The Voice (American TV series) season 20 explained

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Host:Carson Daly
Coaches:
Num Contestants:40 artists
Winner:Cam Anthony
Winner Coach:Blake Shelton
Runner Up:Kenzie Wheeler
Num Episodes:18
Network:NBC

The twentieth season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on March 1, 2021, on NBC.[1] Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend returned as coaches for their twentieth, seventh, and fifth seasons, respectively. Nick Jonas rejoined the panel for his second season, after being replaced by Gwen Stefani the previous season. Meanwhile, Carson Daly returned for his twentieth season as host. Kelsea Ballerini returned for her second season as a guest coach, filling in for Clarkson during the battles round.

Cam Anthony was named the winner of the season, marking Blake Shelton's eighth win as a coach. With Anthony's win being the fourth African-American male winner and the first winning artist that had a coach blocked in their blind audition (Nick Jonas blocking John Legend).[2]

Coaches and hosts

On November 17, 2020, NBC announced there would be a change in the coaches for this season. Blake Shelton returning for his twentieth season, Kelly Clarkson for her seventh, and John Legend for his fifth. However, Gwen Stefani did not return, allowing the return of Nick Jonas after a one-season hiatus, marking his second season as a coach on the show.[3]

This season's advisors for the Battles are: Dan + Shay for Team Blake, Luis Fonsi for Team Kelly, Brandy for Team Legend, and Darren Criss for Team Nick.[4] However, Clarkson was not present for the battles round. Filling in for her during that round was season 15 "Comeback Stage" coach, Kelsea Ballerini. Knockouts Mega Mentor for all coaches is Snoop Dogg.

Teams

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     Winner                                   Eliminated in the Live Playoffs
     Runner-up                                   Stolen in the Knockout rounds
     Third place                                   Eliminated in the Knockout rounds
     Fourth place                                   Stolen in the Battle rounds
     Fifth place                                   Eliminated in the Battle rounds
     Eliminated in Live Semi-final
Coaches! colspan="7" style="width:90%"
Top 40 artists
Kelly Clarkson
Kenzie WheelerGihanna ZoëCorey WardZae RomeoAnna GraceRyleigh Modig
Savanna WoodsAvery RobersonGean GarciaAinaeJD CasperHalley Greg
John Legend
Victor SolomonPia ReneeRyleigh ModigZania AlakéCarolina RialRio Doyle
Gean GarciaCiana PelekaiDurell AnthonyChristine CainDenisha DaltonDeion Warren
Nick Jonas
Rachel MacDana MoniqueJose Figueroa Jr.Devan Blake JonesAndrew MarshallZae Romeo
Keegan FerrellRaine SternAndrew MarshallAwariLindsay JoanBradley Sinclair
Blake Shelton
Cam AnthonyJordan Matthew YoungPete MrozAnna GraceAndrew MarshallEmma Caroline
Connor ChristianEthan LivelyKeegan FerrellAvery RobersonSavanna ChestnutAaron Konzelman

Blind auditions

The blind auditions began on March 1, 2021, and concluded on March 22, 2021. Each coach has one block to stop another coach from getting an artist. Each coach ends up with 10 artists by the end of the blind auditions. This creates for a total of 40 artists advancing to the battles. In this round, 51 artists auditioned.

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 ✔ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button
  Artist elected a coach's team
  Artist defaulted to a coach's team
  Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button
 ✘ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by another coach from getting the artist
  • Blocked by Kelly
  • Blocked by John
  • Blocked by Nick
  • Blocked by Blake

Episode 1 (March 1)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
KellyJohnNickBlake
1Kenzie Wheeler22Dover, Florida"Don't Close Your Eyes"
2Dana Monique41Houston, Texas"Freeway of Love"
3Cam Anthony19North Philly, Pennsylvania"Lay Me Down"
4Christine Cain27Pasadena, California"Watermelon Sugar"
5Madison Curbelo18Westfield, Massachusetts"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
6Pete Mroz 45Nashville, Tennessee"Can’t Find My Way Home"
7Devan Blake Jones35Denver, Colorado"Hard Place"
8Raine Stern22Madison, Wisconsin"Electric Feel"
9Madison Marigold21Santa Clarita, California"If the World Was Ending"
10Corey Ward34Hartsville, South Carolina"Dancing on My Own"
11Victor Solomon22Peoria, Illinois"Glory"

Episode 2 (March 2)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
KellyJohnNickBlake
1Gean Garcia19McAllen, Texas"All I Want"
2Aaron Konzelman39Waco, Texas"Ordinary World"
3Carolina Rial17Ridgefield, New Jersey"Stay With Me"
4Ethan Lively17Coalfield, Tennessee"You Look So Good in Love"
5Yellsmiles30Sussex County, New Jersey"Midnight Sky"
6Zae Romeo21McKinney, Texas"Falling"

Episode 3 (March 8)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
KellyJohnNickBlake
1Ryleigh Modig18Spencer, Massachusetts"When the Party's Over"
2Pia Renee37Chicago, Illinois"Master Blaster (Jammin')"
3Andrew Marshall21"Gravity"
4Emma Caroline25Tuscaloosa, Alabama"Slow Burn"
5James Tutson31"Beyond"
6Ciana Pelekai20Oahu, HI / Las Vegas, NV"Dance Monkey"
7Jose Figueroa Jr.34Kissimmee, Florida"At This Moment"
8Halley Greg29Seattle, Washington"I'm Like a Bird"
9Durell Anthony34"What's Going On"
10Jesse Desorcy29Burrillville, Rhode Island"Dust on the Bottle"
11Avery Roberson20"If You're Reading This"

Episode 4 (March 9)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
KellyJohnNickBlake
1Connor Christian23Gallipolis, Ohio"Bright Lights"
2Kaitlyn Myers17Schwenksville, Pennsylvania"If You Really Love Me"
3Bradley Sinclair22Nashville, TN / Rockford, MI"Say You Won't Let Go"
4Gihanna Zoë17Redlands, California"She Used to Be Mine"
5JD Casper28Austin, Texas"How To Save A Life"
6Deion Warren28Conway, North Carolina"Shallow"

Episode 5 (March 15)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
KellyJohnNickBlake
1Savanna Woods26Stanwood, Washington"Zombie"
2Rachel Mac15Romeo, Michigan"Let Him Fly"
3Almond&OliveN/AChicago, Illinois"Wildflowers"
4Lindsay Joan22San Diego, California"Nightmare"
5Rio Doyle 16Adrian, Michigan"When We Were Young"
6Jordan Matthew Young34Austin, Texas"I'm No Stranger to the Rain"
7Tyler Kohrs27Nashville, Tennessee"More Hearts Than Mine"
8Zania Alaké34Detroit, Michigan"Sweet Love"
9Savanna Chestnut25Americus, Kansas"Hold Me Now"
10NadiaNicole20Fort Lauderdale, Florida"I Wanna Be Down"
11Anna Grace20Milwaukee, Wisconsin"My Future"

Episode 6 (March 22)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
KellyJohnNickBlake
1Denisha Dalton22Warwick, New York"Pillowtalk"
2Awari 35Virginia Beach, Virginia"Weak" Team full
3Charlotte Boyer 17Rock Island, Illinois"Love Is a Losing Game" Team full
4Keegan Ferrell 21Fort Wayne, Indiana"She Will Be Loved"
5Conner Snow27Maui, Hawaii"This City"Team full
6Ainae21Washington, DC"Best Part"

Battles

The battles began on March 29, 2021, and concluded on April 12, 2021. The advisors for this round were Luis Fonsi for Team Kelly, Brandy for Team Legend, Darren Criss for Team Nick, and Dan + Shay for Team Blake. In this round, each coach can steal one losing artist from another team and save one losing artist on their own team. However, the team coach may only hit their button to save an artist after it is clear that no other coach is going to steal the artist.[5] Artists who win their battles or are stolen by another coach advance to the Knockouts and saved artists move on to the four-way knockout. Coaches will have five battles each on their team. At the end of this round, only seven artists will remain on each team, five will be from battles that were won, and one from a steal and a save respectively. In total, 28 artists advance to the knockouts.

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     Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts
     Artist lost the Battle, but was stolen by another coach, and, advanced to the Knockouts
     Artist lost the Battle, but was saved by their coach, and, advanced to the Four-way Knockout
     Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
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CoachOrderWinnerSongLoser'Steal'/'Save' result
KelseaJohnNickBlake
Episode 7
Kelly1Ryleigh Modig"pov"Gean Garcia
Blake2Connor Christian"I Ain't Living Long Like This"Aaron KonzelmanSteal used
Nick3Dana Monique"Stuck with U"Devan Blake Jones
John4Pia Renee"Baby"Christine Cain
Nick5Jose Figueroa Jr."You Say"AwariSteal usedSave used
Blake6Ethan Lively"Just Got Started Lovin' You"Avery Roberson
Episode 8
Blake1Cam Anthony"10,000 Hours"Emma CarolineSteal usedSteal used
Kelly2Gihanna Zoë"Thinking Out Loud"Halley Greg
John3Zania Alaké"Emotion"Durell AnthonySteal used
Blake4Jordan Matthew Young"Calling All Angels"Keegan FerrellSteal usedSave used
Nick5Zae Romeo"Rewrite the Stars"Lindsay JoanTeam full
John6Ciana Pelekai"You Broke Me First"Denisha Dalton
Kelly7Corey Ward "Dreams"Savanna WoodsSteal used
Episode 9
John1Victor Solomon"U Got It Bad"Deion WarrenTeam fullTeam full
Kelly2Anna Grace"You Know I'm No Good"AinaeSteal used
Nick3Raine Stern"Adore You"Andrew Marshall
Blake4Pete Mroz "Have a Little Faith in Me"Savanna ChestnutTeam full
Kelly5Kenzie Wheeler"Fishin' in the Dark"JD Casper
Nick6Rachel Mac"Your Song"Bradley Sinclair
John7Rio Doyle"Somebody That I Used to Know"Carolina Rial

Knockouts

The knockouts began on April 19, 2021, and concluded on April 26, 2021. Snoop Dogg served as the mega mentor. In this round, each coach can steal one losing artist from another team. Artists who win their knockouts or are stolen by another coach advance to the live playoffs. In addition, each saved artist from the Battles will go head-to-head in the four-way knockout. Results for the head-to-head are decided by the public, with the winner being announced at the start of the live playoffs (episode 13). Only 17 artists in total will remain for the live playoffs, three on each team that won their respective knockouts, one stolen from another coach, and the artist that wins the four-way knockout, who will be added as a fifth artist on one of the coaches’ teams.

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     Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Live Playoffs
     Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Live Playoffs
     Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
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CoachOrderWinnerLoser'Steal' result
SongArtistArtistSongKellyJohnNickBlake
Episode 10
Kelly1 "Already Gone"Corey WardRyleigh Modig"Use Somebody"
Blake2"She Talks to Angels"Jordan Matthew YoungEthan Lively"Help Me Hold On"Team full
John3"What the World Needs Now Is Love"Pia ReneeCiana Pelekai"Cuz I Love You"
Nick4"Nutbush City Limits"Dana Monique Keegan Ferrell "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
John5"My Girl"Victor SolomonGean Garcia"Afterglow"
Blake6"Before You Go"Pete MrozAndrew Marshall "I Won't Give Up"
Episode 11
Nick1"Foolish Games"Rachel MacZae Romeo "Electric Love"Team fullTeam full
Kelly2"Beer Never Broke My Heart"Kenzie WheelerAvery Roberson"Tomorrow"Team full
John3"If I Were Your Woman"Zania AlakéRio Doyle "Issues"
Blake 4"Feeling Good"Cam AnthonyConnor Christian"Youngblood"
Nick5"Break Every Chain"Jose Figueroa Jr.Raine Stern"No Such Thing"
Kelly6"Glitter In The Air"Gihanna ZoëAnna Grace"If I Die Young"
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CoachOrderArtistSongResult
Episodes 11 and 13 Blake Shelton7Emma Caroline"Neon Moon"Eliminated
Nick Jonas8Devan Blake Jones"Sign of the Times"Advanced
John Legend 9Carolina Rial"Anyone"Eliminated
Kelly Clarkson10Savanna Woods"Black Hole Sun"Eliminated

Live Shows

Continuing from the previous season, the number of weeks of live shows consist of the live playoffs, semi-finals and finale. After the live playoffs, only the top nine artists remain: one of each team saved by the public and another saved by their coach. Then, the artist with more public votes from each team (out of the two or three who have not been previously chosen) receive a chance to compete in the Wildcard instant save, whose winner is added as a third member on a coach's team. On semi-finals, the artist with more public votes per team moves on to the finale, and the remaining five compete in the instant save, whose winner also moves on to the finale. In this round, the top five artists compete to win the competition.

The releasing of performances' studio version started from the Playoffs and switched back to iTunes and Apple Music after 1 season on YouTube Music. However, downloads or streams no longer count as votes. No performance has reached the top 10 on iTunes this season.

Live shows color key
     Artist was saved by public's vote
     Artist was saved by his/her coach
     Artist was not selected to advance nor be eliminated
     Artist was instantly saved
     Artist was eliminated

Week 1: Playoffs (May 10–11)

With the advancement of Corey Ward in the wildcard, this is the second time that Clarkson advances with three artists in the semi-final, the first being the fifteenth season.

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CoachOrderArtistSongResult
Episode 13
Kelly Clarkson1Corey Ward"Bruises"Wildcard
2Gihanna Zoë"Always Remember Us This Way"Kelly's choice
3Zae Romeo"When I Look at You"Eliminated
4Kenzie Wheeler"Red Dirt Road"Public's vote
John Legend5Ryleigh Modig"Drivers License"Wildcard
6Zania Alaké"Dangerous Woman"Eliminated
7Pia Renee"Need U Bad"John's choice
8Victor Solomon"I Wish"Public's vote
Nick Jonas9Dana Monique"Free Your Mind"Nick's choice
10Andrew Marshall"Put Your Records On"Eliminated
11Jose Figueroa Jr."Talking to the Moon"Wildcard
12Devan Blake Jones"Shape of My Heart"Eliminated
13Rachel Mac "Rainbow"Public's vote
Blake Shelton14Jordan Matthew Young"Gold Dust Woman"Blake's choice
15Anna Grace"Let Her Go"Eliminated
16Pete Mroz"We Belong"Wildcard
17Cam Anthony"Take Me to Church"Public's vote
Episode 14
Blake Shelton1Pete Mroz"Speechless"Eliminated
Nick Jonas2Jose Figueroa Jr."Superstition"Eliminated
Kelly Clarkson3Corey Ward"Lose You to Love Me"Wildcard winner
John Legend4Ryleigh Modig"It Will Rain"Eliminated

Week 2: Semi-finals (May 17–18)

On Monday, the Top 9 artists each sing solos of their choosing and then they'll be put into trios to sing songs celebrating from the '70s. The public vote results will be announced on Tuesday following the format of 2 previous seasons.

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CoachOrderArtistSolo Song'70s Trio SongResults
Episode 15
John Legend1 (7)Victor Solomon"I Can Only Imagine""Shining Star"Public's vote
Blake Shelton2 (9)Jordan Matthew Young"Rose Colored Glasses""Go Your Own Way"Not selected
John Legend4 (7)Pia Renee"Turn Your Lights Down Low""Shining Star"Not selected
Nick Jonas5 (9)Rachel Mac"Human""Go Your Own Way"Public's vote
Kelly Clarkson6 (3)Corey Ward"Arcade""Fooled Around and Fell in Love"Not selected
8 (9)Gihanna Zoë"Reflection""Go Your Own Way"Not selected
Nick Jonas10 (7)Dana Monique"Leave the Door Open""Shining Star"Not selected
Blake Shelton11 (3)Cam Anthony"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday""Fooled Around and Fell in Love"Public's vote
Kelly Clarkson12 (3)Kenzie Wheeler"He Stopped Loving Her Today"Public's vote
Episode 16
John Legend1Pia Renee"Everything I Wanted"Eliminated
Kelly Clarkson2Corey Ward"Iris"Eliminated
Nick Jonas3Dana Monique"Caught Up in the Rapture"Eliminated
Blake Shelton4Jordan Matthew Young"Drift Away"Instant save
Kelly Clarkson5Gihanna Zoë"Someone You Loved"Eliminated
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformer(s)Song
15.1Ian Flanigan and Blake Shelton"Grow Up"
16.1Jake Hoot and Kelly Clarkson"I Would've Loved You"
16.2 Masked Wolf"Astronaut in the Ocean"

Week 3: Finale (May 24–25)

CoachArtistEpisode 17 Episode 18 Result
OrderDedication SongOrderArtistry SongOrderDuet (with Coach)
Kelly ClarksonKenzie Wheeler6"The Keeper of the Stars"1"Heartland"13"When You Say Nothing At All"Runner-up
John LegendVictor Solomon2"I Can't Make You Love Me"10"Freedom"12"Someday We'll All Be Free"Fifth place
Blake SheltonJordan Matthew Young8"Stay"3"Key to the Highway"14"All My Ex's Live In Texas"Third place
Nick JonasRachel Mac4"I Hope You Dance"7"The Chain"11"Best Of You"Fourth place
Blake SheltonCam Anthony5"Stand Up"9"Wanted Dead or Alive"15"She Drives Me Crazy"Winner
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformer(s)Song
17.1Blake Shelton"Minimum Wage"
18.1Gwen Stefani and Saweetie"Slow Clap"
18.2Kelsea Ballerini and Kenzie Wheeler"Half of My Hometown"
18.3OneRepublic"Run"
18.4Lauren Daigle"Hold On to Me"
18.5Snoop Dogg and DJ Battlecat"Sittin On Blades"
18.6Justin Bieber"Peaches" / "Hold On"
18.7Ben Platt"Imagine"
18.8Thomas Rhett"Country Again"
18.9Maroon 5"Beautiful Mistakes"

Elimination chart

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     Winner                                   Saved by instant save (via Voice App)
     Runner-up                                   Saved by the public
     Third place                                   Saved by their coach
     Fourth place                                   Saved by Wildcard (via Voice App)
     Fifth place                                   Eliminated
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     Team Kelly
     Team Legend
     Team Nick
     Team Blake

Overall

Live shows results per week
ArtistsWeek 1 PlayoffsWeek 2Week 3 Finale
Cam AnthonySafeSafeWinner
Kenzie WheelerSafeSafeRunner-up
Jordan Matthew YoungSafeSafe3rd Place
Rachel Mac SafeSafe4th Place
Victor SolomonSafeSafe5th Place
Corey WardSafeEliminatedEliminated (Week 2)
Dana MoniqueSafeEliminated
Gihanna ZoëSafeEliminated
Pia ReneeSafeEliminated
Jose Figueroa Jr.EliminatedEliminated (Week 1, Wildcard performances)
Pete MrozEliminated
Ryleigh ModigEliminated
Andrew MarshallEliminatedEliminated (Week 1, Playoffs performances)
Anna GraceEliminated
Devan Blake JonesEliminated
Zae RomeoEliminated
Zania AlakéEliminated

Per teams

Live shows results per team
ArtistsWeek 1 PlayoffsWeek 2Week 3 Finale
Kenzie WheelerPublic's votePublic's voteRunner-up
Corey WardPublic's voteEliminated
Gihanna ZoëCoach's choiceEliminated
Zae RomeoEliminated
Victor SolomonPublic's votePublic's voteFifth Place
Pia ReneeCoach's choiceEliminated
Ryleigh ModigEliminated
Zania AlakéEliminated
Rachel MacPublic's votePublic's voteFourth Place
Dana MoniqueCoach's choiceEliminated
Jose Figueroa Jr.Eliminated
Devan Blake JonesEliminated
Andrew MarshallEliminated
Cam AnthonyPublic's votePublic's voteWinner
Jordan Matthew YoungCoach's choicePublic's voteThird Place
Pete MrozEliminated
Anna GraceEliminated

References

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Four-Time Emmy Award-Winning Musical Competition Series "The Voice" Returns Monday, March 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. NBC. The Futon Critic. February 1, 2021.
  2. Web site: 'The Voice' Crowns Season 20 Winner . 26 May 2021.
  3. News: Cohn. Paulette. 2021-01-20. The Voice Season 20 Is Just Around the Corner—Find Out What's in Store!. en. Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. 2021-01-26.
  4. News: Webb Mitovich. Matt. 2021-02-01. The Voice Premiere date and Advisors. en. TV Line. 2021-02-02.
  5. Web site: The Voice - NBC.com. NBC. en-US. 2020-03-03.