Former P Diddy Signee Appears On 'The Voice Australia' Blind Auditions

Over the years The Voice Australia has brought on some well-known musicians as part of their Blind Auditions process. 

In recent seasons, we've seen the likes of WA loop artist Sam Perry (who went on to win his season), Wasabi singer Lee Harding, Jesse Teinaki who had previously won the chance to open for Bon Jovi, indie roots artist (and brother of Aussie actor and singer Clare Bowen) Timothy James Bowen, Hi-5's Nathan Foley, and coach Guy Sebastian's brother Chris Sebastian who had previously competed in The Voice Australia in season one and went on to win the 2020 season.

Well, it seems this season is going to be no different with a former P Diddy signee hitting the stage last night. 

Adrian Hood appeared on episode two of The Voice Australia last night, taking on Beyonce's 1+1 from her 2011 album 4, which saw him get all four coaches - Jessica Mauboy, Keith Urban, Rita Ora and Guy Sebastian - spin their chairs and vie for him to join their team. 

According to Last.fm, Hood grew up in Geelong before moving to Melbourne at 17 where he started collaborating with Chris 'TEK' O'Ryan, who would later go on to work with artists like Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Kesha, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez and more while living in Los Angeles. 

Hood started working O'Ryan and business partner Durrell Scott as part of their NewFaze Entertainment group and was soon after introduced to the Warner Elektra and Atlantic teams. From there, he would perform for P Diddy in his studio and go on to ink a deal with Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment. 

Session drummer Lozz Benson also made an appearance as part of the Blind Auditions, with all coaches apart from Ora turning their chairs for her. 

Prior to The Voice Australia, Benson has performed with acts like Missy Higgins, Fanny Lumsden, Tonight Alive, Urthboy and more, as well as recording original music with artists like Paul Kelly, Midnight Oil's Jim Moginie. All Our Exes Live In Texas and more.

It's clear that Australia certainly has an appetite for the return reason of the show - which this year has moved from Nine to Seven - with another huge ratings success under its belt. 

According to figures from TV Tonight, the program was the highest rating entertainment program on Monday night, drawing in a huge 1,162,000 viewers and coming in at #3 for the evening day (only behind the two Seven News broadcasts). 

This follows on from its successful season premiere on Sunday night which saw the program draw in more viewers than the Olympics closing ceremony. Read the full story here. 

The Voice Australia continues tonight on Seven from 7.30pm, airing Sunday, Monday and Tuesday each week.

The Music team have put together a breakdown on this season and the show's history, including all the winners and where they are now. Head here to check it out.