The Voice (Russian TV series) season 4 explained
The fourth season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 4, 2015, on Channel One.Dmitry Nagiev returned as the show's presenter. Alexander Gradsky returned as coach. Basta, Polina Gagarina, and Grigory Leps replaced Dima Bilan, Pelageya, and Leonid Agutin as coaches.
Hieromonk Fotiy was announced the winner on December 25, 2015, marking Grigory Leps first win as a coach and the first new coach to win. For the first time ever, the final two artists were both male.
Coaches and presenter
The coaching panel saw a change for the first time since the start of the show. Joining coach Alexander Gradsky was Basta, Polina Gagarina and Grigory Leps. Dima Bilan, Pelageya and Leonid Agutin were substituted in order to focus on their music careers. However, Bilan and Agutin will be returning in the following season. Dmitry Nagiev returned for his 4th season as a presenter.
Teams
- Colour key
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Third place
- Fourth place
- Eliminated in the Semifinal
- Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
- Eliminated in the Knockout rounds
- Stolen in the Battle rounds
- Eliminated in the Battle rounds
| Coaches | Top 57 artists |
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| Basta | |
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| Era Kann | Maria Eroyan | Oleg Miami | Yury Melikov | Nikolay Zabolotskikh | Sergey Urumyan |
| Gabriella | Karina Tsvetkova | Binazir Ermaganbetova | Anastasia Balakhnina | Grigoriy Golubev | Yulia Khusainova |
| Ekaterina Kokorina | Amalia Margaryan | Raffa Grigoryan | Ellina Reshetnikova | |
| Polina Gagarina | |
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| Olga Zadonskaya | Ivan Dalmatov | Ilona Solomonova | Darya Bezhenar | Yana Bashkireva | Semyon Velichko |
| Regina Todorenko | Stanislav Obukhov | Sevak Khanagyan | Karina Tsetkova | Konstantin Rabotov | Aleksandra Grekova |
| Ekaterina Chistova | Anastasia Krashevskaya | Sophie Okran | Zhan Osyan | |
| Alexander Gradsky | |
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| Mikhail Ozerov | Elena Minina | Emil Kadyrov | Tatiana Shirko | Elena Romanova | Alla Rid |
| Diana Saveleva | Aleksandra Grekova | Nana Hattle | Alina Perova | Stanislav Obukhov | Georgiy Seryshev |
| Danil Smirnov | Aleksandr Postolenko | Aleksandra Streltsova | Olga Sergeeva | Lilia Zamulina | |
| Grigory Leps | |
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| Hieromonk Fotiy | Vitold Petrovskiy | Renata Volkievich | Armen Avdzhan | Olivia Krush | Maria Kats |
| Alina Perova | Konstantin Rabotov | Denis Sokolov | Tatiana Shyrko | Olga Zadonskaya | Oleg Miami |
| Rostislav Doronin | Rodion Gazmanov | Ella Khrustaleva | Artem Katorgin | |
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Blind auditions
- Colour key
| | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button |
| | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, despite the lack of places in his/her team |
| | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, despite the lack of places in his/her team, and artist defaulted to a coach's team |
| | Artist defaulted to a coach's team |
| | Artist picked a coach's team |
| | Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their button |
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Episode 1 (4 September)
The coaches performed "Теперь ты в „Голосе“!" at the start of the show.
Note: Dima Bilan, a former coach of The Voice, made a special performance with the song "Ночной каприз" in this episode. No coach pressed their button.
Episode 2 (11 September)
Episode 3 (18 September)
Episode 4 (25 September)
Episode 5 (2 October)
Episode 6 (9 October)
Note: Lolita Milyavskaya made a special performance with the song "Снилось мне" in this episode. All four coaches turned for her.
The Battles
The Battles round started with episode 7 and ended with episode 10 (broadcast on 16, 23, 30 October 2015; on 6 November 2015). 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 Knockout rounds.
- Colour key
| | 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 and was eliminated | |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser(s) | 'Steal' result |
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| Basta | Gagarina | Gradsky | Leps |
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Episode 7
| Polina Gagarina | 1 | Regina Todorenko | "Текила-любовь" | Zhan Osyan | — | | — | — |
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| Basta | 2 | Maria Eroyan | "All About That Bass" | Ellina Reshetnikova | | — | — | — |
| Grigory Leps | 3 | Armen Avdzhan | "Обернитесь" | Oleg Miami | | — | — | |
| Alexander Gradsky | 4 | Alla Reed | "Cheek to Cheek" | Stanislav Obukhov | — | | | — |
| Basta | 5 | Binazir Ermaganbetova | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Raffa Grigoryan | | — | — | — |
| Polina Gagarina | 6 | Sevak Khanagyan | "Ночной каприз" | Sophie Okran | — | | — | — |
| Grigory Leps | 7 | Maria Kats | "Barcelona" | Artem Katorgin | — | — | — | |
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Episode 8
| Alexander Gradsky | 1 | Nana Hattle | "Cabaret" | Olga Sergeeva | — | — | | — |
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| Lilia Zamulina | — | — | | — |
| Basta | 2 | Sergey Urumyan | "Всё в твоих руках" | Amalia Margaryan | | — | — | — |
| Polina Gagarina | 3 | Darya Bezhenar | "Miss Independent" | Anastasia Krashevskaya | — | | — | — |
| Grigory Leps | 4 | Hieromonk Fotiy | "Canto della terra" | Ella Khrustaleva | — | — | — | |
| Alexander Gradsky | 5 | Emil Kadyrov | "Не уходи" | Aleksandra Streltsova | — | — | | — |
| Grigory Leps | 6 | Denis Sokolov | "Верни мою любовь" | Olga Zadonskaya | — | | — | |
| Polina Gagarina | 7 | Ivan Dalmatov | "Don't Give Up" | Aleksandra Grekova | — | | | — |
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Episode 9
| Grigory Leps | 1 | Vitold Petrovskiy | "All for Love" | Rodion Gazmanov | — | — | |
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| Alexander Gradsky | 2 | Diana Saveleva | "Чорнобривцi" | Daniil Smirnov | — | | — |
| Basta | 3 | Gabriella | "Кому? Зачем?" | Ekaterina Kokorina | | — | — |
| Polina Gagarina | 4 | Ilona Solomonova | "Take Me to Church" | Konstantin Rabotov | — | — | |
| Grigory Leps | 5 | Renata Volkievich | "Опять метель" | Tatiana Shirko | — | | |
| Basta | 6 | Nikolay Zabolotskikh | "Солдат любви" | Yulia Khusainova | | — |
| Alexander Gradsky | 7 | Elena Minina | "All I Ask of You" | Aleksandr Postolenko | — | — |
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Episode 10
| Alexander Gradsky | 1 | Mikhail Ozerov | "Jesus Christ Superstar" | Alina Perova | — | |
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| Polina Gagarina | 2 | Yana Bashkireva | "Останусь" | Ekaterina Chistova | — | rowspan=6 |
| Alexander Gradsky | 3 | Elena Romanova | "Челита" | Georgiy Seryshev | — |
| Polina Gagarina | 4 | Semyon Velichko | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Karina Tsvetkova | |
| Basta | 5 | Era Kann | "Туда" | Grigoriy Golubev | rowspan=3 |
| Grigory Leps | 6 | Olivia Krush | "Разные" | Rostislav Doronin |
| Basta | 7 | Yury Melikov | "Roses" | Anastasia Balakhnina |
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The Knockouts
The Knockouts round started with episode 11 and ended with episode 13 (broadcast on 13, 20, 27 November 2016).
The top 24 contestants will then move on to the "Live Shows".
- Colour key
| | Artist won the Khockout and advanced to the Quarterfinal |
| | Artist lost the Knockout and eliminated |
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Live shows
Colour key:
| | Artist was saved by Votes' summa |
| | Artist was eliminated | |
Week 1, 2: Quarterfinals (4 and 11 December)
The Top 24 performed on Fridays, 4 and 11 December 2015. The two artists with the fewest votes from each team left the competition by the end of each episode.
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Coach's vote (/100%) | Public's vote (/100%) | Votes' sum | Result |
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Episode 14
| Alexander Gradsky | 1 | Elena Minina | "O mio babbino caro" | 50% | 51.8% | 101.8% | Advanced |
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| 2 | Alla Rid | "Ты меня любишь" | 30% | 16.2% | 46.2% | Eliminated |
| 3 | Tatiana Shirko | "Верше мiй, верше" | 20% | 32% | 52% | Eliminated |
| Polina Gagarina | 4 | Ivan Dalmatov | "Колыбельная" | 50% | 41.5% | 91.5% | Advanced |
| 5 | Darya Bezhenar | "Beat It" | 30% | 37.1% | 67.1% | Eliminated |
| 6 | Semyon Velichko | "Я ждал всю жизнь" | 20% | 21.4% | 41.4% | Eliminated |
| Basta | 7 | Sergey Urumyan | "Ненавижу" | 20% | 21.9% | 41.9% | Eliminated |
| 8 | Era Kann | "Сдаться ты всегда успеешь" | 50% | 57.3% | 107.3% | Advanced |
| 9 | Yuri Melikov | "Uptown Funk" | 30% | 20.8% | 50.8% | Eliminated |
| Grigory Leps | 10 | Olivia Krush | "Stairway to Heaven" | 20% | 14.7% | 34.7% | Eliminated |
| 11 | Vitold Petrovskiy | "Georgia on My Mind" | 50% | 53.8% | 103.8% | Advanced |
| 12 | Renata Volkievich | "Нас бьют, мы летаем" | 30% | 31.5% | 61.5% | Eliminated |
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Episode 15
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| Basta | 1 | Nikolay Zabolotskikh | "Baila Morena" | 30% | 16.5% | 46.5% | Eliminated |
| 2 | Maria Eroyan | "Арлекино" | 50% | 39% | 89% | Advanced |
| 3 | Oleg Miami | "Жить в кайф" | 20% | 44.5% | 64.5% | Eliminated |
| Alexander Gradsky | 4 | Mikhail Ozerov | "Hello" | 50% | 40.3% | 90.3% | Advanced |
| 5 | Emil Kadyrov | "Синяя вечность" | 20% | 40.3% | 60.3% | Eliminated |
| 6 | Elena Romanova | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | 30% | 19.4% | 49.4% | Eliminated |
| Grigory Leps | 7 | Armen Avdzhan | "Я люблю тебя до слез" | 30% | 12.1% | 42.1% | Eliminated |
| 8 | Maria Kats | "Aidishe Mame" | 20% | 5.2% | 25.2% | Eliminated |
| 9 | Hieromonk Fotiy | "По дороге в Загорск" | 50% | 82.7% | 132.7% | Advanced |
| Polina Gagarina | 10 | Yana Bashkireva | "I Have Nothing" | 20% | 31.2% | 51.2% | Eliminated |
| 11 | Ilona Solomonova | "Колыбельная" | 30% | 39.7% | 69.7% | Eliminated |
| 12 | Olga Zadonskaya | "Halo" | 50% | 29.1% | 79.1% | Advanced |
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Week 3: Semifinal (18 December)
The Top 8 performed on Friday, 18 December 2015. The one artists with the fewest votes from each team left the competition by the end of the night.
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Coach's vote (/100%) | Public's vote (/100%) | Votes' sum | Result |
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Episode 16
| Polina Gagarina | 1 | Ivan Dalmatov | "Relax" / "What Is Love" | 40% | 59.5% | 99.5% | Eliminated |
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| 2 | Olga Zadonskaya | "Обещание" | 60% | 40.5% | 100.5% | Advanced |
| Alexander Gradsky | 3 | Elena Minina | "Песня Анюты" | 60% | 38.7% | 98.7% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Mikhail Ozerov | "Любовь" | 40% | 68.3% | 101.3% | Advanced |
| Grigory Leps | 5 | Vitold Petrovskiy | "Быстрее" | 40% | 20.8% | 60.8% | Eliminated |
| 6 | Hieromonk Fotiy | "Реквием" | 60% | 79.2% | 139.2% | Advanced |
| Basta | 7 | Era Kann | "Turning Tables" | 60% | 45.6% | 105.6% | Advanced |
| 8 | Maria Eroyan | "А напоследок я скажу" | 40% | 54.4% | 94.4% | Eliminated | |
Week 4: Final (December 25)
The Top 4 performed on Friday, 25 December 2015. This week, the four finalists performed two solo cover songs and a duet with their coach.
| Coach | Artist | Order | Duet Song (with Coach) | Order | Solo Song (no.1) | Order | Solo Song (no.2) | Result |
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| Basta | Era Kann | 1 | "Я и ты" | 5 | "Тёмная ночь" | Eliminated | Fourth place |
| Polina Gagarina | Olga Zadonskaya | 2 | "Кукушка" | 6 | "I Will Survive" | 9 | "Спектакль окончен" | Third place |
| Alexander Gradsky | Mikhail Ozerov | 3 | "Как молоды мы были" | 7 | "Unchained Melody" | 10 | "К стеклу прильнув лицом" | 24% | Runner-up |
| Grigory Leps | Hieromonk Fotiy | 4 | "Лабиринт" | 8 | "Per te" | 11 | "Спокойной ночи, господа" | 76% | Winner |
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Non-competition performances! Order! Performer! Song| 17.1 | Sabina Mustaeva, Lev Akselrod, Arina Danilova, Matvey Semishkur, Alisa Kozhikina, Mikhail Smirnov, Aleksey Zabugin, Elizaveta Puris, Irakliy Intskirvelli, and Ragda Khanieva | "Last Christmas" |
| 17.2 | Era Kann | "Don't Speak" |
| 17.3 | Hieromonk Fotiy (winner) | "Per te" |
| 17.4 | All artists of the 4th season | "Последний час декабря" | |
Reception
Rating
| Episode | Original airdate | Production | Time slot (UTC+3) | Audience | Source |
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| Rating | Share |
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| 1 | "The Blind Auditions Premiere" | | 401 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 8.4 | 30.6% | [1] |
| 2 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 2" | | 402 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 7.3 | 27.1% | [2] |
| 3 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 3" | | 403 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 7.2 | 25.2% | [3] |
| 4 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 4" | | 404 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 6.6 | 24.4% | [4] |
| 5 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 5" | | 405 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 7.0 | 24% | [5] |
| 6 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 6" | | 406 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 7.7 | 23.9% | [6] |
| 7 | "The Battles Premiere" | | 407 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 7.5 | 24.3% | [7] |
| 8 | "The Battles, Part 2" | | 408 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 7.2 | 22.9% | [8] |
| 9 | "The Battles, Part 3" | | 409 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 6.8 | 22.1% | [9] |
| 10 | "The Battles, Part 4" | | 410 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 6.5 | 20.4% | [10] |
| 11 | "The Knocĸouts Premiere" | | 411 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 6.5 | 20.2% | [11] |
| 12 | "The Knockouts, Part 2" | | 412 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 6.5 | 20.4% | [12] |
| 13 | "The Knockouts, Part 3" | | 413 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 6.1 | 19.1% | [13] |
| 14 | "Live Quarterfinal 1" | | 414 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 5.7 | 18.7% | [14] |
| 15 | "Live Quarterfinal 2" | | 415 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 5.5 | 18.1% | [15] |
| 16 | "Live Semifinal" | | 416 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 6.0 | 19.2% | [16] |
| 17 | "Live Season Final" | | 417 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 6.6 | 20.8% | [17] |
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References
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions Premiere. September 4, 2015. Channel One. September 5, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions. Episode 2. September 11, 2015. Channel One. September 12, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions. Episode 3. September 18, 2015. Channel One. September 19, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions. Episode 4. September 25, 2015. Channel One. September 26, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions. Episode 5. October 2, 2015. Channel One. October 3, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions. Episode 6. October 9, 2015. Channel One. October 10, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Battles Premiere. October 16, 2015. Channel One. October 17, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Battles. Episode 2. October 23, 2015. Channel One. October 24, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Battles. Episode 3. October 30, 2015. Channel One. October 31, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Battles. Episode 4. November 6, 2015. Channel One. November 7, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Knockouts Premiere. November 13, 2015. Channel One. November 14, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Knockouts. Episode 2. November 20, 2015. Channel One. November 21, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Knockouts. Episode 3. November 27, 2015. Channel One. November 28, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. Live Quarterfinal 1. December 4, 2015. Channel One. December 5, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. Live Quarterfinal 2. December 11, 2015. Channel One. December 12, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. Live Semifinal. December 18, 2015. Channel One. December 19, 2015.
- Web site: The Voice, season 4. Live Season Final. December 25, 2015. Channel One. December 26, 2015.
