The Voice (Russian TV series) season 3 explained

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The third season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice premiered on 5 September 2014 on Channel One. Dmitry Nagiev returns as the show's presenter. Leonid Agutin, Pelageya, Alexander Gradsky, and Dima Bilan return as coaches.Alexandra Vorobyeva won the competition and Alexander Gradsky became the winning coach for the third time.[1]

Coaches and presenter

Leonid Agutin, Pelageya, Alexander Gradsky, and Dima Bilan return for their 3rd season as coaches.

Dmitry Nagiev returns for his 3rd season as a presenter.

Teams

Colour key
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Third place
  • Fourth place
  • Eliminated in the Semifinal
  • Eliminated in the Quarterfinal
  • Eliminated in the Knockout rounds
  • Stolen in the Battle rounds
  • Eliminated in the Battle rounds
CoachesTop 57 artists
Leonid Agutin
Mariam MerabovaIntars BusulisArtur BestLyudmila SokolovaGeorgy YufaAndrey Grizli
Mariya ZaytsevaSofia Rubina HunterSamvel VardanyanDiana SharapovaSevil VelievaMichael Blaise
Vladimir StepanyantsKseniya BuzinaNtantie Mari NzhipuakuyuViktoriya CherentsovaAlena & Elizaveta Shakhtariny
Pelageya
Yaroslav DronovAlisa IgnatyevaPierre EdelAnastasiya GlavatskikhIlya KireevSergey Mikhaylin
Albert MusaelyanIvan ChebanovAygyun AskerovaGrigory LavyshSofia Rubina HunterZarif Norov
Andrey ZvonkyNikita VasilyevAlexander AlbertAnzhelika Frolova
Alexander Gradsky
Alexandra VorobyovaValentina BiryukovaBusha GomanRoman KoshkarovAndrey LeflerStanislas Vitort
Ramin AlkhanskyEkaterina ShemyakinaDiana SharapovaSamvel VardanyanUlyana SinetskayaSergey Onishchenko
Anna AbramochkinaAlexander BichevIgor ManashirovGulshat Khamurzina
Dima Bilan
Alexander BonKsana SergienkoEvgeniya BlagovaSimona da SilvaEgor SesarevOlga Oleynikova
Evgeny KraftGrigory LavyshSevil VelievaRamin AlkhanskiyAygyun AskerovaIvan Chebanov
David MgeladzeDilyara VagapovaSofie Jane LaganIlya Rimar

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

Episode 1 (Sep. 5)

The coaches performed "Come Together" at the start of the show.

Note: Ivan Urgant, a famous presenter, made a special performance with the song "Обернитесь" in this episode. No coach pressed their button.

OrderArtistAgeOriginSongCoach's and artist's choices
AgutinPelageyaGradskyBilan
1Grigory Lavysh25Grodno, Belarus"О любви"
2Asya Pivovarova28Angarsk, Irkutsk oblast"Stayin' Alive"
3Sergey Mikhailin37Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk krai"Voyage, voyage"
4Sergey Onishchenko27Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo oblast"Вечная любовь"
5Intars Busulis36Talsi, Latvia"It Don't Mean a Thing"
6Alena Maltseva33Saint Petersburg"Валенки"
7Valentina Biryukova30Troitsk, Moscow"Шопен"
8Yana Blinder26Moscow"Let It Be"
9Vladimir Stepanyants48New York, United States"Mañana de carnaval"
10Anastasia Glavatskikh21Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk oblast"This is a Man's World"
11Darya Mashko28Surgut, Yugra"Влюблённый солдат"
12Egor Sesarev26Saint Petersburg"Angels"
13Gulshat Khamurzina19Almetyevsk, Tatarstan"I Have Nothing"

Episode 2 (Sep. 12)

OrderArtistAgeOriginSongCoach's and artist's choices
AgutinPelageyaGradskyBilan
1Nikita Vasilev28Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania"Sunny"
2Olga Oleynikova37Samara, Samara oblast"I Can't Stand the Rain"
3Ulyana Sinetskaya18Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk oblast"Белый снег"
4Andrey Zvonkiy37Moscow"Солдат"
5 Irina Burenkova29Samara, Samara oblast"Woman in Love"
6 Nail' Gimadeev27Moscow"Ave Maria (Schubert)"
7Ntantie Mari Nzhypuakuyu30Foumban, Cameroon"Я милого узнаю по походке"
8Evgenia Blagova27Novouralsk, Sverdlovsk oblast"Je suis Malade"
9 Atesh Abbasov22Moscow"Шанхай-блюз"
10Mikhail Movshovich67Moscow"Скажите, девушки"
11Ivan Chebanov26Barnaul, Altai krai"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
12Alisa Ignateva24Moscow"Ой, у вишневому саду"
13Irina Gorbunova26Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk oblast"Black Velvet"
14Georgiy Yufa39Moscow"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"

Episode 3 (Sep. 19)

OrderArtistAgeOriginSongCoach's and artist's choices
AgutinPelageyaGradskyBilan
1Pierre Edel28Paris, France"House of the Rising Sun"
2Kristina Yarskaya21Yar, Udmurtia"Птица"
3 Mariam Merabova42Moscow"Georgia on My Mind"
4 Kurban Nabiulin55Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk krai"Песня старого извозчика"
5Sevil Velieva21Simferopol, Ukraine"Listen"
6Ilya Kireev27Moscow"Танцы на стёклах"
7Alexander Bichev22Kamenka, Voronezh oblast"Per te"
8 Alexandra Akmanova22Murmansk, Murmansk oblast"Get Lucky" / "Топится баня"
9Yaroslav Dronov22Novomoscovsk, Tula oblast"Знаешь"
10Sofia Shams18Saint Petersburg"Не надо слов"
11Albert Musaelyan23Saratov, Saratov oblast"What a Wonderful World"
12Evgeniy Kraft27Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk oblast"Happy"
13Simona da Silva22Lipetsk, Lipetsk oblast"If I Ain't Got You"
14Alexander Albert29Kazan, Tatarstan"Верни мне музыку"

Episode 4 (Sep. 26)

OrderArtistAgeOriginSongCoach's and artist's choices
AgutinPelageyaGradskyBilan
1Lyudmila Sokolova42Volgograd, Volgograd oblast"Падаю в небо"
2 Eldar Akhmedov16Tula, Tula oblast"Funiculì, Funiculà"
3Shakhtariny Sisters (Alena & Elizaveta)26/23Tomsk, Tomsk oblast"Mr. Sandman"
4Sophie Jane Lagan29London, United Kingdom"Like a Star"
5Zarif Norov26Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan oblast"Дай мне шанс"
6Igor Manashirov49Moscow"Summertime"
7 Marta Zhdanyuk21Minsk, Belarus"Купалинка"
8David Mgeladze28Tbilisi, Georgia"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
9Roman Kashkarov35Barnaul, Altai krai"Superstition"
10Ruslan Silin40Vorkuta, Komi Republic"Государыня"
11Natalya Vinokurova25Moscow"Stop"
12Anna Abramochkina42Tomsk, Tomsk oblast"Зеркало"
13Stanislas Vitort39Toronto, Canada"Dicitencello vuje"
14Maria Zaytseva21Moscow"Why"

Episode 5 (Oct. 3)

Note: Daniil Gradsky, Alexander Gradsky's son, made a special performance with the song "Tears in Heaven" in this episode. Pelageya and Dima turned for him.

OrderArtistAgeOriginSongCoach's and artist's choices
AgutinPelageyaGradskyBilan
1Ekaterina Shemyakina35Moscow"Get Lucky"
2Artur Best33Kapan, Armenia"Ноктюрн"
3 Aglaya Shilovskaya21Moscow"House of the Rising Sun"
4Michael Blaise34Kursk, Kursk oblast"This is a Man's World"
5Sofia Rubina Hunter29Tallinn, Estonia"Autumn Leaves"
6Natalya Bayara21Minsk, Belarus"Ты снишься мне"
7Alexander Prostakov25Kazan, Tatarstan"WWW Ленинград"
8Ksana Sergienko30New York, United States"Why"
9Nikita Osin23Tashkent, Uzbekistan"Гори, гори, моя звезда"
10Diana Sharapova30Almaty, Kazakhstan"Stop"
11Andrey Grizli27Moscow"Знаешь"
12Ksenia Buzina24Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai"If I Ain't Got You"
13Busha Goman37Lyubertsy, Moscow oblast"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"

Episode 6 (Oct. 10)

OrderArtistAgeOriginSongCoach's and artist's choices
AgutinPelageyaGradskyBilan
1Alexandra Vorobyova23Engels, Saratov Oblast"Chandelier"
2Yury Kononov36Moscow"Напрасные слова"
3Alexander Bon29Murmansk, Murmansk oblast"Je suis Malade"
4Viktoria Cherentsova26Korkino, Chelyabinsk Oblast"Шопен"
5Vitaliy Voronko23Minsk, Belarus"Blurred Lines"
6Dilyara Vagapova29Kazan, Tatarstan"Солдат"
7Nicole Chavez19Quito, Ecuador"Contigo en la Distancia"
8Aigyun Askerova37Baku, Azerbaijan"Миражи"
9Ilya Rimar26Saint Petersburg"Скажите, девушки"
10Vladimir Ivanov29Kazan, Tatarstan"Happy"
11Andrey Lefler27Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkar Republic"Снилось мне"
12Anzhelika Frolova27Surgut, Yugra"I Believe I Can Fly
13Ramin Alkhanskiy26Sochi, Krasnodar krai"Ноктюрн"
14Samvel Vardanyan21Moscow"Song for You"rowspan=1

The Battles

The Battles round started with episode 7 and ended with episode 10 (broadcast on 17, 24, 31 October 2014; on 7 November 2014). 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
EpisodeCoachOrderWinnerSongLoser'Steal' result
AgutinPelageyaGradskyBilan
Episode 7
Leonid Agutin1Andrey Grizli"Bad Girls"Ntentie Marie Nzhipuakuyu
Dima Bilan2Ksana Sergienko"Я тебя отвоюю"Aigyun Askerova
Pelageya3Albert Musaelyan"Freedom"Nikita Vasilev
Leonid Agutin4Lyudmila Sokolova"Если ты слышишь"Sevil Velieva
Alexander Gradsky5Andrey Lefler"Miserere"Sergey Onishchenko
Pelageya6Anastasia Glavatskikh"Белая песня"Anzhelika Frolova
Alexander Gradsky7Ekaterina Shemyakina"Unforgetable"Igor Manashirov
Episode 8
Leonid Agutin1Georgiy Yufa"Beauty and the Beast"Diana Sharapova
Dima Bilan2Olga Oleynikova"Ищу тебя"Ilya Rimar
Leonid Agutin3Intars Busulis"Play That Funky Music"Michael Blaze
Alexander Gradsky4Alexandra Vorobyova"Две розы"Gulshat Khamurzina
Dima Bilan5Evgeniy Kraft"Every Breath You Take"Sophie Jain Lagan
Pelageya6Sergey Mikhaylin"На заре"Grigoriy Lavysh
7Alisa Ignateva"The Shadow of Your Smile"Alexander Albert
Episode 9
Leonid Agutin1Mariam Merabova"Бумажный змей"Viktoria Cherentsovarowspan=8
Ksenia Buzina
Dima Bilan2Egor Sesarev"Billie Jean"Ivan Chebanov
Alexander Gradsky3Stanislas Vitort"I Hate You Then I Love You"Anna Abramochkina
Pelageya4Ilya Kireev"Для тебя"Andrey Zvonkiy
Dima Bilan5Simona da Silva"Say Something"Ramin Alkhansky
Alexander Gradsky6Valentina Biryukova"Твои следы"Aleksandr Bichevrowspan="2"
Leonid Agutin7Artur Best"Ese Momento"Vladimir Stepanyants
Episode 10
Pelageya1Pierre Edel"Total Eclipse of the Heart"Sophia Rubina Hunterrowspan="7"
Leonid Agutin2Maria Zaytseva"Три счастливых дня"Shakhtariny Sisters
Pelageya3Yaroslav Dronov"7 Nation Army"Zarif Norov
Alexander Gradsky4Busha Goman"How Do You Keep the Music Playing"Ulyana Sinetskaya
Dima Bilan5Aleksandr Bon"Я ждал всю жизнь"David Mgeladze
Alexander Gradsky6Roman Kashkarov"Living for the City"Samvel Vardanyan
Dima Bilan7Evgenia Blagova"Как тревожен этот путь"Dilyara Vagapova

The Knockouts

The Knockouts round started with episode 11 and ended with episode 13 (broadcast on 14, 21, 28 November 2014).

The top 24 contestants will then move on to the "Live Shows."

Colour key
      Artist won the Khockout and advanced to the Live shows
      Artist lost the Knockout and eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderSongWinnersLoserSong
Episode 11
Leonid Agutin1"Они знакомы давно"Artur BestSophia Rubina Hunter"Can't Buy Me Love"
"Tu Mi Manchi Amore Mio"Lyudmila Sokolova
Alexander Gradsky2"Вальс о вальсе"Alexandra VorobyovaEkaterina Shemyakina"Hurt"
"Баллада о матери"Valentina Biryukova
Pelageya3"Le Temps des Cathedrales"Pierre EdelAlbert Musaelyan"Без тебя"
"Something's Got a Hold on Me"Anastasia Glavatskikh
Dima Bilan4"I Can't Dance"Egor SesarevGrigoriy Lavysh"Этажи"
"Часы"Aleksandr Bon
Episode 12
Dima Bilan1"Hold On, I'm Comin'"Olga OleynikovaSevil Velieva"Я искала тебя"
"Broken Vow"Ksana Sergienko
Pelageya2"Летела гагара"Alisa IgnatevaIvan Chebanov"Девчонка-девчоночка"
"Боже, какой пустяк"Yaroslav Dronov
Leonid Agutin3"Полетели"Andrey GrizliSamvel Vardanyan"Historia De Un Amor"
"Путь к свету"Georgiy Yufa
Alexander Gradsky4"They Won't Go When I Go"Roman KashkarovDiana Sharapova"Out Here on My Own"
"Ederlezi"Busha Goman
Episode 13
Pelageya1"Белые крылья"Sergey MikhaylinAigyun Askerova"Around the World<--Not linked in Russian Wiki-->" / "Невеста в жёлтом"
"Cry Me a River"Ilya Kireev
Leonid Agutin2"Я тебя рисую"Intars BusulisMaria Zaytseva"I Belong to You"
"Реквием"Mariam Merabova
Dima Bilan3"Goomba Boomba"Evgenia BlagovaEvgeniy Kraft"Love of My Life"
"Небеса"Simona da Silva
Alexander Gradsky4"Песня о корабле"Andrey LeflerRamin Alkhanskiy"Y Si Fuera Ella"
"Жил-был я"Stanislas Vitort

Live shows

Colour key:

      Artist was saved by Votes' summa
      Artist was eliminated

Week 1, 2: Quarterfinal (5 and 12 December)

The Top 24 performed on Fridays, December 5 and 12, 2014. The two artists from the team with the fewest votes left the competition by the end of the nights.

EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongVotes' summaResult
Episode 14
Leonid Agutin1Georgiy Yufa"September"53.5%Eliminated
2Lyudmila Sokolova"Ты здесь"58.2%Eliminated
3Mariam Merabova"Play The Game"88.3%Votes' summa
Alexander Gradsky4Roman Kashkarov"С чего бы"41.4%Eliminated
5Alexandra Vorobyova"You Lost Me"117.4%Votes' summa
6Andrey Lefler"Вот так папа пел"41.2%Eliminated
Dima Bilan7Evgenia Blagova"Ария звезды"58.5%Eliminated
8Egor Sesarev"Игрушки"48.8%Eliminated
9Ksana Sergienko"Beat It"92.7%Votes' summa
Pelageya10Yaroslav Dronov"Когда молод был"120.9%Votes' summa
11Ilya Kireev"Smile Mona Lisa"35.6%Eliminated
12Anastasia Glavatskikh"Secretly"43.5%Eliminated
Episode 15
Alexander Gradsky1Stanislas Vitort"The Music of the Night"30.5%Eliminated
2Valentina Biryukova"Арлекино"117.5%Votes' summa
3Busha Goman"Fallin' in Love with Jesus"52%Eliminated
Leonid Agutin4Intars Busulis"Я люблю тебя больше природы"89.6%Votes' summa
5Andrey Grizli"Counting Stars"44%Eliminated
6Artur Best"Поздний вечер в Сорренто"66.4%Eliminated
Pelageya7Sergey Mikhaylin"Jesus to a Child"32.8%Eliminated
8Alisa Ignateva"Белым снегом"108.4%Votes' summa
9Pierre Edel"Я лишь хочу сказать"58.8%Eliminated
Dima Bilan10Olga Oleynikova"До самого неба"28.4%Eliminated
11Simona da Silva"Wrecking Ball"53.2%Eliminated
12Aleksandr Bon"Supremacy"118.4%Votes' summa

Week 3: Semifinal (19 December)

The Top 8 performed on Friday, 19 December 2014. The one artist from the each team with the fewest votes left the competition by the end of the night.

EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongCoach's vote (/100%)Public's vote (/100%)Votes' sumResult
Episode 16
Leonid Agutin1Intars Busulis"Honesty"40%45.6%85.6%Eliminated
2Mariam Merabova"Сто часов счастья"60%54.4%114.4%Votes' summa
Dima Bilan3Aleksandr Bon"Давай друг друга украдем"60%81.9%141.9%Votes' summa
4Ksana Sergienko"Приезжай"40%18.1%58.1%Eliminated
Pelageya5Yaroslav Dronov"Я здесь"60%65.6%125.6%Votes' summa
6Alisa Ignateva"Брови"40%34.4%74.4%Eliminated
Alexander Gradsky7Valentina Biryukova"The Best"40%43.4%83.4%Eliminated
8Alexandra Vorobyova"Listen"60%56.6%116.6%Votes' summa
Non-competition performances! Order! Performer! Song
16.1Alexander Marshal, Alexey Belov, Intars Busulis, and Mariam Merabova "Moscow Calling"
16.2Valeriya, Aleksandr Bon, and Ksana Sergienko"Pardonne-moi ce caprice d'enfant"
16.3Garik Sukachov, Yaroslav Dronov, and Alisa Ignateva"Ольга"
16.4Mikhail Boyarskiy, Alexandra Vorobyova, and Valentina Biryukova"Nowhere Man"

Week 4: Final (26 December)

The Top 4 performed on Friday, 26 December 2014. This week, the four finalists performed two solo cover songs and a duet with their coach.

CoachArtistOrderDuet Song (with Coach)OrderSolo Song (no.1)OrderSolo Song (no.2)Result
Leonid AgutinMariam Merabova1"Что происходит?"5"I Just Wanna Make Love to You"EliminatedFourth place
PelageyaYaroslav Dronov2"Не для меня"6"Настоящему индейцу"9"What Love Can Be"Second place45%
Alexander GradskyAlexandra Vorobyova3"Любимая, спи"7"Лебединая верность"10"Призрак оперы"Winner55%
Dima BilanAleksandr Bon4"Не молчи"8"I Was Made for Lovin' You"11"Созрела"Third place
Non-competition performances! Order! Performers! Song
17.1Mariam Merabova, Yaroslav Dronov, Alexandra Vorobyova, and Alexander Bon"The Winner Takes It All"
17.2Mariam Merabova"Исповедь артиста"
17.3Alexandra Vorobyova (winner)"Лебединая верность"
17.4All artists of the 3rd season"The Winner Takes It All"

Reception

Rating

EpisodeOriginal airdateProductionTime slot (UTC+3)AudienceSource
RatingShare
1"The Blind Auditions Premiere"301Friday 9:45 p.m.7.927.8%[2]
2"The Blind Auditions, Part 2"302Friday 9:45 p.m.8.029.5%[3]
3"The Blind Auditions, Part 3"303Friday 9:45 p.m.8.829.1%[4]
4"The Blind Auditions, Part 4"304Friday 9:45 p.m.8.626.9%[5]
5"The Blind Auditions, Part 5"305Friday 9:45 p.m.8.627.7%[6]
6"The Blind Auditions, Part 6"306Friday 9:45 p.m.9.430.3%[7]
7"The Battles Premiere"307Friday 9:45 p.m.8.727.2%[8]
8"The Battles, Part 2"308Friday 9:45 p.m.7.825.3%[9]
9"The Battles, Part 3"309Friday 9:45 p.m.6.520.4%[10]
10"The Battles, Part 4"310Friday 9:45 p.m.7.823.8%[11]
11"The Knockouts Premiere"311Friday 9:45 p.m.8.426.2%[12]
12"The Knockouts, Part 2"312Friday 9:45 p.m.7.422.9%[13]
13"The Knockouts, Part 3"313Friday 9:45 p.m.7.624.3%[14]
14"Live Quarterfinal 1"314Friday 9:35 p.m.6.320.2%[15]
15"Live Quarterfinal 2"315Friday 9:35 p.m.6.721.8%[16]
16"Live Semifinal"316Friday 9:35 p.m.7.624.2%[17]
17"Live Season Final"317Friday 9:35 p.m.8.226.8%[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "I'm in a fairy tale!" — Alexandra Vorobyova wins the Voice of Russia. 28 December 2014.
  2. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Blind Auditions. Premiere. September 5, 2014. Channel One. September 6, 2014.
  3. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Blind Auditions. Episode 2. September 12, 2014. Channel One. September 13, 2014.
  4. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Blind Auditions. Episode 3. September 19, 2014. Channel One. September 20, 2014.
  5. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Blind Auditions. Episode 4. September 26, 2014. Channel One. September 27, 2014.
  6. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Blind Auditions. Episode 5. October 3, 2014. Channel One. October 4, 2014.
  7. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Blind Auditions. Episode 6. October 10, 2014. Channel One. October 11, 2014.
  8. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Battles Premiere. October 17, 2014. Channel One. October 18, 2014.
  9. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Battles. Episode 2. October 24, 2014. Channel One. October 25, 2014.
  10. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Battles. Episode 3. October 31, 2014. Channel One. November 1, 2014.
  11. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Battles. Episode 4. November 7, 2014. Channel One. November 8, 2014.
  12. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Knockouts Premiere. November 14, 2014. Channel One. November 15, 2014.
  13. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Knockouts. Episode 2. November 21, 2014. Channel One. November 22, 2014.
  14. Web site: The Voice, season 3. The Knockouts. Episode 3. November 28, 2014. Channel One. November 29, 2014.
  15. Web site: The Voice, season 3. Live Quarterfinal. Episode 1. December 5, 2014. Channel One. December 6, 2014.
  16. Web site: The Voice, season 3. Live Quarterfinal. Episode 2. December 12, 2014. Channel One. December 13, 2014.
  17. Web site: The Voice, season 3. Live Semifinal. December 19, 2014. Channel One. December 20, 2014.
  18. Web site: The Voice, season 3. Live Season Final. December 26, 2014. Channel One. December 27, 2014.