The seventh season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 22, 2014, on NBC. Carson Daly returns as the show's host. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton returned as coaches, while Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams joined as new coaches, replacing Shakira and Usher.
Craig Wayne Boyd was named the winner of this season, marking Blake Shelton's fourth win as a coach, and making Boyd the second stolen artist (and the only artist who has been stolen twice) to win the entire American season after Josh Kaufman in the previous season. Coaches and host Veteran coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton were joined by Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani, who replaced Usher and Shakira. The team advisors in this season include Stevie Nicks for Team Adam, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale for Team Gwen, Little Big Town for Team Blake and Alicia Keys for Team Pharrell, along with Taylor Swift serving as an advisor for all teams during the knockouts. Meanwhile, Carson Daly is back at the helm as host for his seventh season.
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Coaches Top 48 artists Adam Levine Matt McAndrew Chris Jamison Damien Mia Pfirrman Taylor Phelan Alessandra Castronovo Toia Jones Blessing Offor Rebekah Samarin Beth Spangler Ethan Butler Kelli Douglas Clara Hong Joe Kirk Jonathan Wyndham Gwen Stefani Taylor John Williams Ryan Sill Anita Antoinette Ricky Manning Bryana Salaz Craig Wayne Boyd Sugar Joans Troy Ritchie Beth Spangler Jean Kelley Jessie Pitts Menlik Zergabachew Mayra Alvarez Amanda Lee Peers Gianna Salvato Pharrell Williams DaNica Shirey Luke Wade Sugar Joans Jean Kelley Elyjuh René Ricky Manning Taylor Phelan Katriz Trinidad Menlik Zergabachew Blessing Offor Daniel Griffin Toia Jones Brittany Butler Jordy Searcy Maiya Sykes Blake Shelton Craig Wayne Boyd Reagan James Jessie Pitts Taylor Brashears James David Carter Allison Bray Grant Ganzer Griffin Tanner LinfordCraig Wayne Boyd Fernanda Bosch Bree Fondacaro Justin Johnes John Martin Kensington Moore
Blind auditions The Blind Auditions were taped on June 7–8, 2014. The first episode of the Blind Auditions premiered on September 22, 2014.
Color key Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to this coach's team Artist selected to join this coach's team Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button
Episode 1 (Sept. 22) The four coaches performed "Hella Good" at the start of the show.
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Adam Gwen Pharrell Blake 1 Luke Wade 31 Dublin, Texas "That's How Strong My Love Is" 2 Clara Hong 22 Atlanta, Georgia "Chuck E's in Love" — 3 Bryana Salaz 16 San Antonio, Texas "Problem" — 4 Dennis Bell 52 Mansfield, Louisiana "She Used to Be Mine" — — — — 5 Damien 35 Monroe, Louisiana "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" 6 Allison Bray 18 Louisville, Kentucky "Merry Go 'Round" — 7 MEGG 23 Redondo Beach, California "Celebrity Skin" — — — — 8 Taylor John Williams 23 Portland, Oregon "Heartless" — — 9 Elyjuh René 18 Long Beach, California "XO" — — 10Bianca Espinal21New York City, New York "Foolish Games" — — — — 11 James David Carter 34 Atlanta, Georgia "Nobody Knows"
Episode 2 (Sept. 23) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Adam Gwen Pharrell Blake 1 DaNica Shirey 25 York, Pennsylvania "Big White Room" — 2 Joe Kirk 17 Nashville, Tennessee "Lego House" 3 Menlik Zergabachew 19 Silver Spring, Maryland "Santeria" — — 4 Jimi Milligan 35 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania "Get Ready" — — — — 5 Reagan James 15 Burleson, Texas "Give Me Love" — — 6 Taylor Phelan 25 Sherman, Texas "Sweater Weather" 7 Caitlin Lucia 18 Huntington Beach, California "You're the One That I Want" — — — — 8 Sugar Joans 24 Los Angeles, California "Chain of Fools" — — 9 Taylor Brashears 21 Nashville, Tennessee "You Ain't Woman Enough" — 10 Andy Cherry 28 Charlotte, North Carolina "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" — — — — 11 Maiya Sykes 36 Los Angeles, California "Stay with Me"
Episode 3 (Sept. 29) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Adam Gwen Pharrell Blake 1 John Martin 25 Chicago, Illinois "Sweet Pea" — 2 Jessie Pitts 18 Birmingham, Alabama "The Story" — — 3 Michael Stein 62 Los Angeles, California "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" — — — — 4 Ricky Manning 19 Cape Coral, Florida "Love Me Again" — — 5 Mistee Meritt N/A Detroit, Michigan "You Gotta Be" — — — — 6 Jeremy Cole N/A Wilmington, Delaware "I Can Dream About You" — — — — 7 Samantha Sampson 17 Watertown, New York "Heads Carolina, Tails California" — — — — 8 Kelli Douglas 31Dallas, Texas "Danny's Song" — 9 Blessing Offor 25 New York, New York "Just the Two of Us" 10 Troy Ritchie 21 Trabuco Canyon, California "Out of My League" — — — 11Cole Wilkinson16Southlake, Texas "Classic" — — — — 12 Mia Pfirrman 19 Temple City, California "Unconditionally" 13 Alessandra Castronovo 21 Millstone, New Jersey "When Love Takes Over" — — 14 Jordy Searcy 20 Fairhope, Alabama "Skinny Love" — 15 Kensington Moore 16 Campbellsville, Kentucky "Love Runs Out" — — — 16 Bree Fondacaro 24 Orange, California "It Ain't Me Babe" — — — 17 Anita Antoinette 24 Boston, Massachusetts / Kingston, Jamaica "Turn Your Lights Down Low"
Episode 4 (Sept. 30) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Adam Gwen Pharrell Blake 1 Katriz Trinidad 15 San Diego, California "At Last" — 2 Ethan Butler 25 Chicago, Illinois "Beneath Your Beautiful" — — 3 Tanner Linford 17 Kaysville, Utah"When You Say Nothing at All" — — — 4 Roem Baur 37 San Francisco, California"Oh, Pretty Woman" — — — — 5 Jean Kelley29 Atlanta, Georgia"Already Gone"— — 6 Chris Jamison 20 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"Gravity" 7 Craig Wayne Boyd 35 Nashville, Tennessee"The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" — — 8 Tini Grey 38 Apia, Samoa"Sara Smile" — — — —9 Jerome Johnson 28 Columbia, South Carolina"Un-Break My Heart" — — — —10 Sydney Cubit 18 Lexington, Kentucky"Somewhere Only We Know" — — — —11 Aaron Pfeiffer 25 Harlem, New York"Don't You Worry Child" — — — — 12 Toia Jones 29 Montgomery, Alabama"One and Only" — —13 Amanda Lee Peers 29 Rochester, New York"Put the Gun Down" — — —14 Gianna Salvato 18 Freehold, New Jersey"Glitter in the Air" — — —15 Rebekah Samarin 20 Murrieta, California"A Case of You" — —16 Grant Ganzer 16 Johnston, Iowa"Unaware" — — — 17 Jonathan Wyndham 22 Lexington, South Carolina"Say Something"
Episode 5 (Oct. 6) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Adam Gwen Pharrell Blake 1 Matt McAndrew 23 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania "A Thousand Years" — 2 Brittany Butler 21 Boston, Massachusetts "The Girl from Ipanema" — — 3Evan Watson29 Fishkill, New York "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" — — — — 4 Ryan Sill 20 Sterling, Virginia "Secrets" — — 5 Fernanda Bosch 17 Miami, Florida "I Try" — — 6 Beth Spangler 30 Aiken, South Carolina "Best Thing I Never Had" 7Erin Kim24Los Angeles, California "Latch"Team full — — — 8 Griffin 23 Greenville, South Carolina "It's a Beautiful Day" 9Chandra Knudsen21Harlan, Iowa "Hard to Love" —Team full — 10 Mayra Alvarez 26 La Porte, Texas "Human Nature" 11 Luke Niccoli N/A Phoenix, Arizona "Sing"Team full — 12 Nikki Rene N/A Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida "Something to Talk About" — 13 Bradley McKee N/A Athens, Georgia "Me and My Broken Heart" — 14 Justin Johnes 15 Massapequa, New York "Let Her Go"
The Battles The Battles (episodes 7 to 12) consisted of two two-hour episodes and two one-hour episodes each on October 13, 14, 20 and 21, 2014. Season seven's advisors are Stevie Nicks for Team Adam, Alicia Keys for Team Pharrell, Gavin Rossdale for Team Gwen and Little Big Town members Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman-Roads, Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild for Team Blake.
Color key: Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Knockouts Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal' result Adam Gwen Pharrell Blake Episode 7 Pharrell Williams 1 Elyjuh René "If I Ain't Got You" Maiya Sykes — — — Adam Levine 2 Chris Jamison "Young Girls" Jonathan Wyndham — — — Gwen Stefani 3 Sugar Joans "Survivor" Jean Kelley — Blake Shelton 4 James David Carter "Wave on Wave" Craig Wayne Boyd — — Gwen Stefani 5 Taylor John Williams "Jolene" Amanda Lee Peers — — — Pharrell Williams 6 Luke Wade "Maybe I'm Amazed" Griffin — Episode 8 Pharrell Williams 1 Taylor Phelan "Breakeven" Jordy Searcy — — —Adam Levine 2 Alessandra Castronovo "Stay" Joe Kirk — — — 3 Rebekah Samarin "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" Clara Hong — — — Blake Shelton 4 Grant Ganzer "Stop and Stare" John Martin — — — 5 Tanner Linford "You & I" Justin Johnes — — — Gwen Stefani 6 Troy Ritchie "Maneater" Menlik Zergabachew —Episode 9 Adam Levine 1 Damien "Knock on Wood"Kelli Douglas — rowspan="6" — Gwen Stefani 2 Ryan Sill "I Need Your Love" Jessie Pitts — Pharrell Williams 3 Katriz Trinidad "Do I Do"Blessing Offor rowspan="4" Adam Levine 4 Matt McAndrew "Yellow"Ethan Butler — Blake Shelton 5Taylor Brashears "You're No Good"Bree Fondacaro — — Pharrell Williams 6 DaNica Shirey "Halo" Toia Jones Episode 10 Pharrell Williams 1Ricky Manning "On Broadway"Brittany Butler rowspan="6" — rowspan="6" rowspan="6" Blake Shelton 2Reagan James "Team"Kensington Moore — 3 Allison Bray "Sparks Fly"Fernanda Bosch —Gwen Stefani 4Anita Antoinette "I Can See Clearly Now"Mayra Alvarez 5Bryana Salaz "Boom Clap"Gianna Salvato Adam Levine 6 Mia Pfirrman "I Turn to You" Beth Spangler
Episodes airing on Monday had a running time of two hours. Episodes airing on Tuesday & Sunday had a running time of one hour.
The Knockouts The knockouts returned as a stage after being absent on the previous season. For the knockouts, Taylor Swift was assigned as a mentor for contestants on all four teams for this round.
Color key: Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Live Shows Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Live Shows Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Song Artists Song 'Steal' resultWinnerLoser Adam Gwen Pharrell Blake Episode 11 Gwen Stefani 1 "Heart Attack"Bryana SalazSugar Joans "Love on Top" — — Blake Shelton 2 "You've Got a Friend"James David CarterGriffin "As Long as You Love Me" — — rowspan="5" Pharrell Williams 3 "Saving All My Love for You"DaNica ShireyKatriz Trinidad "Superwoman" — — — Adam Levine 4 "How Do I Live" Damien Toia Jones "Crazy in Love" — — Blake Shelton 5 "Your Song" Jessie Pitts Tanner Linford "Calling All Angels" — — Pharrell Williams 6 "Rich Girl" Luke Wade Taylor Phelan "Rather Be" Episode 12 Gwen Stefani 1 "Mad World" Taylor John Williams Troy Ritchie "Hey Ya!" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" — Adam Levine 2 "Human"Mia PfirrmanAlessandra Castronovo "Next To Me" — — Pharrell Williams 3 "With You"Elyjuh RenéRicky Manning "Wrecking Ball" — Episode 13 Blake Shelton 1 "Landslide" Taylor Brashears Allison Bray"Sin Wagon" rowspan="7" rowspan="7" rowspan="7" Gwen Stefani 2"Miss Independent" Ryan Sill Beth Spangler "Too Little Too Late" — Pharrell Williams 3 "Chandelier" Jean Kelley Menlik Zergabachew "Could You Be Loved" — Adam Levine 4 "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Chris Jamison Blessing Offor "Your Body Is a Wonderland" — 5 "Drops of Jupiter" Matt McAndrew Rebekah Samarin "You Give Me Something" — Blake Shelton 6 "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" Reagan James Grant Ganzer "Apologize" Gwen Stefani 7 "Rude" Anita Antoinette Craig Wayne Boyd "Can't You See" Episode 14 The fourteenth was a special one hour episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." This episode shows the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 20 contestants and unseen footage.
Episodes airing on Monday had a running time of two hours. Episodes airing on Tuesday had a running time of one hour.
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