Did Richard Marx really just do that?
In the second night of knockouts on The Voice, coach Richard could only choose one of his three singers – Dicko, Cherry Green or Saem Millward – to go through. And he chose… none of them.
“I think none of us saw that coming,” Dicko tells TV WEEK, “but I respect Richard’s decision no matter what. It comes down to how we perform in that moment and it either pays off or it doesn’t.”
Richard had given Dicko the Aerosmith song “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”. The 47-year-old dock worker from Victoria says the song is “a masterpiece”, but it wasn’t what he would have chosen to sing.
“Honestly, I wasn’t happy with the song choice, because I know vocally where I sit,” he admits, “so in the spirit of the show, I tried to have the can-do attitude.”
For Dicko, The Voice has been an emotional rollercoaster: having no chairs turn at his first blind audition, being saved by Tones and I (“something I’ll always be very thankful for”), having four chairs turn at his second blind audition and now being eliminated in the knockouts. But he’s also been on an emotional rollercoaster outside the show.
“When coming from The Voice, my family nearly lost my dad twice and was called to say our final goodbye, but he is a trooper and keeps on ticking,” he says. “The resilience my father has is second to none. I will never know a fighter greater than he is. Love ya, Dad!
“And my house flooded not long after returning home from The Voice so I have been living in a hotel for what seems like forever, but my family is okay so I am okay.”
Dicko says his dad, who has dementia, gets “very emotional” watching him on The Voice.
“He is a man of few words these days. He said to me not long ago, ‘Look at what you have made of yourself, son. I’m proud of you.’”
Before auditioning for The Voice, Dicko had only performed at open mic nights and done a few small gigs. He says the comments he’s been getting from people who’ve seen him on TV have been “truly amazing”.
“There are simply not many words to express my appreciation to all the love, other than giving big hugs to all when I see them. So if you see me passing, don’t be shy, I’ll give you a hug.”
Dicko has written and co-written many songs. Several of them are currently in production.
“It is time to share them with the world,” he says.
He has one final message for Richard Marx.
“I would like to personally thank Richard for fighting for me on my second blind audition. Now and forever you will be my coach.”
Catch The Voice on Monday at 7.30pm and Sunday at 7pm on Channel Seven or 7plus.
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