The eleventh season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 19, 2016, on NBC. A 30-minute preview episode aired following NBC's broadcast of the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics on August 21, 2016. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton both returned for their eleventh season as coaches. Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus joined the panel replacing Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera making it the first season with two female coaches. Carson Daly returned as the show's host.
Sundance Head was named the winner of the season, marking Blake Shelton's record-extending fifth win as a coach.
Coaches and hosts
There were two changes to the coaching panel from season ten. Coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton are joined by Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus, who respectively replaced Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera, thus making it the first season to have two female coaches. Carson Daly returned for his 11th season as host. This is Alicia Keys's second appearance on the show after being the advisor for Team Pharrell in the Battle rehearsals in season 7. This is also Miley Cyrus's second appearance on the show after being key advisor for the Knockout rehearsals in season 10, making her the youngest ever coach in any of the national versions of The Voice franchise worldwide at that time at the age of 23 (until Tini Stoessel coach La Voz... Argentina at the age of 21 in 2018).
The mentors for the Battle Rounds this season were: Sammy Hagar for Team Adam, Bette Midler for Team Blake, Charlie Puth for Team Alicia, and Joan Jett for Team Miley. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill served as key advisors for all four teams.
Teams Color key
+ Coaches Top 48 artists Adam Levine Billy Gilman Josh Gallagher Brendan Fletcher Riley Elmore Simone Gundy Jason Warrior Dave Moisan Nolan Neal Ponciano Seoane Bindi Liebowitz Natasha Bure Andrew DeMuro Elia Esparza JSOUL Johnny Rez Miley Cyrus Ali Caldwell Aaron Gibson Darby Walker Belle Jewel Sophia Urista Josh Halverson Josette Diaz Lauren Diaz Maye Thomas Sa'Rayah Karlee Metzger Courtnie Ramirez Charity Bowden Khaliya Kimberlie Lane Mack Alicia Keys Wé McDonald Christian Cuevas Sa'Rayah Josh Halverson Kylie Rothfield Belle Jewel Courtnie Ramirez Michael Sanchez Whitney & Shannon Josh Halverson Dave Moisan Lauren Diaz Jason Warrior Halle Tomlinson Gabriel Violett Blake Shelton Sundance Head Austin Allsup Courtney Harrell Dana Harper Jason Warrior Josh Gallagher Gabe Broussard Bindi Liebowitz Karlee Metzger Christian Fermin Preston James Tarra Layne Blaine Long Dan Shafer Ethan Tucker
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 (Sept. 19) The coaches performed "Dream On" at the start of the show, as a tribute to former contestant Christina Grimmie who was killed on June 10, 2016, after the finals of the previous season. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Miley Alicia Blake 1 Jason Warrior 21 Chicago, Illinois "Living for the City" — — 2 Dave Moisan 33 Louisville, Kentucky "Sex and Candy" 3 Courtnie Ramirez 17 Bryan, Texas "Mamma Knows Best" — — 4 Sundance Head 37 Porter, Texas "I've Been Loving You Too Long" — — 5 Maggie Renfroe 16 Macon, Georgia "Lost Boy" — — — — 6 Ali Caldwell 28 Brooklyn, New York "Dangerous Woman" 7 Riley Elmore 16 West Dundee, Illinois "The Way You Look Tonight"* — — 8 Dana Harper 25 Dallas, Texas "Jealous" — 9 Gabe Broussard 15 Lafayette, Louisiana "Lonely Night In Georgia" — — 10 Chris Cron 34 Orange County, California "Never Tear Us Apart" — — — — 11 Christian Cuevas 20 Orlando, Florida "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" —
Episode 2 (Sept. 20) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Miley Alicia Blake 1 Sa'Rayah 28 Chicago, Illinois "Drown in My Own Tears" — — 2 Ethan Tucker 26 Olympia, Washington "Roxanne" — — 3 Katie Colosimo 22 Nashville, Tennessee "Stone Cold" — — — — 4 Wé McDonald 17 Paterson, New Jersey "Feeling Good" 5 Andrew DeMuro 25 Chicago, Illinois "Vienna" — — 6 Billy Gilman 28 Richmond, Rhode Island "When We Were Young" 7 Nathalie Vincent 18 Bridgeport, Connecticut "Hold Back the River" — — — — 8 Sophia Urista 31 New York, New York "Come Together" — — 9 Brendan Fletcher 26 Brooklyn, New York "Jolene" — 10 Dan Shafer 56 Mount Juliet, Tennessee "Marry Me" — — — 11 Lauren Diaz 24 Apple Valley, California "If I Ain't Got You" —
Episode 3 (Sept. 26) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Miley Alicia Blake 1 Bindi Liebowitz 23 Plainfield, New Jersey "Bust Your Windows" — — 2 Zack Hicks 24 Hope, Arkansas "At This Moment" — — — — 3 Elia Esparza 23 El Paso, Texas "Como La Flor" — 4 Lane Mack 30 Lafayette, Louisiana "Every Day I Have the Blues" — — — 5 Karlee Metzger 22 Marquette, Michigan "Samson" — — 6 Josh Halverson 31 Denton, Texas "Forever Young" —
Episode 4 (Sept. 27) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Miley Alicia Blake 1 Aaron Gibson 25 Atlanta, Georgia "Losing My Religion" — 2 Simone Gundy 26 Arlington, Texas "I (Who Have Nothing)" — — 3 Samantha Landrum 22 Laurel, Mississippi "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — — — — 4 Josh Gallagher 25 Cresson, Pennsylvania "Stay a Little Longer" — — 5 Gabriel Violett 28 New York, New York "Treat You Better" — — 6 Michael Sanchez 25 San Diego, California "Use Me" — — — 7 Darby Walker 17 Burbank, California "Stand by Me" — 8 Austin Allsup 32 Fort Worth, Texas "Wild Horses" — — — 9 Christian Fermin 20 Buena Park, California "Brother" — — — 10 Preston James 16 Cheatham, Tennessee "Nobody to Blame" — — — 11 Khaliya Kimberlie 16 Mescalero, New Mexico "Dibs" — — 12 Cooper Van Bascom 22 Winston-Salem, North Carolina "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" — — — — 13 Halle Tomlinson 18 Boulder, Colorado "New York State of Mind" — — 14 Nolan Neal 35 Nashville, Tennessee "Tiny Dancer"
Episode 5 (Oct. 3) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Adam Miley Alicia Blake 1 Whitney & Shannon 25/23 Austin, Texas "Landslide" 2 Johnny Rez 25 Miami, Florida "Iris" — — 3 Maye Thomas 27 Broken Arrow, Oklahoma "Roses" — — 4 Johnny Hayes 28 Mobile, Alabama "Traveller" — — — — 5 Courtney Harrell 36 Los Angeles, California "Let It Go" — — 6 Tarra Layne 30 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania "Black Velvet" — — — 7 Charity Bowden 17 Hope Hull, Alabama "Girl Crush" — — 8 JSoul 26 Virginia Beach, Virginia "Stay With Me" — — — 9 Belle Jewel 18 Brooklyn, New York "Don't You (Forget About Me)" — — — 10 Kylie Rothfield 23 Danville, California "Wherever I Go" — — 11 Natasha Bure 17 Los Angeles, California "Can't Help Falling in Love" — rowspan=8 — 12 Blaine Long 40 Chandler, Arizona "Have a Little Faith in Me" 13 Nicholas Ray 32 Chicago, Illinois "I've Got the Music in Me" — — rowspan=6 14 Ponciano Seoane 25 San Antonio, Texas "Home" 15 Stori 28 Newark, New Jersey "Killing Me Softly With His Song" rowspan=4 — 16 James Paek 30 Buena Park, California "If It Hadn't Been For Love" — 17 Sophia Joelle 16 Zionsville, Indiana "Elastic Heart" — 18 Josette Diaz 17 Cresskill, New Jersey "Love Yourself"
Episode 6 (Oct. 4) This episode covered the Best of the Blind Auditions and a sneak peek of the next stage of competition, the Battle Rounds.
The Battles The Battles round started with episode 7 and ended with episode 10 (broadcast on October 10, 11, 17, 18, 2016). Season eleven's advisors include: Sammy Hagar for Team Adam, Joan Jett for Team Miley, Charlie Puth for Team Alicia, and Bette Midler for Team Blake. As like previous seasons, each coaches can steal 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 Miley Alicia Blake Episode 7 Alicia Keys 1Christian Cuevas "Hello"Jason Warrior — — Adam Levine 2Riley Elmore "Cry Me a River"Natasha Bure — — — Miley Cyrus 3Ali Caldwell "Hit or Miss"Courtnie Ramirez — Blake Shelton 4Sundance Head "Feel Like Makin' Love"Dan Shafer — — — Adam Levine 5Billy Gilman "Man in the Mirror"Andrew DeMuro — — — Alicia Keys 6 Wé McDonald "Maybe"Lauren Diaz — Episode 8 Miley Cyrus 1Sophia Urista "Money"Lane Mack — — — Blake Shelton 2Courtney Harrell "Gravity"Ethan Tucker — — — Adam Levine 3Ponciano Seoane "Tenerife Sea"Elia Esparza — — —Miley Cyrus 4Josette Diaz "She's Got You"Charity Bowden — — — 5Maye Thomas "For What It's Worth"Khaliya Kimberlie — — — Alicia Keys 6Michael Sanchez "Valerie" Dave Moisan — — Episode 9 Adam Levine 1Nolan Neal "Sledgehammer"Johnny Rez rowspan=9 — — — Miley Cyrus 2Darby Walker "Brand New Key"Karlee Metzger — Blake Shelton 3Josh Gallagher "Stranger in My House"Blaine Long — — 4Dana Harper "Alive"Tarra Layne — — Alicia Keys 5Belle Jewel "Bennie and the Jets"Halle Tomlinson — — Adam Levine 6Simone Gundy "You're All I Need to Get By"JSoul — — — Alicia Keys 7Kylie Rothfield "The House of the Rising Sun"Josh Halverson — Blake Shelton 8Gabe Broussard "The Reason"Christian Fermin rowspan=2 — Miley Cyrus 9Aaron Gibson "I'll Take Care of You"Sa'Rayah Episode 10 Blake Shelton 1Austin Allsup "Bad Moon Rising"Preston James rowspan=3 rowspan=3 rowspan=3 Alicia Keys 2Whitney & Shannon "More Than Words"Gabriel Violett — Adam Levine 3Brendan Fletcher "Home"Bindi Liebowitz
The Knockouts For the Knockouts, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were assigned as partner husband-and-wife duo mentors together for contestants in all four teams. Like previous Knockouts, each coaches can each steal one losing artist. The top 20 artists will then move on to the "Live Shows".
Color Key: Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Live Playoffs Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Live Playoffs Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Song Artists Song 'Steal' result Winner Loser Adam Miley Alicia Blake Episode 11 Blake Shelton 1 "The Climb" Sundance Head Josh Gallagher "My Maria" — — Alicia Keys 2 "Hound Dog" Kylie Rothfield Whitney & Shannon "I Won't Give Up"rowspan=5 — — Miley Cyrus 3 "No Ordinary Love" Ali Caldwell Lauren Diaz "Rise Up" — — Adam Levine 4 "Midnight Train to Georgia" Simone GundyDave Moisan "Like I Can" — — — Alicia Keys 5 "No More Drama" Wé McDonald Courtnie Ramirez "If I Were a Boy" — — Adam Levine 6 "Haven't Met You Yet" Riley ElmoreJason Warrior "I Want You" — — Episode 12 Blake Shelton 1 "River Deep – Mountain High" Courtney HarrellBindi Liebowitz "Son of a Preacher Man" rowspan=3 — — rowspan=3 Adam Levine 2 "Fight Song" Billy GilmanPonciano Seoane "I See Fire" — — Alicia Keys 3 "Superstar" Christian CuevasBelle Jewel "Don't Dream It's Over" Episode 13 Blake Shelton 1 "Breakdown" Austin Allsup Gabe Broussard "It Will Rain"rowspan=7 rowspan=7 —rowspan=7 Miley Cyrus 2"Shake It Out" Darby Walker Maye Thomas "Closer"— Adam Levine 3"Soulshine" Brendan FletcherNolan Neal"Love is Your Name"— Alicia Keys 4"Ain't Nobody" Sa'RayahMichael Sanchez"Just the Two of Us" Blake Shelton 5"You Give Me Something" Dana HarperKarlee Metzger"Invincible"—Miley Cyrus 6"I Can't Stand the Rain" Sophia Urista Josette Diaz "Eternal Flame"— 7"Die a Happy Man" Aaron GibsonJosh Halverson"Whiskey and You" Episode 14 The fourteenth 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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