Left at Sea 😱 Her EMOTIONAL story left the Coaches in tears on The Voice |

Lau Abend participated in season 10 of The Voice Australia in 2021. Check out her incredible journey from the 'Blind Auditions' to the 'Semi-Finals'.
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00:00 Blind Audition: 'You Broke Me First' by Tate McRae
07:33 The Cut: 'Somebody That I Used to Know' by Gotye
08:08 The Knockouts: 'Adore You' by Harry Styles
14:18 The Semi-Finals: 'Lose You to Love Me' by Selena Gomez
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[@TheVoiceGlobal]

What is your favorite performance by Lau? 👇

[@laurenparker6848]

Lauren parker. Never enough

[@laurenparker6848]

Never enough

[@laurenparker6848]

Never enough

[@laurenparker6848]

Never enough 327

[@laurenparker6848]

Never enough

[@Cherrycokexox]

She deserved to be in the finals, her performance of lose you to love me was flawless

[@LogicalKindess]

Literally gave me goose bumps, and that’s rare

[@osnicaleb]

Cassie was better, by far.

[@chelseaozanic92]

@@osnicaleb I don’t really think it’s fair to say she was BETTER… they’re both AMAZING singers. It’s all about preference. People like different types of music genres, singers, etc. So you could just say, “she was great, but I really preferred Cassie. Her voice was my favorite”. Try saying things nicer, maybe? 😅🤷🏻‍♀️ It’s easy and I don’t know…. It’s just better to be kind and share your opinions and thoughts without putting other people down lol. Just a suggestion. 😆👍🏻

[@icorgi4937]

not that serious

[@icorgi4937]

maybe he just thought the other was better lmao

[@babyruth4689]

wow she literally sung like nothing, so effortless! this was so beautiful & touching. she is a very strong and confident woman! love to see it 🙌🏾😍🤩

[@lucidarose613]

First person I've heard in along time that I actually loved their voice.

[@iamlaulaulau]

Thankyou so much ❤️ big love to you

[@chelseaozanic92]

@@iamlaulaulau you really are a phenomenal singer… and such a sweet person. You’re going to go be a singer, regardless of the results you got on the show. Lots of people actually get better deals, or the same level of recognition and everything, after they’ve been on the show and don’t win it. I definitely think you deserved to go all the way, but I have no doubt you’re voice, personality, kindness, and beauty are going to take you places someday! Lots of love. ❤

[@AloniLee]

@@iamlaulaulau i loved your voice it was like an angel

[@St0neC0ldGaming]

Keith should've taken Lau to the Finals. She's FLAWLESS and has an AMAZING voice (and maybe could've won this)! Love you Lau ❤

[@Maddie-tu5ml]

Ok but why does keith have the best taste in music????

[@SadRaviolii]

Keith is such an amazing person and coach. I love the way he interacts with his team

[@gabigoszczynska8153]

Her voice is so crispy clean and beautiful!!

[@miaking6659]

Am I the only one that noticed the amazing outfit she’s got going on!!!?

[@lisa7354]

She know exactly what she's doing

[@catarinasaldivar2565]

that girl clearly has some PTSD from that moment of her life, and the producers simply decided to put a dramatic ocean background during her blind audition, just to like trigger her cuz why not😭😭

[@jesusm9846]

Sometime it can help you out of those dark moments and flashback. I have PTSD and sometime it does help. She may have come to term with it

[@catarinasaldivar2565]

@@jesusm9846 i don’t remember where i saw it, cause it’s been a long time, but i she said something about it too, how she felt uncomfortable or something

[@hannahrushford3572]

the dress she wore in the semi finals was TO DIE FOR

[@tiavinci5286]

Her voice is truly Beautiful and pure with feeling amazing

[@iampssycat8606]

Her voice touched. My. Heart.

[@aesthetic_vibes8744]

I remember watching that episode of the voice, at home and I was amazed by her performance but also quite shocked at what had happened when she was only 16 years old!

[@shainarobb9848]

Lau has the passion fire desire and confidence in herself that she can be the star that is written in the stars

[@katieodowd7927]

She totally deserved to win be in the finals

[@psychevillacillo749]

New fear unlocked. Jeez. But her voice is amazing ❤️

[@chelseaozanic92]

It made me think of that movie with Mandy Moore (spelling?) and the gorgeous blonde Australian girl from that CW show The originals. It’s literally the same story, but way more dramatic and insane. You should look it up and watch it! Crazy.

[@Anubis2828]

@@chelseaozanic92 47 Meters Down

[@shainarobb5473]

Lau is so outstanding extraordinary spectacular breathtaking inspiring performance that I heard

[@karenshannon5988]

I hope she keeps singing! So talented!

[@shainarobb5473]

I like it so much because Lau Is so incredible

[@shainarobb9848]

I love Lau for who and what she is as humble person that is strong resilient survivor but still fighting for survival

[@karenanderson717]

Love your voice and the song you chose. Wow! Your story about being left at sea made me feel anxious. What a brave person you are. Keep up with your music...it is your destiny.

[@hiddenburg9340]

I PRAISE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART AND LOVE AND LIGHT, YOU'RE GIVING MANY PPL 💜 HOPE, MY CROWN IS ELECTRIC ⚡ SENDING OUT HOPE TO ALL. BLESS YOU 💜

[@naima4097]

I really REALLY loved the cut where she sang "Somebody that i used to know" by gotye. Need that released asap

[@MaxHesh7]

I have to agree with Lucida Rose. Idk how that Voice gets sent home. I think I remember Arlo's audition. Hard to keep track always of what is what watching on KZbin. It seems to me a lot of the best artists miss out on the Finals because their Coach may have two of the best singers. It happened with the Fullers and now Lau . Her performances are hard to pull away from. She literally made me cry at the end of the last one. Just beautiful.

[@chelseaozanic92]

Arlo is absolutely amazing too though. They’re just different. Like Keith said about the 3 girls before he chose her. They’re all so great… it’s a hard choice. I loved her and Arlo so much and I think they’re both going places.

[@manahilafzal7639]

sian deserved to be in the finals sm

[@brittanykobec5097]

I’m in love with that song and your voice

[@juliekirk5365]

Keith is genius picking Adore You

[@kennyafeelit865]

I’m from Palau and we’ve never had news about someone getting lost at sea at that time. Except the boat was in place but divers were just pushed by the current. The boat never left. The boat driver was looking for you all.

[@dnath1234]

Sabzi Palau🤭

[@cynthiamatthews7655]

5 hours out at sea is scary even if the boat is looking for you.

[@MaxHesh7]

And that matters why?!? You contradict yourself when you say that the boat stayed in place and looked for them. Which is it?!? The boat may have stayed in place, but eventually looked for them. The boat should have stayed in place and called for rescue

[@MaxHesh7]

As far as you not hearing about, I imagine your tourist industry was quick to want to hide the disaster. Now, you know.

[@dnath1234]

@@MaxHesh7 True

[@marctuan2298]

Her last performance is special.

[@martinmckinney900]

An amazing voice and story👏👏

[@joriethevlog1652]

Wow her story dunm it .. thanks god she here and survive. And she so talented and amazing more bless grl.

[@wheechantonio9598]

Im from Palau, and it is a small island that you would know if a person died at sea or got lost before the diving boat docks. We have never heard of such thing happening.

[@mikevarney5337]

Love see more The voice

[@mida7777]

5 1/2 hours that’s crazy god bless them !

[@kalkidanabera7477]

So cute 💕

[@larakosi2641]

I was literally looking for this video for so long lol bc i saw her on tiktok

[@eco2geek.]

Law is really good at singing, what would you call them, narrational songs, songs that tell a story. Besides being a good singer, she's also really pretty. Good stuff.

[@Football_Pros8811]

Lau is so pretty ❤

[@roytabudlong4030]

wow i love ;lau

[@sharonwalkerstroud511]

, WOW beautiful blessing Singer 😮

[@stingraytides6313]

I'm from Palau. No boat captain will ever intentionally leave divers in the water. Also, your dive guide is ALWAYS equipped with a brightly colored Surface Marker Buoy(SMB) to help the captain locate your group.

[@tiggywiggy388]

I love her voice she should have farther that lose you to love me was beautiful .😍

[@baby_mochi7187]

I love how people are so conceded. Like something happened to her and it happened to her not you. The fact that half of y’all are trying to make it seem as if what happened to her isn’t true or that she is using it for fame is really low. Get a life, they all turned for her not for her story but because she had a great voice. Back the hell off and stop trying to make her traumatic moment a joke.

[@yatalayhehu]

preach

[@bts_world3]

Exactly thank you for this comment this is the one comment I was looking for like ppl are so low 😕😒

[@lomltaegi8190]

This .Exactly

[@jenne-leecannon1159]

It is her story. And you're right, they turned for her and her voice. She's not using this traumatic experience to gain fame, but the producers of the show are using this young woman's pain to add dramatic intrigue to the show. I think she is incredibly talented, but I also feel bad that The Voice abused its power by presenting her story in the way that they did.

[@chelseaozanic92]

@@jenne-leecannon1159 that’s what all of these shows do. They literally LOOK for people with stories that will shock people or touch people’s hearts. I hate it. I mean, people should only share stories like that if they want to, maybe just to let the viewers know more about them… but the producers definitely do those things on purpose and it’s so unnecessary, in my opinion.

[@dorcasjatau]

Goodness her voice my God

[@bts_world3]

To all the ppl saying that I'm from Palau and have never heard abt this pls get a life if it got finished in a day they probably decided to keep it private or u guys just didn't hear abt it just pls stop commenting this it's her life not urs leave her alone 😑

[@yorobut3522]

stfu bts_world3 .. She just wants extra more clout

[@iliassadyk7501]

И девушка красивая и голос под стать, мне понравилось больше чем оригинал!

[@taminatoutai2256]

yea same

[@user-sh8cb9qj5b]

❤

[@Isarenagirls]

Why have I only seen this today bro 😭😭😭😭

[@CarryCherry92]

Wow, her story sounds like Open Water.

[@raychlc5959]

Instead of trying to call this girls story BS - why not recognise that this was a 16 year old kid who got stuck out at sea for over 5 hours, with her family. Who cares if some of the minor details may be a bit skewed. The boat op may have drifted, she may have been reef diving not out in the blue, does that all matter so much? Nope. What does matter is that a 16 year old had to go through that horrific experience and has survived to show the world she’s got an incredible gift in music.

[@hoobergaming2995]

exactly.

[@fredom5947]

Absolutely ! It is already something to stay in a sofa for 1h so imagine 5 hours in sea !!! It must have been something for her to be this traumatized 🤍🤍

[@Feericheskiy]

это Талант

[@brandyhagler996]

Wow I don’t think it was her singing or anything like that that kept her alive god wasn’t ready too take her yet god is good keep going don’t give up

[@markusbaker1161]

Gods are imaginary 😂

[@yolandamkize9076]

😭😭😭😭❤️

[@valeriegreenlee8672]

She should've won the whole show

[@donnablackwood3589]

I am Ready sorry about your past live your dreams now it's the present God be with you 💕 you 😢😢😢❤❤❤ always

[@markusbaker1161]

Gods are imaginary. She was there with two other people before being saved by other people. A god was nowhere to be seen 👀

[@a-yeong774]

Lau can slay any olivia rodrigo song! Her voice suits that sort of music I guess

[@ant8861]

she could have sang songs that showed her vocals better and do her more justice. her first performance did that

[@bernardfreeindeed]

She is the real deal..

[@anushkadesai177]

Not the blue and green dress during adore you😭

[@beckyibe4826]

Like it keep it up

[@tabithadawkins5998]

Tabitha Raman The Rock

[@maddiewelch797]

Omg HARRY STYLES

[@iamlaulaulau]

💚💙

[@eurimosquea8643]

Su tono y estilo musical es muy parecido al de Olivia Rodrigo😁🤙

[@mikenardi4574]

Gotta keep it real Cassie, Janel or Lau any one of these girls could have easily won. The problem is like in all countries the voice doesn't let the contestant pick which song they want to sing which is wrong in my opinion. People know what songs are in their wheel house and which ones aren't. I say let each contestant pick their own songs and lets hear the best they got. I think it would make for better performances and a better show all around.

[@sprite4360]

It definitely would but that wouldn't be much of a competition either. The voice is also there to let them out of their comfort zones and to explore other things they could do with their voice to improve. Though sometimes it really is unfair that there were bad song choices

[@mikenardi4574]

​@@sprite4360 most professional singers stay in there comfort zone and no one wants to hear a person like Garth Brooks sing Lizzo for example. So why not let them stay in there comfort zone because that's the kind of music they're going to make and lets see how it all plays out. It would be kind of like going to sing karaoke and having your friends pick songs for you to sing that you know you can't sing. In all actuality that could be used more to get someone kicked off the show. I guess I was trying to say let everyone be who they are and let the coaches give them tips and advice on how to better themselves on what they want to do not lets have you sing something totally out of your comfort zone.

[@jesneylouisereed8451]

Once they choose the coach they dont get to choose the songs. The coach chooses what they sing.

[@hwinny2]

I remember that. It made international news.

[@chordsofgratitude2073]

Do you remember what Year? Many don't believe her. Would love for you to prove this true!!

[@ESTRAINSUK]

Love you Rita❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@charleschanchito4043]

this girls story sounds 🐟🐠🐟🐡🐠🐟

[@cherie448]

No me loving your emoji choice 🤣🤣🤣

[@ethanalfonso5676]

It is!

[@_faith.K]

😂😂😂ikr

[@dnac5164]

Fav part 18:14

[@DSBaduday]

There's a similarity between her and Olivia Rodrigo when it comes to how they deliver the song.

[@annasnow7211]

she’s gorgeous she looks like bailey dedrick and emma chamberlain

[@riyamistry6863]

What is the song in the background when her story was playing ????

[@deurengcamacho2488]

Uhm im from palau and everyone would have known or heard about your “incident “. You probably surfaced at the wrong area

[@brookiesykes5216]

Not every incident is known about .

[@dnath1234]

I'm 16 now🥺

[@imanrazaini6772]

"The boat has left"? maybe the boat didn't leave.. maybe they were just swept away so far by the current and surfaced at the wrong place and the boat was trying to search for them. it gives such bad narrative. boatmens won't leave especially if their crew (the guide who was with her) was down in the water as well.

[@dirtyxdan4209]

good voice. wish it was a little slower tho

[@Elixavibs]

12:31 timestamp

[@pr1nce55kyraZo3]

Shit happens, yes. But if you know anything about The Republic of Palau, you know that we pride ourselves on our diving. No boat operator would intentionally leave their customers and or their own co-worker. She, herself, said that the current was strong and they drifted so how would you translate that to the captain left you? Please clear up your story.

[@shari9721]

Even if they drifted away on the current how was the boat operator , a local , not able to tell which way the current was going so he would know which direction to look for them . Why were they in the water for 5 1/2 hrs and why were they rescued by a completely different boat . That doesnt make any sense .

[@miley8608]

They never said the captain intentionally did accidents happen

[@exxiethewriter3567]

Ok I liked Keith Urban before, but now I know he brought in a bouncy castle for nerves? Yeah even more so.

[@yujisan3897]

I’m pretty sure your making this up. Our island is a small island everyone would know about whT happened but so bad we never heard any of what you’re saying. Please don’t make up a story for fame its not worth it and please don’t put down our country!

[@courtneyseaver4487]

If you were drifting away from the boat under the water…the boat didn’t leave you, you drifted away from it 😐

[@jeatificar]

the lady at 19:38 LMFAOOOOO

[@alk3078]

Wouldn't it be great if everyone just showed the world their talent without the sob story.

[@brightestvood9760]

Exactly 💯

[@emmawebsdale6363]

How did she survive that day? Did someone come and rescue her?

[@yorobut3522]

Oh no . nobody went back for them , that's why she's still alive and singing on the voice ..

[@Bosdaks]

So did Arlo still got through?

[@sprite4360]

Yeah, I'm not sure if I remember it correctly but I think he won that season

[@louielouie1212]

​@@sprite4360 no I bella won

[@kauderaelkeane9281]

This girl is obviously using my country to get ahead with her career, She needs to come clean exactly what happen to her and her family!

[@emilyn6150]

she isn’t blaming your country for what happened to her. she is just telling her story on what happened to her, she definitely exaggerated but she wasn’t using your country to get ahead of her career. the story doesn’t even have anything to do with her singing and her winning the competition. she got four chairs before she even told the story, her voice is great and even without the story she would succeed.

[@ernstgebhardt765]

Ek en Rita Ora het 'n geoie liefde wat Saam met ons twee voor toe Gaan Ek Gaan dit net so los tussen ons twee dit Gaan nog groter word Vir 'n geoie lewe voor toe met ons twee Saam met geoie liefde van Ernst Gebhardt toe Na Rita Ora toe daai Moet gesing word Vir Rita Ora en Ernst Gebhardt saam

[@ernstgebhardt765]

Ek en Rita Ora en Ernst Gebhardt is nuo Saam met geoie liefde Saam Ek wil by haar wees Vir alteit Ek het nie eers geld Om daar te Kom by haar te Kom nie I love you forever in my life for yuo Rita Ora en Ernst Gebhardt daai Moet gesing word Vir Rita Ora

[@Draco_Dah.Goat223]

So they hype a person up juss to not even pass them through to the finals. They did it wit the fuller siblings(both of whom had angelic voices) and now they doing it wit Lau who literally sung on tune for all three songs

[@pewdiepizza5195]

minute 9.32 that is why she chose Keith 😏

[@randomized_6807]

Msgirl making a small island look bad for your fame aint cool 5 and a half hour ? left in sea ?✋🏽. Palau is a small island words would’ve went around quickly, and we’ve never heard bout that .

[@ernstgebhardt765]

Ek soek nie 'n Anders een in my lewe nie Ek en Rita Ora is my liefde persoon in my lewe ons twee Kom Al Laaik pad Saam Ek sal haar nooit weer los nie Rita Ora en Ernst Gebhardt is lief Vir mekaar ons lief is Treu love daai Moet gesing word Vir Rita Ora en Ernst Gebhardt

[@mist3115]

Girl did you need to make your story dramatic for the show or???I know there were tourist pushed away by the current but the boat never left...Clear up the story youre making our country look bad..😒

[@A_warrior_in_the_making]

If the boat never left why would she get stuck for 5 and a half hours??? Plus every country has it's pros and cons no need to be upset she didn't make your country look bad she just told her story that's all maybe you're just jealous

[@helpmereachmygoalof1ksubsw359]

He should have picked lau and not arlo tbh arlo was amazing but lau is just flawless

[@ernstgebhardt765]

Niemand Gaan ons twee uit mekaar uit kry Nie Ek en Rita Ora en Ernst Gebhardt is nuo klaar aan mekaar was met geoie liefde Ek sal haar wadeer Soos sy daar is Vir my daai Moet gesing word Vir Rita Ora en Ernst Gebhardt saam

[@jeremynakamura4924]

We don't swim in the blue for no reason. Palau's diving is reef diving not blue water. And to say you were floating for a long time? Probably was only a couple minutes. Drift diving means the boat comes to you which takes a couple minutes. So if you surfaced and there was no boat then a few minutes it picked you up, then that means you were drift diving. People will do anything for fame.

[@Sy13245]

The boat only came after 5 hours

[@jtngirameongtimarong5652]

🤣🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

[@snappinturla69]

Let me correct you my bro, there’s always a reason to swim out into the blue. that’s how you find Mobula/Devil rays, Whale Shark, Dolphins etc.

[@jusess]

ya ning nong what do you mean by "people will do anything for fame". Bro do you know how traumatising it would be to be stuck in the water for 5 hours and almost drowning when its about to turn night? You can't just assume that they are lying.

[@ethanalfonso5676]

@@jusess lmfao I've been left out at sea for more than 8 hours and you don't here me complaining. It's actually fun.

[@dulcelenedepina566]

Why y’all coming for her story like y’all have almost died like

[@iamlaulaulau]

they literally said “deny her trauma”

[@monicabismarck3502]

🤣🤣🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@msvenuscrane]

@@iamlaulaulau the producers did that having water in the background in her audition. I wouldn’t want my deepest trauma behind me as I’m trying to audition lmao.

[@ernstgebhardt765]

Rita Ora het nog een week oor in daai land Dan sy klaar is Gaan sy Na haar woon plek toe Dan Gaan sy Na Ernst Gebhardt Se plek toe waar hy woon Ek sal Saam met haar Gaan Na haar woon plek toe Ek sal Vir haar wag met geoie liefde daai Moet gesing word Vir Rita Ora en Ernst Gebhardt saam

[@ernstgebhardt765]

Ek steel nie belang aan 'n Ander een nie Rita Ora sal my geliefde persoon Bly Vir alteit Saam te wees Ek sal Al teite by haar wees Vir alteit Om haar family ook wadeer in my Kant af daai Moet gesing word Vir Rita Ora en Ernst Gebhardt saam

[@preshy1146]

Keith should have taken cassie to the final she hit the highest note then he choose lau now he threw her away I will never go to Keith team if I were there So annoying

[@kewei4147]

It wouldn’t be advisable to join Keith or Jess’ teams. Nothing against them but for this competition Guy or Rita are better choices

[@calicheyenne9900]

So she's 21 now and said the incident happened when she was 16 so like 5 years ago. Some people can tell a story whether it be true or not and it can change every time they tell it. So maybe something did happen but not exactly what she said happened...... Does that make sense to anyone? She also said that when they were in the water nothing was around them except clear blue nothingness so she could've been confused or even dazed about what was actually happening. {i hope some of that makes sense, i tried to word it the best i could}