The Voice is an Australian reality talent show based on the original Dutch version of the program created by John de Mol[1] and is part of a wider international franchise.[2] The winner receives a Universal Music Australia recording contract.[3] Karise Eden was the winner of the first season. Her debut single, "You Won't Let Me", peaked at number five on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and her debut album My Journey reached number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. Eden's second single, "Threads of Silence", peaked at number 19. The winner of the second season was Harrison Craig. His debut single, "Unconditional", charted at number 15 in Australia. Craig's debut album More Than a Dream reached number one in both Australia and New Zealand and received a platinum certification in Australia.
Some contestants who did not win The Voice were given record deals and have also achieved success in the Australia, while other contestants have released non-charting albums and singles independently. The contestants' record their weekly performances which are released to the iTunes Store after the show and can sometimes lead to a large number of downloads.
The show ran on Nine Network from 2012 to 2020 and premiered on Seven Network in 2021. Coaches throughout the run of the series have included Delta Goodrem, Seal, Joel Madden, Keith Urban, Ricky Martin, Kylie Minogue, will.i.am, Benji Madden, Jessie J, Ronan Keating, Boy George, Kelly Rowland, Joe Jonas, Guy Sebastian, Rita Ora, Jessica Mauboy, and Jason Derulo.
Albums
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Studio albums
[edit]Artist | Series | Title | Release date | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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NZ [5] | ||||||||||||||
Karise Eden | 1 | My Journey | 26 June 2012 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
Darren Percival | 1 | Happy Home | 13 July 2012 | 3 | — |
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Rachael Leahcar | 1 | Shooting Star | 13 July 2012 | 5 | — | ||||||||||
Sarah De Bono | 1 | No Shame | 13 July 2012 | 7 | — | ||||||||||
Prinnie and Mahalia | 1 | Come Together | 5 October 2012 | — | — | ||||||||||
Darren Percival | 1 | A Tribute to Ray Charles | 16 November 2012 | — | — | ||||||||||
Rachael Leahcar | 1 | Romantique | 26 April 2013 | 10 | — | ||||||||||
Matt Hetherington | 1 | Matt Hetherington | 18 May 2013 | — | — | ||||||||||
Harrison Craig | 2 | More Than a Dream | 25 June 2013 | 1 | 1 |
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Luke Kennedy | 2 | A Time for Us | 12 July 2013 | 6 | — | ||||||||||
Celia Pavey | 2 | This Music | 12 July 2013 | 14 | — | ||||||||||
Danny Ross | 2 | As the Crow Flies | 12 July 2013 | 26 | — | ||||||||||
Harrison Craig | 2 | L.O.V.E. | 11 April 2014 | 5 | — | ||||||||||
Anja Nissen | 3 | Anja Nissen | 1 August 2014 | 11 | — | ||||||||||
Ellie Drennan | 4 | Close Your Eyes | 11 September 2015 | 14 | — | ||||||||||
Alfie Arcuri | 5 | Zenith | 29 July 2016 | 5 | — | ||||||||||
Harrison Craig | 2 | Kings of Vegas | 4 November 2016 | 5 | — | ||||||||||
Judah Kelly | 6 | Count On Me | 28 July 2017 | 3 | — | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory. |
Singles
[edit]Artist(s) | Series | Title | Release date | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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AUS [8] | ||||||||
Karise Eden | 1 | "You Won't Let Me" | 19 June 2012[9] | 5 |
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Darren Percival | 1 | "In the Blowing Wind" | 29 June 2012[11] | — | ||||
Rachael Leahcar | 1 | "Coming Home Again" | 29 June 2012[12] | — | ||||
Sarah De Bono | 1 | "No Shame" | 29 June 2012[13] | 50 | ||||
Glenn Cunningham | 1 | "Heaven" | 10 October 2013[14] | — | ||||
Danni Da Ros | 1 | "Cool Together (Live at the Basement)" | 30 November 2013[15] | — | ||||
Brittany Cairns | 1 | "Behind the Scenes" | 22 March 2013[16] | — | ||||
Adam Martin | 1 | "In My Dreams" | 5 April 2013[17] | — | ||||
Prinnie Stevens | 1 | "Don't Wake Me Up" | 12 April 2013[18] | 73 | ||||
Ben Hazlewood | 1 | "Parachute" | 23 April 2013[19] | — | ||||
Karise Eden | 1 | "Threads of Silence" | 4 June 2013[20] | 19 | ||||
Harrison Craig | 2 | "Unconditional" | 18 June 2013[21] | 15 | ||||
Luke Kennedy | 2 | "Stay a Minute" | 5 July 2013[22] | — | ||||
Celia Pavey | 2 | "Believe Me" | 8 July 2013[23] | — | ||||
Danny Ross | 2 | "Pockets" | 8 July 2013[24] | — | ||||
Danni Da Ros | 1 | "Exquisite (Acoustic Version)" | 12 July 2013[25] | — | ||||
Emma Birdsall | 1 | "Lovers & Friends" | 16 August 2013 | — | ||||
Sarah De Bono | 1 | "Oasis" | 18 October 2013[26] | — | ||||
Adam Martin | 1 | "This World Is Yours" | 25 October 2013 | — | ||||
Anja Nissen | 3 | "I Have Nothing" | 16 July 2014 | 52 | ||||
Anja Nissen | 3 | "I'm So Excited" (featuring will.i.am and Cody Wise) |
31 October 2014 | 42 | ||||
Anja Nissen | 3 | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" | 19 May 2015 | 30 | ||||
Ellie Drennan | 4 | "Ghost" | 28 August 2015 | 25 | ||||
Ellie Drennan | 4 | "Hard Love" | 24 June 2016 | 41 | ||||
Alfie Arcuri | 5 | "Cruel" | 10 July 2016 | 88 | ||||
Alfie Arcuri | 5 | "If They Only Knew" | 19 May 2017 | 96 | ||||
Judah Kelly | 6 | "Hallelujah" | 25 June 2017 | 64 | ||||
Bella Taylor Smith | 10 | "Higher" | 5 September 2021[27] | 31 | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory. |
Certifications
[edit]Australia
[edit]The current Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) certification levels for albums and singles:
- Gold: 35,000 units
- Platinum: 70,000 units
Artist | Total certifications | ||
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Platinum | Gold | Sales | |
Karise Eden | 3 | 5 | 385,000 |
Harrison Craig | 1 | 1 | 105,000 |
Darren Percival | 1 | 35,000 | |
Sarah De Bono | 1 | 35,000 |
New Zealand
[edit]The current Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) certification levels for albums and singles:
- Gold: 7,500 units
- Platinum: 15,000 units
Artist | Total certifications | ||
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Platinum | Gold | Sales | |
Karise Eden | 1 | 7,500 |
References
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- Anja Nissen: "Discography Anja Nissen". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- Ellie Drennan: "Discography Ellie Drennan". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- Alfie Arcuri: "Discography Alfie Arcuri". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Peak chart positions for albums on the New Zealand Albums Chart:
- Karise Eden: "Discography Karise Eden". New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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- ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles on the ARIA Singles Chart:
- "You Won't Let Me" and "Threads of Silence": "Discography Karise Eden". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- "In the Blowing Wind": "Discography Darren Percival". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- "Coming Home Again": "Discography Rachael Leahcar". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- "No Shame", and "Oasis": "Discography Sarah De Bono". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- "Behind the Scenes": "Discography Brittany Cairns". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- "In My Dreams": "Discography Adam Martin". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- "Parachute": "Discography Ben Hazlewood". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- "Don't Wake Me Up": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 29 April 2013" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- "Unconditional": "Discography Harrison Craig". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- "I Have Nothing": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 July 2014" (PDF) (1274). Australian Web Archive. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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- "Ghost" and "Hard Love": "Discography Ellie Drennan". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- "Cruel": "CHART WATCH #377". auspOp. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Hallelujah" and "If They Only Knew": "ARIA Chart Watch #427". auspOp. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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- ^ "No Shame by Sarah De Bono". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. January 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Heavan by Glenn Cunningham". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Cool Together (Live at the Basement) by Danni Da Ros". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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- ^ "In My Dreams by Adam Martin". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Don't Wake Me Up by Prinnie Stevens". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Parachute by Ben Hazlewood". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Threads of Silence by Karise Eden". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Unconditional by Harrison Craig". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Stay for a Minute by Luke Kennedy". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Believe Me by Celia Pavey". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Pockets by Danny Ross". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Exquisite (Acoustic Version) by Danni Da Ros". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Oasis by Sarah De Bono". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ Higher (The Voice Australia 2021 / Grand Finalist Original), retrieved 12 September 2021