The Voice (Australian TV series)
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | John de Mol |
| Directed by | Peter Ots |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 99 |
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| Executive producer(s) | John de Mol Julie Ward |
| Location(s) | Fox Studios Australia |
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| Original network | Nine Network |
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576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) (2016–) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 15 April 2012 – present |
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| Related shows | The Voice (franchise) |
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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 show is hosted by Sonia Kruger, who debuted as host during the fifth season, following the departure of Darren McMullen.
The show is part of the television franchise The Voice and is structured as three phases: blind auditions, battle rounds and live performance shows. The winner receives a recording contract with Universal Music.
Four judges/coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each judge has the length of the auditioner's performance (about one minute) to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same singer (as happens frequently), the singer has the final choice of coach.
Each team of singers is mentored and developed by its coach. In the second stage, called the Battle Round, coaches pit two of their acts to battle against each other in a duet arrangement, after which the coach chooses which act will advance into the next knockout phase, the Super Battle round. Once the coach has made a choice, the other coaches have an opportunity to use one of only two "saves" each to take the other act through to Super Battle round.
In this round, each of the remaining 32 acts performs a solo on stage to compete with three others for a place in the Live Round. The coach can choose only one from each of these performances to progress to the final eight and the Live Round.
In the final phase, the remaining contestants (Final 8) competed against each other. The audience and coaches had equal say in deciding who moved on to the final 4 phase. With one team member remaining for each coach, the (final 4) contestants competed in the finale with the outcome decided by public vote.
In May 2011, The Daily Telegraph reported that the Nine Network would broadcast The Voice in late 2011. However, two months later, it was reported that the show would instead air in early 2012, and that the Nine Network were in talks with signing at least one international artist (especially an American) to lead its panel of coaches on the show, which were rumoured to be Christina Aguilera, George Michael, Usher, Pink and Gwen Stefani. In September 2011, the Herald Sun reported that the Nine Network were planning to sign Australia's Got Talent judge Dannii Minogue as one of the coaches.Anthony Callea, Vanessa Amorosi and former Pussycat Dolls member Ashley Roberts all publicly expressed interest in coaching roles, however Keith Urban, Delta Goodrem, Seal and Joel Madden were ultimately confirmed as the four coaches for the first season. On signing the four coaches, Michael Healy, the Nine Network's Director of Television, said: "To secure such world-class coaches has been a coup for this show and the network. The mix of talent and unique format will, we truly believe, be a captivating experience for our viewers."
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