By Casey Neill
Cranbourne West singer Hoseah Partsch is making fans across the nation.
He’s among the final 11 contestants on Channel Nine talent contest The Voice following a captivating performance on the first live show of the series.
The 18-year-old sang Elton John classic Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word and received enough votes from viewers to take him through to the next round.
“I gave it my all for my performance and getting through to next week is just a blessing,” he wrote on Facebook.
Viewers are raving about the Dandenong High School Year 12 student, who’s on coach Boy George’s team.
“Think Boy has himself a winner here, I stopped what I was doing and turned my head at the sound of that voice. Captivating,” one wrote on The Voice Australia Facebook page.
Another said: “Hoseah sings like an angel. His whole face expresses the song. You look so gentle with a good sense of humour. I do sincerely hope you win.”
Hoseah said the competition was all about having fun and doing what he loved.
He told the News that he auditioned for The Voice “for my family”.
“We’ve had a rough lifestyle growing up, my mum being a single parent with four kids,” he said.
“There’s days when we don’t have food on the table.
“My grandfather was just diagnosed with cancer.”
Hoseah was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia in 2011.
“I’ve been singing since I was very young. It started back in church,” he said.
“I had a lot of family members who were professional musicians.
“When I sing I feel free.
“It’s like I’m singing a poem, to be honest.
“It’s just a good feeling, just express how I feel inside.”
Hoseah hopes The Voice will help him attain a career in music – and learn how to write a song.
“I’m really bad with lyrics. I’ve written the cheesiest songs ever,” he said.
He will next appear on The Voice on Sunday 11 June at 7pm on Nine.
Hoseah Partsch is among the final 11 contestants on The Voice
