Thesixth season ofThe Voice began on 24 April 2017.[1]Delta Goodrem was the only coach to reprise her role from thefifth season. She was joined by returning coach,Seal, returning for his third season after a three-year absence and new additionsBoy George andKelly Rowland, replacingJessie J,The Madden Brothers andRonan Keating, respectively. Judah Kelly from Team Delta won the competition on 2 July 2017, marking Goodrem's third (her first win occurred on The Voice Kids) and final win as a coach.
In July 2016,Jessie J announced her departure fromThe Voice after two seasons, commenting "I've loved doing the show, I've done four seasons: two in the U.K., two in Sydney, but I just need to make another album."[2] In November, it was confirmed thatDelta Goodrem would be returning for her fifth season as coach, whilstSeal would be returning for his third season after a three-year hiatus to replace Jessie J.[3] On 8 December 2016, it was announced that formerThe Voice UK coachBoy George would be joining the show as the third coach replacing The Madden Brothers.[4] On 24 December 2016, via the show's Facebook page, it was announced that formerThe X Factor USA judgeKelly Rowland would be joining the panel as the fourth and final coach to replace Ronan Keating.[5]
The first episode of the knockouts aired on 21 May 2017. Each knockout round pits 3 artists from the same team against each other, with only one act winning each round. The judges also get two 'steals' each for the entirety of the knockouts, which allows them to steal a rejected act from another team.
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– Contestant wins knockout round
– Contestant loses knockout round but gets saved/advances
– Contestant loses knockout round and is eliminated
The semi-finals will first broadcast on 25 June 2017. At the end of this episode, four artists will advance to the grand final, while the other four will be eliminated.
Judah Kelly's rendition of "Hallelujah" reached #3 on the Australian iTunes chart.
With the eliminations of Sarah Stone and Berni Harrison, this is the first time in two seasons that each coach has an artist advance to the Grand Finale.
Grace Laing auditioned forThe Voice Kids and made it to the top 6.
Claire Howell originally auditioned forseason 5, where she was eliminated during the battle rounds.
Kelsie Rimmer originally auditioned forseason 1, where she was eliminated during the battle rounds.
Judah Kelly auditioned forseason 4 andseason 6 of the AustralianThe X Factor but didn't make it to the live shows.
Michelle Mutyora was a member of the 2012 reboot of Network Ten'sYoung Talent Time.
Ellis Hall auditioned forseason 5 of the AustralianThe X Factor part of Straight Up but didn't make it to the live shows and auditioned forseason 6 but this time made the live shows as a member of Younger Than Yesterday and got eliminated in 12th place.
Chelsea J Gibson competed onseason 1 ofAustralian Idol and was eliminated in the semi-finals.
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