The Voice (U.S. season 8)
| Broadcast from | February 23 – May 19, 2015 |
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| Judges | |
| Host(s) | Carson Daly |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Sawyer Fredericks | |
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| Origin | Fultonville, New York |
| Song | "Please" |
| Genre(s) | Folk Rock |
| Coach | Pharrell Williams |
| Meghan Linsey | |
The eighth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on February 23, 2015 on NBC.Carson Daly returned as host. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Pharrell Williams returned as coaches. Gwen Stefani did not return for season eight, making room for the return of Christina Aguilera after a two-season absence. Sawyer Fredericks, of Team Pharrell, won the competition, after having set a show record by posting nine top ten iTunes singles in two straight weeks.
Christina Aguilera returned from a two-season hiatus, rejoining Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Pharrell Williams. The advisors for this season included Lionel Richie for Team Pharrell, Meghan Trainor for Team Blake, Nick Jonas for Team Christina, and Ellie Goulding for Team Adam.Nate Ruess served as an advisor for all teams during the knockouts.
The first phase of the competition, the Blind Auditions, were taped October 26–29, 2014, began airing when the season premiered on February 23, 2015. Adam Levine auditioned as a joke in episode three with the song "Tiny Dancer," with all four chairs turning (Pharrell turned Adam's chair). He "chose" Christina.
The four coaches performed "Are You Gonna Go My Way".
The fifth episode, titled "Best of the Blinds," was a recap of all the Blind Auditions broadcast up to that point.
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