The Voice (American TV series) season 23

The Voice
Season 23
Promotional poster
Hosted by	Carson Daly
Coaches	Kelly Clarkson Chance the Rapper Niall Horan Blake Shelton
No. of contestants	40 artists
Winner	Gina Miles
Winning coach	Niall Horan
Runner-up	Grace West
No. of episodes	19
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	March 6 (2023-03-06) – May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 22 Next → Season 24

The twenty-third season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on March 6, 2023, on NBC. ^{[1] [2]} The season is presented by Carson Daly, who returned for his twenty-third season as host. The panel of coaches for the season consists of Blake Shelton, who returned for his twenty-third and final season as a coach; returning coach Kelly Clarkson, who returned for her ninth season after a one-season hiatus; and debuting coaches Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan. ^[3]

Gina Miles was named the winner of the season, with the closest margin to-date, marking Niall Horan's first win as a coach, with Horan becoming the third new coach, after Kelly Clarkson and John Legend, to win on his debut season, as well as the youngest coach to win a season.

Overview

Development

On October 11, 2022, NBC announced that the show would be returning for a twenty-third season to be aired in spring 2023. ^{[4] [5]} Previously, it was announced that, beginning with the 2021–22 United States network television schedule, only one season would be produced per cyclical year, ^[6] though it was reported that this decision was reversed upon the announcement of the season. ^[7] Later, it was announced that the season would air on March 6.

Coaches and host

Coaches and Host of The Voice Season 23

Kelly Clarkson

Chance the Rapper

Niall Horan

Blake Shelton

Carson Daly

Out of the four coaches that appeared in the previous season, only Blake Shelton returned, which marks his twenty-third season as a coach. It was also announced that Shelton would be departing from the show at the end of the season after having been a coach since its inaugural season, though he has not ruled out a return as a guest mentor. ^{[8] [9]}

Kelly Clarkson returns to the coaching panel for her ninth season, following her absence in the previous season. ^[10] The season introduces two debuting coaches for the first time since season 11; the new coaches are rapper and singer-songwriter Chance the Rapper, and singer-songwriter and former One Direction member Niall Horan. The three judges replaced John Legend, Gwen Stefani, and Camila Cabello, all of whom had exited the panel for this season. ^[11]

Carson Daly returned for his twenty-third season as the host.

Mega mentor

On February 22, 2023, it was announced that Reba McEntire will appear as the season's mega mentor for the Knockouts. ^{[12] [13]} McEntire previously appeared in the show as the battle advisor for Team Blake on the show's inaugural season and as an advisor for all teams during the Top 12 live shows on season 8. ^[14] In the battles, there were no guest battle advisors, which meant the artists were mentored for the battles solely by their coaches for the first time in the show's history.

Additions and changes

The season introduced the "Playoff Pass" in the battles round. A replacement to the "save" from seasons 14 to 22, the "pass" allows each coach to advance further both artists of a battle; while one will still advance to the knockouts, the recipient of the "pass" will bypass the knockouts and go directly to the playoffs, creating a total of twenty contestants advancing to the playoffs. In the playoffs, only two members per team will advance to the Live Top 8 Semi-finals, as chosen by their respective coaches. The round will be prerecorded for the third time since season 6. ^[15]

Promotion

NBC released its first advert for the season on December 13, 2022. ^[16] On March 2, 2023, the show, via its online platforms, released the coaches' cover of Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You". ^[17] To bolster interest in the show, the show premiered the blind audition of Noivas ahead of the season premiere. ^[18] The auditions of Sheer Element, ^[19] Ryley Tate Wilson, Cait Martin, and NariYella were also released online ahead of the episodes in which their auditions were aired. ^[20]

Teams

Teams color key

	Winner								Eliminated in the Playoffs
	Runner-up								Stolen in the Knockouts
	Third place								Eliminated in the Knockouts
	Fourth place								Stolen in the Battles
	Fifth place								Eliminated in the Battles
	Eliminated in Live Semi-final								Contestant withdrew

Coaches' teams

Coach	Top 40 Artists
Kelly Clarkson
	D.Smooth	Holly Brand	Cait Martin	Ali
	Neil Salsich	Kala Banham	Rachel Christine	Marcos Covos
	Katie Beth Forakis	Allie Keck	Sheer Element	JB Somers
Chance the Rapper
	Sorelle	Ray Uriel	Kala Banham	Jamar Langley
	Manasseh Samone	Tiana Goss	Magnus	NariYella
	Noivas	Chloe Abbott	Mariah Kalia	Alyssa Lazar
Niall Horan
	Gina Miles	Ryley Tate Wilson	Ross Clayton	Michael B.
	Tasha Jessen	Kate Cosentino	Jerome Godwin III	EJ Michels
	Kala Banham	Tiana Goss	Laura Littleton	Talia Smith
Blake Shelton
	Grace West	Noivas	Rachel Christine	Mary Kate Connor
	Kylee Dayne	Tasha Jessen	Neil Salsich	Walker Wilson
	EJ Michels	Kason Lester	Carlos Rising	Alex Whalen
Note: Italicized names are artists stolen from another team during the battles or the knockouts (names struck through within former teams). Underlined names are artists who received a "playoff pass" from their coach.

Blind auditions

The show began with the blind auditions that began airing on March 6, and aired through March 21, 2023, comprising episodes one to six. In each audition, an artist sings their piece in front of the coaches whose chairs are facing the audience. If a coach is interested to work with the artist, they will press their button to face the artist. If a singular coach presses the button, the artist automatically becomes part of their team. If multiple coaches turn, they will compete for the artist, who will decide which team they will join.

Each coach has one "block" to prevent another coach from getting an artist. At the end of the round, each coach formed a team of ten artists, creating a total of 40 artists advancing to the battles. Among the 40 contestants, two are trios.

Blind auditions color key

✔	Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button
	Artist joined this coach's team
	Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button
✘	Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by another coach from getting the artist
	Blocked by Kelly   Blocked by Chance   Blocked by Niall   Blocked by Blake

Episode 1 (March 6)

Among the auditionees this episode was Miss Mississippi 2021 Holly Brand, ^{[21] [22]} and former two-time American Idol contestant Savion Wright, who auditioned in this season as Noivas (stylized in all caps). ^{[23] [24]}

First blind auditions results ^[25]

Order	Artist	Age	Hometown	Song	Coach's and artist's choices
					Kelly	Chance	Niall	Blake
1	Neil Salsich	34	St. Louis, Missouri	"Honky Tonk Blues"		✔	✔	✔
2	Sorelle (Madi, Ana, and Bella Heichel)	15–21	Lexington, Ohio	"Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy"	–	✔	–	✔
3	Holly Brand	22	Meridian, Mississippi	"Mississippi Girl"	✔	✔	✔	–
4	Tasha Jessen	20	Colorado Springs, Colorado	"River"	–	✔	✔	✔
5	Star Martin	34	St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	"No Woman, No Cry"	–	–	–	–
6	Ross Clayton	33	McLoud, Oklahoma	"Blue Ain't Your Color"	✔	✔	✔	✔
7	Michael B.	29	Tulsa, Oklahoma	"Save Your Tears"	–	–	✔	–
8	D.Smooth	25	Birmingham, Alabama	"Perfect"	✔	–	✔	–
9	Emily Rhyne	22	Ada, Oklahoma	"The First Cut Is the Deepest"	–	–	–	–
10	Alex Whalen	43	Indian Rocks Beach, Florida	"Help Me Make It Through the Night"	–	✔	–	✔
11	Noivas	30	Jasper, Texas	"A Change Is Gonna Come"	✔	✔	✔

Episode 2 (March 7)

Among the auditionees this episode was Sheer Element, which included season 16 contestant Jej Vinson, who competed as part of Team Kelly until his elimination in the fourth week of that season's live shows. ^[26] Vinson's reappearance as part of the trio marked the first time that a former contestant, who advanced to the battles, returned to compete in a later season. ^[27] At the end of the five blind auditions, Jimmy Fallon made a guest appearance singing "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)". ^[28]

Second blind auditions results ^[29]

Order	Artist	Age	Hometown	Song	Coach's and artist's choices
					Kelly	Chance	Niall	Blake
1	Sheer Element (Izzy Kaye, Jej Vinson, and Tabon Ward)	24–26	Los Angeles, California	"Leave the Door Open"	✔	✔	✔	–
2	Carlos Rising	28	Wilmington, North Carolina	"Change the World"	✔	–	–	✔
3	Alex Graham	24	Belmont, North Carolina	"She Had Me at Heads Carolina"	–	–	–	–
4	Magnus	25	Virginia Beach, Virginia	"Sara Smile"	–	✔	–	–
5	Kala Banham	24	Windermere, Florida	"Both Sides, Now"		✔	✔	–

Episode 3 (March 13)

Among the auditionees this episode was Manasseh Samone, who previously auditioned unsuccessfully in season 22. ^{[30] [31]}

Third blind auditions results ^[32]

Order	Artist	Age	Hometown	Song	Coach's and artist's choices
					Kelly	Chance	Niall	Blake
1	Ryley Tate Wilson	15	Montgomery, Alabama	"Dancing On My Own"	✔	✔	✔	✔
2	Jamar Langley	36	Andrews, South Carolina	"Try Me"	–	✔	–	✔
3	Allie Keck	28	Neoga, Illinois	"Paris (Ooh La La)"	✔	–	–	✔
4	Jayda Klink	23	Cincinnati, Ohio	"No Air"	–	–	–	–
5	Walker Wilson	24	Alcoa, Tennessee	"Hurricane"	–	–	–	✔
6	Ali	24	Walnut, California	"Killing Me Softly with His Song"	✔	✔	–	–
7	Manasseh Samone	22	Dallas, Texas	"Rise Up"	–	✔	–	–
8	Jerome Godwin III	20	Ashford, Alabama	"pov"	✔	–	✔	–
9	EJ Michels	31	Draper, Utah	"Easy on Me"	–	✔	–	✔
10	Sophia Hoffman	18	Chula Vista, California	"Amor Eterno"	–	–	–	–
11	Laura Littleton	26	Dickson, Tennessee	"Sign of the Times"	✔	–	✔

Episode 4 (March 14)

Among the auditionees this episode was Tiana Goss, who previously auditioned unsuccessfully in season 22. ^{[33] [34]}

Fourth blind auditions results ^[35]

Order	Artist	Age	Hometown	Song	Coach's and artist's choices
					Kelly	Chance	Niall	Blake
1	Kate Cosentino	23	Kansas City, Missouri	"I Say a Little Prayer"	✔	✔	✔	–
2	Al Boogie	37	Gonzales, Louisiana	"T-R-O-U-B-L-E"	–	–	–	–
3	Chloe Abbott	24	Detroit, Michigan	"How Deep Is Your Love"	–	✔	–	–
4	Marcos Covos	30	Odessa, Texas	"Tú, sólo tú"	✔	–	–	✔
5	Tiana Goss	29	Los Angeles, California	"Emotion"	–	–	✔	–
6	Mary Kate Connor	17	Ashburn, Virginia	"Stars"	✔	–	–	✔

Episode 5 (March 20)

Among the auditionees this episode was Kason Lester, who previously competed on the seventeenth season of American Idol. ^[36]

Fifth blind auditions results ^[37]

Order	Artist	Age	Hometown	Song	Coach's and artist's choices
					Kelly	Chance	Niall	Blake
1	Mariah Kalia	17	Jacksonville, Florida	"Idontwannabeyouanymore"	–	✔	✔	–
2	Kylee Dayne	19	Carrollton, Texas	"Fallingwater"	–	✔	✔	✔
3	Joe with the Flow	26	Atlanta, Georgia	"Mystery of Love"	–	–	–	–
4	Gina Miles	18	Paxton, Illinois	"The One That Got Away"	✔	–	✔	–
5	Kason Lester	33	Lebanon, Tennessee	"It's Not Over"	–	–	–	✔
6	JB Somers	31	Montgomery, Alabama	"A Case of You"	✔	✔	–	–
7	Alison Bailey	17	Winchester, California	"Rescue"	–	–	–	–
8	Ray Uriel	24	Gary, Indiana	"Glimpse of Us"	–	✔	–	–
9	Alyssa Lazar	24	Scranton, Pennsylvania	"Maybe I'm Amazed"	–	✔	–	–
10	Rachel Christine	22	Delavan, Wisconsin	"Uninvited"	✔	✔	–	–
11	Domenica Coka	23	Miami, Florida	"When I Look at You"	–	–	–	–
12	Cait Martin	32	Atlanta, Georgia	"As It Was"	✔	✔	✔	✔

Episode 6 (March 21)

Sixth blind auditions results ^[38]

Order	Artist	Age	Hometown	Song	Coach's and artist's choices
					Kelly	Chance	Niall	Blake
1	NariYella	20	Elkins Park, Pennsylvania	"One Night Only"	✔	✔	✔	✔
2	Grace West	19	Canton, Michigan	"Maybe It Was Memphis"	–	Team full	✔	✔
3	Michael Landingham	29	Cherry Valley, California	"Wish I Knew You"	–		–	Team full
4	Katie Beth Forakis	25	Savannah, Tennessee	"Ghost"	✔		✔
5	Dasha	21	Los Angeles, California	"I Can't Stand the Rain"	Team full		–
6	Talia Smith	29	Queens, New York	"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"			✔

Battles

The second stage of the show, the Battles, aired from March 27 through April 4, 2023, comprising episodes seven through ten. In this round, the coaches pitted two of their artists in a singing match and then select one of them to advance to the next round. For the first time in the show's history, there were no guest advisors for the battles, which meant the artists were mentored solely by their coaches.

Losing artists may be "stolen" by another coach, becoming new members of their team, or can receive a playoff pass from their coach, remaining a part of their original team and directly advancing to the playoffs. The four coaches are allowed to either offer a playoff pass or to steal a losing artist in a battle; but, if a coach uses their playoff pass, it overrides the steals.

At the end of this round, seven artists remained on each team; five were the battle winners, one was stolen from another coach; and one received a playoff pass. In total, 24 artists advanced to the knockouts, while four artists directly advanced to the playoffs.

In episode ten, Alex Whalen from Team Blake left the show due to undisclosed personal reasons; his opponent, Neil Salsich, performed alone and advanced to the knockouts by default. This was the first withdrawal on the show during the Battles since Hannah Goebel's withdrawal in the fourteenth season., ^[39] and the first overall withdrawal from the show since Cody Ray Raymond's withdrawal from the Knockouts in the fifteenth season.

Battles color key

	Artist won the battle and advanced to the knockouts
	Artist lost the battle, but was stolen by another coach, and, advanced to the knockouts
	Artist who received a "playoff pass" from their coach, and advanced to playoffs
	Artist lost the battle and was eliminated

Battles results ^[40]

Episode	Coach	Order	Winner	Song	Loser	'Steal'/'Pass' result
						Kelly	Chance	Niall	Blake
Episode 7 [41] (March 27)	Blake	1	Tasha Jessen	"The Tracks of My Tears"	EJ Michels	–	✔	✔	–
	Chance	2	Jamar Langley	"Gravity"	Mariah Kalia	–	–	N/A	–
	Niall	3	Gina Miles	"Skinny Love"	Kala Banham	✔	–	–	–
	Kelly	4	Cait Martin	"It Must Have Been Love"	Allie Keck	–	–	N/A	–
	Blake	5	Walker Wilson	"Here Without You"	Kason Lester	N/A	–		–
	Chance	6	Sorelle	"Someone like You"	Manasseh Samone		✔		–
Episode 8 [42] (March 28)	Niall	1	Ross Clayton	"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"	Laura Littleton	N/A	–	–	–
	Chance	2	Magnus	"Your Song"	Alyssa Lazar		N/A	N/A	–
	Kelly	3	Marcos Covos	"I Could Fall in Love"	Sheer Element	–	–		–
	Blake	4	Kylee Dayne	"Anti-Hero"	Mary Kate Connor	N/A	–		✔
Episode 9 [43] (April 3)	Kelly	1	Ali	"Unaware"	D.Smooth	✔	✔	N/A	–
	Blake	2	Grace West	"I Told You So"	Carlos Rising	Team full	–		N/A
	Niall	3	Kate Cosentino	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"	Tiana Goss		✔	–	–
	Kelly	4	Holly Brand	"Lady Like"	Katie Beth Forakis		Team full	N/A	–
	Chance	5	NariYella	"I Want You Around"	Chloe Abbott				–
	Niall	6	Michael B.	"Heartbreak Anniversary"	Ryley Tate Wilson			✔	–
Episode 10 [44] (April 4)	Niall	1	Jerome Godwin III	"Like I Can"	Talia Smith	Team full	Team full	Team full	–
	Kelly	2	Rachel Christine	"Light On"	JB Somers				–
	Blake	3	Neil Salsich [a]	"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"	Alex Whalen [a]				N/A
	Chance	4	Ray Uriel	"Jealous Guy"	Noivas				✔
Episode 11 (April 10)		The eleventh episode was a special episode titled "Best of the Blinds, Battles, and Blake". It aired select blind auditions and battle performances from the season. [46]

Notes

1. Neil Salsich and Alex Whalen were initially paired against one another; however, Whalen withdrew before the battles. As a result, Salsich performed the song alone and advanced to the knockouts by default. ^[45]

Knockouts

The third stage of the show, the knockouts, aired from April 17 through April 24, comprising episodes 12 and 13. Reba McEntire served as the season's mega mentor for the round.

Each coach paired two of their artists in a singing match. The artists themselves select the song they sing in the round, and the coach then selects one of them to advance to the playoffs. Each coach can steal one losing artist from another team.

At the end of this round, three artists were knockout winners, while four artists were stolen, and four artists were recipients of the "playoff pass" from the battles, creating a total of twenty artists advancing to the playoffs.

Knockouts color key

	Artist won the knockout and advanced to the playoffs
	Artist lost the knockout but, was stolen by another coach, and advanced to the playoffs
	Artist lost the knockout and was eliminated

Knockouts results

Episode	Coach	Order	Song	Artists		Song	'Steal' result
				Winner	Loser		Kelly	Chance	Niall	Blake
Episode 12 [47] (April 17)	Blake	1	"I Put a Spell on You"	Noivas	Tasha Jessen	"Take Me to Church"	–	–	✔	N/A
	Kelly	2	"Best Part"	Ali	Marcos Covos	"Jesus, Take the Wheel"	N/A	–	Team full	–
	Niall	3	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Gina Miles	Kate Cosentino	"Call Me"	–	–		–
	Chance	4	"Lately"	Ray Uriel	NariYella	"Bust Your Windows"	–	N/A		–
	Blake	5	"All by Myself"	Kylee Dayne	Walker Wilson	"I Ain't Living Long Like This"	–	–		N/A
	Kelly	6	"All the Man That I Need"	Cait Martin	Kala Banham	"Iris"	N/A	✔		✔
Episode 13 [48] (April 24)	Niall	1	"When You're Gone"	Michael B.	EJ Michels	"Trip Switch"	–	Team full	Team full	–
	Chance	2	"Cruisin'"	Jamar Langley	Magnus	"Ordinary People"	–			–
	Blake	3	"Here You Come Again"	Grace West	Neil Salsich	"Takin' It to the Streets"	✔			N/A
	Niall	4	"Dirty Work"	Ross Clayton	Jerome Godwin III	"Someone You Loved"	Team full			–
	Chance	5	"Blame It on the Boogie"	Sorelle	Tiana Goss	"God Is a Woman"				–
	Kelly	6	"Blue Moon of Kentucky"	Holly Brand	Rachel Christine	"Rhiannon"				✔

Playoffs

The fourth stage of the show, the playoffs, aired from May 1 through May 8, comprising episodes 14 and 15. The top 20 artists performed for the coaches with a song of their choosing, with each coach selecting two of their artists to advance to the top eight semi-finals.

This was the first playoffs to not be contested live since season 13; it was prerecorded and taped at the same stage as the prior two rounds, hence the lack of a interactive viewer voting component or a subsequent results episode. Teams Blake and Chance performed on the first episode, while Teams Kelly and Niall performed in the latter episode.

Playoffs color key

	Artist was chosen by their coach to move on to the live semifinals.
	Artist was eliminated

Playoffs results

Episode	Coach	Order	Artist	Song	Result
Episode 14 [49] (May 1)	Blake Shelton	1	Noivas	"Come Together"	Advanced
	Chance	2	Kala Banham	"My Funny Valentine"	Eliminated
	Blake Shelton	3	Rachel Christine	"The Only Exception"	Eliminated
	Chance	4	Jamar Langley	"The Thrill Is Gone"	Eliminated
	Blake Shelton	5	Grace West	"Love Is Alive"	Advanced
	Chance	6	Manasseh Samone	"Speak the Name"	Eliminated
	Blake Shelton	7	Kylee Dayne	"Flowers"	Eliminated
	Chance	8	Ray Uriel	"Essence"	Advanced
	Blake Shelton	9	Mary Kate Connor	"If I Die Young"	Eliminated
	Chance	10	Sorelle	"Something's Got a Hold on Me"	Advanced
Episode 15 [50] (May 8)	Kelly Clarkson	1	D.Smooth	"Location"	Advanced
	Niall Horan	2	Ross Clayton	"With or Without You"	Eliminated
	Kelly Clarkson	3	Cait Martin	"Alone"	Eliminated
	Niall Horan	4	Gina Miles	"Wicked Game"	Advanced
	Kelly Clarkson	5	Neil Salsich	"Have a Little Faith in Me"	Eliminated
	Niall Horan	6	Tasha Jessen	"Here"	Eliminated
	Kelly Clarkson	7	Ali	"Never Alone"	Eliminated
	Niall Horan	8	Michael B.	"The Joke"	Eliminated
	Kelly Clarkson	9	Holly Brand	"Bring On the Rain"	Advanced
	Niall Horan	10	Ryley Tate Wilson	"When the Party's Over"	Advanced

Live shows

Week 1: Top 8 – Semi-finals (May 15)

For the first time this season, the Top 8 will perform live on Monday. This season, there are no instant save performances; instead, the public votes, in real time, to advance five artists to the finale, eliminating the remaining three from the competition.

This is the first time in The Voice history that both first-time coaches have an artist in the finale. With the advancements of Sorelle and Gina Miles, Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan became the seventh and eighth new coaches to bring their team to the finale, the first being Usher (Michelle Chamuel in season 4), the second being Alicia Keys (Wé McDonald in season 11), the third being Kelly Clarkson (Brynn Cartelli in season 14), the fourth being John Legend (Maelyn Jarmon in season 16), the fifth being Nick Jonas (Thunderstorm Artis in season 18), and the sixth being Camila Cabello (Morgan Myles in season 22). Also, with the advancement of Sorelle, this is the second time that a trio advanced to the finale, following Girl Named Tom in season 21.

This was the first time since the twentieth season that all four coaches were represented in the finale.

Live semifinals color key

	Artist was saved by public's vote
	Artist was eliminated

Semi-finals results ^[51]

Episode	Coach	Order	Artist	Song	Result
Episode 16 (May 15)	Niall Horan	1	Ryley Tate Wilson	"Vienna"	Eliminated
	Chance	2	Ray Uriel	"Can You Stand the Rain"	Eliminated
	Kelly Clarkson	3	Holly Brand	"Rumor Has It"	Eliminated
	Blake Shelton	4	Noivas	"Skyfall"	Public's vote
	Niall Horan	5	Gina Miles	"All I Want"	Public's vote
	Chance	6	Sorelle	"Fallin'"	Public's vote
	Kelly Clarkson	7	D.Smooth	"Thinking Out Loud"	Public's vote
	Blake Shelton	8	Grace West	"'Til I Can Make It on My Own"	Public's vote

During the episode, mega mentor Reba McEntire made a guest appearance, where it was revealed that she would replace Blake Shelton as a coach in the next season. ^[52]

Non-competition performances ^[53]

Order	Performers	Song
16.1	Niall Horan	"Meltdown"
16.2	Chance the Rapper (with Kala Banham, Jamar Langley, and Manasseh Samone)	"Same Drugs"

Week 2: Finale (May 22–23)

The season finale ran through two nights, Monday and Tuesday, May 22 through 23, 2023, comprising episodes 17 through 19. The Top 5 performed on Monday, with each artist performing an up-tempo song and a ballad for the title of The Voice. At the episode's conclusion, the overnight voting for the season's winner began. The following night, on Tuesday, the finalists performed a duet with their respective coaches before the results of the public vote were announced, and the winner of the season was named. ^[54] Before the performances on the second episode, a one-hour episode, titled "Live Cutdown Show", recapping the finalists' performances was aired. ^[55]

At the end of the show, Gina Miles was named the winner, in the closest margin of victory as noted by Daly, surpassing season 12 between Chris Blue and Lauren Duski. ^[56] Her victory marks Horan's first victory as a coach, with him becoming the third new coach, after Clarkson with Brynn Cartelli in season 14; and John Legend with Maelyn Jarmon in season 16, to have a winning artist on his first attempt. ^[57]

Finale results

Coach	Artist	Episode 17 (Monday, May 22) [58]				Episode 19 (Tuesday, May 23) [59]		Result [60]
		Order	Up-tempo song	Order	Ballad	Order	Duet (with coach)
Blake Shelton	Grace West	1	"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"	6	"She's Got You"	15	"Lonely Tonight"	Runner-up
Kelly Clarkson	D.Smooth	8	"What You Won't Do for Love"	2	"My, My, My"	13	"Slow Dancing in the Dark"	Third place
Chance	Sorelle	9	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"	3	"Million Reasons"	14	"O-o-h Child"	Fourth place
Blake Shelton	Noivas	7	"Fly Away"	4	"Cold"	12	"Home"	Fifth place
Niall Horan	Gina Miles	5	"Style"	10	"Nothing Compares 2 U"	11	"New York State of Mind"	Winner

Non-competition performances

Order	Performers	Song
17.1	Alex Newell	"Independently Owned"
17.2	Lewis Capaldi	"Wish You the Best"
19.1	CeeLo Green, Chloe Kohanski, bodie, Wendy Moten, and Cam Anthony	"Jack & Diane" "Don't You (Forget About Me)" "Livin' on a Prayer"
19.2	Toosii	"Favorite Song"
19.3	Diplo feat. Lily Rose	"Sad in the Summer"
19.4	U.S. Army Field Band	"I Lived"
19.5	Maroon 5	"Middle Ground"
19.6	Notable Team Blake alumni [a]	"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"

1. The alumni that performed included: Dia Frampton, Xenia, Jermaine Paul, RaeLynn, Cassadee Pope, Danielle Bradbery, The Swon Brothers, Craig Wayne Boyd, Sundance Head, Todd Tilghman, Ian Flanigan, and Bryce Leatherwood. ^[61]

Elimination chart

Results color key

	Winner							Saved by the public
	Runner-up							Saved by their coach
	Third place							Eliminated
	Fourth place
	Fifth place

Coaches color key

	Team Kelly
	Team Chance
	Team Niall
	Team Blake

Overall

Elimination chart for The Voice season 23

Artists		Playoffs		Semi-final	Finale
		Episode 14	Episode 15
	Gina Miles		Safe	Safe	Winner
	Grace West	Safe		Safe	Runner-up
	D.Smooth		Safe	Safe	3rd place
	Sorelle	Safe		Safe	4th place
	Noivas	Safe		Safe	5th place
	Holly Brand		Safe	Eliminated	Eliminated (Semi-final)
	Ray Uriel	Safe		Eliminated
	Ryley Tate Wilson		Safe	Eliminated
	Ali		Eliminated	Eliminated (Playoffs; Episode 15)
	Michael B.		Eliminated
	Ross Clayton		Eliminated
	Tasha Jessen		Eliminated
	Cait Martin		Eliminated
	Neil Salsich		Eliminated
	Kala Banham	Eliminated	Eliminated (Playoffs; Episode 14)
	Rachel Christine	Eliminated
	Mary Kate Connor	Eliminated
	Kylee Dayne	Eliminated
	Jamar Langley	Eliminated
	Manasseh Samone	Eliminated

Per team

Elimination chart for The Voice season 23 per team

Artists		Playoffs		Semi-final	Finale
		Episode 14	Episode 15
	D.Smooth		Advanced	Advanced	Third place
	Holly Brand		Advanced	Eliminated
	Ali		Eliminated
	Cait Martin		Eliminated
	Neil Salsich		Eliminated
	Sorelle	Advanced		Advanced	Fourth place
	Ray Uriel	Advanced		Eliminated
	Kala Banham	Eliminated
	Jamar Langley	Eliminated
	Manasseh Samone	Eliminated
	Gina Miles		Advanced	Advanced	Winner
	Ryley Tate Wilson		Advanced	Eliminated
	Michael B.		Eliminated
	Ross Clayton		Eliminated
	Tasha Jessen		Eliminated
	Grace West	Advanced		Advanced	Runner-up
	Noivas	Advanced		Advanced	Fifth place
	Rachel Christine	Eliminated
	Mary Kate Connor	Eliminated
	Kylee Dayne	Eliminated

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Voice season 23

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot (ET)	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)
1	"The Blind Auditions, Season Premiere"	March 6, 2023	Monday 8:00 p.m.	0.7	6.44 [62]
2	"The Blind Auditions, Part 2"	March 7, 2023	Tuesday 9:00 p.m.	0.5	5.12 [63]
3	"The Blind Auditions, Part 3"	March 13, 2023	Monday 8:00 p.m.	0.7	6.99 [64]
4	"The Blind Auditions, Part 4"	March 14, 2023	Tuesday 9:00 p.m.	0.5	4.97 [65]
5	"The Blind Auditions, Part 5"	March 20, 2023	Monday 8:00 p.m.	0.6	6.47 [66]
6	"The Blind Auditions, Part 6"	March 21, 2023	Tuesday 9:00 p.m.	0.5	5.27 [67]
7	"The Battles Premiere"	March 27, 2023	Monday 8:00 p.m.	0.6	6.32 [68]
8	"The Battles Part 2"	March 28, 2023	Tuesday 9:00 p.m.	0.5	5.21 [69]
9	"The Battles Part 3"	April 3, 2023	Monday 8:00 p.m.	0.5	5.41 [70]
10	"The Battles Part 4"	April 4, 2023	Tuesday 9:00 p.m.	0.4	4.37 [71]
11	"Best of the Blinds, Battles, and Blake"	April 10, 2023	Monday 8:00 p.m.	0.4	4.02 [72]
12	"The Knockouts Premiere"	April 17, 2023		0.5	5.36 [73]
13	"The Knockouts Part 2"	April 24, 2023		0.5	5.20 [74]
14	"The Playoffs Premiere"	May 1, 2023		0.4	4.94 [75]
15	"The Playoffs Part 2"	May 8, 2023		0.5	5.47 [76]
16	"Live Semi-Finals Top 8 Performances"	May 15, 2023		0.6	5.57 [77]
17	"Live Finale, Part 1"	May 22, 2023		0.5	5.63 [78]
18	"Live Cutdown Show"	May 23, 2023	Tuesday 8:00 p.m.	0.3	4.41 [79]
19	"Live Finale, Part 2"	May 23, 2023	Tuesday 9:00 p.m.	0.5	6.21 [79]

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External links

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