The first season of the Romanian reality talent show Vocea României premiered on September 27, 2011 on ProTV and was hosted by Pavel Bartoș and Roxana Ionescu, while Vlad Roșca was the social media correspondent. Horia Brenciu, Loredana Groza, Smiley and Marius Moga were the coaches for the first season. Each coach was allowed to mentor twelve contestants. The winner was Ștefan Stan from Team Smiley.
The season finale aired on December 26, 2011. It immediately proved to be a hit for ProTV and the network renewed the show for a second season. The series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase and live performance shows.
Overview The series consists of three phases: a blind audition (), a battle phase () and live performance shows (). Four coaches, all famous musicians, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each coach has the length of the auditioner's performance (about two minutes) to decide if they want that singer on their team; if two or more coaches want the same singer, then the singer gets to choose their coach.
Contestant auditions were held on June 26 and 27, 2011, at Hotel Crown Plaza Bucharest. Contestants were also allowed to submit online applications.
Teams Color key
Coaches Top 48 artists Horia Brenciu Iuliana Pușchilă Irina Tănase Daniel Dragomir Robert Patai Cristina Vasiu Claudiu Mirea Lucian Darie Vlad Gliga Lucia Dumitrescu Beatrice Vlădan Krisztina Koszorús Vlad Stoia Loredana Groza Dragoș Chircu Iulian Canaf Alexandra Crăescu Oana Brutaru Aminda Alexandra Penciu Daniel Lazăr Ana-Maria Flutur Andra Covaleov Alina Toma Andrei Ion Ana Odagiu Smiley Ștefan Stan Cătălin Dobre Anthony Icuagu Marcel Lovin Mihai Popistașu Maximilian Muntean Brigitta Szebenyi Gabriel Tran Marian Vasilescu Florina Nițulescu Ionel Istrati Lavinia Vâlcan Marius Moga Cristian Sanda Liviu Teodorescu Oana Radu Aldo Blaga Sebastian Muntean Loredana Căvășdan Georgiana Mototolea Teodora Moroșanu Andreea Crepcia Andrei Ciobanu Irina Gorga Aura Pohoață
Blind auditions Color key Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to this coach's team Artist elected to join this coach's team Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button
Episode 1 (September 27) The first of five pre-recorded audition episodes aired on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. The show started with the four coaches singing Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now". Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Ștefan Stan 34 Bucharest "Bensonhurst Blues" — 2 Aminda 28 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj "Forget You" — — — 3 Gabriela Tănase 23 Bucharest "Promise Me" — — — — 4 Vlad Gliga 22 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj "Delilah" — — — 5 Brigitta Szebenyi 25 Arad, Arad "Ironic" 6 Mirela Apostu 30 Bucharest "Don't Speak" — — — — 7 Aldo Blaga 25 Satu Mare, Satu Mare "If Tomorrow Never Comes" — 8 Dana Torop 25 Craiova, Dolj "The Best" — — — — 9 Liviu Teodorescu 19 Bucharest "I Believe I Can Fly" 10 Teodora Mărgineanu 24 Suceava, Suceava "Stand by Me" — — — — 11 Andra Covaleov 31 Bucharest "Hallelujah I Love Her So" — — — 12 Claudiu Mirea 30 Craiova, Dolj "Wild World" — — — 13 Loredana Căvășdan 21 Oradea, Bihor "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" 14 Adrian Filip 31 Bucharest "Unchain My Heart" — — — — 15 Dragoș Chircu 29 Bucharest "Summertime"
Episode 2 (October 4) The second episode aired on October 4, 2011. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Cătălin Dobre 20 Brașov, Brașov "I Feel Good" — — — 2 Beatrice Vlădan 21 Brașov, Brașov "I'm Outta Love" — 3 Vlad Stoia 29 Bucharest "Hello" 4 Vladimir Catană 25 Bucharest "Memory" — — — — 5 Ana Odagiu 25 Bucharest "Never Forget You" — — — 6 Bogdan Gheorghe 20 Bucharest "Cerul" — — — — 7 Iuliana Pușchilă 16 Mangalia, Constanța "Bleeding Love" — 8 Ionel Istrati 20 Chișinău, Moldova "Bulería" — — 9 Teodora Moroșanu 25 Bucharest "Perfect" — — — 10 Veronica Junger 40 Bucharest "Walking in Memphis" — — — — 11 Mihăiță Bordeianu 25 Broșteni, Suceava "Dacă ploaia s-ar opri" — — — — 12 Georgiana Mototolea 31 Bucharest "Oh! Darling" — — 13 Cristina Vasiu 19 Hunedoara, Hunedoara "Price Tag" — — — 14 Vlad Erdei 21 Timișoara, Timiș "Maria Maria" — — — — 15 Marian Vasilescu 20 Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Mehedinți "The Scientist" — — —
Episode 3 (October 11) The third episode aired on October 11, 2011. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Paula Ghivirigă 24 Fălticeni, Suceava "No One" — — — — 2 Andrei Ciobanu 20 Bacău, Bacău "Home" — 3 Irina Gorga 21 Măcin, Tulcea "Fly Me to the Moon" — — — 4 Daniel Dragomir 24 Bucharest "It's Not Unusual" — — 5 Vasile Seserman 24 Suceava, Suceava "Hotel California" — — — — 6 Nicolae Stoican 24 Popești-Leordeni, Ilfov "Superstition" — — — — 7 Lucian Darie 38 Piatra Neamț, Neamț "Unforgettable" 8 Oana Brutaru 22 Roșiorii de Vede, Teleorman "Proud Mary" — — 9 Andrei Ion 26 Bucharest "Shape of My Heart" — — — 10 George Dogaru 21 Constanța, Constanța "Dacă ai ști" — — — — 11 Irina Tănase 24 Bacău, Bacău "Summertime" — — 12 Horia Cristea 42 Bucharest "Blue Suede Shoes" — — — — 13 Alexandra Crăescu 23 Moinești, Bacău "The Show Must Go On" — — 14 Cristina Croitoru 23 Chișinău, Moldova "I Will Love Again" — — — — 15 Florina Nițulescu 18 Târgu Jiu, Gorj "Chain of Fools" — — —
Episode 4 (October 18) The fourth episode aired on October 18, 2011. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Anthony Icuagu 25 Bucharest "Use Somebody" — 2 Oana Zamfir 24 Brașov, Brașov "Rolling in the Deep" — — — — 3 Sebastian Muntean 22 Bucharest "Kiss from a Rose" — 4 Maximilian Muntean 24 Bucharest "Everything" — — 5 Cristian Baciu 37 Bucharest "Blue Suede Shoes" — — — — 6 Alexandra Penciu 16 Galați, Galați "Incomplete" — — — 7 Krisztina Koszorús 22 Târgu Mureș, Mureș "Smooth Operator" — — 8 Iulian Canaf 38 Iași, Iași "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" — — — 9 Oana Radu 17 Craiova, Dolj "Turning Tables" 10 Alina Hordilă 24 Vaslui, Vaslui "Nobody's Wife" — — — — 11 Gabriel Tran 24 Bumbești-Jiu, Gorj "If Tomorrow Never Comes" — — — 12 Teodora Sima 17 Bucharest "No One" — — — — 13 Andreea Crepcia 25 Bucharest "When Love Takes Over" — 14 Levente Szász 25 Bucharest "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" — — — — 15 Robert Patai 33 Bucharest "Purple Rain" —
Episode 5 (October 25) The fifth and last blind audition episode was aired on October 25, 2011. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Veronica Anghel 26 Măgurele, Ilfov "I Bruise Easily" — — — — 2 Marcel Lovin 25 Bacău, Bacău "Me and Mrs. Jones" 3 Lavinia Simina Vâlcan 27 Timișoara, Timiș "Pas în doi" — — — 4 Daniel Lazăr 33 Bucharest "Let Me Entertain You" — — — 5 Mihai Popistașu 22 Iași, Iași "Incomplete" 6 Mirela Boțocan 29 Sibiu, Sibiu "What's Up?" — — — — 7 Mihai Grigoraș 26 Bacău, Bacău "Freedom! '90" — — — — 8 Lucia Dumitrescu 21 Bucharest "Ain't No Other Man" — — — 9 Ana-Maria Fluturu 24 Galați, Galați "Baby Love" — — — 10 Andra Fănică 16 Tecuci, Galați "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" — — — — 11 Elena Sandu 29Bucharest "Mi-ai luat inima" — — — — 12 Cristian Sanda 18 Craiova, Dolj "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" 13 Aura Pohoață 25 Bucharest "Nobody's Wife" — — 14 Alexandru Neș 22 Constanța, Constanța "Sway" — — — — 15 Alina Toma 24 Galați, Galați "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" — — —
The battles After the blind auditions, each coach had twelve contestants for the battle rounds that aired from November 1 to November 15, 2011. Coaches began narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants with the help of "trusted advisors". Each episode featured seven or eight battles consisting of pairings from within each team, and each battle concluding with the respective coach eliminating one of the two contestants.
The trusted advisors for these episodes are: Monica Anghel working with Horia Brenciu, Dana Dorian working with Loredana Groza, Alex Velea working with Smiley and Randi working with Marius Moga
Color key Artist won the battle and advanced to the next round Artist lost the battle and was eliminated
Episode 6 (1 November) The sixth episode aired on November 1, 2011. Coach Order Winner Song LoserSmiley 1 Cătălin Dobre "Beat It" Ionel Istrati Marius Moga 2 Cristian Sanda "Cry Me a River" Aura Pohoață Horia Brenciu 3 Claudiu Mirea "Every Breath You Take" Vlad Stoia Loredana Groza 4 Aminda "Valerie" Ana Odagiu Smiley 5 Ștefan Stan "Give Me One Reason" Florina Nițulescu Horia Brenciu 6 Iuliana Pușchilă "Tattoo" Krisztina Koszorús Marius Moga 7 Sebastian Muntean "Broken Strings" Irina Gorga
Episode 7 (8 November) The seventh episode aired on November 8, 2011. Coach Order Winner Song Loser Marius Moga 1 Aldo Blaga "I Want It That Way" Andrei Ciobanu Horia Brenciu 2 Daniel Dragomir "It Takes Two" Beatrice Vlădan Marius Moga 3 Oana Radu "Halo" Andreea Crepcia Smiley 4 Maximilian Muntean "Hey Jude" Marian Vasilescu Marius Moga 5 Loredana Căvășdan "So What" Teodora Moroșanu Loredana Groza 6 Iulian Canaf "Sailing" Andrei IonSmiley7* Anthony Icuagu "So Sick" Gabriel Tran Marcel Lovin Loredana Groza 8 Alexandra Penciu "Why" Alina Toma
Episode 8 (15 November) The eighth episode aired on November 15, 2011. Coach Order Winner Song Loser Horia Brenciu 1 Cristina Vasiu "Lady Marmalade" Lucia Dumitrescu Loredana Groza 2 Oana Brutaru "Only Girl (In the World)" Andra Covaleov Marius Moga 3 Liviu Teodorescu "You Are Not Alone" Georgiana Mototolea Horia Brenciu 4 Robert Patai "All for Love" Vlad Gliga Loredana Groza 5 Alexandra Crăescu "I Drove All Night" Ana-Maria Fluturu Smiley 6 Mihai Popistașu "Need You Now" Brigitta Szebenyi Horia Brenciu 7 Irina Tănase "Easy Lover" Lucian Darie Loredana Groza 8 Dragoș Chircu "With or Without You" Daniel Lazăr * Lavinia Vâlcan withdrew from the contest (see #Controversies); as a result, Anthony Icuagu, Gabriel Tran and Marcel Lovin formed a trio for the battle rounds.
The sing-off At the end of the battle rounds, each coach advanced four contestants from their team to the live shows, leaving the other two to duel for the fifth and last spot, in an extra round called "the sing-off" (cântecul decisiv). The contestants sang their blind audition songs again and the coaches chose one contestant each.
Color key: Artist won the Sing off and advanced to the Live shows Artist lost the Sing off and was eliminated Coach Order Artist Song Result Marius Moga 1 Sebastian Muntean "Kiss from a Rose" Advanced 2 Loredana Căvășdan "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" EliminatedLoredana Groza 3Oana Brutaru "Proud Mary" Advanced4Alexandra Penciu"Incomplete" EliminatedHoria Brenciu 5Claudiu Mirea "Wild World" Eliminated 6Daniel Dragomir "It's Not Unusual"Advanced Smiley 7 Mihai Popistașu "Incomplete" Advanced8Maximilian Muntean "Everything" Eliminated
Live shows Color key Artist was saved by the public vote Artist was chosen by their coach Artist went to the sing-off Artist was eliminated
Week 1 (November 22) Team Brenciu and Team Smiley competed in the first live show, which aired on November 22. From each team, viewers could save two contestants, while the coach could save one of the remaining three. The other two went on to the sing-off (cântecul decisiv), where they performed their songs for the night once again, after which one was eliminated by their coach.