The Voice Senior (German TV series) season 1

The first season of the German talent show The Voice Senior premiered on December 23, 2018 on Sat.1.[1] The coaches were the duo Alec Völkel and Sascha Vollmer of the band The BossHoss, the singer and actress Yvonne Catterfeld, the singer and songwriter Mark Forster and the singer Sasha Schmitz. The hosts were Lena Gercke and Thore Schölermann.[2]

The Voice Senior
Season 1
Hosted by
Coaches
WinnerDan Lucas
Winning coachSasha Schmitz
Runner-upFritz Bliesener
Release
Original networkSat.1
Original releaseDecember 23, 2018 (2018-12-23) –
January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2

Dan Lucas was named the winner of the season on January 4, 2019; making him the first contestant to win the show and Sasha Schmitz first win as a coach on The Voice Senior.

Coaches and hosts

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On June 29, 2018; the coaching panel for the first season was confirmed with Mark Forster, The BossHoss, Yvonne Catterfeld, all of whom have been coaches in the adult version; and Sasha Schmitz, who was previously a coach on The Voice Kids.

Current hosts of The Voice of Germany, Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke, appointed as hosts for the first season.

Teams

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Colour key

Coach Top 20 artists
Mark Forster
Joerg Kemp Giselle Rommel Matteo Comis Charles Duncan Elvira Slawinski
The BossHoss
Willi Stein Wolfgang Schorer Steffen Martin Heike Grammbitter Hildegard Gutt
Yvonne Catterfeld
Fritz Bliesener Janice Harrington Eduardo Villegas Geff Harrison Anna Greene Dell'Era
Sasha Schmitz
Dan Lucas Gabriele Treftz Walter Golczyk Barbara Parzeczewski Michael Dixon

Blind auditions

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The two episodes of blind audition was broadcast on 23 and 28 December 2018 in Sat.1.

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
Artist received a wildcard

Episode 1 (December 23)

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The first blind audition episode was broadcast on December 23, 2018.[3]

Order Artist Age Song Coach's and artist's choices
Mark BossHoss Yvonne Sasha
1 Walter Golczyk 75 "Hard to Handle"
2 Gabriele Treftz 78 "Für Mich Soll's Rote Rosen Regnen"
3 Steffen Martin 64 "Junge"
4 Nicolasa Antiquera-Mall 61 "One More Light"
5 Fritz Bliesener 80 "’O sole mio"
6 Janice Harrington 76 "Honky Tonk Women"
7 Matteo Comis 62 "You to Me Are Everything"
8 Giselle Rommel 77 "Ich Liebe Das Leben"
9 Thomas 'Thommy' Klemt 74 "Blue Suede Shoes"
10 Heike Grammbitter 63 "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
11 Dan Lucas 64 "You're the Voice"

Episode 2 (December 28)

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The second blind audition episode was broadcast on December 28, 2018.

Order Artist Age Song Coach's and artist's choices
Mark BossHoss Yvonne Sasha
1 Wolfgang Schorer 61 "Born to Be Wild"
2 Eduardo Villegas 65 "Fragile"
3 Birgit Rüssmann 66 "No No Never"
4 Geff Harrison 71 "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
5 Joerg Kemp 64 "Still"
6 Willi Stein 68 "Maria"
7 Barbara Parzeczewski 65 "Walking By Myself"
8 Charles Duncan 78 "That's Life"
9 Anna Greene Dell'Era 61 "Rise Up"
10 Christian Herden 63 "Hier spricht dein Herz"
11 Elvira Slawinski 68 "Ich Will Keine Schokolade"
12 Michael Dixon 68 "A House Is Not A Home"
13 Hildegard Gutt 80 "Adieu"

Sing offs

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The episode of sing offs was broadcast on 30 December 2018 in Sat.1. In this phase determines which two artists from each team will advance to the Final. When all artists have sung the coach decides who goes through.

Color key
       Artist was saved by his/her coach and advanced to the Final
       Artist was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Result
Episode 3
(December 30)
Sasha
1 Dan Lucas "Don't Stop Believin'" Advanced
2 Barbara Parzeczewski "Proud Mary" Eliminated
3 Michael Dixon "What the World Needs Now Is Love" Eliminated
4 Walter Golczyk "Roll Over Beethoven" Eliminated
5 Gabriele Treftz "Für Immer" Advanced
Yvonne
1 Eduardo Villegas "Corazón Espinado" Eliminated
2 Janice Harrington "Hound Dog" Advanced
3 Geff Harrison "The First Cut Is the Deepest" Eliminated
4 Anna Greene Dell'Era "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" Eliminated
5 Fritz Bliesener "Il mare calmo della sera" Advanced
Mark
1 Elvira Slawinski "Morgens Immer Müde" Eliminated
2 Charles Duncan "Make You Feel My Love" Eliminated
3 Joerg Kemp "Auf anderen Wegen" Advanced
4 Giselle Rommel "Musik liegt in der Luft" Advanced
5 Matteo Comis "It's Not Unusual" Eliminated
BossHoss
1 Hildegard Gutt "Eins und Eins, das macht Zwei" Eliminated
2 Steffen Martin "Du schreibst Geschichte" Eliminated
3 Heike Grammbitter "Oh! Darling" Eliminated
4 Willi Stein "Torna a Surriento" Advanced
5 Wolfgang Schorer "Smoke on the Water" Advanced

Final

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The stage performances of the finale were recorded on December 1, 2018 in Berlin and on January 4, 2019 was broadcast. Only the announcement of the decision audience via televoting was broadcast live, but in a smaller studio with no presence of the coaches and the audience.

The contestants are mentored by their coach and choose a song that they want to sing in the final. In the first round the coach decides which one act remains and the other act will then be eliminated. The final round is chosen the winner by the public at home by televoting.

Coach Artist Round 1 Round 2
Order First Song Coach decision Order Second Song Viewers Voting Result
Yvonne Catterfeld Janice Harrington 1 "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" Eliminated
Fritz Bliesener 2 "The Prayer" Advanced 12 "Caruso" 17.5% Runner-up
Mark Forster Giselle Rommel 3 "Ich glaub 'ne Dame Werd' ich Nie" Eliminated
Joerg Kemp 4 "Eiserner Steg" Advanced 9 "In Meinem Leben" 6.5% Third Place
The Bosshoss Wolfgang Schorer 5 "Highway to Hell" Eliminated
Willi Stein 6 "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" Advanced 10 "One Moment in Time" 6.0% Fourth Place
Sasha Schmitz Gabriele Treftz 7 "Lili Marleen" Eliminated
Dan Lucas 8 "Alone" Advanced 11 "Help!" 70.0% Winner

Elimination chart

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Overall

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Color key
Artist's info
Result details
sing offs and final results per week
Artist Sing Offs Final
Round 1 Round 2
Dan Lucas Safe Safe Winner
Fritz Bliesener Safe Safe Runner-up
Joerg Kemp Safe Safe Third Place
Willi Stein Safe Safe Fourth Place
Gabriele Treftz Safe Eliminated Eliminated (Final)
Wolfgang Schorer Safe Eliminated
Giselle Rommel Safe Eliminated
Janice Harrington Safe Eliminated
Steffen Martin Eliminated Eliminated (Sing Offs)
Heike Grammbitter Eliminated
Hildegard Gutt Eliminated
Matteo Comis Eliminated
Charles Duncan Eliminated
Elvira Slawinski Eliminated
Eduardo Villegas Eliminated
Geff Harrison Eliminated
Anna Greene Dell'Era Eliminated
Walter Golczyk Eliminated
Barbara Parzeczewski Eliminated
Michael Dixon Eliminated

Team

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Color key
Artist's info
Result details
Artist Sing Offs Final
Round 1 Round 2
Joerg Kemp Advanced Advanced Third Place
Giselle Rommel Advanced Eliminated
Matteo Comis Eliminated
Charles Duncan Eliminated
Elvira Slawinski Eliminated
Willi Stein Advanced Advanced Fourth Place
Wolfgang Schorer Advanced Eliminated
Steffen Martin Eliminated
Heike Grammbitter Eliminated
Hildegard Gutt Eliminated
Fritz Bliesener Advanced Advanced Runner-up
Janice Harrington Advanced Eliminated
Eduardo Villegas Eliminated
Geff Harrison Eliminated
Anna Greene Dell'Era Eliminated
Dan Lucas Advanced Advanced Winner
Gabriele Treftz Advanced Eliminated
Walter Golczyk Eliminated
Barbara Parzeczewski Eliminated
Michael Dixon Eliminated

Ratings

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Episode Date Timeslot Viewers
(in millions)
Share
(in %)
Source
Total 14 - 49 Years Total 14 - 49 Years
1 "Blind Auditions" December 23, 2018 (2018-12-23) Sunday 20:15pm 3.13 1.42 9.9 13.1 [4]
2 December 28, 2018 (2018-12-28) Friday 20:15pm 2.16 0.90 7.6 10.6 [5]
3 "Sing Offs" December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30) Sunday 20:15pm 2.30 0.92 7.5 9.2 [6]
4 "Final" January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04) Friday 20:15pm 2.20 0.81 7.8 9.7 [7]

References

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  1. ^ ""THE VOICE SENIOR" - DIE GRÖSSTEN GESANGSTALENTE AB 60 JAHREN – AB 23. DEZEMBER IN SAT.1".
  2. ^ "Die Coaches für The Voice Senior stehen fest".
  3. ^ "The Voice Senior: SAT.1 gibt stimmgewaltigen Senioren den großen Auftritt!".
  4. ^ "Von wegen Altersschwäche: "The Voice Senior" feiert tollen Einstand". 24 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Von wegen Altersschwäche: "The Voice Senior" feiert tollen Einstand". 24 December 2018.
  6. ^ ""The Voice Senior": Sing-Offs lassen Quoten abstürzen". 31 December 2018.
  7. ^ ""Voice Senior" zum Finale leicht besser, RTL II mit Filmen erfolgreicher". 5 January 2019.
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