The thirteenth season of the American

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'' premiered on September 25, 2017, on

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Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine (; born March 18, 1979) is an American singer and songwriter. He serves as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the band Kara's Flowers, of which ...

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 thirteenth season as coaches. Meanwhile,

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 hop ...

returned after a one-season absence replacing

Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", " Spiderwebs ...

, and new coach

Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisi ...

joined the panel replacing

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Colu ...

Chloe Kohanski Chloe Kohanski (born December 29, 1993), aka sweet93, is an American rock singer and singer-songwriter. She is the winner of season 13 of the American talent competition '' The Voice'' at the age of 23. Career The Voice (2017) Kohanski auditi ...

was named the winner of the season, marking Blake Shelton's sixth win as a coach, and making her the third stolen artist to win, following

Josh Kaufman Josh Kaufman (born November 9, 1976) is an American soul singer and singer-songwriter. A native of the Tampa Bay area in Florida, Kaufman is based out of and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is best known for winning the season 6 of NBC's ' ...

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and

Craig Wayne Boyd Craig Wayne Boyd (born December 31, 1978) is an American country singer and songwriter. A native of Dallas, Texas, Boyd is based out of and resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He is best known for winning Season 7 of NBC's reality TV singing com ...

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. For the first time, the Top 3 artists were all female and originally belonged to the same team, that of Cyrus.

Coaches and hosts

The coach lineup changed once again for the thirteenth season.

and

did not return as coaches. They were replaced by

, who returned after a one-season hiatus, along with returning coaches

and

. On May 10, 2017, NBC announced that

would join as a coach, following her success on ''

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'',

returned for Season 14 in the spring of 2018.

Carson Daly Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973) is an American television host, radio personality, producer, and television personality. Prior to 2003, Daly was a VJ on MTV's '' Total Request Live'', and a DJ for the Southern California-based radio st ...

returned for his thirteenth season as host. This season, for the first time since

, the Playoffs did not kick off the live rounds and voting. Instead, the Top 12 were chosen by the coaches. In previous seasons, the finalists were partially determined by viewers’ votes. This season's Battle advisors were:

Joe Jonas Joseph Adam Jonas (born August 15, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame as a member of the pop rock band the Jonas Brothers, alongside his brothers Kevin and Nick. The group released their debut studio album '' ...

for Team Adam,

Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During the g ...

for Team Jennifer,

Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single " Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and ...

for Team Miley,

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for Team Blake.

Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of '' American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her de ...

was a key advisor for all of the teams.

Teams

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Blind auditions

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Episode 1 (Sept. 25)

Episode 2 (Sept. 26)

Episode 3 (Oct. 2)

Episode 4 (Oct. 3)

Episode 5 (Oct. 9)

Episode 6 (Oct. 10)

The Battles

The Battle Rounds began on October 16. Season thirteen's advisors were

for Team Adam,

for Team Jennifer,

for Team Miley, and

for Team Blake. Like previous Battles, coaches can steal any two losing artists from another coach. Color key:

The Knockouts

The Knockouts round starts with episode 11. The coaches can each steal one losing artist. The top 20 contestants then move on to The Playoffs.

served as the advisor for the Knockouts. Color key: ¹ Whitney Fenimore is on Team Adam for the Playoffs.

The Playoffs

The Playoffs were taped on August 31 and September 1, and comprised episodes 15, 16, and 17. As in season six and for the first time since then, the Playoffs were prerecorded and hence no interactive viewer voting component or subsequent results shows. As in seasons 9, 10, and 12, four previously eliminated artists were chosen by the coaches to come back for the Playoffs. This season is the first to have the Playoffs taped on the same stage as the Battles and the Knockouts. There was no public vote in the playoffs. Instead, each of the coaches selected three of their own artists to eliminate. Color key:

Live shows

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Week 1: Top 12 (Nov. 20 & 21)

The Top 12 performed on Monday, November 20, 2017, with the results following on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. The Instant Save returned once again this season, with the bottom two artists performing for a spot in the next round via the viewers' votes from Twitter. iTunes bonuses this week was awarded to Addison Agen (#9). In addition, the show's official YouTube channel released a video starring the cast of ''

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'' and the Top 12 singing "

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Week 2: Top 11 (Nov. 27 & 28)

The Top 11 performed songs chosen by the public on Monday, November 27, 2017, with the results following on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Red Marlow (#9), Agen (#2), and Chloe Kohanski (#1).

Week 3: Top 10 (Dec. 4 & 5)

The Top 10 performed on Monday, December 4, 2017, with the results following on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Keisha Renee (#10), Agen (#5), Kohanski (#4), and Brooke Simpson (#2).

Week 4: Semifinals (Dec. 11 & 12)

The Top 8 performed on Monday, December 11, 2017, with the results following on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Like Season 12, the duets between contestants were part of the competition and public voting. In the semifinals, three artists will automatically move to next week's finale, the two artists with the fewest votes will be immediately eliminated and the middle three will contend for the remaining spot in the next week's finals via the Instant Save. iTunes bonuses this week awarded to Kohanski (#1), Agen (#2), Red Marlow (#5), Brooke Simpson (#6) and Noah Mac (#7), as well as the duet for Kohanski and Mac (#3). Davon Fleming's "Gravity" was in the Top 10 earlier Tuesday, but it had fallen to #11 by the voting deadline. With the eliminations of Mac and Davon Fleming, with the former being the first artist to receive two iTunes bonuses and to be eliminated during the same week, Hudson no longer has any artists remaining on her team.

Week 5: Finale (Dec. 18 & 19)

The Top 4 performed on Monday, December 18, 2017, with the final results following on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. This week, the four finalists performed a solo cover song, a duet with their coach, and an original song. iTunes bonuses this week were awarded to Agen (#1 and #5), Kohanski (#2 and #7), Marlow (#3 and #10) and Simpson (#4 and #8). For the first time in ''The Voice'' history, the Top three (of the final four) artists were all female. All finalists in the Top 3 were originally members of Team Miley and this was the first season in which both of the top 2 artists were stolen artists. Agen would also be the last artist Levine would take to the Finale as he did not get any other finalists through the rest of his coaching tenure. With Kohanski's victory, she became the third stolen artist to win The Voice, with

from the 6th season being the first and

from the 7th season being the second. She also became the first female stolen artist to win an entire The Voice season.

Elimination chart

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Team

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Reception

U.S. Nielsen ratings

References

External links

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