I agree. Is the talent pool for the auditions that small?
Recent contestants from other reality shows, and seasoned peformers shouldn’t apply.
Cassie Henderson has had multiple NZ charted songs and did The X Factor NZ (got to the last eight) in 2013 or so as a teenager.
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Team Kate and Team Ronan were complete following the final audition last night, with Saralyn taking the last spot.
The Battles begin next Sunday (September 8) and will run for three weeks.
The Battles begin! Fourteen artists will step into the ring, paired off to deliver duets of the same song. But there can only be one winner per battle, forcing the coaches to make tough decisions.
Format (from Seven’s press kit in June)
The preview shows all four coaches pressing the save button at once, after a battle.
Did anyone else see Sonia Kruger sniffing a baby? I thought it was very bizarre.
They smell a lot better than old age pensioners. 
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Battles explainer: When the Blind Auditions are over and the Coaches have assembled their teams of 10 artists, the Battles begin. In this round, artists from each team face off in pairs. This season sees 20 Battles – five per Coach team – with only one winner emerging from each. In a dramatic twist, each Coach also has the power to save one additional artist – from their own team or another – who would otherwise be eliminated.
Cecily De Gooyer vs James Van Cooper
Team Kate
Song: I was made for loving you by KISS
Winner: James Van Cooper
Meg Drummond vs XAZ
Team Melanie C
Song: Dirty Cash (Money Talks) by The Adventures of Stevie V
Winner: Meg Drummond
Cait Jamieson vs Bianka Jakovljevic
Team Richard
Song: That’s freedom by John Farnham
Winner: Bianka Jakovljevic
Ellaphon Ta Vs Alyssa Delpopolo
Team Ronan
Song: Gravity by John Mayer
Winner: Ellaphon Ta
**All four Coaches saved Alyssa. But after they all pitched Alyssa decided to go to Team Kate.
**Kate has used her only Save on Alyssa.
Cherie Sandoval vs Lilli Vitagliano
Team Melanie C
Song: Training Season by Dua Lipa
Winner: Lilli Vitagliano
Charlie O’Derry vs Branton Kneen
Team Kate
Song: Fade into you by Mazzy Star
Winner: Charlie O’Derry
Chris Cobb vs Mitchell Dormer
Team Ronan
Song: Bed of roses by Bon Jovi
Winner: Mitchell Dormer
**Ronan, Richard and Melanie saved Chris. He chose Team Richard.
**Richard has used his only Save on Chris
Sunday 14 September
The Battles continue! 14 more artists enter the battle. Mel C and Ronan still have their Saves, giving a lifeline to a singer. Who will be able to rise to the challenge when the pressure builds?
Got to “love” The Voice ads. Always over dramatic. And when you watch the show, you think “was that it - all that hype for a 10 second non-event”?
Tonight, Ronan walks off stage saying “I need a moment” (or to that extent). Judges and Sonia are “shocked”.
Judges on The Voice have been walking off stage for years. It’s nothing new. They talk to a producer off camera to debrief, and come back and choose who goes to the next round, and then it’s all smiles gain.
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Battles Pt 2
Hayley J vs Joseph Vuicakau
Team Richard
Song: Still haven’t found what I’m looking for by U2
Winner: Joseph Vuicakau
Sienna Langenheim vs Euan Hart
Team Kate
Song: The Blowers Daughter by Damien Rice
Winner: Sienna Langenheim
**Melanie C saved Euan Hart
**Melanie has used his only Save on Chris
Amber Scates ns Justin Rynne
Team Kate
Song: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! by ABBA
Winner: Amber Scates
Saralyn Matla and Tiffney Reynolds
Team Ronan
Song: Like a prayer by Madonna
Winner: Tiffney Reynolds
Matthias Gault vs Boriss Bendrups
Team Melanie C
Song: Creep by Radio Head
Winner: Matthias Gault
Hunter Black vs Cle Morgan
Team Ronan
Song: Strong by London Grammar
Winner: Cle Morgan
Ronan is emotional while delivering this decision, he bids goodbye to Hunter teary-eyed. Later in the episode (and after a few more Battle rounds), Ronan brings Hunter back on the stage for a retrospective save.
**Ronan has used his only Save on Hunter
Bella Parnell vs Ethan Calway
Team Richard
Song: The Door by Teddy Swims
Winner: Bella Parnell
Performance links:
Hailey & Joseph Raise The Roof With A U2 Hit | The Battles 2025 | The Voice Australia
Sienna & Euan Soar Together With Damien Rice Crooner | The Battles 2025 | The Voice Australia
Cle & Hunter Bring The Emotions With London Grammar Hit | The Battles 2025 | The Voice Australia
Ethan & Bella Knock A Teddy Swims Hit Out Of The Park | The Battles 2025 | The Voice Australia
Last round of Battles on The Voice
Ally Friendship vs Rose Carleo
Team Richard
Song: Gimme Shelter by Rolling Stones
Winner: Rose Carleo
Sharon-Rose Rateni Vs Callan James
Team Melanie C
Song: Positions by Ariana Grande
Winner: Callan James
Jayd Luna Vs Marie Brunelli
Team Kate
Song: Pink pony club by Chappell Roan
Winner: Jayd Luna
Jakamo Sharpe vs THR3PM
Team Richard
Song: What goes around comes around by Justin Timberlake
Winner: Jakamo Sharpe
Olivia Coe Fox vs Milly Monk
Team Ronan
Song: Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield
Winner: Milly Monk
Gemma Hollingsworth vs Cassie Henderson
Team Melanie C
Song: Messy by Lola Young
Winner: Cassie Henderson
**Melanie tries to save Gemma despite no saves left citing Ronan’s broken the rules and it’s her turn now to break the rules. Following which, the remaining three Coaches also press ‘SAVE’ for Gemma.
**Gemma chooses Team Melanie C again. Melanie is going into Knockouts with one extra artist (seven in total).
Performance links:
Sharon-Rose Rateni vs Callan James - Watch The Voice Online: Free Streaming & Catch Up TV in Australia | 7plus
Olivia Coe Fox vs Milly Monk - Watch The Voice Online: Free Streaming & Catch Up TV in Australia | 7plus
Gemma Hollingsworth vs Cassie Henderson - Watch The Voice Online: Free Streaming & Catch Up TV in Australia | 7plus
Artists progressing to Knockouts:
Team Kate: Alyssa Delpopolo, Amber Scates, Charlie O’Derry, James Van Cooper, Jayd Luna, Sienna Langenheim
Team Melanie: Callan James, Cassie Henderson, Euan Hart, Gemma Hollingsworth, Lilli Vitagliano, Matthias Gault, Meg Drummond
Team Richard: Bianka Jakovljevic, Bella Parnell, Chris Cobb, Jakamo Sharpe, Joseph Vuikacau, Rose Carleo
Team Ronan: Cle Morgan, Ellaphon Ta, Hunter Black, Milly Monk Mitchell Dormer, Tiffney Reynolds
Sunday 28 September
They survived The Blinds and The Battles, now Team Melanie C & Team Richard face The Knockouts! Six become two. Who has the star power for the Semi-Finals?
No show next Sunday (October 5) due to the NRL Grand Final.
Last year, Seven scheduled a new episode of The Voice against the NRL GF. The move backfired: the episode posted the lowest audience of the season.
Brutal Knockout bloodbath
Nine artists sent home as Melanie C and Richard Marx pick Semi-Finalists
Tonight, on The Voice on Seven and 7plus, the Knockouts brought high stakes and heartbreaks as artists from Team Melanie C and Team Richard fought for just two coveted Semi-Final spots on each team.
For Team Melanie C, the first Knockout saw Meg Drummond, Callan James and Gemma Hollingsworth reimagine dancefloor classics. Gemma and Callan advanced to the Showdown, while Meg’s journey came to an end.
After breaking the rules in Battles to score an extra artist, Team Melanie C’s rare four-way Knockout saw Matthias Gault, Cassie Henderson, Euan Hart and Lilli Vitagliano take on Glastonbury headliner hits, with Cassie and Euan impressing while Matthias and Lilli fell behind.
At the Showdown, Callan delivered We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off by Jermaine Stewart, while Gemma poured her heart into When The Party’s Over by Billie Eilish. But it was Cassie’s stirring Somewhere Only We Know by Keane and Euan’s electric Don’t You Want Me by The Human League that sealed their places in the Semi-Final.
Team Richard’s Showdown saw Knockout winners Bella Parnell, Joseph Vuicakau, Chris Cobb and Rose Carleo rise to the challenge with powerhouse performances of I Put A Spell On You by Nina Simone, Let’s Stay Together by Al Green, The Flame by Cheap Trick and All Fired Up by Pat Benatar.
In the end, Bella and Joseph triumphed, with Chris and Rose exiting the competition.
Eliminated tonight were Meg Drummond, Lilli Vitagliano, Matthias Gault, Callan James and Gemma Hollingsworth from Team Melanie C; and Bianka Jakovljevic, Jakamo Sharpe, Chris Cobb and Rose Carleo from Team Richard.
The Voice 2025 Semi Finalists:
Team Melanie C – Cassie Henderson Euan Hart
Team Richard – Bella Parnell and Joseph Vuicakau
See tonight’s incredible performances :
Euan will make you fall at your feet with this classic | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Rose goes all out with an all-time Adele hit | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Chris Cobb will make you backflip with Benson Boone cover | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Cassie croons a beautiful cover of Somewhere Only We Know | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Joseph Performs a silky-smooth cover of Al Green | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Bella Works her magic with stunning Nina Simone classic | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
The Voice Knockouts
Continue 7.00pm Sunday, 12 October on Channel 7 and 7plus
Sunday 12 October
They survived The Blinds and The Battles, now Team Kate & Team Ronan face The Knockouts! Six become two. Who has the star power for the Semi-Finals?
Shock and showdowns
Team Kate and Team Ronan find their Semi-Finalists
Tonight on Seven and 7plus, emotions ran high as Kate Miller-Heidke and Ronan Keating’s top six artists competed for a spot in The Voice Semi-Final during the toughest stage of the competition so far: The Knockouts.
Grouped in trios to compete in two Knockouts per team, the artists performed solo songs centred around a theme, with only two winners from each progressing. The victorious artists then faced off in a sudden-death Showdown, performing a song of their choice to secure one of the two coveted Semi-Final spots per team.
On Team Kate, young guns Alyssa Delpopolo, Sienna Langenheim, Charlie O’Derry and James Van Cooper triumphed in their Knockouts. In the Showdown, they delivered show-stopping performances of Hopelessly Devoted by Olivia Newton-John, Angles Like You by Miley Cyrus, You Are The Reason by Callum Scott and Takes Me Back by Noiseworks.
Alyssa and Sienna clinched the spots in the Semi-Final, while Charlie and James were sent home.
Over on Team Ronan, the first Knockout saw soul singers Cle Morgan, Ellaphon Ta and Mitchell Dormer deliver standout performances, leaving Ronan torn: “I can’t choose. I don’t know how I’d choose two.” In a surprise move, he advanced all three to the Showdown, leaving just one spot open.
From Team Ronan’s second Knockout, Milly Monk joined the Showdown lineup alongside Cle, Ellaphon and Mitchell. In the end, Cle and Ellaphon secured Semi-Final spots with moving renditions of Giant by Calvin Harris and Rag’n’Bone Man, and I Can’t Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt.
Tonight’s eliminated artists included Amber Scates, Charlie O’Derry, James Van Cooper and Jayd Luna from Team Kate, and Hunter Black, Milly Monk, Mitchell Dormer and Tiffney Reynolds from Team Ronan.
The Voice 2025 Semi Finalists:
Team Melanie C – Cassie Henderson Euan Hart
Team Richard – Bella Parnell and Joseph Vuicakau
Team Kate – Alyssa Delpopolo and Sienna Langenheim
Team Ronan – Cle Morgan and Ellaphon Ta
See tonight’s incredible performances :
Alyssa breaks free with Tina Arena’s Chains | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Ellaphon wows the crowd with Seal’s Crazy | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Milly Monk owns the stage with a Sam Fender hit | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Charlie O’Derry croons Calum Scott’s You Are The Reason | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Sienna channels Miley with cover of Angels Like You | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
Cle Morgan brings the party with a Calvin Harris banger | Knockouts | The Voice Australia
The Voice
Semi Final 1 on Sunday, 19 October 7.00pm on Channel 7 and 7plus
Semi final 1 on October 19 would feature Team Richard (Bella Parnell and Joseph Vuicakau) and Team Melanie (Cassie Henderson and Euan Hart). Ronan Keating would also perform.
Semi final 2 on October 26 would feature Team Kate (Alyssa Delpopolo and Sienna Langenheim) and Team Ronan (Cle Morgan and Ellaphon Ta).
That should mean the grand final will air on Sunday November 2.
The best of the best
Cassie and Bella make it to The Voice Grand Final
Tonight on The Voice on Seven and 7plus, an electrifying showdown saw two phenomenal artists claim their place in the Grand Final.
Cassie Henderson from Team Melanie C and Bella Parnell from Team Richard became the first two singers who will go head-to-head for The Voice 2025 crown. The other two will be revealed next Sunday.
Tonight, superstar coach Ronan Keating also took to the stage for a special performance of his debut solo single When You Say Nothing At All .
Melanie C hailed Cassie as a “superstar” following her stunning performance of Lorde’s Green Light, saying: “You always deliver. You’ve never let me down. And I’ve just loved watching you grow and really own who you are as an artist.”
Cassie became Melanie’s pick for the Grand Final, while Euan Hart bowed out after a spirited performance of Eric Carmen’s Hungry Eyes.
Bella’s breathtaking rendition of Adele’s Skyfall secured her a Grand Final spot as Richard said: “That song is such an Adele song until now, because you made that song into something that sounds like you wrote it. You absolutely accomplished everything I wanted from that performance.”
Melanie C called Bella’s journey “one of the most incredible” on the show, noting that she had never performed in front of an audience before her The Voice audition, while Kate Miller-Heidke added: “I’m in awe.”
Departing artist from Team Richard, Joseph Vuicakau, closed his The Voice journey with a powerful take on George Michael’s Freedom ’90.
Voting is now open for Australia to decide who will be crowned The Voice 2025, taking home a $100,000 cash prize, plus an all-inclusive recording development package including, production, recording, mixing, mastering and access to Australia’s leading ANR and label services.
Meet the first two The Voice 2025 Grand Finalists:
Team Melanie C – Cassie Henderson
Team Richard – Bella Parnell
See tonight’s incredible Semi Final performances :
Bella Parnell crushes Adele’s James Bond theme song | Semi-Finals | The Voice Australia
Cassie Henderson rocks the stage with a Lorde favourite | Semi-Finals | The Voice Australia
Next Sunday on The Voice, artists from Team Kate and Team Ronan will sing for their spot in the Grand Final.