| Genre: | Reality television |
| Creator: | John de Mol |
| Presenter: | Sonia Kruger |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 3 |
| Executive Producer: | John de Mol |
| Location: | Fox Studios Australia |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Company: | ITV Studios Australia Talpa |
| Network: | Seven Network |
| Last Aired: | present |
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.
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.
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.
The show is part of The Voice franchise and comprises three rounds: blind auditions, battle rounds, and grand finale.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| First aired | Last aired | Winner | Other finalists | Winning coach | Host | Coaches (chairs' order) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2022 | 2022 | Caitlin & Tim | Kelsi | The Wenas | Ty & Eddie | Rita Ora | Sonia Kruger | Keith | Jess | Rita | Guy | |
Colour key
| 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 | |
In the blind auditions, the coaches can get only two artists to fill their respective teams.
| ✔ | 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 |
| Order | Artist | Ages | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith | Jess | Rita | Guy | ||||||||
| Episode 1 | 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 | 1 | Jess & Kelsi | 13 & 25 | "Diamonds" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| 2 | Castlereagh Connection | 9–12 | "Stand by Me" | — | — | ||||||
| 3 | Kids of Leo | 10–46 | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | — | ✔ | ||||||
| 4 | The O'Donnells | 3–59 | "The Edge of Glory" | ✔ | |||||||
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.
| Episode | Order | Coach | Winner | Loser | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Song | Artist | Song | |||
| Episode 2 | 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” | |
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. With Caitlin and Tim winning, they are the first winners of the Voice Generations and marks Rita's first win on the Voice.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Total Metro Viewers | Night Rank | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 January 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 586,000 | 11 | [5] | ||
| 2 | 1 February 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 565,000 | 9 | [6] | ||
| 3 | 2 February 2022 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 535,000 | 10 | [7] | ||
Various international television networks have licensed or indicated interest in the format.
In 2022, aside from the three previous formats of Peruvian La Voz, Latina Televisión announced that a series, under La Voz Generaciones, was in the works. Eva Ayllón, Christian Yaipén and the mother-son duo Mimy and Tony Succar were revealed as coaches. The show aired in December 2022.
On 6 January 2023, GMA Network announced that the generations series is airing on the network. It is the first country in Asia to adapt the format. The show premiered on 27 August 2023 with Billy Crawford, Chito Miranda, Julie Anne San Jose, and Stell of SB19 serving as coaches.[8]