The Voice (U.S. season 1)

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The Voice
Season 1
Broadcast fromApril 26 
June 29, 2011
Coaches Adam Levine
CeeLo Green
Christina Aguilera
Blake Shelton
Host(s) Carson Daly
Alison Haislip (social media)
Broadcaster NBC
Winner
Javier Colon
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Origin Stratford, Connecticut
Song"Stitch by Stitch"
Genre(s)
Coach Adam Levine
Runner-up
Dia Frampton
Chronology

The Voice is a reality talent show. The series is part of the franchise The Voice and is based on a similar competition format in the Netherlands, The Voice of Holland . The show is hosted by Carson Daly, with Alison Haislip serving as the backstage and social networking correspondent. The winner receives $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Republic Records. Christina Aguilera CeeLo Green, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and Blake Shelton are the coaches. Each team of singers are mentored and developed by their coach. In the second stage, coaches have two of their team members battle against each other by singing the same song, with the coach choosing which team member to advance. In the final phase, the remaining contestants compete against each other in live broadcasts. The television audience helps to decide who advances. When one remains for each coach, the four contestants compete against each other in the finale.

<i>The Voice</i> (U.S. TV series) American talent competition series

The Voice is an American singing competition television series broadcast on NBC. It premiered during the spring television cycle on April 26, 2011, and expanded into the fall cycle with the premiere of the third season on September 10, 2012. Based on the original The Voice of Holland, it has aired fifteen seasons and aims to find currently unsigned singing talent contested by aspiring singers, age 13 or over, drawn from public auditions.

Reality television genre of television programming that documents unscripted situations and actual occurrences

Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unknown individuals rather than professional actors. Reality television came to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the global successes of the series Survivor, Idols, and Big Brother, all of which became global franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges or by the viewership of the show.

Talent show event, television or radio program that focuses on the potential audition of singers, dancers, models and the like

A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, or other activities to showcase skills. Many talent shows are performances rather than contests, but some are actual contests. In the instance of a contest, participants may be motivated to perform for a reward, trophy, or prize of some kind. For example, a high school might not have many students with any interest in performing in front of the student body for the sole purpose of performing alone and may offer different prizes as an incentive for these students to participate in the contest.

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Javier Colon was announced as the winner of the first season, marking Adam Levine's first win as a coach.

Overview

The series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase and live performance shows. Four coaches, all famous musicians, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each coach has the length of the auditioner's performance (about one minute) to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team; if two or more coaches want the same singer (as happened with all but one singer in the premiere episode), then the singer gets to choose their coach. In the final 32 (live shows), Green, Levine, Aguilera and Shelton were joined by Sia Furler, Monica, music producer Adam Blackstone and Reba McEntire. [1]

Adam Blackstone is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and bassist. He is currently the musical director for Nicki Minaj and Justin Timberlake. Adam has also directed and played in performances with a star-studded list of cliental that includes Jay-Z, Kanye West, Eminem, Janet Jackson, Dr. Dre,The Jonas Brothers, The Roots, Ms.Marilyn Marshall, Al Green, The Isley Brothers, Angie Stone, Mike Posner, Steve Tirpak, Al Jarreau, Maroon 5, Demi Lovato, and Jill Scott.

Reba McEntire American country music artist and actress

Reba Nell McEntire is an American country singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band, on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. While a sophomore in college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, she performed the National Anthem at the National Rodeo in Oklahoma City and caught the attention of country artist Red Steagall who brought her to Nashville, Tennessee. She signed a contract with Mercury Records a year later in 1975. She released her first solo album in 1977 and released five additional studio albums under the label until 1983.

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Cities where the auditions were held.

Auditions

Contestant auditions were held in eight cities across the United States between mid-January and mid-February 2017: Chicago, New York, Miami, Nashville, Minneapolis, Austin, Los Angeles, and Seattle. [2] Contestants were also allowed to submit an online applications, which ended on March 1, 2017. [3] [4] For the online auditions, contestants were required to sing one of ten preselected songs. [4]

Miami City in Florida, United States

Miami, officially the City of Miami, is the cultural, economic and financial center of South Florida. Miami is the seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida. The city covers an area of about 56.6 square miles (147 km2), between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay on the east; with a 2017 estimated population of 463,347, Miami is the sixth most densely populated major city in the United States. The Miami metropolitan area is home to 6.1 million people and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Miami's metro area is the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States and fourth-largest urban area in the U.S. Miami has the third tallest skyline in the United States with over 300 high-rises, 80 of which stand taller than 400 feet.

Minneapolis Largest city in Minnesota

Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. As of 2017, Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 45th-largest in the United States, with an estimated population of 422,331. The Twin Cities metropolitan area consists of Minneapolis, its neighbor Saint Paul, and suburbs which altogether contain about 3.6 million people, and is the third-largest economic center in the Midwest.

Austin, Texas Capital of Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the 4th-most populous city in Texas. It is also the fastest growing large city in the United States, the second most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, and the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2017 estimate, Austin had a population of 950,715 up from 790,491 at the 2010 census. The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan statistical area, which had an estimated population of 2,168,316 as of July 1, 2018. Located in Central Texas within the greater Texas Hill Country, it is home to numerous lakes, rivers, and waterways, including Lady Bird Lake and Lake Travis on the Colorado River, Barton Springs, McKinney Falls, and Lake Walter E. Long.

Contestants on The Voice as revealed by airing of promotional advertisements or shows were Javier Colon, [5] Frenchie Davis, [6] Nakia, [7] Lukas Rossi, [8] Cherie Oakley, and Dia Frampton. [5]

Javier Colon American singer and songwriter

Javier Colon is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He has referred to his style of music as being "acoustic soul." He was a member of EmcQ and The Derek Trucks Band, and worked with many musicians before going solo. From 2002 to 2006, he was signed to Capitol Records, known as artist Javier. In 2006, however, the contract was terminated and Javier Colon became an independent artist with his own label, Javier Colon Music. In 2011, he was the winner of the inaugural season of the U.S. television show on NBC, The Voice, receiving $100,000 and signing a recording contract with Universal Republic Records. Javier Colon eventually decided to part ways with Universal Republic.

Frenchie Davis American actress and singer

Franchell "Frenchie" Davis is an American Broadway performer and a soul, dance/electronica, and pop singer. She first came to public attention in 2003 as a contestant on the singing competition show American Idol. Davis began performing in Rent on Broadway soon afterward, and was a member of the cast for four years. In 2011 Davis reached the top 8 on the first season of singing competition The Voice.

Nakia American actor and singer

Nakia Reynoso, known professionally as Nakia, is an American musician, singer-songwriter and actor living in Austin, Texas. He is a native of Fort Payne, Alabama.

Coaches, host, and social media correspondent


In late February 2011, NBC began announcements of the coaches for the series. First to sign on were CeeLo Green and Adam Levine (frontman for Maroon 5). [9] Christina Aguilera came on board in early March 2011. [10] Blake Shelton was added as the final coach on March 7, 2011. [11]

Blake Shelton American country music singer and television personality

Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country singer, songwriter and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries. Although the album was released on Giant Records Nashville, he was transferred to Warner Bros. Records Nashville after Giant closed in late 2001.

Carson Daly was announced as the show's first host. [12] Alison Haislip was announced as the show's "backstage online and social media correspondent" during the live shows. [13]

Carson Daly American broadcaster

Carson Jones Daly is an American television host, radio personality, producer, and television personality. Prior to 2002, Daly was a VJ on MTV's Total Request Live, and a DJ for the Southern California-based radio station 106.7 KROQ-FM. In 2002, Daly joined NBC, where he began hosting and producing the late night talk show Last Call with Carson Daly, and occasionally hosting special event programming for NBC, such as the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show, and executive producing New Year's Eve with Carson Daly from Times Square beginning in 2003.

Alison Haislip American actress and former television correspondent

Alison Fesq Haislip is an American actress and former television correspondent for Attack of the Show! on the defunct G4 network and the NBC reality singing competition series The Voice.

Teams

Color key
CoachesTop 32 Artists
Adam Levine
Javier Colon Casey WestonDevon BarleyJeff Jenkins
Casey DesmondRebecca LoebeAngela WolffTim Mahoney
CeeLo Green
Vicci Martinez NakiaCurtis GrimesThe Thompson Sisters
Emily ValentineKelsey ReyTje AustinNiki Dawson
Christina Aguilera
Beverly McClellan Frenchie DavisRaquel CastroLily Elise
Cherie OakleyJulia EasonJustin GrennanTarralyn Ramsey
Blake Shelton
Dia Frampton XeniaJared BlakePatrick Thomas
Sara OromchiSerabeeElenowenTyler Robinson

Blind auditions

Color key
  Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button
    Artist defaulted to this coach's team
    Artist elected to join this coach's team
    Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button

Episode 1 (April 26)

The first of two Blind Audition taped episodes was broadcast on April 26, 2011. The coaches performed coach CeeLo's song, "Crazy" at the start of the show. [14]

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices [15]
AdamCeeLoXtinaBlake
1Tarralyn Ramsey31 Jacksonville, Florida "Breathe"
2Patrick Thomas20 Nashville, Tennessee "Live Like You Were Dying"
3Jared Blake32 Star City, Arkansas "Good Girls Go Bad"
4 Vicci Martinez 26 Tacoma, Washington "Rolling in the Deep"
5Sonia Rao24 Freehold Township, New Jersey "If I Ain't Got You"
6Elenowen (Josh & Nicole Johnson)N/A Nashville, Tennessee "Falling Slowly"
7 Frenchie Davis 31 Los Angeles, California "I Kissed a Girl"
8Kelsey Rey20 Sebastian, Florida "American Boy"
9Jeff Jenkins22 Jones Creek, Texas "Bless the Broken Road"
10 Rebecca Loebe 27 Atlanta, Georgia "Come as You Are"
11Joann Rizzo56 Freehold Township, New Jersey "I Say a Little Prayer"
12 Xenia 16 Temecula, California "Breakeven"
13 Tje Austin 27 Austin, Texas "Just the Way You Are"
14 Javier Colon 33 Stratford, Connecticut "Time After Time"
15 Beverly McClellan 41 Fort Lauderdale, Florida "Piece of My Heart"

Episode 2 (May 3)

The second and final episode of the Blind Audition rounds was broadcast on May 3, 2011.

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and aritst's choices [16]
AdamCeeLoXtinaBlake
1Cherie Oakley29 Nashville, Tennessee "Gunpowder & Lead"
2Devon Barley19 Mattapoisett, Massachusetts "I'm Yours"
3Joshua Hand29 West Palm Beach, Florida "Paparazzi"
4 Raquel Castro 16 Long Island, New York "Bleeding Love"
5Emily Valentine23 Hollywood, California "Sober"
6Niki Dawson19 Jacksonville, Florida "Teenage Dream"
7Sara Oromchi18 San Jose, California "Imagine"
8Tim Mahoney39 Minneapolis, Minnesota "Bring It On Home to Me"
9Julia Eason18 Palos Verdes, California "Mercy"
10Angela Wolff25 Metter, Georgia "The House That Built Me"
11Tyler Robinson20 Folsom, California "Hey, Soul Sister"
12 Nakia 36 Austin, Texas "Forget You"
13 Serabee 34 Mississippi "Son of a Preacher Man"
14 Casey Desmond 25 Boston, Massachusetts "Born This Way"
15 Justin Grennan 30 Enumclaw, Washington "Drops of Jupiter"
16 Dia Frampton 23 St. George, Utah "Bubbly"
17Curtis Grimes25 Gilmer, Texas "Hillbilly Bone"
18The Thompson Sisters
(Tori & Taylor Thompson)
17 & 19 Santa Maria, California "Stuck Like Glue"

Second chance

As, by the end of the regular audition round, only Cee Lo Green had completed his full team of eight finalists, with Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton with seven finalists and Adam Levine only six, selected contestants eliminated previously were given a second chance. The performances in the "second chance round" were as follows:

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices [16]
AdamCeeLoXtinaBlake
1 Lily Elise 20 San Anselmo, California "If I Ain't Got You"Team full
2Sonia Rao24 Freehold Borough, New Jersey "Chasing Pavements"Team full
3 Jared Blake 32 Star City, Arkansas "Not Ready to Make Nice"
4 Casey Weston 18 Naples, Florida "Stupid Boy"Team full
5Angela Wolff25 Metter, Georgia "Rolling in the Deep"

The Battles

After the Blind Auditions, each coach had eight contestants for the Battle rounds that aired from May 10 to May 31, 2011. Coaches begin narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants with the help of "trusted advisors". Each episode featured four battles consisting of pairings from within each team, and each battle concluding with the respective coach eliminating one of the two contestants; the four winners for each coach advanced to the live shows.

The trusted advisors for these episodes are: Adam Blackstone working with Adam Levine; Reba McEntire working with Blake Shelton; Monica working with CeeLo Green; and Sia Furler working with Christina Aguilera.

Color key
      Artist won the Battle and advances to the Live shows
      Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderWinnerSongLoser
Episode 3
(Tuesday, May 10, 2011)
Christina Aguilera1Frenchie Davis"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"Tarralyn Ramsey
Blake Shelton2Patrick Thomas"Burning Love"Tyler Robinson
Adam Levine3Casey Weston"Leather and Lace"Tim Mahoney
CeeLo Green4Vicci Martinez"Perfect"Niki Dawson
Episode 4
(Tuesday, May 17, 2011)
CeeLo Green1Nakia"Closer"Tje Austin
Blake Shelton2Jared Blake"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"Elenowen
Adam Levine3 Javier Colon "Stand By Me"Angela Wolff
Christina Aguilera4Beverly McClellan"Baba O'Riley"Justin Grennan
Episode 5
(Tuesday, May 24, 2011)
Christina Aguilera1Raquel Castro"Only Girl (In The World)"Julia Eason
Blake Shelton2Dia Frampton"You Can't Hurry Love"Serabee
Adam Levine3Devon Barley"Creep"Rebecca Loebe
CeeLo Green4The Thompson Sisters"Unwritten"Kelsey Rey
Episode 6
(Tuesday, May 31, 2011)
Adam Levine1Jeff Jenkins"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"Casey Desmond
Blake Shelton2Xenia"I'll Stand by You"Sara Oromchi
Christina Aguilera3Lily Elise"Since U Been Gone"Cherie Oakley
CeeLo Green4Curtis Grimes"Need You Now"Emily Valentine

Live shows

Week 1 (June 7 & 13)

After the Final 16 were decided, with four finalists for each coach, June 7, 2011 saw the launching of the live shows (EDT) with Team Christina Aguilera and Team Blake Shelton performing.

Public voting across multiple platforms (phone, smartphone app, web, and iTunes Store) commenced at this point, with two candidates eliminated from each participating team in the first two live shows. Voting lines were opened immediately after the broadcast of each live show on Tuesday and stayed open until 10 AM EDT the following Monday (June 13 for week 1).

Color key
      Artist was saved by the public's vote
      Artist was saved by his/her coach
      Artist was eliminated
OrderCoachArtistSongResult
1Christina AguileraRaquel Castro"Blow"Eliminated
2Blake SheltonJared Blake"Use Somebody"Eliminated
3Christina AguileraBeverly McClellan"I'm the Only One"Public's vote
4Blake SheltonDia Frampton"Heartless"Public's vote
5Xenia"Price Tag"Blake's choice
6Christina AguileraLily Elise"Big Girls Don't Cry"Eliminated
7Blake SheltonPatrick Thomas"I Hope You Dance"Eliminated
8Christina AguileraFrenchie Davis"When Love Takes Over"Christina’s Choice
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformersSong
1The Voice coaches"Bohemian Rhapsody",
"We Will Rock You",
"We Are the Champions"
2Christina And Her 4 Finalists

(Raquel Castro, Beverly McClellan, Lily Elise and Frenchie Davis)

"Lady Marmalade"
3Blake Shelton and his 4 finalists

(Jared Blake, Dia Frampton, Xenia and Patrick Thomas)

"This Love"

Week 2 (June 14 & 20)

On June 14, 2011, Team Adam and Team CeeLo performed.

Voting proceeded as before—following the episode's close and continuing until 10 AM EDT June 20.

Results from week seven
OrderCoachArtistSongResult
1CeeLo GreenThe Thompson Sisters"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"Eliminated
2Adam LevineCasey Weston"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"Adam’s Choice
3CeeLo GreenVicci Martinez"Jolene"Public's vote
4Adam LevineDevon Barley"Stop and Stare"Eliminated
5CeeLo GreenNakia"Sex on Fire"CeeLo’s Choice
6Adam LevineJeff Jenkins"Jesus, Take the Wheel"Eliminated
7CeeLo GreenCurtis Grimes"Addicted to Love"Eliminated
8Adam Levine Javier Colon "Angel"Public's vote
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformersSong
08.1CeeLo and his 4 Finalists

(The Thompson Sisters, Vicci Martinez, Nakia and Curtis Grimes)

"Everyday People"
08.2Adam & His Team

(Casey Weston, Devon Barley, Jeff Jenkins and Javier Colon) and John Burroughs High School Choir

"With a Little Help from My Friends"

Week 3: Semifinals (June 21 & 22)

Results from week eight
Semifinals

On June 21, 2011, the final eight performed. Voting proceeded following the episode until 10 AM EDT June 22.

OrderCoachContestantSongCoach pointsPublic pointsTotal pointsResult
1Christina AguileraFrenchie Davis"Like a Prayer"504393Eliminated
2CeeLo GreenNakia"Whataya Want from Me"512576Eliminated
3Blake SheltonDia Frampton"Losing My Religion"5056106Advanced to Finals
4Adam LevineCasey Weston"I Will Always Love You"352762Eliminated
5Christina AguileraBeverly McClellan"The Thrill Is Gone"5057107Advanced to Finals
6Adam Levine Javier Colon "Fix You"6573138Advanced to Finals
7Blake SheltonXenia"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"504494Eliminated
8CeeLo GreenVicci Martinez"Dog Days Are Over"4975124Advanced to Finals
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformersSong
1.1 Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger"
1.2 Blake Shelton & his team

(Dia Frampton & Xenia)

"Honey Bee"
2.1The Final 8"Faith/Freedom! 90" medley
2.2 CeeLo Green "Bright Lights Bigger City"

Week 4: Finale (June 28 & 29)

On June 28, 2011, the four finalists each performed an original song and a duet with their coach. Voting proceeded immediately following the episode's close until 10 am eastern June 29. Special guest, Katharine McPhee is promoting for her upcoming television series Smash .

ArtistCoachOrderOriginal songOrderDuet with coachResult [17]
Javier Colon Adam Levine1"Stitch by Stitch" 1 6"Man in the Mirror"Winner
Dia Frampton Blake Shelton2"Inventing Shadows" 2 5"I Won't Back Down"Runner-up
Vicci Martinez CeeLo Green3"Afraid to Sleep" 3 8"Love is a Battlefield"3rd/4th place
Beverly McClellan Christina Aguilera4"Lovesick" 3 7"Beautiful"
Note
  1. ^ a b c d The songs "Stitch by Stitch", "Inventing Shadows", "Afraid to Sleep", and "Lovesick" are all original compositions of Javier Colon, Dia Frampton, Vicci Martinez, and Beverly McClellan respectively.
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformersSong
1The Voice Coaches"Under Pressure"
2 Pitbull and Ne-Yo "Give Me Everything"
3 Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton"Don't Drink the Water"
Finals results

Airing on June 29, after performances and recaps, Daly first declared that the top two were just 2% apart. Then the top two artists were announced: Dia Frampton and Javier Colon. Despite Dia Frampton's original song, "Inventing Shadows", topping the iTunes singles chart, Javier Colon was declared the first season winner of The Voice.

Non-competition performances
OrderPerformersSong
1Vicci Martinez and Patrick Monahan "Drops of Jupiter"
2Javier Colon and Stevie Nicks "Landslide"
3Beverly McClellan and Ryan Tedder "Good Life"
4Dia Frampton and Miranda Lambert "The House That Built Me"

Elimination chart

Color key
Artist's info
Result details
Live show results per week
ArtistWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4 Finale
Javier Colon SafeAdvancedWinner
Dia Frampton SafeAdvancedRunner-up
Vicci Martinez SafeAdvanced3rd/4th place
Beverly McClellan SafeAdvanced
XeniaSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 3)
Casey WestonSafeEliminated
NakiaSafeEliminated
Frenchie DavisSafeEliminated
Devon BarleyEliminatedEliminated
(week 2)
Curtis GrimesEliminated
Jeff JenkinsEliminated
The Thompson SistersEliminated
Raquel CastroEliminatedEliminated
(week 1)
Jared BlakeEliminated
Lily EliseEliminated
Patrick ThomasEliminated

Performances by guests/coaches

EpisodeShow segmentPerformer(s)TitleHot 100 reactionHot Digital Songs reactionPerformance type
9Semi-finals Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger"8 (debut) [18] 2 (debut) [19] Live performance
Blake Shelton (with Dia Frampton and Xenia)"Honey Bee"15 (+6) [18] 11(+8) [19] Live performance
10Semi-finals Results CeeLo Green "Bright Lights Bigger City"did not chartdid not chartLive performance
11Finals Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo "Give Me Everything"2 (-1) [20] 3 (+1) [21] Live performance
Brad Paisley ft. Blake Shelton "Don't Drink the Water"did not chartdid not chartLive performance
12Finals Results Patrick Monahan (with Vicci Martinez)"Drops of Jupiter"did not chartdid not chartLive performance (duet)
Stevie Nicks (with Javier Colon)"Landslide"did not chartdid not chartLive performance (duet)
Ryan Tedder (with Beverly McClellan)"Good Life"9 (+9) [20] 12 (+5) [21] Live performance (duet)
Miranda Lambert (with Dia Frampton)"The House That Built Me"did not chartdid not chartLive performance (duet)

The Voice Live on Tour

In the final episode, Daly announced a summer concert tour. This tour had six stops across the United States, including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Wallingford and New York. The tour featured the top two finalists from each team, including Javier Colon, Dia Frampton, Vicci Martinez, Beverly McClellan, Xenia, Frenchie Davis, Nakia, and Casey Weston. [22] Out of the six dates, the New York show was a sell-out. [23] However, as overall ticket sales were lackluster, the tour was cancelled in subsequent seasons. [24] In 2014, the tour was resumed from June 21, 2014 to August 2, 2014, including the contestants of the fifth season, the sixth season and the first season contestant Dia Frampton.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
July 27, 2011 Los Angeles United States Gibson Amphitheatre
July 30, 2011 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
August 2, 2011 Chicago Rosemont Theatre
August 4, 2011BostonBank of America Pavilion
August 5, 2011Wallingford Oakdale Theatre
August 6, 2011 New York City Beacon Theatre

Contestant appearances on earlier talent shows

Reception and TV ratings

The premiere episode, in what was seen as a relative surprise, was the most watched telecast on the night it aired, garnering more viewers than high-profile competitors Dancing with the Stars on ABC (in persons 18 to 49; DWTS had more overall viewers) and Glee on Fox. The series debut garnered 11.775 million viewers from 9 to 11 p.m. It peaked at 10:45 p.m. with 13.398 million viewers (live+SD). [29]

Rolling Stone's Mallika Rao said of the show's premiere episode, "Could this concept be the best Dutch import since tulips and Eddie Van Halen?" [30] Despite a high viewership in its debut, the show has received mixed reviews on Metacritic, which holds at a 58. [31]

No.EpisodeOriginal air dateViewers
(millions)
1The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 1April 26, 201111.78 [32]
2The Blind Auditions, Part 2May 3, 201112.58 [33]
3The Battles Premiere, Part 1May 10, 201110.45 [34]
4The Battles Premiere, Part 2May 17, 201110.01 [35]
5The Battles, Part 3May 24, 20118.48 [36]
6The Battles, Part 4May 31, 201114.41 [37]
7Live Quarterfinals, Part 1June 7, 201112.31 [38]
8Live Quarterfinals, Part 2June 14, 201112.33 [39]
9Live Semifinals PerformanceJune 21, 201112.05 [40]
10Live Semifinals, ResultsJune 22, 201110.01 [41]
11Live Finale PerformanceJune 28, 201112.70 [42]
12Live Finale ResultsJune 29, 201111.05 [43]

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The seventh season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 22, 2014 on NBC. Carson Daly returns as the show's host. Adam Levine & Blake Shelton returned as a coaches. two new coaches are Gwen Stefani & Pharrell Williams replaced Shakira & Usher as coaches.

<i>The Voice</i> (U.S. season 8) season of television series

The eighth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on February 23, 2015 on NBC. Carson Daly returned as host. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Pharrell Williams returned as coaches. Gwen Stefani did not return for season eight, making room for the return of Christina Aguilera after a two-season absence.

<i>The Voice</i> (U.S. season 9) season of television series

The ninth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 21, 2015 on NBC. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams, and Gwen Stefani returned as coaches for the season.

<i>The Voice</i> (U.S. season 10) season of the US television series

The tenth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on February 29, 2016 on NBC. Carson Daly returned as the show's host. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Pharrell Williams all returned as coaches, while Christina Aguilera returned after a one-season hiatus. Gwen Stefani did not return as a coach for this season, but was the advisor for Team Blake in the Battle Rounds.

<i>The Voice</i> (U.S. season 11) season of television series

The eleventh season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 19, 2016 on NBC. A 30-minute preview episode aired following NBC's broadcast of the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics on August 21, 2016. Carson Daly returns as the show's host. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton returned as coaches. two new female coaches are Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus replaced Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera as coaches.

The twelfth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on February 27, 2017 on NBC with Gwen Stefani and Alicia Keys returning as coaches alongside Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.

The thirteenth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 25, 2017, on NBC. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton returned as coaches, Miley Cyrus returned for season thirteen, and new coach Jennifer Hudson replaced Gwen Stefani and Alicia Keys as coaches.

The fourteenth season of the American reality The Voice premiered on February 26, 2018, on NBC with new coach Kelly Clarkson and returning coach Alicia Keys.

The fifteenth season of the American reality television show, The Voice premiered on September 24, 2018, on NBC. Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, and Blake Shelton returned as coaches from the previous season. Jennifer Hudson, who last coached in season 13, returned, replacing Alicia Keys. For the first time in its history, the show featured a fifth coach, Kelsea Ballerini, who selected contestants to participate in The Comeback Stage.

The sixteenth season of the American reality television show The Voice premiered on February 25, 2019, on NBC. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson returned as coaches. John Legend joined as a coach, replacing Jennifer Hudson. The series again features a fifth coach, this time, Bebe Rexha, who selects contestants to participate in The Comeback Stage.

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