Coach Blake Shelton Host Carson Daly Broadcaster NBC | Song Darlin' Don't Go Presented by Carson Daly Origin Porter | |
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Broadcast from September 19 – December 13, 2016 Genre(s) Country-blues, soul, rock Judges Adam Levine, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, Blake Shelton Winner Sundance Head | ||
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 return as coaches. Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus replaced Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera as coaches. Sundance Head won the competition and Blake Shelton became the winning coach for the fifth time.
Contents
- The voice 2016 blind audition lauren diaz if i ain t got you
- Coaches and hosts
- Teams
- Blind auditions
- Episode 1 September 19
- Episode 6 October 4
- The Battles
- The Knockouts
- Live shows
- Week 1 Live Playoffs November 7
- Week 2 Top 12 November 14 and 15
- Week 3 Top 11 November 21 and 22
- Week 4 Top 10 November 28 and 29
- Week 5 Semifinals December 5 and 6
- Week 6 Finals December 12 and 13
- Overall
- Team
- Contestants who appeared on other shows or seasons
- References
The voice 2016 blind audition lauren diaz if i ain t got you
Coaches and hosts
There were two changes to the coaching panel from season ten. Coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton are joined by Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus, who replaced Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera, thus making it the first season to have two female coaches. Carson Daly returns for his 11th season as host. This is Alicia Keys's second appearance on the show after being the advisor for Team Pharrell in the Battle rehearsals in season 7. This is also Miley Cyrus's second appearance on the show after being key advisor for the Knockout rehearsals in season 10, making her the youngest ever coach in any of the national versions of The Voice franchise worldwide.
The mentors for the Battle Rounds this season will be: Sammy Hagar for Team Adam, Bette Midler for Team Blake, Charlie Puth for Team Alicia and Joan Jett for Team Miley. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill serves as key advisors for all four teams.
Teams
Blind auditions
Episode 1 (September 19)
The coaches performed "Dream On" at the start of the show.
Episode 6 (October 4)
This episode covered the Best of the Blind Auditions and a sneak peek of the next stage of competition, the Battle Rounds.
The Battles
The Battles round started with episode 7 and ended with episode 10 (broadcast on October 10, 11, 17, 18, 2016). Season eleven's advisors include: Sammy Hagar for Team Adam, Joan Jett for Team Miley, Charlie Puth for Team Alicia and Bette Midler for Team Blake. The coaches can steal two losing artists from another coach. Contestants who win their battle or are stolen by another coach will advance to the Knockout rounds.
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The Knockouts
For the knockouts, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were assigned as a partner mentors for contestants in all four teams. The coaches can each steal one losing artist. The top 20 contestants will then move on to the "Live Shows."
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Live shows
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Week 1: Live Playoffs (November 7)
For the first time in The Voice history, playoff results were voted on in real-time, exclusively through Twitter and The Voice app. All 20 artists sang live and eight were eliminated by the end of the night.
Week 2: Top 12 (November 14 and 15)
The Top 12 performed on Monday, November 14, 2016, with the results following on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. For the live shows this week, Garth Brooks was assigned as a mentor for final 12 contestants in all four teams. None of the artists reached the top 10 on iTunes, so no bonuses were awarded. The two artists with the fewest votes compete for the Instant Save, with the loser leaving the competition.
Week 3: Top 11 (November 21 and 22)
The Top 11 performed on Monday, November 21, 2016, with the results following on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. The two artists with the fewest votes competed for the Instant Save, with the loser leaving the competition. iTunes bonus multiplier was awarded to Sundance Head (#9).
Week 4: Top 10 (November 28 and 29)
The Top 10 performed on Monday, November 28, 2016, with the results following on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. The three artists with the fewest votes competed for the Instant Save, with the two lowest vote getters leaving the competition. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Sundance Head (#1), Brendan Fletcher (#2), Billy Gilman (#4), Christian Cuevas (#6) and Wé McDonald (#9). For the first time since the inclusion of the Instant Save in season five, a contestant was saved three consecutive weeks.
Week 5: Semifinals (December 5 and 6)
The Top 8 performed on Monday, December 5, 2016, with the results following on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. This week, the three artists with the most votes made it straight to the finals, the two artists with the least votes were immediately eliminated and the middle three contended for the remaining spot in the finals via Instant Save. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Billy Gilman (#1), Sundance Head (#2), Josh Gallagher (#3) and Christian Cuevas (#4). In addition to their individual songs, each artist performed a duet with another artist in the competition, though these duets were not available for purchase on iTunes.
With the eliminations of Ali Caldwell and Aaron Gibson, Miley Cyrus no longer has any artists remaining on her team. In addition, with the advancement of Wé McDonald to the finale, Alicia Keys becomes the second new coach to successfully get an artist on her team to the finale on her first attempt as a coach, the first being Usher, who coached Michelle Chamuel all the way to the finale of the fourth season.
Week 6: Finals (December 12 and 13)
The Top 4 performed on Monday, December 12, 2016, with the final results following on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. This week, the four finalists performed a solo cover song, a duet with their coach, and an original song. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Sundance Head (#1 #2 and #7), Billy Gilman (#3 and #4), Josh Gallagher (#6) and Wé McDonald (#10). All iTunes votes received for the five weeks leading up to the finale were cumulatively added to online and app finale votes for each finalist.