The third season of the Romanian reality talent show Vocea României premiered on ProTV on September 28, 2013. Pavel Bartoș and Nicoleta Luciu returned as hosts, with Vlad Roșca as the social media correspondent. All four coaches returned for their third season. The show was moved from its usual Tuesday evening slot to Saturday evening.
This season brought rule changes. During the battle round, opposing coaches have the ability to steal the singer that was sent home by the original coach. If more than one coach hits their button to recruit the singer in question, it is up to the contestant to decide which coach he or she wants to work with. Each coach can save two contestants, which means the battle round will end with nine singers on each team, rather than seven. The sing-off further reduces each team to eight singers for the live shows, rather than six as in the previous season.
The season finale aired on December 26, 2013. Mihai Chițu, mentored by coach Horia Brenciu, was declared winner of the season. It was Brenciu's second consecutive victory as a coach.
Pre-selections
Pre-selections took place in the following cities: Location Date Venue Cluj-Napoca Hotel Belvedere Timișoara Hotel Continental Iași Hotel Unirea Brașov Hotel Kronwell Bucharest Ramada Bucharest Parc Hotel
Teams Color key
+ Coaches Top 56 artistsHoria Brenciu Mihai Chițu Ana-Maria Mirică Georgia Dascălu Denisa Moșincat Árpi Török Florin Ilinca Andrei Hanghiuc Florin Timbuc Diana Arvinte Kinga Farkas Adrian Nour Gabriel Kisczuk Ana-Maria Bucșă Andrada Ghiorma Răzvan Răducă Ruxandra Măcărescu Marius Moga Sânziana Niculae Jovana Milovanović Felix Burdușa Andi Grasu Angelo Simonică Elena Șalaru Andrei Loică Dana Torop Gabriel Kisczuk Georgia Dascălu Răzvan Pașca Bogdan Olaru Diana Dolcan Mihai Farkaș Elis Opriș Mădălina Omania Smiley Adrian Nour Claudia Iuga Stella Anița Iolanda Moldoveanu Nicoleta Țicală George Secioreanu Lucian Frâncu Răzvan Alexa Bogdan Olaru Andrei Hanghiuc Elena Șalaru Adrian Molnar Valentin Câmpeanu Cosmin Arsene Gabriel Onilă Gabriel Burduja Loredana Groza Marius Marin Muneer al-Obeidli Alina Dorobanțu Florin Mândru Andrei Chermeleu Kinga Farkas Iulia Dumitrache Aurel Niamțu Răzvan Pașca Dudu Isabel Ana Kalmar Marcela Scripcaru Claudiu Grosu Alina Păun Mihai Băjinaru Romeo Zaharia Note: Italicized names are stolen contestants (names struck through within former teams).
Blind auditions The first phase of the competition, the blind auditions, taped August 5–8, 2013 at the MediaPro Studios, Buftea, began airing when the season premiered on September 28, 2013. 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 28) The first of six pre-recorded audition episodes aired on Saturday, September 28, 2013. The season 2 finalists opened the show with a performance of "Don't Stop Believin'". Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Bogdan Olaru 22 Moreni, Dâmbovița "Help!" — — 2 Iulia Dumitrache 23 Bucharest "Shy Guy" 3 Gabriel Onilă 34 Bucharest "Fragile" — — 4 Marian Radu 27 Răcari, Dâmbovița "Lost" — — — — 5 Marta Onilă 28 Bucharest "Nah Neh Nah" — — — — 6 Dana Torop 27 Craiova, Dolj "I Look to You" — — — 7 Gabriel Kisczuk 32 Rădăuți, Suceava "I'm Still Standing" — — 8 Valerian Coșug 61 Bucharest "Dance Me to the End of Love" — — — — 9 Mihai Chițu 33 Bucharest "The Great Pretender" — — 10 Ana-Maria Mirică 35 Ploiești, Prahova "Cabaret" 11 Andrada Ghiorma 28 Cisnădie, Sibiu "Skinny Love" — — — 12 Aurel Niamțu 64 Iași, Iași "Cine iubește și lasă [Blestem]" — — — 13 Răzvan Alexa 22 Verșeni, Iași "No Woman, No Cry" — —
Episode 2 (October 5) The second episode was aired on October 5, 2013. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Diana Irina Vasian 26 Lupeni "Try" — — — — 2 Diana Arvinte 24 Constanța, Constanța "American Woman" — — 3 Adrian Molnar 28 Reghin, Mureș "Just the Way You Are" — — 4 Giulio Laurențiu Vasilescu 34 Bucharest "Crying in the Rain" — — — — 5 Ana Kalmar 24 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj "Next to Me" — — 6 Florin Ilinca 22 Bucharest "Du hast" — — — 7 Sânziana Niculae 19 Urziceni, Ialomița "Blue Jeans" 8 Elena Carafizi 19 Chișinău, Moldova "Why Don't You Love Me?" — — — — 9 Angelo Simonică 17 Bucharest "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" — — — 10 Alexandru Cibotaru 28 Chișinău, Moldova "Atât de singur" — — — — 11 Adrian Nour 32 Galați, Galați "The Girl from Ipanema" — — — 12 Muneer al-Obeidli 29 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates "Ride It" 13 Cosmin Pienariu 32 Sebeș, Alba "Te iubesc, femeie" — — — — 14 Alina Păun 17 Bucharest "One and Only" — — —
Episode 3 (October 12) The third episode was aired on October 12, 2013. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Silviu Mircescu 23 Bucharest "Dragostea-i nebună" — — — — 2 Claudia Iuga 34 Arad, Arad "Holding Out for a Hero" — — 3 Răzvan Pașca 25 Baia Mare, Maramureș "When I Was Your Man" — — 4 Fănel Cornelius 38 Castrop-Rauxel, Germany "You" — — — — 5 Stella Anița 30 Bucharest "Impossible" 6 Ruxandra Măcărescu 27 Bucharest "You Know I'm No Good" — — — 7 Claudiu Grosu 28 Bucharest "Volare" — — 8 Adrian Pleșcău 23 Brașov, Brașov "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" — — — — 9 Felix Burdușa 21 Focșani, Vrancia "What Goes Around... Comes Around" — — 10 Jovana Milovanović 17 Kovin, Serbia "I Was Here" — — — 11 Mihaela Câmpean 49 Bucharest "Dream a Little Dream of Me" — — — — 12 Andrei Chermeleu 28 Bucharest "Red" 13 Marcela Scripcaru 24 Bucharest "Queen of the Night" — — —
Episode 4 (October 19) The fourth episode was aired on October 19, 2013. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Monica Budui 25 Târgu-Jiu, Gorj "Don't Know Why" — — — — 2 Andrei Hanghiuc 31 Bucharest "I Need a Dollar" — 3 Elena Șalaru 22 Chișinău, Moldova "Bring Me to Life" — — — 4 Mihai Farkaș 21 Făgăraș, Brașov "Please Forgive Me" — — 5 Ștefan Lăutaru 21 Bucharest "Jailhouse Rock" — — — — 6 Valentin Câmpeanu 22 Târgu Neamț, Neamț "Insatiable" — — 7 Kinga Farkas 22 Lupeni, Hunedoara "Unfaithful" — — — 8 Lucian Frâncu 26 Brașov, Brașov "Whataya Want from Me" 9 Cătălina Săplăcan 20 Dej, Cluj "Love You like a Love Song" — — — — 10 Florin Mândru 37 Târgu Mureș, Mureș "The Road to Hell" — 11 Árpi Török 34 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj "I Got You (I Feel Good)" — — 12 Geanina Iorgoaia 25 Timișoara, Timiș "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" — — — — 13 Elis Opriș 18 Mangalia, Constanța "Upside Down" —
Episode 5 (October 26) The fifth episode was aired on October 26, 2013. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Andi Grasu 30 Lugoj, Timiș "Red" — — 2 Alin Nica 32 Dudeștii Noi, Timiș "Sway" — — — — 3 Iolanda Moldoveanu 21 Brașov, Brașov "Skyfall" — — 4 George Secioreanu 22 Tulcea, Tulcea "Copacul" — 5 Alina Dorobanțu 20 Slatina, Olt "I Don't Believe You" — — 6 Mihai Napu 46 Bucharest "Not the Same Dreams Anymore" — — — — 7 Andrei Loică 16 Măgurele, Ilfov "If You're Not the One" — 8 Răzvan Răducă 25 Bacău, Bacău "Ain't No Sunshine" — — — 9 Diana Dolcan 20 Brașov, Brașov "Down on My Knees" — — — 10 Octavian Clonda 33 Brașov, Brașov "Wherever You Will Go" — — — — 11 Denisa Moșincat 22 Oradea, Bihor "A Moment Like This" 12 Mihai Băjinaru 41 Bucharest "Sex Bomb" — — — 13 Dudu Isabel 37 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj "Jump" —
Episode 6 (November 2) The sixth and last blind audition episode aired on November 2, 2013. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Ana-Maria Bucșă 16 Botoșani, Botoșani "Hero" — — 2 Alexandra Șipoș 17 Bucharest "Try" — — — — 3 Cosmin Arsene 29 Sinaia, Prahova "Goodbye My Lover" 4 Marius Marin 33 Slobozia, Ialomița "She" — — 5 Georgia Dascălu 17 Bucharest "Girl on Fire" — — 6 Nicoleta Țicală 24 Bucharest "Cry Baby" — — — 7 Florin Timbuc 18 Brașov, Brașov "Bed of Roses" — — 8 Georgiana Jecu 27 Oradea, Bihor "Waterloo" — — — — 9 Mădălina Omania 31 Botoșani, Botoșani "This World" — — 10 Gabriel Burduja 34 Reșița, Caraș-Severin "I Got a Woman" — 11 Alex Florea 21 Constanța, Constanța "Save Room" — — — — 12 Diana Odeșteanu 44 Brașov, Brașov "Crazy" — — — — 13 Romeo Zaharia 36 Vaslui, Vaslui "Kiss" — — —
The battles After the blind auditions, each coach had fourteen contestants for the battle rounds, taped October 10 and 11, 2013, at the MediaPro Studios, Buftea, and aired November 9–23, 2013. Coaches began narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants with the help of "trusted advisors". Each episode featured eight or ten battles consisting of pairings from within each team, and each battle concluding with the respective coach eliminating one of the two contestants. "Steals" were introduced this season, where each coach could steal two contestants from another team when they lost their battle round. The names of the coaches who attempted to steal each losing contestant are ticked; the chosen coach is highlighted. The trusted advisors for these episodes are: Monica Anghel (working with Horia Brenciu) Cornel Ilie (working with Loredana Groza) Șerban Cazan (working with Smiley) Randi (working with Marius Moga) Color key Artist won the battle and advanced to the next round Artist lost the battle, but was stolen by another coach Artist lost the battle and was eliminated
Episode 7 (9 November) The seventh episode aired on November 9, 2013. Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal' result Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga Smiley 1 Claudia Iuga "When You're Gone" Gabriel Burduja — — — Horia Brenciu 2 Diana Arvinte "Dance Dance" Gabriel Kisczuk — — Marius Moga 3 Jovana Milovanović "The World Is Not Enough" Mădălina Omania — — — Loredana Groza 4 Aurel Niamțu "Nu m-am gândit la despărțire" Romeo Zaharia — — — Smiley 5 "Another Day in Paradise" Gabriel Onilă — — — Marius Moga 6 Angelo Simonică "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" Elis Opriș — — — Horia Brenciu 7 Mihai Chițu "Kids" — — — Smiley 8 George Secioreanu "Creep" Elena Șalaru — Loredana Groza 9 Alina Dorobanțu "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" Mihai Băjinaru — — — Marius Moga 10 Dana Torop "If You Don't Know Me By Now" Bogdan Olaru — —
Episode 8 (16 November) The eighth episode aired on November 16, 2013. Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal' result Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga Smiley 1 Nicoleta Țicală "Delicate" Cosmin Arsene — — — Horia Brenciu 2 Árpi Török "Locked Out of Heaven" Răzvan Răducă — — — Marius Moga 3 Andi Grasu "Summer of '69" Răzvan Pașca — — Loredana Groza 4 Andrei Chermeleu "Suddenly" Alina Păun — — — Smiley 5 Stella Anița "Beneath Your Beautiful" Andrei Hanghiuc — Marius Moga 6 Felix Burdușa "With You" Mihai Farkaș — — — Horia Brenciu 7 Ana-Maria Mirică "Inima ta" Adrian Nour — Smiley 8 Răzvan Alexa "Somebody to Love Me" Valentin Câmpeanu — — — Loredana Groza 9 Florin Mândru "N'oubliez jamais" Claudiu Grosu — — — Marius Moga 10 Andrei Loică "Fix You" Diana Dolcan — — —
Episode 9 (16 November) The ninth episode aired on November 23, 2013. Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal' result Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga Loredana Groza 1 Marius Marin "Tonight" Marcela Scripcaru — — — Horia Brenciu 2 Florin Timbuc "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Kinga Farkas — — Smiley 3 Lucian Frâncu "Love Me Again" / "Get Lucky" Adrian Molnar — — — Loredana Groza 4 Muneer al-Obeidli "I Belong to You" Ana Kalmar — — — Horia Brenciu 5 Florin Ilinca "Where the Wild Roses Grow" Andrada Ghiorma — — — Marius Moga 6 Sânziana Niculae "Turn Off the Light" Georgia Dascălu — — Loredana Groza 7 Iulia Dumitrache "It Takes Two" Dudu Isabel — — — Horia Brenciu 8 Denisa Moșincat "La La La" Ana-Maria Bucșă — — —
The Sing-off