The first season of the Russian TV show The Voice premiered on October 5, 2012, on Channel One. Dmitry Nagiev became the show's presenter. Dima Bilan, Pelageya, Alexander Gradsky and Leonid Agutin became the coach's in the premiere season.
Dina Garipova was announced the winner on December 29, 2012, marking Alexander Gradsky's first win as a coach.
Coaches and presenter
Teams Colour key
Coaches Top 48 artists Dima Bilan Margarita Pozoyan Olga Klyain Yuliya Tereshchenko Anastasiya Kashnikova Alex Malinovsky Anastasiya Chevazhevskaya Natalya Terekhova Kseniya Gerasimova Valeriya Akhatova Alina Bashkina Anzhelika Frolova & Viktoriya Kuzmina Artyom Demishev Pelageya Elmira Kalimullina Mariya Goya Anri Gogniashvili Roman Vtyurin Achi Purtseladze Nikita Pozdnyakov Gayana Zakharova Anna Zolotova Mari Karne Diana Garifullina Oksana Petrova Juliana Strangelove Alexander Gradsky Dina Garipova Evgeny Kungurov Polina Zizak Ilya Yudichev Pavel Pushkin Svetlana Saydieva Valeriya Grinyuk Metodie Bujor Darya Dubovitskaya Pavel Tarasov Artur Vasilyev Soslan Kulumbekov Leonid Agutin Anastasiya Spiridonova Edvard Khacharyan Artyom Kacharyan Ideliya Mukhametzyanova Alexander Pozdnyakov Sevara Nazarkhan Zlat Khabibullin Vlad Chuprov Alisa Geliss Liya Sarkisyan Alexandra Bartashevich Sofya Avazashvili
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
The coaches performed "Let it be" at the start of the show.
Episode Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin Episode 1 1 Yuliya Tereshchenko 22 Moscow "Мир без любимого" — — 2 Vyacheslav Olhovsky 50 Grozny "Я люблю тебя до слёз" — — — — 3 Anna Zolotova 20 Samara "Aria of Delilah" 4 Mark Yusim 24 Glazov, Udmurtia "This Love" — — — — 5 Kseniya Gerasimova 19 Ivanovo "Валенки" — — — 6 Edvard Khacharyan 28 Sochi, Krasnodar Krai "Historia de un Amor" 7 Veronika Glebova 23 Omsk "Чудесная страна" — — — — 8 Mariya Goya 24 Kyiv, Ukraine "Simply the Best" — — — 9 Polina Zizak 19 Moscow "At Last" — — — 10 Gleb Matveychuk 31 Moscow "До свидания, мама!" — — — — 11 Alexandra Bartashevich 23 Brest, Belarus "I Feel Good" — 12 Roman Vtyurin 23 Nizhny Novgorod "Скажите, девушки" — — — Episode 2 1 Evgeny Kungurov 29 Moscow "Разговор со счастьем" — — — 2 Olga Klyain 25 Ekaterinburg "I Believe I Can Fly" — 3 Pavel Tarasov 39 Nizhny Novgorod "Беловежская пуща" — — 4 Marina Matveeva 26 Moscow "My All" — — — — 5 Anri Gogniashvili 21 Tbilisi, Georgia "You Can Leave Your Hat On" — — 6 Alina Bashkina 19 Donetsk, Ukraine "Эхо любви" — — — 7 Elena Orkina 25 Rostov-on-Don "Milord" — — — — 8 Vlada Chuprova 26 Saint Petersburg "Mercy" — 9 Konstantin Shustarev 47 Sestroretsk, Saint Petersburg "Вьюга" — — — — 10 Dina Garifullina 19 Ufa "Strong Enough" — 11 Andrey Maksimov 17 Saint Petersburg "Луч солнца золотого" — — — — 12 Mari Karne 21 Moscow "Summertime" — — Episode 3 1 Anastasiya Spiridonova 27 Velikie Luki, Pskov Oblast "Simply the Best" — 2 Filipp Cherevko 26 Noyabrsk, YaNAO "Парень чернокожий" — — — — 3 Sevara Nazarkhan 35 Tashkent, Uzbekistan "Je t'aime" — 4 Artyom Kacharyan 23 Vladikavkaz "Hello" — — — 5 Darya Letichevskaya 23 Moscow "Останусь" — — — — 6 Oleg Mitrinyuk 32 Kostroma "Я вижу свет" — — — — 7 Svetlana Saydieva 28 Tashkent, Uzbekistan "I Will Always Love You" — — 8 Anastasiya Kashnikova 35 Moscow "Мир без любимого" — — — 9 Artyom Demishev 26 Moscow "Feeling Good" 10 Elmira Kalimullina 24 Kazan "Колыбельная" — — — 11 Renata Baykova 25 Ufa "At Last" — — — — 12 Artur Vasilyev 25 Saint Petersburg "Con te partirò" — — — Episode 4 1 Fyodor Rytikov 49 Zelenograd, Moscow "Скажите, девушки" — — — — 2 Margarita Pozoyan 27 Moscow "I Will Always Love You" — 3 Kristina Konovalova 23 Moscow "Симона" — — — — 4 Soslan Kulumbekov 35 Tskhinvali, Georgia "Historia de un Amor" — — — 5 Oksana Mukhina 32 Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria "Woman in Love" — — — — 6 Dina Garipova 21 Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan "А напоследок я скажу" — — — 7 Oksana Petrova 28 Magadan "Я ― то, что надо" — — 8 Achi Purtseladze 33 Tbilisi, Georgia "Summertime" — — 9 Anna-Nika Vakar 18 Beltsy, Moldova "Улетаю" — — — — 10 Sofya Avazashvili 23 Cheboksary "Domino" — — — 11 Ilya Yudichev 37 Moscow "Caruso" — — — 12 Ideliya Mukhametzyanova 21 Ulyanovsk "Let It Be" Episode 5 1 Alexander Pozdnyakov 19 Moscow "You Can Leave Your Hat On" — 2 Nikita Pozdnyakov 27 Moscow "Unchain My Heart" — — — 3 Olga Kovaleva 20 Ekaterinburg "Чудесная страна" — — — — 4 Natalya Terekhova 26 Tula "My All" — — — 5 Valeriya Grinyuk 22 Tashkent, Uzbekistan "Останусь" — — — 6 Vitaly Milushev 26 Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai "Актриса" — — — — 7 Veronika Shramko 19 Krasnodar "Domino" — — — — 8 Pavel Pushkin 38 Vladivostok "Aria of Delilah from the opera "Samson and Delilah" — 9 Gayana Zakharova 20 Krasnodar "Колыбельная" — — — 10 Ilya Pichko 18 Shakhty, Rostov Oblast "Это здорово" — — — — 11 Liya Sarkisyan 18 Fedoskino, Moscow Oblast "At Last" — — — 12 Anzhelika Frolova & Viktoriya Kuzmina (Sugarmammas) N/A Surgut, Yugra / Moscow "Simply the Best" Episode 6 1 Zlat Khabibullin 26 Ufa "I Feel Good" 2 Ekaterina Pechkurova 25 Saint Petersburg "Любовь настала" — — — — 3 Darya Dubovitskaya 25 Moscow "I Will Always Love You" — — — 4 Lev Elgardt 29 Tver "Я ― то, что надо" — — — — 5 Valeriya Akhatova 26 Nadym, YaNAO "Domino" — — — 6 Alex Malinovsky 26 Magadan "Беловежская пуща" — — — 7 Anastasiya Ivan 23 Kyiv, Ukraine "Je t'aime" — — — — 8 Anastasiya Chevazhevskaya 24 Moscow "Мир без любимого" — 9 Alexey Ismailov 24 Novosibirsk "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" rowspan=4 — — — 10 Alisa Geliss 20 Kaliningrad "This Love" — — 11 Metodie Bujor 38 Saint Petersburg "Dicitencello vuie" — rowspan=2 12 Juliana Strangelove 27 Moscow "You Can Leave Your Hat On"
The Battles
The Battles round started with episode 7 and ended with episode 9. Contestants who win their battle would advance to the Knockout rounds.
Colour key Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser Episode 7 Leonid Agutin 1 Anastasiya Spiridonova "Бросай" Zlat Khabibullin Alexander Gradsky 2 Polina Zizak "Proud Mary" Darya Dubovitskaya Pelageya 3 Achi Purtseladze "Мой друг" Oksana Petrova Dima Bilan 4 Anastasiya Chevazhevskaya "Vivo per lei" Artyom Demishev Leonid Agutin 5 Alexander Pozdnyakov "Crazy" Alexandra Bartashevich Alexander Gradsky 6 Ilya Yudichev "O sole mio" Pavel Tarasov Dima Bilan 7 Olga Klyain "Ain't Nobody" Valeriya Akhatova Pelageya 8 Mariya Goya "The Diva Dance" Anna Zolotova Episode 8 Pelageya 1 Nikita Pozdnyakov "Moscow Calling" Juliana Strangelove Alexander Gradsky 2 Dina Garipova "When You Believe" Valeriya Grinyuk Leonid Agutin 3 Edvard Khacharyan "Я тебя люблю" Vlada Chuprova Dima Bilan 4 Margarita Pozoyan "I'm Every Woman" Natalya Terekhova Pelageya 5 Roman Vtyurin "Я тебя никогда не забуду" Dina Garifullina Leonid Agutin 6 Artyom Kacharyan "Georgia on My Mind" Alisa Geliss Dima Bilan 7 Anastasiya Kashnikova "Кому? Зачем?" Alina Bashkina Alexander Gradsky 8 Pavel Pushkin "Con te partiro" Artur Vasilyev Episode 9 Alexander Gradsky 1 Evgeny Kungurov "Синяя вечность" Metodie Bujor Pelageya 2 Anri Gogniashvili "Без бою" Mari Karne Leonid Agutin 3 Ideliya Mukhametzyanova "Blame It on the Boogie" Liya Sarkisyan Dima Bilan 4 Yuliya Tereshchenko "Бумажный змей" Kseniya Gerasimova Alexander Gradsky 5 Svetlana Saydieva "L'Italiano" Soslan Kulumbekov Pelageya 6 Elmira Kalimullina "Lady Marmalade" Gayana Zakharova Dima Bilan 7 Alex Malinovsky "Whenever I Say Your Name" Anzhelika Frolova & Viktoriya Kuzmina Leonid Agutin 8 Sevara Nazarkhan "Run to You" Sofya Avazashvili
The Knockouts The Knockouts round was broadcast on 7 December 2012. The top 12 contestants moved on to the Quarterfinal.
Colour key Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Quarterfinal Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Song Artists Song Winner Loser Episode 10 Leonid Agutin 1 "Hurt" Anastasiya Spiridonova Ideliya Mukhametzyanova "Cabaret" Dima Bilan 2 "Остров любви" Margarita Pozoyan Anastasiya Kashnikova "Улетай на крыльях ветра" Alexander Gradsky 3 "Angel" Dina Garipova Ilya Yudichev "Who Wants to Live Forever" Pelageya 4 "Habanera" Elmira Kalimullina Roman Vtyurin "Влюблённый солдат" Pelageya 5 "Trouble" Mariya Goya Achi Purtseladze "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Leonid Agutin 6 "Мелодия" Edvard Khacharyan Alexander Pozdnyakov "Романс" Dima Bilan 7 "Блюз" Yuliya Tereshchenko Anastasiya Chevazhevskaya "All the Man That I Need" Alexander Gradsky 8 "My Way" Evgeny Kungurov Pavel Pushkin "Песенка волшебника" Dima Bilan 9 "Crazy in Love" Olga Klyain Alex Malinovskiy "Breathe Easy" Pelageya 10 "Wicked Game" Anri Gogniashvili Nikita Pozdnyakov "Колыбельная" Alexander Gradsky 11 "The Power of Love" Polina Zizak Svetlana Saydieva "The Voice Within" Leonid Agutin 12 "If I Ain't Got You" Artyom Kacharyan Sevara Nazarkhan "Там нет меня"
Live shows Colour key: Artist was saved by Public's vote Artist was saved by his/her coach Artist was eliminated
Week 1: Quarterfinal The one artist with the fewest votes from the each team left the competition by the end of the night.
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Result Episode 11 Leonid Agutin 1 Artyom Kacharyan "Песня о далекой родине" Eliminated 2 Anastasiya Spiridonova "I'm Outta Love" Saved by Public's vote 3 Edvard Khacharyan "Delilah" Saved by Coach Pelageya 4 Mariya Goya "Ой не світи, місяченьку" Saved by Coach 5 Elmira Kalimullina "Is It a Crime" Saved by Public's vote 6 Anri Gogniashvili "Я хочу быть с тобой" Eliminated Dima Bilan 7 Olga Klyain "It Don't Mean a Thing" Saved by Coach 8 Yuliya Tereshchenko "Stand Up for Love" Eliminated 9 Margarita Pozoyan "I Have Nothing" Saved by Public's vote Alexander Gradsky 10 Dina Garipova "Ты на свете есть" Saved by Public's vote 11 Polina Zizak "And I'm Telling You" Eliminated 12 Evgeny Kungurov "Ноктюрн" Saved by Coach
+Non-competition performances Order Performer Song 11.1 Leonid Agutin, Anastasiya Spiridonova, Edvard Khacharyan and Artyom Kacharyan) "Аэропорты" 11.2 Pelageya, Elmira Kalimullina, Mariya Goya and Anri Gogniashvili "Под ракитою" 11.3 Dima Bilan, Margarita Pozoyan, Olga Klyain and Yuliya Tereshchenko "Believe" 11.4 Alexander Gradsky, Dina Garipova, Evgeny Kungurov and Polina Zizak "Hey Jude"
Week 2: Semifinal The one artist with the fewest votes from the each team left the competition.
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Coach's vote (/100%) Public's vote (/100%) Votes' sum Result Episode 12 Alexander Gradsky 1 Evgeny Kungurov "Есть только миг" 40% 29% 69% Eliminated 2 Dina Garipova "The Music of the Night" 60% 71% 131% Advanced Leonid Agutin 3 Edvard Khacharyan "The Show Must Go On" 40% 46% 86% Eliminated 4 Anastasiya Spiridonova "All by Myself" 60% 54% 114% Advanced Pelageya 5 Elmira Kalimullina "В горнице" 60% 65% 125% Advanced 6 Mariya Goya "It's My Life" 40% 35% 75% Eliminated Dima Bilan 7 Margarita Pozoyan "Rolling in the Deep" 60% 49% 109% Advanced 8 Olga Klyain "Колыбельная" 40% 51% 91% Eliminated
+Non-competition performances Order Performer Song 12.1 Iosif Kobzon, Dina Garipova and Evgeny Kungurov "Надежда" 12.2 Alexey Chumakov, Anastasiya Spiridonova and Edvard Khacharyan "Загадай" 12.3 Chaif, Elmira Kalimullina and Mariya Goya "Я рисую на окне" 12.4 Polina Gagarina, Margarita Pozoyan and Olga Klyain "Спектакль окончен"
Week 3: Final The Top 4 performed on December 29, 2012. The artist with the highest percentage of votes will be declared as the winner.