The Voice (Australian season 1)
The first season of The Voice, the Australian reality talent show, premiered on 15 April 2012 and concluded on 18 June 2012, with Karise Eden being crowned as the winner. This was the first and only season to have Keith Urban as a coach.
Coaches and hosts
On 29 May 2011, it was reported in The Daily Telegraph that the Nine Network would broadcast The Voice in late 2011. However, two months later, they reported that the show would now air in early 2012, and that the Nine Network were in talks with signing at least one international artist 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 Delta Goodrem, Keith Urban, Seal and Joel Madden were ultimately confirmed as the four coaches for the first season.Additionally, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Darren Hayes, Megan Washington and Benji Madden paired up with the coaches as mentors for their contestants.
Darren McMullen was announced as the host of the program in January 2012. Faustina Agolley was announced as the social media correspondent during the live shows in May 2012.
Teams
;Color keyBlind auditions
| Coach hit his/her "I Want You" button | |
| Artist elected to join this coach's team | |
| Artist defaulted to this coach's team | |
| Coach had completed their team and were therefore excluded from the ability to select artist |
Filming for the blind auditions stage of the competition began on 19 February 2012 at Fox Studios in Sydney, with 121 artists featured in this phase of the selection process. The first day of filming resulted in hundreds of audience members being turned away from the studio due to overbooking of the event by an external booking agent.
Episode 1 (15 April)
The first episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 15 April 2012.| Performer | Song |
| Keith Urban, Delta Goodrem, Joel Madden and Seal | "Crazy" |
Karise Eden debuted on the ARIA Charts after her performance.
Episode 2 (16 April)
The second episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 16 April 2012.Rachael Leahcar debuted on the ARIA Charts after her performance.
Episode 3 (17 April)
The third episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 17 April 2012.Lakyn Heperi debuted on the ARIA Charts after his performance.
Episode 4 (22 April)
The fourth episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 22 April 2012.Episode 5 (23 April)
The fifth episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 23 April 2012.Episode 6 (24 April)
The sixth and final episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 24 April 2012.Battle rounds
Filming for the battle rounds started in late March 2012.Episode 1 (30 April)
The first episode of the Battle Rounds was broadcast on 30 April 2012.;Key:
;Coaches' performance:
| Performer | Song |
| Keith Urban, Delta Goodrem, Joel Madden and Seal | "One" |
Episode 2 (1 May)
The second episode of the Battle Rounds was broadcast on 1 May 2012.;Key:
Lakyn Heperi debuted on the ARIA Charts at #10 after his performance.
Episode 3 (7 May)
The third and final episode of the Battle Rounds was broadcast on 7 May 2012.;Key:
Ben Bennett debuted on the ARIA Charts after his performance.
Live shows
Week 1 (14 May)
- Original broadcast date: 14 May 2012
- Coaches' performance: "Sing" with Top 24 contestants
| Artist | Coach | Order | Song | Result |
| Fatai V | Seal | 1 | "Empire State of Mind Broken Down" | Seal's Choice |
| Matt Hetherington | Delta | 2 | "White Noise" | Eliminated |
| Karise Eden | Seal | 3 | "Nothing's Real but Love" | Public Vote |
| Ben Bennett | Delta | 4 | "One Thing" | Eliminated |
| Michael Duchesne | Seal | 5 | "Got to Get You into My Life" | Eliminated |
| Danni Da Ros | Delta | 6 | "Alone" | Delta's Choice |
| Sam Ludeman | Seal | 7 | "Summer Paradise" | Eliminated |
| Viktoria Bolonina | Delta | 8 | "Bang Bang " | Public Vote |
| Chris Sebastian | Seal | 9 | "Without You" | Seal's Choice |
| Glenn Cunninham | Delta | 10 | "Heaven Knows" | Delta's Choice |
| Emma Birdsall | Seal | 11 | "I Never Loved a Man " | Public Vote |
| Rachael Leahcar | Delta | 12 | "Hands" | Public Vote |
; Notes
- Karise Eden, Rachael Leahcar, Viktoria Bolonina, Emma Birdsall and Fatai V all debuted on the ARIA Charts after their performances.
Week 2 (21 May)
- Original broadcast date: 21 May 2012
| Artist | Coach | Order | Song | Result |
| Darren Percival | Keith | 1 | "Wherever I Lay My Hat " | Public Vote |
| Prinnie Stevens | Joel | 2 | "Turn Me On" | Joel's Choice |
| Adam Martin | Keith | 3 | "Lonely Boy" | Keith's Choice |
| Sarah De Bono | Joel | 4 | "Listen" | Public Vote |
| Jimmy Cupples | Keith | 5 | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | Eliminated |
| Ben Hazlewood | Joel | 6 | "Lego House" | Joel's Choice |
| Taga Paa | Keith | 7 | "Fight for You" | Eliminated |
| Laura Bunting | Joel | 8 | "Somebody That I Used To Know" | Eliminated |
| Diana Rouvas | Keith | 9 | "Love on Top" | Keith's Choice |
| Lakyn Heperi | Joel | 10 | "Forever Young" | Public Vote |
| Brittany Cairns | Keith | 11 | "Different Worlds" | Public Vote |
; Notes
- Brittany Cairns, Darren Percival, Sarah De Bono, Diana Rouvas, Lakyn Heperi and Ben Hazlewood all debuted on the ARIA Charts after their performances.
- Team Joel contestant Carmen Smith was disqualified from the competition before the live show. To keep the teams even, Team Joel only eliminated one contestant in the first live round while the other teams still eliminated two.
Week 3 (28 May)
- Original broadcast date: 28 May 2012
- Group performances:
- * Delta and her team – "Born to Try"
- * Seal and his team – "Kiss From a Rose"
| Artist | Coach | Order | Song | Result |
| Chris Sebastian | Seal | 1 | "I Can't Stand The Rain" | Eliminated |
| Danni Da Ros | Delta | 2 | "When Love Takes Over" | Eliminated |
| Emma Birdsall | Seal | 3 | "The Look of Love" | Eliminated |
| Viktoria Bolonina | Delta | 4 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Eliminated |
| Glenn Cunningham | Delta | 5 | "Closer" | Delta's Choice |
| Fatai V | Seal | 6 | "Ave Maria" | Seal's Choice |
| Rachael Leahcar | Delta | 7 | "Someone To Watch Over Me" | Public Vote |
| Karise Eden | Seal | 8 | "Landslide" | Public Vote |
; Notes
- Karise Eden, Fatai V and Rachael Leahcar all debuted on the ARIA Charts in the week after their performances.
- Due to a pre-organised concert tour in Los Angeles, Keith Urban was absent during the episode but was still present via live video.
Week 4 (4 June)
;Competition Performances
| Artist | Coach | Order | Song | Result |
| Prinnie Stevens | Joel | 1 | "Forever" | Eliminated |
| Diana Rouvas | Keith | 2 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Keith's Choice |
| Lakyn Heperi | Joel | 3 | "Friday I'm In Love" | Eliminated |
| Brittany Cairns | Keith | 4 | "Straight Lines" | Eliminated |
| Adam Martin | Keith | 5 | "Romeo and Juliet" | Eliminated |
| Sarah De Bono | Joel | 6 | "How Will I Know" | Public Vote |
| Darren Percival | Keith | 7 | "I Believe " | Public Vote |
| Ben Hazlewood | Joel | 8 | "I'm with You" | Joel's Choice |
;Group performances:
Darren Percival, Diana Rouvas, Ben Hazlewood, Sarah De Bono, Adam Martin and Lakyn Heperi all debuted on the ARIA Charts in the week after their performances.
Week 5 (11 June)
The fifth episode of the Live Shows, the Semi-Finals, was broadcast on 11 June 2012.;Competition Performances
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Seal | Fatai V | "On the Radio" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Delta Goodrem | Glenn Cunningham | "Heaven" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Joel Madden | Sarah De Bono | "Here's Where I Stand" | Joel's Choice |
| 4 | Keith Urban | Diana Rouvas | "Stormy Monday" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Delta Goodrem | Rachael Leahcar | "Nights in White Satin " | Delta's Choice |
| 6 | Joel Madden | Ben Hazlewood | "My Kind of Love" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Keith Urban | Darren Percival | "A Song For You" | Keith's Choice |
| 8 | Seal | Karise Eden | "Hallelujah" | Seal's Choice |
Karise Eden, Sarah De Bono, Darren Percival and Rachael Leahcar all debuted on the ARIA Charts in the week after their performances.
Week 6: Final (17 June)
The sixth and seventh episodes of the Live Shows, parts one and two of the Live Finale of The Voice Australia, were broadcast on 17 June 2012 and 18 June 2012 consecutively. In part two of the Live Finale, Karise Eden was announced as the winner and won a recording contract with Universal Music Group, a Ford Focus Titanium and a A$100,000 cash prize. Darren Percival was runner-up, finishing in second place, winning a cash prize of A$30,000. Rachael Leahcar came in third place, winning a cash prize of A$20,000 while Sarah De Bono placed fourth, winning a cash prize of A$10,000 .;Key:
;Competition performances
| Artist | Coach | Order | Song | Result |
| Sarah De Bono | Joel Madden | 1 | "If I Didn't Love You" | Fourth place |
| Sarah De Bono | Joel Madden | 5 | "Beautiful" | Fourth place |
| Karise Eden | Seal | 2 | "I Was Your Girl" | Winner |
| Karise Eden | Seal | 6 | "Stay with Me Baby" | Winner |
| Karise Eden | Seal | 9 | "You Won't Let Me" | Winner |
| Rachael Leahcar | Delta Goodrem | 3 | "Smile" | Third place |
| Rachael Leahcar | Delta Goodrem | 7 | "Shooting Star" | Third place |
| Darren Percival | Keith Urban | 4 | "Damage Down" | Runner-up |
| Darren Percival | Keith Urban | 8 | "For Once in My Life" | Runner-up |
;Coach and Group performances:
| Performer | Song |
| Lionel Richie and Joel Madden | "Easy" |
| Karise Eden, Rachael Leahcar, Darren Percival and Sarah De Bono | "The Chain" |
| Joel Madden and Sarah De Bono | "It Will Rain" |
| Seal and Karise Eden | "Many Rivers to Cross" |
| Delta Goodrem and Rachael Leahcar | "The Prayer" |
| Keith Urban and Darren Percival | "Without You" |
| Mahalia Barnes and Prinnie Stevens | "River Deep – Mountain High" |
Specials
''Voices Reaching Out''
The Nine Network announced on 3 July 2012 that a one-off charity concert special, Voices Reaching Out, for The Reach Foundation would be aired. The special was staged at The Palms at Crown complex and hosted by The Voice host Darren McMullen. It featured all four finalists, Karise Eden, Darren Percival, Rachael Leahcar and Sarah De Bono. Contestants Prinnie Stevens, Mahalia Barnes, Adam Martin, Ben Hazlewood, Chris Sebastian, Fatai V, Mitchell Johnson, Brittany Cairns, Kelsie Rimmer, Diana Rouvas, Viktoria Bolonina, Emma Birdsall and Casey Withoos also performed. Singer and Team Keith mentor Megan Washington also performed. Also appearing was The Voice social media correspondent Faustina Agolley, joined by Jules Lund and Jesinta Campbell. The 90-minute concert was filmed 12 July 2012 and aired 15 July 2012 on the Nine Network.;Performances:
Elimination Chart
Overall
;Artist's info;Result details