The seventh season of The Voice began airing on 15 April 2018,[1] although it was originally scheduled to debut on 16 April 2018.[2] The coaching line-up consisted of returning coaches Delta Goodrem, returning for her sixth season, Boy George and Kelly Rowland, both returning for their second, and new addition Joe Jonas, replacing Seal.
Sam Perry from Team Kelly won the competition on 17 June 2018, marking Rowland's first win as a coach.
On 11 October 2017, the series was renewed for a seventh season and it was announced that Goodrem, George and Rowland would all return.[3] On 14 December 2017, Nine announced Joe Jonas would replace Seal as the fourth judge for the seventh season.[4] This is also the first season to feature only one Australian coach on the panel.
The first episode of the knockouts aired on 6 May 2018. 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.
Color key
– Contestant wins knockout round
– Contestant loses knockout round but gets saved/advances
– Contestant loses knockout round and is eliminated
The semi-finals was first broadcast on 10 June 2018. At the end of this episode, four artists will advance to the grand final, while the other five will be eliminated.
With the eliminations of Trent Bell and Ben Clark, Delta Goodrem had no more contestants left on her team, making this the third season in the Australian version of the franchise where a coach didn't have a contestant in the grand finale. This was also the second season in which Goodrem did not have an act in the grand finale.
Sheldon Riley was originally given "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; however, during rehearsals, Boy George changed it to "Rise".
The Grand Finale was first broadcast on 17 June 2018.
With Sam Perry and Bella Paige being the Winner and Runner-up, respectively, Kelly Rowland became the second coach in the Australian version of the franchise to have two of her artists as the Top 2, the first being Delta Goodrem in the fifth season. Only female coaches have had this distinction.
Contestants who appeared on previous shows or seasons
Aydan Calafiore originally auditioned for season 6, but no coach turned their chair during his audition. He was previously a cast member of the 2012 reboot of Network Ten's Young Talent Time. He also auditioned on Australia's Got Talent in 2013.
Sally Skelton originally auditioned for season 6, where she was eliminated during the battles.
Emma Fitzgerald originally auditioned for season 6, but no coach turned their chair during her audition.
Michelle Cashman originally auditioned for season 2, but no coach turned their chair during her audition. She also appeared on the first season of Australian Idol where she was a semi-finalist.
