| The Voice | |
|---|---|
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Season 11 | |
| Broadcast from: | September 12, 2016 - December 13, 2016 |
| Judges | Adam Levine Dan Reynolds Taylor Swift Blake Shelton |
| Host | Carson Daly |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | |
| Samuel Caouette | |
| Origin | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Song | "I Believe I Can Fly" |
| Genre | Operatic pop, R&B |
| Runner Up | |
| Ryan Rankin | |
| Chronology | |
| Previous Season | 2016 (Spring) |
| Next Season | 2017 (Spring) |
The ninth season of The Voice, an American reality talent show, premiered on September 12th, 2016 on NBC. Dan Reynolds and Taylor Swift premiered as the new coaches after Gwen Stefani, Shakira, and Usher announced their departure from the show.
On December 13, 2016, Samuel Caouette of Team Taylor was announced as the winner of The Voice, with Ryan Rankin of Team Adam as the runner up, and Erika Sophia of Team Taylor in third place.
Coaches
The coaches for this season are: Adam Levine, Dan Reynolds, Taylor Swift, and Blake Shelton.
The team advisors are: Katy Perry for Team Adam, Christina Perri for Team Dan, Avril Lavigne for Team Taylor, and Paul McCartney for Team Blake. The universal knockout advisor for all teams is Christina Aguilera.
Teams
- Color key
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Eliminated in the Live shows
Eliminated in the Live playoffs
Artist was stolen by another coach at the Knockout rounds
Eliminated in the Knockout rounds
Artist was stolen by another coach at the Battle rounds
Eliminated in the Battle rounds
| Coach | Adam Levine | Dan Reynolds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artists | Ryan Rankin | Caleb Lake | Cass Miller | Damien Anthony | Zachariah Eberly | Kellie Connors | |
| Drew Anderson | Nathaniel Odell | Christina Fleming | Hallie Brooks | ||||
| Christine Duncan | Avery Vogel | Clay Janes | Collin Lebeau | Hope Stewart | Jay Troy | ||
| Aaron Morgan | Ken Ashley | V.J. Penny | Jessie Sanchez | Caroline Kelly | |||
| Coach | Taylor Swift | Blake Shelton | |||||
| Artists | Samuel Caouette | Erika Sophia | Kristina Henning | April Ritchie | Craig Sayers | Jill St. John | |
| Emma Keith | Kip Kyles | Chris Antoinette | Katie Tyndall | ||||
| Molly Croteau | Kyle Osbourne | Alexis Long | Mark Burnham | Garrett Martin | John Butler | ||
| Rachel Gray | Jeanette Manrique | Bradley Quinn | Lydia Lemley | Chelsea Kennedy | |||
| Ross Dahl | Brett Bevins | Brock Burlison | Emily Ballesteros | Janeen Evans | Shannon Matthews | ||
The Battles
The Battles (episodes 7 to 10) consisted of two 2-hour episodes and two 1-hour episodes each on October 3, 4, 10 and 11, 2016. Season eleven's advisors are Katy Perry for Team Adam, Christina Perri for Team Dan, Avril Lavigne for Team Taylor, and Paul McCartney for Team Blake. Contestants who win their battle or are stolen by another coach will advance to the Knockout rounds, with each coach allowed to steal two artists who lost battles.
- Color key
Artist won the battle and advanced to the Knockout rounds
Artist lost the battle but was stolen by another couch and advanced to the Knockout rounds
Artist lost the battle and was eliminated
| Episode & Date | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | 'Steal' result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Dan | Taylor | Blake | ||||||
| Episode 7 | Blake Shelton | 1 | Chris Antoinette | "I Won't Give Up" | Shannon Matthews | — | — | — | N/A |
| Dan Reynolds | 2 | Damien Anthony | "This Time" | Caleb Lake | √ | N/A | √ | √ | |
| Taylor Swift | 3 | Molly Croteau | "Bleeding Out" | Brock Burlison | — | — | N/A | — | |
| Adam Levine | 4 | Clay Janes | "Thunder" | Ken Ashley | N/A | — | — | — | |
| Blake Shelton | 5 | Kip Kyles | "Titanium" | Alexis Long | — | √ | √ | N/A | |
| Adam Levine | 6 | Christine Duncan | "At Last" | Garrett Martin | N/A | — | — | √ | |
| Episode 8 | Dan Reynolds | 1 | Kellie Connors | "Sober" | Caroline Kelly | — | N/A | — | — |
| Blake Shelton | 2 | Mark Burnham | "Sure Be Cool If You Did" | Janeen Evans | — | — | — | N/A | |
| Adam Levine | 3 | Drew Anderson | "Killer Queen" | Hope Stewart | N/A | √ | — | — | |
| Taylor Swift | 4 | Emma Keith | "Happy" | Brett Bevins | — | — | N/A | — | |
| Dan Reynolds | 5 | Jay Troy | "I Need Your Love" | Jessie Sanchez | — | N/A | — | — | |
| Taylor Swift | 6 | Samuel Caouette | "Seven Nation Army" | Ross Dahl | — | — | N/A | — | |
| Episode 9 | Adam Levine | 1 | Nathaniel Odell | "If I Ain't Got You" | Kristina Henning | N/A | — | √ | — |
| Taylor Swift | 2 | Erika Sophia | "XO" | Bradley Quinn | — | — | N/A | — | |
| Dan Reynolds | 3 | Christina Fleming | "Home" | Craig Sayers | — | N/A | N/A | √ | |
| Taylor Swift | 4 | Ryan Rankin | "Carry On" | Jeanette Manrique | — | — | N/A | N/A | |
| Blake Shelton | 5 | April Ritchie | "You Ain't Woman Enough" | Emily Ballesteros | — | — | N/A | N/A | |
| Adam Levine | 6 | Cass Miller | "Gust of Wind" | Collin Lebeau | N/A | √ | N/A | N/A | |
| Episode 10 |
Dan Reynolds | 1 | Zachariah Eberly | "Get Lucky" | V.J. Penny | — | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Taylor Swift | 2 | Kyle Osbourne | "Please Don't Go" | Rachel Gray | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Blake Shelton | 3 | John Butler | "I'll Be" | Chelsea Kennedy | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Adam Levine | 4 | Avery Vogel | "Calling All Angels" | Aaron Morgan | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Dan Reynolds | 5 | Katie Tyndall | "Brave" | Hallie Brooks | √ | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Blake Shelton | 6 | Jill St. John | "Unwritten" | Lydia Lemley | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
The Knockouts
For the knockouts, Christina Aguilera was assigned as a mentor for participants in all four teams this round.
The knockouts aired on October 17, 18, and 24, 2016.
Color key:
| Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Live Shows | |
| Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Live Shows | |
| Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated |
| Episode & Date | Coach | Order | Song | Artists | Song | 'Steal' result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Loser | Adam | Dan | Taylor | Blake | |||||
| Episode 11 | Taylor Swift | 1 | "I Will Always Love You" | Kristina Henning | Alexis Long | "Let Her Go" | — | — | N/A | — |
| Blake Shelton | 2 | "September" | April Ritchie | Kip Kyles | "All the Right Moves" | — | — | √ | N/A | |
| Adam Levine | 3 | "Could You Be Loved" | Nathaniel Odell | Clay Janes | "Brown Eyed Girl" | N/A | — | N/A | — | |
| Dan Reynolds | 4 | "I've Told You Now" | Damien Anthony | Jay Troy | "This Love" | — | N/A | N/A | — | |
| Blake Shelton | 5 | "You Belong with Me" | Jill St. John | John Butler | "Clocks" | — | — | N/A | N/A | |
| Adam Levine | 6 | "The A Team" | Caleb Lake | Hallie Brooks | "Miss Independant" | N/A | √ | N/A | — | |
| Episode 12 | Dan Reynolds | 1 | "How To Save A Life" | Zachariah Eberly | Hope Stewart | "Wide Awake" | — | N/A | N/A | — |
| Adam Levine | 2 | "You Give Love A Bad Name" | Drew Anderson | Avery Vogel | "With You" | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | |
| Taylor Swift | 3 | ."Say Something" | Erika Sophia | Ryan Rankin | "I Get Around" | √ | N/A | N/A | √ | |
| Episode 13 | Blake Shelton | 1 | "Counting Stars" | Craig Sayers | Garrett Martin | "Heels Over Head" | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Dan Reynolds | 2 | "Break Free" | Kellie Connors | Collin Lebeau | 'Moves Like Jagger" | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | |
| Taylor Swift | 3 | "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" | Emma Keith | Kyle Osbourne | "Mad" | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | |
| Adam Levine | 4 | "Brokenhearted" | Cass Miller | Christine Duncan | "Summertime Sadness" | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | |
| Blake Shelton | 5 | "She Will Be Loved" | Chris Antoinette | Mark Burnham | "Down Under" | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Taylor Swift | 6 | "Yesterday" | Samuel Caouette | Molly Croteau | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | N/A | N/A | N/A | — | |
| Dan Reynolds | 7 | "#Beautiful" | Christina Fleming | Katie Tyndall | "Sweet Dreams" | N/A | N/A | N/A | √ | |
Live shows
Color key:
| Artist was saved by the Public's votes | |
| Artist was saved by his/her coach | |
| Artist was saved by the Instant Save | |
| Artist's iTunes vote multiplied by 5 (except The Finals) after his/her studio version of the song reached iTunes top 10 | |
| Artist was eliminated |
Week 1: Live playoffs (October 31, November 1, & 2)
The Live Playoffs will begin on October 31, November 1 and 2, 2016 and will comprise episodes 15, 16, and 17 (The results show). The top 20 artists perform, with two artists from each team advancing from the viewers' vote, and each coach rounding their team up with their own choice.
Cass Miller and Craig Sayers both received iTunes bonus multipliers for their studio recordings reaching the Top 10 of the iTunes Top 200 singles chart. Cass Miller's placed fifth on the chart, while Craig Sayers placed sixth.
| Episode & Date | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episodes 15, 16, & 17 | Taylor Swift | 1 | Emma Keith | "Superwoman" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Kristina Henning | "Wrecking Ball" | Taylor's choice | ||
| 3 | Erika Sophia | "Can't Remember To Forget You" | Public's vote | ||
| 4 | Kip Kyles | "Don't" | Eliminated | ||
| 5 | Samuel Caouette | "Baby I Need Your Loving" | Public's vote | ||
| Adam Levine | 1 | Cass Miller | "Heroes (We Could Be)" | Public's vote | |
| 2 | Nathaniel Odell | "I Won't Let Go" | Eliminated | ||
| 3 | Drew Anderson | "Sunglasses At Night" | Eliminated | ||
| 4 | Caleb Lake | "Demons" | Adam's choice | ||
| 5 | Ryan Rankin | "Bad Day" | Public's vote | ||
| Dan Reynolds | 1 | Kellie Connors | "Domino" | Dan's choice | |
| 2 | Zachariah Eberly | "All of Me" | Public's vote | ||
| 3 | Hallie Brooks | "Stay the Night" | Eliminated | ||
| 4 | Christina Fleming | "Still Into You" | Eliminated | ||
| 5 | Damien Anthony | "Make You Feel My Love" | Public's vote | ||
| Blake Shelton | 1 | Jill St. John | "Bad Romance" | Blake's choice | |
| 2 | Craig Sayers | "Heaven" | Public's vote | ||
| 3 | April Ritchie | "Bubbly" | Public's vote | ||
| 4 | Chris Antoinette | "Centuries" | Eliminated | ||
| 5 | Katie Tyndall | "Halo" | Eliminated |
Week 2: Top 12 (November 7 & 8)
The top 12 performed on Monday, November 7, 2016, with results following Tuesday, November 8, 2016.
Team Blake's Jill St. John earned an iTunes bonus multiplier for her studio recording landing on the third position on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart.
Team Adam's Ryan Rankin also earned an iTunes bonus multiplier for his studio recording landing on the eighth position on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart.
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Reynolds | Damien Anthony | "She's Gone" | Bottom three |
| 2 | Blake Shelton | Jill St. John | "Landslide" | Public's vote |
| 3 | Adam Levine | Cass Miller | "I Say a Little Prayer" | Bottom three |
| 4 | Taylor Swift | Erika Sophia | "Chandelier" | Public's vote |
| 5 | Taylor Swift | Kristina Henning | "That's the Way Love Goes" | Public's vote |
| 6 | Blake Shelton | April Ritchie | "The Way I Am" | Public's vote |
| 7 | Adam Levine | Caleb Lake | "I Just Called To Say I Love You" | Public's vote |
| 8 | Dan Reynolds | Kellie Connors | "True Colors" | Bottom three |
| 9 | Blake Shelton | Craig Sayers | "Lean on Me" | Public's vote |
| 10 | Dan Reynolds | Zachariah Eberly | "Sweater Weather" | Public's vote |
| 11 | Taylor Swift | Samuel Caouette | "Somebody That I Used To Know" | Public's vote |
| 12 | Adam Levine | Ryan Rankin | "She Loves You" | Public's vote |
| Instant Save performances | ||||
| 1 | Dan Reynolds | Kellie Connors | "Heart Attack" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Adam Levine | Cass Miller | "Whataya Want From Me" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Dan Reynolds | Damien Anthony | "Superheroes" | Instant Save |
Week 3: Top 10 (November 14 & 15)
The top 10 performed on Monday, November 14, 2016, with results following Tuesday, November 15, 2016.
Samuel Caouette received an iTunes bonus multiplier for his studio recording reaching the second position on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart.
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Levine | Caleb Lake | "We Are Young" | Bottom three |
| 2 | Dan Reynolds | Zachariah Eberly | "Here I Am" | Bottom three |
| 3 | Blake Shelton | April Ritchie | "Arabella" | Public's vote |
| 4 | Taylor Swift | Erika Sophia | "Cosmic Love" | Public's vote |
| 5 | Blake Shelton | Jill St. John | "Jesus, Take The Wheel" | Bottom three |
| 6 | Taylor Swift | Kristina Henning | "Drunk in Love" | Public's vote |
| 7 | Dan Reynolds | Damien Anthony | "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" | Public's vote |
| 8 | Adam Levine | Ryan Rankin | "Paradise" | Public's vote |
| 9 | Taylor Swift | Samuel Caouette | "I'm Not The Only One" | Public's vote |
| 10 | Blake Shelton | Craig Sayers | "Radioactive" | Public's vote |
| Instant Save performances | ||||
| 1 | Blake Shelton | Jill St. John | "Long Time Gone" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Dan Reynolds | Zachariah Eberly | "Animals" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Adam Levine | Caleb Lake | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Instant Save |
Week 4: Top 8 (November 21 & 22)
The top 8 performed on Monday, November 21, 2016, with results following on Tuesday, November 22, 2016.
Caleb Lake and Ryan Rankin both received iTunes bonus multipliers for their studio recordings of "Lay Me Down" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head" reaching the seventh and tenth position respectively on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart.
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Swift | Erika Sophia | "Love The Way You Lie" | Bottom three |
| 2 | Blake Shelton | April Ritchie | "You and I Both" | Bottom three |
| 3 | Adam Levine | Ryan Rankin | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Public's vote |
| 4 | Taylor Swift | Kristina Henning | "Help Me" | Public's vote |
| 5 | Blake Shelton | Craig Sayers | "Good Riddance" | Bottom three |
| 6 | Adam Levine | Caleb Lake | "Lay Me Down" | Public's vote |
| 7 | Taylor Swift | Samuel Caouette | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Public's vote |
| 8 | Dan Reynolds | Damien Anthony | "It Was Always You" | Public's vote |
| Instant Save performances | ||||
| 1 | Blake Shelton | Craig Sayers | "Right Here Waiting" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Blake Shelton | April Ritchie | "Blackbird" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Taylor Swift | Erika Sophia | "Piece of My Heart" | Instant Save |
Week 5: Quarterfinals (November 28 & 29)
The top 6 performed on Monday, November 28, 2016, with results following Tuesday, November 29, 2016.
Samuel Caouette received two iTunes bonus multipliers for his studio recordings of "Simple Man" and "Trouble" reaching fourth position and eighth position on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart respectively.
Caleb Lake received an iTunes bonus mutliplier for his studio recording of "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" reaching the second position on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart.
| Coach | Artist | Order | Song (Contestant's Choice) | Order | Song (Coach's Choice) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Reynolds | Damien Anthony | 1 | "Bennie and the Jets" | 9 | "A Song for You" | Public's vote |
| Taylor Swift | Samuel Caouette | 12 | "Simple Man" | 2 | "Trouble" | Public's vote |
| Adam Levine | Ryan Rankin | 8 | "Crazy" | 3 | "Superman (It's Not Easy)" | Public's vote |
| Taylor Swift | Kristina Henning | 4 | "Ain't No Way" | 7 | "1+1" | Bottom two |
| Taylor Swift | Erika Sophia | 10 | "Wicked Game" | 5 | "Mercy" | Bottom two |
| Adam Levine | Caleb Lake | 6 | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | 11 | "Skinny Love" | Public's vote |
| Instant Save performances | ||||||
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result | ||
| 1 | Taylor Swift | Erika Sophia | "Your Song" | Instant Save | ||
| 2 | Taylor Swift | Kristina Henning | "The Edge of Glory" | Eliminated | ||
Week 6: Semifinals (December 5 & 6)
The top 5 performed on Monday, December 5, 2016 with results on Tuesday, December 6, 2016.
There was no Instant Save this round.
Samuel Caouette received two iTunes bonus multipliers for his studio recordings landing on the third and seventh position on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart.
Ryan Rankin received an iTunes bonus multiplier for his studio recording of "I Won't Back Down" landing on the second position on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart.
Erika Sophia received an iTunes bonus multiplier for her studio recording of "Bleeding Love" landing on the first position on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart.
| Coach | Artist | Order | Song 1 | Order | Song 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Swift | Samuel Caouette | 1 | "Against All Odds" | 8 | "You Raise Me Up" | Public's vote |
| Dan Reynolds | Damien Anthony | 2 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | 10 | "Losing My Religion" | Eliminated |
| Adam Levine | Ryan Rankin | 3 | "Living For the City" | 6 | "I Won't Back Down" | Public's vote |
| Adam Levine | Caleb Lake | 4 | "Hey There Delilah" | 9 | "Open Arms" | Eliminated |
| Taylor Swift | Erika Sophia | 5 | "You Oughta Know" | 7 | "Bleeding Love" | Public's vote |
Week 7: Finals (December 12 & 13)
The top 3 performed Monday, December 12, 2016, with the season finale on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Performances this round consisted of a "fan's choice" reprise performance of a song from earlier in the season, a duet with the respective coach, and a solo song. The final episode was preceded by a one-hour recap of the competitive performances, and included two hours of performances by this season's top 20 contestants, and the announcement of the winner.
No iTunes bonuses were given out on Finale night.
Ryan Rankin's solo song charted fifth on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart.
Erika Sophia's reprise song and solo song charted third and ninth respectively on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart.
Samuel Caouette's reprise song and solo song charted second and first on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart.
| Coach | Artist | Order | Reprise song | Order | Duet song | Order | Solo song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Levine | Ryan Rankin | 1 | "We Can Work It Out" | 6 | "Tiny Dancer" | 8 | "I'll Be There For You" | Runner up |
| Taylor Swift | Erika Sophia | 2 | "Cosmic Love" | 4 | "Human Nature" | 7 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Third place |
| Taylor Swift | Samuel Caouette | 3 | "I'm Not The Only One" | 5 | "Do I Do" | 9 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | Winner |
Results summary of live shows
- Overall
- Color key
- Artist's info
Artist from Team Adam
Artist from Team Dan
Artist from Team Taylor
Artist from Team Blake
- Result details
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Saved by coach
Saved by Instant Save (via Twitter)
Artist advanced by public vote
Artist was eliminated
| Artist | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Caouette | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | ||
| Ryan Rankin | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up | ||
| Erika Sophia | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Third place | ||
| Caleb Lake | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 6) | ||
| Damien Anthony | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||
| Kristina Henning | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 5) | |||
| April Ritchie | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 4) | ||||
| Craig Sayers | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Jill St. John | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 3) | |||||
| Zachariah Eberly | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||
| Cass Miller | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | ||||||
| Kellie Connors | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||
| Chris Antoinette | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||||
| Christina Fleming | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Drew Anderson | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Emma Keith | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Hallie Brooks | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Katie Tyndall | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Kip Kyles | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Nathaniel Odell | Eliminated | ||||||||