The twelfth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on February 27, 2017 on NBC. Adam Levine, Alicia Keys and Blake Shelton continued as coaches with Gwen Stefani returning after a two-season absence. Carson Daly continued as the show's host.
This is the first season iTunes bonuses were awarded for duet performances (seen in semifinals and finals), in addition to previous bonuses which were awarded during the live shows (including the finals which was intact since season 10).
Chris Blue was named the winner of the season, marking Alicia Keys' first win as a coach and the second female coach to win in the show's history, following Christina Aguilera and Blue's win being the third African-American male winner. For the first time, the last artist (and also the first artist receiving only one chair turn by default) selected in the Blind Auditions went on to win the entire season.
Coaches and hosts
There was a change in the coaching panel for the twelfth season. Gwen Stefani returned to the panel after a two-season hiatus, replacing Miley Cyrus along with returning coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Alicia Keys while Carson Daly returned for his 12th season as host.
This season's Battle advisors were: John Legend for Team Adam; Celine Dion for Team Gwen; DJ Khaled for Team Alicia; Luke Bryan for Team Blake.
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+ Coaches Top 48 artists Adam Levine Jesse Larson Mark Isaiah Lilli Passero Hanna Eyre Johnny Hayes Josh West Malik Davage Davina Leone Autumn Turner Taylor Alexander Gaby Borromeo Sheena Brook Kawan DeBose Julien Martinez Nala Price Gwen Stefani Brennley Brown Hunter Plake Troy Ramey Johnny Gates JChosen Quizz Swanigan Stephanie Rice Aaliyah Rose Brandon Royal Davina Leone Caroline Sky Jozy Bernadette Savannah Leighton Kenny P. Sammie Zonana Alicia Keys Chris Blue Vanessa Ferguson Stephanie Rice Jack Cassidy Ashley Levin Anatalia Villaranda Lilli Passero Quizz Swanigan Dawson Coyle Hunter Plake Felicia Temple Autumn Turner RJ Collins Lauryn Judd Missy Robertson Blake Shelton Lauren Duski Aliyah Moulden TSoul Casi Joy Aaliyah Rose Felicia Temple Caroline Sky Enid Ortiz Andrea Thomas Brennley Brown Dawson Coyle Ashley Levin Josh Hoyer Valerie Ponzio Micah Tryba
Blind auditions Color key Coach pressed "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 "I WANT YOU" button
Episode 1 (Feb. 27) The coaches performed "Waterfalls" at the start of the show. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Gwen Alicia Blake 1 JChosen 29 Albany, Georgia "Sexual Healing" 2 Lauren Duski 25 Gaylord, Michigan "You Were Meant for Me" — 3 Johnny Hayes 29 Mobile, Alabama "Try a Little Tenderness" — — 4 Skyler Harris 25 Murfreesboro, Tennessee "One and Only" — — — — 5 Anatalia Villaranda 16 Temecula, California "Runaway Baby" 6 Stephanie Rice 27 Texarkana, Texas "Piece By Piece" — — 7 Branden Martin 25 Owingsville, Kentucky "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" — — — — 8 Mark Isaiah 19 Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania "Mercy" — — 9 Brennley Brown 14 Apple Valley, California "Stupid Boy" — — 10 Shaun Chrisjohn 31 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania "You Are the Best Thing" — — — — 11 Felicia Temple 28 Teaneck, New Jersey "All I Could Do Was Cry" —
Episode 2 (Feb. 28) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Gwen Alicia Blake 1 Autumn Turner 25 Montclair, New Jersey "Last Dance" 2 Jesse Larson 34 Minneapolis, Minnesota "Jealous Guy" — — — 3 Aliyah Moulden 15 La Habra, California "Hound Dog" — 4 Savannah Leighton 16 Spring Garden, Alabama "Unconditionally" — — 5 Nick Townsend 23 Tekamah, Nebraska "Writing's on the Wall" — — — — 6 Lilli Passero 26 Los Angeles, California "A Love of My Own" —
Episode 3 (March 2) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Gwen Alicia Blake 1 Ashley Levin 23 Miami, Florida "Let Him Fly" — 2 Brandon Royal 31 Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands "Master Blaster (Jammin')" — — 3 Adam Pearce 30 New Orleans, Louisiana "A Whiter Shade of Pale" — — — — 4 Julien Martinez 21 Oxnard, California "Pride and Joy" — — 5 Quizz Swanigan 13 North Little Rock, Arkansas "Who's Lovin' You" — — 6 Casi Joy 26 Kansas City, Missouri "Blue"
Episode 4 (March 6) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Gwen Alicia Blake 1 Micah Tryba 24 Wheaton, Illinois "I'm Every Woman" — — 2 Troy Ramey 32 New York City, New York "Wild World" 3 Ericka Corban 31Aberdeen, Washington"Wade in the Water"———— 4 Jack Cassidy 18 Westlake Village, California"One of Us"— — 5 Kawan DeBose 30 Miami, Florida "Let's Get It On" — 6 Taylor Alexander 25 Flowery Branch, Georgia "Believe" ——— 7 Gaby Borromeo 22 Seattle, Washington "Happy" —— 8 Griffin Tucker 14 Dallas, Texas"Heartbreak Hotel" ———— 9 Missy Robertson 34 Sacramento, California "Scars to Your Beautiful"—— 10 Aaliyah Rose 14 Provo, Utah "Rise Up"— —— 11 Josh West 17 Glendale, Arizona "Ordinary World"
Episode 5 (March 7) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Gwen Alicia Blake 1 Johnny Gates 31 Providence, Rhode Island "Maggie May" — 2 Malik Davage 23 Washington, D.C. "Sure Thing" — — — 3 Lauryn Judd 16 Draper, Utah "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" — 4 Paul Adrian 20 Irving, Texas "I Got a Woman" — — — — 5 Caroline Sky 16 San Anselmo, California "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" — — 6 Josh Hoyer 40 Lincoln, Nebraska "Oh Girl" — —
Episode 6 (March 13) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Gwen Alicia Blake 1 Kenny P. 30 Cleveland, Ohio "Hello It's Me" — — 2 Enid Ortiz 25 Tampa, Florida "All I Ask" — — — 3 RJ Collins 18Chicago, Illinois "Purpose" — — 4 Austin Tyler Jones 27Columbia, Tennessee "Alison" — — — — 5 TSoul 29Richmond, Virginia "Take Me to the River" — — 6 Andrea Thomas 25 Fort Worth, Texas "Baby Now That I've Found You" — — — 7 Davina Leone 24 Miami, Florida "Cheap Thrills" — — — 8 Hanna Eyre 15 Laguna Niguel, California "Blank Space" — 9 Casey Jamerson 26 Pendleton, Indiana "Shadows of the Night" — — — — 10 Hunter Plake 20 Baton Rouge, Louisiana "Carry On" — — 11 Nala Price 17 Sebring, Florida "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" — — 12 Sammie Zonana 24 Austin, Texas "Dangerous Woman" — — — 13 Valerie Ponzio 32 El Paso, Texas "Ring Of Fire"
Episode 7 (March 14) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Gwen Alicia Blake 1 Vanessa Ferguson 31 Greensboro, North Carolina "Don't Let Me Down" — 2 Dawson Coyle 17 Williamstown, New Jersey "Happiness" — — — 3 Jozy Bernadette 25 Grand Forks, North Dakota "American Woman" — rowspan=7 4 Stephen Bores 32 Arlington, Illinois "Three Little Birds" — rowspan=6 — 5 Sheena Brook 33 Fort Myers Beach, Florida "Baby Girl" — 6 Meshale Akopian 21Glendale, California "Me and Bobby McGee" rowspan=4 — 7 Jacob Westfall 23 Portland, Oregon "Bad Blood" — 8 Lyndsey Highlander 24 Nashville, Tennessee "Bring On the Rain" — 9 Chris Blue 26 Knoxville, Tennessee "The Tracks of My Tears"
Episode 8 (March 15) This episode covered "The Best of the Blind Auditions", which included a recap and a sneak peek for the battles.
The Battles The Battles round started with episode 9 and ended with episode 12 (broadcast on March 20, 21, 27, 28, 2017). Season twelve's advisors include: John Legend for Team Adam, Celine Dion for Team Gwen, DJ Khaled for Team Alicia and Luke Bryan for Team Blake. Like previous Battles, coaches can steal any two losing artists from another coach.
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 Alicia Blake Episode 9 Blake Shelton 1Lauren Duski "Better Man"Brennley Brown — Gwen Stefani 2JChosen "I Was Made to Love Her" Kenny P. — — — Alicia Keys 3 Anatalia Villaranda "Tightrope"Missy Robertson — — — Adam Levine 4 Mark Isaiah "Pillowtalk" Gaby Borromeo — — — Alicia Keys 5 Quizz Swaingan "Titanium"Felicia Temple — — Blake Shelton 6 Casi Joy "How Blue"Ashley Levin Episode 10 Gwen Stefani 1 Johnny Gates "I Drove All Night"Sammie Zonana — — — Alicia Keys 2Chris Blue "Adorn" RJ Collins — — — Adam Levine 3 Josh West "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"Nala Price — — — Gwen Stefani 4 Aaliyah Rose "Treat You Better" Savannah Leighton — — — Blake Shelton 5 Andrea Thomas "What Hurts the Most" Micah Tryba — — — 6 Aliyah Moulden "Walking on Sunshine" Dawson Coyle — — Episode 11 Blake Shelton 1TSoul "In the Midnight Hour"Josh Hoyer — — rowspan="9" Alicia Keys 2 Vanessa Ferguson "Killing Me Softly with His Song" Autumn Turner — Adam Levine 3 Johnny Hayes "Hard to Handle" Julien Martinez — — Gwen Stefani 4 Stephanie Rice "The First Cut Is the Deepest" Caroline Sky — Adam Levine 5Malik Davage "Love Me Now" Kawan DeBose — rowspan="5" Blake Shelton 6Enid Ortiz "Love Triangle"Valerie Ponzio — — Adam Levine 7 Hanna Eyre "Try" Sheena Brook — Gwen Stefani 8 Troy Ramey "Angel Eyes" Jozy Bernadette — Alicia Keys 9Jack Cassidy "Dancing on My Own" Hunter Plake Episode 12 Alicia Keys 1 Lilli Passero "Every Little Bit Hurts" Lauryn Judd — rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" Adam Levine 2Jesse Larson "Shameless"Taylor Alexander Gwen Stefani 3 Brandon Royal "In the Night" Davina Leone
The Knockouts The Knockouts round started with episode 13 and ended with episode 15 (broadcast on April 3, 4, 10, 2017). The coaches can each steal one losing artist. The top 20 contestants will then move on to the "Live Shows." Unlike previous Knockouts, there are no key advisors in this round. This was the only season in which all of the artists given the 'Coach Comeback' were from their current teams.
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 originally eliminated but received the Coach Comeback and advanced to the Live Playoffs Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Song Artists Song 'Steal' result Winner Loser Adam Gwen Alicia Blake Episode 13 Alicia Keys 1 "Superstition" Chris Blue Quizz Swanigan "Chains" — — Adam Levine 2 "Bleeding Love" Hanna Eyre Autumn Turner "Respect" rowspan=5 — — Gwen Stefani 3 "I Want To Know What Love Is" Hunter Plake Johnny Gates "Million Reasons" — — — Blake Shelton 4 "My Church" Casi Joy Felicia Temple "My Heart Will Go On" — — Adam Levine 5 "Carry On Wayward Son" Josh West Johnny Hayes "Statesboro Blues" — — Alicia Keys 6 "Fancy" Ashley Levin Lilli Passero "Tears Dry On Their Own" Episode 14 Alicia Keys 1 "Two Black Cadillacs" Anatalia Villaranda Dawson Coyle "Demons" rowspan=3 rowspan=3 — Blake Shelton 2 "These Arms of Mine" TSoulEnid Ortiz "When We Were Young" — Gwen Stefani 3 "Up to the Mountain" Brennley Brown Aaliyah Rose "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" — Episode 15 Blake Shelton 1 "When You Say Nothing At All" Lauren Duski Andrea Thomas "Cry" rowspan=7 rowspan=7 — rowspan=7 Alicia Keys 2 "If I Were Your Woman" Vanessa Ferguson Jack Cassidy "Unsteady" Adam Levine 3 "The Letter" Jesse Larson Davina Leone "Toxic"— 4 "Love Yourself" Mark Isaiah Malik Davage "Rock with You"— Gwen Stefani 5 "Without You" JChosen Brandon Royal "Redemption Song"— Blake Shelton 6 "Before He Cheats" Aliyah Moulden Caroline Sky "At Last"— Gwen Stefani 7 "Chandelier" Troy Ramey Stephanie Rice "Safe & Sound" Episode 16 The sixteenth episode was a special one-hour episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 20 contestants and some unseen footage.
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