It's a wrap - The Voice Au Grand Finale

After spending the last 4 weeks live tweeting from my couch during The Voice AU live finals I was very excited to be heading back to The Voice arena for the Grand Finale yesterday all thanks to Vodafone Au.

Talk about an extra special VIP experience and a half….  

At 1pm I was again picked up by my driver Alex in his Mercedes who was just a true gentleman and made the beginning of my journey ever so pleasant as we made our way to the studio.

On arrival at Fox Studios I met with my fellow Team Vodafone compadre Kate Patto and the very lovely Lisa from Shine Australia.  We were all very excited.

We then headed into The Voice AU on site office to have a quick chat with Holly who is the head of Social Media.  Holly gave us a quick run-down and the hash tags to be used for the night. Of course #thevoiceau and we were told to use the #grandfinale which was apparently created by Joel Madden when he used it one of the live shows! You gotta love Joel for his creative use of words during the live finals.

Our favourite Vodafone girl Alice then joined us and we were escorted by Lisa to the room where magic takes place. In the make-up room, Caterina Torres, Celia Pavey and the soulful Miss Murphy were also present. I said hello to Caterina and I grabbed her phone number.  

 I could not believe how fast the make-up artists worked to get us all done up and what a fab job they did!

On my way to get dressed I bumped into Celia Pavey again and I gave her a hug for good luck.  Mitch Anderson and I caught up and I had a quick chat with Danny Ross and also wished him luck.

After whipping on my electric blue crepe “China Girl” dress made for me by my designer friend Voislav, I headed back to the make-up room. It was at this moment I wish I had started singing “Lost without you, can’t help myself”... The one and only Robin Thicke was sitting in the chair having his hair worked. Ahh! It really was a magical room.

Finally it was time to meet the coaches. A small of group of people gathered in the VIP tent and 15 minutes later Delta Goodrem, Seal, Ricky Martin and Joel Madden arrived on the scene. They were all so lovely. I hugged each and everyone one of them especially Ricky and I handed them a copy of my brother Mike Champion's CD. They all said “Oh Mike, we loved his performance." I was so happy.

I had heard from my friend Zaidee, that Seal loved poetry so I asked Seal what his favourite Rumi poem was and he began to recite: "Whatever, did I lose in dying..” for Kate and I.  Halfway through the recital, he stopped, snapped his fingers and said "You've given me an idea.” I wonder what the idea was?

I told Ricky how much I had loved watching him on the show and he thanked me. Delta told me she loved my dress and style – chuffed.  Joel told us how much he loved the show and what it does to support great Australian talent. He didn't have his toothpick with him.

At this time, Kate and I had stop and soak up the moment and we had a toast to the fact that we just had the chance to meet four world class artists. Thank you Vodafone!

After a quick bite with the crew we then hit the red carpet. I just love the red carpet. Lots of screaming girls, Darren McMullen and the top 16 artists and their coaches strutting their stuff. We grabbed some photos with finalists Harrison and Celia and Seal used my camera to take a pic of us together.

Ricky said hi again and he told me he had received my tweet. I have to admit, I was completely star struck by Ricky Martin. What a man, What a mighty mighty good man.

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   Angel Champion ‏@AnAngelChampion23h

   I just met @ricky_martin OMG!!!! He is just gorgeous! #thevoiceau #grandfinale #teamvodafone

Upon entering The Voice AU arena you could feel the electrifying energy in the room and it was fabulous that the live performances amplified this energy.

Three highlights for me were of course, Robin Thicke with “Blurred Lines”.  He brought it with his banging hit and world class performance.  Ricky Martin and Luke Kennedy blew my mind with their version of “Roxanne” and you could just feel the love between Seal and The Voice of 2013 Harrison Craig in their rendition of “His My Brother”. I feel privileged to have been there to witness it all first hand.

I have to say The Voice is one of the best reality shows to hit the Australian television. Not only does it arouse so many emotions in you, but it is the greatest platform for local Aussie artists to be seen and heard and also offers them an amazing life experience.

If you have a Voice I suggest you audition for next year’s show! You have nothing to lose!

A shout out to all the production team of 200 + at Shine Australia that work tirelessly to bring us The Voice Au and who do such an amazing job to make it happen.  Thanks especially to Lisa Coren and Dave Emery for making our experience so very special.

Congrats to Harrison Craig for his well deserved crowning of The Voice of Australia 2013 and also to Super Coach Seal for his second win in a row.

A big thank you to Vodafone Australia for giving me this opportunity to report all the behind the scenes action, I am truly grateful.

Until next year that’s a wrap for Team Vodafone.

The Voice Australia - Angels top 4

Who's loving The Voice AU? I certainly am.

I love The Voice not only because some of my local friends Michelle Martinez, Rob Edwards & Lady Lyric got their chance to shine on a national and international stage, and it is a great platform for our local artists to showcase their talent, but also because the show arouses so many emotions. One moment you are crying hearing one of the artists major life challenge and then the next you are laughing at Joel Madden's jokes and crazy antics.

Although Keith Urban was a hard act to follow, can I just say I couldn't be happier the gorgeous Ricky Martin joined our coaching panel. Ricky is not only easy on the eye, but he is a true gentleman who only speaks words of beauty! Go RICKY!

After my VIP experience on the first live finals show on Monday, I got to meet most of the top 16 artists.and I had the opportunity to see them perform live at the rehearsals and again at the live show.

So I wanted to publish a post on who I think the top four final artists from each team would be based on my knowledge of the industry. 

Here we go:



Who I'd like it to be: Mitch Anderson

Who I think it will actually be: Harrison Craig

Who I'd like it to be: Kiyomi Vella

I think it will actually be: Michael Paytner

Who I'd like it to be: Miss Murphy

I think it will actually be: Luke Kennedy

Who I would like it to be: Steve Clisby

I think it will actually be: Tim Morrison

What do you think?

Team Vodafone on The Voice Au

I am so excited to have been chosen by Vodafone Australia as Social Media Reporter for
The Voice Australia. 

I will be representing #TEAMVODAFONE bringing you backstage access at the live finals on set at The Voice Australia.

Check out the Vodafone blog announcing  #TeamVodafone

We #TeamVodafone @AnAngelChampion @KatePatto & @PaulyMaybury will be taking you 

behind the scenes on The Voice via Twitter  & Instagram.

I will also be updating my Youtube channel Leopard Angel TV with some cool videos.

I really love The Voice as I believe it is a wonderful platform for our local artists to receive exposure on an international stage and I am so happy I can be a part of the show.

#TeamVodafone will be bringing you VIP access LIVE via The Voice Social Hub using our Samsung Galaxy S4 phones which are provided and powered by Vodafone Australia.

Each team member will be backstage on one live final episode of The Voice Au and then we will all be together at the Grand final.

I will be live this Monday 20th May, Pauly will be reporting live on Monday 27th May and Kate will be reporting live on Monday 3rd June.

I will be asking the artists questions on behalf of my followers. So if you have any questions you wish to ask any of the Top 16 artists then please feel free to drop them below or send me a tweet or you can LIKE my Facebook Page - Angel Champion


We are all really excited to be a part of #TeamVodafone and hope we can bring you an exclusive back stage behind the scenes experience of The Voice Australia all thanks to Vodafone Australia the coolest telco in Australia! 

THE VOICE AU - PRINNIE, GLENN, DIANA & KARISE

I am convinced this show called THE VOICE is the best reality show to hit AUSTRALIAN TV. The Voice is a GREAT platform to showcase the AMAZING talent Australia has to offer to the world.

The format of the show is on point and the combination of judges is perfect. Seal just has that certain class about him, Keith Urban is just so honest and loveable, Joel Madden is so funny and has those true rockstar qualities and Delta Goodrem looks stunning every week.  Together they make it work.

I like the fact that the judges get to save a contestant every week, but I think it is important  that every contestant works for their place.

In particular SYDNEY has produced some awesome competitors for this show (I'm not bias, well ok maybe I am a little bit!). 

So having said that I would like to focus this blog on some of the NSW talent of the contestants left on THE VOICE AU, mainly because I am a Sydney girl and I know a few of them.

Co-incidently one contestant from each team.

Prinnie Stevens
The Voice Australia

PRINNIE - #TEAMJOEL

Joel Madden describes her as "pulverising and ambitious". I tend to agree.  

This diva has been in the game for a very long time and has just kept going and going, that is admirable.

There is no doubt Prinnie is in this competition to win it or at the very least gain as much exposure so she can have a successful international career in music.

I think she is in with a definite chance as long as Joel picks a power song for her in the coming weeks.  

For me her best performance to date was in the battle against Mahalia Barnes, and I told her this, she sang her heart out and you could see she really wanted to make it through. 

Prinnie has shown her dancing and all round entertainer abilities, but now Australia needs to really hear her voice which I have heard grow over the years. Prinnie needs to connect with the audience both in front of her and on television and hopefully move us through her delivery of the songs.

I really hope she gets this opportunity.

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GLENN CUNNINGHAM

#TEAMDELTA

I just love Glenno. He is such a great guy and a real professional to deal with.

I love going to watch Glenn play live shows around Sydney, you can feel the passion he has for music when he sings.

On the show he has definitely pushed himself out of his comfort zone, without the guitar in his hand and showing us some of his moves.

I loved his version of Closer by one of my favourite artists Neyo.

I really hope Glenn goes far in this comp and am so happy the whole of Australia got to see the GC.

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DIANA ROUVAS

#TEAMKEITH

Diana Rouvas blew me away when she sang Beyonce's "Love on Top".  

She definitely made her mark in the comp. with her rendition of that song and is a major contender.

Then that TOUCHING performance of Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me", you could see the passion in her eyes, Diana performed that better than the original version.

I appreciate Diana's ability to connect with a song and deliver the emotion she feels to the audience.

Diana has amazing vocals, I think now she needs to showcase her performance side and Australia needs to see more of her personality.

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KARISE EDEN - #TEAMSEAL

WOW is all I can say when I hear Karise Eden sing.  I had the privelege of  hearing this voice  a year ago at a one of the Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD) camps for troubled and homeless kids, when Karise stepped on stage with her guitar and opened her mouth everyone in the room did the same, (opened their mouths in awe). 

I cannot begin to explain what her voice sounds like LIVE. 

I am not entirely sure if this competition is purely based, on THE VOICE, if it is Karise would definitely have to win it.  She has the most unique voice in the competition.

It is so wonderful that she has been given this opportunity, her life story is so sad, and you can hear the pain in her voice when she sings.  But for all the things she has been through, Karise has been given an amazing gift in return.

I really hope she is able to make a living from music, because music saved Karise Eden's life.

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Other contestants I also love are Darren Percival a man who sings from and with heart, Fatai Veamatahau a voice & soul from heaven, Sarah De bono - I love that hair and her voice is a powerhouse and of course the real living ANGEL Rachel Leahcar, when I hear her talk and sing I am speechless.


I had also really had hoped Mahalia Barnes made it through and Carmen Smith was still in the comp, because those ladies can BLOW.

I hope The Voice comes back next year and remains as popular, but perhaps they can move it to a Sunday 7:30pm time slot - I am almost certain that will boost the ratings.


I love it that Faustina is back on TV, she is looking good.  They need to give her a more prominent part though, Aussie TV needs a bit of colour.

No matter who wins, I am really glad there is competition like this to showcase our local talent to the world and I just hope the record label markets them right and they are able to establish a long term international career from it.

Can I just say that I L❤VE the logo for THE VOICE as it stands for the universal sign for PEACE and many people find peace in music.


The best thing we can do is Vote, buy their music & find out where they are gigging and support them.

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