The Voice (American season 11)
The eleventh season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 19, 2016 on NBC. A 30-minute preview episode aired following NBC's broadcast of the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics on August 21, 2016. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton both returned for their eleventh season as coaches. Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus joined the panel replacing Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera making it the first season with two female coaches. Carson Daly returned as the show's host.
This is the first season the Live Playoffs were happened live telecast instead of pre-recorded, but the Coach Comeback which first introduced in the ninth season did not return.
Sundance Head was announced the winner of the season, marking Blake Shelton's 5th win as a coach
Coaches and hosts
There were two changes to the coaching panel from season ten. Coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton are joined by Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus, who respectively replaced Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera, thus making it the first season to have two female coaches. Carson Daly returned for his 11th season as host. This is Alicia Keys's second appearance on the show after being the advisor for Team Pharrell in the Battle rehearsals in season 7. This is also Miley Cyrus's second appearance on the show after being key advisor for the Knockout rehearsals in season 10, making her the youngest ever coach in any of the national versions of The Voice franchise worldwide at that time at the age of 24.The mentors for the Battle Rounds this season were: Sammy Hagar for Team Adam, Bette Midler for Team Blake, Charlie Puth for Team Alicia, and Joan Jett for Team Miley. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill served as key advisors for all four teams.
Teams
; Color keyBlind auditions
;Color key| Coach pressed "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 "I WANT YOU" button | |
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Episode 1 (Sept. 19)
The coaches performed "Dream On" at the start of the show, as a tribute to former contestant Christina Grimmie who was killed on June 10, 2016.Episode 2 (Sept. 20)
Episode 3 (Sept. 26)
Episode 4 (Sept. 27)
Episode 5 (Oct. 3)
Episode 6 (Oct. 4)
This episode covered the Best of the Blind Auditions and a sneak peek of the next stage of competition, the Battle Rounds.The Battles
The Battles round started with episode 7 and ended with episode 10. Season eleven's advisors include: Sammy Hagar for Team Adam, Joan Jett for Team Miley, Charlie Puth for Team Alicia and Bette Midler for Team Blake. As like previous seasons, each coaches can steal two losing artists from another coach.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 |
The Knockouts
For the Knockouts, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were assigned as partner husband-and-wife mentors for contestants in all four teams. Like previous Knockouts, each coaches can each steal one losing artist. The top 20 contestants will then move on to the "Live Shows."Color key:
| Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Live Playoffs | |
| Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Live Playoffs | |
| Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated |
Live shows
Color key:| Artist was saved by the Public's votes | |
| Artist was saved by his/her coach or placed in the bottom two, bottom three, or middle three | |
| Artist was saved by the Instant Save | |
| Artist's iTunes vote multiplied by 5 after his/her studio version of the song reached iTunes top 10 | |
| Artist was eliminated |
Week 1: Live Playoffs (Nov. 7)
For the first time in The Voice history, playoff results were voted on in real-time, exclusively through Twitter and The Voice app. All 20 artists sang live and eight were eliminated by the end of the night. The Live Playoffs all aired in one episode due to coverage of the 2016 Presidential Election the next day.| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 15 | Alicia Keys | 1 | Christian Cuevas | "Yesterday" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 | Alicia Keys | 2 | Kylie Rothfield | " Satisfaction" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Alicia Keys | 3 | Wé McDonald | "Home" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 | Alicia Keys | 4 | Josh Halverson | "Cupid" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Alicia Keys | 5 | Sa'Rayah | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | Alicia's choice |
| Episode 15 | Blake Shelton | 6 | Dana Harper | "Maneater" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Blake Shelton | 7 | Austin Allsup | "I Ain't Living Long Like This" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 | Blake Shelton | 8 | Jason Warrior | "One Dance" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Blake Shelton | 9 | Sundance Head | "Blue Ain't Your Color" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 | Blake Shelton | 10 | Courtney Harrell | "It Must Have Been Love" | Blake's choice |
| Episode 15 | Miley Cyrus | 11 | Sophia Urista | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Miley Cyrus | 12 | Darby Walker | "Those Were the Days" | Miley's choice |
| Episode 15 | Miley Cyrus | 13 | Aaron Gibson | "Round Here" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 | Miley Cyrus | 14 | Belle Jewel | "Runaway" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Miley Cyrus | 15 | Ali Caldwell | "Times Have Changed" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 | Adam Levine | 16 | Brendan Fletcher | "To Love Somebody" | Adam's choice |
| Episode 15 | Adam Levine | 17 | Simone Gundy | "Diamonds" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Adam Levine | 18 | Josh Gallagher | "Colder Weather" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 | Adam Levine | 19 | Riley Elmore | "Luck Be a Lady" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 | Adam Levine | 20 | Billy Gilman | "Crying" | Public's vote |
Week 2: Top 12 (Nov. 14 & 15)
The Top 12 performed on Monday, November 14, 2016, with the results following on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. For the live shows this week, Garth Brooks was assigned as a mentor for final 12 contestants in all four teams. For this week, the bottom two artists compete for the Instant Save and one artist was eliminated. None of the artists reached the top 10 on iTunes, so no bonuses were awarded.| Order | Performer | Song |
| 17.1 | Adam Levine and his team | "For What It's Worth" |
| 17.2 | Alicia Keys | "Blended Family "/"Holy War" |
| 17.3 | Miley Cyrus and her team | "There'll Always Be Music" |
Week 3: Top 11 (Nov. 21 & 22)
The Top 11 performed on Monday, November 21, 2016, with the results following on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. iTunes bonus multiplier was awarded to Sundance Head.| Order | Performer | Song |
| 19.1 | Blake Shelton and his team | "The Heart of Rock & Roll" |
| 19.2 | Alicia Keys and her team | "People Get Ready" |
| 19.3 | Jordan Smith | "O Holy Night" |
Week 4: Top 10 (Nov. 28 & 29)
The Top 10 performed on Monday, November 28, 2016, with the results following on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. This week featured a double elimination and a bottom three Instant Save. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Head, Brendan Fletcher, Billy Gilman, Christian Cuevas and Wé McDonald. For the first time since the inclusion of the Instant Save in season five, a contestant was saved three consecutive weeks.| Order | Performer | Song |
| 20.1 | Maroon 5 | "Don't Wanna Know" |
| 21.1 | Dolly Parton, Jennifer Nettles and the Top 10 finalists | "Circle of Love" |
| 21.2 | Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus and Pentatonix | "Jolene" |
Week 5: Semifinals (Dec. 5 & 6)
The Top eight performed on Monday, December 5, 2016, with the results following on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. This week, the three artists with the most votes made it straight to the finals, the two artists with the fewest votes were immediately eliminated and the middle three contended for the remaining spot in the finals via Instant Save. In addition to their individual songs, each artist performed a duet with another artist in the competition, though these duets were not available for purchase on iTunes. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Gilman, Head, Josh Gallagher and Cuevas.With the eliminations of Ali Caldwell and Aaron Gibson, Cyrus no longer has any artists remaining on her team. With the advancement of McDonald to the finale, Alicia Keys becomes the second new coach to successfully get an artist on her team to the finale on her first attempt as a coach, the first being Usher, who coached Michelle Chamuel all the way to the finale of the fourth season.
| Order | Performer | Song |
| 23.1 | OneRepublic | "Let's Hurt Tonight" |
| 23.2 | Hannah Huston | "I Alone Have Loved You" |
| 23.3 | Blake Shelton | "A Guy with a Girl" |
Week 6: Finale (Dec. 12 & 13)
The Top four performed on Monday, December 12, 2016, with the final results following on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Finalists performed a solo cover song, a duet with their coach, and an original song. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Head, Gilman, Gallagher and McDonald. All iTunes votes received for the five weeks leading up to the finale were cumulatively added to online and app finale votes for each finalist.| Coach | Artist | Order | Solo Song | Order | Duet Song | Order | Original Song | Result |
| Adam Levine | Josh Gallagher | 9 | "Jack & Diane" | 7 | "Smooth" | 2 | "Pick Any Small Town" | Fourth place |
| Adam Levine | Billy Gilman | 1 | "My Way" | 5 | "Bye Bye Love" | 11 | "Because of Me" | Runner-up |
| Alicia Keys | Wé McDonald | 12 | "Don't Rain on My Parade" | 3 | "Ave Maria" | 6 | "Wishes" | Third place |
| Blake Shelton | Sundance Head | 10 | "At Last" | 8 | "Treat Her Right" | 4 | "Darlin' Don't Go" | Winner |
| Order | Performer | Song |
| 25.1 | Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande with The Voice Final 12 | "Faith" |
| 25.2 | Josh Gallagher | "My Kinda Party" |
| 25.3 | John Legend and Wé McDonald | "Love Me Now" |
| 25.4 | Sting | "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" |
| 25.5 | Billy Gilman | "Proud Mary" |
| 25.6 | Cam and Josh Gallagher | "Burning House" |
| 25.7 | The Weeknd | "Starboy" |
| 25.8 | Kiss and Sundance Head | "Detroit Rock City" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" |
| 25.9 | Wé McDonald | "Love Lockdown" |
| 25.10 | Kelly Clarkson and Billy Gilman | "It's Quiet Uptown" |
| 25.11 | Sundance Head | "Ain't Worth the Whiskey" |
| 25.12 | Bruno Mars | "24K Magic" |
| 25.13 | Sundance Head | "Darlin' Don't Go" |
Elimination chart
Overall
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Team
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Artists who appeared on other shows or seasons
- Darby Walker appeared as herself in nine episodes of the television sitcom "Girl Meets World".
- Sundance Head was on the sixth season of American Idol and was eliminated during Top 16 Week.
- Lauren Diaz appeared on the second season of America's Most Talented Kid.
- Nolan Neal auditioned for the tenth season of The Voice but did not score a chair turn. Later On, He was on 15th season of America's Got Talent.
- Elia Esparza later on auditioned for the sixth season of La Voz México joining Team Laura Pausini, and also appeared on sixteenth season of American Idol and eliminated at the end of Hollywood Week.
- Preston James also auditioned on the sixteenth season of American Idol and got cut at Hollywood week.
- Jason Warrior later appeared on the of ' and was eliminated in Week 5.
- Ali Caldwell later appeared on the of ' and was eliminated in Week 7.
- Chris Cron had major success with his band Mêlée with the song “Built To Last” in the late-2000s
- Kylie Rothfield would later appear on the second season of Songland.
Ratings