The Voice (Season 2) (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The second season of the American reality talent show The Voice, premiered on NBC on February 5, 2012 in the 10 p.m. ET slot immediately following coverage of Super Bowl XLVI. The first promo aired on NBC on Saturday, October 8, 2011 during an episode of Saturday Night Live.

The program seeks solo artists and duos that perform various types of music: pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, Latin, country, blues and indie. Auditions were held July 15 to August 31, 2011 in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Nashville, and Orlando.

All four coaches return for their second season. The season expanded from the first season: each coach has twelve artists on their team, rather than eight as in the first season. The blind auditions and the battle rounds have also been extended. Executive producer Mark Burnett said that a results show would be on Tuesday nights in the spring. Jermaine Paul, mentored by coach Blake Shelton, was declared winner of the season.

Auditions

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Auditions took place in the following cities:

Location	Date	Venue
Chicago	July 15 & 16, 2011	Navy Pier
East Rutherford, New Jersey	July 22 & 23, 2011	Izod Center
Nashville, Tennessee	July 29 & 30, 2011	Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, Georgia	August 5, 2011	Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart
Orlando, Florida	August 11, 2011	Loews Royal Pacific Resort
Houston, Texas	August 17, 2011	Reliant Center
South San Francisco, California	August 23, 2011	South San Francisco Conference Center
Inglewood, California	August 30 & 31, 2011	The Forum

Coaches and hosts

All four of the original coaches returned for this season. Carson Daly, the host of the show, also returned. Alison Haislip was replaced by singer and actress Christina Milian as the show's social media correspondent, increasing the show's involvement with its fans and offering behind the scenes information and news that would only be given by her. Celebrity guest mentors also worked with coaches during the battle rounds.

Episodes

Episode 1: The Blind Auditions, Part 1

The second season premiere aired on Sunday, February 5, 2012, immediately following Super Bowl XLVI.

Key	Coach presses his or her button	Contestant eliminated with no coach pressing his or her button	Contestant defaulted to this coach's team	Contestant elected to join this coach's team

Order	Contestant	Song	Coach's and contestant's choices
			Adam	Cee Lo	Christina	Blake
1	RaeLynn 17, from Baytown, TX	"Hell on Heels"		"	"
2	Jesse Campbell 42, from Marywood, IL	"A Song for You"
3	Daniel Rosa 20, from Riverside, CA	"Animal"	"	"	"	"
4	Juliet Simms 25, from Florida	"Oh! Darling"				"
5	Chris Mann 29, from Wichita, KS	"Because We Believe (Ama Credi E Vai)"	"			"
6	Gönül Aksoy 30, from New York, NY	"Tainted Love"	"	"	"	"
7	Ben Baxter Information unknown	"I'll Be"	"	"	"	"
8	Mark Trussell 23, from Nashville, TN	"Baby"	"	"	"	"
9	Tony Lucca 35, from Waterford, MI	"Trouble"

Episode 2: The Blind Auditions, Part 2

The second two-hour episode was broadcast on Monday, February 6, 2012.

Key	Coach presses his or her button	Contestant eliminated with no coach pressing his or her button	Contestant defaulted to this coach's team	Contestant elected to join this coach's team

Order	Contestant	Song	Coach's and contestant's choices
			Adam	Cee Lo	Christina	Blake
1	The Line (Hailey Steele and Leland Grant) From Nashville, TN	"American Girl"
2	Jamar Rogers 29, from New York, NY	"Seven Nation Army"	"		"	"
3	Neal Middleton 33, from Salt Lake City, UT	"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"	"	"	"	"
4	TJ Gibson Information unknown	"Calling All Angels"	"	"	"	"
5	Aly Jados Information unknown	"Because the Night"	"	"	"	"
6	Sam James 25, from Worchester, MA	"I Don't Want to Be"	"	"	"	"
7	Gwen Sebastian 37, from Hebron, ND	"Stay"			"
8	Pamela Rose 28, from Cooper City, FL	"Already Gone"	"	"	"	"
9	Kim Yarbrough 50, from Los Angeles, CA	"Tell Me Something Good"		"		"
10	Angie Johnson 31, Saint Louis, MO	"Heartbreaker"	"		"	"
11	Dez Duron 21, Shreveport, LA	"I Want It That Way"	"	"	"	"
12	Lindsey Pavao 22, Sacramento, CA	"Say Aah"	"
13	Hoja Lopez 25, from Houston, TX	"Teenage Dream"	"	"	"	"
14	Jermaine Paul 33, from Orange County, NY	"Complicated"	"		"
15	Angel Taylor 23, from Los Angeles, CA	"Someone Like You"			"

Episode 3: The Blind Auditions, Part 3

The two-hour episode was broadcast on February 13, 2012.

Key	Coach hit his or her button	Contestant eliminated with no coach pressing his or her button	Contestant defaulted to this coach's team	Contestant elected to join this coach's team

Order	Contestant	Song	Coach's and contestant's choices
			Adam	Cee Lo	Christina	Blake
1	Sarah Golden 27, from Houston, TX	"You and I"	"		"
2	Elley Duhe 19, from Vancleave, MS	"Mercy"	"	"	"	"
3	Pip 19, from Marietta, GA	"The House of the Rising Sun"
4	Erin Willett 22, from Gaithersburg, MD	"I Want You Back"	"	"	"
5	David Grace 28, from Santa Fe, TX	"Sweet Home Alabama"	"	"	"	"
6	Katrina Parker 34, Hollywood, CA	"One of Us"		"	"	"
7	Geoff McBride 51, from Santa Rosa Beach, FL	"Higher Ground"	"			"
8	Erin Martin 27, from Chicago	"Hey There Delilah"	"		"
9	James Massone 23, from Boston, MA	"Find Your Love"	"
10	Winter Rae 26, from Los Angeles, CA	"Take a Bow"	"	"	"	"
11	Chris Cauley 27, from Atlanta, GA	"Grenade"			"	"
12	Nathan Parrett 24, from Los Angeles, CA	"The Joker"		"	"	"
13	Brian Fuente 24, from Nashville, TN	"Paris (Ooh La La)"	"	"	"
14	Moses Stone From Los Angeles, CA	"Let's Get It Started"	"	"		"
15	Jordis Unga 29, from Los Angeles, CA	"Maybe I'm Amazed"	"

Episode 4: The Blind Auditions, Part 4

The two-hour episode was broadcast on February 20, 2012.

Key	Coach hit his or her button	Contestant eliminated with no coach pressing his or her button	Contestant defaulted to this coach's team	Contestant elected to join this coach's team

Order	Contestant	Song	Coach's and contestant's choices
			Adam	Cee Lo	Christina	Blake
1	Ducky 26, from Carlisle, PA	"Tighten Up"	"	"	"	"
2	Jonathas From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	"U Got It Bad"	"			"
3	Monique Benabou 23, from Alameda, CA	"Mr. Know It All"	"	"		"
4	Naia Kete 21, from Santa Monica, CA	"The Lazy Song"	"		"
5	Erick Macek 31, from Bethlehem, PN	"Free Fallin'"	"	"	"	"
6	Charlotte Sometimes 23, from Wall, NJ	"Apologize"
7	Tony Vincent 38, from New York, NY	"We Are the Champions"	"		"	"
8	Anthony Evans 33, from Dallas, TX	"What's Going On"	"	"		"
9	Jamie Lono 22, from Chicago	"Folsom Prison Blues"			"	"
10	Dylan Chambers 19, from Arlington, TX	"Valerie"	"	"	"	"
11	Nathan Anderson Information unknown	"Walking in Memphis"	"	"	"	"
12	Luna Searles Information unknown	"Come to My Window"	"	"	"	"
13	Adam Lasher From Los Angeles, CA	"How You Remind Me"	"	"	"	"
14	Justin Hopkins 30, from Tigard, OR	"Babylon"	"		"	"
15	Nicolle Galyon 27, from Sterling, KS	"You Save Me"		"	"	"
16	Ashley De La Rosa 17, from Orlando, FL	"Shark in the Water"	"	"		"
17	Jordan Rager 17, from Loganville, GA	"Chicken Fried"	"	"	"
18	ALyX From Dallas, TX	"Just Like a Pill"	"	"	"
19	Karla Davis 25, from Monroe, NC	"If I Die Young"		"	"	"
20	Eric Tipton 31, from Sanger, TX	"You Make My Dreams"	"	"	"	"
21	Mathai 18, from Dallas, TX	"Rumour Has It"			"

Episode 5: The Blind Auditions, Part 5

The two-hour episode was broadcast on February 27, 2012.

Key	Coach presses his or her button	Contestant eliminated with no coach pressing his or her button	Contestant defaulted to this coach's team	Contestant elected to join this coach's team

Order	Contestant	Song	Coach's and contestant's choices
			Adam	Cee Lo	Christina	Blake
1	Whitney Myer 25, from Reno, NV	"No One"
2	David Dunn 27, from Midland, TX	"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"	"	"	"	"
3	The Shields Brothers (Tristen & Rory) From Rixeyville, VA	"Dancing with Myself"	"		"	"
4	Cheesa 21, from Honolulu, HI	"If I Were a Boy"	"		"	"
5	Preston Shannon 64, Memphis, TN	"In the Midnight Hour"	"	"	"	"
6	Lex Land 24, from Austin, TX	"I Can't Make You Love Me"			"
7	Cameron Novack 28, from Saint Louis, MO	"You Oughta Know"	"	"	"	"
8	Orlando Napier 25, from Los Angeles, CA	"Waiting on the World to Change"		"	"	"
9	Lee Koch 27, from Temecula, CA	"Like a Rolling Stone"		"		"
10	WADE 19, from Harvest, Alabama	"Rehab"			"	"
11	Adley Stump 21, from Tulsa, OK	"Last Name"
12	Beta Information unknown	"You Make Me Feel..."			"
13	Aaron Gordon From Kelowna, British Columbia	"So Sick"			"
14	Lana Lowe From Beaumont, TX	"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"			"
15	Sera Hill 24, from Atlanta, GA	"I'm Goin' Down"

Episodes 6-9: Battle Rounds (4 weeks)

The first two-hour episode was broadcast on March 5, 2012.

After the Blind Auditions, each coach had 12 contestants for the Battle Rounds, which aired from March 5 to March 26. Coaches began narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants with the help of "trusted advisors". Each episode featured battles consisting of pairings from within each team, and each battle concluded with the respective coach eliminating one of the two contestants; the six winners for each coach advanced to the live shows.

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Week/Order	Coach	Contestant	Contestant	Song
1.1	Adam Levine	Chris Cauley	Tony Lucca	"Beautiful Day"
1.2	Blake Shelton	RaeLynn	Adley Stump	"Free Fallin'"
1.3	Christina Aguilera	Monique Benabou	Chris Mann	"The Power of Love"
1.4	Cee Lo Green	Cheesa	Angie Johnson	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"
1.5	Blake Shelton	Brian Fuente	Jordis Unga	"Ironic"
1.6	Christina Aguilera	Jesse Campbell	Anthony Evans	"If I Ain't Got You"
2.1	Christina Aguilera	Sera Hill	Geoff McBride	"Chain of Fools"
2.2	Blake Shelton	Lex Land	Charlotte Sometimes	"Pumped Up Kicks"
2.3	Cee Lo Green	Sarah Golden	Juliet Simms	"Stay with Me"
2.4	Adam Levine	Whitney Myer	Kim Yarbrough	"No More Drama"
2.5	Christina Aguilera	Lee Koch	Lindsey Pavao	"Heart-Shaped Box"
2.6	Cee Lo Green	Jamie Lono	Jamar Rogers	"I Want to Know What Love Is"
3.1	Adam Levine	Nathan Parrett	Pip	"You Know I'm No Good"
3.2	Cee Lo Green	Erin Martin	The Shields Brothers	"What's Love Got to Do with It"
3.3	Christina Aguilera	Ashley De La Rosa	Jonathas	"No Air"
3.4	Blake Shelton	ALyX	Jermaine Paul	"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car"
3.5	Adam Levine	Katrina Parker	Angel Taylor	"Bleeding Love"
3.6	Blake Shelton	Gwen Sebastian	Erin Willett	"We Belong"
4.1	Cee Lo Green	James Massone	WADE	"True Colors"
4.2	Adam Levine	Nicolle Galyon	Mathai	"Love Song"
4.3	Christina Aguilera	THE LiNE	Moses Stone	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
4.4	Adam Levine	Karla Davis	Orlando Napier	"Easy"
4.5	Blake Shelton	Naia Kete	Jordan Rager	"I'm Yours"
4.6	Cee Lo Green	Justin Hopkins	Tony Vincent	"Faithfully"

The trusted advisors for these episodes are: Alanis Morissette and Robin Thicke working with Adam Levine; Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert working with Blake Shelton; Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Ne-Yo working with Cee Lo Green; and Jewel and Lionel Richie working with Christina Aguilera.

Coach	Adviser	Contestant
Adam Levine	Alanis Morissette	Chris Cauley	Whitney Myer	Pip	Katrina Parker	Mathai	Karla Davis
	Robin Thicke	Tony Lucca	Kim Yarbrough	Nathan Parrett	Angel Taylor	Nicolle Galyon	Orlando Napier

Blake Shelton	Kelly Clarkson	Adley Stump	Brian Fuente	Charlotte Sometimes	Jermaine Paul	Erin Willett	Naia Kete
	Miranda Lambert	RaeLynn	Jordis Unga	Lex Land	ALyX	Gwen Sebastian	Jordan Rager

Cee Lo Green	Babyface	Cheesa	Sarah Golden	Jamie Lono	The Shields Brothers	WADE	Tony Vincent
	Ne-Yo	Angie Johnson	Juliet Simms	Jamar Rogers	Erin Martin	James Massone	Justin Hopkins

Christina Aguilera	Jewel	Monique Benabou	Anthony Evans	Sera Hill	Lee Koch	Ashley De La Rosa	THE LiNE
	Lionel Richie	Chris Mann	Jesse Campbell	Geoff McBride	Lindsey Pavao	Jonathas	Moses Stone