Season of television series
The eighth season of The Voice begins airing on 19 May 2019.[1] Dubbed as the "All Stars" season, this season features a number of artists who had previously appeared on previous seasons of the show, as well as from The X Factor Australia and Australia's Got Talent . The coaching line-up consisted of returning coaches Delta Goodrem , Boy George , and Kelly Rowland , and new addition Guy Sebastian , replacing Joe Jonas .
Diana Rouvas from Team George won the competition on 7 July 2019, marking the first All-Star contestant to win, as well as Boy George's first and only victory as a coach.
Coaches and hosts [ ]
On 17 October 2018, the series was renewed for an eighth season and it was announced that Goodrem, George, and Rowland would all return, along with host Sonia Kruger .[2] On 14 November 2018, Nine announced Guy Sebastian would replace Jonas as the fourth judge for the eighth season.[3]
Teams [ ]
Color key
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Fourth place
Eliminated by public vote in the Finals
Eliminated by the coach in the Finals
Eliminated in the Battle rounds
Artist was saved in the Knockout rounds by another coach
Eliminated in the Knockout rounds
Coach
Top 48
Kelly Rowland
Zeek Power
Lara Dabbagh
Denzel
Rebecca Selley
Henry Olonga
Luke & Tannah Zancanaro
Prinnie Stevens
Elsa Clement
Mack Moses
Amanuael Visser
Jazmin Varlet
Kristie Mercer
Joey Dee
Dakota Striplin
Guy Sebastian
Jack Vidgen
Mitch Paulsen
Chynna Taylor
Elsa Clement
Kim Sheehy
Chriddy Black
Lara Dabbagh
Jesse Teinaki
Akina Maria
Tannah Zancanaro
Jordy Marcs
Jessie Eilers
Conor Smith
Delta Goodrem
Daniel Shaw
Jordan Anthony
Sheldon Riley
Natasha Stuart †
The Koi Boys
Jesse Teinaki
Luke Zancanaro
Zach Fawor
Emma Sophina
Kimberley Bowden
Erin Cornell
Molly Waters
Nathan Foley
Boy George
Diana Rouvas
Lee Harding
Madi Krstevski
Carlos C Major
Akina Maria
Prinnie Stevens
Sellma Soul
Burcell Taka
Oliver Cuthbert
Loma Schaaf
Vendulka Wichita
Voli K
Siena Fodera
Dezi K
Note: Italicized names are saved artists (names struck through within former teams). Bolded names are artist chosen as Wildcards.
Blind auditions [ ]
Colour key
✔
Coach hit the "I WANT YOU" button
Artist defaulted to this team
Artist elected to join this team
Artist eliminated with no coach pressing "I WANT YOU" button
Artist received an 'All Turn'.
Artist is an 'All Star' contestant.
Episode 1 (19 May) [ ]
Order
Artist
Age
Song
Coaches and artists choices
Kelly
Guy
Delta
George
1
Zeek Power
28
"Runnin' (Lose It All) "
✔
✔
✔
✔
2
Luke Zancanaro
25
"Skin "
✔
✔
✔
✔
3
Tannah Zancanaro
24
"Heroes "
✔
✔
✔
✔
4
Prinnie Stevens
38
"When Love Takes Over "
✔
✔
—
✔
5
Carl de Villa
36
"Uptown Funk "
—
—
—
—
6
Chynna Taylor
29
"Shallow "
✔
✔
✔
✔
7
Daniel Shaw
20
"Beneath Your Beautiful "
✔
✔
✔
✔
Episode 2 (20 May), [ ]
Order
Artist
Age
Song
Coaches and artists choices
Kelly
Guy
Delta
George
1
Amanuael Visser
17
"Midnight Train To Georgia "
✔
✔
—
✔
2
Diana Rouvas
35
"Vision Of Love "
✔
✔
✔
✔
3
Dezi K
36
"Royals "
—
✔
—
✔
4
Budjerah Slabb
16
"Climb Every Mountain "
—
—
—
—
5
Lara Dabbagh
16
"Scars To Your Beautiful "
—
✔
—
—
6
Natasha Stuart
42
"I Was Here "
✔
✔
✔
✔
Episode 3 (21 May) [ ]
Order
Artist
Age
Song
Coaches and artists choices
Kelly
Guy
Delta
George
1
Zach Fawor
16
"Mercy "
✔
✔
✔
—
2
Akina Maria
31
"Dangerous Woman "
—
✔
—
✔
3
Tayla Surace
23
"Rolling in the Deep "
—
—
—
—
4
Dakota Striplin
24
"Love Me Tender "
✔
—
✔
—
5
Mack Moses
36
"Señorita "
✔
—
✔
—
6
Sellma Soul
25
"Marry the Night "
—
—
—
✔
7
Madi Krstevski
18
"IDGAF "
✔
—
—
✔
Episode 4 (26 May) [ ]
Episode 5 (27 May) [ ]
Order
Artist
Age
Song
Coaches and artists choices
Kelly
Guy
Delta
George
1
Mitch Paulsen
17
"Thank U, Next "
✔
✔
✔
✔
2
Ben Palumbo
39
"Der Hölle Rache "
—
—
—
—
3
Chriddy Black
26
"Dancing On My Own "
✔
✔
✔
✔
4
Ellen Reed
30
"Diamonds "
—
—
—
—
5
Sophie Ann
15
"Fight Song "
—
—
—
—
6
Erin Cornell
33
"Welcome to Earth "
✔
—
✔
—
7
Henry Olonga
42
"This Is the Moment "
✔
—
✔
✔
Episode 6 (28 May) [ ]
Episode 7 (2 June) [ ]
Order
Artist
Age
Song
Coaches and artists choices
Kelly
Guy
Delta
George
1
Carlos C Major
33
"Despacito "
✔
✔
✔
✔
2
Emma Sophina
36
"Landslide "
—
—
✔
✔
3
Conor Smith
16
"I'm on Fire "
—
✔
—
✔
4
Rebecca Selley
34
"Hold My Hand "
✔
✔
✔
✔
5
Loma Schaaf
23
"His Eye is on the Sparrow "
—
—
—
✔
6
Bertie Anderson
30
"Black or White "
—
—
—
—
7
Jack Vidgen
22
"Hello "
✔
✔
✔
✔
Episode 8 (3 June) [ ]
Jess Glynne guest auditioned with her song "I'll Be There " and turned all chairs.
Episode 9 (4 June) [ ]
Episode 10 (9 June) [ ]
The Knockouts [ ]
The Knockout rounds started on 10 June. The coaches can save two losing artists from any team, including their own. Contestants who win their battle or are saved will advance to the Battle rounds.
Color key:
Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Battles
Artist lost the Knockout but was saved by another coach and advanced to the Battles
Artist lost the Knockout but was saved by their coach and advanced to the Battles
Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
Episode 11 (10 June) [ ]
Kelly first used her save on Luke; when Tannah lost her knockout and no saves were used Kelly suggested she became a duo with Luke. Both artists agreed.
Episode 12 (11 June) [ ]
Order
Coach
Theme
Winner
Losers
'Steal'/'Save' result
Artist
Song
Artists
Song
Kelly
Guy
Delta
Boy George
1
Guy
Ariana Grande
Mitch Paulsen
"God is a Woman "
Chriddy Black
"Almost is Never Enough "
—
✔
✔
—
Jesse Teinaki
"Breathin "
—
—
✔
—
2
Boy George
A Star is Born
Diana Rouvas
"I'll Never Love Again "
Vendulka Wichta
"Always Remember Us This Way "
—
—
—
—
Voli K
"Shallow "
—
—
—
—
3
Delta
Grease
The Koi Boys
"Greased Lightning "
Erin Cornell
"Hopelessly Devoted To You "
—
—
—
—
Molly Waters
"We Go Together "
—
—
—
—
4
Kelly
Sam Smith
Zeek Power
"Lay Me Down "
Jazmin Varlet
"Dancing With a Stranger "
—
—
—
—
Kristie Mercer
"Promises "
—
—
—
—
5
Boy George
Risk Takers & Rule Breakers
Madi Krstevski
"Smells Like Teen Spirit "
Loma Schaaf
"I Fall Apart "
—
—
—
—
Oliver Cuthbert
"True Colors "
—
—
—
—
6
Delta
Survivors
Natasha Stuart
"Everybody Hurts "
Emma Sophina
"The Climb "
—
—
—
—
Kimberley Bowden
"Titanium "
—
—
—
—
Episode 13 (16 June) [ ]
Order
Coach
Theme
Winner
Losers
'Steal'/'Save' result
Artist
Song
Artists
Song
Kelly
Guy
Delta
George
1
Kelly
The Revolution
Denzel
"Revolution" (Original Song)*
Amanuael Visser
"Man in the Mirror "
—
—
—
—
Elsa Clement
"Run the World (Girls) "
✔
✔
—
—
2
Guy
Rihanna
Jack Vidgen
"Love the Way You Lie (Part II) "
Jordy Marcs
"Love on the Brain "
—
Team full
—
—
Lara Dabbagh
"Umbrella "
✔
—
—
3
Delta
Dua Lipa
Jordan Anthony
"Scared to Be Lonely "
Daniel Shaw
"New Rules "
Team full
✔
—
Zach Fawor
"Be the One "
—
—
4
George
Destiny's Child
Carlos C Major
"Jumpin', Jumpin' "
Burcell Taka
"Emotion "
Team full
—
Sellma Soul
"Bootylicious "
—
5
Kelly
Parenting
Rebecca Selley
"Sweet Child o' Mine "
Mack Moses
"Blue "
—
Prinnie Stevens
"ABC "
✔
Denzel was originally given "This is America ", but Kelly opted to give him an original song.
Battle rounds [ ]
The Battle rounds started on 17 June. After all of their team's battles were done, the coaches chose one of their losing artists as a wildcard. The top 16 contestants then moved on to the Finals.
Color key:
Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Finals
Artist lost the Battle but was chosen as a wildcard and advanced to the Finals
Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
Episode 14 (17 June) [ ]
Order
Coach
Winner
Battle Song
Loser
1
George
Diana Rouvas
"Freedom "
Prinnie Stevens
2
Guy
Mitch Paulsen
"Eastside "
Elsa Clement
3
Delta
Jordan Anthony
"Praying "
Sheldon Riley
4
Kelly
Rebecca Selley
"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing "
Luke & Tannah Zancanaro
5
Delta
Natasha Stuart
"Giant "
Jesse Teinaki
6
Guy
Jack Vidgen
"Say Something "
Chriddy Black
7
Kelly
Denzel
"Skyfall / Lose Yourself "
Henry Olonga
Episode 15 (18 June) [ ]
Order
Coach
Winner
Battle Song
Loser
1
George
Carlos C Major
"Dirty Diana "
Akina Maria
2
Kelly
Lara Dabbagh
"Lovely "
Zeek Power
3
Guy
Chynna Taylor
"Never Tear Us Apart "
Kim Sheehy
4
George
Lee Harding
"Leave a Light On "
Madi Krstevski
5
Delta
Daniel Shaw
"Let It Be "
The Koi Boys
The Finals [ ]
Episodes 16 & 17 (24 & 25 June) [ ]
The first week of the Finals was pre-taped and first broadcast on 24 & 25 June 2019. Over the two episodes, all artists of the Top 16 take on a solo performance. Team George & Team Kelly perform on the first night and Team Delta & Team Guy perform on the second night. At the end of each episode, the coaches choose three out of their four artists to advance to the Live Top 12.[4]
Order
Coach
Contestant
Song
Result
Episode 16 (Teams Kelly & George)
1
Kelly
Lara Dabbagh
"Green Light "
Saved by coach
2
George
Lee Harding
"Uprising "
Saved by coach
3
Kelly
Rebecca Selley
"Ave Maria "
Eliminated
4
George
Carlos C Major
"One Dance "
Eliminated
5
Kelly
Zeek Power
"Pray for Me "
Saved by coach
6
George
Diana Rouvas
"A Song for You "
Saved by coach
7
Kelly
Denzel
"Power "
Saved by coach
8
George
Madi Krstevski
"I'm a Slave 4 U "
Saved by coach
Episode 17 (Teams Delta & Guy)
1
Delta
Sheldon Riley
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World "
Saved by coach
2
Guy
Mitch Paulsen
"Bad Guy "
Saved by coach
3
Delta
Natasha Stuart
"Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) "
Eliminated
4
Guy
Elsa Clement
"No Scrubs "
Eliminated
5
Delta
Daniel Shaw
"Addicted to Love "
Saved by coach
6
Guy
Chynna Taylor
"Alone "
Saved by coach
7
Jack Vidgen
"Rise Up "
Saved by coach
8
Delta
Jordan Anthony
"This is Me "
Saved by coach
Episode 18 (1 July) [ ]
Order
Coach
Contestant
Song
Result
Top 12 Performances
1
Delta
Jordan Anthony
"Somebody to Love "
Saved by public
2
Kelly
Lara Dabbagh
"All the Stars "
Eliminated
3
George
Lee Harding
"The Beautiful People "
Saved by public
4
Guy
Chynna Taylor
"California Dreamin' "
Saved by public
5
Kelly
Denzel
"Okay Okay" (Original Song)
Eliminated
6
Guy
Mitch Paulsen
"I Don't Care "
Saved by public
7
Delta
Sheldon Riley
"7 Rings "
Saved by public
8
Kelly
Zeek Power
"Feels "
Saved by public
9
George
Madi Krstevski
"Look What You Made Me Do "
Eliminated
10
Guy
Jack Vidgen
"Dusk Till Dawn "
Saved by public
11
George
Diana Rouvas
"Never Enough "
Saved by public
12
Delta
Daniel Shaw
"Torn "
Saved by public
Semi-Final (2 July) [ ]
With the eliminations of Jack Vidgen , Chynna Taylor, and Mitch Paulsen, Guy Sebastian had no more contestants left on his team, making this the fourth season in the Australian version of the franchise where a coach did not have a contestant in the Grand Finale. It's also the second season where Delta Goodrem managed to bring two artists to the Grand Finale.
Non-competition performance
Performer(s)
Song
Guy Sebastian
"Choir "
Little Mix
"Bounce Back "
Grand Finale [ ]
The Grand Finale was first broadcast on 7 July 2019.
With Diana Rouvas 's win, this marks the first time in the Australian history that an artist from a past season won the competition. And this is the first time since the third season in which a male coach won the show.
Solo performances
Order
Coach
Contestant
Song
Result
2
Kelly
Zeek Power
"Kiss " by Prince
Third Place
3
Delta
Jordan Anthony
"Walk Me Home " by Pink
Fourth Place
4
George
Diana Rouvas
"I Will Always Love You " by Whitney Houston
Winner
N/A
"Wait for No One" (original song)
6
Delta
Daniel Shaw
"The Scientist " by Coldplay
Runner-up
Live Shows Elimination Charts [ ]
Overall [ ]
Artist's info
Artist from Team Kelly
Artist from Team Guy
Artist from Team Delta
Artist from Team George
Result details
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Fourth place
Artist was saved by the public
Artist was saved by the coach
Artist was eliminated by public
Artist was eliminated by coach
The Finals results per week
Artist
Recorded Final
Week 1
Grand Finale
Top 12
Semi-Final
Round 1
Round 2
Diana Rouvas
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Winner
Daniel Shaw
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Runner-up
Zeek Power
Safe
Safe
Safe
3rd Place
Eliminated (Grand Finale Round 1)
Jordan Anthony
Safe
Safe
Safe
4th Place
Jack Vidgen
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (Semi-Finals)
Sheldon Riley
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Mitch Paulsen
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Chynna Taylor
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Lee Harding
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Lara Dabbagh
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (Week 1)
Madi Krstevski
Safe
Eliminated
Denzel
Safe
Eliminated
Elsa Clement
Eliminated
Eliminated (Recorded Final)
Natasha Stuart
Eliminated
Carlos C Major
Eliminated
Rebecca Selley
Eliminated
Team [ ]
Result details
Winner
Runner-up
3rd place
4th place
Artist was saved by the public
Artist was saved by the coach
Artist was eliminated by the public
Artist was eliminated by the coach
The Finals results per week
Artist
Recorded Final
Week 1
Grand Finale
Top 12
Semi-Final
Round 1
Round 2
Zeek Power
Safe
Safe
Safe
3rd Place
Lara Dabbagh
Safe
Eliminated
Denzel
Safe
Eliminated
Rebecca Selley
Eliminated
Jack Vidgen
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Mitch Paulsen
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Chynna Taylor
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Elsa Clement
Eliminated
Daniel Shaw
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Runner-up
Jordan Anthony
Safe
Safe
Safe
4th Place
Sheldon Riley
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Natasha Stuart
Eliminated
Diana Rouvas
Safe
Safe
Safe
Safe
Winner
Lee Harding
Safe
Safe
Eliminated
Madi Krstevski
Safe
Eliminated
Carlos C Major
Eliminated
Contestants who appeared on previous season or TV shows [ ]
Luke Zancanaro and Tannah Zancanaro auditioned together as a duo on The X Factor in season seven , but didn't make the Live Shows. They were mentored by Guy Sebastian.
Prinnie Stevens competed on the first season , where she was mentored by Joel Madden and reached top 12. She also co-hosted The Voice Kids with Darren McMullen in 2014, and appeared on the second season of Australian Idol where she was a semi-finalist.
Chynna Taylor appeared on the eighth season of The X Factor in 2016, finishing in 6th place. She was mentored by Guy Sebastian.
Amanuael Visser competed on the 2012 revival of Young Talent Time where he was a grand-finalist.
Diana Rouvas competed on the show's first season, where she was mentored by Keith Urban and reached top 8.
Lara Dabbagh auditioned in the previous season , but didn't turn a chair.
Madi Krstevski competed in the previous season, mentored by Kelly Rowland and later Joe Jonas, only to end up eliminated in the battle rounds.
Lee Harding competed on the third season of Australian Idol , where he was eliminated in third place.
Jesse Teinaki auditioned on the sixth season of The X Factor in 2014, but didn't make the Live Shows.
The Koi Boys competed on the show's fifth season , where they were mentored by Jessie J and were eliminated in the Super Battle Rounds.
Ellen Reed competed on the show's fifth season , where she was mentored by Jessie J, reached the grand final and ended up in fourth place.
Molly Waters competed on season 1 of The Voice Kids Australia in 2014, where she was mentored by Mel B and was eliminated in the Battle Rounds.
Aliqua Mao appeared on the seventh season of Australian Idol where she was a semi-finalist.
Vendulka Wichta auditioned on The X Factor in season four and season five , but didn't make the Live Shows in both seasons.
Carlos C Major competed on the show's third season , where he was mentored by Ricky Martin and reached the top 16. He also appeared on the second season of Australian Idol where he was a semi-finalist, under the name Carlos Velazquez.
Jack Vidgen was the winner of the fifth season of Australia's Got Talent .
Kim Sheehy competed on the show's fifth season , where she was mentored by Delta Goodrem and reached top 12. She also auditioned for the second season , but failed to turn a chair.
Nathan Foley was an original member of Hi-5 .
Jazmin Varlet auditioned for the show's sixth season , but didn't turn a chair.
Sheldon Riley was on the eighth season of The X Factor , as a member of Time and Place, who were eliminated on the first live show, and was on the show's previous season where he placed 3rd. He was mentored by Boy George.
Matt Garwood competed on the show's third season , where he was mentored by Ricky Martin. He was eliminated in the Showdowns.
Rebecca Selley auditioned for the show's season 1 with no chair turned and she competed in season 1 of Australian Idol and got eliminated in the wild cards for the semi-finals, when she was Rebecca Tapia at the time.
Joey Dee was a member of Young Talent Time from 1987-88.
Death [ ]
Natasha Stuart died of breast cancer in January 2020 at the age 43.
Ratings [ ]
Colour key:
– Highest rating during the season
– Lowest rating during the season
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