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| The Voice | |
|---|---|
| Season 23 | |
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| Hosted by | Carson Daly |
| Coaches | |
| No. of contestants | 40 artists |
| Winner | Gina Miles |
| Winning coach | Niall Horan |
| Runner-up | Grace West |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | March 6 – May 23, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
The twenty-third season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on March 6, 2023, on NBC.[1][2] The season is presented by Carson Daly, who returned for his twenty-third season as host. The panel of coaches for the season consists of Blake Shelton, who returned for his twenty-third and final season as a coach; returning coach Kelly Clarkson, who returned for her ninth season after a one-season hiatus; and debuting coaches Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan.[3]
Gina Miles was named the winner of the season, with the closest margin to-date, marking Niall Horan's first win as a coach, with Horan becoming the third new coach, after Kelly Clarkson and John Legend, to win on his debut season, as well as the youngest coach to win a season.
Overview
Development
On October 11, 2022, NBC announced that the show would be returning for a twenty-third season to be aired in spring 2023.[4][5] Previously, it was announced that, beginning with the 2021–22 United States network television schedule, only one season would be produced per cyclical year,[6] though it was reported that this decision was reversed upon the announcement of the season.[7] Later, it was announced that the season would air on March 6.
Coaches and host
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Out of the four coaches that appeared in the previous season, only Blake Shelton returned, which marks his twenty-third season as a coach. It was also announced that Shelton would be departing from the show at the end of the season after having been a coach since its inaugural season, though he has not ruled out a return as a guest mentor.[8][9]
Kelly Clarkson returns to the coaching panel for her ninth season, following her absence in the previous season.[10] The season introduces two debuting coaches for the first time since season 11; the new coaches are rapper and singer-songwriter Chance the Rapper, and singer-songwriter and former One Direction member Niall Horan. The three judges replaced John Legend, Gwen Stefani, and Camila Cabello, all of whom had exited the panel for this season.[11]
Carson Daly returned for his twenty-third season as the host.
Mega mentor
On February 22, 2023, it was announced that Reba McEntire will appear as the season's mega mentor for the Knockouts.[12][13] McEntire previously appeared in the show as the battle advisor for Team Blake on the show's inaugural season and as an advisor for all teams during the Top 12 live shows on season eight.[14] In the battles, there were no guest battle advisors, which meant the artists were mentored for the battles solely by their coaches for the first time in the show's history.
Additions and changes
The season introduced the "Playoff Pass" in the battles round. A replacement to the "save" from seasons 14 to 22, the "pass" allows each coach to advance further both artists of a battle; while one will still advance to the knockouts, the recipient of the "pass" will bypass the knockouts and go directly to the playoffs, creating a total of twenty contestants advancing to the playoffs. In the playoffs, only two members per team will advance to the Live Top 8 Semi-finals, as chosen by their respective coaches. The round will be prerecorded for the third time since season six.[15]
Promotion
NBC released its first advert for the season on December 13, 2022.[16] On March 2, 2023, the show, via its online platforms, released the coaches' cover of Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You".[17] To bolster interest in the show, the show premiered the blind audition of Noivas ahead of the season premiere.[18] The auditions of Sheer Element,[19] Ryley Tate Wilson, Cait Martin, and NariYella were also released online ahead of the episodes in which their auditions were aired.[20]
Teams
| Winner | Eliminated in the Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
| Runner-up | Stolen in the Knockouts | ||||||||||||||||
| Third place | Eliminated in the Knockouts | ||||||||||||||||
| Fourth place | Stolen in the Battles | ||||||||||||||||
| Fifth place | Eliminated in the Battles | ||||||||||||||||
| Eliminated in Live Semi-final | Contestant withdrew | ||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Top 40 Artists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Clarkson | ||||||
| D.Smooth | Holly Brand | Cait Martin | Ali | |||
| Neil Salsich | Marcos Covos | |||||
| Katie Beth Forakis | Allie Keck | Sheer Element | JB Somers | |||
| Chance the Rapper | ||||||
| Sorelle | Ray Uriel | Kala Banham | Jamar Langley | |||
| Manasseh Samone | Tiana Goss | Magnus | NariYella | |||
| Chloe Abbott | Mariah Kalia | Alyssa Lazar | ||||
| Niall Horan | ||||||
| Gina Miles | Ryley Tate Wilson | Ross Clayton | Michael B. | |||
| Tasha Jessen | Kate Cosentino | Jerome Godwin III | EJ Michels | |||
| Laura Littleton | Talia Smith | |||||
| Blake Shelton | ||||||
| Grace West | Noivas | Rachel Christine | Mary Kate Connor | |||
| Kylee Dayne | Walker Wilson | |||||
| Kason Lester | Carlos Rising | Alex Whalen | ||||
| Note: Italicized names are artists stolen from another team during the battles or the knockouts (names struck through within former teams). Underlined names are artists who received a "playoff pass" from their coach. | ||||||
Blind auditions
The show began with the blind auditions that began airing on March 6, and aired through March 21, 2023, comprising episodes one to six. In each audition, an artist sings their piece in front of the coaches whose chairs are facing the audience. If a coach is interested to work with the artist, they will press their button to face the artist. If a singular coach presses the button, the artist automatically becomes part of their team. If multiple coaches turn, they will compete for the artist, who will decide which team they will join.
Each coach has one "block" to prevent another coach from getting an artist. At the end of the round, each coach formed a team of ten artists, creating a total of 40 artists advancing to the battles. Among the 40 contestants, two are trios.
| ✔ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button |
| Artist joined this coach's team | |
| Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button | |
| ✘ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by another coach from getting the artist |
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Episode 1 (March 6)
Among the auditionees this episode was Miss Mississippi 2021 Holly Brand,[21][22] and former two-time American Idol contestant Savion Wright, who auditioned in this season as Noivas (stylized in all caps).[23][24]
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly | Chance | Niall | Blake | |||||
| 1 | Neil Salsich | 34 | St. Louis, Missouri | "Honky Tonk Blues" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Sorelle (Madi, Ana, and Bella Heichel) |
15–21 | Lexington, Ohio | "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 3 | Holly Brand | 22 | Meridian, Mississippi | "Mississippi Girl" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| 4 | Tasha Jessen | 20 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | "River" | – | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Star Martin | 34 | St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | "No Woman, No Cry" | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Ross Clayton | 33 | McLoud, Oklahoma | "Blue Ain't Your Color" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Michael B. | 29 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | "Save Your Tears" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 8 | D.Smooth | 25 | Birmingham, Alabama | "Perfect" | ✔ | – | ✔ | – |
| 9 | Emily Rhyne | 22 | Ada, Oklahoma | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Alex Whalen | 43 | Indian Rocks Beach, Florida | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 11 | Noivas | 30 | Jasper, Texas | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
Episode 2 (March 7)
Among the auditionees this episode was Sheer Element, which included season 16 contestant Jej Vinson, who competed as part of Team Kelly until his elimination in the fourth week of that season's live shows.[26] Vinson's reappearance as part of the trio marked the first time that a former contestant, who advanced to the battles, returned to compete in a later season.[27] At the end of the five blind auditions, Jimmy Fallon made a guest appearance singing "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)".[28]