It was a record-breaking night for The Voice before a winner was even announced. With the first-ever all-female finale, Cassie, Bella, Cle and Alyssa all went head to head, battling it for the title.
Aussies ate up the action of the showdown with a total TV national reach of 2,044,000 and a national average of 842,000, placing it in second place overall and first among the non-news programs. It was a huge win for the Seven Network program that fell short to Nine’s The Block for most of its run.
Ultimately, it was Alyssa Delpopolo who was crowned as the winner, securing herself a $100,000 cash prize. The 19-year-old who was representing Team Kate Miller-Heidke impressed the judges and the country with an impressive performance of Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now”.
“Her voice is so commanding, the way she moves. I’m in awe of this girl. She’s brilliant,” Mel C said after the conclusion of her performance.
“[It feels] amazing. It feels… It doesn’t feel real at all,” Alyssa said after her win.
Kate couldn’t be prouder of Alyssa – she told her as the announcement was made. “I want to say, I can’t believe it, because of the incredible depth of talent that’s on this stage… But I can believe it. Australia loves you as much as I do, and I’m so thrilled.”
It was a quiet weekend overall. On Saturday night, movies dominated with SPEED and A Few Good Men both appearing in the top 6 programs.
