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Reuben De Melo
Australian singer-songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Reuben De Melo is an Australian indie folk singer-songwriter. He won the thirteenth season of The Voice Australia on 27 October 2024, where he was coached by LeAnn Rimes. He received $100,000, an industry recording development package and a music masterclass.[1]
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2018–2024: Consumed and other releases
De Melo began his career by releasing his debut EP, Consumed in 2018. Up until 2024, prior to his time on The Voice Australia, he released numerous other singles. His 2020 single, "Sweet Oblivion", has received over 4.5 million streams on Spotify.[2]
2024: The Voice Australia
In 2024, De Melo auditioned for The Voice Australia. He performed "I See Fire" in the blind auditions and got the four coaches, Guy Sebastian, LeAnn Rimes, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Adam Lambert to turn for him.[3][4] After all three other coaches were blocked by Rimes using the new Ultimate Block, De Melo was defaulted to Rimes's team. After his audition, Lambert stated that De Melo a "diamond in the rough" and Miller-Heidke expressed that he "could win [the] competition." De Melo won the season on 27 October 2024 after receiving the most votes from a viewer poll.[5]
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Personal life
De Melo is of Goan and Portuguese ancestry. He lives in Perth with his wife, Olivia, and has three children. Prior to his win on The Voice, he worked as a rigger in the mining industry.[6]
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