La Voix (season 1)


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

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

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

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.
CoachWinnerSongLoser
Marie-MaiJacynthe Véronneau"Stronger "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 "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.
CoachWinnerSongLoser
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.
CoachContestantFirst SongContestantSecond SongContestantThird 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.
CoachContestantFirst SongContestantSecond SongContestantThird SongContestantFourth 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.
CoachContestantFirst SongPoints by CoachPoints by publicTotal pointsContestantSecond 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

;Performances
In the final, the contestants had to sing a song written and composed by their respective coaches
CoachParticipantSongResult
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