The Voice set for a MAJOR shake-up as ‘Kylie Minogue and Keith Urban will replace Kelly Rowland and Boy George for an all-Aussie panel next year’
The Voice is reportedly set for an ‘all-Aussie’ panel next year to help clamber its way back to the top of the ratings chart.
The singing series, which was previously the number one show in Australia, has been continuously pipped to the post by MasterChef Australia this year – leaving frustrated network executives planning to ‘reinvent themselves’.
US singer Kelly Rowland and British icon Boy George are said to be on the chopping block, with New Idea reporting that the higher-ups have their sights set on Australian mega-stars Kylie Minogue and Keith Urban.
The Voice is reportedly set for an ‘all-Aussie’ panel next year to help clamber its way back to the top of the ratings chart
This season of The Voice Australia has already been heavily disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic, with Kelly and Boy George unable to re-enter Australia.
On top of that, the considerable drop in ratings has placed them behind MasterChef, prompting worried executives to plan for a new direction next year.
An insider tells the site: ‘I think they will try and reinvent themselves with two new Aussie judges and use “All Aussie Voice” as a tagline for 2021.’
Furthermore, the execs are aiming high as they are said to be working on bringing in pop princess Kylie and country superstar Keith to join existing judges, Delta Goodrem and Guy Sebastian.
‘All Aussie Voice’: US singer Kelly Rowland and British icon Boy George are said to be on the chopping block, with New Idea reporting that the higher-ups have their sights set on Australian mega-stars Kylie Minogue and Keith Urban
Need for ‘reinvention’: The series, which was previously the number one show in Australia, has been continuously pipped to the post by MasterChef Australia this year
Struggle: This season of The Voice Australia has already been heavily disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic, with Kelly and Boy George unable to re-enter Australia
Viewers will no doubt be delighted to see Days Go By singer Keith, 52, back on the judging panel, after he was one of the original coaches on the show’s debut series in 2012.
‘Keith Urban is top of their list as he was loved the first time around. And he and Nicole [Kidman] can easily return home, being Aussie,’ the insider explains.
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head hitmaker Kylie, 52, has also had experience on one of the plush red leather seats, serving as a judge on season three of The Voice UK, and even replacing Delta during her one-season hiatus in 2014.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted a representative for The Voice Australia for comment.
![Knows what to do: Kylie, 52, [second from R] has also had experience on one of the plush red leather seats, serving as a judge on season three of The Voice UK [Pictured], and even replacing Delta during her one-season hiatus in 2014](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/07/13/02/30689864-8516007-image-a-36_1594603697492.jpg?resize=634%2C346&ssl=1)
Knows what to do: Kylie, 52, [second from R] has also had experience on one of the plush red leather seats, serving as a judge on season three of The Voice UK [Pictured], and even replacing Delta during her one-season hiatus in 2014
Meanwhile, on the latest instalment of the current season of The Voice Australia, Guy and Kelly had the difficult task of choosing two singers from their respective teams to progress to the semi-finals.
On Sunday’s episode, Guy, 38, revealed that Johnny Manuel was always his ‘first choice’, alongside Timothy Bowen.
Meanwhile, Kelly, 39, announced Chris Sebastian and Mark Furze as semi-finalists.
The Voice continues Monday at 7.30 pm on Channel Nine.
Don’t miss: The Voice continues Monday at 7.30 pm on Channel Nine