Bella Paige
Bella Paige | |
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.jpg) Paige in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Isabella Paige Yoseski |
| Born | 30 October 2001 Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | UMG |
Isabella Paige Yoseski (born 30 October 2001), known professionally as Bella Paige, is an Australian singer. She first began her career after reaching the finals on the 2014 edition of The Voice Kids Australia. She later represented Australia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, placing eighth.
In 2018, Paige placed second on season seven of The Voice Australia.
Life and career
[edit]Paige attended Westbourne Grammar School during her school years.
Karaoke contest
[edit]At the age of 9, she won a kid's karaoke contest hosted by Mornings, an Australian TV morning show, and judged by David Campbell and Ian "Dicko" Dickson. She walked away with tickets to see Delta Goodrem live in concert.[1]
The Voice Kids Australia (2014)
[edit]In 2014, she was a contestant on The Voice Kids. All coaches turned, but she chose Team Madden. She managed to make it to the grand final, where she was a runner-up.[2][3]
The Voice performances
[edit]| Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Auditions | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Jennifer Holliday | June 22, 2014 | 1.1 | All 3 chairs turned Joined Team Madden |
| Battle Rounds (Top 45) | "When You Believe" (vs. Sienna & Trinity) | Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston |
July 27, 2014 | 7.5 | Saved by Coach |
| Sing-off Rounds (Top 15) | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Jennifer Holliday | August 3, 2014 | 8.10 | |
| Grand-Finale (Final 6) | "Let It Go" | Idina Menzel | August 10, 2014 | 9.4 | Runner-up |
| "The Voice Within" | Christina Aguilera | 9.8 |
Junior Eurovision
[edit]Paige was chosen as Australia's representative for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, performing the song "My Girls", which was originally written by Delta Goodrem for her fifth studio album, but offered up as the winner's song for The Voice 2014 winner Anja Nissen,[4] however it was later turned down by her mentor will.i.am.[5]
The Voice Australia (2018)
[edit]At the age of 16, Bella Paige auditioned for the seventh season of The Voice Australia singing Kesha's "Praying". All four coaches, Boy George, Kelly Rowland, Delta Goodrem and Joe Jonas, turned their chairs for her. Paige chose to be part of Team Kelly.
In the Knockout rounds, Paige defeated fellow team members Somer Smith and Ricky Nifo with her rendition of "It Will Rain" by Bruno Mars, and advanced to the Battle rounds. In the Battles, she competed against Erin Whetters as the two sang "Sorry Not Sorry" by Demi Lovato. Rowland deemed Paige the winner and advanced her to the live shows.
On the first week of the live shows, Paige performed the song "Never Enough" by Loren Allred. She was saved by the public vote and advanced to the Top 12. Paige continued advancing throughout the live shows. Her performances included covers of "no tears left to cry" by Ariana Grande in the Top 12 week, "Chandelier" by Sia in the Top 11 week, and "All by Myself" by Celine Dion in the Semi-Finals week. All these performances charted in the Australian iTunes chart.
During round 1 of the Live Grand-Finale on June 17, 2018, Paige performed the song "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston. She then joined her coach, Rowland, in a duet as they sang "Last Dance" by Donna Summer. She received enough votes to advance to round 2 of the Live Grand-Finale where she performed her own single "Changing". On June 17, 2018, Paige was declared the runner-up behind winner Sam Perry who was also from Team Kelly.
The Voice performances
[edit]- – Performance reached the Australian iTunes chart.
| Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Auditions | "Praying" | Kesha | April 22, 2018 | 4.1 | All 4 chairs turned Joined Team Kelly |
| Knockout Rounds (Top 48) | "It Will Rain" (vs. Somer Smith & Ricky Nifo) | Bruno Mars | May 7, 2018 | 12.6 | Saved by Coach |
| Battle Rounds (Top 24) | "Sorry Not Sorry" (vs. Erin Whetters) | Demi Lovato | May 14, 2018 | 15.6 | |
| Live Top 13 | "Never Enough" | Loren Allred | May 20, 2018 | 16.11 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 12 | "no tears left to cry" | Ariana Grande | May 27, 2018 | 17.5 | |
| Live Top 11 | "Chandelier" | Sia | June 3, 2018 | 18.7 | |
| Live Semi-Finals (Top 9) | "All by Myself" | Eric Carmen | June 10, 2018 | 19.3 | |
| Live Grand-Finale (Final 4) | "Greatest Love of All" | George Benson | June 17, 2018 | 20.5 | Runner-up |
| "Last Dance" (with Kelly Rowland) | Donna Summer | 20.7 | |||
| "Changing" (original song) | Bella Paige | N/A |
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | |||||
| 2015 | "My Girls" | — | — | ||
| 2018 | "Changing"[6] | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
Guest appearances
[edit]| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "And I Am Telling You" | The Voice Kids 2014 |
| "Let It Go" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mornings: Kids karaoke grand final". Mornings. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "The Voice Kids Grand Finale 2014: Ten-year-old Alexa wins". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Bella Yoseski profile". The Voice Australia. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Anja Nissen faces uphill battle for success even with a song written by Delta and released by will.i.am". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Voice winner Anja Nissen's Delta Goodrem-written single axed with will.i.am collaboration rumoured". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Changing - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
