Is this the REAL reason Stellar Perry lost The Voice?

Guy Sebastian’s brother Chris was controversially named the winner of The Voice Australia during Sunday night’s grand finale.

But viewers have been left questioning whether runner-up Stellar Perry was disadvantaged in the competition because she had to perform her last song in the pouring rain.

Drenched from head to toe as part of visual presentation, Stellar sang Demi Lovato’s hit Anyone, but missed several notes seemingly due to water falling in her mouth.

After the challenging performance, coach Kelly Rowland initially praised Stellar for her stage presence, saying: ‘Demi would have felt it from the tips of her toes…I felt every moment.’

But the Destiny’s Child star couldn’t ignore the fact the contestant also missed notes.

‘It’s hard to sing in the rain, ain’t it?’ Kelly said nonchalantly, to which Stellar replied: ‘Hmmm… I noticed that.’ 

Kelly continued: ‘All the water just falling in your mouth while trying to get a note out. That alone is a winning performance.’

Fellow coach Guy Sebastian also told Stellar not to worry about the missed notes.

‘[Over the past few weeks] we’ve seen you as artists not have your best vocal moments. But it is still your best moment,’ he said.

He continued: ‘Don’t worry about those notes. Who cares? They are notes. Just be happy and know that was your best performance.’

Stellar herself said she was pleased to belt out a meaningful performance, saying she meant every note.  

‘It’s always hard when you don’t hit those notes that you work so hard for,’ she said. 

‘I’m always going to want to mean it more. It took a lot for me to come up and do that whole thing,’ she added. 

However, Guy’s encouraging words did little to quell the rage of fans on Twitter, many of whom claimed Stellar was robbed of the winning title.  

‘Singing in the rain lost it for the girl,’ one viewer Tweeted of Stellar’s performance.  

‘So Stellar Perry got robbed by Guy Sebastian’s brother. How is that not rigged?’ another fan Tweeted.