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, Jason Derulo, Adam Lambert, Leann Rimes, and Kate Miller-Heidke.
Artist | Series | Title | Release date | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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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. |
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. |
The current Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) certification levels for albums and singles:
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 | |
The current Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) certification levels for albums and singles:
Artist | Total certifications | ||
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Platinum | Gold | Sales | |
Karise Eden | 1 | 7,500 | |
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Karise Eden is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, she became the winner of the first series of The Voice Australia. Eden subsequently signed with Universal Music Australia and released her debut single "You Won't Let Me". It was one of the four songs recorded by Eden that entered the ARIA Singles Chart top five during the week of 25 June 2012. She became the first artist to achieve this feat since The Beatles, who held the top six positions of the chart in 1964. Eden's debut studio album My Journey was released on 26 June 2012, which contained songs she performed on The Voice, as well as newly recorded covers. The album debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified double platinum.
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