The Voice of Germany (season 8)
The eighth season of the talent show The Voice of Germany premiered on October 18, 2018 on ProSieben and on October 21, 2018 on Sat.1. The returning coaches, Michi & Smudo returning for their fifth season, Yvonne Catterfeld returning for her third season and Mark Forster returning for his second season and with the new coach, Michael Patrick Kelly, replacing Samu Haber. Both hosts returned Thore Schölermann returning for his seventh season and Lena Gercke returning for her fourth season.
On December 16, 2018, Samuel Rösch was crowned the winner of The Voice of Germany 2018, marking Michael Patrick Kelly's first win as a coach.
Coaches and hosts
On May 19, 2018, it was announced that after 2 years Samu Haber would not be returning to the show. On June 20, 2018, it was announced that Haber was replaced by new coach Michael Patrick Kelly and returning coaches Michi & Smudo, Yvonne Catterfeld and Mark Forster.Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke both returned as hosts.
Teams
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The Sing Off determines which three artists from each team will advance to the final round of competition, the Semi Final. In this round, after an artist performs, he or she will sit in one of three seats above the stage. The first three artists performing from each team will sit down, but once the fourth artist performs, a coach has the choice of replacing the fourth artist with any artist sitting down or eliminating them immediately. Once all artists have performed, those who remain seated will advance to the Semi Final. The two Sing Off episodes was broadcast on 2 and 6 December.;Color key
Live Shows
Week 1: Semifinals (December 9)
The semi final aired on December 9, 2018 – with three acts from each team performing. The public chose one artist from each team to advance to the final.- Group performance: Rita Ora and Top 12 - "Let You Love Me"
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Voting | Result |
| 1 | Mark Forster | Diana Babalola | "Crazy" | 16,7% | Eliminated |
| 2 | Mark Forster | Rahel Maas | "Schön Genug" | 26,2% | Eliminated |
| 3 | Mark Forster | Jessica Schaffler | "Head Above Water" | 56,1% | Advanced |
| 4 | Michi Beck & Smudo | Eros Atomus Isler | "Another Love" | 37,6% | Advanced |
| 5 | Michi Beck & Smudo | Clifford Dwenger | "California Love" | 31,0% | Eliminated |
| 6 | Michi Beck & Smudo | Coby Grant | "Let It Go" | 31,4% | Eliminated |
| 7 | Yvonne Catterfeld | James Smith Jr. | "Summer Love" | 9,9% | Eliminated |
| 8 | Yvonne Catterfeld | Linda Alkhodor | "Scars to Your Beautiful" | 31,6% | Eliminated |
| 9 | Yvonne Catterfeld | Benjamin Dolic | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | 58,5% | Advanced |
| 10 | Michael Patrick Kelly | Matthias Nebel | "Wrecking Ball" | 19,8% | Eliminated |
| 11 | Michael Patrick Kelly | Samuel Rösch | "Der Weg" | 47,0% | Advanced |
| 12 | Michael Patrick Kelly | Bernarda Brunovic | "Free Your Mind" | 33,2% | Eliminated |
Week 2: Finale (December 16)
The final aired on December 16, 2018 – with one artist from each team performing.| Coach | Artist | Order | Solo Song | Order | Duet Song | Order | Duet Song | Voting | Result |
| Mark Forster | Jessica Schaffler | 5 | "A Million Dreams" | 9 | "Einmal" | 1 | "Half Good As You" | 14.99% | Third place |
| Michi Beck & Smudo | Eros Atomus Isler | 7 | "Fly Me To The Moon" | 2 | "Zusammen" | 11 | "Thursday" | 13.52% | Fourth place |
| Michael Patrick Kelly | Samuel Rösch | 3 | "In Diesem Moment" | 6 | "Auf Uns" | 10 | "Love Someone" | 54.89% | Winner |
| Yvonne Catterfeld | Benjamin Dolic | 12 | "She's Out of My Life" | 4 | "Creep" | 8 | "Ruin My Life" | 16.60% | Runner-up |
Elimination Chart
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