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The sixth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered 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 5. This was the last season to feature Shakira and Usher as coaches.
The Instant Save which first introduced last season returned with a new change which eligible artists performed an additional song. Knockout rounds did not appear this season, although a similar second Battle round took its place. This is the last of the four consecutive seasons to feature a final three, and would increase the finalists to four beginning on the next season.
Josh Kaufman was named the winner of the season, marking Usher's first win as a coach. Also, for the first time in the show's history, a stolen artist went on to win the entire season.
The coaching panel once again saw a change as Adam Levine and Blake Shelton were rejoined by season 4 coaches Shakira and Usher. Christina Aguilera took another hiatus from the show and CeeLo Green departed at the end of season 5. 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.
Artists serving as mentors for the first Battle Rounds included Miranda Lambert (who previously appeared in the 2nd 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]
The open call auditions were held in the following locations:
| Date | Audition venue | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2013[9] | Las Vegas Convention Center | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| July 13–14, 2013[10] | Austin Convention Center | Austin, Texas | |
| July 20–21, 2013[11] | Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis University[12] | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| July 27–28, 2013 | Javits Convention Center | New York City, New York |
A 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 coach choice 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 coach choice 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]
| Coaches | Top 48 artists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Levine | ||||||
| Christina Grimmie | Kat Perkins | Delvin Choice | Jake Barker | Morgan Wallen | ||
| Brittnee Camelle | Dawn and Hawkes | Sam Behymer | ||||
| Joshua Howard | Cary Laine | Austin Ellis | Caleb Elder | |||
| Shakira | ||||||
| Kristen Merlin | Tess Boyer | Dani Moz | Deja Hall | Patrick Thomson | ||
| Clarissa Serna | Emily B. | Ddendyl | Josh Murley | |||
| Lindsay Bruce | Lindsay Pagano | Jeremy Briggs | DeShawn Washington | |||
| Usher | ||||||
| Josh Kaufman | Bria Kelly | T.J. Wilkins | Melissa Jiménez | Stevie Jo | ||
| Music Box | Cierra Mickens | |||||
| Tanner James | Brothers Walker | |||||
| Blake Shelton | ||||||
| Jake Worthington | Sisaundra Lewis | Audra McLaughlin | Ryan Whyte Maloney | Madilyn Paige | ||
| Kaleigh Glanton | Biff Gore | Megan Rüger | Cali Tucker | |||
| Noah Lis | Alaska & Madi | Ria Eaton | Paula DeAnda | Lexi Luca | ||
The Blind Auditions were taped between October 10 and 13, 2013.[16] The first episode of the Blind auditions premiered on February 24, 2014.
| Coach hit their "I WANT YOU" button | ---> | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist defaulted to this coach's team | ||
| Artist elected to join this coach's team | ||
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their "I WANT YOU" button |
The four coaches performed a medley of each other's songs, including "Whenever, Wherever", "Boys 'Round Here", "Love Somebody" and "Without You".[17]
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Shakira | Usher | Blake | ||||||
| 1 | Christina Grimmie | 19 | Marlton, New Jersey | "Wrecking Ball" | |||||
| 2 | T.J. Wilkins | 23 | Los Angeles, California | "Bennie and the Jets" | — | ||||
| 3 | Kristen Merlin | 29 | Hanson, Massachusetts | "Something More" | — | — | |||
| 4 | Tanner Linford | 16 | Kaysville, Utah | "Stay" | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Biff Gore | 45 | Denver, Colorado | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | |||||
| 6 | Dawn and Hawkes (Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes) | 30 / 32 | "I've Just Seen a Face" | — | — | ||||
| 7 | Leo Gallo | 27 | Los Angeles, California | "Blurred Lines" | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | Jeremy Briggs | 26 | Sacramento, California | "Bad Company" | — | — | |||
| 9 | Jake Worthington | 17 | La Porte, Texas | "Don't Close Your Eyes" | — | ||||
| 10 | Karina Mia | 22 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | Bria Kelly | 17 | Smithfield, Virginia | "Steamroller Blues" | |||||
| Order[18] | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Shakira | Usher | Blake | ||||||
| 1 | Delvin Choice | 24 | Greenville, South Carolina | "A Song for You" | |||||
| 2 | Madilyn Paige | 16 | Provo, Utah | "Titanium" | — | — | |||
| 3 | Noah Lis | 22 | Palmer, Massachusetts | "Me and Mrs. Jones" | — | — | |||
| 4 | Keith Shuskie | 28 | Buffalo, New York | "Somewhere Only We Know" | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Deja Hall | 16 | San Antonio, Texas | "True Colors" | — | ||||
| 6 | Cary Laine | 28 | Citronelle, Alabama | "Better Dig Two" | |||||
| Order[19] | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Shakira | Usher | Blake | ||||||
| 1 | Ryan Whyte Maloney | 33 | Traverse City, Michigan | "Lights" | |||||
| 2 | DeShawn Washington | 23 | Natchitoches, Louisiana | "Twistin' the Night Away" | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Sam Behymer | 25 | Morgan Mill, Texas | "Royals" | — | — | |||
| 4 | Savana Santos | 15 | Quincy, Illinois | "The Way I Am" | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Scott Stevens | N/A | Nashville, Tennessee | "Boondocks" | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Aaleliah Dixon | N/A | Texarkana, Texas | "Want U Back" | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Brendan Ryan | 24 | Braintree, Massachusetts | "Love on Top" | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | Brothers Walker (Coty and Clinton Walker) | 26 | Bernie, Missouri | "Keep Me in Mind" | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Clarissa Serna | 27 | Corpus Christi, Texas | "Zombie" | |||||
| 10 | Lindsay Pagano | 27 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | "Lady Marmalade" | — | — | — | ||
| 11 | Joshua Howard | 25 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | "This Is What It Feels Like" | — | — | |||
| 12 | Tanner James | 19 | Provo, Utah | "Heaven" | — | — | — | ||
| 13 | Robert Lee | 29 | Stevenson, Alabama | "The Weight" | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | Melissa Jiménez | 29 | Fort Lee, New Jersey | "If I Ain't Got You" | — | — | |||
| 15 | Patrick Thomson | 35 | Festus, Missouri | "Can't You See" | — | — | |||
| 16 | Alex Burt | 16 | Spanish Springs, Nevada | "Don't Ya" | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | Skylar Dayne | 17 | Hialeah, Florida | "Roar" | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | Ricky Duran | 23 | Grafton, Massachusetts | "Lean on Me" | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | Allison Bray | 17 | Louisville, Kentucky | "Where the Boys Are" | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | Sisaundra Lewis | 44 | Orlando, Florida | "Ain't No Way" | |||||
| Order[20] | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Shakira | Usher | Blake | ||||||
| 1 | Megan Rüger | 26 | Twin Lakes, Wisconsin | "Just Like a Pill" | — | — | |||
| 2 | Morgan Wallen | 20 | Knoxville, Tennessee | "Collide" | — | — | |||
| 3 | James Cavern | 26 | Sacramento, California | "Let's Get It On" | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Dani Moz (Danielle Mozeleski) | 26 | Los Angeles, California | "I Need Your Love" | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Music Box (Ayesha Brooks) | 28 | Federal Way, Washington | "You Gotta Be" | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Lexi Luca | 17 | Wellington, Florida | "Wasting All These Tears" | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Emily B. | 33 | American Falls, Idaho | "Wicked Game" | — | ||||
| 8 | Stevie Jo | 19 | Tyler, Texas | "There Goes My Baby" | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Josh McMillan | N/A | Jacksonville, Florida | "You Get What You Give" | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Melany Watson | N/A | Brooklyn, New York | "The Power of Love" | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | Branden Mendoza | N/A | Dallas, Texas | "Move Along" | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | Audra McLaughlin | 21 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | "Angel from Montgomery" | |||||
| Order[22] | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Shakira | Usher | Blake | |||||
| 1 | Joe Trombino | 33 | Queens, New York | "Love and Happiness" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Kaleigh Glanton | 20 | Wichita, Kansas | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" | ||||
| 3 | Brittnee Camelle | 23 | Lawrenceville, Georgia | "Skyscraper" | — | rowspan="7" | ||
| 4 | Beau Thomas | 27 | Frisco, Colorado | "You Are the Best Thing" | — | — | rowspan="6" | |
| 5 | Lindsay Bruce | 25 | Santa Rosa, California | "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" | ||||
| 6 | Melissa Neal | N/A | Buffalo, New York | "Brave" | — | rowspan="4" | ||
| 7 | Beau Cassidy | N/A | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | "Get Lucky" | — | |||
| 8 | Sheila Marshall | N/A | Houston, Texas | "Strong Enough" | — | |||
| 9 | Caleb Elder | 19 | Appomattox, Virginia | "Groove Me" | ||||
The Battles, Round 1 (episodes 7 to 15) consisted of two 2-hour episodes and two 1-hour episodes each on March 17, 18, 24 and 25, 2014. There were also two recap episodes that aired on March 23 and 30, 2014. Season six's advisors are Aloe Blacc for Team Adam,[7] Miranda Lambert for Team Shakira,[4] Jill Scott for Team Usher,[6] and The Band Perry for Team Blake.[5] Continuing with the format introduced in season three, the coaches can steal two losing artists from another coach. Contestants who win their battle or are stolen by another coach will advance to The Battles, Round 2, a new round replacing the Knockout round of previous seasons.[23]
Color key:
| Artist won the Battle and advanced to The Battles, Round 2 | ||
| Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to The Battles, Round 2 | ||
| Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | 'Steal' result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Shakira | Usher | Blake | ||||||
| Episode 7 | Usher | 1 | T.J. Wilkins | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | Biff Gore | — | — | ||
| Blake Shelton | 2 | Jake Worthington | "It Goes Like This" | Lexi Luca | — | — | — | ||
| Shakira | 3 | Dani Moz | "My Kind of Love" | DeShawn Washington | — | — | — | ||
| Adam Levine | 4 | Kat Perkins | "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" | Patrick Thomson | — | — | |||
| Blake Shelton | 5 | Sisaundra Lewis | "Do What U Want" | Paula DeAnda | — | — | — | ||
| Usher | 6 | Stevie Jo | "Higher Love" | Jake Barker | |||||
| Episode 8 | Shakira | 1 | Clarissa Serna | "Cold as Ice" | Jeremy Briggs | — | — | — | |
| Adam Levine | 2 | Delvin Choice | "The Man" | Caleb Elder | — | — | — | ||
| Blake Shelton | 3 | Megan Rüger | "My Happy Ending" | Ria Eaton | — | — | — | ||
| Shakira | 4 | Ddendyl | "I Feel the Earth Move" | Lindsay Pagano | — | — | — | ||
| Usher | 5 | Morgan Wallen | "Hey Brother" | Brothers Walker | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Melissa Jiménez | "Give It to Me Right" | Brittnee Camelle | — | |||||
| Episode 9 | Adam Levine | 1 | Josh Kaufman | "Happy" | Austin Ellis | — | — | — | |
| Blake Shelton | 2 | Audra McLaughlin | "When Will I Be Loved" | Alaska & Madi | — | — | |||
| Shakira | 3 | Deja Hall | "Eternal Flame" | Music Box | — | ||||
| Usher | 4 | Madilyn Paige | "Everything Has Changed" | Tanner James | — | — | |||
| Adam Levine | 5 | Dawn and Hawkes | "Stuck in the Middle with You" | Josh Murley | — | — | |||
| Usher | 6 | Bria Kelly | "Piece of My Heart" | Tess Boyer | |||||
| Episode 10 | Adam Levine | 1 | Sam Behymer | "Give Me Love" | Cary Laine | — | rowspan="6" | ||
| Blake Shelton | 2 | Kaleigh Glanton | "Everything" | Noah Lis | — | ||||
| 3 | Ryan Whyte Maloney | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Cali Tucker | — | |||||
| Adam Levine | 4 | Christina Grimmie | "I Knew You Were Trouble" | Joshua Howard | — | ||||
| Shakira | 5 | Kristen Merlin | "Turn On the Radio" | Lindsay Bruce | — | ||||
| 6 | Emily B. | "Brave" | Cierra Mickens | ||||||
In season six, the Knockout Round was replaced by a second round of Battles, dubbed "The Battles, Round 2," which took place during episodes 14–16 on March 31, April 1, and April 7 respectively. Unlike the first round of The Battles, each team will share the same advisor, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.[24] Coaches give each Battle pairing a list of songs and each pair must agree on which song to sing.[25] Each coach is allowed one steal this round, like the Knockout round of previous seasons.[8]
Color key:
| Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Playoffs | ||
| Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Playoffs | ||
| Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | 'Steal' result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Shakira | Usher | Blake | ||||||
| Episode 13 | Blake Shelton | 1 | Audra McLaughlin | "The Climb" | Megan Rüger | — | — | — | |
| Usher | 2 | T.J. Wilkins | "Get Here" | Cierra Mickens | — | — | — | ||
| Blake Shelton | 3 | Jake Worthington | "Have a Little Faith in Me" | Tess Boyer | |||||
| Adam Levine | 4 | Christina Grimmie | "Counting Stars" | Sam Behymer | — | — | |||
| Shakira | 5 | Patrick Thomson | "Run to You" | Josh Murley | — | — | — | ||
| Adam Levine | 6 | Delvin Choice | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | Josh Kaufman | — | ||||
| Episode 14 | Blake Shelton | 1 | Sisaundra Lewis | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Biff Gore | — | |||
| Shakira | 2 | Deja Hall | "Say Something" | Ddendyl | — | — | |||
| 3 | Kristen Merlin | "I Can Love You Better" | Emily B. | — | — | ||||
| Usher | 4 | Stevie Jo | "Story of My Life" | Morgan Wallen | — | ||||
| Episode 15 | Shakira | 1 | Dani Moz | "Perfect" | Clarissa Serna | — | |||
| Adam Levine | 2 | Kat Perkins | "Suddenly I See" | Dawn and Hawkes | — | ||||
| Usher | 3 | Melissa Jiménez | "Girl on Fire" | Music Box | — | ||||
| Blake Shelton | 4 | Ryan Whyte Maloney | "Easy" | Kaleigh Glanton | |||||
| Adam Levine | 5 | Jake Barker | "Climax" | Brittnee Camelle | — | ||||
| Usher | 6 | Bria Kelly | "I'll Stand By You" | Madilyn Paige | |||||
The Playoffs began on April 8 and comprised episodes 16 to 18. The season six Playoffs were prerecorded and did not have the interactive viewer component, and therefore no subsequent results shows. The top twenty artists performed for the coaches; there was no public vote (hence no iTunes bonus or Instant Save) in the playoffs. Instead, each of the coaches selected two of their own artists to eliminate.
Color key:
| Artist was chosen by their coach | ||
| Artist was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 16 | Blake Shelton | 1 | Audra McLaughlin | "A Broken Wing" | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Ryan Whyte Maloney | "Second Chance" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 3 | Madilyn Paige | "Clarity" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 4 | Jake Worthington | "Anywhere with You" | Advanced | ||||||
| 5 | Sisaundra Lewis | "New York State of Mind" | Advanced | ||||||
| Episode 17 | Shakira | 1 | Kristen Merlin | "Two Black Cadillacs" | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Deja Hall | "Battlefield" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 3 | Tess Boyer | "Human" | Advanced | ||||||
| 4 | Patrick Thomson | "Trouble" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 5 | Dani Moz | "The Edge of Glory" | Advanced | ||||||
| Adam Levine | 6 | Delvin Choice | "Let's Stay Together" | Advanced | |||||
| 7 | Jake Barker | "She Will Be Loved" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 8 | Kat Perkins | "Open Arms" | Advanced | ||||||
| 9 | Morgan Wallen | "Stay" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 10 | Christina Grimmie | "I Won't Give Up" | Advanced | ||||||
| Episode 18 | Usher | 1 | T.J. Wilkins | "Tell Me Something Good" | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Melissa Jiménez | "Halo" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 3 | Stevie Jo | "The Thrill Is Gone" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 4 | Bria Kelly | "Wild Horses" | Advanced | ||||||
| 5 | Josh Kaufman | "It Will Rain" | Advanced | ||||||
Episodes airing on Monday had a running time of two hours.
Episodes airing on Tuesday & Sunday had a running time of one hour.
The live shows is the final phase of the competition, consisting 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.
Color key:
| Artist was saved by the Public's votes | |
| Artist was in the bottom three/bottom four | |
| 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 | |
The Top 12 performed on Monday, April 21, 2014, with results following Tuesday, April 22, 2014.
Josh Kaufman received the first iTunes bonus multiplier of the season, with his studio recording of "Stay With Me" charting at #5 on the iTunes Top 200 Singles chart at the close of the voting window.[26]
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 20 | Usher | 1 | Bria Kelly | "Rolling in the Deep" | Public's vote |
| Adam Levine | 2 | Delvin Choice | "Unchained Melody" | Public's vote | |
| Shakira | 3 | Dani Moz | "Just Give Me a Reason" | Bottom three | |
| Blake Shelton | 4 | Audra McLaughlin | "Angel of the Morning" | Public's vote | |
| Usher | 5 | T.J. Wilkins | "Waiting on the World to Change" | Bottom three | |
| Adam Levine | 6 | Christina Grimmie | "Dark Horse" | Public's vote | |
| Blake Shelton | 7 | Sisaundra Lewis | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" | Public's vote | |
| Shakira | 8 | Kristen Merlin | "Stay" | Public's vote | |
| Adam Levine | 9 | Kat Perkins | "Magic Man" | Public's vote | |
| Blake Shelton | 10 | Jake Worthington | "Anymore" | Public's vote | |
| Shakira | 11 | Tess Boyer | "I'll Be There for You" | Bottom three | |
| Usher | 12 | Josh Kaufman | "Stay with Me" | Public's vote | |
| Episode 21 | |||||
| Instant Save performances | |||||
| Usher | 1 | T.J. Wilkins | "I'll Be" | Eliminated | |
| Shakira | 2 | Dani Moz | "Turning Tables" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Tess Boyer | "Dark Side" | Instant Save | ||
| + Non-competition performances | |||
| Order | Performer | Song | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.1 | Adam Levine and his team (Christina Grimmie, Delvin Choice and Kat Perkins) | "Sledgehammer" | |
| 21.2 | Shakira | "Empire" | |
| 21.3 | Blake Shelton & his team (Audra McLaughlin, Sisaundra Lewis, and Jake Worthington) | "Put Some Drive in Your Country" |
The Top 10 performed on Monday, April 28, 2014, with results following Tuesday, April 29, 2014.
This week iTunes multiplier bonuses were awarded to Christina Grimmie (#4).[27] The eliminations for Bria Kelly and Tess Boyer marked only the second time a pair that were put against each other in the battles were eliminated together in the Top 10.
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 22 | Adam Levine | 1 | Kat Perkins | "Landslide" | Bottom three |
| Shakira | 2 | Tess Boyer | "Ain't It Fun" | Bottom three | |
| Blake Shelton | 3 | Audra McLaughlin | "You Lie" | Public's vote | |
| Usher | 4 | Josh Kaufman | "This Is It" | Public's vote | |
| Adam Levine | 5 | Christina Grimmie | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Public's vote | |
| Blake Shelton | 6 | Jake Worthington | "Run" | Public's vote | |
| Usher | 7 | Bria Kelly | "I'm with You" | Bottom three | |
| Adam Levine | 8 | Delvin Choice | "Bright Lights" | Public's Vote | |
| Shakira | 9 | Kristen Merlin | "Let Her Go" | Public's Vote | |
| Blake Shelton | 10 | Sisaundra Lewis | "Oh Sherrie" | Public's vote | |
| Episode 23 | |||||
| Instant Save performances | |||||
| Usher | 1 | Bria Kelly | "Crazy on You" | Eliminated | |
| Shakira | 2 | Tess Boyer | "Who Knew" | Eliminated | |
| Adam Levine | 3 | Kat Perkins | "Paris (Ooh La La)" | Instant Save | |
| + Non-competition performances | |||
| Order | Performer | Song | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.1 | Rixton | "Me and My Broken Heart" | |
| 23.1 | Usher & his team (Josh Kaufman and Bria Kelly) | "Always on the Run" | |
| 23.2 | Shakira & her team (Tess Boyer and Kristen Merlin) | "The One Thing" |
The Top 8 performed on Monday, May 5, 2014, with results broadcast Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Upcoming coaches for season seven, Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams, performed "Hollaback Girl" and "Come Get It Bae" respectively. This week's result show featured had three artists eliminated instead of two, and thus there was a bottom four instead of a bottom three.
iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Josh Kaufman (#2) and Grimmie (#5).[28] For the first time since the inclusion of the Instant Save, a contestant was saved for two consecutive weeks.
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 24 | Blake Shelton | 1 | Sisaundra Lewis | "River Deep Mountain High" | Bottom four |
| Usher | 2 | Josh Kaufman | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Public's vote | |
| Adam Levine | 3 | Kat Perkins | "Get Lucky" | Bottom four | |
| Shakira | 4 | Kristen Merlin | "I Drive Your Truck" | Public's vote | |
| Adam Levine | 5 | Delvin Choice | "I Believe I Can Fly" | Bottom four | |
| Blake Shelton | 6 | Audra McLaughlin | "Forgive" | Bottom four | |
| 7 | Jake Worthington | "Hillbilly Deluxe" | Public's vote | ||
| Adam Levine | 8 | Christina Grimmie | "How to Love" | Public's vote | |
| Episode 25 | |||||
| Instant Save performances | |||||
| Blake Shelton | 1 | Sisaundra Lewis | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Audra McLaughlin | "Done" | Eliminated | ||
| Adam Levine | 3 | Kat Perkins | "Barracuda" | Instant Save | |
| 4 | Delvin Choice | "Young Girls" | Eliminated | ||
| Order | Performer | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 24.1 | Blake Shelton feat. Gwen Sebastian | "My Eyes" |
| 24.2 | Pharrell Williams | "Come Get It Bae" |
| 24.3 | Gwen Stefani feat. Pharrell Williams | "Hollaback Girl" |
| 25.1 | Audra McLaughlin, Jake Worthington, Kristen Merlin, and Kat Perkins | "Chainsaw" |
| 25.2 | Sisaundra Lewis, Delvin Choice, Josh Kaufman, and Christina Grimmie | "Latch" |
The Top 5 performed on Monday, May 12, 2014, with results following Tuesday, May 13, 2014. This week, each contestant sang two songs; one chosen by their coach, and another selected in tribute to their supporters. The top three season five finalists, (Tessanne Chin, Jacquie Lee, and Will Champlin) debuted their newest singles during the results show.
This week's iTunes bonus multipliers was awarded to Jake Worthington (#3), Kaufman (#4), and Kristen Merlin (#6).[29]
With the elimination of Merlin, Shakira no longer has any contestants remaining on her team.
| Episode | Coach | Artist | Order | Song (Contestant's Choice) | Order | Song (Coach's Choice) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 26 | Shakira | Kristen Merlin | 1 | "Gunpowder & Lead" | 8 | "Foolish Games" | Bottom three |
| Usher | Josh Kaufman | 2 | "All of Me" | 6 | "Love Runs Out" | Public's vote | |
| Adam Levine | Kat Perkins | 7 | "Let It Go" | 3 | "Chandelier" | Bottom three | |
| Blake Shelton | Jake Worthington | 4 | "Good Ol' Boys" | 10 | "Heaven" | Public's vote | |
| Adam Levine | Christina Grimmie | 9 | "Some Nights" | 5 | "Hide and Seek" | Bottom three | |
| Episode 27 | |||||||
| Instant Save performances | |||||||
| Coach | Artist | Order | Song | Result | |||
| Shakira | Kristen Merlin | 1 | "Blown Away" | Eliminated | |||
| Adam Levine | Kat Perkins | 2 | "Good Girl" | Eliminated | |||
| Christina Grimmie | 3 | "Apologize" | Instant Save | ||||
| + Non-competition performances | |||
| Order | Performer | Song | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1 | Usher | "Good Kisser" | |
| 27.1 | Rascal Flatts | "Rewind" | |
| 27.2 | Jacquie Lee | "Broken Ones" | |
| 27.3 | Will Champlin | "Eye of the Pyramid" | |
| 27.4 | Tessanne Chin | "Everything Reminds Me of You" |
The Final Three performed on Monday, May 19, 2014, with the season finale on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Performances in this round consist of a "fans choice" reprise performance of a song from earlier in the season, a duet with the respective coach, and a solo song. This was the latest season to feature a final three competing in the finale.
While Grimmie (#3 and #8) and Worthington (#6, #7 and #9) had singles peaked into the top 10 at the close of the voting window, however, a technical glitch in the iTunes system caused all of the iTunes votes cast being invalidated, but net results were neither affected by it.[30]
With the victory of Josh Kaufman, this is the first time in The Voice history where a stolen artist won an entire season. His victory also marks the only win of Usher as a coach.
| Coach | Artist | Order | Reprise song | Order | Duet song (with Coach) | Order | Solo song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Levine | Christina Grimmie | 1 | "Wrecking Ball" | 5 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | 8 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | |
| Usher | Josh Kaufman | 4 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" | 2 | "Every Breath You Take" | 9 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Winner |
| Jake Worthington | 3 | "Don't Close Your Eyes" | 7 | "A Country Boy Can Survive" | 6 | "Right Here Waiting" | Runner-up | |
| + Non-competition performances | |||
| Order | Performer | Song | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28.1 | Shakira feat. Blake Shelton | "Medicine" | |
| 28.2 | Usher and Adam Levine | "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" | |
| 29.1 | OneRepublic | "Love Runs Out" | |
| 29.2 | Jake Worthington with Audra McLaughlin, Kat Perkins, Kristen Merlin, Morgan Wallen & Ryan Whyte Maloney | "Summertime" | |
| 29.3 | Christina Grimmie & Ed Sheeran | "All of the Stars" | |
| 29.4 | Delvin Choice, Jake Barker, Morgan Wallen, Patrick Thomson & Stevie Jo | "She's Gone" | |
| 29.5 | Justin Moore | "Lettin' the Night Roll" | |
| 29.6 | Josh Kaufman with Sisaundra Lewis, Stevie Jo & TJ Wilkins | "Am I Wrong" | |
| 29.7 | Ed Sheeran | "Sing" | |
| 29.8 | Jake Worthington & Alabama | "Mountain Music" | |
| 29.9 | Dani Moz, Deja Hall, Madilyn Paige, Melissa Jimenez & Tess Boyer | "Umbrella" | |
| 29.10 | Josh Kaufman & Robin Thicke | "Get Her Back" | |
| 29.11 | Tim McGraw | "City Lights" | |
| 29.12 | Christina Grimmie with Bria Kelly, Jake Barker & Tess Boyer | "Team" | |
| 29.13 | Coldplay | "A Sky Full of Stars" |
| +Live show results per week | Artist | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 Finale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Kaufman | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | ||
| Jake Worthington | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up | ||
| Christina Grimmie | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd Place | ||
| Kristen Merlin | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 4) | ||
| Kat Perkins | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||
| Delvin Choice | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 3) | |||
| Sisaundra Lewis | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | ||||
| Audra McLaughlin | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | ||||
| Tess Boyer | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | ||||
| Bria Kelly | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Dani Moz | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||
| T.J. Wilkins | Eliminated | ||||||
Color key:
| Artist | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 Finale | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Grimmie | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Third Place | |||
| Kat Perkins | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | ||||
| Delvin Choice | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | |||||
| Kristen Merlin | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | ||||
| Tess Boyer | Advanced | Eliminated | ||||||
| Dani Moz | Eliminated | |||||||
| Josh Kaufman | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Winner | |||
| Bria Kelly | Advanced | Eliminated | ||||||
| T.J. Wilkins | Eliminated | |||||||
| Jake Worthington | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Runner-up | |||
| Sisaundra Lewis | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | |||||
| Audra McLaughlin | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | |||||
| Episode | Show segment | Performer(s) | Title | Reaction | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot 100 | Hot digital | |||||
| 21 | Top 12 Results | Shakira | "Empire" | 71 (+26) | 37 (Re-entry) | [31] |
| 22 | Top 10 Performs | Rixton | "Me and My Broken Heart" | 14 (+15) | 7 (+18) | [32] |
| 24 | Top 8 Performs | Blake Shelton ft. Gwen Sebastian | "My Eyes" | 57 (+40) | 28 (Debut) | [33] |
| Pharrell Williams | "Come Get It Bae" | 82 (Debut) | 35 (Debut) | [34] | ||
| Gwen Stefani ft. Pharrell Williams | "Hollaback Girl" | Did not chart | Did not chart | |||
| 26 | Top 5 Performs | Usher | "Good Kisser" | 70 (Debut) | [35] | |
| 27 | Top 5 Results | Rascal Flatts | "Rewind" | 48 (+5) | ||
| Jacquie Lee | "Broken Ones" | Did not chart | ||||
| Will Champlin | "Eye of the Pyramid" | Did not chart | ||||
| Tessanne Chin | "Everything Reminds Me of You" | Did not chart | ||||
| 28 | Final Performs | Shakira ft. Blake Shelton | "Medicine" | Did not chart | ||
| 29 | Finale Results | OneRepublic | "Love Runs Out" | 69 (Re-Entry) | [36] | |
| Ed Sheeran (with Christina Grimmie) | "All of the Stars" | Did not chart | ||||
| Justin Moore | "Lettin' the Night Roll" | 64 (+2) | ||||
| Ed Sheeran | "Sing" | 16 (-1) | ||||
| Robin Thicke (with Josh Kaufman) | "Get Her Back" | Did not chart | ||||
| Tim McGraw | "City Lights" | Did not chart | ||||
| Coldplay | "A Sky Full of Stars" | 10 (+33) | ||||
The season six premiere was watched by 15.86 million viewers with a 4.7 rating in the 18–49 demographic. It was up from last season's premiere by .88 million viewers.
| Episode | Original airdate | Production | Timeslot (ET) | Viewers | Adults (18–49) | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Share | |||||||
| 1 | "The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 1" | 601 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 15.86 | 4.7 | 13 | ||
| 2 | "The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 2" | 602 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 13.04 | 3.7 | 11 | ||
| 3 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 3" | 603 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 15.62 | 4.5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 4" | 604 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 14.53 | 4.1 | 12 | ||
| 5 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 5" | 605 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 13.79 | 3.7 | 11 | ||
| 6 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 6" | 606 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 13.51 | 3.5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | "The Best of the Blind Auditions" | 607 | Sunday 7:00 p.m. | 5.18 | 1.4 | 4 | [37] | |
| 8 | "The Battles Premiere, Part 1" | 608 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 13.52 | 4.1 | 12 | [38] | |
| 9 | "The Battles Premiere, Part 2" | 609 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 13.29 | 3.6 | 11 | [39] | |
| 10 | "Recap: Battle Performances, Week 1" | 610 | Sunday 7:00 p.m. | 3.33 | 0.8 | 2 | [40] | |
| 11 | "The Battles, Part 3" | 611 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 12.85 | 3.7 | 10 | [41] | |
| 12 | "The Battles, Part 4" | 612 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 12.45 | 3.4 | 11 | [42] | |
| 13 | "Recap: Battle Performances, Week 2" | 613 | Sunday 7:00 p.m. | 2.87 | 0.6 | 2 | [43] | |
| 14 | "The Battles Round 2 Premiere, Part 1" | 614 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 12.28 | 3.4 | 10 | [44] | |
| 15 | "The Battles, Round 2 Premiere, Part 2" | 615 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 11.93 | 3.1 | 10 | [45] | |
| 16 | "The Battles, Round 2, Part 3" | 616 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 11.97 | 3.5 | 10 | [46] | |
| 17 | "The Playoffs Premiere, Part 1" | 617 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 11.08 | 2.9 | 9 | [47] | |
| 18 | "The Playoffs, Part 2" | 618 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 11.85 | 3.4 | 10 | [48] | |
| 19 | "The Playoffs, Part 3" | 619 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 11.81 | 3.0 | 10 | [49] | |
| 20 | "Live Top 12 Performance" | 620 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 11.19 | 3.0 | 9 | [50] | |
| 21 | "Live Top 12 Results" | 621 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 11.29 | 2.8 | 9 | [51] | |
| 22 | "Live Top 10 Performance" | 622 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 11.58 | 3.0 | 8 | [52] | |
| 23 | "Live Top 10 Results" | 623 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 11.18 | 2.7 | 8 | [53] | |
| 24 | "Live Quarterfinals Performance" | 624 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 11.00 | 3.0 | 9 | [54] | |
| 25 | "Live Quarterfinals Results" | 625 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 10.72 | 2.5 | 8 | [55] | |
| 26 | "Live Top 5 Semifinals Performance" | 626 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 11.12 | 3.0 | 9 | [56] | |
| 27 | "Live Top 5 Semifinals Results" | 627 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 10.96 | 2.6 | 9 | [57] | |
| 28 | "Live Finale Performance" | 628 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 11.70 | 3.2 | 10 | [58] | |
| 29 | "Recap: Live Final Performance" | 629 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 7.52 | 1.9 | 7 | [59] | |
| 30 | "Live Finale Results" | 630 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 11.69 | 3.3 | 10 | ||