‘The Voice Australia’ 2016 Recap: Adam Ladell, Tash Lockhart, Alfie Arcuri and Ellen Reed as Top 4; 4 artists went home [VIDEOS]

“The Voice Australia” 2016 (The Voice AU Season 5) aired its penultimate episode on July 3 on Nine Network. Coaches Delta Goodrem, Ronan Keating, Jessie J and the Madden brothers got more intense during rehearsals to help their artists make it to the grand finale. Host Sonia Kruger quickly announced the first four artists to make it to Top 6: Adam Ladell, Tash Lockhart, Andrew Loadsman and Jack Pellow. Four artists went home this week, and only three coaches made it to the finals.

These four others were left with a chance to sing for Australia’s instant votes and be a part of The Voice AU Season 5 Top 6: from Team Joel and Benji Madden, Aaliyah Warren; from Team Delta, Alfie Arcuri; from Team Jessie J, Ellen Reed; and from Team Ronan, Mitch Gardner.

‘The Voice Australia’ 2016 Top 6: Ellen, Aaliyah, Alfie, and Mitch sing for instant votes; Mike Posner sings ‘I Took A Pill In Ibiza’ live

Fighting for a slot in the grand finale, Ellen Reed sang "Good Luck" by Basement Jaxx. Hoping to stay in “The Voice” by winning instant votes, Aaliyah took on “Stay by Rihanna. Fighting self-doubts, Alfie Arcuri performed “Alive” by Sia. Mitch Gardner was the last to go up the stage for the night’s instant votes. He sang “Talk Me Down” by Troye Sivan.

Prior to the announcement of the Top 6 winners, Mike Posner went on stage to sing “I Took A Pill in Ibiza” (from his album “At Night Alone”) which got a double platinum nod from Australia. The audience also learned that the Maddens took care of Posner when he first moved to Los Angeles. The world renowned record artist is also releasing a poetry book called “Teardrops and Balloons.”

‘The Voice Australia’ 2016 Top 6 Announced: Alfie Arcuri and Ellen Reed win first round of instant votes

After the first round of instant votes, Alfie and Ellen won the two remaining slots in “The Voice” Top 6. All voting was done in a short amount of time that spans one commercial break. The only way to vote was through “The Voice” app.

Young artists Mitch and Aaliyah (originally from Team Jessie J) went home, ending their journey at Top 8 of this season.

‘The Voice Australia’ 2016 Top 4: Alfie Arcuri, Adam Ladell, Ellen Reed and Tash Lockhart

The six artists who made it to the semi-finals of “The Voice AU” Season 5 competed for the second and last round of instant votes of the night. They took on the following songs:
Jack Pellow, from Team Jessie: “Fall at Your Feet” by Crowded House
Adam Ladell, from Team Delta: “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay
Ellen Reed, from Team Jessie: “Perfect” by Pink
Andew Loadsman, from Team Madden: “Love Runs Out” by OneRepublic
Tash Lockhart, from Team Ronan: “Clarity” by Zedd
Alfie Arcuri, from Team Delta: “All of Me” by John Legend

After a long night of judgments and quick voting, the season’s Top 4 winners were announced. Jack Pellow and Andrew Loadsman went home, ending their Season 5 journey at Top 6.

In the order of host Sonia Kruger’s announcement, these artists are going to “The Voice Australia” 2016 grand finals: Adam Ladell (Team Delta, originally from Team Ronan), Ellen Reed (Team Jessie, the last artist picked from the blind auditions), Alfie Arcuri (Team Delta, the first artist to perform and get a 4-chair turn in the blinds) and Tash Lockhart (Team Ronan, originally from Team Delta).

WATCH: Adam Ladell sings ‘Viva La Vida’ in ‘The Voice AU’ Season 5

WATCH: Alfie Arcuri sings ‘All Of Me’ in ‘The Voice AU’ Season 5

From zero a year ago, Coach Delta Goodrem has two artists in “The Voice AU Season 5” grand finale. Goodrem switched fates with the Maddens, who have no artists performing live next week, despite some solid performances from Andrew Loadsman, who has gone from being a bricklayer to a legitimate rock star on the show.

In a week’s time, Australia will see the show’s last episode, the grand finale featuring The Voice AU Season 5 Top 4. Voting will be open for a week. Watch more videos on the show’s YouTube channel here.