The Voice of Germany (season 1)
| Broadcast from | November 24, 2011 – February 10, 2012 |
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| Judges |
Nena Xavier Naidoo Rea Garvey The BossHoss |
| Host(s) |
Stefan Gödde Doris Golpashin (V Reporter) |
| Broadcaster | ProSieben and Sat.1 |
| Finals venue | TV Studio Adlershof |
| Ivy Quainoo | |
Ivy Quainoo in concert in Stuttgart, May 2012
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| Origin | Berlin, Germany / Ghana |
| Song | "Do You Like What You See" |
| Genre(s) | Soul, Pop |
| Kim Sanders | |
The Voice of Germany (season 1) is a German reality talent show that premiered on 24 November 2011 on ProSieben and Sat.1. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series.
In April 2011, ProSieben announced its intention to bring an adaptation of The Voice of Holland to the Germany. In July 2011, ProSieben began announcements of the coaches/judges for the series. First to sign on were Nena and Xavier Naidoo. Rea Garvey and "Boss Burns" (Alec Völkel) & "Hoss Power" (Sascha Vollmer) came on board in late August 2011.
Stefan Gödde is the show's host. Doris Golpashin is hosting backstage special for the official website. Season 1 premiered on ProSieben on 24 November 2011. RTL took on a ratings fight when they programmed their successful talent show Das Supertalent against newcomer The Voice of Germany. While RTL could win the battle overall with 5.83 million viewers (18.1% market share) compared to The Voice of Germany's 3.89 million viewers (12.4% market share), the ProSieben show won among the target group 14-49 with 3.06 million viewers (23.8% market share) against Das Supertalent's 2.99 million viewers (22.8% market share). The following day, The Voice of Germany aired on Sat.1 for the first time.
On Sat.1, The Voice of Germany extended its viewers to 4.36 million viewers (14.3% market share) overall and in the target group 14-49 the viewers were almost the same with 3.05 million viewers (26.6% market share).
The castings to the first season took place in June and July, 2011, however, were not shown on television. About 150 the singers – more than three-quarters of them with experience of the stage – were invited to the Blind Auditions. These were taped at the end of August and at the beginning of September, 2011 in Berlin and were emitted from 24 November to 9 December 2011 in six telecasts. The jury chose 64 candidates in the second phase, in the Nena and Rea Garvey with 16, The BossHoss with 15 and Xavier Naidoo with 17 candidates entered.
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