The eighth season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice premiered on October 11, 2019, on Channel One. Dmitry Nagiev returned as the show's presenter. On August 26, 2019, Channel One announced that Valery Syutkin, Polina Gagarina, Sergey Shnurov, and Konstantin Meladze became the coaches.
Asker Berbekov was named winner of the season, marking Konstantin Meladze's second and final win as a coach. With the win of Berbekov, Meladze became the second coach to win multiple seasons, behind Alexander Gradsky. Moreover, Meladze also became the second coach after Gradsky to win consecutive season. In addition, for the first time ever, the final four artists were all male.
Coaches and presenter
On August 26, 2019, Channel One announced that Sergey Shnurov and Konstantin Meladze will be rejoined as the coaches by Polina Gagarina, who returned after a two-season break, and Valery Syutkin, who replaced Basta as a new coach for the show.
Dmitry Nagiev returned for his 8th season as the presenter.
Teams Colour key
Coaches Top 48 artists Valeriy Syutkin Arsen Mukendi Elimdar Seydosmanov Lilia Veltman Anastasia Yust Tatyana Gayvoronskaya Egor Muskat Nurzhigit Subankulov Karin Soyref Viktoria Karachun Liana Meister Yury Shurkhovetsky Daniil Danilevsky Vladimir Konovalov Polina Gagarina Iv Nabiev Alana Chochieva Anastasia Markova Iva Todorova Ekaterina Steblina Andrew Grunge Lilia Veltman Olga Urazgalieva Nika Prokopyeva Felix Kotlo Rinat Albikov Maxim Larichev Emily Cooper Sergey Shnurov Anton Tokarev Ragda Khanieva Svetlana Mamresheva Arseny Kurchanin Ildar Abdullin Irina Chuvakova Iv Nabiev Filipp Lebedev Maxim Subachev Stanislav Moshkin Dmitry Klinaev Konstantin Strukov Milana Rakhmanova Konstantin Meladze Аскер Бербеков Nurzhigit Subankulov Daniil Korolev Elizaveta Shaluba Valeria Mironova Natalya Sidortsova Svetlana Mamresheva Polina Tyrina Anastasia Badyina Inna Sadayan Roman Voloznev Vrezh Kirakosyan Renata Shtifel
Blind auditions The feature The Best coach of the season (in each episode) was applied again this season. 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
The coaches performed "Геленджик" at the start of the show.
Episode Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Syutkin Gagarina Shnurov Meladze Episode 1 1 Ildar Abdullin 24 Gai, Orenburg Oblast "I Put a Spell on You" — 2 Tatyana Gayvorovskaya 27 Rostov-on-Don "Я не умею танцевать" — 3 Ksenia Orlova 28 Belovo, Kemerovo Oblast "Дикая вода" — — — — 4 Felix Kotlo 18 Moscow "Englishman in New York" — — 5 Elizaveta Shaluba 19 Novorossiysk, Krasnodar krai "Романс" 6 Viktoria Karachun 25 Minsk, Belarus "Мар, дяндя" — — — 7 Karina Evn 22 Moscow "Blow Your Mind" — — — — 8 Konstantin Strukov 31 Voronezh, Voronezh oblast "Sugar" 9 Rushana Rakhmanona 27 Tashkent, Uzbekistan "Не отрекаются любя" — — — — 10 Anastasia Badyina 25 Sayansk, Irkutsk oblast "Спектакль окончен" — — — 11 Mikhail Mishuris 47 Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk oblast "Evil" — — — — 12 Yury Shurkhovetsky 28 Moscow "Perfect" — — — Episode 2 1 Rinat Albikov 30 Tver, Tver oblast "Torna a Surriento"/"Luna Mezzo" — — 2 Ekaterina Osipenko 47 Skhodnya, Moscow oblast "Мурка" — — — — 3 Iv Nabiev 33 Maysky, Perm krai "California Dreamin'" 4 Anastasia Yust 25 Abakan, Khakassia "Эхо любви" — 5 Anton Tokarev 24 Moscow "Leave a Light On" — — 6 Vadim Izofatov 47 Omsk, Omsk oblast "Mess Around" — — — — 7 Stanislav Moshkin 27 Terney, Primorsky krai "Мокрые кроссы" — 8 Yulia Mandriko 40 Belgorod, Belgorod oblast "The Power of Love" — — — — 9 Alana Chochieva 17 Vladimir, Vladimir oblast "Faith" 10 Andrey Zapetsky 31 Bryansk, Bryansk oblast "Болен тобой" — — — — 11 Iva Todorova 18 Sofia, Bulgaria "Back to Black" — — — 12 Аскер Бербеков 28 Baksan, Kabardino-Balkaria "S.O.S. d'un terrien en détresse" — — — Episode 3 1 Irina Chuvakova 32 Moscow "We Will Rock You" 2 Eduard Dzyuba 32 Ryzdvyany, Stavropol krai "Твои следы" — — — — 3 Daniil Korolev 32 Moscow "Когда молод был" — 4 Milana Rakhmanova 25 Surgut, Yugra "Toxic" 5 Natalya Svetlova 52 Ust-Katav, Chelyabinsk oblast "Мне нравится" — — — — 6 Maxim Larichev 36 Aleksin, Tula oblast "S.O.B." — — 7 Vladimir Konovalov 31 Lomy, Zabaykalsky krai "Туманы" — — — 8 Renata Shtifel 26 Kyiv, Ukraine "Пісня про рушник" 9 Alexander Novichkov 31 Engels, Saratov Oblast "This Love" — — — — 10 Liana Meister 39 Moscow "Ich hob dich zifeel lieb" — — — 11 Valentin Lakodin 42 Penza, Penza oblast "Mambo Italiano" — — — — 12 Emily Cooper 17 Ashdod, Israel / Moscow "Every Breath You Take" — — — Episode 4 1 Ekaterina Steblina 28 Moscow "В городе моём" — — 2 Filipp Lebedev 29 Moscow "Beggin'" — 3 Dmitry Mosichuk 41 Eindhoven, Netherlands "Взрослые дочери" — — — — 4 Valeria Mironova 21 Nizhny Kuranakh, Yakutia "Poker Face" 5 Maxim Subachev 22 Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk oblast "I Need a Dollar" — 6 Oleg Shadrin 32 Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk oblast "Как ты живёшь без меня" — — — — 7 Olga Urazgalieva 27 Irkutsk, Irkutsk oblast "Halo" — — — 8 Polina Tyrina 27 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan "Не уходи, побудь со мною" — — — 9 Olga Ilyukhina 23 Nizhnevartovsk, Yugra "Любовь и одиночество" — — — — 10 Arsen Mukendi 28 Kinshasa, DR Congo "Superstition" — — — 11 Karin Soyref 24 Gibraltar "All I Ask" — — — 12 Ruslan Alekhno 37 Bobruysk, Belarus "Подберу музыку" — — — — Episode 5 1 Natalya Sidortsova 35 Sergiyev Posad "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" 2 Ali Asheg 30 Iran "Рюмка водки" — — — — 3 Ragda Khanieva 18 Moscow "Birds Set Free" — 4 Khurshid Inogamov 38 Chirchiq, Uzbekistan "Historia de un Amor" — — — — 5 Svetlana Mamresheva 31 Moscow "Айсберг" — 6 Nika Prokopyeva 24 Tallinn, Estonia "Too Close" — — — 7 Inna Sadayan 18 Vayk, Armenia "Sareri Hovin Mernem" 8 Dmitry Klinaev 44 Saratov "Колыбельная" — — — 9 Nurzhigit Sabunkulov 32 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan "I Got a Woman" — — — 10 Aigul Valiulina 18 Kazan "Чистые пруды" — — — — 11 Daria Dyachenko 24 Viktoropol, Belgorod Oblast "Still Loving You" — — — — 12 Roman Voloznev 22 Minsk, Belarus "На сиреневой луне" — — Episode 6 1 Anastasia Markova 36 Kyiv, Ukraine "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" 2 Egor Muskat 32 Moscow "Поезд на Ленинград" — — — 3 Lilia Veltman 25 Arzamas "Ты снишься мне" 4 Ksenia Menshchikova 33 Ufa "Океанами стали" — — — — 5 Andrew Grunge 43 Toronto, Canada "Overjoyed" — 6 Oksana Simon 31 Korenovsk "The Rhythm Is Magic" — rowspan=6 — — 7 Arseny Kurchanin 17 Yekaterinburg "Вахтёрам" — 8 Elimdar Seydosmanov 36 Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai "I Got You (I Feel Good)" rowspan=4 — 9 Anastasia Smykova 21 Tyumen "Life" — — 10 Vrezh Kirakosyan 36 Katnaghbyur, Aragatsotn, Armenia "Miserere" — 11 Ekaterina Belyakova 43 Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai "I Got Rhythm" — 12 Daniil Danilevsky 21 Korolyov, Moscow Oblast "Ненавижу"
The Battles The Battle Rounds started on November 22, 2019. No steal were available. Contestants who win their battle would advance to the Knockout rounds. Colour key Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser Episode 7 Polina Gagarina 1 Ekaterina Steblina "Ленинградский рок-н-ролл" Maxim Larichev Valeriy Syutkin 2 Tatyana Gayvorovskaya "Proud Mary" Karin Soyref Konstantin Meladze 3 Valeria Mironova "Ты скажи" Roman Voloznev Sergey Shnurov 4 Ragda Khanieva "In The Heat of a Disco Night"/ "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Filipp Lebedev Polina Gagarina 5 Lilia Veltman "Ain't Nobody" Olga Urazgalieva Sergey Shnurov 6 Iv Nabiev "Не верь слезам" Konstantin Strukov Konstantin Meladze 7 Natalya Sidortsova "Shallow" Vrezh Kirakosyan Valeriy Syutkin 8 Elimdar Seydosmanov "Rolling in the Deep" Yury Shurkhovetsky Konstantin Meladze 9 Svetlana Mamresheva "Грустный дэнс" Polina Tyrina Valeriy Syutkin 10 Nurzhigit Subankulov "Первый снег" Vladimir Konovalov Polina Gagarina 11 Andrew Grunge "Rockabye" Emily Cooper Sergey Shnurov 12 Irina Chuvakova "Бледный бармен" Dmitry Klinaev Episode 8 Sergey Shnurov 1 Ildar Abdullin "Сэра" Stanislav Moshkin Polina Gagarina 2 Anastasia Markova "Believer" Rinat Albikov Valeriy Syutkin 3 Arsen Mukendi "Разговор со счастьем" Viktoria Karachun Konstantin Meladze 4 Asker Berbekov "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" Inna Sadayan Valeriy Syutkin 5 Egor Muskat "Дорога в облака" Daniil Danilevsky Sergey Shnurov 6 Anton Tokarev "Survivor" Milana Rakhmanova Polina Gagarina 7 Alana Chochieva "Люби меня, люби" Felix Kotlo Konstantin Meladze 8 Elizaveta Shaluba "Treat Her Like a Lady" Renata Shtifel Sergey Shnurov 9 Arseny Kurchanin "Old Town Road" Maxim Subachev Polina Gagarina 10 Iva Todorova "Аэропорты" Nika Prokopyeva Konstantin Meladze 11 Daniil Korolev "Сберегла" Anastasia Badyina Valeriy Syutkin 12 Anastasia Yust "Never Change Lovers in the Middle of the Night" Liana Meister
The Knockouts The Knockout Rounds started on December 6, 2019. Similar to the previous season, each coach pairs three artists into one knockout with only one contestant from the trio advances to the next round and also can steal one losing artist from another coach. The top 12 contestants moved on to the Quarterfinal. Colour key Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Quarterfinal Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Quarterfinal Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Song Artists Song 'Steal' result Winner Losers Syutkin Gagarina Shnurov Meladze Episode 9 Polina Gagarina 1 "Тает лёд" Anastasia Markova Iva Todorova "Оле, оле"/ "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" — rowspan=2 — — Ekaterina Steblina "Call Me"/ "Атас" — — — Valeriy Syutkin 2 "Я - то, что надо" Arsen Mukendi Nurzhigit Subankulov "Wicked Game" rowspan=2 — — Egor Muskat "Как на войне" — — rowspan=5 Sergey Shnurov 3 "Life"/ "Bad Guy" Ragda Khanieva Arseny Kurchanin "Лишь о тебе мечтая" — — rowspan=2 Irina Chuvakova "Никаких больше вечеринок" — — Konstantin Meladze 4 "Што й па мору" Daniil Korolev Valeria Mironova "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" — — — Elizaveta Shaluba "Звёздная ночь" — — — Episode 10 Sergey Shnurov 1 "Седьмой лепесток" Anton Tokarev Iv Nabiev "Ausländer" — rowspan=2 rowspan=8 Ildar Abdullin "Bamboleo" — rowspan=7 Konstantin Meladze 2 "Luna" Asker Berbekov Svetlana Mamresheva "Чудесная страна"/ "Vacanze romane" — Natalya Sidortsova "Мыслепад" — rowspan=5 Polina Gagarina 3 "Опять метель" Alana Chochieva Andrew Grunge "Without You" — Lilia Veltman "Солдат любви"/ "Bang Bang" Valeriy Syutkin 4 "Ты меня любишь" Elimdar Seydosmanov Tatyana Gayvorovskaya "Лучший город Земли" rowspan=2 Anastasia Yust "Посмотри в глаза"
Live shows Colour key: Artist was saved Artist was eliminated
Week 1: Top 12 — Quarterfinal (December 20) The Live Top 12 Quarterfinal comprised episode 11. The top twelve artists performed, with two artists from each team advancing based on the sum of the viewers' and coach's votes.
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Coach's vote (/100%) Public's vote (/100%) Votes' sum Result Episode 11 Polina Gagarina 1 Anastasia Markova "Комета" 20% 9,9% 29,9% Eliminated 2 Alana Chochieva "Лететь" 50% 44,5% 94,5% Advanced 3 Iv Nabiev "Красиво" 30% 45,6% 75,6% Advanced Valeriy Syutkin 4 Elimdar Seydosmanov "Вокруг шум"/"Менеджер"" 50% 38,6% 88,6% Advanced 5 Lilia Veltman "Загадай" 20% 14,3% 34,3% Eliminated 6 Arsen Mukendi "Увезу тебя я в тундру" / "Take On Me" 30% 47,1% 77,1% Advanced Konstantin Meladze 7 Daniil Korolev "На заре" 20% 19,4% 39,4% Eliminated 8 Nurzhigit Subankulov "Батарейка" / "You Can Leave Your Hat On» 30% 28,1% 58,1% Advanced 9 Asker Berbekov "Because We Believe" 50% 52,5% 102,5% Advanced Sergey Shnurov 10 Svetlana Mamresheva "Позови меня" 20% 13,6% 33,6% Eliminated 11 Anton Tokarev "Слёзы" 50% 40,3% 90,3% Advanced 12 Ragda Khanieva "Выхода нет" 30% 46,1% 76,1% Advanced
Week 2: Top 8 — Semifinal (December 27)