
Melanie C: “I absolutely loved that performance. You just embody this like superstar. It’s so. It’s like. It’s so inspiring to watch you. I was just so in that performance”
Matthias Gault, 21 Perth WA - Has been playing musical instruments since he was four. Inspired by his jazz violinist grandfather. He’s a frontman of a band called The Kickons. He plays Piano. Melanie plays a video from Coldplay’s Chris Martin who encourages Matthias to join Team Melanie C. Then Richard shows him a text he got from Chris that morning wishing him luck for The Voice Australia, showing that he has a connection with Chris as well.
Song: When you were young by The Killers
Chair turns: Four
Team: Melanie C
Coaches comments:
Richard Marx: “What a performance, what a way to blow our socks off.”
Kate Miller-Heidke: “You are really gifted.”
Melanie C: “I haven’t seen this audience react to anyone as much as they did to you.”
Ronan Keating: “That was awesome. That was great. I was really enjoying it. I didn’t turn till late because I was enjoying it so much.”
Lilli Vitagliano, 22, Adelaide SA
Song: Say you’ll be there by Spice Girls **Melanie got on the stage to sing the song with Lilli.
Chair turns: Two (Melanie and Ronan)
Team: Melanie C
Coaches comments:
Melanie: “Beautiful song choice. And you made it your own.”
Ronan: “Some of the choices were interesting in the notes, and it wasn’t the traditional melody of the song, but I can hear the tone in your voice and you’ve got, you’ve got vibe about you.”
Sharon-Rose Rateni, 19, Melbourne VIC – She’s adopted. Her biological mother is from Zimbabwe, who came to Australia to study and fell pregnant. Her parents adopted her when she was five months old. She grew up in a very big Italian family. She’s a dancer.
Song: Water by Tyla
Chair turns: One (Melanie C)
Team: Melanie C
Coaches comments:
Melanie*: “You had such a swag to it.”*
Ethan Calway, 26, Warragul VIC – Plays guitar, performs in a local pub with his three brothers. Carpenter by profession
Song: Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn
Chair turns: Four
Team: Richard **Richard used his Ultimate Block to block all other Coaches
Coaches comments:
Kate: “What I loved about that was how effortless it was. And it’s like the guitar and your voice is just an extension of you.”
Richard: “You’ve got that Luke Combs thing. You’ve got the key thing. You can probably sing any kind of country.”
Melanie C: “I really enjoyed that performance. I just felt like I’m quite chilled now. You’ve really put me at ease, which is such a lovely place to be.”
Coming up next week (no show on Sunday due to Seven’s coverage of Brisbane v Hawthorn AFL match)
Monday 25 August
As Blind Auditions near the end, emotions rise. Will Ellaphon, Euan, Olivia, or Brother Angus impress the coaches and earn a chair turn with their powerful, unique performances?
Tuesday 26 August
With few spots left, Bella, Tiffney, and Meg give it their all. Will their bold, unique performances be enough to convince a coach to hit their button?
Just watched last Sunday’s episode on 7plus, and noticed the voiceover guy was featured on the broadcast for the first time this season. He invited someone in the audience to sing during a filming breaks.
Monday’s episode will include a viewer competition to win $10,000 thanks to Finder, according to a new promo shown tonight. You will need to watch the episode and follow the prompts to enter, when you hear the Finder jingle.
Eye-watering salaries for The Voice judges revealed
The salaries for this year’s series of The Voice Australia have reportedly been revealed for the first time.
This year’s series of the popular singing competition stars coaches Richard Marx, Mel C, Kate Miller-Heidke and Ronan Keating.
According to The Daily Mail, Mel C and Richard Marx scored a huge payday from Channel 7 for their roles on the show.
It’s believed the two international judges were offered an eye-watering sum of “north of $1 million” for their debut season.
“What a shock” that they are paid that much. Said noone.
Blind auditions 7
Ellaphon Ta, 27, Auckland NZ - Youth worker. Had a troubled childhood himself, music was his saviour. He’s a new dad to a baby girl. His wife and six-week-old baby girl joined him for his audition
Song: The Middle by Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
Chair turns: Four
Team: Ronan
Coaches comments:
Richard Marx: “You are on the list of one of the greatest voices I’ve ever heard.”
Kate Miller-Heidke: “That transported me to another world.”
Melanie C: “You were singing directly from your soul.”
Ronan Keating: “What a voice! I had goosebumps!”
Cherie Sandoval, 35, Gold Coast QLD - She is a Chilean Australian. She was a professional Brazilian Samba dancer.
Song: Livin’ la Vida Loca by Ricky Martin
Chair turns: Three (Richard, Kate and Melanie)
Team: Melanie C
Coaches comments:
Melanie: “You kind of went from strength to strength. You didn’t tire yourself out. So incredible stamina.”
Kate: “You are just a born performer. Your stage presence is magnetic.”
Richard: “You crushed it. You were like, I got this. You didn’t sound out of breath.”
Euan Hart, 25, Sydney NSW
Song: Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
Chair turns: Two (Ronan and Kate)
Team: Kate
Coaches comments:
Kate*: “I was totally transfixed.”*
Ronan: “You look like a star.”
Olivia Coe Fox, 21, Sydney NSW – Olivia is a Wiradjuri woman whose family is from Central West NSW. She sings an Australian classic, integrating Yawuru (First Nations/Indigenous Language spoken in Kimberley region of Western Australia, around Broome. This has never happened in Blind Audition on The Voice before.
Song: I am Australian by The Seekers **Ronan and Kate were teary-eyed listening to her sing.
Chair turns: Four
Team: Ronan **He Blocked Kate
Coaches comments:
Kate: “I just got fully body goosebumps. I have such a love for that song, I think that should be the national anthem.”
Ronan: “I was incredibly moved by that performance.”
Richard: “You can sing a menu is Chinese takeaway store and I’ll be like I want all of it. And something about the greatest voice on any singing show ever.”
Sunday 31 August
It’s the final night of the Blind auditions! Melanie C and Richard have already filled their teams and pressure is at an all time high to win one of the final spots on Team Kate and Team Ronan.
Melanie C features on 7News Spotlight this Sunday, following the auditions episode.
After that episode the show will air on Sundays only starting with The Battles the following week
Ronan and Kate’s team (i think) only have one spot to fill each. So is this Sunday’s show of nearly 90 minutes going to focus on those last two positions? It’s going to be a lot of padding…
Just in case she wasn’t appearing on enough 7 shows already?
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Next years Logies will probably list Spotlight as one of the shows she has hosted in the previous year - just like the 30 minute “Logies Red Carpet Show”.
Not much different to Carols by Candlelight and ABC NYE being nominated as Best Entertainment Program,
when they air one night a year.
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Blind auditions 8
Tiffney Reynolds, 34, Yorke Peninsula, SA
Song: When You’re Gone by Bryan Adams featuring Melanie C
Chair turns: 4
Team: Ronan
Meg Drummond, 43, NSW
Song: Everybody’s Free / I Want Your Soul / Rapture
Chair turns: 4
Team: Melanie C (she used the Ultimate Block)
Cecily De Gooyer, 17, Inverloch, Victoria
Song: Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera
Chair turns: 2
Team: Kate
Bella Parnell, 21, Sydney, NSW
Song: A Song for You by Leon Russell
Chair turns: 3
Team: Richard
Team Melanie C and Team Richard are full.
What’s the point of having the same contestants again and again on reality shows?
Cle Morgan on The Voice tonight has been on Australian Idol before. I still recognise her as a child actor Cleonie Morgan-Wootton from TV series Ship to Shore. Plus she’s an accomplished theatre performer last seen in Matilda, the Musical.
So why is she on The Voice?
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