

In each season, coaches are assisted by celebrity advisors that are different in each season. In the "Battle Rounds", each coach pairs two of their team members to perform together, then chooses one to advance in the competition. Introduced in the 14th season is "Block", which allows one coach to block another coach from getting a contestant. The coaches' chairs are faced towards the audience during artists' performances those interested in an artist press their button, which turns their chair towards the artist and illuminates the bottom of the chair to read "I want you." At the conclusion of the performance, an artist either defaults to the only coach who turned around or selects their coach if more than one coach expresses interest. government for its overseas radio service.) In each season, the winner receives $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Republic Records (seasons 1 & 2) or later Universal Music Group (season 3–present).Įach season begins with the "Blind Auditions", where coaches form their team of artists (12 in almost all seasons except seasons 1 (8), 3 (16), 18-20 (10)) whom they mentor through the remainder of the season. (The name " Voice of America" was already in use by the U.S. Bebe Rexha took over as the "Comeback Stage" coach for the sixteenth season.Īn adaptation of the Dutch show The Voice of Holland, NBC announced the show under the name The Voice of America in December 2010 its name was soon shortened to The Voice. In the fifteenth season, Kelsea Ballerini was featured as an off-screen fifth coach for "Comeback Stage" contestants.

Other coaches from previous seasons include Shakira, Usher, Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, and Ariana Grande. The original panel featured Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton the panel for the upcoming twenty-second season will feature Shelton, Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Camila Cabello. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach.
#NBC THE VOICE SERIES#
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. 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, and Girl Named Tom. They receive US$100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group for winning the competition. The winner is determined by television viewers voting by telephone, internet, SMS text, and iTunes Store purchases of the audio-recorded artists' vocal performances.
#NBC THE VOICE PROFESSIONAL#
Based on the original The Voice of Holland and part of The Voice franchise, it has aired twenty-one 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. It premiered during the spring television cycle on April 26, 2011. The Voice is an American singing reality competition television series broadcast on NBC.
