Genre(s) R&B, soul, pop Air date February 5, 2012 Broadcaster NBC | Coach Blake Shelton Song I Believe I Can Fly Origin Orange County, New York | |
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Broadcast from February 5 (2012-02-05) – May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08) Judges Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton Hosts Carson Daly, Christina Milian (social media) Presented by Carson Daly, Christina Milian (social media) | ||
The second season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on NBC on February 5, 2012 in the 10 p.m. ET slot immediately following coverage of Super Bowl XLVI. The first promo aired on NBC on Saturday, October 8, 2011 during an episode of Saturday Night Live.
Contents
- The voice jermaine paul blind audition
- Auditions
- Coaches and hosts
- Teams
- Blind auditions
- Episode 1 February 5
- Episode 2 February 6
- Episode 3 February 13
- Episode 4 February 20
- Episode 5 February 27
- The Battles
- Week 1 April 1 2
- Week 2 April 9 10
- Quarterfinals 1 Week 3 April 16 17
- Quarterfinals 2 Week 4 April 23 24
- Semifinals Week 5 April 30 May 1
- Finals Week 6 May 7 8
- Elimination chart
- Television ratings
- Contestant appearances on earlier talent shows
- References
The program seeks solo artists and duos that perform various types of music: pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, Latin, country, blues and indie. Auditions were held July 15 to August 31, 2011 in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Nashville, and Orlando.
All four coaches return for their second season. The season expanded from the first season: each coach has twelve artists on their team, rather than eight as in the first season. The blind auditions and the battle rounds have also been extended. Executive producer Mark Burnett said that a results show would be on Tuesday nights in the spring. Jermaine Paul, mentored by coach Blake Shelton, was declared winner of the season.
The voice jermaine paul blind audition
Auditions
Auditions took place in the following cities:
Coaches and hosts
All four of the original coaches returned for this season. Carson Daly, the host of the show, also returned. Alison Haislip was replaced by singer and actress Christina Milian as the show's social media correspondent, increasing the show's involvement with its fans and offering behind the scenes information and news that would only be given by her. Celebrity guest mentors also worked with coaches during the battle rounds.
Teams
Blind auditions
Episode 1 (February 5)
The second season premiere aired on Sunday, February 5, 2012, immediately following Super Bowl XLVI.
Episode 2 (February 6)
The second two-hour episode was broadcast on Monday, February 6, 2012. The coaches performed a medley of Prince songs at the start of the show. The songs included were "1999", "Little Red Corvette", "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and "Kiss" which were sung mainly by Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton respectively.
Episode 3 (February 13)
The two-hour episode was broadcast on February 13, 2012.
Episode 4 (February 20)
The two-hour episode was broadcast on February 20, 2012.
Episode 5 (February 27)
The two-hour episode was broadcast on February 27, 2012.
The Battles
The first two-hour episode was broadcast on March 5, 2012.
After the Blind Auditions, each coach had 12 artists for the Battle Rounds, which aired from March 5 to March 26. Coaches began narrowing down the playing field by training the artists with the help of advisors. Each episode featured battles consisting of pairings from within each team, and each battle concluded with the respective coach eliminating one of the two artists; the six winners for each coach advanced to the live shows.
The advisors for these episodes are: Alanis Morissette and Robin Thicke working with Adam Levine; Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert working with Blake Shelton; Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Ne-Yo working with Cee Lo Green; and Jewel and Lionel Richie working with Christina Aguilera.
Week 1 (April 1 & 2)
The live performance show aired on Monday, April 2, 2012. The elimination show aired Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Is with Teams Christina and Blake.
Week 2 (April 9 & 10)
The live performance show aired on Monday, April 9, 2012. The elimination show aired on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Is with Teams Adam and Cee Lo.
Quarterfinals, 1: Week 3 (April 16 & 17)
The live performance show aired on Monday, April 16, 2012. The elimination show aired Tuesday, April 17, 2012. For the first time, each coach must make an Instant Elimination, meaning that at the end of the show both coaches must eliminate an artist from their teams. Is with Teams Blake and Christina.
Quarterfinals, 2: Week 4 (April 23 & 24)
The live performance show aired on Monday, April 23, 2012. The elimination show aired Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Is with Teams Adam and Cee Lo.
Semifinals: Week 5 (April 30 & May 1)
The live performance show aired on Monday, April 30, 2012, with the elimination show following on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
Season one finalists Dia Frampton, Vicci Martinez, Beverly McClellan, and Javier Colon returned on the results show to perform duets (with the exception of Colon). Frampton performed her new single, "Don't Kick the Chair", with Kid Cudi. Martinez partnered with her season one coach Cee Lo Green for her song, "Come Along." McClellan joined Cyndi Lauper to perform Lauper's "Money Changes Everything." Colon performed his newest single, "A Drop in the Ocean."
Finals: Week 6 (May 7 & 8)
The live performance show aired on Monday, May 7, 2012. The season finale aired on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Jermaine Paul was declared the winner.
Note: The golden colored songs are the iTunes top ten bonuses as well as the bolded names.
Elimination chart
Television ratings
Season two premiered following NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI, and was watched by 37.6 million viewers with a 16.3 rating in the key 18–49 demographic, making it the highest rated Super Bowl lead-out program since Grey's Anatomy in 2006.