The fourteenth season of the American

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'' premiered on February 26, 2018, on

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Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine (; born March 18, 1979) is an American singer and songwriter. He serves as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the band Kara's Flowers, of which ...

and

Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at ...

returned for their fourteenth season as coaches. Meanwhile,

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...

returned for her third season after a one-season hiatus replacing

Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...

, alongside new coach

Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of '' American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her de ...

replacing

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. This season featured two new elements: the Block, added during the Blind Auditions, allows the coaches to block one coach from getting an artist the coach turned around for. The Save, added during the Knockouts, allowed a coach to save an artist from elimination; However, if another coach also pressed his or her Steal button, the contestant could then decide whether they wanted to go to a new team or stay with their coach. On May 22, 2018,

Brynn Cartelli Brynn Cartelli (born April 16, 2003) is an American pop singer. She is the winner of season 14 of the American talent competition '' The Voice''. At the age of 15, she became the youngest person in the show's history to win the competition. She ...

was crowned the winner of ''The Voice''. At age 15, Cartelli became the youngest winner in the show's history surpassing

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and Danielle Bradbery at 16; Clarkson became the first new coach to win on her first attempt and the third female coach to win a season (being

and

Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...

). Additionally, runner-up Britton Buchanan became the highest-placing artist who advanced via an Instant Save, following Joshua Davis of season eight and

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of season seven, who both placed third. The fourteenth season was also notable when Levine selected Angel Bonilla, the first transgender contestant to turn a chair in the American version.

Coaches and hosts

The coaching lineup changed once again for the fourteenth season.

and

returned as coaches, making them the only members of the coaching panel to be part of all fourteen seasons.

and

did not return and were replaced by new coach

, who was Team Blake's battle advisor in the second season and key advisor for the Knockout Rounds in thirteenth season, and

who returned to the panel after a one season absence and participating in her third season as coach,

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returned for his fourteenth season as host. This season's advisors for the Battle Rounds were

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for Team Adam,

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for Team Alicia,

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for Team Kelly, and

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for Team Blake. The coaches perform a medley set in vintage Las Vegas in the promo. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton duet on " Fly Me to the Moon", Kelly Clarkson and Alicia Keys perform an amazing version of "

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". · Notes: At nineteen, Shawn Mendes became the youngest advisor on the American version of this show's history.

Teams

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Blind auditions

A new feature within the Blind Auditions this season is the Block, which each coach can use once to prevent one of the other coaches from getting a contestant.

Episode 1 (February 26)

Episode 2 (February 27)

Episode 3 (March 5)

Episode 4 (March 6)

Episode 5 (March 12)

Episode 6 (March 13)

The Battles

The Battle Rounds started on March 19. Season fourteen's advisors include:

for Team Adam,

for Team Alicia,

for Team Kelly, and

for Team Blake. The coaches can steal two losing artists from other coaches. Color key: # Alexa Cappelli was paired with Hannah Goebel for the battles, but due to personal reasons, Goebel withdrew. Therefore, Cappelli performed by herself and moved on by default.

The Knockouts

The Knockouts round started on April 2. The coaches can each steal one losing artist from another team and save one artist who lost their Knockout on their own team. The top 24 contestants then moved on to the Live Playoffs. For the first time ever in ''The Voice'' history, recent winners of the show returned as Key Advisors — Jordan Smith for Team Adam, Chris Blue for Team Alicia,

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for Team Kelly, and

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Live Shows

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Week 1: Live Playoffs (April 16, 17, and 18)

For the first time, the Live Playoffs were split into two rounds and introduced immunity to the highest vote-getters to advance to the Top 12 in Round 1.

Round 1

During the first round of the Live Playoffs, the Top 24 performed for the votes of the public. The artist with the highest number of votes on each team directly advanced to the Top 12, exempting from performing (and immune from elimination in) round 2. Color key:

Round 2

For Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the 20 remaining artists performed a second time for the votes of the public (separate from the previous round's votes). The artist with the highest number of votes on each team advances, and a third decided by the coach itself. Color key:

Week 2: Top 12 (April 23–24)

This week's theme was “Story Behind The Song”. The two artists with the fewest votes competed for an Instant Save, with one artist eliminated from the competition. No artists received the iTunes vote multiplier this week as none of the singles reached the Top 10 iTunes.

Week 3: Top 11 (April 30, May 1)

The theme for this week was "Fan Night", meaning that the artists performed songs chosen by the fans. iTunes bonuses were awarded to Pryor Baird (#4) and Britton Buchanan (#6).

Week 4: Top 10 (May 7–8)

The theme for this week was “Overcoming Struggles”. This week featured double elimination and a bottom three facing Instant Save. iTunes bonuses were awarded to Kyla Jade (#5), Brynn Cartelli (#8), Buchanan (#9), and Baird (#10).

Week 5: Semifinals (May 14–15)

The Top 8 performed on Monday, May 14, 2018, with the results following on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. This week's theme is "Duet Medley Songs". In the semifinals, three artists automatically moved on to next week's finale, the two artists with the fewest votes were immediately eliminated and the middle three contended for the remaining spot in next week's finale via the Instant Save. iTunes bonuses were awarded to Jade (#2), Buchanan (#3), Cartelli (#4), Kaleb Lee (#5), Baird (#7) and Spensha Baker (#10). In addition to their individual songs, each artist performed a duet with another artist in the competition, though these duets were not available for purchase on iTunes. With the elimination of Rayshun LaMarr, Levine no longer had any artists remaining on his team, making it the first time since

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(and the third time overall, with the first time being the third season)) in which none of his artists represented him in the finale. With the advancement of Cartelli to the finale, Clarkson became the third new coach to successfully get an artist on their team to the finale on their first attempt as a coach, the second being Alicia Keys, who coached Wé McDonald all the way to the finale of the eleventh season, and the first being

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, who coached

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all the way to the finale of

. This also marked the first time ever that two female coaches were represented in the finale, with Cartelli representing Clarkson, and Buchanan representing Keys.

Week 6: Finale (May 21–22)

The Final 4 performed on Monday, May 21, 2018, with the final results following on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Finalists performed a solo cover song, a duet with their coach, and an original song. iTunes bonuses were awarded to Buchanan (#1 and #10), Cartelli (#3 and #6), Baker (#4) and Jade (#9). Buchanan's "Where You Come From" and Cartelli's "Walk My Way" are the only songs that charted #1 on iTunes. This is the first time that an artist who won the Instant Save in the semifinals didn't finish in the bottom two in the finals, with Buchanan finishing second. With Buchanan and Cartelli making it to the Top 2, this marked the first time in which the final results came down to two artists who have neither represented Shelton nor Levine, but two female coaches (Buchanan representing Alicia Keys, and Cartelli representing Kelly Clarkson), as well as the two coaches in the "middle chairs."

Elimination chart

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;Artist's info ;Results details

Overall

Teams

Ratings

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voice (American season 14), The Season 14 2018 American television seasons