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| The Voice | |
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| Season 6 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Hosted by | Carson Daly |
| Coaches | |
| No. of contestants | 48 artists |
| Winner | Josh Kaufman |
| Winning coach | Usher |
| Runner-up | Jake Worthington |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | February 24 – May 20, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
The sixth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on February 24, 2014,[1] on NBC. Carson Daly returned to host. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton returned as coaches for their sixth season, while Shakira and Usher returned for their second season after being replaced by original coaches Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green in season five. This was the last season to feature Shakira and Usher as coaches.
The Instant Save which first introduced last season returned with a new change which eligible artists performed an additional song. Knockout rounds did not appear this season, although a similar second Battle round took its place. This is the last of the four consecutive seasons to feature a final three, and would increase the finalists to four beginning on the next season.
Josh Kaufman was named the winner of the season, marking Usher's first win as a coach. Also, for the first time in the show's history, a stolen artist went on to win the entire season.
Coaches and hosts
The coaching panel once again saw a change as Adam Levine and Blake Shelton were rejoined by season four coaches Shakira and Usher. Christina Aguilera took another hiatus from the show and CeeLo Green departed at the end of season five. Carson Daly returned as host.[2] It was reported that Christina Milian, who served as the social media correspondent in seasons two through four, was open to returning,[3] but ultimately did not.
Artists serving as mentors for the first Battle Rounds included Miranda Lambert (who previously appeared in the second season in the series as an advisor) for Team Shakira,[4] The Band Perry for Team Blake,[5] Jill Scott for Team Usher,[6] and Aloe Blacc for Team Adam.[7]
With the replacement of the Knockout Round with the "Battles, Round 2", Coldplay frontman Chris Martin served as the sole advisor for all four teams.[8]
Development
Auditions
The open call auditions were held in the following locations:
| Date | Audition venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2013[9] | Las Vegas Convention Center[9] | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| July 13–14, 2013[10] | Austin Convention Center[10] | Austin, Texas |
| July 20–21, 2013[11] | Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis University[12] | St. Louis, Missouri |
| July 27–28, 2013[11] | Javits Convention Center[11] | New York City, New York |
Promotion
A special look at the season was premiered on February 19, 2014, featuring Christina Grimmie's full audition covering Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball". All four coaches turned for her, but her coach choice was not shown.[13] A second special look at the season was premiered the following day, featuring Bria Kelly's full audition covering "Steamroller Blues". All four coaches also turned for her, but like Grimmie, her ultimate coach choice was not shown.[14] A third preview featuring Clarissa Serna's cover of The Cranberries' song "Zombie" was released on February 28, 2014, to promote the second week of the Blind Auditions. Like Grimmie and Kelly, her choice was not shown.[15]
Teams
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| Coaches | Top 48 artists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Levine | |||||
| Christina Grimmie | Kat Perkins | Delvin Choice | Jake Barker | Morgan Wallen | |
| Brittnee Camelle | Dawn and Hawkes | Sam Behymer | |||
| Joshua Howard | Cary Laine | Austin Ellis | Caleb Elder | ||
| Shakira | |||||
| Kristen Merlin | Tess Boyer | Dani Moz | Deja Hall | Patrick Thomson | |
| Clarissa Serna | Emily B. | Ddendyl | Josh Murley | ||
| Lindsay Bruce | Lindsay Pagano | Jeremy Briggs | DeShawn Washington | ||
| Usher | |||||
| Josh Kaufman | Bria Kelly | T.J. Wilkins | Melissa Jiménez | Stevie Jo | |
| Music Box | Cierra Mickens | ||||
| Tanner James | Brothers Walker | ||||
| Blake Shelton | |||||
| Jake Worthington | Sisaundra Lewis | Audra McLaughlin | Ryan Whyte Maloney | Madilyn Paige | |
| Kaleigh Glanton | Biff Gore | Megan Rüger | Cali Tucker | ||
| Noah Lis | Alaska & Madi | Ria Eaton | Paula DeAnda | Lexi Luca | |
| Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within former teams). | |||||
Blind auditions
The Blind Auditions were taped between October 10 and 13, 2013.[16] The first episode of the Blind auditions premiered on February 24, 2014.
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| ✔ | Coach hit their "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 their "I WANT YOU" button |
Episode 1 (Feb. 24)
The four coaches performed a medley of each other's songs, including "Whenever, Wherever", "Boys 'Round Here", "Love Somebody" and "Without You".[17]
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Shakira | Usher | Blake | |||||
| 1 | Christina Grimmie | 19 | Marlton, New Jersey | "Wrecking Ball" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | T.J. Wilkins | 23 | Los Angeles, California | "Bennie and the Jets" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Kristen Merlin | 29 | Hanson, Massachusetts | "Something More" | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| 4 | Tanner Linford | 16 | Kaysville, Utah | "Stay" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Biff Gore | 45 | Denver, Colorado | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Dawn and Hawkes (Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes) |
30 / 32 | Austin, Texas | "I've Just Seen a Face" | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| 7 | Leo Gallo | 27 | Los Angeles, California | "Blurred Lines" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Jeremy Briggs | 26 | Sacramento, California | "Bad Company" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 9 | Jake Worthington | 17 | La Porte, Texas | "Don't Close Your Eyes" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 10 | Karina Mia | 22 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Bria Kelly | 17 | Smithfield, Virginia | "Steamroller Blues" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |