The tenth season of the American
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talent show
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''
The Voice
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* The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...
'' premiered on February 29, 2016 on
NBC
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.
Carson Daly returned as the show's host.
Adam Levine,
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at ...
, and
Pharrell Williams all returned as coaches. Meanwhile,
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
returned after a one-season hiatus, replacing
Gwen Stefani who did not return as a coach for this season, however instead served as an advisor for Team Blake in the Battle Rounds.
For the first time in the show's history, iTunes bonus multipliers were now applied to performances for live performances during the finals in addition to the "Cumulative iTunes Vote Total"; duets were now made eligible for downloads but does not count as a vote for iTunes, although this would later became intact a year later in
season twelve.
Alisan Porter
Alisan Leigh Porter (born June 20, 1981) is an American pop, rock & country singer, actress, and dancer. As a child, Porter made acting appearances in '' Parenthood'', '' Stella'' and ''I Love You to Death''. Her breakout role came in 1991, when ...
was named the winner of the season, marking Aguilera's first and only win as a coach and Porter the oldest female winner. Aguilera also became the first female coach to win a season of ''The Voice''.
Coaches and hosts
Adam Levine and
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at ...
returned for their tenth season as coaches.
Pharrell Williams returned for his fourth season and
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
returned for her sixth season, after a season's hiatus. The advisor for this season was
next season's coach
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip ho ...
, who served as an advisor for all teams during the Knockouts.
Auditions
The open call auditions were held in the following locations.
Teams
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Blind auditions
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Episode 1 (Feb. 29)
Episode 2 (March 1)
Episode 3 (March 7)
Episode 4 (March 8)
Episode 5 (March 9)
This episode covered the Best of the Blind Auditions and a sneak peek of the next stage of competition, the Battle Rounds.
Episode 6 (March 14)
The sixth episode included the last of the Blind Auditions as well as the first Battles. All of the coaches performed "
I Wish".
The Battles
The Battles (from the second half of episode 6 to episode 9) consisted of two 2-hour episodes, one 1-hour and one special episodes each on March 14, 15, 21 and 22, 2016. Season ten's advisors included:
Tori Kelly
Victoria Loren Kelly (born December 14, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, and voice actress. She first gained recognition after posting videos on YouTube as a teenager, and made it through to Hollywood week on the ninth season of ''Americ ...
for Team Adam,
Sean 'Diddy' Combs for Team Pharrell,
Patti LaBelle for Team Christina and
Gwen Stefani for Team Blake. Each coach can exercise the use of two "Steals" for this round.
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The Knockouts
For the Knockouts,
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip ho ...
was assigned as a mentor for contestants in all four teams.
The coaches can each steal one losing artist. The top 20 contestants, plus four receiving the Coach Comeback from either the Knockouts or the earlier Battles, will then move on to the "Live Shows."
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1 Daniel Passino is on Team Pharrell for the Live Shows
2 Nick Hagelin is on Team Christina for the Live Shows
Live shows
The Live Shows are the final phase of the competition, consisting of seven weeks of shows beginning with the playoffs and a live finale.
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Week 1: Live Playoffs (April 11, 12 & 13)
The Live Playoffs comprised episodes 14, 15, and 16. 24 artists perform for a public vote; the top two artists per each team advances via public vote, while the bottom four artists compete for the coaches' save in the results show. The Monday night broadcast featured Teams Blake and Christina, the Tuesday night broadcast featured Teams Adam and Pharrell, and the Wednesday night broadcast featured the results.
Week 2: Top 12 (April 18 & 19)
From weeks two to five, two artists with the fewest votes compete for an Instant Save, with one leaving the competition each week until the semifinals. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Adam Wakefield (#7) and
Alisan Porter
Alisan Leigh Porter (born June 20, 1981) is an American pop, rock & country singer, actress, and dancer. As a child, Porter made acting appearances in '' Parenthood'', '' Stella'' and ''I Love You to Death''. Her breakout role came in 1991, when ...
(#9).
Week 3: Top 11 (April 25 & 26)
None of the artists reached the top 10 on iTunes, so no bonuses were awarded.
Week 4: Top 10 (May 2 & 3)
iTunes bonus multiplier was awarded to Porter (#6).
Week 5: Top 9 (May 9 & 10)
iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Wakefield (#9) and Laith Al-Saadi (#10).
This week's Instant Save was the second closest in the show's history, with Paxton and Nick tied for most of the voting window; Paxton was saved with a difference of nearly 100 votes.
Week 6: Semifinals (May 16 & 17)
Four artists were eliminated on the semifinals. During the results, the top three artists with the most votes were immediately advanced the finals, the bottom two artists with the fewest votes were eliminated immediately, and the middle three artists were eligible for the Instant Save. 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. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Wakefield (#2), Porter (#3), Hannah Huston (#5),
Mary Sarah (#6), Bryan Bautista (#7) and Al-Saadi (#10).
All four coaches had an artist advance to the finals for the first time ever since
season 1 Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012
* ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012
See also
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* Season 2 (disambiguation)
* Season 4 (disambiguati ...
and
season 2 Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* '' 2econd Season''
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(which was team-based rather than individual), thus becoming the first season in ''
The Voice
The Voice may refer to:
Fictional entities
* The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics
* The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe
* The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...
'' history to achieve this distinction organically.
Pink
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served as a mentor for the semifinalists on all four teams.
Week 7: Finale (May 23 & 24)
The Top four performed on Monday, May 23, 2016, with the final results following on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Finalists performed a solo song, a duet with their coach, and an original song. In a change from the previous seasons, iTunes bonus multipliers were extended to songs performed in the final performance show. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Wakefield (#1 and #9), Huston (#3 and #7), Porter (#4 and #5) and Al-Saadi (#6).
All iTunes votes received for the six weeks leading up to the finale were cumulatively added to online and app finale votes for each finalist.
* Originally, Owen Danoff was among the artists recruited by Al-Saadi for his performance prior to Danoff's absence.
Elimination chart
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Ratings
Controversy and criticism
The show faced controversy when
Katherine Ho, a contestant on Team Adam, was the second contestant in the history of the show to make it to the third round of the competition and have all of her performances, including her Blind Audition, Battle, and Knockout round, montaged (not shown in full).
According to Matt Carter, "It's not often that we write an article on 'The Voice' that is about a contestant being triple-montaged, mostly because it is such a rare phenomenon, but here we are with it happening to Katherine Ho.
When it a triple-montage does happen, it just makes it all the more frustrating since it eliminates the purpose of the show. We know that there is no guarantee that you are going to get airtime when you audition for the show, but we do think for the most part you should get a little more attention than Katherine Ho got over the course of the competition. Her Battle Round performance of Caroline Burns was not really shown, and this puts her in a similar camp with Rebekah Samarin back in season 7 of the show. They made it far enough on the show that they cannot audition again, and yet they don't really get a lot of publicity – it's pretty unfair.
Here's the most egregious thing about this performance tonight: We don't even know what Katherine sang! She just didn't get any attention at all."
Performances by guests/coaches
Artists who appeared on previous shows or seasons
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Alisan Porter
Alisan Leigh Porter (born June 20, 1981) is an American pop, rock & country singer, actress, and dancer. As a child, Porter made acting appearances in '' Parenthood'', '' Stella'' and ''I Love You to Death''. Her breakout role came in 1991, when ...
was the youngest person to win ''
Star Search
''Star Search'' was an American television show that was produced by T.P.E./Rysher Entertainment from 1983 to 1995, hosted by Ed McMahon, and created by Al Masini. A relaunch was produced by 2929 Productions from 2003 to 2004. On both versio ...
'' at the age of five, and is known for her role as
Curly Sue
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in the 1991 movie of the same name.
*
Mary Sarah won second place in the Teen Category of the 2010 International Songwriting Competition, for her self-penned song "New Crush."
*
Tamar Davis appeared on ''
Star Search
''Star Search'' was an American television show that was produced by T.P.E./Rysher Entertainment from 1983 to 1995, hosted by Ed McMahon, and created by Al Masini. A relaunch was produced by 2929 Productions from 2003 to 2004. On both versio ...
'' as a member of Girl's Tyme and later as a solo act, and also auditioned for
season four of ''
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
''.
*Bryan Bautista, Caroline Burns, Joe Maye, and Natalie Yacovazzi all auditioned for the
ninth season, but all of them failed to turn a chair.
*After failing to turn a chair this season,
Maddie Poppe
Madeline Mae Poppe (born December 5, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the American Idol (season 16), season 16 winner of ''American Idol.'' She is a multi-instrumentalist—playing the guitar, piano, and ukulele. Prior to wi ...
went on to win ''
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
''
season 16.
*Jonathan Bach later appeared on
eighteenth season of ''American Idol'' where he eliminated during Hollywood Week.
References
External links
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Season 10
2016 American television seasons