The sixth season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 1, 2017, on Channel One. Dmitry Nagiev returned as the show's presenter. Dima Bilan and Leonid Agutin returned as coaches, while Pelageya returned after two season hiatus alongside Alexander Gradsky who returned after a one-season break. Selim Alakhyarov was announced as the winner of the season, marking Alexander Gradsky's fourth and final win as a coach, and making him the third one-chair turn artist to win, following Dina Garipova in season 1 and Hieromonk Fotiy in season 4. For the first time ever, the final three artists were all male.
Coaches and presenter
On August 13, 2017, Channel One announced that Dima Bilan (his 5th season), Pelageya (her 4th season), Alexander Gradsky (his 5th season), and Leonid Agutin (his 5th season) became coaches in the sixth season.
Dmitry Nagiev returned for his 6th season as a presenter.
Teams Colour key
Coaches Top 56 artists Dima Bilan Yang Ge Danil Buranov FolkBeat Nina Shatskaya Anastasia Zorina Yulia Valeeva Arseniy Borodin Anastasia Belyavskaya Maria Kabashova Brandon Stone Albina Yusupova Leonsia Erdenko Anna Prosekina Dima Veber Alexander Kazakov Zaharchenko Brothers Pelageya Ladislav Bubnar Anton Lavrentev Antonello Carozza Alla Meunargia Alexey Safiulin † Dave Dario Ekaterina Trubilina Mishel Mstoyan Alexander Ogorodnikov Dmitry Karanevskiy Iyulina Popova Vasilina Gorozhankina Anait Pogosyan Filip Balzano Evgenia Romanes Eka Dzhanelidze Alexander Gradsky Selim Alakhyarov Lora Gorbunova Pavel Ivanov Gabriel Kupatadze Sofya Onopchenko Natalya Gerasimova Svetlana Syropyatova Marianna Savon Olika Gromova Oksana Voytovich Zaali Sarkisyan Anna Kadysheva Nadezhda Kolesnikova Dmitry Yankovskiy Vitaliy Selyutin Aldona Tskua Leonid Agutin Timofey Kopylov Brandon Stone David Todua Viktoria Olize Mikhail Grishunov Vyacheslav Zadorozhny Oksana Voytovich Yasmani Silva Diana Shalzhiyan Ekaterina Trubilina Gabriel Kupatadze Yulia Valeeva Maria Kabashova Dave Dario Olika Gromova Darya Vinokurova
Blind auditions Colour key Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, despite the lack of places in his/her team Artist defaulted to a coach's team Artist picked a coach's team Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their button
Episode 1 (Sep. 1) The contestants of "The Voice Kids" and the coaches performed "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" at the start of the show. Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Oleg Schutskiy 24 Minsk, Belarus "Самая-самая" / "Невеста" — — — — 2 Anastasia Belyavskaya 18 Moscow "Cryin'" — — — 3 Anton Lavrentev 33 Moscow "Way Down We Go" — — 4 Anna Prosekina 24 Tomsk, Tomsk oblast "Революция" — — 5 Maksim Sidorov 30 Moscow "Смуглянка" — — — — 6 Diana Shalzhiyan 25 Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai "Spain" — 7 Ladislav Bubnar 33 Prague, Czech Republic "Скрипка Паганини" — — 8 Regina Panina 25 Tomsk, Tomsk oblast "Я выбираю тебя" — — — — 9 Aldona Tskua 30 Sukhumi, Georgia "Lauretta's Aria" — — 10 Alexander Kazakov 36 Riga, Latvia "Молитва Франсуа Вийона" — — — 11 Darya Ivanovskaya 25 Samara, Samara oblast "I Will Survive" — — — — 12 Alexander Ogorodnikov 26 Kemerovo, Kemerovo oblast "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Episode 2 (Sep. 8) Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Timofey Kopylov 40 Vladimir, Vladimir oblast "Шукария" — — — 2 Lora Gorbunova 29 Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk krai "La Vie en rose" — — — 3 Lika Rulla 45 Moscow "Весь этот джаз" — — — — 4 Yasmani Silva 29 Khibara, Cuba "Despacito" — — 5 Alla Meunargia 31 Saratov, Saratov oblast "Зима в сердце" — — 6 Pavel Ivanov 31 Rybinsk, Yaroslavl oblast "Скажите, девушки" — — — 7 Maria Klishina 30 Moscow "На Титанике" — — — — 8 Mikhail Grishunov 29 Moscow "Thinking Out Loud" 9 Veronika Shabashova 34 Voronezh, Voronezh oblast "Dream On" — — — — 10 Leonsia Erdenko 45 Moscow "Голубчик" — 11 Andrey Tskhay 36 Tikhvin, Leningrad oblast "Спаси меня" — — — — 12 Svetlana Syropyatova 23 Izhevsk, Udmurtia "One Night Only" — — —
Episode 3 (Sep. 15) Note: Basta and Polina Gagarina, former coaches of The Voice, made a special performance with the Eminem's song "Stan" in this episode. Only Leonid turned for them. Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 David Todua 37 Moscow "Who Wants to Live Forever" 2 Anna Goncharova 28 Serpukhov, Moscow oblast "Каким ты был" — — — — 3 Danil Buranov 23 Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan "Внеорбитные" — — 4 Darya Vinokurova 36 Pavlodar, Kazakhstan "Canzone da due soldi" — — — 5 Marianna Savon 29 Moscow "Black or White" — — — 6 Alexey Safiulin 42 Moscow "Прощай, радость" — — — 7 Alexandra Milu 27 Moscow "Я искала тебя" — — — — 8 Dima Veber 28 Kursk, Kursk oblast "Часы" — — — 9 Nadezhda Kolesnikova 34 Voronezh, Voronezh oblast / Florence, Italy "Куплеты Адели" — — — 10 Igor Vorozhtsov 31 Kazan, Tatarstan "Лётчик" — — — — 11 Olika Gromova 21 Moscow "It Don't Mean a Thing" — —
Episode 4 (Sep. 22) Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Selim Alakhyarov 29 Makhachkala, Dagestan "Чёртово колесо" — — — 2 Yang Ge 28 Moscow / Beijing, China "Come Together" — — — 3 Anait Pogosyan 26 Erevan, Armenia / Moscow "Ласточка" 4 Vyacheslav Zadorozhny 24 Pyt-Yakh, Yugra "Iron Sky" — — 5 Vadim Beloglazov 26 Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad oblast "Туманы" — — — — 6 Arseniy Borodin 28 Barnaul, Altai krai "Stop!" — 7 Yulia Valeeva 39 Sarapul, Udmurtia "Музыки осталось мало" — — — 8 Alla Seidalieva 33 Samarkand, Uzbekistan "Alarm" — — — — 9 Kristian Kaseru 31 Tallinn, Estonia "Подберу музыку" — — — — 10 Albina Yusupova 25 Elabuga, Tatarstan "Ne me quitte pas" — — — 11 Alexander Yagya 49 Moscow "Скажи, зачем любовь" — — — — 12 Evgenia Romanes 19 Moscow "Wicked Game" — — —
Episode 5 (Sep. 29) Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Oksana Voytovich 23 Voronezh, Voronezh oblast "Ты снишься мне" — — 2 Philip Balzano 60 New York, United States "Hotel California" 3 Maria Zykina 38 Moscow "Tombe la neige" — — — — 4 Zakharchenko Brothers (Denis & Maksim Zakharchenko) 25/25 Zhovti Vody, Ukraine "Happy" — — — 5 Yana Koshkina 27 Saint Petersburg "Шопен" — — — — 6 Brandon Stone 37 Berlin, Germany / Moscow "My Baby You" — — 7 Vasilina Gorozhankina 24 Bogovarovo, Kostroma oblast "Дороженька" — — — 8 Artur Arzhakov 22 Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk oblast "Полетели" — — — — 9 Ekaterina Trubilina 22 Pushkino, Moscow oblast "Love On The Brain" — — — 10 Vitaliy Selyutin 33 Moscow "Kavaradossi's Aria" — — — 11 Svetlana Artemeva 41 Sergiev Posad, Moscow oblast "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" — — — — 12 Anastasia Zorina 28 Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast "Расскажите, птицы" — — —
Episode 6 (Oct. 6) Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Artyom Ulanov 41 Saint Petersburg "Никто не услышит" — — — — 2 Viktoria Olize 26 Kyiv, Ukraine "Long Train Running" 3 Lika Ramus 34 Snezhinsk, Chelyabinsk oblast "What's Up?" — — — — 4 Dmitry Karanevskiy 24 Velikie Luki, Pskov oblast "Почему, отчего" — — — 5 Nina Shatskaya 51 Rybinsk, Yaroslavl oblast "Очаровательные глазки" — — — 6 Eka Dzhanelidze 30 Ukhta, Komi Republic "Thriller" — — — 7 Iyulina Popova 24 Yakutsk, Sakha Republic "Импульсы" — — — 8 Dave Dario 35 Quatre Bornes, Mauritius "Angels" — 9 Dmitry Yankovskiy 30 Saint Petersburg "Белые розы" — — — 10 Nino Ninidze 26 Moscow "Одно и то же" — — — — 11 Natalya Gerasimova 29 Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast "Summertime" — — — 12 Pavel Eliseev 24 Labytnangi, Yamalo-Nenets "Кружит" — — — —
Episode 7 (Oct. 13) Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Gabriel Kupatadze 39 Minsk, Belarus "Bensonhurst Blues" — — 2 FolkBeat (Svetlana Ivanova & Maria Zibrova) 28/29 Moscow "Сама иду" — — — 3 Yury Titov 32 Moscow "Oh, Lady Be Good!" rowspan=10 — — — 4 Alevtina Sergeeva 35 Koryazhma, Arkhangelsk oblast "Родина" — — — 5 Antonello Carozza 32 Campobasso, Italy "Il mondo" — 6 Ivan Vakhrushev 24 Strizhi, Kirov oblast "Океанами стали" — — — 7 Sofya Onopchenko 21 Voronezh, Voronezh oblast "Люблю тебя" — 8 Zaali Sarkisyan 28 Rostov-on-Don, Rostov oblast "Alejate" — — 9 Anna Kadysheva 20 Syzran, Samara oblast "Goodbye (Shelter)" — — 10 Irina Bratusyova 24 Lysogorskaya, Stavropol krai "We Can Work It Out" — rowspan=2 — 11 Maria Kabashova 27 Vaskovo, Arkhangelsk oblast "Стану солнцем" — 12 Mishel Mstoyan 21 Moscow "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?"
The Battles The Battles round started with episode 8 and ended with episode 11 (broadcast on October 20, 27, 2017; on November 3, 10, 2017). The coaches can steal two losing artists from another coach. Contestants who win their battle or are stolen by another coach will advance to the Knockout rounds. Colour 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 No. Winner Song Loser 'Steal' result Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin Episode 8 Leonid Agutin 1 Diana Shalzhiyan "Хорошие девчата" Olika Gromova — — Alexander Gradsky 2 Natalya Gerasimova "Barcelona" Vitality Selyutin — — — Dima Bilan 3 FolkBeat "Ой, то не вечер" Zaharchenko Brothers — — — Pelageya 4 Alla Meunargia "Sax" Eka Dzhanelidze — — — Alexander Gradsky 5 Selim Alakhyarov "Не исчезай" Aldona Tskua — — — Leonid Agutin 6 David Todua "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Dave Dario — — Dima Bilan 7 Anastasia Zorina "Самолёт" Alexander Kazakov — — — Episode 9 Leonid Agutin 1 Viktoria Olize "Shame, Shame, Shame" Maria Kabashova — Alexander Gradsky 2 Svetlana Syropyatova "Голубой щенок" Dmitry Yankovskiy — — — Dima Bilan 3 Danil Buranov "Omen" Dima Veber — — — Pelageya 4 Anton Lavrentev "Эхо любви" Evgenia Romanes — — — Alexander Gradsky 5 Sofya Onopchenko "That's Life" Oksana Voytovich — — Leonid Agutin 6 Yasmani Silva "Тут и там" Yulia Valeeva — — Pelageya 7 Alexander Ogorodnikov "Burn" Filip Balzano — — Episode 10 Pelageya 1 Ladislav Bubnar "Più che puoi" Anait Pogosyan rowspan=7 — — Alexander Gradsky 2 Pavel Ivanov "Я вас не знал" Nadezhda Kolesnikova — — Leonid Agutin 3 Vyacheslav Zadorozhny "Hip to Be Square" Gabriel Kupatadze — Pelageya 4 Mishel Mstoyan "Под музыку Вивальди" Vasilina Gorozhankina rowspan=4 — Alexander Gradsky 5 Lora Gorbunova "На тот большак" Anna Kadysheva — — Dima Bilan 6 Arseniy Borodin "Attention" Brandon Stone 7 Anastasia Belyavskaya "Утекай" Anna Prosekina — Episode 11 Leonid Agutin 1 Timofey Kopylov "Вот пуля просвистела" Darya Vinokurova rowspan=7 — rowspan=7 rowspan=7 Pelageya 2 Antonello Karozza "The Final Countdown" Iyulina Popova Dima Bilan 3 Yang Ge "Мне нравится" Leonsia Erdenko — Alexander Gradsky 4 Marianna Savon "Vivo per lei" Zaali Sarkisyan — Dima Bilan 5 Nina Shatskaya "Oblivion" Albina Yusupova — Pelageya 6 Alexey Safiulin "Красиво" Dmitry Karanevskiy Leonid Agutin 7 Mikhail Grishunov "Беги по небу" Ekaterina Trubilina
The Knockouts The Knockouts round started with episode 12 and ended with episode 14 (broadcast on November 17, 24, 2017; on December 1, 2017). The top 24 contestants will then move on to the "Live Shows." Colour key Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Live shows Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated