# Alyssa Delpopolo
**Alyssa Delpopolo** is an Australian pop, soul, and R&B singer-songwriter from Sydney who won season 14 of *The Voice Australia* in 2025 after being invited to audition from the show's live audience by coach [Kate Miller-Heidke](https://www.edgepedia.org/kate-miller-heidke).[1](https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/news-and-events/news/all-eyes-on-alyssa-jmc-music-student-wins-the-voice-2025/) At the time of her victory she was a 19-year-old Bachelor of Music student at JMC Academy in Sydney.[1](https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/news-and-events/news/all-eyes-on-alyssa-jmc-music-student-wins-the-voice-2025/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Known for | Winner of *The Voice Australia* season 14 (2025), representing Team Kate Miller-Heidke[2](https://www.womensweekly.com.au/news/the-voice-australia-2025-winner/) |
| Path to the show | Spotted singing in the live audience and invited to audition by Kate Miller-Heidke, skipping a formal audition[1](https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/news-and-events/news/all-eyes-on-alyssa-jmc-music-student-wins-the-voice-2025/) |
| Blind audition | Sang Teddy Swims' "Lose Control"; all four coaches turned their chairs[3](https://www.themusicman.uk/surprise-audition-stuns-the-voice/) |
| Prize | $100,000 and a recording development package with access to a Sydney recording studio[4](https://www.newidea.com.au/entertainment/the-voice-australia-2025-winner/) |
| Singles | "Cruel" (December 5, 2025), "You Made Me Crazy" (March 27, 2026), "My Forever Person" (June 19, 2026)[5](https://music.apple.com/us/song/1850892362) • [6](https://www.qobuz.com/no-en/interpreter/alyssa-delpopolo/28196151) |
| Style | Pop leaning toward R&B and soul; influences include Amy Winehouse, Elton John, Arctic Monkeys, and Yebba[7](https://northsidelivingnews.com.au/alyssa-delpopolo-singing-is-my-life/) • [8](https://carolsinthedomain.com/artists/alyssa-delpopolo) |
| Education | Bachelor of Music at JMC Academy, Sydney; named Sony's Junior Songwriter of the Year in 2021[1](https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/news-and-events/news/all-eyes-on-alyssa-jmc-music-student-wins-the-voice-2025/) • [8](https://carolsinthedomain.com/artists/alyssa-delpopolo) |
## The Voice Australia 2025
Delpopolo's entry into the competition was unplanned. While attending a live filming of the show, she sang during a break and caught the attention of the coaches; Kate Miller-Heidke personally invited her to audition, and she entered the Blind Auditions without a formal audition process.[1](https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/news-and-events/news/all-eyes-on-alyssa-jmc-music-student-wins-the-voice-2025/) • [9](https://www.mediaweek.com.au/alyssa-delpopolo-wins-the-voice-2025) With about two hours to prepare, she performed [Teddy Swims](https://www.edgepedia.org/teddy-swims)' "Lose Control", and all four coaches turned their chairs; [Ronan Keating](https://www.edgepedia.org/ronan-keating) used his block button in an attempt to coach her, but she chose Miller-Heidke as her mentor.[3](https://www.themusicman.uk/surprise-audition-stuns-the-voice/) • [2](https://www.womensweekly.com.au/news/the-voice-australia-2025-winner/)
Her competitive run included "Gravity" by [John Mayer](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-mayer) in the Battles, "Chains" by [Tina Arena](https://www.edgepedia.org/tina-arena) in the Knockouts, and "[Oscar Winning Tears](https://www.edgepedia.org/oscar-winning-tears)" by Raye in the semi-final.[10](https://zolotube.com/watch?v=nRRXBTKBE_w) After the Battle Rounds she was eliminated, and Miller-Heidke then picked her up again and coached her through to the final.[2](https://www.womensweekly.com.au/news/the-voice-australia-2025-winner/)
**The grand finale.** The finale, aired on November 2, 2025, was the first in the Australian show's history with an all-female lineup of finalists: Delpopolo faced Bella Parnell (Team [Richard Marx](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-marx)), Cassie Henderson (Team [Melanie C](https://www.edgepedia.org/melanie-c)), and Cle Morgan (Team Ronan Keating).[4](https://www.newidea.com.au/entertainment/the-voice-australia-2025-winner/) Delpopolo, the youngest finalist, performed [Celine Dion](https://www.edgepedia.org/celine-dion)'s "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" as her solo and duetted with Miller-Heidke on Selena Gomez's "Lose You to Love Me", and viewers voted her the winner.[4](https://www.newidea.com.au/entertainment/the-voice-australia-2025-winner/) • [11](https://www.who.com.au/entertainment/reality-tv/the-voice-australia-winner-2025/) Along with the title she received $100,000 and an artist development package covering production, recording, mixing, mastering, and access to A&R and label services.[4](https://www.newidea.com.au/entertainment/the-voice-australia-2025-winner/) • [2](https://www.womensweekly.com.au/news/the-voice-australia-2025-winner/)
## Anxiety and stage confidence
Delpopolo has described longstanding stage fright that she had to manage throughout the competition. "I was really scared every time I went on stage," she told *Northside Living*, describing strategies such as deep breathing and channelling her body to calm herself; she credited Miller-Heidke with helping her build the confidence to sing before a televised audience of more than one million.[7](https://northsidelivingnews.com.au/alyssa-delpopolo-singing-is-my-life/) She had sung little in public before the show, mainly at school assemblies at St John XXIII Catholic College in Stanhope Gardens.[7](https://northsidelivingnews.com.au/alyssa-delpopolo-singing-is-my-life/)
## Music releases
Her debut single "Cruel" was released on December 5, 2025, with Delpopolo as co-songwriter and JMC producer Paul Aiden as co-writer and producer.[5](https://music.apple.com/us/song/1850892362) Her second single, "You Made Me Crazy", described as a vintage-inspired blend of R&B and pop, followed on March 27, 2026, and addresses the end of a past friendship.[6](https://www.qobuz.com/no-en/interpreter/alyssa-delpopolo/28196151) • [7](https://northsidelivingnews.com.au/alyssa-delpopolo-singing-is-my-life/) • [12](https://linktr.ee/alyssadelpopolo) A third single, "My Forever Person", was released on June 19, 2026.[6](https://www.qobuz.com/no-en/interpreter/alyssa-delpopolo/28196151) • [13](https://open.spotify.com/album/7ckh2jKULWXSBLf1NYOZS5) She has stated an aim to release an EP and tour, and her songwriting draws on love, friendships, and her experience of anxiety.[7](https://northsidelivingnews.com.au/alyssa-delpopolo-singing-is-my-life/)
## Background
Delpopolo grew up in Sydney's north-west, in Stanhope Gardens and The Ponds, as the eldest of three girls; her mother, Richelle, enrolled her in singing lessons at age ten to help her come out of her shell.[14](https://www.thetimes.com.au/lifestyle/entertainment/45540-from-the-stage-to-spotify-stanhope-singer-alyssa-delpopolo-reveals-her-meteoric-rise) She credits her family and her lecturers at JMC Academy, where she studied for a Bachelor of Music, for supporting her rise, and she has been guided there by performance coach Ana Kypreo, vocal coach Chrissy Moy, and producer Paul Aiden.[14](https://www.thetimes.com.au/lifestyle/entertainment/45540-from-the-stage-to-spotify-stanhope-singer-alyssa-delpopolo-reveals-her-meteoric-rise) She was named Sony's Junior Songwriter of the Year in 2021.[8](https://carolsinthedomain.com/artists/alyssa-delpopolo)
## References
1. [All Eyes on Alyssa: JMC Music Student Wins The Voice 2025, JMC Academy](https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/news-and-events/news/all-eyes-on-alyssa-jmc-music-student-wins-the-voice-2025/)
2. [Alyssa is crowned the winner of The Voice after show stopping performance, The Australian Women's Weekly](https://www.womensweekly.com.au/news/the-voice-australia-2025-winner/)
3. [Mindblowing Surprise Audition for The Voice Has Coaches Fighting To Represent Singer, The Music Man](https://www.themusicman.uk/surprise-audition-stuns-the-voice/)
4. [EXCLUSIVE: The Voice Australia winner Alyssa Delpopolo makes surprise admission about future, New Idea](https://www.newidea.com.au/entertainment/the-voice-australia-2025-winner/)
5. [Cruel - Single by Alyssa Delpopolo, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/song/1850892362)
6. [Alyssa Delpopolo Discography, Qobuz](https://www.qobuz.com/no-en/interpreter/alyssa-delpopolo/28196151)
7. [Alyssa Delpopolo: 'Singing is my life', Northside Living](https://northsidelivingnews.com.au/alyssa-delpopolo-singing-is-my-life/)
8. [Alyssa Delpopolo, Carols in the Domain](https://carolsinthedomain.com/artists/alyssa-delpopolo)
9. [Alyssa Delpopolo wins The Voice 2025, Mediaweek](https://www.mediaweek.com.au/alyssa-delpopolo-wins-the-voice-2025)
10. [She Sang From The Audience, Then WON The Voice Australia 2025!, Mic Drop](https://zolotube.com/watch?v=nRRXBTKBE_w)
11. [The winner of The Voice Australia 2025 has been crowned, Who](https://www.who.com.au/entertainment/reality-tv/the-voice-australia-winner-2025/)
12. [Alyssa Delpopolo Official, Linktree](https://linktr.ee/alyssadelpopolo)
13. [My Forever Person - Single by Alyssa Delpopolo, Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7ckh2jKULWXSBLf1NYOZS5)
14. [From The Stage to Spotify, Stanhope singer Alyssa Delpopolo Reveals Her Meteoric Rise, The Times (local)](https://www.thetimes.com.au/lifestyle/entertainment/45540-from-the-stage-to-spotify-stanhope-singer-alyssa-delpopolo-reveals-her-meteoric-rise)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Music › Musicians and ensembles › Individual musical biographies › Pop and R&B singer-songwriters › Pop singers, 2000s to present › Mainstream pop singers, 2020s*
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