The Voice 2022: meet the cast

If you thought the amazing talent in 2021’s feelgood season of The Voice could not be matched in 2022, you’re in for a surprise.

Keith Urban, Rita Ora, Guy Sebastian and Jessica Mauboy return as coaches tonight on Seven -and some of the vocalists are captivating.

Coaches get two blocks this season, and can use them at any point during a Blind Audition, including interrupting a rival coach’s pitch. This season introduces the coveted Battle Pass, allowing coaches to fast-track artists straight through to the Battle Rounds. Also new this season is The Callbacks: a new round for the coaches as they must decide who they will take through to the next round from their chosen 12 artists.

Each coach will review their team during a deliberation to decide which artist goes straight through to The Battles, which artists will be grouped to perform in The Callbacks and
which artists will go straight home. Teams will go from 12 to six artists.

After The Callbacks are complete, each artist must prove their star power again to their coach against their fellow artists in the Battle Rounds. In the Battle Rounds, each coach
pairs their six artists into three groups of two.

The winners of each Battle will then perform a Sing For Your Life song to determine the final two artists on each team to progress to the Semi-Finals. The Semi-Final sees each coaches’ remaining two artists singing for survival with their last chance to claim their position in the Grand Final.

The top-four artists take to the stage with their coach for a show-stopping duet. At the end of the Grand Final, Australia will decide which of the four finalists will be crowned winner.

The series by ITV Studios Australia is hosted by Sonia Kruger.

Here are all the acts trying to turn chairs (not all will succeed) in alphabetical order:

Aleisha Gam
Age: 26
State: New South Wales
Hopes realising her singing dreams will help turn around her family’s fortunes

Amali Dimond
Age: 15
State: New South Wales
Towering sports star who is using The Voice to prove to herself she’s more than just her height

Alisha George
Age: 19
State: New South Wales
Pharmacy student and aspiring doctor

Amber Reid
Age: 23
State: Western Australia
Loves K-Pop and has over 500K TikTok followers

Ally Eley
Age: 19
State: Victoria
Primary school teacher passionate about having a positive impact on children’s lives

Arthur Hull
Age: 17
State: Victoria
Youth circus star

Asha Newman
Age: 23
State: New South Wales
Church café worker who dreams of singing full-time

Celestial Utai
Age: 22
State: Queensland
Singer whose family means everything and believes The Voice is her destiny

Bri Dodd
Age: 25
State: Victoria
Country fire authority worker

Chloe Kandetzki
Age: 20
State: Victoria
Jessica Mauboy mega-fan who has been singing since the age of nine

Cassidy Mackie
Age: 26
State: Victoria
Law graduate ready to pursue her singing dreams

Chriddy Black
Age: 29
State: Queensland
Former The Voice contestant back to finish what he started

Christina Barilla
Age: 54
State: New South Wales
Larger-than-life, Tina Turner inspired army barracks cleaner

Danny Phegan
Age: 46
State: New South Wales
A salt-of-the-earth farmer raising six kids with his childhood sweetheart

Connor Wink
Age: 23
State: New South Wales
Blind singer who wants to show the world that disability doesn’t stop you from achieving your dreams

Dominic Clarke
Age: 25
State: New South Wales
Tokyo 2020 Olympic trampoline finalist

Conrad De Silva
Age: 80
State: Victoria
Former famous Sri Lankan pop star

Elizabeth Hylton
Age: 48
State: New South Wales
Cruise ship enthusiast who hopes to one day sing on stage at sea

Ella and Sienna
Age: 19
State: South Australia
Odd couple country twin sisters brought together by music

Emma Jayne
Age: 22
State: South Australia
From a close-knit Italian family, Emma is hoping for sixth-time lucky on The Voice stage

Emerson Alexander
Age: 39
State: Victoria
Reconnecting with music after time away to be a father

Ethan Conway
Age: 25
State: New South Wales
Found confidence through music and is ready to bare his soul on stage

Emily-Jane Conidi
Age: 27
State: Victoria
Fun-loving vocalist out to prove the haters wrong

Ethan Hall
Age: 13
State: South Australia
“The hiccups kid”, who found fame hiccupping through the national anthem at a baseball game in
2015, has grown up and is ready to take on The Voice.

Age: 24
State: Queensland
Having put music aside to care for her mum, Faith is now ready to showcase her voice

Georgia Rose
Age: 19
State: Victoria
A life and death moment made Georgia realise you only live once and must chase your dreams

Finnian Johnson
Age: 19
State: New South Wales
University student reconnecting with music, supported by his sister

Georgie Lyons
Age: 18
State: New South Wales
Surfer girl inspired by her grandpa, who at 83 years old, continues to perform in a jazz band

Freddie Bailey
Age: 17
State: New South Wales
High school student who daydreams in class of rocking out with Keith Urban on stage

Jael Wena
Age: 16
State: Victoria
After making the grand final of The Voice Generations with her family, Jael is ready to step
out solo

Jas Winter
Age: 20
State: Victoria
Shy barista and huge Keith Urban fan ready to reveal her true self on stage

Jesse Rudman
Age: 34
State: Victoria
Single dad inspired by Keith Urban to pick up a guitar and start singing

Jay Sierra
Age: 27
State: New South Wales
Back on stage after the pandemic struck down his music and performance touring career

Jioji Nawanawa
Age: 21
State: Western Australia
FIFO miner representing his family and paying tribute to his late dad

Jerrod Smith
Age: 24
State: New South Wales
Axe thrower with a pet snake and a passion for singing

Jordan Tavita
Age: 23
State: New South Wales
Call centre worker and proud Samoan who has never sung in front of an audience

Katelyn Vella
Age: 18
State: New South Wales
A dancer who wants to turn her passion for singing into her career

Lane Pittman
Age: 15
State: New South Wales
Country singer who’s taking on the role of dad in his family after his father passed away

Kaylee Bell
Age: 33
State: New South Wales
Kindergarten teacher who wants to make it big in country music

Leonardo Iliev
Age: 20
State: Victoria
Rapper

Lachie Gill
Age: 24
State: Victoria
PE teacher and former VFL player

Liam Conroy
Age: 28
State: Victoria
Stepping on stage calms his nerves

Lou P Scarlett
Age: 31
State: New South Wales
Free-spirited and creative burlesque dancer

Nicola De Sensi
Age: 20
State: New South Wales
Making good on a promise to her nonna who has been telling her to apply to The Voice

Melanie Cowmeadow
Age: 23
State: South Australia
Hairdresser who knows the fragility of life after the recent loss of her dad

Richard Tanumi
Age: 36
State: New South Wales
Fire twirler and dancer

Mizzie Maxx
Age: 28
State: Queensland
Eighties rock chick

Robbie Dolan
Age: 26
State: New South Wales
Professional jockey

Sam McGovern
Age: 22
State: Western Australia
Lifeguard

Shaneel Chandra
Age: 17
State: New South Wales
Disco dancing teen out to prove the bullies wrong

Sammi Palinkas
Age: 32
State: Victoria
IT professional who started on stage at an early age

Shaun Wessel
Age: 40
State: New South Wales
Former NRL player, now carpenter, doing it for his four kids

Sammy Toubia
Age: 20
State: New South Wales
Traffic controller and Tiktok influencer

Summer Beecham
Age: 19
State: Victoria
Former cheerleader and horse lover with a big heart

Sunrise Michelle
Age: 16
State: New South Wales
Sixteen-year-old singer and dancer who takes The Voice opportunity all the way

Terry Lockley
Age: 62
State: New South Wales
Garbage truck driver and indigenous painter

Tahalianna
Soward-Mahanga
Age: 15
State: Australian Capital Territory
Proud indigenous teen inspired by her mum

Thando Sikwila
Age: 28
State: Victoria
Full-time mum and a returning contestant from season three

Taylor Piggott
Age: 26
State: Victoria
Doing it for his late nan

Theoni Marks
Age: 19
State: New South Wales
Wants to represent Australian plus-sized women

Tori Lea
Age: 28
State: Victoria
Recently discovered her self worth and is now confident enough to step on stage

Xanthe Campbell
Age: 17
State: Australian Capital Territory
Returning to Australia from Chicago, Xanthe wants to take every opportunity that she can

Vanessa Librea
Age: 24
State: New South Wales
Model who wants to be judged on her voice alone

Zoe Kohl
Age: 21
State: Victoria
Idolised Coach Guy Sebastian when growing up

Wednesday Reign
Age: 20
State: Victoria
Primary school janitor who sings while she cleans

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