The Voice Generations (Australian TV series)

The Voice Generations is an Australian singing competition television series. It premiered on the Seven Network on 31 January 2022. It is based on the original The Voice of Holland.

The Voice Generations
GenreReality television
Created byJohn de Mol
Presented bySonia Kruger
Judges
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producerJohn de Mol
Production locationFox Studios Australia
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesITV Studios Australia
Talpa
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release31 January 2022 (2022-01-31) –
present
Related
The Voice

Unlike the main series, the show features groups of at least two members coming from different generations with no age limit.[1] Groups must have a pre-existing relationship such as families, friends, students and teachers, neighbours, and the like.[2]

The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances and guide their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the season. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach. The coaching panel consists of Keith Urban, Guy Sebastian, Rita Ora, and Jessica Mauboy.

Production

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On 16 July 2021, The Voice casting website announced the application for a new version of the show to be broadcast in 2022: The Voice: Generations,[3] where family or friend groups consisting in singers of all ages are the ones who can apply. This is an original version of The Voice franchise, with the idea being adapted to the Lithuanian series a few weeks later. The first season is hosted by Sonia Kruger and has Jessica Mauboy, Rita Ora, Guy Sebastian and Keith Urban as coaches.

Format

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The show is part of The Voice franchise and comprises three rounds: blind auditions, battle rounds, and grand finale.

Blind auditions

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Four coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, create their teams of two groups through a blind audition process during the auditionee's performance. If two or more judges want the same group, the group has the final choice of coach.

Battles

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Each group of singers is mentored and developed by their respective coach. In the Battles, coaches pit their two acts to go against each other in a sing-off. They all have different songs, after which the coach chooses which act will advance into the Grand Finale.

Grand finale

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The final four groups compete against each other with the winner being decided by a public vote. Caitlin & Tim, from Team Rita, won the competition.

Coaches and hosts

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Prior to the premiere of the show, it was announced that Urban, Ora, Mauboy, and Sebastian would serve as the coaches for the series, all of whom have served as coaches in the tenth season of the original series.[4] Sonia Kruger, who was also in the main version, is the show's host.

Coaches and host of The Voice: Generations

Series overview

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The Voice Generations series overview
Season First aired Last aired Winner Other finalists Winning coach Host Coaches (chairs' order)
1 2 3 4
1 31 Jan
2022
2 Feb
2022
Caitlin & Tim Jess & Kelsi The Wenas Ty & Eddie Rita Ora Sonia Kruger Keith Jess Rita Guy

Season one

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Teams

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Colour key

  •   Winner
  •   Finalist
  •   Eliminated in the Battles
The Voice: Generations coaching teams
Coach Top 8 Artists
Keith Urban
Ty & Eddie The O'Donnells
Jessica Mauboy
Jess & Kelsi Bloom & James
Rita Ora
Caitlin & Tim Maurice & Micah
Guy Sebastian
The Wenas Kids of Leo
  • After the auditions, half of The Wenas had to self-isolate, and hence, spent the rest of the season from home.

Blind auditions

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In the blind auditions, the coaches can get only two artists to fill their respective teams.

Blind auditions colour key
 ✔  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button
     Artist defaulted to this coach's team
     Artist elected to join this coach's team
     Artist eliminated as no coach pressed his or her "I WANT YOU" button
Blind auditions results
Episode Order Artist Ages Song Coach's and artist's choices
Keith Jess Rita Guy
Episode 1
(Monday, 31 January)
1 The Wenas 9–57 "We Are Family"
2 Maurice & Micah 41 & 12 "Baby"
3 Christine & Harry 36 & 5 "If I Could Turn Back Time"
4 Ty & Eddie 41 & 11 "Go Your Own Way"
5 Bloom & James 35 & 53 "Rolling in the Deep"
6 The Sulli-Vans 10–58 "Down Under"
7 Maureen & Crystal 72 & 35 "This Is Me"
8 The Hages 21–61 "Never Seen the Rain"
9 Caitlin & Tim 23 & 52 "Shallow"
Episode 2
(Tuesday, 1 February)
1 Jess & Kelsi 13 & 25 "Diamonds" Team full
2 Castlereagh Connection 9–12 "Stand by Me" Team full
3 Kids of Leo 10–46 "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
4 The O'Donnells 3–59 "The Edge of Glory" Team full

Battles

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The Battles premiered at the second half of the second episode. The coaches gave their two groups different songs to sing in the battles. The coaches then had to choose one of their two groups to send through to the Grand Finals.

Color key
  – Contestant wins battle round and advances to the Grand Finals
  – Contestant loses battle round and is eliminated
Battle Results
Episode Order Coach Winner Loser
Artist Song Artist Song
Episode 2
(Tuesday, 1 February)
1 Guy The Wenas "I'll Be There" Kids Of Leo "Stereo Hearts"
2 Keith Ty and Eddie "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" The O'Donnells "Wrecking Ball"
3 Jess Jess and Kelsi "What About Us" Bloom and James "What's Love Got to Do with It
4 Rita Caitlin and Tim "Say Something" Micah and Maurice "Don't Start Now

Grand Finals

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The Grand Finals was aired on 2 February, with each group performing a song. This is the only episode where the results were determined by the public and not the coaches. Caitlin and Tim were announced as the first winners of The Voice Generations, marking Rita Ora's first win on The Voice.

Grand Final results
Coach Order Artist Song Result
Keith Urban 1 Ty and Eddie "Beggin'" Finalist
Guy Sebastian 2 The Wenas "Cloudy Day" Finalist
Jessica Mauboy 3 Jess and Kelsi "Daisies" Finalist
Rita Ora 4 Caitlin and Tim "Alive" Winner

Ratings

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Episode Original airdate Timeslot Total Metro Viewers Night Rank Source
1 "The Blind Auditions" 31 January 2022 Monday 7:30 pm 586,000 11 [5]
2 "The Battles" 1 February 2022 Tuesday 7:30 pm 565,000 9 [6]
3 "The Grand Finale" 2 February 2022 Wednesday 7:30 pm 535,000 10 [7]

International franchises

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Various international television networks have licensed or indicated interest in the format.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Voice Generations". MyCastingNet. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Seven spins off with global debut of 'The Voice Generations'". The Music Network. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Apply for The Voice". The Voice Casting. 17 July 2021.
  4. ^ Haffenden, Damien (24 January 2022). "What to expect from 'world-first' The Voice Generations". 7NEWS. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ Knox, David (1 February 2022). "Monday 31 January 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ Knox, David (2 February 2022). "Tuesday 1 February 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ Knox, David (3 February 2022). "Wednesday 2 February 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ^ "'The Voice Generations' premieres August 27". The Freeman. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Philstar.com.
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