Teen has positive voice

By Lachlan Ellis

A Moorabool teen has made it onto TV screens across the country, performing on one of Australia’s most popular talent shows.

The 19-year-old from Bacchus Marsh turned all four of the judges’ chairs during the blind audition stage of The Voice Australia, and though she was eliminated in the second round, Summer Beecham said the experience was incredible.

“I didn’t even expect one chair to turn, so having four chairs turn was unbelievable. It felt so surreal – I literally don’t even remember half of my audition because I was in that much shock, even re-watching it on TV I think ‘wow, did that actually happen’,” Ms Beecham told the Moorabool News.

The teenager has never had a singing lesson and applied for The Voice in three previous seasons, before finally being accepted this year for Season 11.

She took each day in the competition as it came and says she “really didn’t take it as a competition – I was just really grateful to be there, meeting all the other contestants that have turned into friends”.

Ms Beecham wore an ‘Oodie’ at her blind audition – essentially a wearable blanket – which ties in with the positive messaging she wants to put out there.

“I wore my Oodie on stage because I wore it on my audition online, and they absolutely loved that I could be myself. It’s proving a point, that you don’t have to look a certain way or act a certain way to be accepted, wear whatever clothes you want. Dress up, dress down, don’t put make-up on or wear as much as you want – stop pleasing the haters and please yourself,” she said.

“I’d love to tell all the boys and girls who love singing but are too nervous to take it any further, you can do it. These experiences help you gain so much confidence, but also, if you really don’t feel ready, you don’t need to push yourself – you’ll know when the right time is to take the next step.”

As for that next step for Summer, she says she doesn’t have any specific plans, but “would love to be doing gigs, singing at people’s weddings, and singing at local pubs and bars”.

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in the 31 May 2022 edition
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