The Voice | |
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Genre | Reality competition |
Created by | John de Mol |
Directed by | Alan Carter |
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Composer(s) | Martijn Schimmer |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 12 |
No. of episodes | 309 |
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Location(s) | Universal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 44–104 minutes |
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Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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Original network | NBC |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Original release | April 26, 2011 | – present
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Related shows | The Voice (franchise) |
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Official website | www |
The Voice is an American reality television singing competition broadcast on NBC. Based on the original The Voice of Holland, the concept of the series is to find currently unsigned singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers, age 13 or over, drawn from public auditions. The winner is determined by television viewers voting by telephone, Internet, SMS text, and iTunes Store purchases of the audio-recorded artists' vocal performances. They receive US$100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group for winning the competition. The winners of the twelve seasons have been: Javier Colon, Jermaine Paul, Cassadee Pope, Danielle Bradbery, Tessanne Chin, Josh Kaufman, Craig Wayne Boyd, Sawyer Fredericks, Jordan Smith, Alisan Porter, Sundance Head, and Chris Blue.
The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances and guide their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the season. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach. Members of the coaching panel include Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera (seasons 1–3, 5, 8, 10), CeeLo Green (seasons 1–3, 5), Shakira (season 4, 6), Usher (season 4, 6), Gwen Stefani (season 7, 9, 12), Pharrell Williams (seasons 7–10), Miley Cyrus (season 11, 13), Alicia Keys (seasons 11–12), and Jennifer Hudson (season 13).