The Voice (Australian TV series) season 5
The fifth season of The Voice began on 1 May 2016. Jessie J, Delta Goodrem and The Madden Brothers returned as coaches with Ronan Keating replacing Ricky Martin. Sonia Kruger became solo host of the season after Darren McMullen left the series.
Alfie Arcuri from Team Delta won the competition, marking Goodrem's first victory as a coach and the second female coach after Jessie J to win a season. Adam Ladell, also from Team Delta, finished as runner-up, while Tash Lockhart and Ellen Reed finished in third and fourth place, respectively. This season was the last to feature The Madden Brothers and Jessie J as coaches. This is also the first series where the first artist to auditon, in this case Arcuri, ended up winning the series.
Coaches and host
Of the coaches from the previous season, Jessie J, Delta Goodrem, and The Madden Brothers returned. Ricky Martin departed the series and was replaced by Boyzone member Ronan Keating. During the third live show, The Madden Brothers were absent due to touring commitments & were replaced by sister duo The Veronicas.Teams
;Color keyBlind auditions
;Color key| Coach hit the "I/WE WANT YOU" button | |
| Artist defaulted to this team | |
| Artist elected to join this team | |
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing "I/WE WANT YOU" button | |
| Artist received an 'All Turn'. |
Episode 1 (1 May)
The coaches performed a cover of "Hello" together at the start of the show.Episode 4 (9 May)
- Casey Rose originally was a duo with Barnaby, however, the coaches told her that she is better off alone. They gave them the decision to split and become a solo or continue as a duet with Barnaby and be eliminated in the battles. They chose to split however, Casey was still eliminated in the battles
Battle rounds
;Color keyEpisode 10 (29 May)
The first episode of the Battle Rounds was first broadcast on 29 May 2016. The coaches opened the show performing a cover of "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" together.Episode 11 (30 May)
The second episode of the Battle Rounds was first broadcast on 30 May 2016.- Finding it difficult to choose a battle winner between Nada-Leigh and Jasmin Jade, Jessie J chose both of them to advance as a duo with approval from the producers.
Episode 12 (5 June)
The third episode of the Battle Rounds will be broadcast on 5 June 2016.Super Battle round
Each coach splits their team into two groups of four. Those four artists then take to the stage together and each perform a different song in a head-to-head duel. Two go through to the Live Shows, while two are eliminated, with no saves available. Plus, the songs in each Super Battle have a theme picked by the coaches.;Color key
Episode 13 (6 June)
The Super Battle round was first broadcast on 6 June 2016.;The Super Battles:
The Live Shows
Episode 14 (13 June)
The first episode of the Live shows was first broadcast on 13 June 2016. Each of the coach's four artists performed a song. Each coach then saved one of their artists, guaranteeing them a performance in the second live show. The remaining artists faced the public vote all week. Then, the artist with the fewest votes from each team was eliminated during Live Show two before they got a chance to perform.| Order | Coach | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Jessie J | Ellen Reed | "Ghost" | Saved by public |
| 2 | Jessie J | Brianna Holm | "Samson" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Jessie J | Jack Pellow | "Blame It on Me" | Saved by public |
| 4 | Jessie J | Mikaela Dean | "Take Me Home" | Saved by coach |
| 5 | The Maddens | Lexi Clark | "Rumour Has It" | Eliminated |
| 6 | The Maddens | Aaliyah Warren | "Welcome to the Black Parade" | Saved by coach |
| 7 | The Maddens | Andrew Loadsman | "Say Something" | Saved by public |
| 8 | The Maddens | Lane Sinclair | "Video Games" | Saved by public |
| 9 | Ronan Keating | Tash Lockhart | "Be the One" | Saved by public |
| 10 | Ronan Keating | Mitch Gardner | "Down Under" | Saved by coach |
| 11 | Ronan Keating | Georgia Wiggins | "Hide Away" | Saved by public |
| 12 | Ronan Keating | Emad Younan | "Vincent" | Eliminated |
| 13 | Delta Goodrem | Elle Murphy | "Somebody to Love" | Eliminated |
| 14 | Delta Goodrem | Kim Sheehy | "Hearts a Mess" | Saved by public |
| 15 | Delta Goodrem | Alfie Arcuri | "Pillowtalk" | Saved by coach |
| 16 | Delta Goodrem | Adam Ladell | "Imagine" | Saved by public |
Episode 15 (19 June)
The second episode of the Live shows was first broadcast on 19 June 2016.| Order | Coach | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | The Maddens | Andrew Loadsman | "Hold Back the River" | Saved by public |
| 2 | The Maddens | Aaliyah Warren | "Killing Me Softly" | Saved by public |
| 3 | The Maddens | Lane Sinclair | "Life on Mars" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Jessie J | Jack Pellow | "Stressed Out" | Saved by public |
| 5 | Jessie J | Ellen Reed | "Stone Cold" | Saved by public |
| 6 | Jessie J | Mikaela Dean | "Finally" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Delta Goodrem | Adam Ladell | "Chasing Cars" | Saved by public |
| 8 | Delta Goodrem | Kim Sheehy | "Wild Things" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Delta Goodrem | Alfie Arcuri | "Lay Me Down" | Saved by public |
| 10 | Ronan Keating | Tash Lockhart | "Riptide" | Saved by public |
| 11 | Ronan Keating | Georgia Wiggins | "Fast Car" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Ronan Keating | Mitch Gardner | "Wasn't Expecting That" | Saved by public |
Episode 16 (26 June)
The third episode of the Live shows was first broadcast on 26 June 2016. Due to a pre-commitment The Madden Brothers had with their band Good Charlotte, Australian sister band The Veronicas filled in as judges in their place for this episode and also performed their new single "In My Blood".| Order | Coach | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Jessie J | Ellen Reed | "Since U Been Gone" | Bottom four |
| 2 | Jessie J | Jack Pellow | "Hotline Bling" | Saved by public |
| 3 | The Maddens | Aaliyah Warren | "Don't Let Me Down" | Bottom four |
| 4 | The Maddens | Andrew Loadsman | "Gold on the Ceiling" | Saved by public |
| 5 | Delta Goodrem | Alfie Arcuri | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Bottom four |
| 6 | Delta Goodrem | Adam Ladell | "Faded" | Saved by public |
| 7 | Ronan Keating | Mitch Gardner | "Love Yourself" | Bottom four |
| 8 | Ronan Keating | Tash Lockhart | "Run" | Saved by public |
The Semi-Finals
The Semi-Finals was broadcast on 3 July 2016.At the beginning of the show, the four artists with the most votes were fast tracked to the second half of the show, the four artists with the fewest votes performed to stay in the competition. Only two made it through on an instant app vote mid-show to join the top four artists, giving us the top six. The top six performed their Semi-Final song, followed by another instant app vote, and from there the top four were announced and advanced to The Grand Finale. Coach Delta Goodrem performed her new single "Enough" featuring Gizzle.
- With the elimination of Andrew Loadsman, The Maddens had no more contestants left on their team, making this the second season in the Australian version of the franchise where a coach did not have a contestant in the grand finale.
Grand Finale
The Grand Finale was first broadcast on 10 July 2016. The Madden Brothers' band Good Charlotte performed their single "Life Can't Get Much Better" and girl band Fifth Harmony performed their single "All in My Head (Flex)".- With Alfie Arcuri and Adam Ladell being Winner and Runner-up, respectively, Delta Goodrem became the first coach in the Australian version of the franchise to have two of her artists as Top 2.
| Order | Coach | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Jessie J | Ellen Reed | "Firework" by Katy Perry | Fourth place |
| 2 | Delta Goodrem | Adam Ladell | "Superheroes" by The Script | Runner-up |
| 5 | Delta Goodrem | Adam Ladell | "My Heart Stops with You" | Runner-up |
| 3 | Ronan Keating | Tash Lockhart | "People Get Ready" by The Impressions | Third place |
| 4 | Delta Goodrem | Alfie Arcuri | "Catapult" by Jack Savoretti | Winner |
| 6 | Delta Goodrem | Alfie Arcuri | "Cruel" | Winner |
| Order | Performer | Song |
| 1 | Top 4 | "Sing" by My Chemical Romance |
| Order | Performer/s | Song |
| 1 | Good Charlotte | "Life Can't Get Much Better" |
| 2 | Fifth Harmony | "All in My Head (Flex)" |
Live Shows Elimination Chart
Overall
;Artist's info;Result details
Team
;Result detailsTrivia
- Alfie Arcuri and Ellen Reed were the first and last televised auditioners that year, and both managed to advance to the final four.