Meet the 2026 The Voice Australia judges

Channel 7 has announced who the 2026 The Voice Australia judges will be.

Two of the judges, Ronan Keating and Spice Girl’s Mel C, both shared their love of Australia (and Australians as their romantic partners are both from Down Under) in a recent post on Instagram.

“We enjoy Australians,” Ronan cheekily said.

Read on to meet the 2026 judges — or as The Voice calls them, ‘coaches’.

**Who will be the judges on The Voice Australia 2026?**

Kate Miller-Heidke

Kate Miller-Heidke first joined The Voice in 2024.

The 44-year-old is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress known nationally for her unique blend of pop, opera, and folk music.

She also gained international recognition after representing Australia in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.

Melanie C

Melanie C, also known as Sporty Spice, rose to fame as a member of the Spice Girls — the iconic British girl group of the 1990s.

Melanie later pursued a solo career, releasing albums like Northern Star, and is recognised for her powerful vocals and versatility.

Ronan Keating

Ronan Keating is an Irish singer who gained fame as the lead vocalist of Boyzone, the successful 1990s boy band.

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He launched a solo career in 1999, achieving global success with songs like When You Say Nothing at All and Life Is a Rollercoaster.

Ronan has been a judge for The Voice Australia before, in 2016. He was also a judge on The X Factor Australia from 2010 to 2014. And he made a special appearance on Australian Idol in March 2025, where he sang his single Lovin’ Each Day.

Richard Marx

Richard Marx is an American singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1980s with hits like Right Here Waiting and Hazard. He’s worked with musical legends like Madonna, Celine Dion, Cher, Barbara Streisand, Oliva Newton-John, and so many others.

Richard won the prestigious Song of the Year Grammy Award in 2004 and, in recent years, has also worked as a successful record producer.

Who were the original The Voice Australia judges?

The judges for the very first season of The Voice Australia were Delta Goodrem, Keith Urban, Joel Madden, and Seal.

Author Bec Milligan Entertainment Contributor

Bec Milligan is an Entertainment Contributor to The Australian Women’s Weekly, covering all things celebrity, royals, film and television, health, beauty, and pop culture. She previously was WHO's Digital Editor and Senior Content Producer at The Weekly. Bec graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a Bachelor of Communications (majoring in Journalism), and then began working at the men’s publication DMARGE, where she was the resident entertainment writer who occasionally dipped her toe into the travel and fashion realms. In her spare time, you’ll find Bec either dancing around in her kitchen singing along to Taylor Swift, enjoying a charcuterie board and Negroni Sbagliato (with prosecco in it), or curled up with a good book.