The Voice 2024 contestant spills on brutal reality of relationship with coaches

While The Voice Australia wows us every year with the scope of Aussie talent out there, one disgruntled contestant from the 2024 series of the show has spoken to Yahoo Lifestyle about what really goes on behind the scenes, stating that they were sold a dream that wasn't fulfilled.

The high-profile coaches — Guy Sebastian, LeAnn Rimes, Adam Lambert, and Kate Miller-Heidke fight hard to get contestants to join their team during the blind auditions, before coaching them throughout the series in the hopes of taking out the winner's title. But according to one contestant, what you see on TV is all you get in terms of mentorship, with the contestant saying they felt undervalued by their coaches.

The Voice contestant speaks out on reality of show: 'Feels like everything is for the cameras'

With The Voice not exactly having an amazing track record when it comes to furthering the careers of the contestants and winners post-show, the 2024 contestant who wishes to remain anonymous, called the interactions between coaches and contestants 'contrived'.

"We really didn't have any time to really connect with our coaches," they said. "They don't seem to step outside of their characters. They are either told not to get too deep or promise too much because what you see is really uninspired."

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The contestant said because they were with an international coach, they thought maybe time limits and other commitments meant they didn't get as much quality time, but stated they heard competing artists had a similar journey with the other coaches too.

"We are sold this dream that you are getting quality coaching from these huge 'artists' but the interactions were quite contrived," they shared. "I thought maybe because I was with an international coach maybe that was just my story but I heard all the competing artists had a similar journey with their coach."

Big names are only there to bring ratings

While there were hopes the big-name coaches would help their contestants further their music careers, it doesn't appear to be the case off-camera.

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"Channel Seven obviously needs these big names to bring in the ratings, but I wonder what this show could be if they had coaches that were actually helping us get prepared for more than just a TV moment," the former contestant said.

"Our coach was really fun to meet and it was a pinch-me moment when they walked into the room but it felt more like a meet and greet than a coaching session. The focus on their hair and make-up was a priority and that disappointed us."

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