Vocea României (season 2)
The second season of the Romanian reality talent show Vocea României premiered on ProTV on September 25, 2012. It was hosted by Pavel Bartoș and Nicoleta Luciu, while Vlad Roșca was the social media correspondent. All four coaches returned for their second season.
The season expanded from the first season: each coach had fourteen artists on their team, rather than twelve as in the first season, resulting in 24 contestants qualifying for the live shows, as opposed to 20 the previous year. The blind auditions have also been extended from five to six episodes. The pre-selection phase was extended to more locations across Romania; they were held June 4 to June 29, 2012, in Bucharest, Iași, Constanța, Timișoara and Cluj-Napoca.
The season finale aired on December 26, 2012. Julie Mayaya, mentored by coach Horia Brenciu, was declared winner of the season. It was Brenciu's first victory as a coach.
Pre-selections
Pre-selections took place in the following cities:| Location | Date | Venue |
| Bucharest | Ramada Bucharest Parc Hotel | |
| Iași | Hotel Unirea | |
| Constanța | Hotel Palace | |
| Timișoara | Hotel Continental | |
| Cluj-Napoca | Hotel Belvedere |
Teams
;Color keyBlind auditions
The first phase of the competition, the blind auditions, taped August 6–9, 2012 at the MediaPro Studios, Buftea, began airing when the season premiered on September 25, 2012.;Color key
| Coach hit his/her "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 his or her "I WANT YOU" button |
Episode 1 (September 25)
The first of six pre-recorded audition episodes aired on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. The show started with the four coaches and the season 1 finalists singing "Moves like Jagger".Episode 2 (October 2)
The second episode aired on October 2, 2012.Episode 3 (October 9)
The third episode aired on October 9, 2012.Episode 4 (October 19)
The fourth episode aired on October 19, 2012.Episode 5 (October 23)
The fifth episode was aired on October 23, 2012.Episode 6 (October 30)
The sixth and last blind audition episode aired on October 30, 2012.* Host Pavel Bartoș auditioned as a joke. The coaches immediately recognized him and turned around, though, obviously, Bartoș did not join either of their teams.
The battles
After the blind auditions, each coach had fourteen contestants for the battle rounds, taped October 15–17, 2012 at the MediaPro Studios, Buftea, and aired November 6–20, 2012. Coaches began narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants with the help of "trusted advisors". Each episode featured nine or ten battles consisting of pairings from within each team, and each battle concluding with the respective coach eliminating one of the two contestants.The trusted advisors for these episodes are: Monica Anghel working with Horia Brenciu; Cristi Minculescu working with Loredana Groza; Șerban Cazan working with Smiley and Randi working with Marius Moga
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| Artist won the battle and advanced to the next round | |
| Artist lost the battle and was eliminated |
Episode 7 (6 November)
The seventh episode aired on November 6, 2012.| Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser |
| Loredana Groza | 1 | Teodor Manciulea | "Baby" | Bernard Lazăr |
| Smiley | 2 | Laura Gherescu | "7 Seconds" | Jan Șelaru |
| Marius Moga | 3 | Cezar Dometi | "Starlight" | Dorin Ochenatu |
| Horia Brenciu | 4 | Vlad Simon | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | Diana Moșneagu |
| Loredana Groza | 5 | Ciprian Teodorescu | "Have I Told You Lately" | Magdalena Cichirdan |
| Smiley | 6 | Andreea Olariu | "When You Believe" | Camelia Marinescu |
| Marius Moga | 7 | Imre Vízi | "I Wan'na Be like You " | Mihai Toma |
| Horia Brenciu | 8 | Camelia Sterea | "My Number One" | Izabela Simion |
| Loredana Groza | 9 | Cristi Nistor | "Drops of Jupiter " | Alexandru Simion |
Episode 8 (13 November)
The eighth episode aired on November 13, 2012.| Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser |
| Horia Brenciu | 1 | Laurian Manta | "Pleacă" | Maria Alexievici |
| Smiley | 2 | George Liliac | "Dancing in the Street" | Eduard Buday |
| Marius Moga | 3 | :ro:Hotel FM|David Bryan | "To the Moon and Back" | Marcel Roșca |
| Loredana Groza | 4 | Ana-Maria Alexie | "I Got You Babe" | Ștefan Gheorghiu |
| Horia Brenciu | 5 | :ro:Dalma Kovács|Dalma Kovács | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Marius Bălan |
| Loredana Groza | 6 | Ricardo Caria | "María" | Daddy |
| Smiley | 7 | Loredana Ciobotaru | "Cryin'" | :ro:Elena Vasile|Elena Vasile |
| Marius Moga | 8 | Maria-Mirabela Cismaru | "You're the One That I Want" | Claudiu Zamfira |
| Horia Brenciu | 9 | Ioana Cristea | "Beauty and the Beast" | Robert Nicolae |
| Smiley | 10 | Silviu Pașca | "Beggin'" | Dragoș Cristiu |
Episode 9 (20 November)
The ninth episode aired on November 20, 2012.| Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser |
| Marius Moga | 1 | Fely Donose | "If I Ain't Got You" | Cristina Bondoc |
| Horia Brenciu | 2 | Julie Mayaya | "Black or White" | Ovidiu Lazăr |
| Smiley | 3 | Mihail Gheorghe | "Would I Lie to You?" | Matei Sorescu |
| Loredana Groza | 4 | Daria Corbu | "Call Me Maybe" | Teodora Secui |
| Marius Moga | 5 | Robert Reamzy | "Diamonds and Pearls" | Oana Muntean |
| Horia Brenciu | 6 | Maria Cojocaru | "You Shook Me All Night Long" | Mihai Grigoraș |
| Smiley | 7 | Tibi Scobiola | "Lucky" | Cristina Caramarcu |
| Loredana Groza | 8 | Nicoleta Gavriliță | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Răzvan Ștef |
| Marius Moga | 9 | Monica Odagiu | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Monica Merișan |
The sing-off
At the end of the battle rounds, each coach advanced five contestants from their team to the live shows, leaving the other two to duel for the sixth and last spot, in an extra round called "the sing-off". The contestants sang their blind audition songs again and the coaches chose one contestant each.Color key:
| Artist won the Sing off and advanced to the Live shows | |
| Artist lost the Sing off and was eliminated |
Live shows
;Color key:| Artist was saved by the public vote | |
| Artist was chosen by their coach | |
| Artist was eliminated |
Live Playoffs (Week 1)
Three contestants from each team competed in each of the first two live shows, which aired on Tuesday, November 27 and Saturday, December 1, 2012, respectively. In either of the two shows, the public vote could save one contestant from each team, the second one being chosen by the coach. The third-placed contestant was eliminated. The sing-off concept remained a battles-only feature after the first season and disappeared from the live shows.| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Smiley | 1 | Loredana Ciobotaru | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Smiley's choice |
| Smiley | 2 | Laura Gherescu | "Empire State of Mind" | Eliminated |
| Smiley | 3 | Silviu Pașca | "Lose Yourself" / "Dream On" | Public vote |
| Loredana Groza | 4 | Ciprian Teodorescu | "She's a Lady" | Public vote |
| Loredana Groza | 5 | Ana-Maria Alexie | "Man Down" | Loredana's choice |
| Loredana Groza | 6 | Daria Corbu | "Titanium" | Eliminated |
| Horia Brenciu | 7 | Maria Cojocaru | "Euphoria" | Eliminated |
| Horia Brenciu | 8 | Vlad Simon | "Come Together" | Public vote |
| Horia Brenciu | 9 | Dalma Kovács | "Hot n Cold" | Brenciu's choice |
| Marius Moga | 10 | Maria-Mirabela Cismaru | "What's Up?" | Eliminated |
| Marius Moga | 11 | Imre Vízi | "How Come, How Long" | Public vote |
| Marius Moga | 12 | Fely Donose | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Moga's choice |
| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Horia Brenciu | 1 | Laurian Manta | ":ro:Adrian Daminescu|România" | Public vote |
| Horia Brenciu | 2 | Ioana Cristea | ":ro:Oana Sârbu|Te iubeam" | Eliminated |
| Horia Brenciu | 3 | Julie Mayaya | ":ro:Elena Cârstea|Ochii tăi" | Brenciu's choice |
| Loredana Groza | 4 | Teodor Manciulea | "O inimă de 16 ani" | Loredana's choice |
| Loredana Groza | 5 | Nicoleta Gavriliță | "Un actor grăbit" | Eliminated |
| Loredana Groza | 6 | Cristi Nistor | "Kalašnjikov" / "Gas Gas" | Public vote |
| Marius Moga | 7 | David Bryan | ":ro:Proconsul |Cerul" | Eliminated |
| Marius Moga | 8 | Robert Reamzy | "Sign Your Name" | Public vote |
| Marius Moga | 9 | Cezar Dometi | ":ro:Mihaela Mihai|De-ai fi tu salcie la mal" | Moga's choice |
| Smiley | 10 | Mihail Gheorghe | "Good Golly, Miss Molly" | Eliminated |
| Smiley | 11 | Tibi Scobiola | ":ro:Ioan Bocșa|Ană, zorile se varsă" | Public vote |
| Smiley | 12 | Andreea Olariu | "Show Me How You Burlesque" | Smiley's choice |
Quarterfinals (Week 2 & Week 3 - Part 1)
Team Brenciu and Team Smiley competed in the third live show, which aired on Tuesday, December 4. Team Loredana and Team Moga competed in the fourth live show, which aired on Tuesday, December 11. In each team, the winner of the public televote advanced to the next stage, while the 4th-placed contestant was eliminated. The coach got to save one of the remaining two contestants.| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Horia Brenciu | 1 | Dalma Kovács | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Public elimination |
| Smiley | 2 | Silviu Pașca | "Jump" | Smiley's choice |
| Horia Brenciu | 3 | Laurian Manta | "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" | Brenciu's choice |
| Smiley | 4 | Andreea Olariu | "Survivor" | Public elimination |
| Horia Brenciu | 5 | Julie Mayaya | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Public vote |
| Smiley | 6 | Tibi Scobiola | "Secrets" | Public vote |
| Horia Brenciu | 7 | Vlad Simon | "Smooth" | Brenciu's elimination |
| Smiley | 8 | Loredana Ciobotaru | "Russian Roulette" | Smiley's elimination |
| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Loredana Groza | 1 | Ciprian Teodorescu | "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" | Public vote |
| Marius Moga | 2 | Robert Reamzy | "Earth Song" | Moga's elimination |
| Loredana Groza | 3 | Ana-Maria Alexie | "Just One of Those Things" / "Look at Me Now" | Loredana's elimination |
| Marius Moga | 4 | Cezar Dometi | "Still Loving You" | Public elimination |
| Loredana Groza | 5 | Teodor Manciulea | "I'll Be There" | Public elimination |
| Marius Moga | 6 | Imre Vízi | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Moga's choice |
| Loredana Groza | 7 | Cristi Nistor | "It's My Life" | Loredana's choice |
| Marius Moga | 8 | Fely Donose | "Don't Let Go " | Public vote |
Semi-final (Week 3 - Part 2)
All eight remaining contestants performed two songs each in the semi-final on Friday, December 14, 2012: a duet with one of their coach's season 1 contestants and a solo song. Within each team, the coach and the viewers each had a 50/50 say; the contestant with the highest combined score went on to the final.| Coach | Artist | Order | Duet Song | Order | Solo Song | Result |
| Smiley | Tibi Scobiola | 1 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | 13 | "Living on My Own" | Advanced |
| Horia Brenciu | Laurian Manta | 10 | "The Prayer" | 2 | "Mamma Knows Best" | Eliminated |
| Loredana Groza | Ciprian Teodorescu | 9 | "Suspicious Minds" | 3 | "We Are Young" | Eliminated |
| Marius Moga | Imre Vízi | 4 | "Hotel California" | 14 | "Grace Kelly" | Advanced |
| Smiley | Silviu Pașca | 5 | "Written in the Stars" | 12 | "Mad World" | Eliminated |
| Horia Brenciu | Julie Mayaya | 11 | "Freedom! '90" | 6 | " A Natural Woman" | Advanced |
| Marius Moga | Fely Donose | 15 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | 7 | "Diamonds" | Eliminated |
| Loredana Groza | Cristi Nistor | 8 | "Corazón espinado" | 16 | "The Lady in Red" | Advanced |
Final (Week 4)
The top 4 contestants performed in the grand final on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. This week, the four finalists performed a solo song, a duet with their coach and a duet with a celebrity. The public vote determined the winner, and that resulted in a victory for Julie Mayaya, Horia Brenciu's first victory as a coach.| Coach | Artist | Order | Solo song | Order | Duet song | Order | Duet song | Result |
| Marius Moga | Imre Vízi | 12 | "Somewhere over the Rainbow" | 1 | ":ro:Simplu|Oficial îmi merge bine" | 8 | "No Woman, No Cry" * | Runner-up |
| Smiley | Tibi Scobiola | 5 | "Back for Good" | 10 | "Baby, I Love Your Way" | 2 | "Endless Love" | Fourth place |
| Horia Brenciu | Julie Mayaya | 3 | "Je t'aime" | 9 | "Cose della vita – Can't Stop Thinking of You" | 6 | Medley : ":ro:Nelu Ploieșteanu|Vânzătoarea de plăceri" "Fetițele din București" "Suflet candriu de papugiu" "Sanie cu zurgălăi" "Strada speranței" "Morărița" ":ro:Mihai Constantinescu|O lume minunată" | Winner |
| Loredana Groza | Cristi Nistor | 7 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | 11 | "Ileană, Ileană" | 4 | "Eternal Flame" | Third place |
* Imre Vízi and Pacha Man were supposed to sing "Același sânge", but the latter was unable to make it to the MediaPro Studios on time due to being stranded on an international airport on a very snowy day. As a result, Vízi and a few other contestants had an improvised performance instead.
| Order | Performer | Song |
| 1 | Ana-Maria, Laurian, Imre Vízi, Loredana Ciobotaru, David, Nicoleta, Ioana, Julie, Daria, Fely, Teodor, Cristi, Laura, Silviu, Cezar, Mihail, Ciprian and Tibi | "" |
| 2 | Dana International | "Diva" |
| 3 | Alice Francis | "St. James Ballroom" |
| 4 | Alice Francis and Ștefan Stan | "White Christmas" |
| 5 | Silviu, Imre Vízi, Ciprian, Ioana, Teodor, Julie, Daria, Loredana Ciobotaru, Fely, Laura, Ana-Maria, David, Cezar, Nicoleta, Laurian, Mihail, Cristi, Tibi | ":ro:Astăzi s-a născut Hristos|Astăzi s-a născut Hristos" |
| 6 | Dana International | "Makat khom " |
| 7 | Julie Mayaya and Horia Brenciu | "Cose della vita – Can't Stop Thinking of You" |
Elimination chart
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