The Voice Nigeria is the Nigerian franchise of the TV series The Voice. It is a singing competition that features music enthusiasts and professional performers. Since its first edition in 2016 in Nigeria, the show has become the biggest rival to the Nigerian Idol. It has also produced many talents and celebrated artistes in the country and Africa at large.
Blinds This is the beginning of where coaches would have to build their team which should consist of 6 talents.
As the name implies, at this stage, the coaches’ chairs are turned towards the audience while the talent perform, if any of the coaches finds interest in the talent, he/she would have to hit the buzzer (red button) while their chair turns to face the talents. If there is more than one interested coach, the talent will have to select whose team he/she would want to belong, after all interested coaches pitch for the talent.
Live shows After the battle rounds comes the Live Shows. In this stage, each of the talents perform a song given by their coach, and the coach saves one out of every four talents while the rest are left to public votes. Public votes save one talent out of each team every week while the rest are evicted. The talents are cut from 32 to 16 to 12 to 8 of them who qualify for the finals. From the top 8, the winner and runner up are decided by the public votes.DSTV The Voice Nigeria home page
Coaches and presenters Coaches timeline Timeline of coaches Coach Seasons 1 2 3 4 Waje Patorankingcolspan=2 2Baba colspan=3 Timi Dakolocolspan=2 Yemi Alade Darey colspan=2 Falz colspan=2 Naeto C colspan=3 Niyola colspan=3 Praiz colspan=3
Presenters timeline Host Seasons 1 2 3 4 IK Osakioduwa colspan=2 colspan=2 Stephanie Coker colspan=2 colspan=2 Toke Makinwa colspan=2 colspan=1 Nancy Isime colspan=2 colspan=1 Kate Henshaw colspan=3 colspan=1 Zainab Balogun colspan=3 colspan=1 Key Main host Backstage
Series overview
Team Waje Team 2Baba Team Patoranking Team Timi Dakolo Team Yemi Alade Team Falz Team Darey Team Naeto C Team Praiz Team Niyola
Season Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Winning coach Presenter Coaches chair's order 1 2 3 41 14 Apr 2016 31 July 2016 A'rese Chike Cornel BrendaWaje IK Osakioduwa Stephanie Coker2BabaWajePatorankingTimi 2 18 June 2017 8 Oct 2017 Idyl Ebube Syemca WowTimi Dakolo Patoranking Yemi Waje 3 27 Mar 2021 24 July 2021Esther Benyeogo Kpee OkoroEazzieNaomi Mac Darey Toke Makinwa Nancy Isime Falz Waje Yemi Darey 4 24 Dec 2022 21 May 2023 Pere Jason Nicole Osarumwense Queen Jasper Bhen Niyola Kate Henshaw Zainab Balogun Praiz Niyola Waje Naeto C
Season 1 (2016)
The opening broadcast was on 10 April 2016. The four coaches for the inaugural season are Nigerian artistes Waje, Timi Dakolo, Patoranking and 2baba aka Tuface (formerly known as 2face Idibia). The programme is hosted by IK Osakioduwa and Stephanie Coker.Pulse.ng: The Voice Nigeria - Music reality show premieres on 10 April
Season 2 (2017)
The Voice Nigeria had four coaches like the first season and featured Yemi Alade (a new coach) in place of 2face Idibia. It was also hosted by Ik Osakioduwa and Stephanie Coker. The winner of the edition was Idyl.
Teams Coaches Top 49 artists Patoranking Flavour Idugbe Afolayan Adelake Itunu Ugunyemi Annie Cedric Emmanuel Okafor Tama Misa Kessy Mbonu Blessing Isaac Omuejevoke Ofiokpene Chukwuemeka ChikeEbube ObiomaEserophe "EseQliC" Urinrin Okoro Yemi Alade Jahnmso Liem Ifeoma Onu Olanrewaju Omowa Ogechi Ihenacho Chris Rio Joy Ebiem Torisheju Ogbe Olawole Olusi Favour Johnson Yimika AkinolaKelvin AuduBunmi Oshin Waje Zorah Julius Wilson Odini Paulyn Bob Obichi Marshall Arewa Comfort Shapera Makepeace Glory Amanyi Efezino Akpo Chuks Aniobonam Amarachi UgoekeDaniel JamesIsaac Aloma Timi Dakolo Emmanuel Precious Jahtell Item Daniel Oiongoli Kendri Ologodi Blessed Ake Godwin bada Sandra Osamor Nwando Okoli Victor Thompson Grace UdohGerald AgwunobiHappiness OsassumwenTara & Bella
Blind Auditions +Blind auditions color key ✔ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button Artist elected a coach's team Artist defaulted to a coach's team
+ Blind auditions results Episode Order Artist Age Song Coach's and artist's choices Patoranking Yemi Waje TimiEpisode 1 1Emmanuel Precious22Survivor (Destiny's Child song)✔✔✔ ✔ 2Zorah Jukius25Dangerous Woman (song)✔✔ ✔ – 3Jahtell Item23Fuckin' Perfect– –✔ ✔ 4Johansom Liem27Fly Like an Eagle (song)– ✔–– 5Ifeoma Onu31When You Believe ✔ ✔–– 6Favour Idugbe 19Kilon Poppin ✔✔✔✔ 7Afolayan Adelake27I'll Make Love to You ✔––– 8Olanrewaju Omowa20That Stupid Song– ✔––Episode 2 1Daniel Oiongoli22 Zunciya Daya✔✔✔✔ 2Wilson Odini20 Just Give Me a Reason –✔✔✔ 3Itunu Ogunyemi23 Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers song) ✔–✔– 4Ogechi Ihenacho 25 Serious love –✔✔✔ 5Annie Cedric 25 So beautiful✔––– 6Chris Rio21 Love don't lie –✔– –7Paulyn Bob24Sorry (Justin Bieber song)––✔–8Kendri Ologidi25What a Girl Wants (Christina Aguilera song)✔✔✔✔Episode 3 1Joy Ebiem 26 One Naira ✔✔✔– 2 Blessed Eke 24 Folashade – ✔ –✔ 3 Godwin Bada 25 The Lazy Song – –– ✔ 4Emmanuel Okafor 28 Step in the Name of Love ✔––– 5Obichi Marshall24 Battlefield (song)––✔✔ 6Tama Nisa25From This Moment On (Shania Twain song)✔––– 7Torisheju Ogbe28Wake Me Up (Avicii song) –✔–– 8Arewa Comfort26Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)✔✔ ✔ ✔ Episode 4 1Sandra Osamor 25 National Anthem ✔✔✔ ✔ 2Kessy Mbonu 25 Jangilora ✔✔–– 3Blessing Issac 25A Woman's Worth ✔–– – 4Shapera Makepeace 30Bad Romance ✔–✔✔ 5Glory Amanyi 26Irreplaceable––✔– 6Olawaol Olusi22Pillowtalk (song)✔ ✔––7Nwando Okoli27Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)––– ✔8Victor Thompson28I Knew You Were Trouble––– ✔Episode 5 1Ebube Obioma24 Too Close (Alex Clare song) ✔–✔✔ 2Efezino Akpo 25 I'm with you–✔ ✔– 3Chuks Aniobonam34 Shape of My Heart (Backstreet Boys song)✔✔✔✔ 4Favour Johnson 25 Kissing by Yemi–✔–– 5Omueijevoke Ofiekpene29The Vow by Timi ✔––– 6Grace Udoh29Be Without You––– ✔ 7Yimika Akinda22 Ordinary (Cobahams)✔✔–– 8Chukwuemeka Chike25Sugar (Maroon 5 song)✔✔––Episode 61Gerald Agwunobi23Some nights✔✔–✔2Amarachi Ugoeke18Wide Awake (Katy Perry song)–✔✔–3Kelvin Audu22Take a Bow (Rihanna song)✔✔✔✔4Happiness Osassumwen21Where Have You Been✔––✔5Bunmin Oshin21Only Girl (In the World)–✔––6Daniel James27Here and Now (Luther Vandross song)✔Team full✔–7Tara & Bella24Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song)––✔8Eserophe "EseQliC" Urinrin Okoro27Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie song)✔✔–9Aloma Isaac Junior25OkayTeam fullTeam full✔
Battles The battles began on 30 July 2017. The coaches can steal 2 losing artists from other coaches and proceed to live shows. At the end of battles, only 8 artists will remain on each team, 6 will be from battles that were won, and 2 from steals. A total of 32 advancing to live shows and 17 eliminated.
+ Battles color key Artist won the Battle and advanced to the live shows Artist lost the Battle, but was stolen by another coach, and, advanced to the live shows Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
+ Battles results Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal'/'Save' result Patoranking Yemi Waje Timi Episode 7 Yemi 1 Ifeoma I'm Every Woman Olla — — — Timi 2 Idyl Love Me Now (John Legend song) Happiness — — — Waje 3 Efezino Awe Daniel ✔— — Patoranking 4 KessyDriz Na gode Favour — ✔ — Yemi 5 Oge Firework (song) Tori — — — Timi 6 Jahtell The woman I love Gee6ixx——— Episode 8 Waje 1 Obichi Romantic Zicsaloma — — — Patoranking 2 Annie C Beneath Your Beautiful Tama Nisa — — — Yemi 3 Majeeka Toh Bad Wolei — — ✔ Timi 4 Bada Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Blessed — — — Patoranking 5 Hightee No Air Blessing — — — Waje 6Glowrie Hurt You Wilson — ✔ —Episode 9 Patoranking 1 Afolayan Drag Me DownSyemca ✔ ✔ ✔ Timi 2KendrisIf love is a crimeNwando—steal used—Waje3WowJealous (Labrinth song)Paulyn——Yemi4BunmiAye AdabaYimika✔——Patoranking5 EbubeSuit & TieGrey——Timi6 PreciousWhen a Man Loves a Woman Gracesteal used—Episode 10Waje1ShaperaWhat Do You Want from Me (Adam Lambert song)Zorahsteal usedsteal used—Yemi2Chris RioMore Than Words (Westlife song)J'Dess✔✔✔Patoranking3VokeWantedEseQliCTeam fullsteal used—Waje4ArewaWhat I Did for Love (David Guetta song)AmarachiTeam full✔Timi5VictorAin't No Mountain High EnoughTara & Bella and SandraTeam full
Live Shows The Live Shows began on 27 August 2017. All the 32 artists who advanced from the battles performed in the live shows for a place in the semifinals. This was divided into two episodes where 4 artists per team would perform in each episode. Two artists per team advanced from each episode, one as the coaches' vote and the other from public votes. A total of 8 artists advanced to the semifinals. All the 8 artists performed in the semifinal rounds for the public votes. Only 4 artists went through to the live finals. Idyl from Team Timi was announced as the winner of the second series of The Voice Nigeria and Ebube from Team Patoranking as runner-up. +Elimination ChartArtistSemifinalsFinaleIdylSafeWinnerEbubeSafe Runner-upSyemcaSafeThird PlaceWowSafeFourth PlaceChris RioEliminatedYimikaJ'DessJahtell
Season 3 (2021) After 3 years away, The Voice Nigeria is back with Season Three. Organisers have announced that the singing competition is open for online auditions - *25 August – 19 September 2020* and is expected to attract and help Nigerian musical talents. The Coaches for the Season 3 includes first-time coaches Darey, and Falz, as well as returning coaches Waje and Yemi Alade. The programme will be hosted by Nancy Isime, co-hosted by Toke Makinwa during the blind auditions and Stephanie Coker hosting the Red Room from the Live Shows. The show promises to take an interesting twist this season with many virtual engagements with fans, talents and the general publicVanguardngr.com: ‘The Voice Nigeria’ returns with Season 3 bigger, better The winner of this edition is Esther Benyeogo
Teams +Teams color key Winner Top 3 Fourth place Top 6 Top 8 Top 12 Stolen in the Knockout rounds Eliminated in the Knockout rounds Eliminated in the Battles
CoachesTop 24 artists FalzNaomi Mac Dapo Zacchaeus Tamara EbelikePeace AmaefulaKpee Okoro Nneka NgweOkemdiya Chimomez WajeEazzie Nuel AyoInioluwa Ayomikum Anu OkinlagunTeslimIfunanya NwangeneYemi AladeKitay OkiemuteAnu OkinlagunToseen EmehinolaVanilla Chinagoro Charles Loven Oluwabukola Ogunbodede Tim AyoDareyEsther BenyeagoKpee OkoroJeremiah RantiRachel OgondiDapo ZacchaeusAyomikumBlessing Ucheonye Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within former teams).
Blind Auditions Source: +Blind auditions color key ✔ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button Artist elected a coach's team Artist defaulted to a coach's team Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button