The Voice (Australian TV series) season 13
| Company type | Television season |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television entertainment |
| Founded | August 19, 2024 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Key people | Sonia Kruger (host), Guy Sebastian (coach), LeAnn Rimes (coach), Kate Miller-Heidke (coach), Adam Lambert (coach) |
| Products | Singing competition television series |
| Website | 7plus |
The thirteenth installment of The Voice Australia debuted on 19 August 2024 on the Seven Network. Announced in October 2023, this season introduced a refreshed panel of coaches, with only Guy Sebastian returning from the previous lineup. The new coaching roster featured LeAnn Rimes, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Adam Lambert, who replaced former coaches Rita Ora, Jessica Mauboy, and Jason Derulo. Sonia Kruger continued her role as host for the ninth consecutive season.
The finale was recorded in advance, with the champion determined through audience voting. Reuben De Melo emerged victorious, marking LeAnn Rimes' inaugural win as a coach and making her the third coach to claim victory during their debut season, following will.i.am and Jessie J. Additionally, De Melo became the third contestant to win whose coach employed the Ultimate Block during the blind auditions, a distinction previously held by winners from seasons ten and eleven.
Coaches and host
On 6 February 2024, it was confirmed that Guy Sebastian would return for his sixth coaching season in this thirteenth edition. Joining him were three new coaches: LeAnn Rimes, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Adam Lambert. Hosting duties were once again fulfilled by Sonia Kruger.
Rule change
This season saw the introduction of the Ultimate Block feature, inspired by the super block used in The Voice Kids Italy. This mechanism allows a coach to immediately block another coach and secure the artist directly onto their own team.
Teams
Colour key
- Winner
- Finalist
- Eliminated in Semifinals
- Eliminated in Showdowns
- Eliminated in Knockouts
- Stolen in Battles
- Selected as Wildcard by another coach
- Eliminated in Battles
- Withdrew
| Coach | Top 48 Artists | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Sebastian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SKŸE | Jaydin Shingleton | Roland Williams | Beau Shearer | James Vass | |||||||||||||||||||
| Priscilla Stanley | Shannen Wick | Eden Borrie | Hannah Sands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyle Wilson | Paea Havilli | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LeAnn Rimes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reuben De Melo | Letitia Butler | Brad & Tori | Amber Sindoni | Cookie Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Toombs | Laura Glynn | Annaleese Fuda | Larissa Kovalchuk | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Natalie Colavito | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kate Miller-Heidke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jaedyn Randell | Tom Leeming | Jaymee Lancaster | Elias Lanyon | Michael & Violeta | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nethra Raman | Yorke Heath | Matthew Hearne | Falon Moore | Jenna Hudson | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liz Player | MJ O'Doherty | Mol Turner | Tia Barnes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Lambert | - | Annie Jones | Siena | Arthur Hull | Chloe Kay | Cody Gunton | - | Lana Sayah | Stephanie Milostic | Aaron Hayward | Kaitlyn Martin | - | Queency | Ruby Lafferty | Teza McKenna | ||||||||
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Blind auditions
Throughout the blind auditions phase, each coach assembles a team consisting of 12 contestants. The block mechanism made a comeback, now enhanced: coaches possess one standard block to stop a fellow coach from pitching, plus an Ultimate Block which prevents every other coach who has turned, instantly assigning the contestant to the coach who used the block. A coach who is blocked cannot offer a pitch for that participant. Blocks may be deployed at any point after a coach’s chair has turned.
| ✔ | Coach selected "I WANT YOU" |
| Contestant joined this coach's team | |
| Contestant eliminated with no coach pressing "I WANT YOU" | |
| ✘ | All other coaches blocked by Ultimate Block |
| ✘ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" but was blocked |
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| Episode | Sequence | Contestant | Age | Performance Song | Coaches' selections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy | LeAnn | Kate | Adam | |||||
| Episode 1 (Monday, 19 August) |
Shannen Wick | 31 | "Stop!" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Elias Lanyon | 20 | "Daylight" | ✔ | style="background:#FDFC8F;"| ✔ | — | |||||||
| James Vass | 20 | "Love In The Dark" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | |||||||
| Lana Sayah | 32 | "Good Luck" | ✔ | ✔ |style="background:#FDFC8F;"| ✔ | |||||||
| Manawa Randall | 19 | "How Do I Live" | — | — | — | |||||||
| Teza McKenna | 61 | "Rebel Yell" | — | — |style="background:#FDFC8F;"| ✔ | |||||||
| Reuben De Melo | 31 | "I See Fire" | ✘ | style="background:#FDFC8F;"| ✔ | style="background:#f761f3;"| ✘ | style="background:#f761f3;"| ✘ | |||||||
... [table continues with similar structure, omitted for brevity] ...
Battles
The battle rounds were broadcast between 15 and 29 September. Each coach matched two of their team members against each other, choosing one victor who advanced immediately to the knockouts. The defeated artist faced elimination unless they were either "saved" by their own coach or "stolen" by another coach, allowing them to continue into the knockout stage.
| Artist won Battle and progressed to Knockouts | |
| Artist lost Battle but was stolen and moved forward | |
| Artist lost Battle but saved by their coach and advanced | |
| Artist lost Battle but later saved by another coach as wildcard and progressed | |
| Artist lost Battle and was eliminated from competition | |
| Artist withdrew from the competition |
| Episode | Coach | Match Number | Winner | Song Performed | Loser | 'Steal'/'Save' outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy | LeAnn | Kate | Adam | ||||||
| Episode 11 "Sunday, 15 September 2024" | |||||||||
| 1 | "Pure Imagination" | ||||||||
| 2 | "River" | ||||||||
| 3 | "Take Me to Church" | ||||||||
| 4 | "I'm Outta Love" | ||||||||
| 5 | "Stick Season" | ||||||||
| 6 | "Vampire" | ||||||||
| 7 | "Bring Me to Life" | ||||||||
| 8 | "Lose Control" | ||||||||
| 1 | "Say Something" | ||||||||
| 4 | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | ||||||||
| 5 | "Zombie" | ||||||||
| 6 | "I Try" | ||||||||
| 7 | "The Only Exception" | ||||||||
| 8 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | ||||||||
- Matthew Hearne initially won his battle but later withdrew.
- Unable to decide between Brad Butcher and Tori Darke, LeAnn suggested they form a duo with producer consent, which both agreed upon.
Knockouts
Broadcast on October 6 and October 13, the knockout rounds featured seven artists per team competing for three available positions to proceed to the showdowns. Four artists per team were eliminated in this stage. Teams led by Adam and Kate performed during the first night, while Teams Guy and LeAnn appeared on the second night.
Showdowns
During the Showdowns, each coach chooses two out of their three Knockout victors to proceed directly to the Semifinals.
| Artist emerged victorious in the Showdown and moved on to the Semifinals | |
| Artist was defeated in the Showdown and eliminated from the competition |
| Episode | Match | Coach | Song Performed | Winner(s) | Eliminated Artist(s) | Song Performed by Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 14 (Sunday, 6 October 2024) |
1 | Adam | "A Song for You" | Siena | Arthur Hull | "Rocket Man" |
| "Mamma Knows Best" | Annie Jones | |||||
| 2 | Kate | "Mirror" | Jaedyn Randell | Jaymee Lancaster | "Figures" | |
| "Another Love" | Tom Leeming | |||||
| Episode 15 (Sunday, 13 October 2024) |
1 | LeAnn | "The Best" | Letitia Butler | Brad Butcher* | "I Remember Everything" |
| "Don't You Worry Child" | Reuben De Melo | Tori Darke* | "Before He Cheats" | |||
| 2 | Guy | "I Won't Give Up" | Jaydin Shingleton | Roland Williams | "Superstition" | |
| "Anyone" | SKŸE | |||||
- Due to limited rehearsal time, Brad and Tori performed solo pieces but competed as a pair.
Semi-final
Broadcast on 20 October, the Semifinal featured eight artists vying for a place in the Grand Final. From each team, coaches chose one contestant to advance.
| Performance Order | Coach | Performer | Song | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate | Jaedyn Randell | "Wide Awake" | Advanced by coach decision |
| 2 | Guy | SKŸE | "Both Sides, Now" | |
| 3 | LeAnn | Letitia Butler | "Son of a Preacher Man" | Eliminated from competition |
| 4 | Adam | Annie Jones | "Love Is a Battlefield" | Advanced by coach decision |
| 5 | Kate | Tom Leeming | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Guy | Jaydin Shingleton | "Beautiful Things" | |
| 7 | Adam | Siena | "Jealous" | |
| 8 | LeAnn | Reuben De Melo | "Wicked Game" | Advanced by coach decision |
Grand Finale
The Grand Finale was broadcast on 27 October 2024, showcasing each contestant performing both a solo piece and a duet alongside their coach. In contrast to previous episodes, the ultimate winner was determined exclusively through public voting. Reuben De Melo emerged victorious, earning LeAnn Rimes her inaugural coaching triumph and marking her as the fourth coach to secure a win in their debut season on the Australian edition of The Voice.
| Coach | Contestant | Solo performance order | Solo song | Duet performance order | Duet song | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeAnn Rimes | Reuben De Melo | 5 | "The House of the Rising Sun" | 1 | "Fix You" | Winner |
| Guy Sebastian | SKŸE | 2 | "Iris" | 6 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Finalist |
| Adam Lambert | Annie Jones | 3 | "Youngblood" | 7 | "Barracuda" | Finalist |
| Kate Miller-Heidke | Jaedyn Randell | 8 | "Snow Angel" | 4 | "Walking on a Dream" | Finalist |
Contestants with Previous Television Background
- Siena Fodera participated in season eight as part of Team Boy George but was eliminated during the knockout rounds.
- Annaleese Fuda took part in season four but did not progress beyond initial stages.
- SKŸE (Nicolas Duquemin) competed in season four on Team Delta and exited in the live shows.
- Annie Jones advanced to the quarterfinals on America's Got Talent season 15.
- Natalie Colavito reached the semifinals in the sixth season of Australian Idol.
- MJ O'Doherty represented Armenia at Eurovision 2015 as a member of Genealogy.
- Tori Darke and Arthur Hull appeared in seasons ten and eleven respectively but failed to earn chair turns.
Ratings
Colour key:
- – Peak viewership for the season
- – Lowest audience numbers for the season
| Episode | Broadcast date | Air time slot | Viewership count | Nightly ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 August 2024 | Mon 7:30 pm | 977,000 | 4 |- | | 20 August 2024 | Tue 7:30 pm | 901,000 | 4 |- | | 21 August 2024 | Wed 7:30 pm | 917,000 | 3 |- | | 25 August 2024 | Sun 7:00 pm | 1,049,000 | 1 |- | | 26 August 2024 | Mon 7:30 pm | 1,043,000 | 3 |- | | 27 August 2024 | Tue 7:30 pm | 1,054,000 | 4 |- | | 1 September 2024 | Sun 7:00 pm | 1,039,000 | 3 |- | | 2 September 2024 | Mon 7:30 pm | 986,000 | 5 |- | |3 September2024 | Tue7:30 pm |965,000 |4 |- | |8 September2024 | Sun7:00 pm |1,053,000 |3 |- | 11 | Battles | 15 September2024 | Sun7:00 pm | 1,002,000 | - | 12 | 22 September2024 | Sun7:00 pm | 1,020,000 | - | 13 | 29 September2024 | Sun7:00 pm | 1,054,000 | - | 14 | Knockouts | 6 October2024 | Sun7:00 pm | 675,000 | - | 15 | 13 October2024 | Sun7:00 pm | 984,000 | - | 16 | Semi Finals | 20 October2024 | Sun7:00 pm | 922,000 | - | 17 | Grand Final | 27 October2024 | Sun7:00 pm | 1,081,000 | ||||