The second season of the Romanian reality talent show Vocea României premiered on ProTV on September 25, 2012. It was hosted by Pavel Bartoș and Nicoleta Luciu, while Vlad Roșca was the social media correspondent. All four coaches returned for their second season.
The season expanded from the first season: each coach had fourteen artists on their team, rather than twelve as in the first season, resulting in 24 contestants qualifying for the live shows, as opposed to 20 the previous year. The blind auditions have also been extended from five to six episodes. The pre-selection phase was extended to more locations across Romania; they were held June 4 to June 29, 2012, in Bucharest, Iași, Constanța, Timișoara and Cluj-Napoca.
The season finale aired on December 26, 2012. Julie Mayaya, mentored by coach Horia Brenciu, was declared winner of the season. It was Brenciu's first victory as a coach.
Pre-selections
Pre-selections took place in the following cities: Location Date Venue Bucharest Ramada Bucharest Parc Hotel Iași Hotel Unirea Constanța Hotel Palace Timișoara Hotel Continental Cluj-Napoca Hotel Belvedere
Teams Color key
+ Coaches Top 56 artists Horia Brenciu Julie Mayaya Laurian Manta Vlad Simon Dalma Kovács Ioana Cristea Maria Cojocaru Camelia Sterea Mihai Grigoraș Ovidiu Lazăr Robert Nicolae Marius Bălan Maria Alexievici Izabela Simion Diana Moșneagu Marius Moga Imre Vízi Fely Donose Robert Reamzy Cezar Dometi David Bryan Maria-Mirabela Cismaru Monica Odagiu Monica Merișan Oana Munteanu Cristina Bondoc Claudiu Zamfira Marcel Roșca Mihai Toma Dorin Ochenatu Loredana Groza Cristi Nistor Ciprian Teodorescu Ana-Maria Alexie Teodor Manciulea Nicoleta Gavriliță Daria Corbu Ricardo Caria Răzvan Ștef Teodora Secui Daddy Ștefan Gheorghiu Alexandru Simion Magdalena Cichirdan Bernard Lazăr Smiley Tibi Scobiola Silviu Pașca Loredana Ciobotaru Andreea Olariu Mihail Gheorghe Laura Gherescu George Liliac Cristina Caramarcu Matei Sorescu Dragoș Cristiu Elena Vasile Eduard Buday Camelia Marinescu Jan Șelaru
Blind auditions The first phase of the competition, the blind auditions, taped August 6–9, 2012 at the MediaPro Studios, Buftea, began airing when the season premiered on September 25, 2012. 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
Episode 1 (September 25) The first of six pre-recorded audition episodes aired on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. The show started with the four coaches and the season 1 finalists singing "Moves like Jagger". Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Izabela Simion 19 Târgoviște, Dâmbovița "Unfaithful" — — — 2 Matei Sorescu 25 Timișoara, Timiș "I Try" — — — 3 Maria Cojocaru 21 Sibiu, Sibiu "Mercedes Benz" 4 Raluca Drăgoi 26 Ploiești, Prahova "Without You" — — — — 5 Maria-Mirabela Cismaru 17 Rovinari, Gorj "Mercy" — — 6 Ștefan Gheorghiu 39 Bucharest "What a Wonderful World" — — — 7 Dorin Ochenatu 27 Pitești, Argeș "Lady Luck" — — 8 Alexandra Haidău 15 Iași, Iași "Sway" — — — — 9 George Liliac 32 Onești, Bacău "Adeline" — — 10 Ciprian Teodorescu 32 Iași, Iași "Love Is All Around" 11 Robert Marius Anghel 34 Hunedoara, Hunedoara "I Won't Give Up" — — — — 12 Daria Corbu 25 Pitești, Argeș "Son of a Preacher Man" — — — 13 Maria Alexievici 20 Alba Iulia, Alba "Breakeven" —
Episode 2 (October 2) The second episode aired on October 2, 2012. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Cristina Caramarcu 27 Bucharest "Nobody's Perfect" — — — 2 Constantin Garbis 56 Medgidia, Constanța "Ziua vrăjitoarelor" — — — — 3 Loredana Ciobotaru 22 Tulcea, Tulcea "One" 4 Oana Muntean 23 Arad, Arad "A Woman's Worth" — — — 5 Jan Șelaru 44 Moreni, Dâmbovița "Aïcha" — — — 6 Cornelia Goda 33 Focșani, Vrancea "O iubire imposibilă" — — — — 7 Mihai Grigoraș 28 Bacău, Bacău "Gravity" — — — 8 Fely Donose 26 Sebeș, Alba "Yoü and I" — 9 Bernard Lazăr 17 Iași, Iași "Cât de frumoasă ești" — — — 10 Cătălin Rață 21 Galați, Galați "Haven't Met You Yet" — — — — 11 Laurian Manta 16 Slănic, Prahova "Je suis malade" 12 Crina Bălan 25 Mangalia, Constanța "Listen to Your Heart" — — — — 13 Cristi Nistor 26 Luduș, Mureș "She Will Be Loved" — — 14 Camelia Sterea 26 Constanța, Constanța "I Have Nothing" — — —
Episode 3 (October 9) The third episode aired on October 9, 2012. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Ana-Maria Alexie 17 Dorohoi, Botoșani "Rehab" — — — 2 David Bryan 27 Bucharest "It Will Rain" 3 Dorin Marius Mateescu 26 Arad, Arad "One Moment in Time" — — — — 4 Nicoleta Gavriliță 19 Chișinău, Moldova "Yesterday" — — — 5 Alexandru Săndoiu 16 Bucharest "Chasing Cars" — — — — 6 Daddy 24 Buzău, Buzău "Ochii tăi" — — — 7 Georgiana Ene 33 Bucharest "Je veux" — — — — 8 Cezar Dometi 22 Iași, Iași "Make You Feel My Love" — — 9 Mihai Jipa 52 Ploiești, Parhova "Can't Help Falling in Love" — — — — 10 Alina Știrbu 23 Bucharest "La Vie en rose" — — — — 11 Robert Nicolae 24 Constanța, Constanța "You Are So Beautiful" — — — 12 Andreea Olariu 16 Constanța, Constanța "I Surrender" 13 Ioana Cristea 18 Târgoviște Dâmbovița "You Lost Me" — — — 14 Laura Gherescu 25 Bucharest "Upside Down" — —
Episode 4 (October 19) The fourth episode aired on October 19, 2012. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Ricardo Caria 33 Arad, Arad "Bailamos" — — 2 Magdalena Cichirdan 27 Bucharest "Over the Rainbow" — — — 3 Alina Giurgiu 35 Timișoara, Timiș "Am nevoie de tine" — — — — 4 Julie Mayaya 26 Iași, Iași "Hurt" 5 Oana Hristov 34 Brașov, Brașov "Don't Know Why" — — — — 6 Teodora Secui 21 Constanța, Constanța "A Woman's Worth" — — — 7 Monica Odagiu 16 Bucharest "Piece of My Heart" — — 8 Călin Lupu 32 Timișoara, Timiș "Supergirl" — — — — 9 Robert Reamzy 18 Bucharest "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" 10 Cornel Macovei 50 Râmnicu Sărat, Buzău "Copacul" — — — — 11 Eduard Buday 33 Petroșani, Hunedoara "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" — — — 12 Ovidiu Lazăr 18 Oradea, Bihor "Cât de frumoasă ești" — — — 13 Silviu Pașca 27 Timișoara, Timiș "The Seed (2.0)" — —
Episode 5 (October 23) The fifth episode was aired on October 23, 2012. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Răzvan Ștef 26 Arad, Arad "Angels" — — — 2 Cristina Bondoc 25 Tulcea, Tulcea "Because of You" — 3 Radu Ghencea 35 Bucharest "Merit eu" — — — — 4 Diana Moșneagu 15 Vaslui, Vaslui "Dragostea rămâne" — — — 5 Camelia Marinescu 32 Bucharest "When I Fall in Love" — — 6 Claudiu Zamfira 20 Târgoviște, Dâmbovița "Ochii tăi" — — — 7 Cristina Popoacă 33 Bucharest "Speechless" — — — — 8 Teodor Manciulea 16 Buzău, Buzău "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" — 9 Nicolae Buda 45 Periam, Timiș "Light My Fire" — — — — 10 Mihai Toma 27 Bucharest "Great Balls of Fire" — — 11 Ella Dani 32 Craiova, Dolj "Piece of My Heart" — — — — 12 Tibi Scobiola 39 Bucharest "Ordinary People" 13 Vlad Alecu 23 Bucharest "Balada (Tchê Tcherere Tchê Tchê)" — — — — 14 Marius Bălan 25 Pitești, Argeș "Jesus to a Child" — — —
Episode 6 (October 30) The sixth and last blind audition episode aired on October 30, 2012. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Brenciu Loredana Smiley Moga 1 Dalma Kovács 27 Brașov, Braşov "A Night like This" 2 Mihail Gheorghe 26 Constanța, Constanța "You Give Me Something" — — 3 Lucian Curelariu 28 Suceava, Suceava "Iris" — — — — 4 Monica Merișan 23 Cernavodă, Constanța "Iartă" — — — 5 Selatin Kiazim 16 Constanța, Constanța "Not the Same Dreams Anymore" — — — — 6 Elena Vasile 37 Bucharest "If I Were a Boy" — — — 7 Imre Vízi 26 Târgu Mureș, Mureș "Roxanne" 8 Pavel Bartoș* 37 Bucharest "Frumoasa mea" 9 Roxana Elena Apreutesei 31 Piatra Neamț, Neamț "What a Wonderful World" — — — — 10 Dragoș Cristiu 24 Constanța, Constanța "Yesterday" — — 11 Alexandru Albert Preda 23 Pucioasa, Dâmbovița "Tears in Heaven" — — — — 12 Alexandru Simion 21 Constanța, Constanța "Say You, Say Me" — — — 13 Vlad Simon 26 Sibiu, Sibiu "Faith" — — 14 Marcel Roșca 22 Chișinău, Moldova "Without You" — — — * Host Pavel Bartoș auditioned as a joke. The coaches immediately recognized him and turned around, though, obviously, Bartoș did not join either of their teams.
The battles After the blind auditions, each coach had fourteen contestants for the battle rounds, taped October 15–17, 2012 at the MediaPro Studios, Buftea, and aired November 6–20, 2012. Coaches began narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants with the help of "trusted advisors". Each episode featured nine or ten battles consisting of pairings from within each team, and each battle concluding with the respective coach eliminating one of the two contestants.
The trusted advisors for these episodes are: Monica Anghel working with Horia Brenciu; Cristi Minculescu working with Loredana Groza; Șerban Cazan working with Smiley and Randi working with Marius Moga Color key Artist won the battle and advanced to the next round Artist lost the battle and was eliminated
Episode 7 (6 November) The seventh episode aired on November 6, 2012. Coach Order Winner Song Loser Loredana Groza 1 Teodor Manciulea "Baby" Bernard Lazăr Smiley 2 Laura Gherescu "7 Seconds" Jan Șelaru Marius Moga 3 Cezar Dometi "Starlight" Dorin Ochenatu Horia Brenciu 4 Vlad Simon "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Diana Moșneagu Loredana Groza 5 Ciprian Teodorescu "Have I Told You Lately" Magdalena Cichirdan Smiley 6 Andreea Olariu "When You Believe" Camelia Marinescu Marius Moga 7 Imre Vízi "I Wan'na Be like You (The Monkey Song)" Mihai Toma Horia Brenciu 8 Camelia Sterea "My Number One" Izabela Simion Loredana Groza 9 Cristi Nistor "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" Alexandru Simion
Episode 8 (13 November) The eighth episode aired on November 13, 2012. Coach Order Winner Song Loser Horia Brenciu 1 Laurian Manta "Pleacă" Maria Alexievici Smiley 2 George Liliac "Dancing in the Street" Eduard Buday Marius Moga 3 David Bryan "To the Moon and Back" Marcel Roșca Loredana Groza 4 Ana-Maria Alexie "I Got You Babe" Ștefan Gheorghiu Horia Brenciu 5 Dalma Kovács "Somebody That I Used to Know" Marius Bălan Loredana Groza 6 Ricardo Caria "María" Daddy Smiley 7 Loredana Ciobotaru "Cryin'" Elena Vasile Marius Moga 8 Maria-Mirabela Cismaru "You're the One That I Want" Claudiu Zamfira Horia Brenciu 9 Ioana Cristea "Beauty and the Beast" Robert Nicolae Smiley 10 Silviu Pașca "Beggin'" Dragoș Cristiu
Episode 9 (20 November) The ninth episode aired on November 20, 2012. Coach Order Winner Song Loser Marius Moga 1 Fely Donose "If I Ain't Got You" Cristina Bondoc Horia Brenciu 2 Julie Mayaya "Black or White" Ovidiu Lazăr Smiley 3 Mihail Gheorghe "Would I Lie to You?" Matei Sorescu Loredana Groza 4 Daria Corbu "Call Me Maybe" Teodora Secui Marius Moga 5 Robert Reamzy "Diamonds and Pearls" Oana Muntean Horia Brenciu 6 Maria Cojocaru "You Shook Me All Night Long" Mihai Grigoraș Smiley 7 Tibi Scobiola "Lucky" Cristina Caramarcu Loredana Groza 8 Nicoleta Gavriliță "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Răzvan Ștef Marius Moga 9 Monica Odagiu "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" Monica Merișan
The sing-off At the end of the battle rounds, each coach advanced five contestants from their team to the live shows, leaving the other two to duel for the sixth and last spot, in an extra round called "the sing-off" (cântecul decisiv). The contestants sang their blind audition songs again and the coaches chose one contestant each.
Color key: Artist won the Sing off and advanced to the Live shows Artist lost the Sing off and was eliminated