La Voix season 1 explained

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La Voix is the French Canadian version of The Voice. The first season of La Voix premiered on the TVA on 20 January 2013 and ended on 14 April 2013. It featured Marc Dupré, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Marie-Mai and Ariane Moffatt as the coaches. During the seasons mentors also took part. They were Daniel Bélanger, Claude Dubois, Annie Villeneuve and Fred St-Gelais. The series was produced by Stéphane Laporte and hosted by Charles Lafortune. The winner was Valérie Carpentier from Ariane Moffatt's Team.

Season Summary

Winner

Finalist

CoachesCandidates
FinalistsParticipant eliminatedParticipant eliminatedParticipant eliminatedParticipant eliminatedParticipant eliminated
Ariane MoffattValérie CarpentierÉtienne CousineauStevens SimeonValérie Clio NerestantDany FlandersKarine Deschamps
Marc DupréJérôme CoutureJael Bird JosephAndie DuquetteEdi HysiAlexe Gaudreault-DallaireStéphanie et Sabrina Barabé
Marie-MaiCharlotte CardinJacynthe VéronneauValérie AmyotJeffrey PitonFred LebelFélix-Antoine Couturier
Jean-Pierre FerlandÉtienne CottonJulie MassicotteMeredith MarshallMaria Janice GalvezJoanie RousselJean Sébastien Lavoie

During the season, mentors also assisted various teams. They were:

Round 1: Blind auditions

Episode 1

OrderParticipant (age, city)SongCoach's and contestant's choices
ArianeJean-PierreMarie-MaiMarc
scope=col1Amy-Jade Leblanc (16, Pointe-aux-Trembles)Ayoye – Offenbach
scope=col2Alex Balduzzi (16, Nice, France)AmsterdamJacques Brel
scope=col3Bryan Tyler (51, Fredericton, NB)I'm a BluesmanJohnny Winter
scope=col4Claudia Parisien (19, Hawkesbury, ON)Comme avant – Marie-Mai
scope=col5Cyusa (?, Montreal)Chus au Québec, remix of I'm in Miami TrickLMFAO
scope=col6Émilie Leclerc (24, Terrebonne)Demain n'existe pas – Lara Fabian
scope=col7Étienne Cousineau (32, Montreal)Ebben ne andro lontana – La Wally
scope=col8Fred Lebel (41, Rimouski)Highway to HellAC/DC
scope=col9Gabriella Delorme-Grenier (20, Saint-Eustache / La Paz, Bolivia)Avec le temps – Léo Ferré
scope=col10Jacynthe Véronneau (20, Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton)Animal – France D'Amour
scope=col11Julie Massicotte (40, Trois-Rivières)Le monde est stone – Fabienne Thibeault/Starmania
scope=col12Maria Janice Galvez (29, Angono, Philippines)Quand les hommes vivront d'amour – Raymond Lévesque
scope=col13Meredith Marshall (48, Austin, USA)Piece of My HeartJanis Joplin
scope=col14Sabrina et Stéphanie Barabé (28, Quebec City)The RoseBette Midler
scope=col15Stevens Simeon (19, Montreal)Lean on MeBill Withers
scope=col16Valérie Amyot (21, Quebec City)Cabaret – Cabaret
scope=col17Valérie Clio Nerestant (36, Saint-Hubert)Black Coffee – Ella Fitzgerald

Episode 2

OrderParticipant (age, city)SongCoach's and contestant's choices
ArianeJean-PierreMarie-MaiMarc
scope=col1Joanie Roussel (24, Sainte-Thérèse)L'amour existe encore – Céline Dion
scope=col2Stephan McNicoll (42, Île-des-Soeurs)Burning Love – Elvis Presley
scope=col3Julie Lefebvre (25, La Prairie)I've Got the Music In Me – Kiki Dee
scope=col4Valérie Carpentier (19, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade)Cry Me a RiverJulie London
scope=col5Mathieu Dussault (31, Sherbrooke)Provocante – Marjo
scope=col6Jael Bird Joseph (28, Trois-Rivières)Gravity – John Mayer
scope=col7Léa Morgane (16, Joliette)And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going – Dreamgirls
scope=col8Sylvie Pellerin (54, Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton)L'amour est un oiseau rebelleCarmen
scope=col9Gabryelle Frappier (27, Fleurimont)Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'Connor
scope=col10Isabelle Sinclair et Mathieu Provost (29 / 29, Aylmer / Montreal)J'te l'dis quand même – Patrick Bruel
scope=col11Alexe Gaudreault (20, Quebec City / Dolbeau-Mistassini)Quand on n'a que l'amourJacques Brel
scope=col12Jeffrey Piton (23, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu)The A TeamEd Sheeran
scope=col13Thomas Olivier (19, Montreal / Lille)Jeune et con – Damien Saez
scope=col14Henrik Lajoie (22, Saint-Eugène)Brun (la couleur de l'amour) – Bernard Adamus
scope=col15Mark Elkes (32, Joliette / Crowborough)HurtNine Inch Nails
scope=col16Mélissa Blouin (18, Saint-Eustache)Adieu – Cœur de pirate
scope=col17Nathalie Carbonneau (42, Malartic)Me and Bobby McGeeJanis Joplin
scope=col18Jean-Sébastien Lavoie (34, Montreal)Angels – Robbie Williams

Episode 3

OrderParticipant (age, city)SongCoach's and contestant's choices
ArianeJean-PierreMarie-MaiMarc
scope=col1Karine Deschamps (32, Montreal)Chante encore – Daniel Bélanger
scope=col2Carolane Cloutier (19, East Broughton)Last NameCarrie Underwood
scope=col3Priscilla Vatrano (31, Pointe-aux-Trembles)Yoü and ILady Gaga
scope=col4Mathilda Kamuena (20, Montreal / Kinshasa)Je veux tout – Ariane Moffatt
scope=col5Érick-François Riendeau (42, Saint-Georges)All I Asked of You – The Phantom of the Opera
scope=col6Jérôme Couture (28, Longueuil / Saguenay)Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5
scope=col7Andréanne Martin (25, Lac-Beauport)Je veux – Zaz
scope=col8Cynthia Harvey (37, Saguenay)Saving All My Love For YouWhitney Houston
scope=col9Annie Chartrand (36, Saint-Lazare)Rock pour un gars d'bicycle – Diane Dufresne
scope=col10Rick Hughes (50, Otterburn Park)Rock and RollLed Zeppelin
scope=col11Jean Ravel (51, Quebec City)Somebody to LoveQueen
scope=col12Myranie Castilloux (26, Quebec City / Paspébiac)Soon We'll Be FoundSia
scope=col13Kath Biss (24, Mascouche)Amoureuse – Marjo
scope=col14Félix-Antoine Couturier (30, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu)Mes blues passent pu dans porte – Offenbach
scope=col15Julie Levac (34, Terrebonne)Mercy – Duffy
scope=col16Isabelle Robert (26, Blainville)Stay – Chaka Khan
scope=col17Roxanne Bacon (17, Terrebonne)Il m'a montré à yodler – Manon Bédard

Episode 4

OrderParticipant (age, city)SongCoach's and contestant's choices
ArianeJean-PierreMarie-MaiMarc
scope=col1Émanuelle Robitaille (27, Quebec City)It's a Man's Man's Man's WorldJames Brown
scope=col2Virginie Péloquin (19, Montréal-Nord)Turning TablesAdele
scope=col3Simon Lacerte (19, Trois-Rivières)I Lost My Baby – Jean Leloup
scope=col4Marie-Ève Bédard et Marc-André Rouillard (20 / 20, Drummondville)Reviens-moi – Dany Bédar
scope=col5Edi Hysi (24, Montréal / Shkodra)Heaven – Bryan Adams
scope=col6Ysabelle Bertrand (22, Gatineau)Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste of Honey
scope=col7Claudia Samson (16, La Malbaie)I'm Alive – Céline Dion
scope=col8Carolyne Drolet (26, Brossard)J'te mentirais – Patrick Bruel
scope=col9Julie D'Aoust (28, Gatineau)Before He CheatsCarrie Underwood
scope=col10Marie-Pier Barnabé (30, Lévis)L'essentiel – Ginette Reno
scope=col11Dany Flanders (47, Fort Lauderdale, Florida / Stanstead)Let's Get It OnMarvin Gaye
scope=col12François Verreault Girard (25, Château-Richer)Cap enragé – Zachary Richard
scope=col13Jacques Lebel (42, Montreal)Je pense encore à toi – Sylvain Cossette
scope=col14Étienne Cotton (31, Rimouski)Que je t'aimeJohnny Hallyday
scope=col15Charlotte Cardin-Goyer (18, Montreal)You Know I'm No GoodAmy Winehouse
scope=col16Vicky Marchand (42, Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues)Faire la paix avec l'amour – Dany Bédar
scope=col17Andie Duquette (24, Montreal)Barracuda – Heart
scope=col18Jonathan Guilbault (27, Montreal)Spell It Out – Gavin DeGraw

Round 2: Battle rounds.

During the battle round, two candidates from the same team are paired by the team coach to battle it out in a duo performance of a song chosen by the coach, who decides which of the performing duo moves on to the next round.

The contestant is saved

The contestant is eliminated

Coachcolspan WinnerSongcolspan Loser
Marie-MaiJacynthe Véronneau"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"Carolane Cloutier
Ariane MoffatDany Flanders"Dangereux"Rick Hughes
Marc DupréAmy-Jade Leblanc"Encore une nuit"Virginie Péloquin
Jean-Pierre FerlandJoanie Roussel"Les yeux du cœur"Jacques Lebel
Marie-MaiValérie Amyot"Tous les cris les S.O.S."Cynthia Harvey
Ariane MoffatValérie Clio Nerestant"Man in the Mirror"Isabelle Robert
Marc DupréEdi Hysi"Life Is a Highway"Stephan McNicoll
Jean-Pierre FerlandMaria–Janice Galvez"Les uns contre les autres"Gabryelle Frappier
Marc DupréAndie Duquette"Rolling in the Deep"Nathalie Carbonneau
Jean-Pierre FerlandJulie Massicotte"Caline de Blues"Claudia Parisien
Marie-MaiFred Lebel"Beat It"Jean Ravel
Ariane MoffatKarine Deschamps"Ella, elle l'a"Andréanne Martin
Marc DupréAlexe Gaudreault"C'est Zéro"Julie Levac
Jean-Pierre FerlandÉtienne Cotton"Je l'aime à mourir"Gabriella Delorme Grenier
Marie-MaiCharlotte Cardin-Goyer"Si tu savais"Carolyne Drolet
Ariane MoffatÉtienne Cousineau"Miss Sarajevo"Mark Elkes
Marc DupréStéphanie et Sabrina Barabé"Reste là"Julie D'Aoust
Jean-Pierre FerlandMeredith Marshall"Un amour qui ne veut pas mourir" /
"Never Ending Love"
Roxanne Bacon
Marie-MaiJeffrey Piton"Hey, Soul Sister"Marie-Eve Bédard et Marc-André Rouillard
Ariane MoffatÉmanuelle Robitaille"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"Ysabelle Bertrand
Marc DupréJérôme Couture"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"Brian Tyler
Jean-Pierre FerlandJean Sébastien Lavoie"La Manic"François Verreault-Girard
Marie-MaiFélix-Antoine Couturier"Si fragile"Jonathan Guilbault
Ariane MoffatValérie Carpentier"La Vie en rose"Thomas Olivier
Marc DupréJael Bird Joseph"Parce qu'on vient de loin"Mathilda Kamuela
Jean-Pierre FerlandMyranie Castilloux"Calling You"Sylvie Pellerin
Marie-MaiLéa Morgane"Regarde-moi"Priscilla Vatrano
Ariane MoffatStevens Simeon"L'Amour"Henrik Lajoie

Round 3: Chants de Bataille

In this round, each coach chooses two contestants from the remaining seven in his team that should interpret solo a song chosen by the coach. At the end, the coach based on what he heard decides to keep one of them and send the other home, with him/her ending up with six contestants in his/her team.

The contestant is safe

The contestant is eliminated

Coachcolspan WinnerSongcolspan Loser
Marc DupréEdi Hysi"Entre deux mondes"Amy-Jade Leblanc
Jean-Pierre FerlandMaria Janice Galvez"Un peu plus haut"Myranie Castilloux
Marie-MaiJacynthe Véronneau"Emmène-moi"Léa Morgane
Ariane MoffatKarine Deschamps"Réverbère"Émanuelle Robitaille

Round 4: Live shows (Directs)

In this stage the contest is broadcast live with the public having a say in the fate of the contestants.

First finals (1/8)

The program spread on two weeks of 2 hours each, asks for each coach to nominate three of his contestants one week and three others the next, to sing songs of their own choice. Each day, one contestant is saved by the public vote and getting most votes, and one of the remaining two is saved by the coach with the third contestant being eliminated. At the end of this phase, each coach would end up with four of his six contestants for the following round.

The contestant is saved by public vote

The contestant is saved by the coach

The contestant is eliminated

Coachcolspan ContestantFirst Songcolspan ContestantSecond Songcolspan ContestantThird Song
Week 1
Marie-MaiCharlotte Cardin-Goyer"Autumn Leaves"Valérie Amyot"La forêt des mal-aimés"Félix-Antoine Couturier"Sensualité"
Jean-Pierre FerlandÉtienne Cotton"Notre sentier"Maria Janice Galvez"Je ne suis qu'une chanson"Jean Sébastien Lavoie"When I Was Your Man"
Marc DupréJérôme Couture"Crazy"Jael Bird Joseph"Te quitter"Stéphanie et Sabrina Barabé"Tu es mon autre"
Ariane MoffatÉtienne Cousineau"Hymne à l'amour"Valérie Clio Nerestant"J'ai vu"Karine Deschamps"Stop!"
Week 2
Marie-MaiJacynthe Véronneau"Let It Be"Jeffrey Piton"T'es dans la lune"Fred Lebel"Baba O'Riley"
Jean-Pierre FerlandJulie Massicotte"Il était une fois des gens heureux"Meredith Marshall"Feeling Good"Joanie Roussel"Quand on ne vous aime plus"
Marc DupréEdi Hysi"It Will Rain"Andie Duquette"Casser la voix"Alexe Gaudreault-Dallaire"Tout au bout de nos peines"
Ariane MoffatValérie Carpentier"Video Games"Stevens Simeon"Soulman"Dany Flanders"Aimer d'amour"

Quarter finals

Each group now containing four contestants each would be reduced to half, with one candidated from each group chosen by the public vote and one other saved by the coach.

The contestant saved by public vote

The contestant saved by the coach

The contestant is eliminated

Coachcolspan ContestantFirst Songcolspan ContestantSecond Songcolspan ContestantThird Songcolspan ContestantFourth Song
Marie MaiJacynthe VéronneauBelleville Rendez-vousCharlotte Cardin-GoyerCan't Take My Eyes Off YouJeffrey PitonPlace de la RépubliqueValérie AmyotCandyman
Jean-Pierre FerlandÉtienne CottonComme d'habitudeJulie MassicotteEverybody HurtsMaria Janice GalvezLet It RainMeredith MarshallUne femme avec toi
Marc DupréJérôme CoutureCe soir on danse à NazilandJael Bird JosephFather and SonAndie DuquetteYou Give Love a Bad NameEdi HysiCe que tu veux
Ariane MoffatValérie CarpentierSkyfallÉtienne CousineauMemoriesStevens SimeonLinoléumValérie Clio NerestantTime After Time

Semi-finals

In this round the two remaining contestants in each team would perform against each other to arrive at one finalist from each team. The coach would distribute his 100 points between his two contestants. To this would be added the percentages obtained through public vote to arrive at a general average to decide the finalist from the group.

The contestant is saved and reaches the final

The contestant is eliminated

Coachcolspan ContestantFirst SongPoints by CoachPoints by publicTotal pointscolspan ContestantSecond SongPoints by CoachPoints by publicTotal points
Marie-MaiJacynthe VéronneauAve Maria404989Charlotte Cardin-GoyerHurt6051111
Jean-Pierre FerlandJulie MassicotteVivre avec celui qu'on aime484795Étienne CottonCoeur de rocker5253105
Marc DupréJérôme CoutureCry Me a River5555110Jael Bird JosephJe voudrais voir New York454590
Ariane MoffatValérie CarpentierDis, quand reviendras-tu?5889147Étienne CousineauLife on Mars?421153

Finale

PerformancesIn the final, the contestants had to sing a song written and composed by their respective coaches
Coachcolspan ParticipantSongResult
Marie-MaiCharlotte Cardin-Goyer"J'attends"Finalist
Jean-Pierre FerlandÉtienne Cotton"Partir au vent"Finalist
Marc DupréJérôme Couture"Comme on attend le printemps"Finalist
Ariane MoffatValérie Carpentier"À fleur de peau"Winner

Audiences

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cotes d'écoute — La voix attire 2 593 000 téléspectateurs . https://archive.today/20130410025711/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/tele-medias/nouvelles/2013/01/21/20514006-qmi.html . usurped . 10 April 2013 . 21 January 2013 . . 23 January 2013 . .
  2. News: 2,6 millions pour La voix . Richard. Therrien . Le Soleil . 21 January 2013 . 23 January 2013. .