The Voice (American season 12)

The twelfth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on February 27, 2017 on NBC. Adam Levine, Alicia Keys and Blake Shelton returned as coaches with Gwen Stefani returning after a two-season absence. Carson Daly continued as the show’s host.
This is the first season iTunes bonuses were now awarded for duet performances, in addition to previous bonuses which were awarded during the live shows.
Chris Blue was announced the winner on May 23, 2017, marking Alicia Keys' her first win as a coach and the second female coach to win in the show's history, following Christina Aguilera. For the first time, the very last artist selected in the Blind Auditions went on to win the entire season.

Coaches and hosts

There was a change in the coaching panel for the twelfth season. Gwen Stefani returned to the panel after a two-season hiatus, replacing Miley Cyrus along with returning coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Alicia Keys while Carson Daly returned for his 12th season as host.
This season's Battle advisors were: John Legend for Team Adam; Celine Dion for Team Gwen; DJ Khaled for Team Alicia; Luke Bryan for Team Blake.

Teams

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Blind auditions

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	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 (Feb. 27)

The coaches performed "Waterfalls" at the start of the show.

Episode 2 (Feb. 28)

Episode 3 (March 2)

Episode 4 (March 6)

Episode 5 (March 7)

Episode 6 (March 13)

Episode 7 (March 14)

Episode 8 (March 15)

This episode covered "The Best of the Blind Auditions", which included a recap and a sneak peek for the battles.

The Battles

The Battles round started with episode 9 and ended with episode 12. Season twelve's advisors include: John Legend for Team Adam, Celine Dion for Team Gwen, DJ Khaled for Team Alicia and Luke Bryan for Team Blake. Like previous Battles, coaches can steal any two losing artists from another coach.
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	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

The Knockouts round started with episode 13 and ended with episode 15. The coaches can each steal one losing artist. The top 20 contestants will then move on to the "Live Shows." Unlike previous Knockouts, there are no key advisors in this round.
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	Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the live shows
	Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the live shows
	Artist lost the Knockout and was originally eliminated but received the Coach Comeback and advanced to the Live Playoffs
	Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated

Live shows

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	Artist was saved by the Public's votes
	Artist was saved by his/her coach or was 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 (April 17 & 18)

Playoff results was voted on in real time, exclusively through Twitter and The Voice app. 12 artists sang live on one of two shows and six were eliminated by the end of each night. As with Seasons 9 & 10, each coach brought back one eliminated artist of their choice to join the top 20 and compete in the Live Playoffs. The Monday's performance featured Teams Alicia and Blake, followed by Teams Adam and Gwen on Tuesday.

Week 2: Top 12 (April 24 & 25)

The Top 12 performed on Monday, April 24, 2017, with the results following on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. For the next two weeks, the bottom two artists with the fewest votes performed for the Instant Save with one artist being eliminated. For the first time on The Voice, Shania Twain - who advised all the members of the Top 12 - sat in with the other coaches on a fifth chair. iTunes multiplier bonuses was awarded to Brennley Brown.

Order	Performer	Song
20.1	Adam Levine and his team	"Hey Jude"
20.2	G-Eazy and Kehlani	"Good Life"
20.3	Blake Shelton and his team	"Crippled Inside"

Week 3: Top 11 (May 1 & 2)

The Top 11 performed on Monday, May 1, 2017, with the results following on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. iTunes multiplier bonuses were awarded to Lauren Duski and Hunter Plake.

Order	Performer	Song
22.1	Alicia Keys and her team	" A Natural Woman"
22.2	Gwen Stefani and her team	"Fix You"
22.3	Alisan Porter	"Deep Water"

Week 4: Top 10 (May 8 & 9)

The Top 10 performed Monday, May 8, 2017, with the results following on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. This week featured a double elimination and the bottom three artists were to perform again for the Instant Save. iTunes bonus multiplier were awarded to Plake and Duski.

Week 5: Semifinals (May 15 & 16)

The Top 8 performed on Monday, May 15, 2017, with the results following on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. For the first time, the duets between contestants were part of the competition and public voting, including the bonus awarded for that performance. In the semifinals, three artists would automatically move to next week's finale, the two artists with the fewest votes would be immediately eliminated and the middle three would contend for the remaining spot in the next week's finals via the Instant Save. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Duski, Chris Blue, Aliyah Moulden and Plake, and for the first time ever, a duet was awarded a bonus with performances for Vanessa Ferguson and Blue.
With the eliminations of Brown and Plake, Stefani no longer has artists on her team.

Order	Performer	Song
26.1	Big Boi featuring Adam Levine	"Mic Jack"
26.2	DNCE	"Kissing Strangers"

Week 6: Finale (May 22 & 23)

The Top 4 performed on Monday, May 22, 2017, with the final results following on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Finalists performed a solo cover song, a duet with their coach, and an original song. iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Duski, Blue, Jesse Larson and Moulden. 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
Blake Shelton	Aliyah Moulden	10	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"	5	"Dancing in the Street"	1	"Never Be Lonely"	Third place
Adam Levine	Jesse Larson	2	"Takin' It to the Streets"	7	"Let's Go Crazy"	9	"Woman"	Fourth place
Alicia Keys	Chris Blue	12	"Rhythm Nation"	3	"Diamonds and Pearls"	6	"Money on You"	Winner
Blake Shelton	Lauren Duski	4	"The Dance"	8	"There's a Tear in My Beer"	11	"Deja Vu"	Runner-up

Order	Performer	Song
28.1	Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Mark Isaiah	"Despacito"
28.2	Rascal Flatts and Brennley Brown	"Yours If You Want It"
28.3	CeeLo Green and Jesse Larson	"Shining Star"
28.4	Little Big Town and Lauren Duski	"Better Man"
28.5	Gwen Stefani and Hunter Plake	"Don't Speak"
28.6	Zedd and Alessia Cara	"Stay"
28.7	Usher and Chris Blue	"Everybody Hurts"
28.8	Chris Stapleton	"Either Way"
28.9	Gladys Knight, TSoul and Vanessa Ferguson	"You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" / "If I Were Your Woman"
28.10	Miley Cyrus	"Malibu"
28.11	Alessia Cara and Aliyah Moulden	"Scars to Your Beautiful"
28.12	Jennifer Hudson	"Remember Me"
28.13	Chris Blue	Money on You

Elimination chart

Overall

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