The new season of The Voice is set to premiere 7.00pm Sunday, 8 August on Channel Seven and 7plus.
The world’s biggest singing competition will debut on its new home with a new look, new feel, an all-star coaching panel and world-class artists waiting to be discovered.
Taking their places on the spinning red chairs are the coaches: multiple ARIA and Grammy Award winner Keith Urban, UK hit machine Rita Ora, singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian and, making her coaching debut, singing and acting sensation Jessica Mauboy.
Keith Urban
Keith Urban is a one of a kind artist: a world-renowned musician, producer, songwriter and singer whose music defies genre. Urban released his 10th studio album The Speed Of Now Part 1 in September 2020 with a #1 debut in Australia, the US and Canada. Keith possesses an innate ability to connect with people both musically and personally, whether in an arena of 15,000 or outdoors in front of 50,000. A winner of scores of accolades, Urban is a five-time ARIA and four-time Grammy Award winner, and has also won the coveted ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year.
Between stage and studio, Keith has collaborated with a diverse list of some of the world’s most influential artists including Taylor Swift, Nile Rodgers, John Mayer, Post Malone, Eric Church, Keith Richards and Julia Michaels.
Rita Ora
Rita Ora is an international pop singer with four #1 UK singles and the record for the most top 10 singles for a British female artist in the UK, with a total of 13. Her US debut album, Phoenix, has amassed over three billion streams worldwide, spawned three platinum singles and includes Lonely Together – her collaboration with Avicii – which won Best Dance VMA at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. Her debut album, Ora, premiered at #1 on the UK charts and was certified platinum.
Rita is a multi-talented industry leader across music, acting, culture and fashion. Her film credits include the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, Fast & Furious, Southpaw, POKÉMON Detective Pikachu and, most recently, a lead role in TWIST, alongside Michael Caine and Lena Headey.
Jessica Mauboy
Pop icon, actress, musician and role model are all labels that apply to Australia’s own Jessica Mauboy – an accomplished songwriter and pianist with serious acting chops and multiple accolades. Jess first burst onto screens in 2006 and has been a fixture on radio, TV and film ever since. Thanks to the juggernaut that is the Eurovision Song Contest, the globe soon came to know the unique voice of this proudly Australian Indigenous woman.
She has expertly made the mix of R ‘n’ B, pop, funk, soul, hip hop and dance her signature sound. Mauboy is not only a fan favourite, she’s earned the respect of her industry peers, as an ARIA Award-winner for Best Female in 2013 and an AACTA award winner for her breakout role in The Sapphires. She has achieved six top 10 albums, 16 top 20 singles, and a whopping 600 million-plus streams.
She’s collaborated with the likes of Flo Rida, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Jay Sean, and Pitbull, and has taken her hits on the road with three successful tours since 2012. A conscientious custodian of her heritage, Jess is also a proud ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, spending time in many remote communities, understanding the challenges and barriers to literacy.
Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian’s ninth record T.R.U.T.H. rocketed to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this year to become his third #1 record, spawning the mega hits Choir, Before I Go, Standing With You and Love On Display, as well as a hot ticket arena tour set for November 2021. Sebastian boasts six #1 singles, the most by any Australian male artist in ARIA history, and three #1 albums.
As the first-ever Australian contestant at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, which attracted 200 million viewers, Sebastian finished in fifth place. He has shifted well over seven million combined units worldwide, has 723 million streams worldwide while attaining 42 Platinum certifications since he first exploded through TV sets and into hearts as the winner of the inaugural season of Australian Idol in 2003. As one of Australia’s most successful singer/songwriter/producers, Sebastian’s unwavering passion for music translates into authentic, memorable performances.
