Vocea României season 5 explained

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Host:Pavel Bartoș
Coaches:Tudor Chirilă
Loredana Groza
Smiley
Marius Moga
Winner:Cristina Bălan
Winner Coach:Tudor Chirilă
Runner Up:Tomi Weissbuch
Num Episodes:15
Network:ProTV

The fifth season of the Romanian reality talent show Vocea României premiered on ProTV on September 18, 2015. The hosts and the coaches from the previous season have all returned.

This season brought rule changes. Firstly, during the blind auditions, the coaches' chairs only turned around at the end of the performance if at least one of them had pressed the "I WANT YOU" button. Lastly, in the semi-final, each of the eight contestants engaged in a "crossed duel" with a contestant from another team. The winner of the duel was selected by public vote only. This opened up the possibility of coaches ending up with 0, 1 or 2 contestants in the final.

The season finale aired on December 18, 2015. Teams Tudor and Moga had one finalist each, while Team Smiley had two. Both semi-finalists in Team Loredana had been eliminated. Cristina Bălan, best known as the lead vocalist of the bands Impact and ABCD and mentored by Tudor Chirilă, was declared winner of the season. It was Chirilă's second consecutive victory as a coach.

Pre-selections

Pre-selections took place in the following cities:[1] [2]

LocationDateVenue
Hotel Golden Tulip Ana Dome
Hotel Unirea
Hotel Kronwell
Hotel Continental
Hotel IBIS Gara de Nord

Teams

Color key
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Third place
  • Fourth place
  • Eliminated in the live shows
  • Artist was stolen by another coach
  • Eliminated in the battle rounds
CoachesTop 56 artists
Tudor Chirilă
Cristina BălanTincuța FerneaCristina LupuSabrina StroeClaudia Andas
Daniel BălanRoxana MorarArmand MurzeaFlorentina CiunăDelia Pitu
Andreea ManasiaOvidiu TurcuPaula RotarAdrian StănescuFlorina Călin
Marius Moga
Tomi WeissbuchAlex FloreaDelia PituIrina PelinCristina Stroe
Andrei VitanElvis SilitrăAdrian TănaseLorena StoianAndreea Oprea
Luciana ȘtefanFlorin CruceruMădălina RusuJessie BaneșIoana Sapianu
Smiley
Tobi IbitoyeMichel KotchaLarisa CiortanNora DeneșDiana Cazan
Diana HeteaRuxandra AnaniaSergiu FeratCristina PopaTudor Ion
Alina ColțanAna Maria AbabeiNicoleta HăpăianuAndreea VătavuȘtefan Liche
Loredana Groza
Antonio FabriziMihai Dragomir RaitFlorentina CiunăCristina VasopolIulian Selea
Bogdan VlădăuGabriela AmzaruAlexandra MitroiDaniel BălanDiana Hetea
Alin PascalSara Maria MihaliTonina TarnoscheBiu MarquettiElena Niciu
Note: Italicized names are stolen contestants (names struck through within former teams).

Blind auditions

The first phase of the competition, the blind auditions, taped July 25–26[3] and August 3–4, 2015,[4] [5] at the Kentauros Studios, Ștefăneștii de Jos,[6] began airing when the season premiered on September 18, 2015.

Color key
  Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button--->
    Artist defaulted to this coach's team
    Artist elected to join this coach's team
    Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button

Episode 1 (September 18)

The first of seven pre-recorded audition episodes aired on Friday, September 18, 2015.[7]

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
TudorLoredanaSmileyMoga
1Claudia Andas39Bucharest"The Best"
2Florin Cruceru31Bucharest"Billionaire"
3Angela Bîtlan19Galați, Galați"Because You Loved Me"
4Ovidiu Turcu31Bucharest"The Great Pretender"
5Biu Marquetti40Bucharest"Sólo se vive una vez"
6Liviu Bazu62Mentana, Italy"My Way"
7Ali Hamid Aṣer Dan21Bucharest"Buffalo Soldier"
8Cristina Vasopol35Galați, Galați"Cry Baby"
9Alexandra Boghici27Galați, Galați"Stop!"
10Michel Kotcha23Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast"Forget You"
11Cristina Stroe23Bucharest"Dor de viață"
12Roxana Sorina Tătaru38Ploiești, Prahova"Saving All My Love for You"
13Diana Cazan27Craiova, Dolj"Clown"

Episode 2 (September 25)

The second episode aired on September 25, 2015.[8]

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
TudorLoredanaSmileyMoga
1Ștefan Liche16Bacău, Bacău"De-ai fi tu salcie la mal"
2Cristina Bălan34Bucharest"Down on My Knees"
3Mihai Baneș46Oradea, Bihor"L-O-V-E"
4Jessie Baneș19Oradea, Bihor"Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)"
5Cristina Lupu24Bucharest"That Don't Impress Me Much"
6Ion Oprea Cortez48Bucharest"Englishman in New York"
7Daniel Bălan23Bucharest"La bohème"
8Gioconda Mimi Danilescu51Bucharest"I'm So Excited"
9Ana Maria Ababei20Iași, Iași"Love Me like You Do"
10Tudor Ion26Bucharest"So Sick"
11Laura Bodorin22Chișinău, Moldova"Crazy"
12Elie Haddad33Bucharest"Enter Sandman"
13Roxana Morar17Brașov, Brașov"Under"

Episode 3 (October 2)

The third episode was aired on October 2, 2015.[9]

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
TudorLoredanaSmileyMoga
1Sabrina Stroe18Brașov, Brașov"Billie Jean"
2Armand Murzea36Bucharest"Your Man"
3Daniela Bayer48Ploiești, Prahova"Respect"
4Bogdan Vlădău35Bucharest"Use Somebody"
5Mădălina Rusu17Gherla, Cluj"Proud Mary"
6Iulia Stoica21Sibiu, Sibiu"I Want to Break Free"
7Mihai Dragomir Rait35Bucharest"Zaraza"
8Andreea Vătavu24Galați, Galați"Hey Mama"
9Robert Pascari27Gura Humorului, Suceava"Take On Me"
10Doina Spătaru29Chișinău, Moldova"Valerie"
11Andrei Vitan24Brașov, Brașov"Feeling Good"
12Răzvan Munteanu31Timișoara, Timiș"White Wedding"
13Florentina Ciună27Bucharest"Fallin'"

Episode 4 (October 9)

The fourth episode aired on October 9, 2015.[10]

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
TudorLoredanaSmileyMoga
1Elvis Silitră21Bucharest"Time Is Running Out"
2Alina Colțan28Craiova, Dolj"Empire State of Mind"
3Theodor Rusu25Bucharest"Enjoy the Silence"
4Irina Pelin24Craiova, Dolj"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
5Corina Cojocaru23Bucharest"Mercy"
6Antonio Fabrizi36Bucharest"Caruso"
7Florina Călin33Bucharest"Nobody's Wife"
8Elena Buga26Chișinău, Moldova"Welcome to Burlesque"
9Filip Emanuel Dongo18Tomnatic, Timiș"Here Without You"
10Larisa Ciortan26Constanța, Constanța"Smells like Teen Spirit"
11Robert-Nicolae Feraru17Bucharest"Oameni"
12Lorena Stoian18Bucharest"See You Again"
13Adrian Stănescu22Tărtășești, Dâmbovița"Purple Rain"

Episode 5 (October 16)

The fifth episode aired on October 16, 2015.[11]

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
TudorLoredanaSmileyMoga
1Tincuța Fernea16Satu Mare, Satu Mare"When I Was Your Man"
2Alin Pascal34Bistrița, Bistrița-Năsăud"Historia de un amor"
3Speranța Vasiliu47Iași, Iași"Mon mec à moi"
4Tomi Weissbuch17Bucharest"Thinking Out Loud"
5Nicoleta Hăpăianu18Timișoara, Timiș"Say You Love Me"
6Cătălina Antal24Bucharest"All I Could Do Was Cry"
7Ionuț Botea35Deta, Timiș"Locked Out of Heaven"
8Elena Niciu33Petroșani, Hunedoara"Non, je ne regrette rien"
9Andreea Oprea17Bucharest"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
10Gabriel Ionuț Cîndea22Orăștie, Hunedoara"Home"
11Alexandra Mitroi24Timișoara, Timiș"Can't Remember to Forget You"
12Andreea Cârstea20Brașov, Brașov"Seven Nation Army"
13Ruxandra Anania36Bucharest"This World"

Episode 6 (October 23)

The sixth episode was aired on October 23, 2015.[12]

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
TudorLoredanaSmileyMoga
1Iulian Selea16Pitești, Argeș"Take Me to Church"
2Paula Rotar23Cluj-Napoca, Cluj"Sail"
3Robert Pița17Brașov, Brașov"N'oubliez jamais"
4Nora Deneș33Baia Mare, Maramureș"Highway to Hell"
5Adrian Tănase24Bucharest"When a Man Loves a Woman"
6Diana Culic27Cluj-Napoca, Cluj"FourFiveSeconds"
7Aurelian-Ionuț Faur29Târgoviște, Dâmbovița"Suspicious Minds"
8Luciana Ștefan22Bucharest"Trouble with My Baby"
9Tobi Ibitoye22Lagos, Nigeria"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
10Raluca Dumitrescu20Arad, Arad"Oh! Darling"
11Tonina Tarnosche28Bucharest"Walking in Memphis"
12Mircea Crîșmăreanu39Brașov, Brașov"Unchain My Heart"
13Delia Pitu21Constanța, Constanța"If I Ain't Got You"

Episode 7 (October 30)

The seventh and last blind audition episode aired on October 30, 2015.[13]

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
TudorLoredanaSmileyMoga
1Diana Hetea36Timișoara, Timiș"Make You Feel My Love"
2Gabriela Amzaru16Călărași, Călărași"Ileană"
3Alex Florea23Constanța, Constanța"Bed of Roses"
4Claudia Hallo28"Waiting All Night"
5Florin Gheorghe Mureșan42Deva, Hunedoara"Delilah"
6Ioana Sapianu26Sânnicolau Mare, Timiș"Radioactive"
7Sergiu Ferat35Bacău, Bacău"Man in the Mirror"
8Florin Voșloban34Reghin, Mureș"Hey Brother"
9Sara Maria Mihali17Baia Mare, Maramureș"Rise Like a Phoenix"
10Adriana Gavrilă21Călărași, Călărași"Spune-mi"
11Cristina Popa31Bucharest"Lean On"
12Sebastian Tudor18Roman, Neamț"Wake Me Up!"
13Cristina Baban29Chișinău, Moldova"Wrecking Ball"
14Andreea Manasia21Bucharest"If I Were a Boy"

The battles

After the blind auditions, each coach had fourteen contestants for the battle rounds, which aired November 6–20, 2015. Coaches began narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants. Each episode featured nine or ten battles consisting of pairings from within each team, and each battle concluding with the respective coach eliminating one of the two contestants. Each coach could steal one losing contestant from another team, thus saving them from elimination.

Color 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 8 (6 November)

The eighth episode aired on November 6, 2015.[14]

CoachOrderWinnerSongLoser'Steal' result
TudorLoredanaSmileyMoga
Loredana Groza1Bogdan Vlădău"Kids"Elena Niciu
Smiley2Diana Cazan"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"Ștefan Liche
3Larisa Ciortan"Give It to Me Right"Andreea Vătavu
Marius Moga4Alex Florea"Crazy"Ioana Sapianu
Tudor Chirilă5Claudia Andas"Rolling in the Deep"Florina Călin
Smiley6Ruxandra Anania"Crazy in Love (2014 Remix)"Nicoleta Hăpăianu
Loredana Groza7Cristina Vasopol"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"Diana Hetea
Tudor Chirilă8Armand Murzea"Losing My Religion"Adrian Stănescu
Marius Moga9Andrei Vitan"Need You Now"Jessie Baneș

Episode 9 (13 November)

The ninth episode aired on November 13, 2015.[15]

CoachOrderWinnerSongLoser'Steal' result
TudorLoredanaSmileyMoga
Smiley1Michel Kotcha"Master Blaster (Jammin')"Ana Maria Ababei
Tudor Chirilă2Roxana Morar"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"Delia Pitu
Loredana Groza3Mihai Dragomir Rait"That's Amore"Biu Marquetti
Marius Moga4Tomi Weissbuch"You're the One That I Want"Mădălina Rusu
Tudor Chirilă5Cristina Bălan"Sober"Paula Rotar
Smiley6Nora Deneș"Hound Dog"Alina Colțan
Marius Moga7Elvis Silitră"Creep"Florin Cruceru
Loredana Groza8Gabriela Amzaru"Next to Me"Tonina Tarnosche
Tudor Chirilă9Cristina Lupu"Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore"Ovidiu Turcu

Episode 10 (20 November)

The tenth episode aired on November 20, 2015.[16]

CoachOrderWinnerSongLoser'Steal' result
TudorLoredanaSmileyMoga
Smiley1Tobi Ibitoye"What a Wonderful World"Tudor Ion
Marius Moga2Cristina Stroe"No Diggity"Luciana Ștefan
Loredana Groza3Iulian Selea"Impossible"Daniel Bălan
Tudor Chirilă4Sabrina Stroe"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution"Andreea Manasia
Smiley5Sergiu Ferat"One Sweet Day"Cristina Popa
Marius Moga6Irina Pelin"Ironic"Andreea Oprea
Loredana Groza7Antonio Fabrizi"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"Sara Maria Mihali
8Alexandra Mitroi"We've Got Tonight"Alin Pascal
Marius Moga9Adrian Tănase"All My Life"Lorena Stoian
Tudor Chirilă10Tincuța Fernea"Proud Mary"Florentina Ciună

Live shows

Color key:
    Artist was saved by the public vote
    Artist was chosen by their coach
    Artist was eliminated

Live Playoffs (Week 1 & Week 2.1)

Four contestants from each team competed in each of the Live Playoffs, which aired on Friday, November 27, and Tuesday, December 1, 2015. In either of the two shows, the public vote could save one contestant from each team, the second one being chosen by the coach. The other two contestants were eliminated.[17] [18]

Week 1 (November 27)

Coach!style="width:02%;"
OrderArtistSongResult
Smiley1Tobi Ibitoye"Freedom!"Smiley's choice
2Larisa Ciortan"Nothing Else Matters"Public vote
3Ruxandra Anania"You Know I'm No Good"Eliminated
4Sergiu Ferat"I Believe I Can Fly"Eliminated
Tudor Chirilă5Roxana Morar"Best of You"Eliminated
6Armand Murzea"Perfect Day"Eliminated
7Sabrina Stroe"Rehab"Tudor's choice
8Cristina Lupu"Nothing Compares 2 U"Public vote
Loredana Groza9Gabriela Amzaru"Paris (Ooh La La)"Eliminated
10Antonio Fabrizi"Eternitate"Public vote
11Florentina Ciună"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Loredana's choice
12Alexandra Mitroi"Black Velvet"Eliminated
Marius Moga13Delia Pitu"Somebody That I Used to Know"Public vote
14Elvis Silitră"Can't Feel My Face"Eliminated
15Irina Pelin"Hello"Moga's choice
16Adrian Tănase"Mirrors"Eliminated

Week 2.1 (December 1)

Coach!style="width:02%;"
OrderArtistSongResult
Loredana Groza1Cristina Vasopol"Ană, zorile se varsă"Loredana's choice
2Iulian Selea"Uptown Funk"Eliminated
3Mihai Dragomir Rait"Drumurile noastre"Public vote
4Bogdan Vlădău"Earned It"Eliminated
Marius Moga5Cristina Stroe"Lume, lume"Eliminated
6Alex Florea"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"Moga's choice
7Andrei Vitan"Timpul"Eliminated
8Tomi Weissbuch"Lay Me Down"Public vote
Tudor Chirilă9Cristina Bălan"Un actor grăbit"Tudor's choice
10Daniel Bălan"Photograph"Eliminated
11Tincuța Fernea"America's Sweetheart"Public vote
12Claudia Andas"Te-aștept să vii"Eliminated
Smiley13Michel Kotcha"Writing's on the Wall"Public vote
14Nora Deneș"De la capăt"Smiley's choice
15Diana Cazan"Cine te crezi?"<--Feli's song, not Loredana's, for future reference-->Eliminated
16Diana Hetea"You Lost Me"Eliminated
Non-competition performances! Order! Performer! Song
1Episode 12 contestants"Deșteaptă-te, române!"
2Alina Dincă and episode 11 winners"Fii TU România"

Quarterfinals (Week 2.2)

All 16 remaining contestants competed in the third live show on Friday, December 4, 2015. Voting proceeded as before, except the show started imposing a limit of 5 votes per phone number.[19]

Coach!style="width:02%;"
OrderArtistSongResult
Tudor Chirilă1Cristina Lupu"Blue Suede Shoes"Eliminated
2Sabrina Stroe"A Woman Left Lonely"Eliminated
3Tincuța Fernea"Listen"Public vote
4Cristina Bălan"Squander"Tudor's choice
Smiley5Larisa Ciortan"What's Up?"Eliminated
6Michel Kotcha"Rolling in the Deep"Smiley's choice
7Nora Deneș"Roxanne"1Eliminated
8Tobi Ibitoye"Beneath Your Beautiful"Public vote
Marius Moga9Delia Pitu"Read All About It, Pt. III"Eliminated
10Irina Pelin"Because of You"Eliminated
11Alex Florea"Banii vorbesc"Public vote
12Tomi Weissbuch"Epilog"Moga's choice
Loredana Groza13Antonio Fabrizi"Pensieri e parole"Public vote
14Cristina Vasopol"I Put a Spell on You"Eliminated
15Mihai Dragomir Rait"With a Little Help from My Friends"Loredana's choice
16Florentina Ciună"Somewhere"Eliminated
1 The performance also contained a whistled snippet of "Oarecare", a Smiley song.
Non-competition performances! Order! Performer! Song
1Feli"Creioane colorate"

Semi-final (Week 3)

The semi-final aired on Friday, December 11, 2015, and featured four "crossed duels" consisting of pairings of contestants from different teams. Each contestant performed a single song. The outcome of each duel was decided by public vote only. With the elimination of Antonio Fabrizi and Mihai Dragomir Rait, Loredana no longer had any artist remaining on her team.[20]

Coach!style="width:02%;"
DuelArtistSongResult
Smiley1Michel Kotcha"Who's Lovin' You"Advanced
Loredana GrozaAntonio Fabrizi"Senza parole" / "Meravigliosa creatura"Eliminated
Loredana Groza2Mihai Dragomir Rait"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"Emilinated
Tudor ChirilăCristina Bălan"Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)"Advanced
Tudor Chirilă3Tincuța Fernea"The Winner Takes It All"Eliminated
Marius MogaTomi Weissbuch"Preocupat cu gura ta"Advanced
Marius Moga4Alex Florea"Atât de singur"Eliminated
SmileyTobi Ibitoye"Make It Rain"Advanced
Non-competition performances! Order! Performer! Song
1DOC and Smiley"Pierdut buletin"
2Loredana Groza"A ta mireasă"
3Vama"Declar pierdută țară"
4Angelo Simonică and Nicole Cherry"Pot eu să te urăsc?"
5PRO Dance CrewDance inspired by the Star Wars franchise

Final (Week 4)

The top 4 contestants performed in the grand final on Friday, December 18, 2015. This week, the four finalists performed a solo song, a duet with a well-known musician (or group of musicians) and a duet with their coach. The public vote determined the winner, and that resulted in a victory for Cristina Bălan, Tudor Chirilă's second consecutive victory as a coach.[21] [22]

Episode 15 (December 18)! Coach! Artist! Order! Solo song! Order! Duet song (with musician)! Order! Duet song (with coach)! Result
SmileyTobi Ibitoye1"Feeling Good" / "I Got You (I Feel Good)"5"Jealous" (with Alina Eremia)9"Acasă"Third place
SmileyMichel Kotcha4"Unchained Melody"8"Și îngerii au demonii lor" (with Dan Bittman)9"Acasă"Fourth place
Marius MogaTomi Weissbuch10"Fix You"2"România" / "Return to Innocence" (with Andra)6"Wonderwall" / "Tot mai sus"Runner-up
Tudor ChirilăCristina Bălan7"This Is My Life"11"The Show Must Go On" (with the Royal Choir)3"Vama Veche"Winner
Non-competition performances! Order! Performer! Song
1Vița de Vie"Praf de stele"
2Loredana Groza, Florentina Ciună, Antonio Fabrizi, Iulian Selea, Cristina Vasopol"Te iubesc"
3Fameless2"For the Love of God"
4Cristina Bălan"This Is My Life" (winning reprise)
2 The band of season 4 winner Tiberiu Albu.

Elimination chart

Color key
  • Artist info
    • Artist from Team Tudor
    • Artist from Team Loredana
    • Artist from Team Smiley
    • Artist from Team Moga
  • Result details
    • Winner
    • Runner-up
    • Third place
    • Fourth place
    • Artist was saved by the public vote
    • Artist was saved by their coach
    • Artist was eliminated
  • Overall

    Week 1Week 2Week 3Final
    TuesdayFriday
    Cristina BălanSafeSafeSafeWinner
    Tomi WeissbuchSafeSafeSafeRunner-up
    Tobi IbitoyeSafeSafeSafe3rd place
    Michel KotchaSafeSafeSafe4th place
    Alex FloreaSafeSafeEliminatedEliminated
    (Week 3)
    Tincuța FerneaSafeSafeEliminated
    Mihai Dragomir RaitSafeSafeEliminated
    Antonio FabriziSafeSafeEliminated
    Florentina CiunăSafeEliminatedEliminated
    (Week 2.2)
    Cristina VasopolSafeEliminated
    Irina PelinSafeEliminated
    Delia PituSafeEliminated
    Larisa CiortanSafeEliminated
    Nora DeneșSafeEliminated
    Cristina LupuSafeEliminated
    Sabrina StroeSafeEliminated
    Diana CazanEliminatedEliminated
    (Week 2.1)
    Diana HeteaEliminated
    Claudia AndasEliminated
    Daniel BălanEliminated
    Cristina StroeEliminated
    Andrei VitanEliminated
    Iulian SeleaEliminated
    Bogdan VlădăuEliminated
    Elvis SilitrăEliminatedEliminated
    (Week 1)
    Adrian TănaseEliminated
    Gabriela AmzaruEliminated
    Alexandra MitroiEliminated
    Roxana MorarEliminated
    Armand MurzeaEliminated
    Ruxandra AnaniaEliminated
    Sergiu FeratEliminated
    Reference(s)[23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

    Controversies

    Pre-selection bias accusations

    Multiple contestants eliminated in the pre-selection phase accused Loredana Groza of bias toward the students at her private singing school. According to them, Lucia Ciobotaru, one of the teachers at this school, was on the pre-selection judging panel.[31]

    Liviu Bazu audition scandal

    Contestant Liviu Bazu, who had sung in well-known Romanian bands, such as FFN, Cromatic and Basorelief, and who had appeared in the first episode of the season, claimed that the coaches had been "influenced and manipulated" by Czech producer Peter Majeský, so that they would not press their buttons during his audition. The two had had an argument a few days before, at the rehearsals, because Majeský was smoking in the studio. Bazu stated that, in the wake of the incident, he had decided to kick up a fuss after his audition, since he was sure that it was going to be unsuccessful. After his audition, Bazu expressed his outrage at the production team, declaring that it "destroyed a legend". The contestant also claimed that the production team had insisted that he should participate and that his audition song had been imposed upon him. There has been no statement from ProTV regarding the incident.[32] [33]

    Tincuța Fernea publicity campaign

    Tincuța Fernea, a native of Satu Mare and one of the season 5 semi-finalists, was at the center of a media scandal, in the wake of an aggressive publicity campaign promoting the singer, started by the Satu Mare County Council. Fernea's coach, Tudor Chirilă, disapproved of the campaign on his personal blog,[34] criticizing the political involvement of the council in the show and the fact that the council had spent public funds and used pictures of him without consent. Chirilă also stated that the actions of the authorities of Satu Mare had been very unfair towards the other competitors and advised the viewers not to take the artists' origin or artistic past into consideration when voting. Fernea was saved by the public vote twice: in episodes 12 and 13. The coach considered that Fernea had a poor performance in episode 12, which she made up for in episode 13. The involvement of the Satu Mare County Council spawned negative reactions among some viewers who complained about the abundance of posters advising readers to vote for the artist. ProTV requested the removal of the posters, on the ground that they included the logo of the show and pictures of Tudor Chirilă without consent. The president of the council, Adrian Ștef, stated that he found the intention of supporting the contestant natural. Ștef apologized to ProTV and the other contestants, while denying any underlying political motive to the campaign. He also denied any accusations of bias, mentioning that the Satu Mare County Council had made a similar campaign in 2013, in order to support singer Bogdan Bratiș, who came fourth in the third season of the Romanian version of The X Factor.[35] [36]

    Participation of celebrities in the contest

    The participation of Cristina Bălan, the winner of the season and former lead singer of the band Impact, spawned negative reactions among some viewers who considered that the artist had an unfair advantage due to the popularity of the band in Romania in the 2000s.[37] Biu Marquetti, Bogdan Vlădău and Mihai Dragomir had also had various degrees of popularity before participating.[38] Bălan expressed surprise at her own victory and explained that her participation was not against the rules of the contest. She also stated that she saw Vocea României as a chance to restart her music career, after a long period of inactivity.[39] [40]

    Ratings

    StageOriginal airdateTimeslot
    (EEST / EET)
    TargetSources
    NationalUrban18–49












    Blind auditions1Friday, 8:30 PM1 2,000 1,570 8.5 20.41 882 8.7 21.21 513 10.2 30.7[41] [42]
    21 2,100 1,565 8.5 17.51 1,011 10.0 20.91 593 11.7 27.7[43] [44]
    31 2,491 1,792 9.7 20.71 1,676 1,169 11.6 24.01 1,005 706 13.9 32.6[45]
    41 2,564 1,948 10.6 21.81 1,510 1,181 11.7 24.51 900 707 14.0 32.6[46]
    51 2,382 1,764 9.6 19.71 1,325 1,008 10.0 20.91 724 565 11.1 27.9[47]
    61 2,313 1,809 9.8 20.81 1,413 1,118 11.1 23.01 838 685 13.5 32.0[48]
    71 2,341 1,768 9.6 20.41 1,408 1,071 10.6 22.11 836 661 13.0 31.3[49]
    Battles81 2,271 1,336 7.2 17.01 1,276 893 8.9 19.81 654 514 10.2 25.3[50]
    91 2,077 1,449 7.9 19.01 1,287 899 8.9 20.71 748 534 10.6 28.3[51]
    101 2,002 1,297 7.0 17.31 1,147 828 8.2 19.71 625 492 9.7 26.2[52]
    Live shows111 2,132 1,135 6.2 16.51 1,287 766 7.6 19.51 662 451 8.9 25.9[53]
    12Tuesday, 8:30 PM1,081 5.9 788 7.8 1 520 10.3 [54]
    13Friday, 8:30 PM1 1,741 1,022 5.5 15.01 1,025 674 6.7 17.91 550 394 7.8 23.5[55]
    Semi-final141 1,778 1,258 6.8 15.21 1,113 866 8.6 19.11 612 491 9.8 26.0[56]
    Final151 2,100 1,539 8.3 19.51 1,296 1,013 10.0 23.41 722 581 11.5 30.0[57]

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    Notes and References

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    5. Web site: mdy-all. ro. A treia zi de auditii pe neve:) team Lori✌️ #valdupaval #vocearomaniei ~Loredana. Loredana Groza, Facebook. 2015-08-04.
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    32. News: mdy-all. ro. Liviu Bazu, care a cântat cu FFN și Basorelief, dar a fost refuzat la Vocea României: "Mi s-a transmis că juriului i s-a impus să nu se întoarcă". Adevărul. 2015-09-21.
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    57. Web site: mdy-all. ro. Câți români s-au uitat la finala câștigată de concurenta lui Chirilă. Finala Vocea României, cifre de două ori mai mari decât X Factor la orașe și pe comercial.. Pagina de Media. 2015-12-19.