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Hoseah Partsch
Musical artist
Hoseah Partsch is a New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter who was the runner-up of the sixth series of The Voice Australia in 2017 behind the winner Judah Kelly.[1] Partsch was signed to Universal Music Australia and released "Paper Planes" which peaked at number 35 on the ARIA charts. Partsch toured with Culture Club in 2017.
Hoseah Partsch | |
|---|---|
| Born | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Australia |
Hoseah Partsch was born in Auckland, New Zealand as one of four children. He shared one bedroom with his siblings. The family moved to Australia at the end of 2011 and resides in Cranbourne West, Victoria, Australia and attended Dandenong High School. Partsch taught himself to play piano.[2][3][4]
2017: The Voice
In 2017 Partsch auditioned for the sixth season of The Voice Australia. In his blind audition, all four chairs were turned and joined team Boy George. Partsch made it to the grand finale and ultimately placed runner-up. denotes runner-up. denotes a song that reached the top 10 on iTunes.
| The Voice performances and results (2017) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Song | Original Artist | Result |
| Audition | "Almost Is Never Enough" | Ariana Grande ft. Nathan Sykes | Through to The Knockouts |
| The Knockouts | "Man in the Mirror" | Michael Jackson | Through to Battle Rounds |
| Battle Rounds | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Elton John | Saved by public |
| Live show 2 | "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" | Rozalla | Saved by public |
| Live show 3 | "I Wish" | Stevie Wonder | Saved by public |
| Semi Final | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston | Saved by public |
| "Is This Love" | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Saved by public | |
| Grand Final | "All of Me" | John Legend | Runner-up |
| "What a Wonderful World" (with Boy George) | Louis Armstrong | ||
| "Paper Planes" | Partsch | ||
Immediately following the show, Partsch was signed to Universal Music Australia and released "Paper Planes". The song peaked at number 35 on the ARIA charts with 5147 sales.[5]
Following the show, Boy George asked Partsch if he would join Culture Club on their national tour in December. [6][7] Since October 2017, Partsch has modelled with menswear brand Johnny Bigg.[8]
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [9] | |||||
| "Paper Planes" | 2017 | 35 | TBA | ||
| "Mama"[10] (Sean Brown featuring Hoseah Partsch) |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
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- "The Voice star who grew up with nothing: "I'm very blessed"". 9Honey. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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- "Hoseah hit a high note". Dandenong Star Community. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "Judah Kelly and Hoseah Partsch Become More Roadkill From The Voice". noise 11. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "A phone call from Boy George made this year 12 student's day". The Herald. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "Well This Is Just the Cutest: Boy George Has Invited Hoseah to Join the Culture Club Tour!". Pop Sugar. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "Hoseah hit a high note". Dandenong Star Community. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "Hoseah Partsch in Australian Charts". Australian Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- "Mama (single)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2017.