The tenth season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice premiered on October 8, 2021, on Channel One. On August 16, 2021 Channel One announced that Dima Bilan, Pelageya, Alexander Gradsky and Leonid Agutin would be returning as coaches after a three-season break. Dmitry Nagiev returned as the show's presenter. This was also the first time in The Voice franchise history that coaches from the inaugural season returned for the anniversary season.
On November 28, 2021, one of the coaches, Alexander Gradsky, died during the season. At the time of his death, 8 episodes of the show were broadcast, 2 episodes were filmed. The press service of Channel One announced that the season will be over in memory of Gradsky.
Alexandr Volkodav was announced the winner on December 30, 2021, marking Pelageya's first win as a coach after five attempts and the second female coach to win in the show's history, behind Polina Gagarina. Pelageya became the first coach in the history of the Russian Voice who won all versions of the show; winning the fifth season of The Voice Kids and in the first and second season of The Voice Senior
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Coaches Top 49 artists Dima Bilan Ernar Sadirbaev Ilkhom Tagirov Yulia Kurganova Elina Pan Maxim Yudin Nikita Bysyuk Adilet Zhumabekov David Levin Flora Bichakhchan Maxim Zavidiya Olga & Lyubov Kuznetsovs Olga Balandina Rustim Bakhtiyarov Pelageya Alexandr Volkodav Yulia Koshkina Viktor Kirillov Aliy Tlyunyaev Svetlana Malyutkina Darya Kopeykina Yulia Plaksina Ekaterina Tsymlova Vasiliy Bodzhgua Natalya Soboleva Veronika Mokhireva Alexandr Shpagin Maxim Dmitriev Alexander Gradsky Alisher Karimov Tatyana Kachurina Karina Kuper Viktor Kirillov Yulia Kurganova Miroslava Kocheva Roman Grafov Marina Moiseeva Adilkhan Makin Yulia Koval Nika Khargiyanova Samvel Azatyan Polina Klinnikova Ester Kandinova Leonid Agutin Elina Pan Vyacheslav Yavkin Yuri Navrotskiy Karina Kuper Alexandr Li Tamara Kutidze Ivan Kharkovskiy Olesya Polishchuk Diana Obolashvili Ana Agrba Artur Bogdanov Arina Danilova Elizaveta Sharipova
Blind auditions Color key ✔ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button Coach pressed "I WANT YOU", despite the lack places in his/her team Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, even its team was already full, and artist defaulted to a coach's team Artist defaulted to a coach's team Artist elected a coach's team Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their button
Episode 1 (October 8) The coaches performed «All You Need Is Love» at the start of the show. Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Dmitry Kabunin 30 Penza «Ночь» — — — — 2 Darya Kopeykina 17 Orsk «Hava nagila» —✔ —✔ 3 Yulia Plaksina 29 Moscow «Eye of the Tiger»✔✔ —✔ 4 Vyacheslav Yavkin 25 Saransk «Беловежская пуща»✔✔✔✔ 5 Marina Moiseeva 49 Moscow «What's Up?» — —✔ — 6 Nadezhda Tochilkina 24 Saratov «Нас не догонят» — — — — 7 Maxim Zavidiya 32 Chișinău, Moldova «Say Something ✔✔✔ — 8 Ester Kandinova 30 Saint Petersburg «Карамболина, Карамболетта!» — —✔ — 9 Milena Sarkisyan 24 Moscow «Beggin'» — — — — 10 Adilkhan Makin 27 Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan «Не отрекаются, любя»✔ —✔ — 11 Nikita Bysyuk 24 Minsk, Belarus «Payphone»✔ — — —
Episode 2 (October 15) Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Dina Garipova 30 Zelenodolsk «А напоследок я скажу»✔✔ —✔ 2 Eric Panich 17 Moscow «Natural» — — — — 3 Tamara Kutidze 19 Podolsk «Тбилисо» —✔ —✔ 4 Natalia Soboleva 19 Moscow «Ласточка» —✔ — — 5 Ivan Kharkovsky 32 Moscow «Знаешь?»✔✔✔✔ 6 Anna Ginz 28 Melbourne, Australia «Always Remember Us This Way» — — — — 7 Elina Pan 29 Norilsk «I'm Every Woman»✔ — —✔ 8 Ilkhom Tagirov 27 Dushanbe, Tajikistan «Dream a Little Dream of Me»✔✔✔✔ 9 Sofia Moris 18 Odintsovo «Опять метель» — — — — 10 Rustim Bakhtiyarov 35 Gubakha «Nessun dorma»✔ — — — 11 Yulia Kurganova 26 Chelyabinsk «Улетаю» — —✔ — 12 Alexandr Volkodav 32 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan «Supergirl» —✔✔ —
Episode 3 (October 22) Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Agata Vavilova 34 Saint Petersburg «Дуся-агрегат» — — — — 2 Aliy Tlyunyaev 25 Adygeya «Crazy»✔✔✔✔ 3 Arina Danilova 17 Yakutsk «Quizas, Quizas, Quizas» —✔ —✔ 4 Flora Bichakhchan 24 Ekaterinburg «Старый отель»✔ — —✔ 5 Alexey Tavleev 24 Sochi «Blinding Lights» — — — — 6 Tatyana Kachurina 22 Lipetsk «Non, je ne regrette rien»✔✔✔✔ 7 Adilet Zhumabekov 30 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan «End of the Road»✔ —✔✔ 8 Alma Boe 34 Moscow «Пока горит свеча» — — — — 9 Roman Grafov 30 Rubtsovsk «О чём задумались, мадам?» — —✔ — 10 Ekaterina Khadulaeva 26 Krasnoyarsk «Ты отпусти» — — — — 11 David Levin 34 Moscow «Grace Kelly»✔ — — — 12 Yulia Koval 30 Novokuibyshevsk «Always Remember Us This Way» — —✔ —
Episode 4 (October 29) Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Artur Bogdanov 33 Saint Petersburg «Очи чёрные»✔✔ —✔ 2 Elizaveta Taivan 33 Surgut «Never Enough» — — — — 3 Pavel Brik 27 Barnaul «Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word» — — — — 4 Polina Klinnikova 33 Kimry «Я танцевать хочу» — —✔ — 5 Olga Balandina 26 Naberezhnye Chelny «Still of the Night»✔✔✔✔ 6 Vasiliy Bodzhgua 25 Domodedovo «Love in Portofino» —✔ — — 7 Margarita Kolotilina 42 Pervomayskiy «А за окном то дождь, то снег» — — — — 8 Ernar Sadirbaev 26 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan «Part-Time Lover»✔✔✔✔ 9 Ekaterina Tsymlova 26 Lugansk, Ukraine «Чорнобривці» —✔ — — 10 Miroslava Kocheva 17 Volokolamsk «Выключи свет»✔ —✔ — 11 Mikhail Vasilenko 26 Taganrog «Орлы или во́роны» — — — — 12 Diana Obolashvili 21 Prokhladny «So What» —✔ —✔
Episode 5 (November 5) Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Yuri Navrotskiy 30 Minsk, Belarus «Love Runs Out» —✔✔✔ 2 Gleb Sablev 22 Yaroslavl «Молния» — — — — 3 Elizaveta Sharipova 18 Novosibirsk «Oh! Darling» —✔ —✔ 4 Alexandr Shpagin 46 Chusovoy «Я не люблю» —✔ — — 5 Karina Kuper 32 Los Angeles / Saratov «Saving All My Love for You» — —✔✔ 6 Bahram Islamov 37 Kazan «Комета» — — — — 7 Olga & Lyubov Kuznetsovy 22 Plesetsk «Lady Marmelade»✔✔ —✔ 8 Ivan Vikulov 39 Omsk «Somos Novios» — — — — 9 Ana Agrba 28 Sukhumi, Georgia «День опять погас» — — —✔ 10 Anastasia Dyomshina 30 Kotelnich «Ищу тебя» — — — — 11 Alisher Karimov 35 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan «Вечная любовь» — —✔ — 12 Viktor Kirillov 40 Khabarovsk «Too Close»✔✔✔✔
Episode 6 (November 12) Order Artist Age Origin Song Coach's and artist's choices Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin 1 Ninel Grigoryeva 34 Saint Petersburg «Эхо любви» — — — — 2 Alexandr Li 29 Tashkent, Uzbekistan «Ты горишь как огонь» — ✔ —✔ 3 Svetlana Malyutkina 34 Saint Petersburg «Highway to Hell» —✔ — ✔ 4 Nikolay Volegov 32 Borisov, Belarus «Катастрофически» — — — — 5 Veronika Mokhireva 23 Yekaterinburg «La vie en rose» ✔✔ — ✔ 6 Maxim Yudin 32 Yekaterinburg «Mercy»✔ ✔ — — 7 Margarita Golubeva 20 Toksovo «Вишня» rowspan=6 — — — 8 Samvel Azatyan 22 Yerevan, Armenia «Black or White» —✔ — 9 Olesya Polishchuk 24 Kazan «Блюз» — rowspan=2 ✔ 10 Maxim Dmitriyev 19 Tynda «I Put a Spell on You»✔ rowspan=3 11 Nika Khargiyanova 22 Moscow «Слёзы» —✔ 12 Alena Karnaukhova 25 Ust-Ilimsk «Power» — rowspan=1 13 Yulia Koshkina 26 Irkutsk «На заре»✔
The Battles The Battle Rounds will be starting on November 19, 2021. 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 Dima Bilan 1 Maxim Yudin «Cheri, Cheri Lady» David Levin Alexander Gradsky 2 Miroslava Kocheva «Ты на свете есть» Marina Moiseeva Adilkhan Makin Leonid Agutin 3 Vyacheslav Yavkin «Beauty and the Beast» Olesya Polishchuk Pelageya 4 Yulia Koshkina «На тропинке» Ekaterina Tsymlova Dima Bilan 5 Adilet Zhumabekov «Ain't No Mountain High Enough» Flora Bichakhchan Alexander Gradsky 6 Yulia Kurganova «Частушки» Yulia Koval Pelageya 7 Alexandr Volkodav «The Sound of Silence» Vasiliy Bodzhgua Leonid Agutin 8 Yuri Navrotskiy «Кружит» Diana Obolashvili Alexander Gradsky 9 Viktor Kirillov «Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me» Nika Khargiyanova Dima Bilan 10 Ilkhom Tagirov «Океан» Maxim Zavidiya Leonid Agutin 11 Alexandr Li «Seven Nation Army» Ana Agrba Pelageya 12 Svetlana Malyutkina «О, жизнь без завтрашнего дня!» Natalya SobolevaEpisode 8 Dima Bilan 1 Elina Pan «Like a Prayer» Olga & Lyubov Kuznetsovy Leonid Agutin 2 Tamara Kutidze «Ещё минута» Artur Bogdanov Pelageya 3 Yulia Plaksina «Don't Speak» Veronika Mokhireva Alexander Gradsky 4 Tatyana Kachurina «La vie s’en va» Samvel Azatyan Dima Bilan 5 Nikita Bysyuk «Комета» Olga Balandina Leonid Agutin 6 Ivan Kharkovskiy «All of Me» Arina Danilova Pelageya 7 Aliy Tlyunyaev «Кукла с человеческим лицом» Alexandr Shpagin Alexander Gradsky 8 Alisher Karimov «The Prayer» Polina Klinnikova Leonid Agutin 9 Karina Kuper «Чувства» Elizaveta Sharipova Dima Bilan 10 Ernar Sadirbaev «Мне с детства снилась высота» Rustim Bakhtiyarov Pelageya 11 Darya Kopeykina «Where You Are» Maxim Dmitriev Alexander Gradsky 12 Roman Grafov «Опять мы здесь» Ester Kandinova
The Knockouts The Knockout Rounds started on December 3, 2021. 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. The Knockouts were filmed 10 days before the death of Alexander Gradsky. 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 Bilan Pelageya Gradsky Agutin Episode 9 Alexander Gradsky 1 «Звёздочка моя ясная» Alisher Karimov Viktor Kirillov «Выхода нет» — ✔ rowspan="2" — Yulia Kurganova «Black Dog» ✔ rowspan=7 — Leonid Agutin 2 «Сияй» Yuri Navrotskiy Tamara Kutidze «Я женщина» rowspan=6 — rowspan="2" Ivan Kharkovskiy «Lonely No More» — Dima Bilan 3 «Русское поле» Ilkhom Tagirov Nikita Bysyuk «Happier Than Ever» — — Adilet Zhumabekov «Урга» — — Pelageya 4 «Полонез» / «Why Worry» Alexandr Volkodav Aliy Tlyunyaev «Isn't She Lovely?» — — Svetlana Malyutkina «Память» — — Episode 10 Pelageya 1 «Bring Me to Life» Yulia Koshkina Darya Kopeykina «Три зимы» rowspan=8 rowspan=8 — — Yulia Plaksina «I'm Outta Love» — — Alexander Gradsky 2 «Архангельский свадебный плач» Tatyana Kachurina Miroslava Kocheva «They Won't Go When I Go» rowspan="2" — Roman Grafov «Kiss» — Leonid Agutin 3 «Непобедимый» Vyacheslav Yavkin Alexandr Li «Радовать» — rowspan="2" Karina Kuper «I'm Your Baby Tonight» ✔ Dima Bilan 4 «Melodramma» Ernar Sadirbaev Maxim Yudin «Беги от меня» rowspan="2" — Elina Pan «Монолог» ✔
Live shows Colour key: Artist was saved Artist was eliminated
Week 1: Top 12 — Quarterfinal (December 17) 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. In the case of Gradsky's death, the two people from his team with the most public votes will advance into the semi-final.