Pop star Melanie C joined the studio via phone ahead of the Battle episodes on The Voice. Having previously worked only on the kids’ version of the show, Melanie admitted it's been a big learning curve stepping into the adult series. She spoke about the different kinds of coaching needed - some contestants required a confidence boost, while others benefit more from technical guidance. Inspired by the bizarre news of a Bryan Adams concert being cancelled due to a fatberg, the guys asked Melanie if she’d ever had a show called off for an unusual reason. She laughed and shared her own behind-the-scenes stories from the road.
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Episode Transcript
The Voice Australia continues at seven on seven on Sunday Night,
and we have the great pleasure of being joined this
morning by Melanie s.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Good morning, good morning, nice to see you.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Nice night you, one of the coaches. We're moving into
the second stage of the Voice, the battles we are.
Speaker 4 (00:19):
I know, it's very exciting and quite daunting as well.
It's the moment where we start saying.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Goodbye to people.
Speaker 5 (00:25):
Oh no, that's tough.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Well, Sunday nights episode was very emotional already.
Speaker 5 (00:30):
Who moved the most?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Oh goodness me?
Speaker 4 (00:33):
You know, this is one of the wonderful things about
this show. And it's tough as a coach because we
don't know people's stories, you know, so it's like we're
literally just listening and just going with instinct, you know,
the things we love, how the audiences are affected by people.
And then of course we get to speak to the
(00:53):
singers and yeah, and sometimes those stories are so incredibly moving.
It's hard to know how to kind of progress with
things when some of the some of the people's stories
really follow you.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
What sort of advice are you given, you know, to
all of the artists in your team for you know,
preparing for the battles. Obviously, you don't know how it's
going to rand I mean, how do you because you've
seen there, how do you how do you prepare them?
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Yeah, it's tough, you know.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
I think each artist requires something different, and this was
a big learning curve for me. I've not worked on
the Voice in this way before. I've done the Kids
Show in the UK, which is you know, it's very similar,
but really getting to mentor the artists and getting to
know them. It's interesting because you realize some people need
(01:43):
a real confidence boost, you know, some people need some
technical advice, and it's it's really bespoke what you have
to give each person, and you just really hope that
you are you've given them what they need, you know,
because we just want everyone to shy. I think the
best show is the show where everybody's great. So yeah,
(02:05):
we're just trying to pump everyone up.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Well, Melanie, I think if they're wise, they would know
to take your advice on because, I mean, you were
in the Spice Girl's Little Bear that pretty much stopped the.
Speaker 5 (02:17):
World in nineteen ninety four.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
It was the zeggarist of the moment, and you got
there by responding to an ad and beating out hundreds
of probably thousands of other girls who wanted to get
into the band. So you know what it's like to
be on the other side. Is it strange for you
to be on this side?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Now you know what it is. It's strange.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
But I think it's important that you've had that experience
because it makes you very respectful if the people you
were up there, and you know, and you know, maybe
not everybody is like that, but I think personally for
me being an artist, and I think it's something my
fellow coaches share. We know what it takes, we know
how hard it is, we know how vulnerable you can
(02:59):
be in that position. And I think what sets the
Voice apart from other shows in that kind of genre
is it's very nurturing. You know, no one's making fun
of anyone. It's really about supporting and helping artists progress.
So yeah, and that's that's a lovely thing to be
a part of.
Speaker 5 (03:19):
The watch.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
Yeah, and of course you've been there and your fellow
judges Australian Kate Miller, Hydeke and of course Richard Marx
and Ronan Keating. Now obviously you you know Ronan you've
known him for a little while and you know, and
you know, Richard, how has it been getting to know
Kate as well?
Speaker 2 (03:38):
Yeah, so I didn't know Kate. Obviously. We're all massive
Eurovision fans here in the UK.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
Yeah, yeah, we're becoming that way too.
Speaker 4 (03:53):
It's all those mainland Europeans. But you know, Case's performance
obviously was breathtaking on Eurovision, but I didn't know that
much more about her, and leading up to working with her,
I was, you know, looking at what she'd done and
then just getting to meet her, she just absolutely astounded me.
(04:13):
I spent some time with her here in London as well.
She was over here opening her musical that she's written
the music for and she did a performance a beautiful
venue we have in West London at Bush Hall, So
it was great to kind of see her in her
environment in that way.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
And Yeah, she just continues to amaze me.
Speaker 4 (04:35):
She's an incredible artist, an amazing singer, yeah, and just
a great entertainer, so funny, so wise, and I feel
like with her it being her second season of the Voice,
I really looked to her because I just felt like
her comments to the artists were just really beautiful and
(04:56):
intricate and interesting, and yeah, I felt like I was
learning watching care So I've got a lot of respect
for Kate.
Speaker 5 (05:03):
I've got to ask you, Melanie.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
We just played baby when You're Gone your your duet
with Brian Adams, and I don't know.
Speaker 5 (05:10):
If you're aware.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Earlier this year he had a show in Perth and
had to be canceled because the toilets and water at
the facilities were being affected by a fat burg.
Speaker 5 (05:21):
In the system.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Have you ever had to cancel a show because of
something as bizarre as that?
Speaker 5 (05:30):
Before I was meant to come home.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
When was the last time the toilets backed up at
one of your gigs?
Speaker 5 (05:35):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (05:36):
I think about that one. Funnily enough, I was actually
with Brian.
Speaker 5 (05:42):
And this week, okay I did.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
I supported him on two shows in the UK, and
so I wish I had known that I'm seeing him
again on Saturday.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Yeah, that is so funny. Yeah, I can imagine his
reaction to that.
Speaker 4 (05:57):
I actually we had when I was on tour with
the Space Girls in nineteen ninety eight. We were in
America and we were playing a lot of outdoor venues
and there was we were somewhere and I feel like
we were someone like out in Texas and we're out
that way and there was like there was these huge insects. Oh,
it was like a plaque intext and we were like, literally,
(06:20):
I think we had the show stucked one night for
a thunderstorm, which is kind of normal, but one night
we did wonder if we could go on because these
like huge like grasshoppery things were like all landing on
us and we were like, you were singing a big
one known you were.
Speaker 5 (06:33):
Like, ah, I my mouth attack of the locust. Yes,
so you had the You don't realize it's going.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
To happen to you right when you start life as
a singer.
Speaker 3 (06:45):
You had locusts and he had toilets at you both
had you've both done the hard yards.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Yeah, well, Melanie, we really must let you go. It
is it is your bedtime where you are. Thank you
so much for joining us this morning. The Boys continues
at seven on seven on Sunday.
Speaker 5 (07:01):
Lovely to chat to you.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
Lovely chat to you, and hopefully I'll get out there soon.
I'm not seeing you for a while.
Speaker 5 (07:07):
Thanks Melanie, Thank you, take care, Bye bye
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