Yung Milla wins The Voice Australia 2026 on Channel 7 – Darwin rapper Yung Milla has made history as the first rapper to win the Australian competition. He took out the Grand Finale after a season built on storytelling, culture and community.
Host Sonia Kruger announced the result on Channel 7 and 7plus. Yung Milla overcame fellow finalists Daisha Auda, The 60Four and Tommy Novak. As a result, he receives $100,000 and an all-inclusive recording development package designed to turn his television breakthrough into a professional next step.
For The Voice Australia, the result expands what a winning performance can look and sound like. In particular, Yung Milla brought his Northern Territory perspective and rap storytelling to a format often dominated by big vocal ballads. He then connected that approach with a national audience.
Yung Milla named The Voice Australia 2026 winner
Yung Milla looked stunned when Kruger read his name, telling viewers he could not believe the result and was deeply grateful. He said he had taken part for his people, carrying the stories and experiences of his community through every stage of the competition.
Meanwhile, his coach Melanie C was equally emotional. She said she was proud of the artist he had become and of the effect his performances had on viewers. Across the season, she encouraged him to trust his own voice rather than fit an established talent-show mould.
A $100,000 prize and recording development package
In addition, the winner receives an all-inclusive recording development package alongside the $100,000 prize. It covers production, recording, mixing and mastering, as well as access to leading Australian A&R and label services.
That package makes the result more than a television title. It gives Yung Milla the resources and industry support to develop original music after the finale, while retaining the identity and point of view that made his run distinctive.
Throughout the competition, he spoke about sharing stories of his people, the struggles they face and life in the Northern Territory. His performances increasingly combined that purpose with the scale and polish expected on The Voice stage.
Yung Milla’s journey from Darwin to the Grand Finale
Earlier, one of the season’s most personal moments came in the semi-final. Yung Milla performed Land Down Under and was surprised by an appearance from his mother. He described her as his rock and said she had taught him everything.
Her message was simple: do his best and do not worry about the result. By the Grand Finale, Melanie C believed his confidence had grown to the point where he had become a superstar in his own right.
For his final solo performance, Yung Milla chose Tupac’s Changes. The song allowed him to place rhythm, message and lived experience at the centre of his last pitch to voters.
Yung Milla then joined Melanie C for Never Be The Same Again. The duet connected his contemporary approach with one of his coach’s best-known songs and brought their season-long partnership to the finale stage.
Four finalists delivered eight Grand Finale performances
The Grand Finale gave each artist two major showcases: a solo performance and a collaboration with their coach. Together, the eight songs demonstrated the different styles that had carried the finalists through the season.
Daisha Auda and Kate Miller-Heidke
Daisha Auda stepped into Janet Jackson territory for her solo performance, pairing precise pop delivery with the vocal control that had defined her run. The performance gave her a contemporary finale moment before she reunited with coach Kate Miller-Heidke.
Daisha and Miller-Heidke then combined for an intimate duet, balancing the finalist’s range with her coach’s theatrical and classically informed style.
The 60Four and Ronan Keating
Similarly, The 60Four brought a vocal-group sound that set them apart from the solo artists. Their finale performance reworked a Lady Gaga hit around four-part harmonies, choreography and the polished presentation that had become their signature.
Coach Ronan Keating joined the group for their second performance. The collaboration effectively added a fifth voice to the line-up and turned the coach duet into a full ensemble number.
Tommy Novak and Richard Marx
Finally, Tommy Novak chose the Australian anthem The Horses for his solo finale song. It was a natural fit for a singer whose appeal rested on direct performance, familiar rock influences and a strong connection with the audience.
He followed it with coach Richard Marx on Summer of ’69. Their duet leaned into classic rock energy and gave Novak one last large-scale performance before voting closed.
The coaches share the Grand Finale stage
The finale also created space for the coaches outside their contestant duets. Kate Miller-Heidke performed her new single Butterflies alongside Melanie C, adding another current release to a night otherwise built around the finalists’ closing performances.
Across the season, the four coaches offered contrasting pathways for their teams. That difference remained visible in the finale, from the harmonies of The 60Four and Keating to the rock pairing of Novak and Marx, Daisha’s vocal showcase with Miller-Heidke and Yung Milla’s genre-crossing performance with Melanie C.
Ultimately, viewers chose the artist whose work was most closely tied to a personal story. Yung Milla’s win places a Darwin rapper at the centre of one of Australian television’s biggest talent franchises. It also gives him a funded path towards his first post-show recordings.
The Voice Australia Grand Finale and the season are available to stream on 7plus.
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