Genre(s) Pop, Gospel, CCM Host Carson Daly Presenter Carson Daly Origin Harlan | Coach Adam Levine Song Climb Ev'ry Mountain Broadcaster NBC | |
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Broadcast from September 21 – December 15, 2015 Judges Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Blake Shelton Nominations ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards- Variety, Competition, Reality, or Game Show 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.
Contents
- The voice 2015 blind audition jordan smith chandelier
- Coaches
- Teams
- Blind auditions
- Episode 1 September 21
- Episode 6 October 6
- The Battles
- The Knockouts
- Live shows
- Week 1 Live Playoffs November 9 10 and 11
- Week 2 Top 12 November 16 and 17
- Week 3 Top 11 November 23 and 24
- Week 4 Top 10 November 30 and December 1
- Week 5 Semifinals December 7 and December 8
- Week 6 Finals December 14 and December 15
- Overall
- Team
- Ratings
- Appearances on earlier seasons or other talent shows
- References
Jordan Smith was announced as the winner of the season.
The voice 2015 blind audition jordan smith chandelier
Coaches
Adam Levine and Blake Shelton return for their ninth season as coaches; Pharrell Williams, his third; and Gwen Stefani, her second season, after a season hiatus. The advisors for this season included Missy Elliott for Team Pharrell, John Fogerty for Team Adam, Brad Paisley for Team Blake, and Selena Gomez for Team Gwen. Rihanna served as an advisor for all teams during the knockouts.
Teams
Blind auditions
The first phase of the competition, the Blind Auditions, taped on June 29–30 and July 7–8, 2015, and began airing when the season premiered on September 21, 2015.
Episode 1 (September 21)
The four coaches performed a medley of each other's songs, including "Neon Light", "Don't Speak", "Sugar" and "Get Lucky", which were sung by Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams and Adam Levine respectively.
Episode 6 (October 6)
Episode 6, titled "The Best of The Blind Auditions," recalled the Blind Auditions this season.
The Battles
The Battles (episodes 7 to 10) consisted of two 2-hour episodes and two 1-hour episodes each on October 12, 13, 19 and 20, 2015. Season nine's advisors are Missy Elliott for Team Pharrell, John Fogerty for Team Adam, Brad Paisley for Team Blake, and Selena Gomez for Team Gwen. 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, Rihanna was assigned as a mentor for contestants in all four teams. As in previous seasons, the coaches can steal one losing artist. The top 20 contestants will then move on to the Live Shows.
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1 Chance Peña is on Team Adam for the Live Shows.
Live shows
The Live Shows is the final phase of the competition. It consists of the playoffs, four weekly live shows and the season finale. The traditional iTunes multiplier bonus begins with the Live Playoffs and continues through the end of the semi-finals. In addition, the Instant Save feature returns starting from the top 12 through the semi-finals.
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Week 1: Live Playoffs (November 9, 10 and 11)
The Live Playoffs comprises episodes 15, 16, and 17 (the results show). The top 24 artists perform, with two artists from each team advancing based on the viewers' vote, and each coach completing their respective teams with their own choice. For the first time in the show's history, the coaches will each be bringing back one of their eliminated artist from the Battles or Knockouts to perform in the Live Playoffs with the top 20 and will get a chance to move on to the live shows as part of the top 12. The Monday broadcast featured Teams Adam and Gwen, while the Tuesday broadcast featured Teams Pharrell and Blake. Jordan Smith's "Halo" reached #3 on iTunes and Emily Ann Roberts' "In The Garden" peaked at #6; both received iTunes bonus multipliers in their respective voting windows.
Week 2: Top 12 (November 16 and 17)
This season, only the two artists with less votes compete for an Instant Save, with only one leaving the competition each week, instead of the bottom three and the double elimination of previous seasons. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Jordan Smith (#1), Amy Vachal (#6), and Jeffery Austin (#9).
Week 3: Top 11 (November 23 and 24)
iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Amy Vachal (#4), Jordan Smith (#8) and Emily Ann Roberts (#10).
Week 4: Top 10 (November 30 and December 1)
iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Jordan Smith (#2), Barrett Baber (#3), Madi Davis (#4), Emily Ann Roberts (#5), Jeffery Austin (#7), Amy Vachal (#8) and Shelby Brown (#9).
Week 5: Semifinals (December 7 and December 8)
This week, the three artists with most votes make it straight to the finals, the three artists with the least number of votes were instantly eliminated and the middle three fought for the remaining spot on the final via Instant Save. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Jordan Smith (#1), Jeffery Austin (#3), Emily Ann Roberts (#4), Madi Davis (#5), Amy Vachal (#6), Braiden Sunshine (#7), Zach Seabaugh (#8) and Barrett Baber (#9). With the elimination of Madi Davis, Pharrell has no more artists.
Week 6: Finals (December 14 and December 15)
The Top 4 performed on Monday, December 14, 2015, with the final results following on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. This week, the four finalists performed a solo song, a duet with their coach, and a Christmas song. As per usual, no iTunes bonuses are awarded for Finale performances, with all season's iTunes votes for each artist counted cumulatively.
Overall
Team
Ratings
The season nine premiere was watched by 12.37 million viewers with a 3.5 rating in the 18–49 demographic. It was down from last season's premiere by .48 million viewers.