The second season of The Voice, the Australian reality talent show, premiered on 7 April 2013.[1] All coaches and hosts from the previous season returned for their second season, except Keith Urban, who left the panel and was replaced by Ricky Martin.
This season was won by Harrison Craig, whose victory marked Seal's second and final win as a coach.
Format
The season is part of the television franchise, The Voice and is based on a similar competition format in The Netherlands entitled The Voice of Holland. The winner receives a recording contract with Universal Music.[2] This season consists of four phases: the blind auditions, battle phase, followed by the showdowns and finally the live performance shows.[1][3]
For the second season, during the battle rounds phase of the competition, opposing coaches have the ability to steal the singer that was sent home by the original coach. If more than one coach hits their buzzer to recruit the singer in question, the contestant decides which coach to work with. This format was first used in the third season of the American version of The Voice.[4]
Season 1 coaches Delta Goodrem, Joel Madden and Seal returned. It was announced in September 2012 that Keith Urban would not be returning as a coach for the second season, after accepting an offer to join the American Idol judging panel.[5] Following an extensive search process by producers, and constant media speculation[6][7] on who would replace Urban, Ricky Martin was officially announced as the new coach in November 2012.[8] In response to joining the series, Martin paid tribute to Urban saying he was "humbled to be sitting in his chair".[8]Nine's Director of Television, Michael Healy stated that Martin would bring "huge experience" and be the "perfect addition" to the coaching panel,[9] with Goodrem, Madden and Seal all publicly expressing excitement at the news via their Twitter accounts.[10]
Note: Italicized names denote "stolen" contestants within their new teams (names struck through on their original teams).
Blind auditions
Episode 1 (7 April)
The first episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 7 April 2013.[1] The coaches performed a cover of "Diamonds" together at the start of the show.[12]
Key
Coach presses his or her button
Contestant eliminated with no coach pressing his or her button
There was an error with the chairs during Kathy Hinch's audition because they wouldn't turn when they pressed it. The error was later fixed at the end of her audition still making her through to the show
Episode 5 (14 April)
The fifth episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 14 April 2013.
Key
Coach presses his or her button
Contestant eliminated with no coach pressing his or her button
Mitchell Anderson and Steve Clisby both entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 62 and No. 72 respectively. Steve rose to No. 60 the week later
Showdown rounds
Week 1 (5–7 May)
5 May
The first episode of the Showdowns was broadcast on 5 May 2013.
– Contestant saved by the voters at home
– Contestant was in the bottom 3 and was sent to the sing-off
– Contestant received the fewest votes and was instantly eliminated
Harrison Craig, Miss Murphy, Alex Gibson and Michelle Martinez entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 13, No. 30, No. 49 and No. 87 respectively.
6 May
The second episode of the Showdowns was broadcast on 6 May 2013.
– Contestant saved by the voters at home
– Contestant was in the bottom 3 and was sent to the sing-off
– Contestant received the fewest votes and was instantly eliminated
Jackie Sannia, Steve Clisby, Michael Paynter and Kiyomi Vella entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 24, No. 31, No. 34 and No. 48 respectively.
7 May
The first episode of the Live shows was broadcast on 7 May 2013.
Luke Kennedy, Emma Pask, Caterina Torres, Mitchell Anderson and Jac Stone entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 8, No. 15, No. 28, No. 88 and No. 92 respectively.
13 May
The fourth episode of the Showdowns was broadcast on 13 May 2013.
– Contestant saved by the voters at home
– Contestant was in the bottom 3 and was sent to the sing-off
– Contestant received the fewest votes and was instantly eliminated
Celia Pavey, Michael Stangel, Lyric McFarland and Danny Ross entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 29, No. 41, No. 51, and No. 93 respectively.
14 May
The second episode of the Live shows was broadcast on 14 May 2013.
Harrison Craig (No. 6), Luke Kennedy (No. 11), Celia Pavey (No. 15), Kiyomi Vella (No. 45), Miss Murphy (No. 49), Jackie Sannia (No. 65), Jac Stone (No. 76), Mitchell Anderson (No. 79), Michael Paynter (No. 80), Michael Stangel (No. 82), Simon Meli (No. 86) and Steve Clisby (No. 89) entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances.
Episode 21 (27 May)
The second episode of the Live shows was broadcast on 27 May 2013.
Harrison Craig (No. 12), Celia Pavey (No. 23), Luke Kennedy (No. 25), Miss Murphy (No. 30), Danny Ross (No. 33), Jackie Sannia (No. 42), Steve Clisby (No. 49), Mitchell Anderson (No. 54), Kiyomi Vella (No. 58), Michael Stangel (No. 65) entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances.
Episode 22 (3 June)
The third episode of the Live shows was broadcast on 3 June 2013.
– Contestant saved by the voters at home
– Contestant received the fewest votes and was eliminated
Guest Performance: Karise Eden – Threads of Silence
Celia Pavey (No. 23), Harrison Craig (No. 24), Miss Murphy (No. 32), Luke Kennedy (No. 35), Steve Clisby (No. 49), Kiyomi Vella (No. 59), Danny Ross (No. 69), Mitchell Anderson (No. 83) entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances.
Semi-finals
Episode 23 (10 June)
The fourth episode of the Live shows was broadcast on 10 June 2013.
– Contestant saved by the voters at home
– Contestant received the fewest votes and was eliminated
Harrison Craig's Unchained Melody (No. 2) and More Than a Dream (No. 3), Luke Kennedy's Love Is Gone (No. 22) and Caruso (No. 23), Celia Pavey's Candle in the Night (No. 32) and Xanadu (No. 73) and Danny Ross's Let Her Go (No. 78) and Windmill (No. 89) entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances.
^Contestant Kathy Hinch's blind audition was featured in the third episode, but the outcome wasn't revealed until the following episode.
One contestant who successfully secured a spot on team Joel, Adam Lerossignol, left the competition shortly after being selected for personal reasons. His performance of behind blue eyes was not televised.