The second season of ''

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'', the Australian reality talent show, premiered on 7 April 2013. Season 1 coach,

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left the show and was therefore replaced by

Ricky Martin Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...

. This is the last season to feature

Delta Goodrem Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born November 9, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003), topped the ARIA Albums Chart for 29 non-consecutive week ...

and

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until they both return in Seasons 4 and 6, respectively.

Format

The season is part of the television franchise, ''The Voice'' and is based on a similar competition format in The Netherlands entitled ''

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''. The winner receives a recording contract with

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. This season consists of four phases: the blind auditions, battle phase, followed by the showdowns and finally the live performance shows. For the second season, during the battle rounds phase of the competition, opposing coaches have the ability to steal the singer that was sent home by the original coach. If more than one coach hits their buzzer to recruit the singer in question, the contestant decides which coach to work with. This format was first used in the third season of the American version of ''The Voice''.

Coaches and hosts

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coaches

Joel Madden Joel Rueben Madden (né Combs; March 11, 1979) is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist for the pop punk band Good Charlotte. He is also part of the pop rock collaboration the Madden Brothers with his identical twin brother Benji ...

and

returned. It was announced in September 2012 that

would not be returning as a coach for the second season, after accepting an offer to join the ''

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'' judging panel. Following an extensive search process by producers, and constant media speculation on who would replace Urban,

was officially announced as the new coach in November 2012. In response to joining the series, Martin paid tribute to Urban saying he was "humbled to be sitting in his chair".

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's Director of Television, Michael Healy stated that Martin would bring "huge experience" and be the "perfect addition" to the coaching panel, with Goodrem, Madden and Seal all publicly expressing excitement at the news via their Twitter accounts. Mentors for the second season were announced on 1 March 2013 as

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Jessica Mauboy Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...

Ben Lee Benjamin Michael Lee (born 11 September 1978) is an Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but he focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appe ...

and

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, who teamed up with Goodrem, Martin, Madden and Seal respectively.

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returned as host for the second season, while

Faustina Agolley Faustina "Fuzzy" Agolley (born 10 April 1984) is an Australian television presenter best known for her role as the host of long-running Australian music program ''Video Hits'' on Channel 10. She was also the host of late-night game and gadget ...

also returned as social media correspondent.

Teams

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Blind auditions

Episode 1 (7 April)

The first episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 7 April 2013. The coaches performed a cover of "

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" together at the start of the show. Celia Pavey and Kaity Dunstan both entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 27 and No. 40 respectively.

Episode 2 (8 April)

The second episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 8 April 2013.

Harrison Craig Harrison Craig (born 7 September 1994) is an Australian singer who won the second series of ''The Voice Australia''. Craig was coached in the program by British singer Seal. Craig has had three songs on the ARIA Singles Chart top 10 with his c ...

entered the ARIA Singles Charts after his performance at No. 18.

Episode 3 (9 April)

The third episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 9 April 2013.

Episode 4 (10 April)

The fourth episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 10 April 2013. *There was an error with the chairs during Kathy Hinch's audition because they wouldn't turn when they pressed it. The error was later fixed at the end of her audition still making her through to the show

Episode 5 (14 April)

The fifth episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 14 April 2013.

Episode 6 (15 April)

The sixth episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 15 April 2013. +Delta pressed Ricky's button Imogen Brough entered the ARIA Singles Charts following her performance, at No. 43.

Episode 7 (16 April)

The seventh episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 16 April 2013.

Episode 8 (21 April)

The eighth episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 21 April 2013.

Episode 9 (22 April)

The ninth and final episode of the Blind Auditions was broadcast on 22 April 2013.

Battle rounds

Episode 1 (23 April)

The first episode of the Battle Rounds was broadcast on 23 April 2013. : – Contestant wins battle round/advances to showdown : – Contestant loses battle round but gets saved/advances : – Contestant loses battle round and is eliminated Celia Pavey and

both entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 33 and No. 40 respectively. Celia rose to No. 23 the week later.

Episode 2 (28 April)

The second episode of the Battle Rounds was broadcast on 28 April 2013. : – Contestant wins battle round/advances to showdown : – Contestant loses battle round but gets saved/advances : – Contestant loses battle round and is eliminated

Episode 3 (29 April)

The third episode of the Battle Rounds was broadcast on 29 April 2013. : – Contestant wins battle round/advances to showdown : – Contestant loses battle round but gets saved/advances : – Contestant loses battle round and is eliminated

Episode 4 (30 April)

The fourth and final episode of the Battle Rounds was broadcast on 30 April 2013. : – Contestant wins battle round/advances to showdown : – Contestant loses battle round but gets saved/advances : – Contestant loses battle round and is eliminated Mitchell Anderson and Steve Clisby both entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 62 and No. 72 respectively. Steve rose to No. 60 the week later

Showdown rounds

Week 1 (5–7 May)

;5 May The first episode of the Showdowns was broadcast on 5 May 2013. : – Contestant saved by the voters at home : – Contestant was in the bottom 3 and was sent to the sing-off : – Contestant received the fewest votes and was instantly eliminated

, Miss Murphy, Alex Gibson and Michelle Martinez entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 13, No. 30, No. 49 and No. 87 respectively. ;6 May The second episode of the Showdowns was broadcast on 6 May 2013. : – Contestant saved by the voters at home : – Contestant was in the bottom 3 and was sent to the sing-off : – Contestant received the fewest votes and was instantly eliminated Jackie Sannia, Steve Clisby,

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and Kiyomi Vella entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 24, No. 31, No. 34 and No. 48 respectively. ;7 May The first episode of the Live shows was broadcast on 7 May 2013. Sing-off performances : Contestant was saved by the coach : Contestant was eliminated *Guest Performance:

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– #thatpower

Week 2 (12–14 May)

;12 May The third episode of the Showdowns was broadcast on 12 May 2013. : – Contestant saved by the voters at home : – Contestant was in the bottom 3 and was sent to the sing-off : – Contestant received the fewest votes and was instantly eliminated

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, Emma Pask, Caterina Torres, Mitchell Anderson and Jac Stone entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 8, No. 15, No. 28, No. 88 and No. 92 respectively. ;13 May The fourth episode of the Showdowns was broadcast on 13 May 2013. : – Contestant saved by the voters at home : – Contestant was in the bottom 3 and was sent to the sing-off : – Contestant received the fewest votes and was instantly eliminated Celia Pavey, Michael Stangel, Lyric McFarland and Danny Ross entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances at No. 29, No. 41, No. 51, and No. 93 respectively. ;14 May The second episode of the Live shows was broadcast on 14 May 2013. Sing-off performances : Contestant was saved by the coach : Contestant was eliminated *Guest Performance:

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Live Finals

Episode 20 (20 May)

The first episode of the Live shows was broadcast on 20 May 2013. : – Contestant saved by the voters at home : – Contestant was sent through by the coach before votings : – Contestant received the fewest votes and was instantly eliminated

(No. 6),

(No. 11), Celia Pavey (No. 15), Kiyomi Vella (No. 45), Miss Murphy (No. 49), Jackie Sannia (No. 65), Jac Stone (No. 76), Mitchell Anderson (No. 79),

(No. 80), Michael Stangel (No. 82), Simon Meli (No. 86) and Steve Clisby (No. 89) entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances.

Episode 21 (27 May)

The second episode of the Live shows was broadcast on 27 May 2013. : – Contestant saved by the voters at home : – Contestant was chosen by the coach : – Contestant was not chosen by the coach *Guest Performance:

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and

– Bayini

(No. 12), Celia Pavey (No. 23),

(No. 25), Miss Murphy (No. 30), Danny Ross (No. 33), Jackie Sannia (No. 42), Steve Clisby (No. 49), Mitchell Anderson (No. 54), Kiyomi Vella (No. 58), Michael Stangel (No. 65) entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances.

Episode 22 (3 June)

The third episode of the Live shows was broadcast on 3 June 2013. : – Contestant saved by the voters at home : – Contestant received the fewest votes and was eliminated *Guest Performance:

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– Threads of Silence Celia Pavey (No. 23),

(No. 24), Miss Murphy (No. 32),

(No. 35), Steve Clisby (No. 49), Kiyomi Vella (No. 59), Danny Ross (No. 69), Mitchell Anderson (No. 83) entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances.

Semi-finals

Episode 23 (10 June)

The fourth episode of the Live shows was broadcast on 10 June 2013. : – Contestant saved by the voters at home : – Contestant received the fewest votes and was eliminated : – Winner : – Runner-up : – Third place : – Fourth place

's Unchained Melody (No. 2) and More Than a Dream (No. 3),

's Love Is Gone (No. 22) and Caruso (No. 23), Celia Pavey's Candle in the Night (No. 32) and Xanadu (No. 73) and Danny Ross's Let Her Go (No. 78) and Windmill (No. 89) entered the ARIA Singles Charts after their performances. ;Coach and Group performances: *Guest Performance:

Timomatic Timothy Ugbedo Omaji (born 9 September 1987), better known by his stage name Timomatic, is a Nigerian-born Australian singer-songwriter and dancer. Omaji rose to fame as a contestant on ''So You Think You Can Dance'' (Australia) in 2009 and pl ...

– Parachute

Grand final

Episode 24 (17 June)

The Grand Final was broadcast on 17 June 2013.

Results summary

Team Seal

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Team Joel

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Team Delta

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Team Ricky

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Elimination Chart

Overall

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Artist's info

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Guest performance(s)

Reception

Ratings

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Notes

One contestant who successfully secured a spot on team Joel, Adam Lerossignol, left the competition shortly after being selected due to personal reasons. His performance of behind blue eyes was not televised.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voice (Australia season 2) 2013 Australian television seasons 2