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| The Voice | |
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| Season 2 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Hosted by | Carson Daly Christina Milian (social media) |
| Coaches | Adam Levine CeeLo Green Christina Aguilera Blake Shelton |
| No. of contestants | 48 artists |
| Winner | Jermaine Paul |
| Winning coach | Blake Shelton |
| Runner-up | Juliet Simms |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | February 5 – May 8, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on NBC on February 5, 2012, in the 10 p.m. ET slot immediately following coverage of Super Bowl XLVI.[1] The first promo aired on NBC on Saturday, October 8, 2011, during an episode of Saturday Night Live.[2]
The program seeks solo artists and duos that perform various types of music: pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, Latin, country, blues and indie.[3] Auditions were held July 15 to August 31, 2011, in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Nashville, and Orlando.[3]
All four coaches return for their second season. The season expanded from the first season where each coach has 12 artists (a usual size on almost all seasons) on their team, up from eight as in the first season. The blind auditions and the battle rounds have also been extended. Executive producer Mark Burnett said that a results show would be on Tuesday nights in the spring.[4]
The season premiered on Sunday, February 5, 2012, immediately following Super Bowl XLVI.
Jermaine Paul was named the winner of the season, marking Blake Shelton's first win as a coach. With Paul's win being the second African-American male winner and first winner from New York.
Auditions
Auditions took place in the following cities:[5]
| Location | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | July 15 & 16, 2011 | Navy Pier |
| East Rutherford, New Jersey | July 22 & 23, 2011 | Izod Center |
| Nashville, Tennessee | July 29 & 30, 2011 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| Atlanta, Georgia | August 5, 2011 | Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart |
| Orlando, Florida | August 11, 2011 | Loews Royal Pacific Resort |
| Houston, Texas | August 17, 2011 | Reliant Center |
| South San Francisco, California | August 23, 2011 | South San Francisco Conference Center |
| Inglewood, California | August 30 & 31, 2011 | The Forum |
Coaches and hosts
All four of the original coaches returned for this season. Carson Daly, the host of the show, also returned. Alison Haislip was replaced by singer and actress Christina Milian as the show's social media correspondent, increasing the show's involvement with its fans and offering behind the scenes information and news that would only be given by her. Celebrity guest mentors also worked with coaches during the battle rounds.
Teams
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| Coaches | Top 48 Artists | |||||||||
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| Adam Levine | ||||||||||
| Tony Lucca | Katrina Parker | Mathai | Pip | Karla Davis | Kim Yarbrough | |||||
| Orlando Napier | Nicolle Galyon | Angel Taylor | Nathan Parrett | Whitney Myer | Chris Cauley | |||||
| CeeLo Green | ||||||||||
| Juliet Simms | Jamar Rogers | Cheesa | James Massone | Erin Martin | Tony Vincent | |||||
| Justin Hopkins | WADE | The Shields Brothers | Jamie Lono | Sarah Golden | Angie Johnson | |||||
| Christina Aguilera | ||||||||||
| Chris Mann | Lindsey Pavao | Ashley de la Rosa | Jesse Campbell | Sera Hill | Moses Stone | |||||
| The Line | Jonathas | Lee Koch | Geoff McBride | Anthony Evans | Monique Benabou | |||||
| Blake Shelton | ||||||||||
| Jermaine Paul | Erin Willett | RaeLynn | Jordis Unga | Naia Kete | Charlotte Sometimes | |||||
| Jordan Rager | Gwen Sebastian | ALyX | Lex Land | Brian Fuente | Adley Stump | |||||
Blind auditions
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| ✔ | 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 (February 5)
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | CeeLo | Christina | Blake | |||||
| 1 | RaeLynn | 17 | Baytown, Texas | "Hell on Heels" | ✔ | — | — | ✔ |
| 2 | Jesse Campbell | 42 | Maywood, Illinois | "A Song for You" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Daniel Rosa | 21 | Riverside, California | "Animal" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Juliet Simms | 25 | Clearwater, Florida | "Oh! Darling" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 5 | Chris Mann | 29 | Wichita, Kansas | "Because We Believe" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 6 | Gönül Aksoy | 30 | New York City, New York | "Tainted Love" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Ben Baxter | 23 | Belton, Texas | "I'll Be" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Mark Trussell | 23 | Nashville, Tennessee | "Baby" | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Tony Lucca | 35 | Waterford, Michigan | "Trouble" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 2 (February 6)
The coaches performed a medley of Prince songs at the start of the show.[7] The songs included were "1999", "Little Red Corvette", "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and "Kiss" which were sung mainly by Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton respectively.