The eighth season of the

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The Voice of Germany ''The Voice of Germany'' is a German reality television, reality talent show created by John de Mol, based on the concept ''The Voice of Holland'' and its The Voice (franchise), international series. It began airing on ProSieben and Sat.1 on 24 ...

'' premiered on October 18, 2018 on

ProSieben ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company ...

and on October 21, 2018 on

Sat.1 Sat.1 () is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group. It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesell ...

Michi Michi may refer to: People Given name * Michi (Japanese singer) (born 1996), Japanese J-pop singer * MiChi (born 1985), British singer * Michi Atkins, former WNBA basketball player * Michi Beck (born 1967), DJ and MC of the German hip hop grou ...

& Smudo,

Yvonne Catterfeld Yvonne Catterfeld (born 2 December 1979) is a German singer, actress and television personality. Born and raised in Erfurt, Thuringia, she later moved to Leipzig to pursue her career in music. In 2000, she participated in the debut season of the ...

and Mark Forster returned for their fifth, third and second seasons respectively.

Michael Patrick Kelly Michael Patrick Kelly (born December 5, 1977) is an Irish-American singer, musician and composer. Kelly was born in Dublin. He was a member of the pop and folk band The Kelly Family, one of the most commercially successful acts in Europe, with ...

was declared as the new coach, joining the show for the first time, replacing

Samu Haber Samu Aleksi Haber (born 2 April 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter, television music competition judge and entrepreneur. He was the lead vocalist and frontman of pop-rock band Sunrise Avenue. In 2022, the band went on an indefinite hiatus, a ...

. Both hosts returned

Thore Schölermann Thore Schölermann (born 26 September 1984) is a German actor and television host. Career Schölermann was born in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. After graduation in 2004, he trained to be a professional actor at Palma de Mallorca, Spain. ...

returning for his seventh season and

Lena Gercke Lena Johanna Gercke (born 29 February 1988) is a German fashion model and television host. She won the first season of '' Germany's Next Topmodel'' and was the host of '' Austria's Next Topmodel'' (seasons 1–4). Early life Gercke was born ...

returning for her fourth season. On December 16, 2018,

Samuel Rösch Samuel Rösch (born 24 August 1994) is a German singer. He appeared on and won the eighth season of ''The Voice of Germany ''The Voice of Germany'' is a German reality television, reality talent show created by John de Mol, based on the conc ...

was crowned the winner of ''The Voice of Germany 2018'', marking Michael Patrick Kelly's first and only win as a coach.

Coaches and hosts

On May 19, 2018, it was announced that after 2 years

would not be returning to the show. On June 20, 2018, it was announced that Haber was replaced by new coach

and returning coaches

& Smudo,

and Mark Forster.

and

both returned as hosts.

Teams

Colour key:

Blind Auditions

Episode 5 (November 1)

Episode 8 (November 11)

Sing Off

The Sing Off determines which three artists from each team will advance to the final round of competition, the Semi Final. In this round, after an artist performs, he or she will sit in one of three seats above the stage. The first three artists performing from each team will sit down, but once the fourth artist performs, a coach has the choice of replacing the fourth artist with any artist sitting down or eliminating them immediately. Once all artists have performed, those who remain seated will advance to the Semi Final. The two Sing Off episodes was broadcast on 2 and 6 December. ;Color key : – Contestant was eliminated, either immediately or switched with another contestant : – Contestant was not switched out and advanced to the Semi-final

Live Shows

Week 1: Semifinals (December 9)

The semi final aired on December 9, 2018 – with three acts from each team performing. The public chose one artist from each team to advance to the final. * Group performance:

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and Top 12 - "

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Week 2: Finale (December 16)

The final aired on December 16, 2018 – with one artist from each team performing.

Elimination Chart

Overall

;Color key ;Artist's info ;Result details

Team

;Color key ;Artist's info ;Result details

References

External links

Official website on ProSieben.de

The Voice of Germany on fernsehserien.de
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