The Voice Kids (Australian TV series)
| Company type | Television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television entertainment |
| Founded | June 22, 2014 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Key people | Delta Goodrem, Mel B, Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Darren McMullen, Prinnie Stevens |
| Products | Talent competition television series |
The Voice Kids was an Australian talent competition television series that debuted on the Nine Network on 22 June 2014, featuring coaches Delta Goodrem, Mel B, and The Madden Brothers.
Auditions
Candidates aged between 8 and 14 years as of 1 January 2014 were eligible to apply, with online submissions closing on 24 September 2013. Out of more than 8,000 hopefuls, selected individuals were invited to attend producers' auditions held in major cities such as Perth (18 October 2013) and Adelaide.
The producers' audition process consisted of three phases: group singing, a solo performance evaluated by head vocal coach Lindsay Field, followed by a final audition before executive producers. Applicants residing beyond 200 km from audition locations submitted video recordings for producer review instead of attending in person. Ultimately, producers chose 100 contestants to proceed to the coaches' Blind auditions.
Promotion
A preview special was broadcast on 27 May 2014, showcasing several contestants from the Blind auditions performing an acoustic rendition of The Black Eyed Peas' "Let's Get It Started".
Format
As part of the The Voice franchise, the program includes three stages: blind auditions, battle rounds, and live performance shows. The overall winner receives a recording contract with Universal Music.
Blind auditions
Three prominent recording artists act as coaches who select participants during blind auditions. Each contestant performs live for approximately one minute while coaches decide whether to turn their chairs. If more than one coach shows interest, the contestant selects which coach to join.
Coaches and hosts
On 26 November 2013, it was confirmed that Delta Goodrem and Joel Madden, coaches from the adult version, would be the first two coaches. Goodrem left the adult series to concentrate on her music career but agreed to join The Voice Kids to manage both roles. She also affirmed Joel Madden’s involvement. On 1 February 2014, Nine Network announced former Spice Girls member Mel B and Good Charlotte's Benji Madden as the remaining two coaches; Benji partnered with his brother Joel.
Darren McMullen, host of the adult series, was appointed as the host for this show. The Voice season 1 quarter-finalist Prinnie Stevens took on the role of backstage correspondent during the Blind auditions.
Series overview
| Season | Premiere date | Finale date | Champion | Finalists | Winning coach | Hosts | Coaches (order of chairs) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | 22 June 2014 | 10 Aug 2014 | Alexa Curtis | Maddison Milewski | Bella Yoseski | Delta Goodrem | Darren McMullen, Prinnie Stevens |
Mel B | Joel & Benji | Delta |
Teams
- Colour Legend
- Champion
- Finalist
- Third Place Winner
- Exited at the Grand Finale
- Departed during the Sing-offs
- Eliminated in the Battles
Blind auditions
The initial episode featuring the Blind auditions aired on 22 June 2014. During each performance, coaches had the opportunity to press a button indicating their interest in adding the artist to their team. If more than one coach indicated interest, the contestant then selected which coach they wished to join.
| Coaches | Leading 45 Contestants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel B | |||||
| Maddison Milewski | Ruhi Lavaki | Adina Herz | April Aitken | Caerwyn | |
| Kayla Jo Piscopo | Chloe Marshall | Eve Erdmanis | Molly Waters | Issy Salisbury | |
| Malia Mataele | Abigail Adriano | Belinda Jo Barichello | Molly Sneddon | Jordan Koulos | |
| The Madden Brothers | |||||
| Bella Yoseski | Chris Lanzon | Imogen Spendlove | Lenisa Di Clemente | Martha Chess-Phelps | |
| Trinity Young | Jack Hermans | Ellie Ferguson | Georgia Hassarati | Fletcher Pilon | |
| Sienna Perruzza | Jack Lyall | Mi-Kaisha Masella | Sebastian Coe | Reilly Underwood | |
| rowspan=4 Delta Goodrem | |||||
| Alexa Curtis | Grace Laing | Ethan Karpathy | Harmony Lovegrove | Robbie Anderson | |
| Olivia Swinton | Jasmine Dale | Isabella Galvez | Mira Molly | Angus Ross | |
| Anthony & Tamara | Elina Jayamanna | Jamie Cumberlidge | Shuan Hern Lee | Ky Baldwin | |
| ✔ | Coach activated the "I/WE WANT YOU" button |
| Artist assigned by default to this coach's team | |
| Artist opted to join this coach's team | |
| Artist eliminated due to no coaches pressing the button | |
| Artist received an 'All Turn' from all coaches |
Episode 1 (22 June)
The debut episode lasted 90 minutes and was watched by 1.652 million people.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Mel B | Joel & Benji | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bella | 12 | Melbourne, Victoria | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Chris (In Stereo) | 13 | Sydney, New South Wales | "The A Team" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Abigail | 9 | Sydney, New South Wales | "Empire State of Mind" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Molly S | 9 | Goulburn, New South Wales | "Not Pretty Enough" | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 5 | Katie & Emilie | 11 | Perth, Western Australia | "Radioactive" | — | — | — |
| 6 | Jasmine | 10 | Sydney, New South Wales | "It's Oh So Quiet" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Maddison | 13 | Gold Coast, Queensland | "At Last" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Robbie | 13 | Perth, Western Australia | "Hey, Soul Sister" | ✔ | — | ✔ |
Episode 2 (29 June)
The second installment also had a duration of 90 minutes and attracted an audience of 1.665 million viewers.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Mel B | Joel & Benji | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexa | 10 | Brisbane, Queensland | "Girl on Fire" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Ethan (In Stereo) | 13 | Geelong, Victoria | "Give Me Love" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Trinity | 8 | Central Coast, New South Wales | "Lovin' You" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Malia | 12 | Wollongong, New South Wales | "Stay" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Chris | 11 | Sydney, New South Wales | "More than This" | — | — | — |
| 6 | Elina | 8 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Part of Your World" | — | — | ✔ |
| 7 | Lenisa | 11 | Melbourne, Victoria | "A Whole New World" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Olivia | 10 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Roar" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Imogen | 13 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Feeling Good" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 3 (6 July)
The third episode was broadcast for a full 90 minutes and recorded a viewership of approximately 1.255 million.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie | 14 | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | "Breakeven" | "✔" | "—" | "style=\"background:#fdfc8f\"✔" |
| 2 | "Sophie" | "13" | "Sydney, New South Wales" | "Counting Stars" | "—" | "—" | "—" |
| "—" | "style=\"background:#FFC40C\"✔" | "—" | |||||
| "✔" | "style=\"background:#fdfc8f\"✔" | "✔" | |||||
| "✔" | "✔" | "style=\"background:#fdfc8f\"✔" | |||||
| "—" | "—" | "style=\"background:#FFC40C\"✔" | |||||
| "style=\"background:#fdfc8f\"✔" | "✔" | "✔" | |||||
|
Romy| 12| Sydney, New South Wales| "Turning Tables" |
"—" | "—" | "—" | ||||
Episode 4 (13 July)
The fourth installment lasted 90 minutes and was viewed by 1.150 million people.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Selections by Coach and Artist | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel B | Joel & Benji | Delta | |||||
| 1 | Martha | "12" | "Sydney, New South Wales" | "Mountain Sound" | "✔" | ✔" | "✔" |
| 2 | "Mira" | "10" | "Sydney, New South Wales" | "Defying Gravity" | "✔" | "—" | ✔" |
| 3 | "Molly W" | "10" | "Brisbane, Queensland" | "Popular" | ✔" | "—" | "—" |
| 4 | "Ky" | "12" | "Sydney, New South Wales" | "I Want You Back" | "✔" | "—" | ✔" |
| 5 | "Jordan" | "11" | "TBC, New South Wales" | "Locked Out of Heaven" | ✔" | "—" | "✔" |
| "6" | "Alexander" | "12" | "TBC, New South Wales" | "Little Things" | "—" | "—" | "—" |
| "7" | "Mi-Kaisha" | "13" | "TBC, New South Wales" | "Broken-Hearted Girl" | "—" | ✔" | "✔" |
| "8" | "Chloe" | "11" | "TBC, New South Wales" | "River Deep – Mountain High" | ✔"" | "—"" | "—"" |
| "9"" | "Yasmin"" | "13"" | "Newcastle, New South Wales"" | "Scar"" | "—"" | "—"" | "—"" |
| "10"" | "Isabella"" | "11"" | "Sydney, New South Wales"" | "Love on Top"" | "—"" | "—"" | ✔"" |
| "11"" | "Belinda Jo"" | "12"" | "Melbourne, Victoria"" | "Volare"" | ✔"" | "✔"" | "—"" |
| "12"" | "Georgia"" | "9"" | "Sydney, New South Wales"" | "Eye of the Tiger"" | "—"" | ✔"" | '—' |
| "13""" | 'Shuan""" | '11""" | 'Perth, Western Australia""" | 'Pie Jesu""" | '—' | '—' | ✔' |
Episode 5 (20 July)
The fifth episode had a duration of 90 minutes and was watched by 1.227 million viewers.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Selections by Coach and Artist | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel B | Joel & Benji | Delta | |||||
| 1 | Kayla Jo | 14 | Sydney, New South Wales | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 2 | Jack H | 12 | TBC, New South Wales | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | — | ✔ | — |
| 3 | Eve | 11 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Still Into You" | ✔ | — | — |
| 4 | Jack L | 12 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Classic" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Issy | 12 | Brisbane, Queensland | "Tomorrow" | ✔ | — | — |
| 6 | Adam | 10 | TBC, Victoria | "Rockin' Robin" | — | — | — |
| 7 | Fletcher Pilon | 12 | Central Coast, New South Wales | "Flying with the King" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Adina | 12 | TBC, New South Wales | "One Moment in Time" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Reilly | 10 | TBC, New South Wales | "Grenade" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Grace | 13 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Firestarter" | — | ||
| 11 | Zoe | 12 | gether TBC, New South Wales | "Clarity" | — | ||
| 12 | Charli | 13 | TBC, Victoria | "Royals" | — | ||
| 13 | Danika | 12 | TBC, New South Wales | "Acapella" | — | ||
| 14 | Caerwyn | 13 | Sydney, New South Wales | "Roar" | ✔ | ||
Battles
Commencing on 23 July with episodes 6 through 8, the Battles stage involved each coach's squad of 15 performers competing in trios. In each battle, coaches removed two contestants, allowing five victors per team to move forward to the Sing-offs.
| Artist triumphed in the battle and progressed to the sing-offs | |
| Artist was defeated in the battle and eliminated |
Episode 6 (23 July)
The sixth installment, running for ninety minutes, presented six battles where winners advanced and those defeated were eliminated.
| Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Eliminated Artists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madden Brothers | 1 | Imogen | "Never Let Me Go" | Ellie | Mi-Kaisha |
| Mel B | 2 | Caerwyn | "Firework" | Issy | Jordan |
| Delta Goodrem | 3 | Robbie | "I'm a Believer" | Angus | Ky |
| Mel B | 4 | Ruhi | "Halo" | Abigail | Chloe |
| Madden Brothers | 5 | Lenisa | "Our Lips Are Sealed" | Georgia | Sebastian |
| Delta Goodrem | 6 | Grace | "Burn" | Elina | Jasmine |
Episode 7 (27 July)
The seventh episode, also lasting ninety minutes, featured six battles with winners moving forward.
| Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Eliminated Artists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel B | 1 | Maddison | "Diamonds" | Kayla Jo | Malia |
| Madden Brothers | 2 | Chris | "Wake Me Up" | Jack H | Jack L |
| Mel B | 3 | April | "Over the Rainbow" | Molly S | Molly W |
| Delta Goodrem | 4 | Ethan | "Story of My Life" | Isabella | Jamie |
| Madden Brothers | 5 | Bella | "When You Believe" | Sienna | Trinity |
| Delta Goodrem | 6 | Alexa | "Stop" | Anthony & Tamara | Olivia |
Episode 8 (3 August)
The eighth installment, with a duration of ninety minutes, showcased the concluding Battles rounds and marked the introduction of the Sing-offs segment. Contestants performed songs they had originally sung during their Blind auditions.
| Coach | Sequence | Contestant | Performance | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel B | 1 | Maddison | "At Last" | Advanced |
| 2 | Caerwyn | "Roar" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Ruhi | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Advanced | |
| 4 | Adina | "One Moment in Time" | Eliminated | |
| 5 | April | "The Wizard and I" | Eliminated | |
| Madden Brothers | 6 | Imogen | "Feeling Good" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Chris | "The A Team" | Advanced | |
| 8 | Martha | "Mountain Sound" | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Lenisa | "A Whole New World" | Eliminated | |
| 10 | Bella | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Advanced | |
| Delta Goodrem | 11 | Grace | "Firestarter" | Advanced |
| 12 | Harmony | "What the World Needs Now Is Love" | Eliminated | |
| 13 | Robbie | "Hey, Soul Sister" | Eliminated | |
| 14 | Ethan | "Give Me Love" | Eliminated | |
| 15 | Alexa | "Girl on Fire" | Advanced |
Sing-offs
After the Battles concluded, the Sing-offs stage commenced featuring the top fifteen contestants performing once again for their respective coaches. Each coach then selected three artists to be eliminated, allowing the remaining six performers to progress to the Grand Finale.
| Contestant was chosen by their coach to continue to the Grand Finale | |
| Contestant was eliminated |
Grand Finale
The Grand Finale was broadcast on 10 August, though the episode had been recorded earlier on 14 June 2014. In contrast to the adult edition, the winning moments for the final three contestants were all filmed in advance. The ultimate winner of The Voice Kids was revealed through public voting, which decided which pre-recorded victory moment would be shown.
| Denotes the winner | ||
| Indicates runner-up | ||
| Represents third place | ||
| Artist saved by coach and progressed | ||
| Contestant eliminated |
Round 1
In this round, each finalist delivered a solo performance. Following these performances, coaches selected one artist from their respective teams to eliminate, resulting in three finalists moving forward.
| Coach | Performance Order | Artist | Song Performed | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel B | 1 | Maddison | "Fighter" | Advanced |
| 2 | Ruhi | "If I Ain't Got You" | Eliminated | |
| Madden Brothers | 3 | Chris | "Riptide" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Bella | "Let It Go" | Advanced | |
| Delta Goodrem | 5 | Grace | "Vision of Love" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Alexa | "Colors of the Wind" | Advanced |
Round 2
The trio of finalists each performed their prospective winner's single. For the first time in the series, live audience voting was opened during a limited 15-minute window, which ultimately decided the champion announced at the conclusion of the program.
| Coach | Performance Order | Artist | Song Performed | Final Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel B | 1 | Maddison | "Listen" | Runner-up |
| Madden Brothers | 2 | Bella | "The Voice Within" | Third Place |
| Delta Goodrem | 3 | Alexa | "Hero" | Winner |
| Order | Performer(s) | Song Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Top 6 (Alexa, Bella, Chris, Grace, Maddison, and Ruhi) |
"Happy" |
| 2 | Justice Crew | "Que Sera" |
Team Results Overview
Guest and Coach Performances
| Contestant Name | Sing-offs Outcome | Grand Finale Round 1 Result | Grand Finale Round 2 Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddison Milewski | Coach's decision | Coach's decision | Runner-up | |
| Ruhi Lavaki | Coach's decision | Eliminated | — | |
| Adina Herz | Eliminated | — | ||
| April Aitken | Eliminated | — | ||
| Gemma Nha | Eliminated | — | ||
| Bella Yoseski | Coach's decision | Coach's decision | Third Place | |
| Chris Lanzon | Coach's decision | Eliminated | — | |
| Imogen Spendlove | Eliminated | — | ||
| Lenisa Di Clemente | Eliminated | — | ||
| Martha Chess-Phelps | Eliminated | — | ||
| Alexa Curtis | Coach's decision | Coach's decision | Winner | |
| Grace Laing | Coach's decision | style= "background:#FF91A4" Eliminated
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| Episode | Segment | Performer | Song Title | ARIA Chart Response | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Grand Finale | Justice Crew | "Que Sera" |
Previous Talent Show Participation by Artists
- Harmony and Imogen both took part in Network Ten's Young Talent Time in 2012; Imogen advanced to the semifinals, whereas Harmony was selected as a wildcard contender for the final round. Additionally, Imogen appeared on Australian Idol season 9.
- Shuan and Ky each competed in Australia's Got Talent seasons four and five, respectively, with both reaching the semifinal stage.
Releases from The Voice Kids Contestants
A digital compilation entitled The Voice Kids 2014 was launched on 10 August 2014 via iTunes, prior to the Grand Finale event. This album includes 12 cover tracks performed by the top six finalists and was released under the Universal Music Australia label.
Release Details
| Territory | Release Date | Format | Record Label | Catalogue Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 10 August 2014 | CD, digital download | Universal Music Australia | 3796135 |
Tour Featuring The Voice Kids Artists
The Voice Kids: The Concert was a six-show Australian tour showcasing performers from the inaugural season alongside special guest Harrison Craig, winner of The Voice season two. The tour took place from 26 September to 3 October 2014, coinciding with the September school holidays. Each approximately two-hour concert was held in major cities such as Penrith and Melbourne.
Artists
| Alexa Curtis (Winner) | Bella Yoseski (Runner-up) |
| Maddison Brooke (Runner-up) | Chris Lanzon (4th–6th place) |
| Grace Laing (4th–6th place) | Ruhi Lavaki (4th–6th place) |
| Ethan Karpathy (7th–15th place) | Robbie Anderson (7th–15th place) |
| Harrison Craig (Guest Performer) | |
Concert Setlist
- All performers – "Let's Get It Started"
- Harrison Craig – "Unchained Melody", "You Raise Me Up", "It Had Better Be Tonight"
- Alexa Curtis – "Girl on Fire", "Colors of the Wind", "Playground"
- Bella Yoseski – "The Voice Within", "Mamma Knows Best"
- Maddison Brooke – "Fighter", "Unconditionally"
- Chris Lanzon – "The A Team", "Wake Me Up"
- Grace Laing – "Almost Is Never Enough", "Burn"
- Ruhi Lavaki – "Dynamite", "If I Ain't Got You"
- Robbie Anderson – "Hey, Soul Sister", "Yeah 3x"
- Ethan Karpathy – "Kiss You", "Give Me Love"
- All performers – "Happy"
Additional information
- Ruhi Lavaki performed exclusively at the Sydney concert on 28 September 2014.
- Grace Laing participated solely in the last two Melbourne performances on 2 and 3 October 2014.
Tour schedule
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2014 | Penrith | Australia | Evan Theatre |
| 27 September 2014 | Newcastle | Newcastle Civic Theatre | |
| 28 September 2014 | Sydney | Enmore Theatre | |
| 1 October 2014 | Canberra | Canberra Southern Cross Club | |
| 2 October 2014 | Melbourne | The Palms at Crown | |
| 3 October 2014 |
Viewership ratings
| Episode | Original broadcast date | Time slot | Viewership (millions) |
Nightly rank (night) |
Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Blind Auditions" | June 22, 2014 | Sunday 6:30–8:00 p.m. | 1.722 | #1 | |
| 2 | June 29, 2014 | 1.703 | #1 | |||
| 3 | July 6, 2014 | 1.307 | #5 | |||
| 4 | July 13, 2014 | 1.233 | #5 | |||
| 5 | July 20, 2014 | 1.275 | #5 | |||
| 6 | "Battles" | July 23, 2014 | "Wednesday 7:30–9:00 p.m." | 0.888 | #10 | |
|
July 27, 2014 |
Sunday 7:40–9:10 p.m. |
1.015 |
#8 | |||
| "Final battles & Sing-offs" |
August 3, 2014 |
Sunday 7:40–9:10 p.m. |
0.895 |
#7 | ||
| "Grand Finale" |
August 10, 2014 |
0.990 |
#9 | |||
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0.990 |
#8 | |||||
External links
See also
- Articles with short description
- The Voice (Australian TV series)
- 2014 Australian television series debuts
- 2014 Australian television series endings
- Australian music television series
- Australian English-language television shows
- Music competitions in Australia
- Nine Network original programming
- Television series about children
- Australian television series about teenagers