The fifth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 23, 2013 on NBC.[1] Adam Levine and Blake Shelton returned as coaches for their fifth season, while CeeLo Green and Christina Aguilera returned after being replaced by Usher and Shakira in season four. This was the final season to feature all four original coaches and Green's last season as a coach.[2]
| The Voice | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Hosted by | Carson Daly |
| Coaches | |
| No. of contestants | 48 artists |
| Winner | Tessanne Chin |
| Winning coach | Adam Levine |
| Runner-up | Jacquie Lee |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 23 – December 17, 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
This is the first season to extend the use of steals in the knockout round, which was previously made available only in the Battle rounds;[3][4] and the Instant Save during live shows, allowing Twitter's tweets from the viewers (based on the airing of East Coast/Pacific time zones) to save a contestant eligible from elimination.[5] The iTunes multiplier bonus introduced on season three also returned but the multiplier was reduced to five, which was still applied till this day.[6]
Carson Daly returned to host the show, but Christina Milian did not return as the social media correspondent and Daly assumed the roles for both.[7]
Tessanne Chin was named the winner of the season as the first foreign artist to win the show, marking Adam Levine's second win as a coach.
Coaches and hosts
CeeLo Green and Christina Aguilera returned from their hiatus and rejoined Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Usher and Shakira were confirmed to return for the following season. Carson Daly returned as host, but Christina Milian did not return as social media correspondent, as she wished to focus on her new album, and to compete on Season 17 of Dancing with the Stars.[8] Daly then assumed the position as the social media correspondent.
In February 2014, Green announced his departure from The Voice and thus making it his last season for the show.[2]
Auditions
The open call auditions were held in the following locations:
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| January 13–14, 2013[9][10] | Donald E. Stephens Convention Center[9][10] | Chicago, Illinois[9][10] |
| January 20–21, 2013[11] | Atlanta Convention Center[11] | Atlanta, Georgia[11] |
| February 3–4, 2013[12] | Los Angeles Convention Center[13] | Los Angeles, California[13] |
| February 9, 2013[14] | Reliant Center[14] | Houston, Texas[14] |
| February 16–17, 2013[15] | Jacob K. Javits Convention Center | New York City, New York |
Teams
- Color key
| Coaches | Top 48 artists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Levine | |||||
| Tessanne Chin | Will Champlin | James Wolpert | Grey | Preston Pohl | |
| Juhi | Lina Gaudenzi | James Irwin | Ashley DuBose | ||
| Barry Black | Matt Cermanski | Justin Blake | Donna Allen | ||
| CeeLo Green | |||||
| Caroline Pennell | Kat Robichaud | Jonny Gray | Tamara Chauniece | Amber Nicole | |
| George Horga Jr. | Monika Leigh | ||||
| Keaira LaShae | Shawn Smith | Lupe Carroll | R. Anthony | ||
| Christina Aguilera | |||||
| Jacquie Lee | Matthew Schuler | Josh Logan | Olivia Henken | Stephanie Anne Johnson | |
| Anthony Paul | Destinee Quinn | ||||
| Michael Lynch | Jacob Poole | Timyra-Joi | |||
| Blake Shelton | |||||
| Cole Vosbury | Ray Boudreaux | Austin Jenckes | Nic Hawk | Shelbie Z | |
| Brandon Chase | E.G. Daily | Briana Cuoco | Holly Henry | ||
| Emily Randolph | Cilla Chan | Brian Pounds | Sam Cerniglia | Justin Chain | |
| Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within former teams). | |||||
Blind auditions
The blind auditions were taped from July 9 to 12, 2013.[16] The first episode of the Blind auditions premiered on September 23, 2013.[17]
- 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 (Sept. 23)
The coaches performed "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" at the start of the show.[18]
| Order[19] | Artist[19] | Age[20] | Hometown[20] | Song[19] | Coach's and artist's choices[19] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | CeeLo | Christina | Blake | |||||
| 1 | Kat Robichaud | 29 | Raleigh, North Carolina | "I've Got the Music in Me" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Caroline Pennell | 17 | Saddle River, New Jersey | "Anything Could Happen" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 3 | Donna Allen | 54 | Hollywood, Florida | "You Are So Beautiful" | ✔ | — | ✔ | — |
| 4 | Jake Worthington | 17 | La Porte, Texas | "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Matthew Schuler | 20 | Yardley, Pennsylvania | "Cough Syrup" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Nic Hawk | 26 | Dallas, Texas | "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| 7 | Julianna Baston | 17 | White Plains, New York | "It's Time" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Samuel Mancini | 19 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | "What Makes You Beautiful" | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Franchika | 15 | Chicago, Illinois | "U Smile" | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Mathew Brea | 15 | Atlanta, Georgia | "I Want You Back" | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Shelbie Z | 21 | Jasper, Alabama | "Here for the Party" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 12 | Josh Logan | 33 | Manchester, New Hampshire | "Too Close" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 13 | Delvin Choice | 24 | Greenville, South Carolina | "Closer" | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | James Wolpert | 22 | Strasburg, Pennsylvania | "Love Interruption" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 2 (Sept. 24)
| Order[21] | Artist[21] | Age[22] | Hometown[22] | Song[21] | Coach's and artist's choices[21] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | CeeLo | Christina | Blake | |||||
| 1 | Jacquie Lee | 16 | Colts Neck, New Jersey | "Back to Black" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Barry Black | 27 | Las Vegas, Nevada | "What You Won't Do for Love" | ✔ | — | — | ✔ |
| 3 | Mike Unser | 19 | Pleasant Hill, Ohio | "Dirty Little Secret" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Destinee Quinn | 20 | Surprise, Arizona | "Cowboy Take Me Away" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 5 | Cole Vosbury | 22 | Shreveport, Louisiana | "Movin' On Up" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 6 | Holly Henry | 19 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | "The Scientist" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Sammy C. | 16 | Newport Beach, California | "Where Is the Love?" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Morgan Mallory | N/A | Aloha, Oregon | "I Won't Give Up" | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | ShayMari | N/A | Chicago, Illinois | "Santeria" | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Seth Cook | 19 | Yorktown, Indiana | "Anywhere with You" | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Austin Jenckes | 25 | Duvall, Washington | "Simple Man" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 12 | E.G. Daily | 52 | Hollywood, California | "Breathe" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 13 | Jonny Gray | 29 | Austin, Texas | "All These Things That I've Done" | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| 14 | Tessanne Chin | 28 | Kingston, Jamaica | "Try" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 3 (Sept. 30)
| Order | Artist[23] | Age[23] | Hometown[23] | Song[23] | Coach's and artist's choices[23] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | CeeLo | Christina | Blake | |||||
| 1 | Ray Boudreaux | 25 | Lafayette, Louisiana | "Use Me" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 2 | Lina Gaudenzi | 23 | Miami, Florida | "Landslide" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Juhi | 16 | Franklin, Tennessee | "Mercy" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 4 | Malford Milligan | 54 | Austin, Texas | "Let's Stay Together" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | John Travis | N/A | Loxahatchee, Florida | "You're Gonna Miss This" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Kenny Araujo | 15 | East Haven, Connecticut | "In My Head" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Jeremiah Richey | 32 | Waxahachie, Texas | "Missing You" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Justin Blake | 20 | Savannah, Tennessee | "Sure Be Cool If You Did" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 9 | Timyra-Joi | 15 | San Diego, California | "Girl on Fire" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Monika Leigh | 28 | Boulder, Colorado | "The Thrill Is Gone" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 11 | Zach Hinson | 21 | Yakima, Washington | "Drunk on You" | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Briana Cuoco | 24 | Los Angeles, California | "You and I" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 13 | George Horga Jr. | 19 | Portland, Oregon | "Treasure" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 14 | Anthony Paul | 18 | Twinsburg, Ohio | "With You" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 15 | Cilla Chan | 22 | Singapore /San Jose, California | "Come & Get It" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 16 | Jacob Poole | 30 | Warner Robins, Georgia | "Marry Me" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 17 | Preston Pohl | 26 | Hallettsville, Texas | "Electric Feel" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
Episode 4 (Oct. 1)
Episode 5 (Oct. 7)
| Order | Artist[25][26] | Age[25][26] | Hometown[25][26] | Song[25][26] | Coach's and artist's choices[25][26] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | CeeLo | Christina | Blake | |||||
| 1 | Matt Cermanski | 20 | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania | "Have a Little Faith in Me" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 2 | Diego Roman Navaira | 22 | San Antonio, Texas | "Rebel Yell" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Tamara Chauniece | 23 | Wharton, Texas | "1+1" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 4 | Brandon Chase | 20 | Arlington, Texas | "Wanted" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 5 | Lupe Carroll | 26 | Bourbonnais, Illinois | "If I Were a Carpenter" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 6 | Grey | 25 | Jacksonville, Florida | "Catch My Breath" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 7 | Dominic Scott Kay | 17 | Malibu, California | "Easy" | Team full | — | — | — |
| 8 | Michael Lynch | 27 | Chicago, Illinois | "Bailamos" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 9 | Deanna Johnson | 17 | Hazlehurst, Georgia | "Stars" | — | Team full | — | |
| 10 | Brian Pounds | 24 | Austin, Texas | "Wagon Wheel" | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 11 | Marc Wulf | N/A | Orange County, California | "Black and Gold" | — | Team full | ||
| 12 | Danielle Walsh | 21 | San Francisco, California | "Back It Up" | — | |||
| 13 | Ty Wyffels | N/A | Metamora, Illinois | "Tonight, Tonight" | — | |||
| 14 | Shawn Smith | 32 | Utica, New York | "Chicken Fried" | ✔ | |||
Episode 6 (Oct. 8)
Episode six feature a recap compilation of the "best of blind auditions," featuring the composition of the four teams, behind-the-scenes footage of the first five episodes, and a sneak peek of the battle rounds.[27][28] A clip of the music video for Cassadee Pope's "Wasting All These Tears" was shown, to promote her debut album Frame by Frame, which was released on the same day.[citation needed]
The Battles
The Battle rounds (episodes 7 to 10) comprised two 2-hour episodes and two 1-hour episodes each on October 14, 15, 21 and 22, 2013 with six battles in each episode. The coaches once again utilized mentors during this round and each has enlisted the help of the following: Adam Levine brought in OneRepublic's lead singer, Ryan Tedder; CeeLo Green brought in Miguel; Christina Aguilera brought in Ed Sheeran; and finally, Blake Shelton brought in Cher.[29] Continuing with the format introduced in Season three, the coaches can steal two losing artists from another coach.[citation needed]
Color key:
| Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts | |
| Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Knockouts | |
| Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | 'Steal' result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | CeeLo | Christina | Blake | ||||||
| Episode 71 (Monday, October 14, 2013) | Adam Levine | 1 | Grey | "Domino" | Nic Hawk | — | — | — | ✔ |
| Christina Aguilera | 2 | Amber Nicole | "Listen" | Timyra-Joi | — | — | — | — | |
| Blake Shelton | 3 | Shelbie Z | "Don't You Wanna Stay" | Justin Chain | — | — | — | — | |
| CeeLo Green | 4 | Caroline Pennell | "As Long as You Love Me" | Anthony Paul | — | — | ✔ | — | |
| Adam Levine | 5 | Tessanne Chin | "Next to Me" | Donna Allen | — | — | — | — | |
| Christina Aguilera | 6 | Jacquie Lee | "The House of the Rising Sun" | Briana Cuoco | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | |
| Episode 82 (Tuesday, October 15, 2013) | Christina Aguilera | 1 | Matthew Schuler | "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" | Jacob Poole | — | — | — | Team full |
| CeeLo Green | 2 | Kat Robichaud | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | R. Anthony | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Cole Vosbury | "Africa" | Lupe Carroll | — | — | — | |||
| Blake Shelton | 4 | E.G. Daily | "Something to Talk About" | Sam Cerniglia | — | — | — | ||
| Adam Levine | 5 | Ashley DuBose | "Just a Fool" | Justin Blake | — | — | — | ||
| Blake Shelton | 6 | Ray Boudreaux | "Some Kind of Wonderful" | Monika Leigh | — | ✔ | — | ||
| Episode 91 (Monday, October 21, 2013) | Christina Aguilera | 1 | Josh Logan | "Harder to Breathe" | Michael Lynch | — | — | — | Team full |
| CeeLo Green | 2 | George Horga Jr. | "Best I Ever Had" | Juhi | ✔ | — | — | ||
| Blake Shelton | 3 | Austin Jenckes | "To Love Somebody" | Brian Pounds | — | — | — | ||
| Adam Levine | 4 | James Irwin | "Counting Stars" | Matt Cermanski | — | — | — | ||
| Christina Aguilera | 5 | Destinee Quinn | "Not Ready to Make Nice" | Lina Gaudenzi | ✔ | — | — | ||
| Adam Levine | 6 | James Wolpert | "Radioactive" | Will Champlin | Team full | — | ✔ | ||
| Episode 102 (Tuesday, October 22, 2013) | CeeLo Green | 1 | Jonny Gray | "Refugee" | Shawn Smith | Team full | — | Team full | Team full |
| Adam Levine | 2 | Preston Pohl | "I Wish It Would Rain" | Barry Black | — | ||||
| Blake Shelton | 3 | Holly Henry | "Torn" | Cilla Chan | — | ||||
| 4 | Brandon Chase | "Tiny Dancer" | Emily Randolph | — | |||||
| CeeLo Green | 5 | Tamara Chauniece | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | Keaira LaShae | — | ||||
| Christina Aguilera | 6 | Olivia Henken | "Done" | Stephanie Anne Johnson | ✔ | ||||
The Knockouts
For the first time this series, steals are available to use during the Knockouts; each coach has one Steal to save any one losing artist from another coach.[30] There were 16 Knockout matchups in two 2-hour episodes and only 20 artists advanced on to the Live Shows.
Color key:
| Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Live Shows | |
| Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Live Shows | |
| Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Song | Artists | Song | 'Steal' result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Loser | Adam | CeeLo | Christina | Blake | |||||
| Episode 11 (Monday, October 28, 2013) | Christina Aguilera | 1 | "Living for the City" | Josh Logan | Amber Nicole | "Mamma Knows Best" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| CeeLo Green | 2 | "You Oughta Know" | Kat Robichaud | Monika Leigh | "Hit the Road, Jack" | — | Team full | — | — | |
| Blake Shelton | 3 | "Genie in a Bottle" | Nic Hawk | Holly Henry | "Creep" | — | — | — | ||
| Adam Levine | 4 | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | Tessanne Chin | Ashley DuBose | "Hey, Soul Sister" | — | — | — | ||
| Blake Shelton | 5 | "Last Name" | Shelbie Z | Briana Cuoco | "Don't Speak" | — | — | — | ||
| Adam Levine | 6 | "Already Gone" | Grey | James Irwin | "Breakeven" | — | — | — | ||
| Christina Aguilera | 7 | "You're No Good" | Olivia Henken | Destinee Quinn | "See You Again" | — | — | — | ||
| CeeLo Green | 8 | "We Can Work It Out" | Jonny Gray | Cole Vosbury | "Let Her Go" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| Episode 12 (Tuesday, October 29, 2013) | Adam Levine | 1 | "No Woman, No Cry" | Preston Pohl | Lina Gaudenzi | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | — | Team full | — | Team full |
| Blake Shelton | 2 | "Hard to Handle" | Ray Boudreaux | E.G. Daily | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | — | — | |||
| Christina Aguilera | 3 | "Stompa" | Jacquie Lee | Anthony Paul | "The Other Side" | — | — | |||
| CeeLo Green | 4 | "No One" | Tamara Chauniece | Stephanie Anne Johnson | "Don't Know Why" | — | ✔ | |||
| Adam Levine | 5 | "More Than a Feeling" | James Wolpert | Juhi | "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" | — | Team full | |||
| Blake Shelton | 6 | "I'll Be" | Austin Jenckes | Brandon Chase | "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" | — | ||||
| CeeLo Green | 7 | "The Way I Am" | Caroline Pennell | George Horga, Jr. | "Because of You" | — | ||||
| Christina Aguilera | 8 | "Cosmic Love" | Matthew Schuler | Will Champlin | "When I Was Your Man" | ✔ | ||||
Live shows
The live shows is the final phase of the competition. It consists of the playoffs, five weekly shows and the season finale.
Color key:
| Artist was saved by the Public's votes | |
| Artist was saved by his/her coach | |
| Artist was saved by the Instant Save | |
| Artist's iTunes vote multiplied by 5 (except The Finals) after his/her studio version of the song reached iTunes top 10 | |
| Artist was eliminated |
Week 1: Live playoffs (Nov. 4, 5 & 7)
Teams Adam and Blake performed in the Playoff round on November 4, with Teams CeeLo and Christina following November 5. The results were revealed November 7, with two artists from each team eliminated.
For this season, the iTunes voting rules saw revamps during the show's live rounds, where it now award the artists a multiplier of five (previously 10) for singles which charted within the Top 10 of the iTunes "Top 200 Singles Chart" at the close of a specific episode's voting "window" (generally from the end of the episode to 10 AM Eastern time the following morning).[6]
This week's iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to James Wolpert (#4); Caroline Pennell's performance did peaked at the Top 10 only after the voting window ended, thus the bonus was not applied.[31]
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 13 (Monday, November 4, 2013) | Blake Shelton | 1 | Shelbie Z | "Fancy" | Eliminated |
| Adam Levine | 2 | James Wolpert | "A Case of You"[32] | Public's vote | |
| Blake Shelton | 3 | Nic Hawk | "Blurred Lines" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Ray Boudreaux | "Home" | Blake's choice | ||
| 5 | Austin Jenckes | "She Talks to Angels" | Public's vote | ||
| Adam Levine | 6 | Grey | "Still Into You" | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Will Champlin | "Secrets" | Adam's choice | ||
| 8 | Preston Pohl | "Nothin' on You" | Eliminated | ||
| Blake Shelton | 9 | Cole Vosbury | "Maggie May" | Public's vote | |
| Adam Levine | 10 | Tessanne Chin | "Many Rivers to Cross" | Public's vote | |
| Episode 14 (Tuesday, November 5, 2013) | CeeLo Green | 1 | Amber Nicole | "Wasting All These Tears" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jonny Gray | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" | Public's vote | ||
| 3 | Tamara Chauniece | "I Will Survive" | Eliminated | ||
| 4 | Kat Robichaud | "She Keeps Me Warm" | CeeLo's choice | ||
| 5 | Caroline Pennell | "We're Going to Be Friends" | Public's vote | ||
| Christina Aguilera | 6 | Josh Logan | "Crazy" | Christina's choice | |
| 7 | Olivia Henken | "Roar" | Eliminated | ||
| 8 | Stephanie Anne Johnson | "Georgia on My Mind" | Eliminated | ||
| 9 | Matthew Schuler | "Wrecking Ball" | Public's vote | ||
| 10 | Jacquie Lee | "I Put a Spell on You" | Public's vote | ||
| Order | Performer | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | Flo Rida ft. Christina Aguilera | "How I Feel" |
| 14.1 | A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera | "Say Something" |
| 15.1 | Team Blake: Ray Boudreaux, Cole Vosbury, Austin Jenckes, Shelbie Z, Nic Hawk | "Free Ride" |
| 15.2 | Team CeeLo: Kat Robichaud, Caroline Pennell, Jonny Gray, Amber Nicole, Tamara Chauniece | "Give a Little Bit" |
| 15.3 | Team Christina: Matthew Schuler, Jacquie Lee, Josh Logan, Olivia Henken, Stephanie Anne Johnson | "Love Somebody" |
| 15.4 | Team Adam: James Wolpert, Will Champlin, Tessanne Chin, Preston Pohl & Grey | "Safe and Sound" |
Week 2: Top 12 (Nov 11 & 12)
The Top 12 performed on Monday, November 11, 2013 and received the results on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.[33][34]
This is the first week (of the four weeks until the quarterfinals) to introduce Instant Save. During the designated/announced five-minute voting window, Twitter users (with public accounts only) may vote to save one artist in each week's bottom three by tweeting the artist's voting keyword along with the show's designated hashtag. Viewers in the Eastern and Central time zones vote during the live broadcasts, while viewers in the Mountain and Pacific time zones are cued to vote to save artists on the show's official Twitter account during the live East coast broadcast.[5]
iTunes bonus multipliers were awarded to Matthew Schuler (#2); However, it later reached #1 after the Top 12 Recap show that aired before the Top 12 Results show and it remained in the iTunes Top 200 chart throughout the remainder of the season.[35]
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CeeLo Green | Caroline Pennell | "Wake Me Up" | Public's vote |
| 2 | Christina Aguilera | Josh Logan | "Man in the Mirror" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Adam Levine | James Wolpert | "Mr. Brightside" | Public's vote |
| 4 | Blake Shelton | Austin Jenckes | "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" | Public's vote |
| 5 | Christina Aguilera | Jacquie Lee | "Love Is Blindness" | Public's vote |
| 6 | Blake Shelton | Ray Boudreaux | "All of Me" | Public's vote |
| 7 | CeeLo Green | Kat Robichaud | "Sail" | Instant Save |
| 8 | Jonny Gray | "Another Day in Paradise" | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Adam Levine | Tessanne Chin | "My Kind of Love" | Public's vote |
| 10 | Christina Aguilera | Matthew Schuler | "Hallelujah"[35] | Public's vote |
| 11 | Blake Shelton | Cole Vosbury | "Adorn" | Public's vote |
| 12 | Adam Levine | Will Champlin | "Demons" | Public's vote |
| Order | Performers | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 17.1 | Sara Bareilles & the females of the Top 12 | "Brave" |
| 17.2 | Cee Lo Green & his team (Caroline Pennell, Kat Robichaud & Jonny Gray) | "Roam" |
| 17.3 | The males of the Top 12 | "We're an American Band" |
| 17.4 | Adam Levine & his team | "A Hard Day's Night" |
Week 3: Top 10 (Nov 18 & 19)
The Top 10 performed on Monday, November 18, with results following on Tuesday, November 19. None of the artists reached the top 10 on iTunes, so no bonuses were awarded.
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Shelton | Austin Jenckes | "Your Love" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Christina Aguilera | Jacquie Lee | "Clarity" | Public's vote |
| 3 | Adam Levine | Will Champlin | "Love Me Again" | Public's vote |
| 4 | CeeLo Green | Caroline Pennell | "Leaving on a Jet Plane" | Instant Save |
| 5 | Blake Shelton | Cole Vosbury | "To Be with You" | Public's vote |
| 6 | Adam Levine | Tessanne Chin | "If I Were Your Woman" | Public's vote |
| 7 | Blake Shelton | Ray Boudreaux | "You Are the Best Thing" | Public's vote |
| 8 | Adam Levine | James Wolpert | "Without You" | Public's vote |
| 9 | CeeLo Green | Kat Robichaud | "We Belong" | Eliminated |
| 10 | Christina Aguilera | Matthew Schuler | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Public's vote |
| Order | Performers | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 18.1 | The Top 10 | "Say It, Just Say It" |
| 19.1 | Christina Aguilera & her team | Jackson Medley: "Black Cat", "Scream" & "Bad" |
| 19.2 | James Wolpert, Kat Robichaud, & Will Champlin | "Sugar, We're Going Down" |
| 19.3 | Blake Shelton & his team (Austin Jenckes, Cole Vosbury & Ray Boudreaux) | "Sharp Dressed Man" |
| 19.4 | Caroline Pennell & Tessanne Chin | "Royals" |
Week 4: Top 8 (Nov 25 & 26)
The Top 8 performed on Monday, November 25, with results following on Tuesday, November 26.[36][37]
Though all of the top eight artists charted within the iTunes top 100, the iTunes bonus multipliers was only awarded for Will Champlin (#5).[38] With the elimination of Caroline Pennell, Green no longer has any artists on his team.
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Levine | James Wolpert | "Somebody to Love" | Public's vote |
| 2 | Adam Levine | Tessanne Chin | "Underneath It All" | Public's vote |
| 3 | CeeLo Green | Caroline Pennell | "Dog Days Are Over" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Blake Shelton | Cole Vosbury | "I Still Believe in You" | Public's vote |
| 5 | Christina Aguilera | Matthew Schuler | "It's Time" | Instant Save |
| 6 | Adam Levine | Will Champlin | "At Last"[38] | Public's vote |
| 7 | Blake Shelton | Ray Boudreaux | "Gimme Some Lovin'" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Christina Aguilera | Jacquie Lee | "Who's Lovin' You" | Public's vote |
| Order | Performers | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 20.1 | Robin Thicke | "Feel Good" |
| 20.2 | Cole Vosbury, Ray Boudreaux, Tessanne Chin & Will Champlin | "One Day" |
| 20.3 | Caroline Pennell, Jacquie Lee, James Wolpert, & Matthew Schuler | "Lego House" |
| 21.1 | Ellie Goulding with James Wolpert, Matthew Schuler & Will Champlin | "Burn" |
| 21.2 | The Top 8 with the Starbucks Chorus | "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" |
| 21.3 | CeeLo Green ft. Goodie Mob | "Amy" |
| 21.4 | The Top 8 | "Apologize" / "All the Right Moves" |
Week 5: Quarterfinals (Dec 2 & 3)
The Top 6 performed two songs each, one chosen by their coach and one chosen by them dedicated to someone in their lives, on Monday, December 2, 2013 with the results following on Tuesday, December 3.[39][40]
With the advancement of Wolpert, Levine became the first coach with all three contestants advancing to the Semifinals in The Voice history.
| Coach | Artist | Order | Song (Coach's Choice) | Order | Song (Contestant's Choice as a Dedication) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Shelton | Cole Vosbury | 1 | "Rich Girl" | 7 | "Better Man" | Public's vote |
| Adam Levine | Tessanne Chin | 2 | "Redemption Song" | 8 | "Unconditionally" | Public's vote |
| Christina Aguilera | Matthew Schuler | 9 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | 3 | "Story of My Life" | Eliminated |
| Adam Levine | Will Champlin | 10 | "Hey Brother" | 4 | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Public's vote |
| James Wolpert | 12 | "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" | 5 | "Fell in Love with a Girl" | Instant Save | |
| Christina Aguilera | Jacquie Lee | 6 | "Cry Baby" | 11 | "The Voice Within" | Public's vote |
| Order | Performers | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 23.1 | Kelly Clarkson | "Underneath the Tree" |
| 23.2 | Jacquie Lee, Matthew Schuler, & Tessanne Chin | "You Got the Love" |
| 23.3 | Blake Shelton ft. Xenia | "Silver Bells" |
| 23.4 | Nuno Bettencourt with Cole Vosbury, James Wolpert & Will Champlin | "More Than Words" |
| 23.5 | The Top 6 | "Joy to the World" / "O Holy Night" |
Week 6: Semifinals (Dec 9 & 10)
The Top 5 performed on Monday, December 9, 2013 with the results following on Tuesday, December 10.
iTunes bonus multipliers was awarded to Tessanne Chin (#1), Jacquie Lee (#6), and Champlin (#10), with Chin becoming the first contestant to achieve the top chart position at the end of an applicable voting window this season.[41] With the elimination of Cole Vosbury, Shelton no longer has any artists on his team, thus breaking his three-season winning streak, and also marked the first (and only) season in which Shelton does not have an artist representing him in the finale. In the results show, the top three finalists from Season 4 (Danielle Bradbery, Michelle Chamuel, and The Swon Brothers) made an appearance along with Season 3 winner Cassadee Pope.
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Levine | James Wolpert | "With or Without You" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Adam Levine | Will Champlin | "Carry On"[41] | Public's vote |
| 3 | Christina Aguilera | Jacquie Lee | "Angel"[41] | Public's vote |
| 4 | Blake Shelton | Cole Vosbury | "Shameless" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Adam Levine | Tessanne Chin | "Bridge over Troubled Water"[41] | Public's vote |
| Order | Performers | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 24.1 | The Top 5 | "Best Day of My Life" |
| 25.1 | The Swon Brothers | "Later On" |
| 25.2 | Michelle Chamuel | "Go Down Singing" |
| 25.3 | Cassadee Pope | "I Wish I Could Break Your Heart" |
| 25.4 | Danielle Bradbery | "Never Like This" |
Week 7: Finale (Dec 16 & 17)
The final performance show aired on Monday, December 16, 2013, with the winner declared on the following results show Tuesday, December 17. The final three artists performed a duet with their respective coaches, a solo song, and a reprisal song from Blind Auditions phase. While five songs reached the iTunes Top 10 (Tessanne Chin at #1 and #3, Jacquie Lee at #9, and Will Champlin #8 and #10), no “iTunes Bonus” was implemented, and does not affect the outcome of the results.[42]
| Coach | Artist | Order | Reprise song | Order | Duet song (with coach) | Order | Solo song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Levine | Tessanne Chin | 1 | "Try" | 4 | "Let It Be" | 7 | "I Have Nothing"[42] | Winner |
| Christina Aguilera | Jacquie Lee | 3 | "Back to Black" | 5 | "We Remain" | 9 | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"[42] | Runner-up |
| Adam Levine | Will Champlin | 2 | "Not Over You" | 6 | "Tiny Dancer" | 8 | "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"[42] | Third Place |
Elimination chart
Overall
- Color key
- Artist's info
- Result details
| Artist | Week 1 Playoffs | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 Finale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessanne Chin | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |
| Jacquie Lee | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up | |
| Will Champlin | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd place | |
| Cole Vosbury | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 6) | |
| James Wolpert | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | ||
| Matthew Schuler | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 5) | ||
| Caroline Pennell | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 4) | |||
| Ray Boudreaux | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | ||||
| Austin Jenckes | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 3) | ||||
| Kat Robichaud | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Jonny Gray | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||||
| Josh Logan | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||
| Tamara Chauniece | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||||
| Grey | Eliminated | |||||||
| Nic Hawk | Eliminated | |||||||
| Olivia Henken | Eliminated | |||||||
| Stephanie Anne Johnson | Eliminated | |||||||
| Amber Nicole | Eliminated | |||||||
| Preston Pohl | Eliminated | |||||||
| Shelbie Z. | Eliminated | |||||||
Team
- Color key
- Artist's info
- Result details
| Artist | Week 1 Playoffs | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 Finale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessanne Chin | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced  | Winner | |
| Will Champlin | Coach's choice | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Third Place | |
| James Wolpert | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | ||
| Grey | Eliminated | |||||||
| Preston Pohl | Eliminated | |||||||
| Caroline Pennell | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | ||||
| Kat Robichaud | Coach's choice | Advanced | Eliminated | |||||
| Jonny Gray | Public's vote | Eliminated | ||||||
| Tamara Chauniece | Eliminated | |||||||
| Amber Nicole | Eliminated | |||||||
| Jacquie Lee | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Runner-Up | |
| Matthew Schuler | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | |||
| Josh Logan | Coach's choice | Eliminated | ||||||
| Olivia Henken | Eliminated | |||||||
| Stephanie Anne Johnson | Eliminated | |||||||
| Cole Vosbury | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | ||
| Ray Boudreaux | Coach's choice | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | ||||
| Austin Jenckes | Public's vote | Advanced | Eliminated | |||||
| Nic Hawk | Eliminated | |||||||
| Shelbie Z. | Eliminated | |||||||
Performances by guests/coaches
| Episode | Show segment | Performer(s) | Title | Reaction | Performance type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot 100 | Hot digital | |||||
| 6 | The Best of the Blind Auditions | Danielle Bradbery | "The Heart of Dixie" | Did not chart | Did not chart | Pre-recorded |
| Cassadee Pope | "Wasting All These Tears" | 58 (+17) | 41 (+5) | Music video clip | ||
| 13 | The Live Playoffs | Flo Rida ft. Christina Aguilera | "How I Feel" | 114 (=) | 70 (-8) | Live performance |
| 14 | A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera | "Say Something" | 16 (debut) | 1 (debut) | Live performance | |
| 17 | Top 12 Results | Sara Bareilles (with Tessanne Chin, Caroline Pennell, Jacquie Lee and Kat Robichaud) | "Brave" | 27 (+10) | 21 (+26) | Live performance |
| 20 | Top 8 Performs | Robin Thicke | "Feel Good" | Did not chart | Did not chart | Live performance |
| 21 | Top 8 Results | Ellie Goulding (with James Wolpert, Matthew Schuler and Will Champlin) | "Burn" | 21 (+15) | 13 (+14) | Live performance |
| 23 | Quarterfinals Results | Kelly Clarkson | "Underneath the Tree" | 92 (debut) | TBA | Live performance |
| Blake Shelton ft. Xenia | "Silver Bells" | Did not chart | Did not chart | Live performance | ||
| 25 | Semifinals Results | The Swon Brothers | "Later On" | Did not chart | Did not chart | Live performance |
| Michelle Chamuel | "Go Down Singing" | Did not chart | TBA | Live performance | ||
| Cassadee Pope | "I Wish I Could Break Your Heart" | Did not chart | TBA | Live performance | ||
| Danielle Bradbery | "Never Like This" | Did not chart | TBA | Live performance | ||
| Danielle Bradbery | "My Day" | Did not chart | Did not chart | Pre-recorded | ||
| 27 | Final Results | Celine Dion and Ne-Yo | "Incredible" | Did not chart | TBA | Live performance |
| Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera | "Do What U Want" | 16 (+2) | TBA | Live performance | ||
| OneRepublic | "I Lived" | Did not chart | TBA | Live performance | ||
| Paramore (with Jacquie Lee) | "Ain't It Fun" | Did not chart | TBA | Live performance | ||
Ratings
The fifth season premiered on September 23, 2013 and was watched by 14.98 million viewers with a 5.1 rating in the 18–49 demographic. It was up from last season's premiere by 1.34 million viewers.
| Episode | Original airdate | Production | Timeslot (ET) | Viewers (in millions) | Adults (18–49) | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Share | |||||||
| 1 | "The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 1" | September 23, 2013 | 501 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 14.98 | 5.1 | 13 | [43] |
| 2 | "The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 2" | September 24, 2013 | 502 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 14.35 | 4.7 | 13 | [44] |
| 3 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 3" | September 30, 2013 | 503 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 14.12 | 4.7 | 13 | [45] |
| 4 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 4" | October 1, 2013 | 504 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 14.54 | 4.5 | 13 | [46] |
| 5 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 5" | October 7, 2013 | 505 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 14.63 | 4.6 | 13 | [47] |
| 6 | "The Best of the Blind Auditions" | October 8, 2013 | 506 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 10.20 | 3.0 | 9 | [48] |
| 7 | "The Battles Premiere, Part 1" | October 14, 2013 | 507 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 13.87 | 4.5 | 12 | [49] |
| 8 | "The Battles Premiere, Part 2" | October 15, 2013 | 508 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 12.99 | 4.0 | 11 | [50] |
| 9 | "The Battles, Part 3" | October 21, 2013 | 509 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 13.69 | 4.3 | 11 | [51] |
| 10 | "The Battles, Part 4" | October 22, 2013 | 510 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 13.14 | 4.1 | 11 | [52] |
| 11 | "The Knockouts Premiere, Part 1" | October 28, 2013 | 511 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 13.22 | 4.3 | 11 | [53] |
| 12 | "The Knockout, Part 2" | October 29, 2013 | 512 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 11.62 | 3.6 | 10 | [54] |
| 13 | "Live Playoffs, Part 1" | November 4, 2013 | 513 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 11.75 | 3.6 | 9 | [55] |
| 14 | "Live Playoffs, Part 2" | November 5, 2013 | 514 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 11.30 | 3.4 | 9 | [56] |
| 15 | "Live Playoffs, Results" | November 7, 2013 | 515 | Thursday 8:00 p.m. | 9.74 | 2.5 | 8 | [57] |
| 16 | "Live Top 12 Performance" | November 11, 2013 | 516 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 11.99 | 3.8 | 10 | [58] |
| 17 | "Live Top 12 Results" | November 12, 2013 | 517 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 11.64 | 3.4 | 9 | [59] |
| 18 | "Live Top 10 Performance" | November 18, 2013 | 518 | Monday 9:00 p.m. | 10.54 | 3.5 | 9 | [60] |
| 19 | "Live Top 10 Results" | November 19, 2013 | 519 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 11.65 | 3.2 | 8 | [61] |
| 20 | "Live Top 8 Performance" | November 25, 2013 | 520 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 11.52 | 3.4 | 9 | [62] |
| 21 | "Live Top 8 Results" | November 26, 2013 | 521 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 10.35 | 3.0 | 8 | [63] |
| 22 | "Live Top 6 Performance" | December 2, 2013 | 522 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 12.03 | 3.4 | 9 | [64] |
| 23 | "Live Top 6 Results" | December 3, 2013 | 523 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 12.14 | 3.4 | 9 | [65] |
| 24 | "Live Top 5 Semifinals Performance" | December 9, 2013 | 524 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 13.20 | 3.5 | 10 | [66] |
| 25 | "Live Top 5 Semi-finals Results" | December 10, 2013 | 525 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 11.52 | 3.1 | 9 | [67] |
| 26 | "Live Finale Performance" | December 16, 2013 | 526 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 12.68 | 3.3 | 9 | [68] |
| 27 | "Live Finale Results" | December 17, 2013 | 527 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 14.01 | 4.0 | 11 | [69] |
Artists' appearances in other media
- James Irwin and Matt Cermanski sang in the blind auditions for season four, but failed to turn any chairs. Coincidentally, they were paired against each other in the battles, with Adam Levine picking the former.
- James Wolpert was among the Top 5 finalists in ABC's High School Musical: Get in the Picture.[70]
- Shelbie Z later made the Top 24 on the fifteenth season of American Idol and was eliminated in the Semifinals.
- Josh Logan would later go on Season 1 of Songland.
- Manuel Romero, who failed to turn a chair, was on season 2 of America's Got Talent and was eliminated in the Semifinals.