The Voice (U.S. season 6)
The sixth season of the American reality talent show The Voice began on February 24, 2014[1] on NBC. Carson Daly returned to host. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton returned as coaches for their sixth season, while Shakira and Usher returned for their second season after being replaced by original coaches Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green in season five. On May 20, 2014, Josh Kaufman of Team Usher was announced as the winner of the season, with Jake Worthington of Team Blake as runner-up and Christina Grimmie of Team Adam in third place.Coaches and hosts
The coaching panel once again saw a change as Adam Levine and Blake Shelton were rejoined by season four coaches Shakira and Usher. Christina Aguilera took another hiatus from the show and CeeLo Green departed at the end of season five. Carson Daly returned as host.[2] It was reported that Christina Milian, who served as the social media correspondent in seasons two through four, was open to returning,[3] but ultimately did not. Josh Kaufman was the first steal to win The Voice.Artists serving as mentors for the first battle rounds included Miranda Lambert (who previously appeared in the second season in the series as an advisor) for Team Shakira,[4] The Band Perry for Team Blake,[5] Jill Scott for Team Usher,[6] and Aloe Blacc for Team Adam.[7]
With the replacement of the Knockout Round with the "Battles, Round 2", Coldplay frontman Chris Martin served as the sole advisor for all four teams.[8]
Promotions
special look at the season was premiered on February 19, 2014, featuring Christina Grimmie's full audition covering Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball". All four coaches turned for her, but her choice of coach was not shown.[13] A second special look at the season was premiered the following day, featuring Bria Kelly's full audition covering "Steamroller Blues". All four coaches also turned for her, but like Grimmie, her ultimate choice of coach was not shown.[14] A third preview featuring Clarissa Serna's cover of The Cranberries' song "Zombie" was released on February 28, 2014 to promote the second week of the Blind Auditions. Like Grimmie and Kelly, her choice was not shown.[15]Blind auditions
The Blind Auditions were taped between October 10 and 13, 2013 with Usher and Shakira returning.[16] The first episode of the Blind auditions premiered on February 24, 2014.
Live shows
The live shows is the final phase of the competition. It consists of five weekly shows and the season finale. For season six, the show expanded upon the "Instant Save" introduced in season five; once the three artists with the lowest vote totals are announced during the results show (except the Live Finale), each of those three artists sing an additional song before the Twitter voting window opens. Also, "Instant Save" vote totals are shown in a ticker bar onscreen during its five-minute voting window (including throughout the commercial break) to update viewers on each contestant's percentage of votes.
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