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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.
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Auditions
Cities where the auditions were held.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.
Teams
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| Coaches | Top 48 Artists | |||||||||
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| Adam Levine | ||||||||||
| Tony Lucca | Katrina Parker | Mathai | Pip | Karla Davis | Kim Yarbrough | |||||
| Nicolle Galyon | Orlando Napier | Nathan Parrett | Angel Taylor | Whitney Myer | Chris Cauley | |||||
| CeeLo Green | ||||||||||
| Juliet Simms | Jamar Rogers | Cheesa | James Massone | Erin Martin | Tony Vincent | |||||
| Justin Hopkins | WADE | The Shields Brothers | Sarah Golden | Jamie Lono | Angie Johnson | |||||
| Christina Aguilera | ||||||||||
| Chris Mann | Lindsey Pavao | Ashley De La Rosa | Jesse Campbell | Sera Hill | Moses Stone | |||||
| The Line | Jonathas | Geoff McBride | Lee Koch | Monique Benabou | Anthony Evans | |||||
| Blake Shelton | ||||||||||
| Jermaine Paul | Erin Willett | RaeLynn | Jordis Unga | Naia Kete | Charlotte Sometimes | |||||
| Jordan Rager | ALyX | Gwen Sebastian | Lex Land | Brian Fuente | Adley Stump | |||||
Blind auditions
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| ✔ | 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 (February 5)
The second season premiere aired on Sunday, February 5, 2012, immediately following Super Bowl XLVI.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Cee Lo | Christina | Blake | |||||
| 1 | RaeLynn | 17 | Baytown, TX | "Hell on Heels" | ✔ | — | — | ✔ |
| 2 | Jesse Campbell | 42 | Marywood, IL | "A Song for You" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Daniel Rosa | 20 | Riverside, CA | "Animal" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Juliet Simms | 25 | Clearwater, Florida | "Oh! Darling" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 5 | Chris Mann | 29 | Wichita, KS | "Because We Believe" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 6 | Gönül Aksoy | 30 | New York, NY | "Tainted Love" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Ben Baxter | "I'll Be" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Mark Trussell | 23 | Nashville, TN | "Baby" | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Tony Lucca | 35 | Waterford, MI | "Trouble" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 2 (February 6)
The second two-hour episode was broadcast on Monday, February 6, 2012. The coaches performed a medley of Prince songs at the start of the show. The songs included were "1999", "Little Red Corvette", "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and "Kiss" which were sung mainly by Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton respectively.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Cee Lo | Christina | Blake | |||||
| 1 | The Line | Nashville, TN | "American Girl" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2 | Jamar Rogers | 29 | New York, NY | "Seven Nation Army" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 3 | Neal Middleton | 33 | Salt Lake City, UT | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | TJ Gibson | Centerville, OH | "Calling All Angels" | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Aly Jados | "Because the Night" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Sam James | 25 | Worcester, MA | "I Don't Want to Be" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Gwen Sebastian | 37 | Hebron, ND | "Stay" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 8 | Pamela Rose | 28 | Cooper City, FL | "Already Gone" | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Kim Yarbrough | 50 | Los Angeles, CA | "Tell Me Something Good" | ✔ | — | ✔ | — |
| 10 | Angie Johnson | 31 | St. 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 | Houston, TX | "Teenage Dream" | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jermaine Paul | 33 | Orange County, NY | "Complicated" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 15 | Angel Taylor | 23 | Los Angeles, CA | "Someone Like You" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
Episode 3 (February 13)
The two-hour episode was broadcast on February 13, 2012.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Cee Lo | Christina | Blake | |||||
| 1 | Sarah Golden | 27 | Houston, TX | "You and I" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 2 | Elley Duhe | 19 | Vancleave, MS | "Mercy" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Pip | 19 | Marietta, GA | "The House of the Rising Sun" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Erin Willett | 22 | Gaithersburg, MD | "I Want You Back" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 5 | David Grace | 28 | Santa Fe, TX | "Sweet Home Alabama" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Katrina Parker | 34 | Hollywood, CA | "One of Us" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 7 | Geoff McBride | 51 | Santa Rosa Beach, FL | "Higher Ground" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 8 | Erin Martin | 27 | Chicago | "Hey There Delilah" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 9 | James Massone | 23 | Wakefield, MA | "Find Your Love" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Winter Rae | 26 | Los Angeles, CA | "Take a Bow" | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Chris Cauley | 27 | Atlanta, GA | "Grenade" | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| 12 | Nathan Parrett | 24 | Los Angeles, CA | "The Joker" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 13 | Brian Fuente | 24 | Nashville, TN | "Paris (Ooh La La)" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 14 | Moses Stone | 26 | Maryland | "Let's Get It Started" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 15 | Jordis Unga | 29 | Los Angeles, CA | "Maybe I'm Amazed" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 4 (February 20)
The two-hour episode was broadcast on February 20, 2012.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Cee Lo | Christina | Blake | |||||
| 1 | Ducky | 26 | Carlisle, PA | "Tighten Up" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Jonathas | 24 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | "U Got It Bad" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 3 | Monique Benabou | 23 | Alameda, CA | "Mr. Know It All" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 4 | Naia Kete | 21 | Santa Monica, CA | "The Lazy Song" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 5 | Erick Macek | 31 | Bethlehem, PA | "Free Fallin'" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Charlotte Sometimes | 23 | Wall, NJ | "Apologize" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Tony Vincent | 38 | New York, NY | "We Are the Champions" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 8 | Anthony Evans | 33 | Dallas, TX | "What's Going On" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 9 | Jamie Lono | 22 | Chicago | "Folsom Prison Blues" | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| 10 | Dylan Chambers | 19 | Arlington, TX | "Valerie" | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Nathan Anderson | Collierville, TN | "Walking in Memphis" | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | Luna Searles | "Come to My Window" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 13 | Adam Lasher | Los Angeles, CA | "How You Remind Me" | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | Justin Hopkins | 30 | Tigard, OR | "Babylon" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 15 | Nicolle Galyon | 27 | Sterling, KS | "You Save Me" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 16 | Ashley De La Rosa | 17 | Orlando, FL | "Shark in the Water" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 17 | Jordan Rager | 17 | Loganville, GA | "Chicken Fried" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 18 | ALyX | 19 | Dallas, TX | "Just Like a Pill" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 19 | Karla Davis | 25 | Monroe, NC | "If I Die Young" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 20 | Eric Tipton | 31 | Sanger, TX | "You Make My Dreams" | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Mathai | 18 | Dallas, TX | "Rumour Has It" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
Episode 5 (February 27)
The two-hour episode was broadcast on February 27, 2012.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Cee Lo | Christina | Blake | |||||
| 1 | Whitney Myer | 25 | Reno, NV | "No One" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | David Dunn | 27 | Midland, TX | "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | The Shields Brothers | Rixeyville, VA | "Dancing with Myself" | — | ✔ | — | — | |
| 4 | Cheesa | 21 | Honolulu, HI | "If I Were a Boy" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 5 | Preston Shannon | 64 | Memphis, TN | "In the Midnight Hour" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Lex Land | 24 | Austin, TX | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 7 | Cameron Novack | 28 | Saint Louis, MO | "You Oughta Know" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Orlando Napier | 25 | Los Angeles, CA | "Waiting on the World to Change" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 9 | Lee Koch | 27 | Temecula, CA | "Like a Rolling Stone" | Team full | — | ✔ | — |
| 10 | WADE | 19 | Harvest, Alabama | "Rehab" | ✔ | — | — | |
| 11 | Adley Stump | 21 | Tulsa, OK | "Last Name" | Team full | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 12 | Beta | "You Make Me Feel..." | — | Team full | ||||
| 13 | Aaron Gordon | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | "So Sick" | — | ||||
| 14 | Lana Lowe | Beaumont, TX | "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" | — | ||||
| 15 | Sera Hill | 24 | Atlanta, GA | "I'm Goin' Down" | ✔ | |||
The Battles
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 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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| Artist won the Battle and advances to the Live shows | |
| Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated |
| Episode & Date | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 6 |
Adam Levine | 1 | Tony Lucca | "Beautiful Day" | Chris Cauley |
| Blake Shelton | 2 | RaeLynn | "Free Fallin'" | Adley Stump | |
| Christina Aguilera | 3 | Chris Mann | "The Power of Love" | Monique Benabou | |
| Cee Lo Green | 4 | Cheesa | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Angie Johnson | |
| Blake Shelton | 5 | Jordis Unga | "Ironic" | Brian Fuente | |
| Christina Aguilera | 6 | Jesse Campbell | "If I Ain't Got You" | Anthony Evans | |
| Episode 7 |
Christina Aguilera | 1 | Sera Hill | "Chain of Fools" | Geoff McBride |
| Blake Shelton | 2 | Charlotte Sometimes | "Pumped Up Kicks" | Lex Land | |
| Cee Lo Green | 3 | Juliet Simms | "Stay with Me" | Sarah Golden | |
| Adam Levine | 4 | Kim Yarbrough | "No More Drama" | Whitney Myer | |
| Christina Aguilera | 5 | Lindsey Pavao | "Heart-Shaped Box" | Lee Koch | |
| Cee Lo Green | 6 | Jamar Rogers | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Jamie Lono | |
| Episode 8 |
Adam Levine | 1 | Pip | "You Know I'm No Good" | Nathan Parrett |
| Cee Lo Green | 2 | Erin Martin | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | The Shields Brothers | |
| Christina Aguilera | 3 | Ashley De La Rosa | "No Air" | Jonathas | |
| Blake Shelton | 4 | Jermaine Paul | "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" | ALyX | |
| Adam Levine | 5 | Katrina Parker | "Bleeding Love" | Angel Taylor | |
| Blake Shelton | 6 | Erin Willett | "We Belong" | Gwen Sebastian | |
| Episode 9 |
Cee Lo Green | 1 | James Massone | "True Colors" | WADE |
| Adam Levine | 2 | Mathai | "Love Song" | Nicolle Galyon | |
| Christina Aguilera | 3 | Moses Stone | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Line | |
| Adam Levine | 4 | Karla Davis | "Easy" | Orlando Napier | |
| Blake Shelton | 5 | Naia Kete | "I'm Yours" | Jordan Rager | |
| Cee Lo Green | 6 | Tony Vincent | "Faithfully" | Justin Hopkins | |
The 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 | Artists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Live shows
Week 1 (April 1 & 2)
The live performance show aired on Monday, April 2, 2012. The elimination show aired Tuesday, April 3, 2012.
- Guest performance by Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch ("Ass Back Home")
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| Artist was saved by the public's vote | |
| Artist was part of the bottom two or three in his/her team | |
| Artist was saved by his/her coach | |
| Artist was automatically eliminated by his/her coach | |
| Artist was eliminated |
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Shelton | Jermaine Paul | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Public's vote |
| 2 | Christina Aguilera | Chris Mann | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Public's vote |
| 3 | Blake Shelton | RaeLynn | "Wake Up Call" | Public's vote |
| 4 | Christina Aguilera | Moses Stone | "Stronger" | Bottom three |
| 5 | Blake Shelton | Naia Kete | "Turning Tables" | Bottom three |
| 6 | Christina Aguilera | Lindsey Pavao | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Public's vote |
| 7 | Blake Shelton | Jordis Unga | "Alone" | Bottom three |
| 8 | Christina Aguilera | Sera Hill | "Find Your Love" | Bottom three |
| 9 | Blake Shelton | Erin Willett | "Living for the City" | Public's vote |
| 10 | Christina Aguilera | Ashley De La Rosa | "Right Through You" | Bottom three |
| 11 | Blake Shelton | Charlotte Sometimes | "Misery Business" | Bottom three |
| 12 | Christina Aguilera | Jesse Campbell | "What a Wonderful World" | Public's vote |
| Last Chance Performances | ||||
| 1 | Blake Shelton | Naia Kete | "If I Were a Boy" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Blake Shelton | Charlotte Sometimes | "Iris" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Blake Shelton | Jordis Unga | "Wild Horses" | Blake's choice |
| 4 | Christina Aguilera | Ashley De La Rosa | "Paris (Ooh La La)" | Christina's choice |
| 5 | Christina Aguilera | Sera Hill | "Vision of Love" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Christina Aguilera | Moses Stone | "Breakeven" | Eliminated |
Week 2 (April 9 & 10)
The live performance show aired on Monday, April 9, 2012. The elimination show aired on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.
- Guest performance: Jessie J ("Domino")
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Levine | Katrina Parker | "Tonight, Tonight" | Bottom three |
| 2 | Cee Lo Green | Cheesa | "Don't Leave Me This Way" | Bottom three |
| 3 | Adam Levine | Tony Lucca | "In Your Eyes" | Public's vote |
| 4 | Adam Levine | Kim Yarbrough | "Rolling in the Deep" | Bottom three |
| 5 | Cee Lo Green | James Massone | "Don't Know Why" | Public's vote |
| 6 | Cee Lo Green | Juliet Simms | "Roxanne" | Public's vote |
| 7 | Adam Levine | Mathai | "Ordinary People" | Public's vote |
| 8 | Cee Lo Green | Tony Vincent | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Bottom three |
| 9 | Adam Levine | Karla Davis | "Airplanes" | Bottom three |
| 10 | Cee Lo Green | Erin Martin | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | Bottom three |
| 11 | Adam Levine | Pip | "When You Were Young" | Public's vote |
| 12 | Cee Lo Green | Jamar Rogers | "Are You Gonna Go My Way" | Public's vote |
| Last Chance Performances | ||||
| 1 | Adam Levine | Kim Yarbrough | "Spotlight" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Adam Levine | Karla Davis | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Adam Levine | Katrina Parker | "Don't Speak" | Adam's choice |
| 4 | Cee Lo Green | Tony Vincent | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Cee Lo Green | Cheesa | "All By Myself" | Cee Lo's choice |
| 6 | Cee Lo Green | Erin Martin | "Your Song" | Eliminated |
Quarterfinals, 1: Week 3 (April 16 & 17)
The live performance show aired on Monday, April 16, 2012. The elimination show aired Tuesday, April 17, 2012. For the first time, each coach must make an Instant Elimination, meaning that at the end of the show both coaches must eliminate an artist from their teams.
- Guest performance: The Wanted - "Chasing the Sun"
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Shelton | RaeLynn | "She's Country" | Middle two |
| 2 | Christina Aguilera | Jesse Campbell | "Halo" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Blake Shelton | Jordis Unga | "A Little Bit Stronger" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Christina Aguilera | Ashley De La Rosa | "Foolish Games" | Middle two |
| 5 | Blake Shelton | Erin Willett | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Middle two |
| 6 | Christina Aguilera | Lindsey Pavao | "Part of Me" | Middle two |
| 7 | Blake Shelton | Jermaine Paul | "Against All Odds" | Public's vote |
| 8 | Christina Aguilera | Chris Mann | "Viva la Vida" | Public's vote |
| Last Chance Performances | ||||
| 1 | Christina Aguilera | Ashley De La Rosa | "You and I" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Christina Aguilera | Lindsey Pavao | "Please Don't Go" | Christina's choice |
| 3 | Blake Shelton | Erin Willett | "Proud Mary" | Blake's choice |
| 4 | Blake Shelton | RaeLynn | "If I Die Young" | Eliminated |
| Order | Performers | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christina Aguilera, her 4 finalists, and the Crenshaw High School choir | "Fighter" |
| 2 | Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa | "Payphone" |
| 3 | Blake Shelton and his 4 finalists | "Heartache Tonight" |
Quarterfinals, 2: Week 4 (April 23 & 24)
The live performance show aired on Monday, April 23, 2012. The elimination show aired Tuesday, April 24, 2012.
- Guest performance: Florence and the Machine - "No Light, No Light"
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cee Lo Green | Jamar Rogers | "It's My Life" | Public's vote |
| 2 | Adam Levine | Katrina Parker | "Jar of Hearts" | Middle two |
| 3 | Adam Levine | Mathai | "I'm Like a Bird" | Middle two |
| 4 | Cee Lo Green | James Massone | "Just the Way You Are" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Adam Levine | Tony Lucca | "...Baby One More Time" | Public's vote |
| 6 | Cee Lo Green | Cheesa | "I Have Nothing" | Middle two |
| 7 | Adam Levine | Pip | "Somewhere Only We Know" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Cee Lo Green | Juliet Simms | "Cryin'" | Middle two |
| Last Chance Performances | ||||
| 1 | Adam Levine | Mathai | "Cowboy Casanova" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Adam Levine | Katrina Parker | "Perfect" | Adam's choice |
| 3 | Cee Lo Green | Cheesa | "Already Gone" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Cee Lo Green | Juliet Simms | "Torn" | Cee Lo's choice |
| Order | Performers | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cee Lo Green and his 4 finalists | "Dancing in the Street" |
| 2 | Goodie Mob | "Fight to Win" |
| 3 | Adam Levine and his team |
"Instant Karma!" |
Semifinals: Week 5 (April 30 & May 1)
The live performance show aired on Monday, April 30, 2012, with the elimination show following on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.
Season one finalists Dia Frampton, Vicci Martinez, Beverly McClellan, and Javier Colon returned on the results show to perform duets (with the exception of Colon). Frampton performed her new single, "Don't Kick the Chair", with Kid Cudi. Martinez partnered with her season one coach Cee Lo Green for her song, "Come Along." McClellan joined Cyndi Lauper to perform Lauper's "Money Changes Everything." Colon performed his newest single, "A Drop in the Ocean."
| Order | Coach | Contestant | Song | Coach points | Public points | Total points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Levine | Tony Lucca | "How You Like Me Now?" | 60 | 48 | 108 | Advanced to Finals |
| 2 | Blake Shelton | Erin Willett | "Without You" | 50 | 27 | 77 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Christina Aguilera | Chris Mann | "Ave Maria" | 50 | 54 | 104 | Advanced to Finals |
| 4 | Cee Lo Green | Jamar Rogers | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 40 | 39 | 79 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Blake Shelton | Jermaine Paul | "Open Arms" | 50 | 73 | 123 | Advanced to Finals |
| 6 | Adam Levine | Katrina Parker | "Killing Me Softly With His Song" | 40 | 52 | 92 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Christina Aguilera | Lindsey Pavao | "Skinny Love" | 50 | 46 | 96 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Cee Lo Green | Juliet Simms | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | 60 | 61 | 121 | Advanced to Finals |
| Order | Performers | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Adam & Team Cee Lo | "All These Things That I've Done" |
| 2 | Blake Shelton | "Over" |
| 3 | Team Blake & Team Christina | "The Edge of Glory" |
Finals: Week 6 (May 7 & 8)
The live performance show aired on Monday, May 7, 2012. The season finale aired on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Jermaine Paul was declared the winner.
| Coach | Artist | Order | Solo song | Order | Coach tribute song | Order | Duet song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Shelton | Jermaine Paul | 1 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | 8 | "God Gave Me You" | 10 | "Soul Man" | Winner |
| Cee Lo Green | Juliet Simms | 12 | "Free Bird" | 2 | "Crazy" | 6 | "Born to Be Wild" | Runner-up |
| Christina Aguilera | Chris Mann | 9 | "You Raise Me Up" | 5 | "The Voice Within" | 3 | "The Prayer" | Fourth place |
| Adam Levine | Tony Lucca | 4 | "99 Problems" | 11 | "Harder to Breathe" | 7 | "Yesterday" | Third place |
| Order | Performers | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jermaine Paul with Pip, James Massone & Jamar Rogers | "I Want You Back" |
| 2 | Chris Mann with Katrina Parker & Lindsey Pavao | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" |
| 3 | Juliet Simms with Jamar Rogers, RaeLynn & Erin Willett | "With A Little Help From My Friends" |
| 4 | Tony Lucca and Jordis Unga | "Go Your Own Way" |
| Order | Performers | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1.71 | Flo Rida and Juliet Simms | "Whistle" and "Wild Ones" |
| 1.72 | Hall & Oates with Chris Mann, Tony Lucca, and Jermaine Paul | "Rich Girl" |
| 1.73 | Lady Antebellum | "Wanted You More" |
| 1.74 | Justin Bieber | "Boyfriend" |
Note: The golden colored songs are the iTunes top ten bonuses as well as the bolded names.
Elimination Chart
- Color key
- Artist's info
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| Artist | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Finals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Paul | Safe | Safe | Advanced | Winner | |||
| Juliet Simms | Safe | Bottom two | Advanced | Runner-up | |||
| Tony Lucca | Safe | Safe | Advanced | 3rd place | |||
| Chris Mann | Safe | Safe | Advanced | 4th place | |||
| Katrina Parker | Bottom three | Bottom two | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 5) | |||
| Lindsey Pavao | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated | ||||
| Jamar Rogers | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | ||||
| Erin Willett | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated | ||||
| Cheesa | Bottom three | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 4) | ||||
| Mathai | Safe | Bottom two | |||||
| James Massone | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Pip | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Ashley De La Rosa | Bottom three | Bottom two | Eliminated (Week 3) | ||||
| RaeLynn | Safe | Bottom two | |||||
| Jesse Campbell | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Jordis Unga | Bottom three | Eliminated | |||||
| Karla Davis | Bottom three | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||||
| Erin Martin | Bottom three | ||||||
| Tony Vincent | Bottom three | ||||||
| Kim Yarbrough | Bottom three | ||||||
| Naia Kete | Bottom three | Eliminated (Week 1) | |||||
| Sera Hill | Bottom three | ||||||
| Charlotte Sometimes | Bottom three | ||||||
| Moses Stone | Bottom three | ||||||
Performances by guests/coaches
| Episode | Show segment | Performer(s) | Title | Hot 100 reaction | Hot Digital Songs reaction | Performance type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Live Rounds week 1 results | Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch | "Ass Back Home" | 17 (+2) | 30 (+2) | live performance |
| 13 | Live Rounds week 2 results | Jessie J | "Domino" | 28 (-3) | 44 (+5) | live performance |
| 14 | Quarter-Finals week 1 | Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa | "Payphone" | 3 (debut) | 1 (debut) | live performance |
| 15 | Quarter-Final week 1 results | The Wanted | "Chasing the Sun" | 111 (debut) | did not chart | live performance |
| Justin Bieber | "Boyfriend" | 4 (+1) | 4 (=) | music video teaser | ||
| 16 | Quarter-Finals week 2 | Goodie Mob | "Fight to Win" | did not chart | did not chart | live performance |
| 17 | Quarter-Final week 2 results | Florence and the Machine | "No Light, No Light" | did not chart | did not chart | live performance |
| 18 | Semi-Finals | Blake Shelton | "Over" | did not chart | did not chart | live performance |
| 19 | Semi-Final results | Dia Frampton ft. Kid Cudi | "Don't Kick the Chair" | did not chart | did not chart | live performance |
| Vicci Martinez ft. Cee Lo Green | "Come Along" | did not chart | did not chart | live performance | ||
| Cyndi Lauper | "Money Changes Everything" | did not chart | did not chart | live performance | ||
| Javier Colon | "A Drop in the Ocean" | did not chart | did not chart | live performance | ||
| 21 | Final results | Flo Rida | "Whistle" | 77 (+18) | 28 (+11) | live performance |
| Flo Rida | "Wild Ones" | 5 (=) | 7 (+2) | live performance | ||
| Hall & Oates | "Rich Girl" | did not chart | did not chart | live performance | ||
| Lady Antebellum | "Wanted You More" | did not chart | did not chart | live performance | ||
| Justin Bieber | "Boyfriend" | 9 (-1) | 4 (+1) | live performance |
Television ratings
Season two premiered following NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI, and was watched by 37.6 million viewers with a 16.3 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, making it the highest rated Super Bowl lead-out program since Grey's Anatomy in 2006.
| # | Episode | Original air date | Production | Timeslot (ET) | Viewers (millions) |
Rating/share (adults 18-49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Season 2 Premiere" | February 5, 2012 (2012-02-05) | 201 | Sunday 10:21pm | 37.61 | 16.3/37 |
| 2 | "Blind Auditions, Part 2" | February 6, 2012 (2012-02-06) | 202 | Monday 8:00pm | 17.84 | 6.7/17 |
| 3 | "Blind Auditions, Part 3" | February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13) | 203 | 16.28 | 6.0/15 | |
| 4 | "Blind Auditions, Part 4" | February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20) | 204 | 16.04 | 6.0/15 | |
| 5 | "Blind Auditions, Part 5" | February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27) | 205 | 14.89 | 5.4/14 | |
| 6 | "Let the Battles Begin" | March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05) | 206 | 16.85 | 6.2/16 | |
| 7 | "The Battles, Week 2" | March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12) | 207 | 14.51 | 5.2/14 | |
| 8 | "The Battles, Week 3" | March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19) | 208 | 11.95 | 4.6/12 | |
| 9 | "The Final Battles" | March 26, 2012 (2012-03-26) | 209 | 12.00 | 4.5/12 | |
| 10 | "Live Performances, Week 1" | April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02) | 210 | 10.67 | 4.1/11 | |
| 11 | "Elimination, Week 1" | April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03) | 210A | Tuesday 9:00pm | 8.45 | 3.2/9 |
| 12 | "Live Performances, Week 2" | April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09) | 211 | Monday 8:00pm | 10.52 | 4.0/11 |
| 13 | "Live Eliminations, Four Go Home, Week 2" | April 10, 2012 (2012-04-10) | 211A | Tuesday 9:00pm | 9.00 | 3.5/9 |
| 14 | "The Quarterfinals, Pt. 1" | April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16) | 212 | Monday 8:00pm | 10.02 | 3.7/10 |
| 15 | "Quarterfinals: Live Eliminations" | April 17, 2012 (2012-04-17) | 212A | Tuesday 9:00pm | 8.86 | 3.3/9 |
| 16 | "Quarterfinals, Part 2" | April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23) | 213 | Monday 8:00pm | 10.31 | 3.8/10 |
| 17 | "Quarterfinals Eliminations, Week 2" | April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24) | 213A | Tuesday 9:00pm | 8.93 | 3.4/8 |
| 18 | "Semifinals: Live Performances" | April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30) | 214 | Monday 8:00pm | 9.52 | 3.5/9 |
| 19 | "Semifinals, the Results" | May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01) | 214A | Tuesday 9:00pm | 8.90 | 3.1/8 |
| 20 | "Live Final Performances" | May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07) | 215 | Monday 8:00pm | 10.74 | 3.8/10 |
| 21 | "Live Finale" | May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08) | 215A | Tuesday 9:00pm | 11.90 | 4.4/11 |
Contestant appearances on earlier talent shows
- Adam Lasher, who failed to turn a chair in the blind auditions, later auditioned for the 14th season of American Idol. He was cut in Hollywood Week. He auditioned again the next season, and is currently in the Top 24.
- Erin Martin appeared on Rock of Love - season two, but was eliminated after the first episode
- Jamar Rogers auditioned for American Idol - season eight, but his journey ended in the green mile round (top 36 selection)
- Jordis Unga appeared on Rockstar: INXS and finished in 5th place
- Justin Hopkins appeared on America's Got Talent - season five, but was eliminated in the Vegas Rounds
- Pip and Mathai both appeared on the casting special of The Glee Project (Episode 0). Pip's placing is unknown, although he was given airtime on the show. Mathai made it into the Top 20, but was not shortlisted for the Top 12.
- WADE was a contestant on American Idol - season ten, advancing to the Las Vegas rounds
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