The thirteenth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 25, 2017, on NBC. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton returned for their thirteenth season as coaches. Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus returned after a one-season absence replacing Gwen Stefani, and new coach Jennifer Hudson joined the panel replacing Alicia Keys.
Chloe Kohanski was named the winner of the season, marking Blake Shelton's record-extending sixth win as a coach, and making her the third stolen artist to win, following Josh Kaufman in season 6 and Craig Wayne Boyd in season 7. For the first time, the Top 3 artists were all female and originally belonged to the same team, that of Cyrus. Cyrus also make history as the first coach to have an all female team, making her the first coach to achieve this.
Coaches and hosts
The coach lineup changed once again for the thirteenth season. Gwen Stefani and Alicia Keys did not return as coaches. They were replaced by Miley Cyrus, who returned after a one-season hiatus, along with returning coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. On May 10, 2017, NBC announced that Jennifer Hudson would join as a coach, following her success on The Voice UK, Alicia Keys returned for Season 14 in the spring of 2018. Carson Daly returned for his thirteenth season as host.
This season, for the first time since season 6, the Playoffs did not kick off the live rounds and voting. Instead, the Top 12 were chosen by the coaches. In previous seasons, the finalists were partially determined by viewers’ votes.
This season's Battle advisors were: Joe Jonas for Team Adam, Kelly Rowland for Team Jennifer, Billy Ray Cyrus for Team Miley, Rascal Flatts for Team Blake. Kelly Clarkson was a key advisor for all of the teams.
Teams
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+ Coaches Top 48 artists Adam LevineAddison Agen Adam Cunningham Jon Mero Anthony Alexander Whitney Fenimore Emily Luther Hannah Mrozak Adam Pearce Dennis Drummond Dylan Gerard Whitney Fenimore Brandon Brown Gary Carpentier Dave Crosby Michael Kight Brandon Showell Miley Cyrus Brooke Simpson Ashland Craft Janice Freeman Moriah Formica Adam Pearce Karli Webster Whitney Fenimore Chloe Kohanski Stephan Marcellus Addison Agen Katrina Rose Megan Rose Ilianna Viramontes Sophia Bollman Shilo Gold Jennifer Hudson Noah Mac Davon Fleming Shi'Ann Jones Lucas Holliday Hannah Mrozak Chris WeaverEric LynJeremiah MillerKatrina Rose Kathrina Feigh Stephan Marcellus Ignatious Carmouche Alexandra Joyce Maharasyi Meagan McNeal Blake SheltonChloe Kohanski Red Marlow Keisha Renee Mitchell Lee Natalie Stovall Esera Tuaolo Adam Cunningham Anna Catherine DeHart Kathrina Feigh Megan Rose Dennis Drummond Noah Mac Rebecca Brunner Kristi Hoopes Ryan Scripps
Blind auditions Color key Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to a coach's team Artist selected to join this coach's team Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their button
Episode 1 (Sept. 25) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Miley Jennifer Blake 1 Chris Weaver 29 Long Island, New York "Try a Little Tenderness" 2 Mitchell Lee 29 Charleston, South Carolina "Hold My Hand" — 3 Janice Freeman 32 Compton, California "Radioactive" — — 4 Xaris 17 Gulf Breeze, Florida "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" — — — — 5 Shi'Ann Jones 15 Bowling Green, Kentucky "Drown in My Own Tears" — — 6 Dave Crosby 30 Seattle, Washington "I Will Follow You into the Dark" — 7Odiseas Georgiadis 20 Brooklyn, New York "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" — — — — 8 Esera Tuaolo 49Minneapolis, Minnesota "Rise Up" — — 9 Brandon Showell 26 Virginia Beach, Virginia "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" — 10 Lucas Holliday 26 Lansing, Michigan "This Woman's Work" — — — 11 Brooke Simpson 26 Hollister, North Carolina "Stone Cold"
Episode 2 (Sept. 26) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Miley Jennifer Blake 1 Keisha Renee 30 Inglewood, California "I Can't Stop Loving You" 2 Dylan Gerard 28 Macclenny, Florida "Say You Won't Let Go" — — 3 Maharasyi 27 Indonesia / Los Angeles, California "Tell Me Something Good" — — 4 Marlo Wells 61 Fontana, California "Love Me Now" — — — — 5 Red Marlow 40 Dickson, Tennessee "Swingin'" — — 6 Ashland Craft 21 Piedmont, South Carolina "You Are My Sunshine" —
Episode 3 (Oct. 2) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Miley Jennifer Blake 1 Adam Cunningham 38 Nashville, Tennessee "Midnight Rider" — — 2 Hannah Mrozak 18 Richfield, Wisconsin "Starving" — 3 Shilo Gold 26 Denver, Colorado "Stay with Me Baby" — — 4 Samantha Rios 16 Arlington, Virginia "Something's Got a Hold on Me" — — — — 5 Noah Mac 17 Dublin, California "Way Down We Go" — — 6 Davon Fleming 25 Baltimore, Maryland "Me & Mr. Jones" 7 Kathrina Feigh 24 Quezon City, Philippines / New York City, New York "Big White Room" — — 8 Alexandra Joyce 16 Wesley Chapel, Florida "Wildest Dreams" — 9 Eric Lyn 26 Los Angeles, California "O-o-h Child" — — — 10 Anna Catherine DeHart 23 Sikeston, Missouri "I Could Use a Love Song" — — 11 Addison Agen 16 Fort Wayne, Indiana "Jolene" — — 12 Adam Pearce 31 New Orleans, Louisiana "Hot Blooded" — — 13 Myles Frost 17 Washington, D.C. "My Cherie Amour" — — — — 14 Moriah Formica 16 Latham, New York "Crazy on You"
Episode 4 (Oct. 3) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Miley Jennifer Blake 1 Anthony Alexander 17 Fontana, California "Redbone" — 2 Sophia Bollman 18 Norco, California "Invincible" — — 3 Jessica Rowboat 28 New Delhi, India / Queens, New York "Imagine" — — — — 4 Karli Webster 20 Fort Worth, Texas "You're So Vain" — — 5 Stephan Marcellus 26 Englewood, New Jersey "Take Me to Church" — — — 6 Emily Luther 24 Woonsocket, Rhode Island "Summertime" —
Episode 5 (Oct. 9) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Miley Jennifer Blake 1 Chloe Kohanski 23 Nashville, Tennessee "The Chain" — 2 Olivia Kay 13 Edmond, Oklahoma "Ghost" — — — — 3 Dennis Drummond 27 Nashville, Tennessee "She Talks to Angels" — — 4 Ignatious Carmouche 23 Opelousas, Louisiana "Latch" — — 5 Rebecca Brunner 22 Mason, Michigan "Believer" — — — 6 Brandon Brown 19 The Bronx, New York "Georgia on My Mind" — 7 Nathan Graham 27 Chicago, Illinois "Nobody to Blame" — — — — 8 Whitney Fenimore 28 Tulsa, Oklahoma "Hold On, We're Going Home" — — 9 Ilianna Viramontes 18 Brentwood, California "New Soul" — — 10 Katrina Rose 34 Astoria, Queens, New York "Kozmic Blues" — — — 11 Natalie Stovall 35 Nashville, Tennessee "If It Hadn't Been For Love" — — — 12 Ryan Scripps 24 San Jose, California "Body Like a Back Road" — — — 13 Meagan McNeal 31 Chicago, Illinois "Can't Feel My Face" — — — 14 Jon Mero 31 Atlanta, Georgia "Versace on the Floor"
Episode 6 (Oct. 10) + Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Miley Jennifer Blake 1 Kristi Hoopes 19 Parker, Colorado "Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love" — 2 Michael Kight 25 Dublin, Georgia "Sugar" — — rowspan=8 3 Jeremiah Miller 18 Fort Worth, Texas "Slow Hands" — 4Serina Rae 17 Panama City Beach, Florida "Stand By Me" — — rowspan=6 5 Austin Serrato 42 Ashville, Alabama "Ain't No Sunshine" — — 6 Raycee Jones 29 Brooklyn, New York "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" — — 7 Nik Singleton 28 Seattle, Washington "Wide Open Spaces" — — 8 Megan Rose 20 San Francisco, California "Ode to Billie Joe" 9 Gary Carpentier 26 Oswego, New York "Home"
The Battles
The Battle Rounds began on October 16. Season thirteen's advisors were Joe Jonas for Team Adam, Kelly Rowland for Team Jennifer, Billy Ray Cyrus for Team Miley, and Rascal Flatts 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 originally eliminated but received the Coach Comeback and advanced to the Playoffs Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal' result Adam Miley Jennifer Blake Episode 7Jennifer Hudson1 Lucas Holliday "My Prerogative" Meagan McNeal — — —Miley Cyrus2 Moriah Formica "American Woman" Shilo Gold — — —Blake Shelton3 Keisha Renee "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" Noah Mac — — Jennifer Hudson4Chris Weaver "Dangerous Woman"Kathrina Feigh — — Miley Cyrus 5 Brooke Simpson "You're a Big Girl Now"Sophia Bollman — — —Adam Levine 6Adam Pearce "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"Whitney Fenimore — Episode 8Jennifer Hudson1Davon Fleming "I'm Your Baby Tonight"Maharasyi — — — Adam Levine2Hannah Mrozak"Cold Water"Brandon Showell — — —3Dylan Gerard"Doctor My Eyes"Dave Crosby — — —Blake Shelton 4Esera Tuaolo "This I Promise You" Rebecca Brunner — — — Miley Cyrus 5Chloe Kohanski "I Am Woman"Ilianna Viramontes — — —Blake Shelton 6Mitchell Lee "Mr. Jones"Dennis Drummond — — Episode 9 Adam Levine1 Jon Mero "I Wish It Would Rain" Brandon Brown — — — Blake Shelton2 Red Marlow"Fishin' in the Dark" Ryan Scripps — — — Miley Cyrus3 Karli Webster"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Addison Agen — Blake Shelton4 Anna Catherine DeHart"Independence Day" Kristi Hoopes rowspan=6 — — Jennifer Hudson5 Jeremiah Miller"One Call Away" Alexandra Joyce — —Adam Levine6 Emily Luther"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" Gary Carpentier — — — Jennifer Hudson7Shi'Ann Jones"Oh! Darling" Stephan Marcellus —Adam Levine8Anthony Alexander "I Feel It Coming"Michael Kight rowspan=2 — — Miley Cyrus9 Janice Freeman "W.O.M.A.N" Katrina Rose — Episode 10 Blake Shelton1 Adam Cunningham "Boondocks" Natalie Stovall rowspan=3 rowspan=3 rowspan=3 Jennifer Hudson2 Eric Lyn "Unaware" Ignatious Carmouche —Miley Cyrus3 Ashland Craft "A Good Hearted Woman" Megan Rose
The Knockouts The Knockouts round starts with episode 11. The coaches can each steal one losing artist. The top 20 contestants then move on to The Playoffs. Kelly Clarkson served as the advisor for the Knockouts.
Color key: Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Playoffs Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Playoffs Artist lost the Knockout and was originally eliminated but received the Coach Comeback and advanced to the Playoffs Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated