The Voice (Russian TV series) season 7 explained

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Presenter:Dmitry Nagiev
Winner:Petr Zakharov
Winner Coach:Konstantin Meladze
Runner Up:Amirkhan Umaev

The seventh season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice, that was called "Reloading", premiered on October 12, 2018, on Channel One.[1] Dmitry Nagiev returned as the show's presenter. On August 22, 2018, Channel One announced that Basta, Ani Lorak, Sergey Shnurov, and Konstantin Meladze became the coaches.[2]

Petr Zakharov was named winner of the season. With his victory, Konstantin Meladze became the second new coach to win on his first season, behind Grigory Leps.[3]

Coaches and presenter

On August 22, 2018, Channel One announced the names of the coaches. Basta replaced Dima Bilan and returned for his 2nd season as a coach after a two season-break. Ani Lorak, Sergey Shnurov, and Konstantin Meladze replaced Pelageya, Alexander Gradsky, and Leonid Agutin as new coaches for the show.

Dmitry Nagiyev returned for his 7th season as a presenter.

Teams

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CoachesTop 48 artists
Basta
Shaen Oganesyan Andrey PolyakovDarya ShiginaKsena IvanovaKonstantin Biteev
Karina ArbelyaniAlexandra ZakharikSergey LamasAnna PinginaLaura Plenkina
Yury PakValeria BugorskayaSergey Arutyunov
Ani Lorak
Amirkhan UmaevUku SuvisteSofia LegranDaniel RustamovOlga Shitova
Thomas GraziosoTatyana ParadnayaArina BagaryakovaTaymuraz KhadartsevArpi Abkaryan
Valery AnokhinAlexandra KruglovaOleg Shaumarov
Sergey Shnurov
Rushana ValievaDaniel RustamovAnnagazel GokinaevaTatyana ShabanovaShaen Oganesyan
Sofia LegranDaria GrossmanJack GypsyIliana SanchezRita Kron
Taina SouersMarianna GeorgiaduSergey Mushta
Konstantin Meladze
Petr ZakharovSofia TarasovaTatyana ShabanovaYuliana BelyaevaValerio Sgargi
Marzhana MakishevaLevan KbilashviliLusia ZnamenskayaEkaterina KorotkovaSvetlana Zhavoronkova
Narek GevorgyanGrigoriy ZalezhnevRuslan Umkhanov

Blind auditions

A new feature this season is The Best coach of the season (also in each episode).

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  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button
    Artist defaulted to a coach's team
    Artist picked a coach's team
    Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their button

The coaches performed "Live is Life" at the start of the show.

EpisodeOrderArtistAgeOriginSongCoach's and artist's choices
BastaLorakShnurovMeladze
Episode 1 1Darya Shigina21Kineshma, Ivanovo oblast"Heaven"
2Taymuraz Khadartsev32Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia"Три года ты мне снилась"
3Agnessa Koroleva27Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk oblast"Roar"
4Sergey Mushta31Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod oblast"Как жаль"
5Annagazel Gokinaeva26Minsk, Belarus"Feel It Still"
6Sergey Druzhkov30Kovrov, Vladimir oblast"I Wish"
7Alexandra Stepanova26Minsk, Belarus"Ты дарила мне розы"
8Sofia Tarasova17St. Petersburg"I'm Your Baby Tonight"
9Karina Arbelyani30Snizhne, Ukraine"Нет, мой милый"
10Sergey Lamas33Nizhny Novgorod / Krasnodar"Thinking Out Loud"
11Oskar Takhaviev39"Mas que nada"
12Svetlana Zhavoronkova29Moscow"Усталое такси"
Episode 2 1Jack Gypsy29Artemisa, Cuba"Smoke on the Water"
2Alexandra Zakharik29Minsk, Belarus"Ты глядел на меня"
3Amirkhan Umaev27Grozny, Chechnya"Miserere"
4Laura Plenkina28Moscow"Hit 'em Up Style"
5Ekaterina Korotkova17Voronezh, Voronezh oblast"Hava Nagila"
6Eldar Babaev33Samarkand, Uzbekistan"Сука-любовь"
7Taina Souers31Moscow"Hallelujah I Love Her So"
8Anna Vorfolomeeva30Volgograd, Volgograd oblast"Ветер знает"
9Vladislav Korolev24Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk oblast"I'm Not the Only One"
10Lusia Znamenskaya31Chișinău, Moldova"Любовь – волшебная страна"
11Arina Bagaryakova17Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk oblast"Yesterday"
Episode 3 1Evgenia Otradnaya32Korolev, Moscow oblast"Звенит январская вьюга"
2Shaen Oganesyan27St. Petersburg"I've Got a Woman"
3"Vasily Pupkin"28Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk oblast"Got My Mind Set on You"
4Anastasia Martynova23St. Petersburg"Ты не стал судьбой"
5Anna Pingina40Moscow / Tokyo, Japan"Говорила мне бабка лютая"
6Valerio Sgargi38Milan, Italy"I've Got You Under My Skin"
7Natalia Larionova22Tomsk, Tomsk oblast"Обними меня"
8Rushana Valieva19Tolbazy, Bashkortostan"Пообiцяй менi"
9Olga Shitova27Pyt-Yakh, Yugra"I Wanna Dance"
10Valery Anokhin55Moscow"Синева, пустота, тишина"
11Konstantin Biteev25St. Petersburg"When We Were Young"
12Alexandra Kruglova23Moscow"If I Were a Boy"
Episode 4 1Yuliana Belyaeva29Minsk, Belarus"They Won't Go When I Go"
2Oleg Shaumarov34Moscow / Tashkent, Uzbekistan"Вдвоём"
3Rita Kron27Moscow"It's Raining Men"
4Maksim Lidov32Egoryevsk, Moscow oblast"Le temps des cathédrales"
5Valeria Bugorskaya19Barnaul, Altai krai"Каждый раз"
6Tatyana Paradnaya42Moscow / Berlin, Germany"Private Dancer"
7Sergey Arkhipov26Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk oblast"On the Sunny Side of the Street"
8Tatyana Shabanova23Engels, Saratov oblast"Индиго"
9Natalya Pugacheva23Voronezh, Voronezh oblast"В кейптаунском порту"
10Uku Suviste36Tallinn, Estonia"Perfect"
11Nika Gavrilova27St. Petersburg"Место для шага вперёд"
12Arpi Abkaryan25Sochi, Krasnodar krai"Dangerous Woman"
Episode 5 1Petr Zakharov38St. Petersburg"Смуглянка"
2Iliana Sanchez25Holguín, Cuba"Yo Vivire"
3Sergey Arutyunov32Moscow"Send Me an Angel"
4Veronika Danilova48Elektrostal, Moscow oblast"Дельфины"
5Marzhana Makisheva30Moscow / Jezkazgan, Kazakhstan"Love on the Brain"
6Viktor Ivanov30Bataysk, Rostov oblast"Выхода нет"
7Ksena Ivanova33Moscow"Отпусти меня"
8Daniel Rustamov23Dushanbe, Tajikistan"Versace on the Floor"
9Levan Kbilashvili27Tbilisi, Georgia"Patara gogo" / "Turfa"
10Anastasia Zakharova31St. Petersburg"Городок"
11Sona Dunoyan21Masis, Armenia"Ciao Adios"
12Andrey Polyakov32Vologda, Vologda oblast"Dazed and Confused"
Episode 6 1Anastasia Prokosheva25Glazov, Udmurtia"Hora din Moldova"
2Narek Gevorgyan28Krasnodar, Krasnodar krai"Я не могу без тебя"
3Sofia Legran21Sochi, Krasnodar krai"Love Me Again"
4Valentin Khmelev26Surgut, Yugra"Что так сердце растревожено"
5Thomas Grazioso33Rome, Italy"Every Breath You Take"
6Daria Grossman17Petrozavodsk, Karelia"Stronger Than Me"
7Svetlana Afanasyeva20Tula, Tula oblast"Драмы больше нет"
8Yury Pak19Moscow"Gangnam Style"
9Radmira Yakubova22Moscow"Rehab"
10Ruslan Umkhanov23Tolstoy-Yurt, Chechnya"Here Without You"
11Marianna Georgiadu26Thessaloniki, Greece"Шопен"
12Grigoriy Zalezhnev26St. Petersburg"Rebel Yell"

The Battles

The Battle Rounds started on November 23. For the second time in the series' history the coaches can't steal two losing artists from other coaches. Contestants who win their battle will advance to the Knockout rounds.

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      Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts
      Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderWinnerSongLoser
Episode 7
Konstantin Meladze1Valerio Sgargi"Torna a Surriento"Ruslan Umkhanov
Basta2Darya Shigina"We Will Rock You" / "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"Sergey Arutyunov
Sergey Shnurov3Rushana Valieva"Наше лето"Sergey Mushta
Ani Lorak4Daniel Rustamov"Believer"Oleg Shaumarov
Basta5Alexandra Zakharik"Плохо танцевать"Valeria Bugorskaya
Konstantin Meladze6Yuliana Belyaeva"Beat It"Grigoriy Zalezhnev
Sergey Shnurov7Annagozel Gokinaeva"Старый отель"Taina Sauers
Ani Lorak8Uku Suviste"Love Runs Out"Alexandra Kruglova
Sergey Shnurov9Shaen Oganesyan"Не плачь"Marianna Georgiadu
Konstantin Meladze10Levan Kbilashvili"Махинджи вар"Narek Gevorgyan
Ani Lorak11Tatyana Paradnaya"Мой первый день без тебя"Valeriy Anokhin
Basta12Andrey Polyakov"Это всё..."Yury Pak
Episode 8
Sergey Shnurov1Daria Grossman"Стюардесса по имени Жанна"Rita Kron
Basta2Konstantin Biteev""Perfect Duet" version"Laura Plenkina
Konstantin Meladze3Marzhana Makisheva"Purple Rain"Svetlana Zhavoronkova
Ani Lorak4Amirkhan Umaev"Беги по небу"Arpi Abkaryan
Sergey Shnurov5Tatyana Shabanova"Bang Bang"Iliana Sanchez
Ani Lorak6Olga Shitova"Жить в твоей голове"Taymuraz Khadartsev
Basta7Karina Arbelyani"Otherwise"Anna Pingina
Konstantin Meladze8Sofia Tarasova"Обiйми"Ekaterina Korotkova
Sergey Shnurov9Sofia Legran"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"Jack Gypsy
Basta10Ksena Ivanova"Лето без тебя"Sergey Lamas
Ani Lorak11Thomas Grazioso"Set Fire to the Rain"Arina Bagaryakova
Konstantin Meladze12Petr Zakharov"Давай присядем и поговорим"Lusia Znamenskaya

The Knockouts

The Knockout Rounds started on December 7. Each coach pairs three artists into one knockout with only one contestant from the trio advances to the next round. But the coaches for the first time in the show's history on this stage can steal one losing artist from another coach. The top 12 contestants will then move on to the Quarterfinal.

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      Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Quarterfinal
      Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Quarterfinal
      Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderSongArtistsSong'Steal' result
WinnerLosersBastaLorakShnurovMeladze
Episode 9
Konstantin Meladze1"Love Story"Petr ZakharovMarzhana Makisheva"До свидания, мама!"
Levan Kbilashvili"Очарована, околдована"
Sergey Shnurov2"Мало половин"Rushana ValievaShaen Oganesyan"Полёт на дельтаплане"
Sofia Legran"Shallow"
Ani Lorak3"I'm Not the Only One"Uku SuvisteTatyana Paradnaya"Whatever Lola Wants"
Daniel Rustamov"Лейла"
Basta4"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"Andrey PolyakovAlexandra Zakharik"Down on My Knees"
Karina Arbelyani"Что я тебе сделала"
Episode 10
Basta1"Снег"Darya ShiginaKonstantin Biteev"Моё сердце"
Ksena Ivanova"Killing Me Softly with His Song"
Sergey Shnurov2"Розовый фламинго"Annagozel GokinaevaDaria Grossman"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
Tatyana Shabanova"Новый герой"
Ani Lorak3"Я вернусь"Amirkhan UmaevOlga Shitova"Плакала"rowspan=4
Tomas Grazioso"Ja tebia liubliu"
Konstantin Meladze4"Ты отпусти"Sofia TarasovaYuliana Belyaeva"Lullaby of Birdland"
Valerio Sgargi"Shake a Tail Feather"

Live shows

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      Artist was saved
      Artist was eliminated

Week 1: Top 12 — Quarterfinal (December 21)

The Live Top 12 Quarterfinal comprised episode 11. The top twelve artists performed, with two artists from each team advancing based on the sum of the viewers' and coach's votes.

EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongCoach's vote (/100%)Public's vote (/100%)Votes' sumResult
Episode 11
Basta1Shaen Oganesyan"Livin' la Vida Loca"20%53.5%73.5%Advanced
2Darya Shigina"Медуза"30%24.5%54.5%Eliminated
3Andrey Polyakov"Олимпиада-80"50%22%72%Advanced
Ani Lorak4Sofia Legrand"Я пою"20%16.2%36.2%Eliminated
5Uku Suviste"Кеды"50%10.9%60.9%Advanced
6Amirkhan Umaev"Nessun dorma"30%72.9%102.9%Advanced
Konstantin Meladze7Tatyana Shabanova"Малыш"20%7.3%27.3%Eliminated
8Sofia Tarasova"Американская жена"30%23.7%53.7%Advanced
9Petr Zakharov"Две гитары"50%69%119%Advanced
Sergey Shnurov10Daniel Rustamov"Natural"20%37%57%Advanced
11Rushana Valieva"Прыгну со скалы"50%43.7%93.7%Advanced
12Annagazel Gokinaeva"I Shot the Sheriff"30%19.3%49.3%Eliminated

Week 2: Top 8 — Semifinal (December 28)

The top eight artists performed on December 28, 2018, with one artist from each team advancing to the Final based on the sum of the viewers' and coach's votes.

EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongCoach's vote (/100%)Public's vote (/100%)Votes' sumResult
Episode 12
Sergey Shnurov1Daniel Rustamov"Treasure"40%30.1%70.1%Eliminated
2Rushana Valieva"Ариведерчи"60%69.9%129.9%Advanced
Ani Lorak3Amirkhan Umaev"Con te partirò"60%81.3%141.3%Advanced
4Uku Suviste"You Raise Me Up"40%18.7%58.7%Eliminated
Basta5Andrey Polyakov"Евпатория"40%29.4%69.4%Eliminated
6Shaen Oganesyan"Вахтёрам"60%70.6%130.6%Advanced
Konstantin Meladze7Sofia Tarasova"We Are the World"40%34.4%74.4%Eliminated
8Petr Zakharov"The World We Knew"60%65.6%125.6%Advanced
Trios
OrderPerformerSong
12.1Philipp Kirkorov, Daniel Rustamov, and Rushana Valieva"Цвет настроения синий"
12.2A-Studio, Amirkhan Umaev, and Uku Suviste"Песенка про меня"
12.3Aya, Andrey Polyakov, and Shaen Oganesyan"Останусь"
12.4Valery Meladze, Sofia Tarasova, and Petr Zakharov"Красиво"

Week 3: Final (January 1)

The Top 4 artists performed on January 1, 2019. 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
BastaShaen Oganesyan1"Stay"5"Чистые пруды"EliminatedFourth Place
Ani LorakAmirkhan Umaev2"Верни мою любовь"6"Il Mondo"9"Мама"45.9%Runner-up
Sergey ShnurovRushana Valieva3"Мой голос"7"Город золотой"10"Toxic"Third Place
Konstantin MeladzePetr Zakharov4"Опять метель"8"Русское поле"11"Останься"54.1%Winner
Non-competition performances! Order! Performer! Song
13.1Shaen Oganesyan, Amirkhan Umaev, Rushana Valieva, and Petr Zakharov"Новый Год мы встретим с тобой"
13.2Shaen Oganesyan"Let It Snow"
13.3Petr Zakharov (winner)"Смуглянка"
13.4Top 48 artists"Здесь проигравших нет"

Best Coach

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CoachPublic's vote
(per episode)
Result
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Sergey Shnurov30%28%27%26%25%24%38%37%40%43%46%48%34%Best Coach
Konstantin Meladze29%25%32%35%40%42%30%29%29%27%25%23%30%Second place
Basta28%35%30%27%27%24%23%24%21%19%17%17%24%Third place
Ani Lorak13%12%11%12%8%10%9%10%10%11%12%12%12%Fourth place

Reception

Rating

EpisodeOriginal airdateProductionTime slot (UTC+3)AudienceSource
RatingShare
1"The Blind Auditions Premiere"701Friday 9:30 p.m.5.218.6[4]
2"The Blind Auditions, Part 2"7024.716.8[5]
3"The Blind Auditions, Part 3"7034.917.6[6]
4"The Blind Auditions, Part 4"7045.218.3[7]
5"The Blind Auditions, Part 5"7055.920.4[8]
6"The Blinds End"7065.518.4[9]
7"The Battles Premiere"7074.717.2[10]
8"The Battles, Part 2"7084.515.8[11]
9"The Knockouts Premiere"7094.716.4[12]
10"The Knockouts, Part 2"7104.514.7[13]
11"Live Top 12 Quarterfinal"7114.314.1[14]
12"Live Top 8 Semifinal"7123.913.4[15]
13"Live Season Final"713Tuesday 8:00 p.m.5.316.1[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Voice season 7 on Channel One - Around the TV.. Вокруг ТВ.
  2. Web site: Basta, Ani Lorak, Sergey Shnurov, and Konstantin Meladze became the coaches of The Voice. Вокруг ТВ. August 22, 2018. August 22, 2018.
  3. Web site: The Voice, season 8: Polina Gagarina returned as the coach after a break, Valery Syutkin replaced Basta. Комсомольская правда. August 26, 2019. August 26, 2019.
  4. Web site: The Voice, season 7. The Blind Auditions Premiere. October 12, 2018. Channel One. October 13, 2018.
  5. Web site: The Voice, season 7. The Blind Auditions. Episode 2. October 19, 2018. Channel One. October 20, 2018.
  6. Web site: The Voice, season 7. The Blind Auditions. Episode 3. October 26, 2018. Channel One. October 27, 2018.
  7. Web site: The Voice, season 7. The Blind Auditions. Episode 4. November 2, 2018. Channel One. November 3, 2018.
  8. Web site: The Voice, season 7. The Blind Auditions. Episode 5. November 9, 2018. Channel One. November 10, 2018.
  9. Web site: The Voice, season 7. The Blind Auditions. Episode 6. November 16, 2018. Channel One. November 17, 2018.
  10. Web site: The Voice, season 7. The Battles Premiere. November 23, 2018. Channel One. November 24, 2018.
  11. Web site: The Voice, season 7. The Battles. Episode 2. November 30, 2018. Channel One. December 1, 2018.
  12. Web site: The Voice, season 7. The Knockouts Premiere. December 7, 2018. Channel One. December 8, 2018.
  13. Web site: The Voice, season 7. The Knockouts. Episode 2. December 14, 2018. Channel One. December 15, 2018.
  14. Web site: The Voice, season 7. Live Top 12 Quarterfinal. December 21, 2018. Channel One. December 22, 2018.
  15. Web site: The Voice, season 7. Live Top 8 Semifinal. December 28, 2018. Channel One. December 29, 2018.
  16. Web site: The Voice, season 7. Live Season Final. January 1, 2019. Channel One. January 2, 2019.