The Voice is an Australian reality talent show based on the original Dutch version of the program created by John de Mol and is part of a wider international franchise. The winner receives a Universal Music Australia recording contract. 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, Kate Miller-Heidke, Melanie C, and Richard Marx.
Albums
Studio albums Artist Series Title Release date Peak chart positions Certifications AUSPeak chart positions for albums on the ARIA Albums Chart: Karise Eden: Darren Percival: Rachael Leahcar: Sarah De Bono: Harrison Craig: Luke Kennedy: Celia Pavey: Anja Nissen: Ellie Drennan: Alfie Arcuri: NZPeak chart positions for albums on the New Zealand Albums Chart: Karise Eden: Harrison Craig: Karise Eden1 My Journey 26 June 2012 1 3ARIA: 2× PlatinumDarren Percival1 Happy Home 13 July 2012 3 —ARIA: GoldRachael Leahcar1 Shooting Star 13 July 2012 5 —Sarah De Bono1 No Shame 13 July 2012 7 —Prinnie and Mahalia1 Come Together 5 October 2012 — —Darren Percival1 A Tribute to Ray Charles 16 November 2012 — —Rachael Leahcar1 Romantique 26 April 2013 10 —Matt Hetherington1 Matt Hetherington 18 May 2013 — —Harrison Craig2 More Than a Dream 25 June 2013 1 1ARIA: PlatinumLuke Kennedy2 A Time for Us 12 July 2013 6 —Celia Pavey2 This Music 12 July 2013 14 —Danny Ross2 As the Crow Flies 12 July 2013 26 —Harrison Craig2 L.O.V.E. 11 April 2014 5 —Anja Nissen3 Anja Nissen 1 August 2014 11 —Ellie Drennan4 Close Your Eyes 11 September 2015 14 —Alfie Arcuri5 Zenith 29 July 2016 5 —Harrison Craig2 Kings of Vegas 4 November 2016 5 —Judah Kelly6 Count On Me 28 July 2017 3 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.
Singles Artist(s) Series Title Release date Peak chart positions Certifications AUSPeak chart positions for singles on the ARIA Singles Chart: "You Won't Let Me" and "Threads of Silence": "In the Blowing Wind": "Coming Home Again": "No Shame", and "Oasis": "Behind the Scenes": "In My Dreams": "Parachute": "Don't Wake Me Up": "Unconditional": "I Have Nothing": "I'm So Excited" and "Anyone Who Had a Heart": "Ghost" and "Hard Love": "Cruel": "Hallelujah" and "If They Only Knew": Karise Eden 1 "You Won't Let Me"19 June 2012 5 ARIA: Gold Darren Percival 1 "In the Blowing Wind"29 June 2012 — Rachael Leahcar 1 "Coming Home Again"29 June 2012 — Sarah De Bono 1 "No Shame"29 June 2012 50 Glenn Cunningham 1 "Heaven"10 October 2013 — Danni Da Ros 1 "Cool Together (Live at the Basement)"30 November 2013 — Brittany Cairns 1 "Behind the Scenes"22 March 2013 — Adam Martin 1 "In My Dreams"5 April 2013 — Prinnie Stevens 1 "Don't Wake Me Up"12 April 2013 73 Ben Hazlewood 1 "Parachute"23 April 2013 — Karise Eden 1 "Threads of Silence"4 June 2013 19 Harrison Craig 2 "Unconditional"18 June 2013 15 Luke Kennedy 2 "Stay a Minute"5 July 2013 — Celia Pavey 2 "Believe Me"8 July 2013 — Danny Ross 2 "Pockets"8 July 2013 — Danni Da Ros 1 "Exquisite (Acoustic Version)"12 July 2013 — Emma Birdsall 1 "Lovers & Friends"16 August 2013 — Sarah De Bono 1 "Oasis"18 October 2013 — 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"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 64Bella Taylor Smith 10"Higher"5 September 202131 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.
Certifications
Australia The current Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) certification levels for albums and singles: Gold: 35,000 units Platinum: 70,000 units
ArtistTotal certificationsPlatinumGoldSales 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 The current Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) certification levels for albums and singles: Gold: 7,500 units Platinum: 15,000 units
ArtistTotal certificationsPlatinumGoldSales Karise Eden 1 7,500
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