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| Genre | Talent show |
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| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 135 |
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| Executive producer | Christiane Knaup |
| Production locations | Studio Adlershof,Berlin |
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| Release | 24 November 2011 (2011-11-24) – present |
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The Voice of Germany is a Germanrealitytalent show created byJohn de Mol, based on the conceptThe Voice of Holland and itsinternational series. It began airing onProSieben andSat.1 on 24 November 2011.[2]
There are five different stages to the show: producers' auditions, blind auditions, battle rounds, sing offs, and live shows. There have been fourteen winners to date:Ivy Quainoo,Nick Howard,Andreas Kümmert,Charley Ann Schmutzler,Jamie-Lee Kriewitz,Tay Schmedtmann,Natia Todua,Samuel Rösch,Claudia Emmanuela Santoso,Paula Dalla Corte,Sebastian Krenz,Anny Ogrezeanu,Malou Lovis Kreyelkamp, and the latestJennifer Lynn.
The show was originally presented byStefan Gödde. Since 2012,Thore Schölermann has presented the show. From 2015 until 2021, Schölermann hosted the show together withLena Gercke. In the tenth season,Annemarie Carpendale replaced Gercke as the new host, for the first stages. In the eleventh season,Melissa Khalaj replaced Schölermann in the semi-final andSteven Gätjen replaced him in the final. Since 2022, Schölermann has been hosting the show with Melissa Khalaj. The coaches for the current fifteenth season areRea Garvey,Michi &Smudo,Shirin David, andNico Santos. Other coaches from previous seasons includeNena,The BossHoss,Xavier Naidoo,Max Herre,Samu Haber,Stefanie Kloß,Andreas Bourani,Mark Forster,Yvonne Catterfeld,Michael Patrick Kelly,Alice Merton,Sido,Johannes Oerding,Sarah Connor,Peter Maffay,Giovanni Zarrella,Bill & Tom Kaulitz,Ronan Keating, andKamrad. In the ninth season, Nico Santos was featured as an off-screen fifth coach for the so-calledComeback Stage contestants.Michael Schulte took over as theComeback Stage coach for the tenth season andElif Demirezer featured as theComeback Stage coach in season eleven. TheComeback Stage was discontinued for the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth seasons before returning for the fifteenth season, whereCalum Scott is featured as theComeback Stage coach.
On 5 April 2013, thekids version of the show premiered onSat.1 and has since continued for thirteen seasons. On 23 December 2018, aseniors version of the show premiered onSat.1. Two seasons aired before the show was canceled.[3]
The Voice is a reality television series that features four coaches looking for a talented new artist, who could become a global superstar. As the title indicates, the coaches judge their vocal ability and not their looks, personalities or stage presence. There are four different stages: producers' auditions, blind auditions, the battle phase and live shows.
The first stage of the show is not broadcast. The producers of the show audition all the artists that submitted themselves via the form on the website. The artists selected by the producers then proceed to the blind auditions where they have to perform for the coaches. Each coach has the length of the auditioner's performance (about one minute) to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same singer (as happens frequently), the singer has the final choice of coach. However, if no coach turns around then the artist is sent home.
Each team of singers is mentored and developed by its respective coach. In the second stage, called the battle phase, coaches have two of their team members battle against each other directly by singing the same song together, with the coach choosing which team member to advance from each of four individual "battles" into the first live round. Within that first live round, the surviving four acts from each team again compete head-to-head, with public votes determining one of two acts from each team that will advance to the final eight, while the coach chooses which of the remaining three acts comprises the other performer remaining on the team.
In the final phase, the remaining contestants (Final 32) compete against each other in live broadcasts. The television audience and the coaches have equal say 50/50 in deciding who moves on to the final 4 phase. With one team member remaining for each coach, the (final 4) contestants compete against each other in the finale with the outcome decided solely by public vote.
In Season 2, the battle format was extended into the live shows. The eight contestants in one team competed in battles until one finalist is left. The winner of these battle was selected by a 50%-mixture of a coach and televoting.
In Season 3, the live show battle format was abolished after it was criticized that popular contestants had to compete against each other. The number of live shows was reduced from six to four. The knockout round where contestants who succeeded from battle rounds compete for live shows was introduced in this season. It was first seen in thethird season of the AmericanThe Voice. The Cross-battle was also introduced in season 3 and was extended to season 4. In season 5, four contestants received the highest vote from the public advanced to the Live Finals regardless of what team they are from. But from the sixth season onwards, only one contestant from each team who received the highest vote out of their teams' top 3 was sent to the finals.
From Season 6 to Season 8, artists that are not selected by any of the coaches leave the stage immediately after their song and do not talk with the coaches. However, in Season 9, the show added a brand new phase of competition calledThe Voice: Comeback Stage bySEAT that was exclusive to thevoiceofgermany.de. It was shown for the first time in thefifteenth season of theAmerican version. After failing to turn a chair in the blind auditions or eliminated from battles and sing offs, artists had the chance to be selected by fifth online-coach to become a member of his person team.[4] The two winners will compete in the live shows against the talents of the main coaches live on TV and so they canThe Voice of Germany win.
In early April 2011, it was announced thatProSieben andSat.1 bought the rights for the show. Devised byJohn de Mol, the creator ofBig Brother,The Voice is based on the Dutch TV programmeThe Voice of Holland and is part ofThe Voice franchise, being based on the similarBritish andAmerican format. In July 2011, ProSieben and Sat.1 began announcements of the coaches for the series. The first season aired in 2011-12 network television schedule. After a successful Season 1, Prosieben and Sat.1 decided to run another season in 2012. After the successful ratings in the blind auditions in Season 2, Prosieben and Sat.1 announced a third season in 2013. In December 2013, it was announced a fourth season, which began airing in October 2014. In June 2015, Prosieben and Sat.1 announced the fifth season for the 2015-16 network television schedule.
In the final of the fifth season, the sixth season was announced for 2017. During the seventh season, it was announced that there would be an eighth season in 2018. In the final of season 8, the ninth season was announced. On 3 November 2019, the tenth season or the anniversary season was announced, which would premiere in 2020.[5] On 16 June 2020, Sat.1 announced that the anniversary series of the casting showThe Voice of Germany will have more episodes than before.[6]
On 11 July 2011, ProSieben and Sat.1 announcedNena andXavier Naidoo as the first two coaches for thefirst season.[7] On 25 August 2011,Rea Garvey and the duoBoss Burns (Alec Völkel) &Hoss Power (Sascha Vollmer) from the bandThe BossHoss were announced as the remaining two coaches.[8] All four coaches returned for thesecond season.[9] Naidoo and Garvey did not return forseason three and were replaced bySamu Haber andMax Herre.[10] On 18 March 2014, Völkel and Vollmer from the band The BossHoss announced that they would no longer be coaches for thefourth season.[11] Five days later,Nena also announced her exit from the show.[12] On 27 March 2014,Michi Beck &Smudo from the bandDie Fantastischen Vier were announced as The BossHoss replacement.[13] On 3 April 2014, Haber announced on Facebook that he would coach in the fourth season. On 6 May 2014, it was announced that Herre had left the show, but Garvey returned after one season hiatus. On 3 July,Silbermond frontwoman Stefanie Kloß announced that she would replace Nena.[14] In early May 2015, Haber announced that he would not be a coach on thefifth season.[15] He was replaced byAndreas Bourani. The other three coaches remained on the show.[16]
On 30 April 2016, it was announced that Garvey would leave the show and Haber would return for thesixth season, after one season hiatus.[17] On 14 June 2016, it was announced that Michi & Smudo and Bourani would continue as coaches, whereas Kloß was replaced byYvonne Catterfeld.[18] For theseventh season, it was announced thatThe Voice Kids coachMark Forster would be joining Catterfeld, Haber and Michi & Smudo as coaches. Bourani was therefore confirmed to have left the show.[19] In May 2018, Haber's management confirmed that he would not be a coach for theeighth season.[20] He was replaced byMichael Patrick Kelly. Catterfeld, Forster and Michi & Smudo all returned as coaches.[21] On 7 April 2019, Michi & Smudo announced their departure fromThe Voice of Germany after five seasons.[22] In May, Catterfeld and Kelly also announced their exits.[23][24] On 26 May 2019, it was announced that Forster would remain as coach, Garvey would return as coach after a three-season hiatus, whereasAlice Merton andSido would be joining the show for the first time.[25] On 21 August 2019, it was announced thatNico Santos would also join season nine as the fifth coach for the Comeback Stage of the competition, increasing the number of teams and finalists from 4 to 5.[26]
In June 2020, it was announced that Sido and Merton would not be in the anniversary series ofThe Voice of Germany.[27][28] On 17 July 2020, it was announced that the anniversary season will include six coaches: 2 solo coaches and 2 duo coaches. The two solos were Forster and Santos and the two duos were Catterfeld & Kloß and Haber & Garvey.[29] On 21 July 2020, it was announced thatMichael Schulte would be the newComeback Stage coach.[30] On 9 June 2021, ProSieben and Sat.1 announced that Garvey, Haber, Kloß and Catterfeld would not be returning for theeleventh season.[31] On 25 June 2021, ProSieben and Sat.1 announced thatJohannes Oerding andSarah Connor as new coaches of the eleventh season, with Forster and Santos returning, andElif Demirezer as the new "Comeback Stage" coach.[32] On 13 April 2022, it was announced that Santos, Connor and Oerding would not be returning for thetwelfth season, whereas Forster would be continuing.[33][34] On 12 May 2022, it was announced that Garvey and Kloß would be returning as coaches for the twelfth series, andPeter Maffay was confirmed as the new coach. In addition, after 3 seasons, it was confirmed that there would be noComeback Stage coach. Hence, the number of finalists would be down to 4 once again.[35] On 28 May 2023, it was announced that all four coaches from the previous season would not be returning for thethirteenth season, meaning that the panel for the thirteenth season will consist of 4 new coaches.[36][37] On 6 June 2023, it was revealed thatRonan Keating,Giovanni Zarrella,Shirin David, andBill & Tom Kaulitz are new coaches for the thirteenth season.[38]
In April 2024, it was confirmed that Keating, Zarrella and The Kaulitz Brothers would not be returning for season fourteen.[39][40][41][42] On 18 May 2024, it was confirmed that the panel would be completely refreshed once again withKamrad debuting as a new coach for season fourteen, alongside Forster returning after a one-season absence, as well as Haber and Catterfeld who re-joined the panel after last coaching in season ten. On 18 April 2025, it was revealed that, once again, all coaches from the previous fourteenth season will not return for the fifteenth season. Two days later, it was announced that Garvey, Michi & Smudo, Santos, and David would return as coaches from their respective hiatuses for the fifteenth season.[43][44] On 19 August 2025, it was announced that the "Comeback Stage" would return withCalum Scott as the coach.[45]
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| Season | Year | Coaches | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | C.S | ||
| 1 | 2011 | Rea | Nena | BossHoss | Xavier | — |
| 2 | 2012 | |||||
| 3 | 2013 | Samu | Max | |||
| 4 | 2014 | Rea | Michi & Smudo | Stefanie | Samu | |
| 5 | 2015 | Stefanie | Michi & Smudo | Andreas | ||
| 6 | 2016 | Samu | Yvonne | |||
| 7 | 2017 | Mark | Michi & Smudo | Yvonne | Samu | |
| 8 | 2018 | Michael Patrick | Mark | |||
| 9 | 2019 | Mark | Alice | Sido | Rea | Nico |
| 10 | 2020 | Yvonne & Stefanie | Nico | Samu & Rea | Michael | |
| 11 | 2021 | Nico | Sarah | Johannes | Elif | |
| 12 | 2022 | Rea | Stefanie | Peter | Mark | — |
| 13 | 2023 | Giovanni | Bill & Tom | Shirin | Ronan | |
| 14 | 2024 | Mark | Yvonne | Kamrad | Samu | |
| 15 | 2025 | Rea | Michi & Smudo | Shirin | Nico | Calum |
Stefan Gödde was announced as the host of the program in July 2011.[46] Since season two, actorThore Schölermann has been hosting the show.[47] From the fifth season until the eleventh season, Schölermann and modelLena Gercke hosted the show together.[48] Since season 12, Schölermann has been hosting the show withMelissa Khalaj.[49]
From season one until season four, Doris Golpashin was as the show's social media correspondent during the live shows.[50]
In the tenth season TV presenterAnnemarie Carpendale hosted the show, only for theblind auditions,battle rounds andsing offs, replacing Gercke, who waspregnant.[51] Gercke returned in thelive shows.[52] In the eleventh season, Schölermann could not be in the semi-final and final, because his wife Jana Schölermann was pregnant.Melissa Khalaj replaced him in thesemi-final, andSteven Gätjen in thefinal.[53]
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| Season | Rea Garvey | Nena | The BossHoss | Xavier Naidoo | — |
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| 1 | Michael Schulte Jasmin Graf Percival Duke Benny Fiedler Charles Simmons Lena Sicks | Kim Sanders Sharron Levy Behnam Moghaddam Yasmina Hunzinger Nina Kutschera Lisa Martine Weller | Ivy Quainoo Ole Feddersen Ramona Nerra Bennie McMillan C Jay Sahar Haluzy | Max Giesinger Mic Donet Rino Galiano Katja Friedenberg Rüdiger Skoczowsky Dominic Sanz | |
| 2 | Nick Howard Michael Heinemann Bianca Böhme Jenna Hoff Karo Fruhner Evi Lancora Rayland Horton Michelle Perera | Isabell Schmidt Brigitte Lorenz Eva Croissant Menna Mulugeta Neo Aisata Blackman Sami & Samira Badawi Michel Schmied | James Borges Rob Fowler Raffa Shira Banggard Steffen Reusch Keye Katcher Lida Martel Christin Kieu Tiffany Kirkland | Michael Lane Freaky T Gil Ofarim Jesper Jürgens Brandon Stone Momo Djender Iveta Mukuchyan Marcel Gabriel | |
| 3 | Samu Haber | Nena | The BossHoss | Max Herre | |
| Chris Schummert Judith van Hel Yvonne Rüller Romina Amann Tesiree Priti Nilima Chowdhury | Tiana Kruskic Emily Intsiful Thorunn Egilsdóttir John Noville Nader Rahy Laura Kattan | Debbie Schippers Caro Trischler Tal Ofarim Aalijah Tabatha Hahnemann David Whitley Anina Schibli | Andreas Kümmert Peer Richter Nico Gomez Yasemin "Jazz" Akkar Violeta Kokollari Katharina Schoofs | ||
| 4 | Rea Garvey | Michi Beck &Smudo | Stefanie Kloß | Samu Haber | |
| Lina Arndt Philipp Leon Altmeyer Alex Hartung Carlos Jerez | Charley Ann Schmutzler Calvin Bynum Stephanie Kurpisch René Lugonic | Marion Campbell Ben Dettinger Björn Amadeus Kahl Anna Liza Risse | Andrei Vesa René Noçon Katrin Ringling Daniel Mehrsadeh | ||
| 5 | Rea Garvey | Stefanie Kloß | Michi Beck & Smudo | Andreas Bourani | |
| Denise Beiler Mary Summer Joshua Harfst | Isabel Ment Dimi Rompos Cheryl Vorsterman van Oijen | Jamie-Lee Kriewitz Tobias Vorwerk Matthias Nzola Zanquila | Ayke Witt Tiffany Kemp Michael Bauereiß | ||
| 6 | Samu Haber | Yvonne Catterfeld | Michi Beck & Smudo | Andreas Bourani | |
| Robin Resch Stas Schurins Florian"Flo"Unger | Boris Alexander Stein Vera Tavares Friedemann Petter | Marc Amacher Robert Ildefonso Yasmin Sidibe | Tay Schmedtmann Lucie Fischer Michael Caliman | ||
| 7 | Mark Forster | Michi Beck & Smudo | Yvonne Catterfeld | Samu Haber | |
| Benedikt Köstler Michael Russ Filiz Arslan | Anna Heimrath Meike Hammerschmidt Dzenan Buldic | BB Thomaz Melvin Vardouniotis Gregor Hägele | Natia Todua Janina Beyerlein Lara Samira Will | ||
| 8 | Michael Patrick Kelly | Michi Beck & Smudo | Yvonne Catterfeld | Mark Forster | |
| Samuel Rösch Bernarda Brunović Matthias Nebel | Eros Atomus Isler Coby Grant Clifford Dwenger | Benjamin Dolic Linda Alkhodor James Smith Jr. | Jessica Schaffler Rahel Maas Diana Babalola | ||
| 9 | Mark Forster | Alice Merton | Sido | Rea Garvey | Nico Santos |
| Fidi Steinbeck Oxa | Claudia Emmanuela Santoso Mariel Kirschall | Freschta Akbarzada Larissa Pitzen | Erwin Kintop Marita Hintz | Lucas Rieger Celine Abeling | |
| 10 | Mark Forster | Yvonne Catterfeld & Stefanie Kloß | Nico Santos | Samu Haber & Rea Garvey | Michael Schulte |
| Tosari Udayana Sion Jung | Oliver Henrich Juan Geck | Jonas & Mael Nico Traut | Paula Dalla Corte Matthias Nebel | Alessandro Pola Mickela Löffel | |
| 11 | Mark Forster | Nico Santos | Sarah Connor | Johannes Oerding | Elif Demirezer |
| Florian & Charlene The Razzzones Luna Farina | Gugu Zulu Kati Lamberts Jennifer Williams | Katarina Mihaljević Archippe Ombang Joel Zupan | Sebastian Krenz Ann Sophie Zeynep Avci | Linda Elsener Sascha Salvati | |
| 12 | Rea Garvey | Stefanie Kloß | Peter Maffay | Mark Forster | — |
| Tammo Förster Jan Bleeker Sophie Frei | Basti Schmidt Lizi Gogua Luan Huber | Julian Pförtner Nel Lewicki Susan Agbor | Anny Ogrezeanu Bruno Flütsch Marlon Falter | ||
| 13 | Giovanni Zarrella | Bill & Tom Kaulitz | Shirin David | Ronan Keating | Kool Savas |
| Desirey Sarpong Agyemang | Malou Lovis Kreyelkamp Joel Marques Cunha Marc Altergott Naomi Mbiyeya Niclas Scholz | Joy Esquivias Kim Schutzius Danilo Timm Finja Bernau | Egon Herrnleben Emely Myles | Leon "Ezo" Weick | |
| 14 | Mark Forster | Yvonne Catterfeld | Kamrad | Samu Haber | — |
| Jenny Hohlbauch Kathrin German | Sebastian Zappel Gian Carlos Navea Gabriela Kyeremateng Kadischa Weiß | Ingrid Arthur Nico Klemm | Jennifer Lynn Emily König Iman Rashay Loulia Esteves | ||
| 15 | Rea Garvey | Michi Beck & Smudo | Shirin David | Nico Santos | Calum Scott |
| Max Pesé | Bernarda Brunović Lisa Asante Karl Frierson II | Ereza Oxa | Greta Heimann Louk Jones |
From the first season until the fourth the coaches' advisors was in the Battle rounds and from season six until season twelve were in the Sing Offs.
| Season | Team Rea | Team Nena | Team BossHoss | Team Xavier |
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| 1 | Nerina Pallot | Derek von Krogh | Jan Löchel | Michael Herberger |
| 2 | Andy Chatterley | |||
| 3 | Team Samu | Team Nena | Team BossHoss | Team Max |
| Brix | Derek von Krogh John Andrews | Jan Löchel | Sékou | |
| 4 | Team Rea | Team Michi & Smudo | Team Stefanie | Team Samu |
| Andy Chatterley | Thomilla | Alexander Freund | Brix | |
| 5 | Team Rea | Team Stefanie | Team Michi & Smudo | Team Andreas |
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| 6 | Team Samu | Team Yvonne | Team Michi & Smudo | Team Andreas |
| Shawn Mendes | Alicia Keys | Robbie Williams | Emeli Sandé | |
| 7 | Team Mark | Team Yvonne | Team Michi & Smudo | Team Samu |
| Rita Ora | Demi Lovato | Beth Ditto | Jason Derulo | |
| 8 | Team Michael Patrick | Team Michi & Smudo | Team Yvonne | Team Mark |
| Olly Murs | Jess Glynne | Josh Groban | Dua Lipa | |
| 9 | Team Mark | Team Alice | Team Sido | Team Rea |
| Natasha Bedingfield | Ryan Tedder | James Blunt | Michael Schulte | |
| 10 | Team Mark | Team Yvonne & Stefanie | Team Nico | Team Samu & Rea |
| Joy Denalane | Clueso | Lea | David Guetta | |
| 11 | Team Mark | Team Nico | Team Sarah | Team Johannes |
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| 12 | Team Rea | Team Stefanie | Team Peter | Team Mark |
| Tones and I | Lena Meyer-Landrut | Wincent Weiss | Calum Scott | |
| 13 | Team Giovanni | Team Bill & Tom | Team Shirin | Team Ronan |
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| 14 | Team Mark | Team Yvonne | Team Kamrad | Team Samu |
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| 15 | Team Rea | Team Michi & Smudo | Team Shirin | Team Nico |
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| TeamBossHoss | TeamMark | TeamElif | |||||||||||
| TeamNena | TeamMichael Patrick | TeamPeter | |||||||||||
| TeamRea | TeamAlice | TeamGiovanni | |||||||||||
| TeamXavier | TeamSido | TeamBill & Tom | |||||||||||
| TeamMax | TeamNico | TeamShirin | |||||||||||
| TeamSamu | TeamSamu &Rea | TeamRonan | |||||||||||
| TeamStefanie | TeamYvonne &Stefanie | TeamKamrad | |||||||||||
| TeamMichi &Smudo | TeamMichael | ||||||||||||
| TeamAndreas | TeamJohannes | ||||||||||||
| TeamYvonne | TeamSarah |
| Season | Aired in | Winner | Other finalists | Winning coach | Host(s) | |||||
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| 1 | 2011 | Ivy Quainoo | Kim Sanders | Michael Schulte | Max Giesinger | — | — | The BossHoss | Stefan Gödde | — |
| 2 | 2012 | Nick Howard | Isabell Schmidt | Michael Lane | James Borges | Rea Garvey | Thore Schölermann | |||
| 3 | 2013 | Andreas Kümmert | Chris Schummert | Judith van Hel | Debbie Schippers | Max Herre | ||||
| 4 | 2014 | Charley Ann Schmutzler | Lina Arndt | Andrei Vesa | Marion Campbell | Michi &Smudo | ||||
| 5 | 2015 | Jamie-Lee Kriewitz | Ayke Witt | Tiffany Kemp | Isabel Ment | Lena Gercke | ||||
| 6 | 2016 | Tay Schmedtmann | Robin Resch | Marc Amacher | Boris A. Stein | Andreas Bourani | ||||
| 7 | 2017 | Natia Todua | Benedikt Köstler | Anna Heimrath | BB Thomaz | Samu Haber | ||||
| 8 | 2018 | Samuel Rösch | Benjamin Dolic | Jessica Schaffler | Eros A. Isler | Michael P. Kelly | ||||
| 9 | 2019 | Claudia E. Santoso | Erwin Kintop | Lucas Rieger | Fidi Steinbeck | Freschta Akbarzada | Alice Merton | |||
| 10 | 2020 | Paula Dalla Corte | Oliver Henrich | Jonas & Mael | Alessandro Pola | Tosari Udayana | Samu &Rea | |||
| 11 | 2021 | Sebastian Krenz | Gugu Zulu | Katarina Mihaljević | Linda Elsener | Florian & Charlene | Johannes Oerding | |||
| 12 | 2022 | Anny Ogrezeanu | Julian Pförtner | Tammo Förster | Basti Schmidt | — | Mark Forster | Melissa Khalaj | ||
| 13 | 2023 | Malou Lovis Kreyelkamp | Desirey S. Agyemang | Egon Herrnleben | Joy Esquivias | Emely Myles | Bill & Tom Kaulitz | |||
| 14 | 2024 | Jennifer Lynn | Jenny Hohlbauch | Sebastian Zappel | Emily König | Kathrin German | Ingrid Arthur | Samu Haber | ||
| 15 | 2025 | Current season | ||||||||
The first season of the show was aired from 24 November 2011 to 10 February 2012. The first season was moderated byStefan Gödde and backstage by Doris Golpashin. The coaches were pop musicianNena, soul singerXavier Naidoo, singer and guitaristRea Garvey, and duo Alec Völkel and Sascha Vollmer from the bandThe BossHoss. The winner wasIvy Quainoo from Team BossHoss.
Ivy Quainoo debuted at No. 2 on the German Media Control charts with her debut single "Do You Like What You See", while the other three finalists also made it into the top 20.
The second season ofThe Voice of Germany aired from 18 October to 14 December 2012.[54] The second season was moderated byThore Schölermann. The four coaches and the backstage presenter remained the same as in season one. The winner of the second season wasNick Howard from Team Rea with his song "Unbreakable".
The third season ofThe Voice of Germany was aired from 17 October to 20 December 2013.[55] In addition to the previous coaches Nena and the duo from The BossHoss, the coaches included rapper and music producerMax Herre and songwriter, singer and guitaristSamu Haber. The third season was moderated again by Thore Schölermann and backstage by Doris Golpashin. The winner wasAndreas Kümmert from Team Max with his song "Simple Man".
The fourth season was aired from 9 October to 12 December 2014. Samu Haber returned as coach and with Rea Garvey, who was also in the first two seasons a coach,Stefanie Kloß andMichi Beck &Smudo. This season was again hosted by Thore Schölermann and the backstage presenter was Doris Golpashin. The winner of the fourth season wasCharley Ann Schmutzler from Team Michi & Smudo with her song "Blue Heart".
The fifth season was aired from 15 October to 17 December 2015. Rea Garvey, Stefanie Kloß, and Michi & Smudo returned as coaches and withAndreas Bourani as the new coach. This season had two main presenters Thore Schölermann andLena Gercke. The winner of the fifth season wasJamie-Lee Kriewitz from Team Michi & Smudo with her song "Ghost", which was also the German contribution to theEurovision Song Contest 2016 a few months later. There Kriewitz reached the last place with 11 points.
The sixth season began airing on 20 October and ended on 18 December 2016. From the previous season, Michi & Smudo, and Andreas Bourani returned as coaches. Samu Haber andYvonne Catterfeld replaced Rea Garvey and Stefanie Kloß. Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke both returned as the hosts. On 15 September 2016, it was announced that the show would be broadcast on ProSieben on Thursdays and on Sat.1 on Sundays. The winner of the sixth season was Tay Schmedtmann from Team Andreas.
The seventh season started on 19 October and ended on 17 December 2017. Yvonne Catterfeld, Samu Haber as well as Michi & Smudo returned as coaches. Andreas Bourani was replaced byMark Forster. Also hosts Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke remained on the show. The winner was Natia Todua from Team Samu. None of the finalists sang their original song this year.
The eighth season of the show was aired from 18 October to 16 December 2018. Yvonne Catterfeld, Mark Forster, and Michi & Smudo were joined byMichael Patrick Kelly, who replaced Samu Haber. Host Lena Gercke and Thore Schölermann remained. The Winner wasSamuel Rösch from Team Michael Patrick Kelly.
The ninth season began on 12 September and ended on 10 November 2019.[56] Returning coachMark Forster, was joined byRea Garvey, who returned after a 3-year hiatus, and new coachesAlice Merton andSido. For the first time in the show's history, the season featured a fifth coach,Nico Santos, who selected contestants who did not turn a chair in the Blind Auditions or was eliminated from later rounds of the competition, to participate inComeback Stage bySEAT.Thore Schölermann andLena Gercke remained as the presenters. The winner wasClaudia Emmanuela Santoso from Team Alice.
The ten-year anniversary season began airing on 8 October 2020.Mark Forster returned as a coach, whileYvonne Catterfeld &Stefanie Kloß returned to the show, this time as a duo.Samu Haber &Rea Garvey also coached as a duo.Nico Santos moved from the online-coach to a full-time coach. Finally,Michael Schulte joined the show as the online-coach, replacing Santos.Thore Schölermann andLena Gercke continued hosting. Gercke this season hosted only thelive shows, due topregnancy. In the other stages of the show, Schölermann was joined byAnnemarie Carpendale. The winner wasPaula Dalla Corte from Team Samu & Rea.
The eleventh season began airing on 7 October 2021 and concluded on 19 December 2021.Mark Forster andNico Santos returned as coaches and were joined by new coachesJohannes Oerding andSarah Connor.Elif Demirezer was the fifth coach, who selected contestants who were eliminated from the competition, to participate in theComeback Stage bySEAT.Thore Schölermann andLena Gercke returned as the presenters. The winner wasSebastian Krenz from Team Johannes.
The twelfth season began airing on 18 August 2022 and concluded on 4 November 2022. On 12 May 2022, it was announced thatRea Garvey,Mark Forster, &Stefanie Kloß would all return for their seventh, sixth, and fourth season, respectively. They were joined by a new coach,Peter Maffay. The winner wasAnny Ogrezeanu from Team Mark.
The thirteenth season began airing on 21 September 2023. On 6 June 2023, it was announced thatGiovanni Zarrella,Bill & Tom Kaulitz,Shirin David, and formerThe Voice Australia andThe Voice Kids UK coachRonan Keating would all debut as coaches this season.The block, first introduced in thefourteenth season of theAmerican version of the show, was also introduced as a twist for the blind auditions, giving coaches the power to block another coach from getting an artist. The winner wasMalou Lovis Kreyelkamp from Team Bill & Tom.
The fourteenth season began airing on 26 September 2024. On 18 May 2024, it was announced thatSamu Haber andYvonne Catterfeld would return as coaches after a three-season absence, as well asMark Forster, who returns after a one-season absence. The three returning coaches were joined byKamrad who made his debut as a coach. The winner wasJennifer Lynn from Team Samu.
The fifteenth season began airing on 25 September 2025. On 20 April 2025, it was announced that the panel would consist of returning coachesShirin David,Rea Garvey,Nico Santos, andMichi &Smudo, who returned after one, two, three, and six-season hiatuses, respectively.Calum Scott is featured as the fifth coach, who selected contestants who were eliminated from the competition, to participate in theComeback Stage bySEAT.
On 2 May 2023, the rap version of the show calledThe Voice Rap was announced and began airing 14 September 2023. RappersKool Savas andDardan are the coaches on the new spin-off.The Voice Rap is the only version ofThe Voice franchise to feature only 2 coaches.[57]
| Season | Dardan | Kool Savas |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik "CEO" Andrews Krämer Erda Havolli | Leon "Ezo" Weick Selina "Caddy" Pack |
| Season | Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Winning coach | Host | Coaches & Chair Order | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 2023 | Leon "Ezo" Weick | Dominik "CEO" Andrews Krämer | Kool Savas | Thore Schölermann | Dardan | Kool Savas |
| Coach | Seasons |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| Dardan | |
| Kool Savas |
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In the media, the casting show met some critical voices. In the selection of candidates is prefiltered, so that conspicuously many candidates look attractive or bring along moving stories.[58]
The contracts of the participants were also criticized. During the production of the TV show, the candidates are usually prescribed which songs they are to sing. Even after the end of the show, they are bound to theUniversal Music Group.[59] The financial terms up to and including the third album by the TV show were not negotiable.[60]
| Season | Time slot | Episodes | Premiered | Ended | TV season | Average viewers (millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | |||||
| One | Thursdays 8:15 pm Fridays 8:15 pm | 17 | 24 November 2011 | 3.89 | 10 February 2012 | 4.01 | 2011–2012 | 4.16 |
| Two | 16 | 18 October 2012 | 4.69 | 14 December 2012 | 3.42 | 2012–2013 | 4.02 | |
| Three | 17 | 17 October 2013 | 4.03 | 20 December 2013 | 3.60 | 2013–2014 | 3.67 | |
| Four | 17 | 9 October 2014 | 3.84 | 12 December 2014 | 3.15 | 2014–2015 | 3.52 | |
| Five | 17 | 15 October 2015 | 3.81 | 17 December 2015 | 2.92 | 2015–2016 | 3.27 | |
| Six | Thursdays 8:15 pm Sundays 8:15 pm | 17 | 20 October 2016 | 4.10 | 18 December 2016 | 3.08 | 2016–2017 | 3.58 |
| Seven | 17 | 19 October 2017 | 3.77 | 17 December 2017 | 3.31 | 2017–2018 | 3.70 | |
| Eight | 17 | 18 October 2018 | 3.23 | 16 December 2018 | 2.54 | 2018–2019 | 2.94 | |
| Nine | 17 | 12 September 2019 | 3.21 | 10 November 2019 | 2.58 | 2019–2020 | 2.76 | |
| Ten | 19 | 8 October 2020 | 3.19 | 20 December 2020 | 2.50 | 2020–2021 | 2.67 | |
| Eleven | 19 | 7 October 2021 | 2.14 | 19 December 2021 | 1.70 | 2021–2022 | 1.91 | |
| Twelve | Thursdays 8:15 pm Fridays 8:15 pm | 19 | 18 August 2022 | 2.18 | 4 November 2022 | 1.80 | 2022–2023 | 1.86 |
| Thirteen | 19 | 21 September 2023 | 1.59 | 8 December 2023 | 1.63 | 2023–2024 | 1.51 | |
| Fourteen | 17 | 26 September 2024 | 1.34 | 6 December 2024 | 2024–2025 | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Goldene Kamera | Best Reality Television Series | Won |
| Deutscher Fernsehpreis | Best Entertainment Show | Won | |
| Kress-Award | TV Program | Won | |
| 2015 | Live-Entertainment-Award (LEA Award) | Artist / Young Talent of the Year 2014 | Nominated |
| 2016 | Deutscher Fernsehpreis | Best entertainment primetime | Nominated |
| Internationale Eyes & Ears Awards | Best interaction campaign | Nominated | |
| Best On-Air Program Spot: Show & Entertainment | Won | ||
| Best cross-media event campaign | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Bavarian TV Awards | Best Entertainment Show | Won |
| Internationale Eyes & Ears Awards | Best special advertising form | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Deutscher Fernsehpreis | Best Entertainment Show | Won |
| Internationale Eyes & Ears Awards | Best use of music | Nominated | |
| 2021 | 2021 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Team (Germany, Austria & Switzerland) | Won |
| International | |
|---|---|
| Artists | |
| Other | |
