He most definitely can sing. He won a 2008 Helpmann Award for his supporting roll in Guys and Dolls.
He has also appeared on Carols by Candlelight a few times, performed in Rocky Horror as the Narrator, and down private gigs.
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I mean, Alan Jones can sing as well so by that logic he could be a coach on The Voice too 
That awkward Love changes everything video comes to mind.
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Alan Jones can’t sing … There is evidence on YouTube!
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I was joking. He sounded awful in that video but you never know what Seven has planned, especially since Alan’s now off contract from Nine.
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Let’s hope 7 can make it a ratings success but also finally produce a real star. 9 had no luck in 9 seasons. X Factor and Australian Idol were very successful in producing household names.
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So this is a smart business move in my view.
Yes the show is not hitting the heights it used to but consider:
It beat Big Brother when it went head to head this year - demos aside - and therefore it leaves a decent size hole in Nines schedules. Holes which are not easily filled in this day and age. That alone may be worth a licence fee.
If seven can maintain The Voice audience then that’s a blow for Nine and a win for Seven. In a Greg years when they have rebuilt their schedule around these tentpoles they can let the show go.
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This is an interesting development for a whole range of reasons. On one hand, if Seven can do to The Voice what they’ve done with Big Brother and Farmer Wants a Wife then it’s another brick in the wall in terms of its rebuild whilst causing problems for Nine. On the other hand, Seven is starting to develop a reputation (as others have pointed out) as being the ‘leftovers’ network. This notion Warburton has that the only shows which can work are proven formats is really misguided in my opinion.
Going back to The Voice, the bit from the West Australian cross-promotional article NewsAustralia linked to tells us a lot about Seven’s plans (emphasis added):
“We are going to crunch the timeframe down considerably. We have a whole new more efficient and cost effective streamlined production and roll out schedule which will concentrate the format over less episodes and shoot over a much shorter timeframe,” Warburton said.
“The blinds (blind auditions) are what drives ratings, then straight into semis and the final over fewer weeks, giving viewers what they want and what rates.”
What that seems to suggest is by cutting a lot of the ‘fat’ out of the show and going straight to the semis after the blind audition round, Seven will be hoping they can do what Nine couldn’t do and maintain the ratings momentum which the blind auditions generate
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AGT, Big Brother, Farmer and now The Voice all nabbed from Nine. What’s next The Block?
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Bad idea I reckon. If they rush it too much then viewers won’t build any connections with the singers and it would just seem cheap.
They need to up the production values like 10 has with DWTS if they want to breathe new life into the show.
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Will Seven bring over the current coaches or go for something new?
I reckon they keep Guy, and then if international judges can fly in, I reckon Nicole Scherzinger, who could then probably also do AGT instead of Olympia Valance or Sonia Kruger if the shows are filming around the same time. I’m not quite sure yet what other too coaches I’d bring on board.
Time for Delta to go and I also wouldn’t bring back Boy George and Kelly IMO, for the sake of freshening up the show.
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I was surprised to read the news this morning. Considering Nine CEO Hugh Marks said three days ago that it cost $40 million to make this season, where will Seven find the money to produce next season? It will need to keep the costs down (to say $25-30 million) and sign up a few more sponsorships.
James Warburton told The Sunday Telegraph: “this deal literally happened overnight Thursday and was signed Friday.”
Anyone think that Nine may have acquired The Circle from Netflix or whoever has the rights and they might produce that instead? That show would be a lot cheaper than The Voice I imagine.
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AGT was just nabbed back after 9 nabbed it first lol. And 9 nabbed BB from 10.
If you look back over the history of tv in Australia, even going way back, there’s quite a few examples of shows swapping networks, but not always successfully. 7 seems to be bucking that trend atm.
Get rid of Kelly and Delta. Guy and George are great.
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This is a terrible move from seven in my opinion. This already skews older and is not what seven need.
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But then again they did renew Farmer Wants a Wife so obviously the line that they’re targeting the younger demographics is nothing but rubbish.
Depending on COVID (and to keep costs down) they might have to go with an all domestic coaching panel. Which means keeping Delta and Guy, and finding 2 new Aussie coaches. Now Keith Urban is back in the country - they could try to woo him back for a season. And 7 already has Ricki Lee signed for AGT.
Why not just use Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston?
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From Seven
The Voice Australia to soar at Seven
The Seven Network today announced it has commissioned The Voice from ITV Studios Australia, to appear on Channel 7 in 2021 as part of its successful content-led growth strategy.
The Voice is one of Australian television’s most successful and much-loved entertainment franchises and is the purest vocal talent competition that exists globally. Originating in the Netherlands in 2010 the program airs in 180 countries across every continent, including the nine seasons on Australian screens with a galaxy of superstar Coaches including Delta Goodrem, Keith Urban, Seal, The Madden Brothers, Ricky Martin, will.i.am, Kylie Minogue, Jessie J, Ronan Keating and Joe Jonas.
The 2021 season on Seven will be hosted by Sonia Kruger .
CEO and Managing Director James Warburton said: “This is a coup for Seven. Adding The Voice to our 2021 program slate is another brick in the wall of our content-led growth strategy of using proven, power formats. The Voice is a television megabrand that will deliver on our promise of more tentpoles, audience growth and consistency across the year. It is a strong performer in BVOD and will give audiences what they want: the world’s best television.”
Director of Programming, Angus Ross said: “ The Voice remains the biggest entertainment show in Australia averaging over 1.5 million viewers each week – delivering on broadcast, demographics and streaming. We jumped at the opportunity to bring this juggernaut into Seven’s 2021 schedule. Our plans to supercharge the format are well underway.”
The 2021 series will be reimagined to capture the spirit of the times. A new tighter format adapted for latest viewing trends will see the new series maintain all the momentum of the past while injecting the dynamic pace we know audiences love.
“We’re accustomed to working with some of the best production studios in the country to deliver refreshed formats that have new life breathed into them,” said Angus Ross. “We’ve done it with Big Brother and Farmer Wants a Wife this year – and we couldn’t resist the opportunity to responsibly reimagine the format for The Voice 2021. We’ll deliver an established franchise ramped up for newer and bigger audiences, in a lean production format that speaks to modern viewers.”
David Mott, CEO and Managing Director of ITV Studios Australia said: “This is truly a significant day. It is the beginning of a new era of The Voice in Australia which is still the biggest entertainment brand globally. Seven did not hesitate in securing the rights when this opportunity came up and we cannot wait to get cracking on the series for 2021… and to welcome Sonia back to the biggest entertainment stage on Australian television.”
The Voice Australia will appear across the Seven Network in 2021.
The flagship format has regularly delivered number 1 rankings for broadcasters and has won four Emmys and three TV WEEK Logie awards.
Lot of work went into that publicity image 
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