The eighth season of The Voice: la plus belle voix was broadcast on 9 February 2019 on TF1. It was also rebroadcast the next day on TFX. It was presented by Nikos Aliagas.
Season 8 began later in the year than the previous seasons of The Voice as Soprano and Jenifer were on tour until May, and were unavailable for filming the live shows. The live segments instead took place between the end of May and the beginning of June.
Coaches and hosts
Out of all coaches from the previous season, only Mika returned. Julien Clerc, Jenifer, and Soprano have been announced as new coaches for Season 8. This is a different line-up of coaches than in its previous seasons. Coaches Pascal Obispo and Zazie from Season 7 were on tour and thus unable to participate in Season 8 as coaches. Coach Florent Pagny had announced at the end of Season 5 that his contract would end in 2018. Jenifer, a Season 8 coach who had served previously, made her comeback after three seasons off. Soprano, who has also worked as a coach in the Kids version, joined the Season 8 group. Julien Clerc replaced Florent Pagny.
Blind Auditions
The final eighteen contestants for the show are chosen through a blind audition process.
This is how it works: As each candidate performs, each coach is seated in a chair facing away from the candidate and toward the audience. The coaches listen to the candidates without being able to see them. If a coach likes what they hear, they press the buzzer in front of them, and their chair turns around to face the stage. This means that the coach wants to support the performer and wants them on their team. If only one coach has turned around by the end of the performance, then the singer joins that coach's team by default. However, if several of the coaches turn around, the performer can choose which team they want to join. For Season 8, a new feature was added whereby a coach was allowed to block another coach of their choice from being able to have a contestant on their team by pressing a different button before the other coach had pressed their buzzer. This feature could only be used once by each coach during the entirety of the blind audition process. By the end of the blind auditions, the coaches had narrowed the number of candidates down to eighteen final contestants.
Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button The artist joins the coach's team (if he/she is the only one to have buzzed) The artist joins the coach's team (if they are several to have buzzed) The artist is EliminatedThe coach buzzed "I WANT YOU", but was blocked by JulienThe coach buzzed "I WANT YOU", but was blocked by JeniferThe coach buzzed "I WANT YOU", but was blocked by MikaThe coach buzzed "I WANT YOU", but was blocked by Soprano
Episode 1 (February 9) The first episode aired February 1, 2019 on television at 9:00pm. The coaches performed "Laissons entrer le soleli" by Julien Clerc for the opening of the blind auditions, as a nod to the new coach. OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches and artists choicesJulienJeniferMikaSoprano1Gage42Montréal, (Québec), CanadaLionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)✔️✔️✔️✔️2Alexia21Rennes (35)Alain Souchon - La Ballade de Jim————3Gjon's Tears20Gruyère District, SwitzerlandChristine and the Queens - Christine✔️✔️✔️✔️4Laureen18Vidauban (83)Serge Gainsbourg - Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais✔️✔️✔️✔️5Kiara Jones26Toulouse(31)James Brown - I Feel Good————6Clément24Bastia (20)Vianney - Fils à papa✔️✔️✔️✔️7Mayeul26Brittanycomposition originale du candidat + Imagine Dragons - Believer—✔️—✔️8Agnès??Péret (34)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Air de la Reine de la nuit————9Agathe26Toulouse (31)Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind✔️ ✔️✔️10Poupie20Lyon (69)G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself & I✔️✔️✔️✔️11Shaun24Gonesse (95)Céline Dion - Ziggy✔️—✔️—
Episode 2 (February 16)
OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches and artists choicesJulienJeniferMikaSoprano1Ismail25Paris (75)Muse - Unintended✔️✔️✔️✔️2Virginie50Saint-Raphaël (83)The Greatest Showman - This Is Me✔️——✔️3Louna22Ajaccio (20)Eminem - Lose Yourself——✔️✔️4Vay20Quarante (34)Rihanna x Mikky Ekko - Stay✔️✔️✔️✔️5Po & Marina31-27Montréal, (Québec), CanadaLady Gaga - Million Reasons————6Ava Baya21Charenton-le-Pont (94)Édith Piaf - La Foule✔️✔️——7Sidoine31Brussels, BelgiumNiska - Réseaux—✔️✔️✔️8Lisa20Nice (06)Pierre Bachelet - Elle est d'ailleurs————9Arezki21Amiens (80)Nassi – La vie est belle✔️✔️✔️✔️10Mano42Tahiti (French Polynesia)Metallica – Enter Sandman✔️—✔️—11Antso26Paris (75)Tracy Chapman - Talking About Revolution✔️——12Ana Carla23Paris (75)Rihanna - Diamonds—✔️—✔️
Episode 3 (February 23)
OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches and artists choicesJulienJeniferMikaSoprano1Chérine23Antwerp, BelgiumZazie - Speed————2Maxime Cassady28Hyères (83)Antoine - Les Élucubrations d'Antoine✔️✔️✔️✔️3Ilycia 20Paris (75)PNL - À l'ammoniaque✔️✔️✔️✔️4Gilles San Juan51Paris (75)Astor Piazzolla version Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) ✔️———5Clem Chouteau21Tours (37)RY X - Berlin✔️✔️✔️✔️6Albi18Lyon (69)Bigflo et Oli - Dommage ✔️✔️✔️✔️7Camille Hardouin32Paris (75)Jacques Brel - Ne me quitte pas ✔️✔️——8Axelle31Béziers (34)Brandi Carlile - The Story ————9Hi Levelz27Paris (75)Macklemore x Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us —✔️✔️✔️10Léonard21Fribourg, SuisseToto - Georgy Porgy✔️—✔️—11Coline17Doué-la-Fontaine(49)Sam Smith - Lay Me Down————12Pearl 22Bordeaux (33)Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise —✔️—✔️
Episode 4 (March 2)
OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches and artists choicesJulienJeniferMikaSoprano1Haze41Mérignac (33)Tina Turner - The Best—✔️——2Clémentine16Petersbach (67)Julien Clerc - Fais-moi une place✔️—✔️—3Yasmine17Boé (47)Camila Cabello x Young Thug - Havana ————4Geoffrey19Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône (95)Tom Walker - Leave a Light On✔️✔️✔️✔️5Leona Winter23Paris (75)Malena Ernman - La Voix✔️✔️——6Mylène17-Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own————7Adrian Byron67Caromb (67)Cat Stevens - Father & Son——✔️✔️8Sherley23Bidos (52)Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans (reprise Clara Luciani)—✔️——9Godi22Callian (83)Orelsan x Stromae - La Pluie—✔️—✔️10Simon30Neuville-Saint-Vaast (62)Renaud - Manu————11Hannah Featherstone32Paris (75)Nina Simone - Feeling Good—✔️✔️✔️12Makja38Mérignac (33)Orelsan - Tout va bien— ✔️✔️—
Episode 5 (March 9) OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches and artists choicesJulienJeniferMikaSoprano 1 Valentin 21Strasbourg (67)Amy Winehouse - Back to Black—✔️✔️✔️ 2 Whitney 19Le Vigan (30)Marshmello x Anne-Marie - Friends——✔️✔️ 3 Jordan 21Cannes (06)Eddy de Pretto - Fête de trop————4Marouen 24Tunis, TunisieAlicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You—✔️—— 5 Lily Jung 41Lubine (88) Chant traditionnel mongol - Jaran Tsagaan Aduu✔️✔️✔️✔️ 6 Claire 28Saint-Louis (68)Jane Birkin - Quoi✔️✔️——7Virginie 29 Bel Air, MauritiusPink - Family Portrait✔️✔️✔️ 8 Anton 22Saint-Germain-sur-Meuse (55)Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U✔️✔️✔️— 9 Paul-Alexis 19Bastia, 2BCéline Dion - Je sais pas———— 10Coco 26Chișinău, MoldovaEric Carmen - All by Myself, version Céline Dion✔️✔️✔️✔️ 11 Prisca 24Dreux (28)The Jackson Five - Blame It on the Boogie———— 12 Alex Adam 29Guéret (23)William Sheller - Un homme heureux✔️———
Episode 6 (March 16) OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches and artists choicesJulienJeniferMikaSoprano 1 Camille 16Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine) Tom Walker - Leave a Light on——✔️— 2 Valérie Daure 34Montréal (Québec) (Canada)Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive✔️✔️✔️✔️ 3 Margaux 16Romorantin (Loir-et-Cher)Bigflo & Oli - Papa————4 David Té 21Paris Stromae - Formidable—✔️—✔️ 5 Scam Talk 28Bordeaux (Gironde)Childish Gambino - This Is America✔️✔️✔️✔️ 6 Laura Parrado 17Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes)Damien Saez - Les enfants paradis✔️✔️——7 Tania 31Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin)Consuelo Velázquez - Bésame Mucho—✔️✔️✔️ 8Anne-Sophie 22Strépy-Bracquegnies (Belgium)Minnie Riperton - Loving you—✔️✔️✔️ 9 Tommy 21Mantes-la-Jolie (Yvelines)Édith Piaf - Hymne à l'amour———— 10 Estelle 19Vénissieux (Rhône)Twenty One Pilots - Heathens—✔️✔️✔️ 11Théophile Renier 24Chastre (Belgium)Maitre Gims - Malheur, malheur✔️——— 12 Adrien 27Paris (75)Hugh Jackman - The Greatest Show (B.O. de The Greatest showman)———✔️
Episode 7 (March 23) OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches and artists choicesJulienJeniferMikaSoprano 1 Petru24Bastia, Haute-CorsePetru Guelfucci - Corsica✔️✔️—— 2 London Loko26Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine)Lily Allen - Smile✔️—✔️— 3 Charlotte22Haguenau (Bas-Rhin)Johnny Hallyday - Les portes de Pénitencier————4Lomany Mauligalo23Nouvelle-CalédonieSeal - Love's Divine———— 5 Loris18Rozelieures (Meurthe-et-Moselle)Julien Clerc - Souffrir par toi n'est pas souffrir✔️——— 6Laure17Nice (Alpes-Maritimes)Whitney Houston - Run to You✔️—✔️✔️7 Monstre21Paris (75)Asaf Avidan - One Day (Reckoning Song)✔️✔️✔️✔️ 8Clacky24Avignon (Vaucluse)Orelsan - Basique—✔️✔️✔️ 9 Max Livio35Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (Loiret)Jacques Brel - Ne me quitte pas——✔️✔️ 10 Angie Robba18Lyon (Rhône)Images - Les démons de minuit✔️✔️——11Fanswa49Guadeloupe Chant traditionnel créole guadeloupéen - An Pa Kay✔️✔️✔️✔️ 12 David James Murphy25Careil (Guérande) (Loire-Atlantique)The Beatles - Come Together————
Episode 8 (March 30) OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches and artists choicesJulienJeniferMikaSoprano1Pierre Danaë 23 Paris (75) Chris Isaak - Wicked Game✔️✔️✔️✔️ 2 Léonie 25 Braine-l'Alleud (Belgium) Stromae - Alors on danse————3 Kiumars 29Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) Aloe Blacc - I Need a Dollar ———— 4Chloé 20 Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois (Hérault) Dulce Pontes - Lágrimas——✔️✔️ 5 Thomas 21 Ferrara (Italy) Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky—✔️✔️— 6 Romy 23 La Ciotat (Bouches-du-Rhône) Jessie J - Do It Like a Dude————7Tiphaine 17 Escautpont (Nord) Adele - Hometown Glory✔️✔️✔️8Ina Ich44 Dammartin-sur-Tigeaux (Seine-et-Marne) Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody—✔️——9Ursula21 Paris (75) Sara Bareilles - Gravity—rowspan="5" ✔️— 10 Ziia 40 Saint-Pierre (La Réunion) Sade - Smooth Operator—rowspan="4" —11Anto28Paris (75) Europe - The Final Countdown✔️—12Alex18Vidauban (Var)Lomepal - Yeux disent✔️
Knockouts (K.O.)
The Season 8 rules for knockouts had changed from the rules in previous seasons. Each contestant sang a song of their choice. At the end of the performance, their coach had three options: a) Send contestant directly to "The Battles" by pressing their button b) Send contestant to the Danger Zone (Zone Rouge) c) Eliminate the contestant
Each coach had six spots in Battles. At the end of Knockouts, a coach with remaining spots was allowed to give away the rest of his or her spots to those waiting in Danger Zone. Each coach had two steals which he or she could use on contestants in Danger Zone or on those who had been eliminated.
Color Key Contestant has been saved by their coachContestant has been stolen by another coach Contestant has been sent to the Danger zone Contestant has been eliminated
Episode 9 (April 6) CoachOrderContetstantSongResultCoachesJulienJeniferMikaSopranoJenifer 1Ana Carla"Havana"Danger Zone———— 2Poupie"Always Remember Us This Way"Advanced— —— 3Petru"Si t'étais la"Danger zone———— 4Ilycia"Price Tag" Eliminated———— 5Sidoine"Samedi soir sur la Terre" Advanced— —— 6Léona Winter"Louxor j’adore" Advanced— —— 7Ina Ich "Human" Eliminated———— 8Anton"Salut les amoureux"Stolen ——— 9Tania"Luchar Por Su Dinero" Eliminated———— 10Sherley"Set Fire to the Rain" Advanced— —— 11David Té"Russian Roulette" Eliminated———— 12Marouen"Chandelier"Danger zone———— 13Anne-Sophie"Ring My Bell" Eliminated———— 14Arezki"La Valse à mille temps" Advanced— —— 15Angie Robba"Forever Young" Eliminated———— 16Ismail"Les Moulins de mon cœur"Danger Zone———— 17Haze"Born to be Wild" Eliminated———— 18Makja"Dimanche soir" Eliminated————Danger ZoneJennifer1Ana Carla Eliminated————2PetruSaved— ——3MarouenStolen ———4IsmailEliminated————
Episode 10 (April 13)