The Voice is an American singing competition television series broadcast on NBC. It premiered during the spring television cycle on April 26, 2011. Based on the original The Voice of Holland and part of The Voice franchise, it has aired twenty seasons and aims to find unsigned singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers, age 13 or over, drawn from public auditions.
The winner is determined by television viewers voting by telephone, internet, SMS text, and iTunes Store purchases of the audio-recorded artists' vocal performances. They receive US$100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group for winning the competition. The winners of the twenty one seasons have been: Javier Colon, Jermaine Paul, Cassadee Pope, Danielle Bradbery, Tessanne Chin, Josh Kaufman, Craig Wayne Boyd, Sawyer Fredericks, Jordan Smith, Alisan Porter, Sundance Head, Chris Blue, Chloe Kohanski, Brynn Cartelli, Chevel Shepherd, Maelyn Jarmon, Jake Hoot, Todd Tilghman, Carter Rubin, Cam Anthony, Girl Named Tom, Bryce Leatherwood, Gina Miles, Huntley, and Asher HaVon.
The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances and guide their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the season. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach. The original panel featured Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton; the panel for the upcoming twenty-third season features Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Niall Horan, and Chance the Rapper. Other coaches from previous seasons include Shakira, Usher, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Nick Jonas, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Niall Horan, Chance the Rapper, and Dan + Shay. In the fifteenth season, Kelsea Ballerini was featured as an off-screen fifth coach for "Comeback Stage" contestants. Bebe Rexha took over as the "Comeback Stage" coach for the sixteenth season.
Series overview[]
| Season | Originally aired | Winner | Runner-up | Host | Coaches (chairs' order) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 1 | April–June 2011 | Javier Colon Coach: Adam Levine |
Dia Frampton Coach: Blake Shelton |
Carson Daly | Adam Levine | CeeLo Green | Christina Aguilera | Blake Shelton |
| 2 | February–May 2012 | Jermaine Paul Coach: Blake Shelton |
Juliet Simms Coach: CeeLo Green | |||||
| 3 | September–December 2012 | Cassadee Pope Coach: Blake Shelton |
Terry McDermott Coach: Blake Shelton | |||||
| 4 | March–June 2013 | Danielle Bradbery Coach: Blake Shelton |
Michelle Chamuel Coach: Usher |
Shakira | Usher | |||
| 5 | September–December 2013 | Tessanne Chin Coach: Adam Levine |
Jacquie Lee Coach: Christina Aguilera |
CeeLo Green | Christina Aguilera | |||
| 6 | February–May 2014 | Josh Kaufman Coach: Usher |
Jake Worthington Coach: Blake Shelton |
Shakira | Usher | |||
| 7 | September–December 2014 | Craig Wayne Boyd Coach: Blake Shelton |
Matt McAndrew Coach: Adam Levine |
Gwen Stefani | Pharrell Williams | |||
| 8 | February–May 2015 | Sawyer Fredericks Coach: Pharrell Williams |
Meghan Linsey Coach: Blake Shelton |
Pharrell Williams | Christina Aguilera | |||
| 9 | September–December 2015 | Jordan Smith Coach: Adam Levine |
Emily Ann Roberts Coach: Blake Shelton |
Gwen Stefani | Pharrell Williams | |||
| 10 | February–May 2016 | Alisan Porter Coach: Christina Aguilera |
Adam Wakefield Coach: Blake Shelton |
Pharrell Williams | Christina Aguilera | |||
| 11 | September–December 2016 | Sundance Head Coach: Blake Shelton |
Billy Gilman Coach: Adam Levine |
Miley Cyrus | Alicia Keys | |||
| 12 | February–May 2017 | Chris Blue Coach: Alicia Keys |
Lauren Duski Coach: Blake Shelton |
Gwen Stefani | ||||
| 13 | September–December 2017 | Chloe Kohanski Coach: Blake Shelton |
Addison Agen Coach: Adam Levine |
Miley Cyrus | Jennifer Hudson | |||
| 14 | February–May 2018 | Brynn Cartelli Coach: Kelly Clarkson |
Britton Buchanan Coach: Alicia Keys |
Alicia Keys | Kelly Clarkson | |||
| 15 | September–December 2018 | Chevel Shepherd Coach: Kelly Clarkson |
Chris Kroeze Coach: Blake Shelton |
Kelly Clarkson | Jennifer Hudson | |||
| 16 | February–May 2019 | Maelyn Jarmon Coach: John Legend |
Gyth Rigdon Coach: Blake Shelton |
John Legend | Kelly Clarkson | |||
| 17 | September–December 2019 | Jake Hoot Coach: Kelly Clarkson |
Ricky Duran Coach: Blake Shelton |
Kelly Clarkson | Gwen Stefani | John Legend | ||
| 18 | February–May 2020 | Todd Tilghman Coach: Blake Shelton |
Toneisha Harris Coach: Blake Shelton |
Nick Jonas | ||||
| 19 | October–December 2020 | Carter Rubin Coach: Gwen Stefani |
Jim Ranger Coach: Blake Shelton |
Gwen Stefani | ||||
| 20 | March–May 2021 | Cam Anthony Coach: Blake Shelton |
Kenzie Wheeler Coach: Kelly Clarkson |
John Legend | Nick Jonas | |||
| 21 | September–December 2021 | Girl Named Tom Coach: Kelly Clarkson |
Wendy Moten Coach: Blake Shelton |
Ariana Grande | ||||
| 22 | September–December 2022 | Bryce Leatherwood Coach: Blake Shelton |
bodie Coach: Blake Shelton |
John Legend | Gwen Stefani | Camila Cabello | ||
| 23 | March–May 2023 | Gina Miles Coach: Niall Horan |
Grace West Coach: Blake Shelton |
Kelly Clarkson | Chance the Rapper | Niall Horan | ||
| 24 | September–December 2023 | Huntley Coach: Niall Horan |
Ruby Leigh Coach: Reba McEntire |
John Legend | Gwen Stefani | Reba McEntire | ||
| 25 | February–May 2024 | Asher HaVon Coach: Reba McEntire |
Josh Sanders Coach: Reba McEntire |
Dan + Shay | Chance the Rapper | |||
| 26 | September–December 2024 | Sofronio Vasquez Coach: Michael Bublé |
Shye Coach: Michael Bublé |
Michael Bublé | Gwen Stefani | Reba McEntire | Snoop Dogg | |
| 27 | TBA | TBD | TBD | John Legend | Michael Bublé | Kelsea Ballerini | Adam Levine | |
International broadcasts[]
| Country | Channel |
|---|---|
| United States | NBC |
| Asia | AXN, Fox Life |
| Latin America | BBC Entertainment |
| Australia | GO! |
| Brazil | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Canada | CTV, CTV 2 |
| Germany | sixx |
| India | AXN |
| Ireland | RTÉ One |
| New Zealand | TV2 |
| Philippines | Studio 23 |
| South Africa | SABC 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai One |
| United Kingdom | BBC One |