She Took On a Wicked Anthem and Owned Every Note | The Voice Australia 2026

When I meet the Wizard, once I've proved my worth. And then I meet the Wizard, what I've waited for since, well, since birth. And that's how we'll begin. The Wizard is Unlimited. My future is Unlimited. But I swear, someday there'll be a celebration throughout Oz. That's all to do with me. Yeah, yeah. A knockout. Thank you. What's your name? Where are you from? My name is Carla Vencate. I'm 18 years old and I'm from Doncaster in Melbourne. Close my mind. Definitely recognise your voice, but what did you sing in The Blinds originally? I sang The Winner Takes It All by ABBA. Yes. Wow. I loved that. I absolutely loved that. And I remember the only reason I didn't turn is because I couldn't. My team was full. I believe Melanie C could have turned. It was absolutely nothing to do with you. I'm a bit weird about ABBA sometimes. Anyway, Kate, you were saying? That was so classy. I felt like it started off a little bit shaky. Were you just a bit nervous at the start? Just a little bit. Yeah. Obviously a little bit. Yeah. But then you got on the rails and you sped away. Did you feel that too? Yeah. I feel like that end is just a moment to kick into gear and just full send it at the end, which is very releasing for me. So a lot of fun. It did. It did feel good at the end. It felt amazing. I think you absolutely nailed that. And as you know, I have a background in musical theatre. Music theatre is in my blood. I am excited to work on more of that stuff with you, but also possibly branch out into different things because I loved your interpretation of ABBA as well. Thank you. I think you would have a fantastic home on Team Kate. Thank you. Well, congratulations coming back and giving a performance like that. And that's a big song. But the journey you took to that song was incredible. Thank you. So much power, so much precision. It was really beautiful. Thank you. And I have a big background in musical theatre as well. Oh, do you? Actually trained in musical theatre. Yeah. Just putting it out there. But I'm guessing musical theatre is your thing. Yes, definitely. Yeah. But I think vocally there's so much more you could do. So I think Team Melanie C will be a great place for you. Thank you. Carla has so much to offer. You will see so much more come from Carla, even in the first week of working with her. Yeah. Carla, beautiful job. Congratulations. The choice to do this song was really bold of tones. What I will say, I connected with you when you sang Winter Takes It All. Now, this didn't move me. It doesn't connect with me emotionally. I do want to say that no matter what happens on this show, you have a really bright future in musical theatre. Thank you. If you want it. Thank you. Okay, Carla. Oh, my goodness. The floor is yours. You got two. One of us. Oh, my God. This definitely isn't an easy decision at all because you're both amazing female artists. I look up to you both for very different reasons as well. I think the coach that will help me the most with my style of music is Kate. I'm stoked with that. I'm so stoked with that because I don't have another music theatre singer on my team. Yeah, there you go. To be on team Kate means the world. For someone who comes from a musical theatre background to now getting to work with someone who's opera or music theatre is just an opportunity that you don't get every day. So I'm looking forward to every minute I get to spend with her.