Bella Paige Explained

Bella Paige
Birth Name:Isabella Paige Yoseski
Birth Date:30 October 2001
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Genre:Pop
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2014–present
Label:UMG

Isabella Paige Yoseski (born 30 October 2001), known professionally as Bella Paige, is an Australian singer. She first began her career after reaching the finals on the 2014 edition of The Voice Kids Australia. She later represented Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, placing eighth.

In 2018, Paige placed second on season seven of The Voice Australia.

Life and career

Paige attended Westbourne Grammar School during her school years.

Karaoke contest

At the age of 9, she won a kid's karaoke contest hosted by Mornings, an Australian TV morning show, and judged by David Campbell and Ian "Dicko" Dickson. She walked away with tickets to see Delta Goodrem live in concert.[1]

The Voice Kids Australia (2014)

See main article: The Voice Kids (Australian TV series). In 2014, she was a contestant on The Voice Kids. All coaches turned, but she chose Team Madden. She managed to make it to the grand final, where she was a runner-up.[2] [3]

The Voice performances

StageSongOriginal ArtistDateOrderResult
Blind Auditions"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Jennifer HollidayJune 22, 20141.1All 3 chairs turned
Joined Team Madden
Battle Rounds (Top 45)"When You Believe" (vs. Sienna & Trinity)Mariah Carey &<br> Whitney HoustonJuly 27, 20147.5Saved by Coach
Sing-off Rounds (Top 15)"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Jennifer HollidayAugust 3, 20148.10
Grand-Finale (Final 6)"Let It Go"Idina MenzelAugust 10, 20149.4Runner-up
"The Voice Within"Christina Aguilera9.8

Junior Eurovision

See main article: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Paige was chosen as Australia's representative for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, performing the song "My Girls", which was originally written by Delta Goodrem for her fifth studio album, but offered up as the winner's song for The Voice 2014 winner Anja Nissen,[4] however it was later turned down by her mentor will.i.am.[5]

The Voice Australia (2018)

See main article: The Voice (Australian season 7). At the age of 16, Bella Paige auditioned for the seventh season of The Voice Australia singing Kesha's "Praying". All four coaches, Boy George, Kelly Rowland, Delta Goodrem and Joe Jonas, turned their chairs for her. Paige chose to be part of Team Kelly.

In the Knockout rounds, Paige defeated fellow team members Somer Smith and Ricky Nifo with her rendition of "It Will Rain" by Bruno Mars, and advanced to the Battle rounds. In the Battles, she competed against Erin Whetters as the two sang "Sorry Not Sorry" by Demi Lovato. Rowland deemed Paige the winner and advanced her to the live shows.

On the first week of the live shows, Paige performed the song "Never Enough" by Loren Allred. She was saved by the public vote and advanced to the Top 12. Paige continued advancing throughout the live shows. Her performances included covers of "no tears left to cry" by Ariana Grande in the Top 12 week, "Chandelier" by Sia in the Top 11 week, and "All by Myself" by Celine Dion in the Semi-Finals week. All these performances charted in the Australian iTunes chart.

During round 1 of the Live Grand-Finale on June 17, 2018, Paige performed the song "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston. She then joined her coach, Rowland, in a duet as they sang "Last Dance" by Donna Summer. She received enough votes to advance to round 2 of the Live Grand-Finale where she performed her own single "Changing". On June 17, 2018, Paige was declared the runner-up behind winner Sam Perry who was also from Team Kelly.

The Voice performances

– Performance reached the Australian iTunes chart.

StageSongOriginal ArtistDateOrderResult
Blind Auditions"Praying"KeshaApril 22, 20184.1All 4 chairs turned
Joined Team Kelly
Knockout Rounds (Top 48)"It Will Rain" (vs. Somer Smith & Ricky Nifo)Bruno MarsMay 7, 201812.6Saved by Coach
Battle Rounds (Top 24)"Sorry Not Sorry" (vs. Erin Whetters)Demi LovatoMay 14, 201815.6
Live Top 13"Never Enough"Loren AllredMay 20, 201816.11Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 12"no tears left to cry"Ariana GrandeMay 27, 201817.5
Live Top 11"Chandelier"SiaJune 3, 201818.7
Live Semi-Finals (Top 9)"All by Myself"Eric CarmenJune 10, 201819.3
Live Grand-Finale (Final 4)"Greatest Love of All"George BensonJune 17, 201820.5Runner-up
"Last Dance" (with Kelly Rowland)Donna Summer20.7
"Changing" (original song)Bella PaigeN/A

Discography

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
2015"My Girls"
2018 "Changing"[6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Guest appearances

YearSongAlbum
2014"And I Am Telling You"The Voice Kids 2014
"Let It Go"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mornings: Kids karaoke grand final. Mornings. 13 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813200107/http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/kids-karaoke-grand-final/xa3ts64. 13 August 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: The Voice Kids Grand Finale 2014: Ten-year-old Alexa wins. 10 August 2014 . The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Bella Yoseski profile. The Voice Australia. 13 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140831113043/http://www.thevoice.com.au/kids/profiles/artist/team-madden/Bella.html. 31 August 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Anja Nissen faces uphill battle for success even with a song written by Delta and released by will.i.am. news.com.au. 31 July 2014. 5 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151005204424/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/anja-nissen-faces-uphill-battle-for-success-even-with-a-song-written-by-delta-and-released-by-william/story-e6frfn09-1226997400071. dead.
  5. Web site: Voice winner Anja Nissen's Delta Goodrem-written single axed with will.i.am collaboration rumoured. news.com.au. 31 July 2014. 5 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151005122731/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/voice-winner-anja-nissens-delta-goodremwritten-single-axed-with-william-collaboration-rumoured/story-fn8yvfst-1227000348679. dead.
  6. Web site: Changing - single. iTunes Australia. 18 June 2018.