| Hoseah Partsch | |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2017–present |
| Label: | Universal Music Australia |
| Associated Acts: | Boy George |
Hoseah Partsch is a New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter who was the runner-up of the sixth series of The Voice Australia in 2017 behind the winner Judah Kelly.[1] Partsch was signed to Universal Music Australia and released "Paper Planes" which peaked at number 35 on the ARIA charts. Partsch toured with Culture Club in 2017.
Hoseah Partsch was born in Auckland, New Zealand as one of four children. He shared one bedroom with his siblings. The family moved to Australia at the end of 2011 and resides in Cranbourne West, Victoria, Australia and attended Dandenong High School. Partsch taught himself to play piano.[2] [3] [4]
In 2017 Partsch auditioned for the sixth season of The Voice Australia. In his blind audition, all four chairs were turned and joined team Boy George. Partsch made it to the grand finale and ultimately placed runner-up. denotes runner-up. denotes a song that reached the top 10 on iTunes.
| The Voice performances and results (2017) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Song | Original Artist | Result |
| Audition | "Almost Is Never Enough" | Ariana Grande ft. Nathan Sykes | Through to The Knockouts |
| The Knockouts | "Man in the Mirror" | Michael Jackson | Through to Battle Rounds |
| Battle Rounds | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Elton John | Saved by public |
| Live show 2 | "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" | Rozalla | Saved by public |
| Live show 3 | "I Wish" | Stevie Wonder | Saved by public |
| Semi Final | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston | Saved by public |
| "Is This Love" | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Saved by public | |
| Grand Final | "All of Me" | John Legend | Runner-up |
| "What a Wonderful World" (with Boy George) | Louis Armstrong | ||
| "Paper Planes" | Partsch | ||
Following the show, Boy George asked Partsch if he would join Culture Club on their national tour in December. [6] [7] Since October 2017, Partsch has modelled with menswear brand Johnny Bigg.[8]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [9] | ||||||
| "Paper Planes" | 2017 | 35 | rowspan="2" | |||
| "Mama"[10] | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||