The Voice – Norges beste stemme

*The Voice – Norges beste stemme*
The Voice – Norges beste stemme
Created by	John de Mol; Roel van Velzen
Presented by	Øyvind Mund; Siri N. Avlesen-Østli
Judges	Current coaches; Yosef Wolde-Mariam (1, 3–); Espen Lind (2–3, 6–); Eva Weel Skram (10–) ; Gabrielle Leithaug (10–) ; Former coaches; Jarle Bernhoft (8–9) ; Ina Wroldsen (6–9); Matoma (6–7); Lene Marlin (4–5); Martin Danielle (4–5); Morten Harket (4–5); Sondre Lerche (1–3); Hanne Sørvaag (1, 3); Lene Nystrøm (2); Tommy Tee (2); Magne Furuholmen (1)
Country of origin	Norway
Original language	Norwegian
No. of seasons	10
Production
Producers	Talpa Media Group (2012-2019); ITV Studios Norway (2021-present)
Production location	Oslo
Original release
Network	TV2
Release	27 January 2012 –; present

The Voice – Norges beste stemme (Norwegian for The Voice – Norway's best Voice) is a Norwegian reality singing competition and local version of The Voice first broadcast as The Voice of Holland. It started on 27 January 2012 and the final aired on 25 May 2012 on TV2.

One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.

Format

The series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and live performance shows. Four judges/coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each judge has the length of the auditioner's performance (about two minutes) 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.

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 24) 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.

Coaches

Coaching panel

Current coaches
Yosef Wolde-Mariam (2012, 2015–)
Espen Lind (2013–2015, 2021–)
Eva Weel Skram (Upcoming in 2025)
Gabrielle Leithaug (Upcoming in 2025)

Former coaches
Magne Furuholmen (2012)
Tommy Tee (2013)
Lene Nystrøm (2013)
Sondre Lerche (2012–2015)
Hanne Sørvaag (2012, 2015)
Lene Marlin (2017–2019)
Morten Harket (2017–2019)
Martin Danielle (2017–2019)
Matoma (2021–2022)
Ina Wroldsen (2021–2024)
Jarle Bernhoft (2023–2024)

Coaches' timeline

Coaches	Seasons
Coaches	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Sondre Lerche
Yosef Wolde-Mariam
Hanne Sørvaag
Magne Furuholmen
Espen Lind
Lene Nystrøm
Tommy Tee
Lene Marlin
Morten Harket
Martin Danielle
Ina Wroldsen
Matoma
Jarle Bernhoft
Eva Weel Skram
Gabrielle Leithaug

Series overview

Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors.

*The Voice – Norges beste stemme* series overview
Season	Aired	Winner	Other finalists			Winning coach	Host	Coaches (chairs' order)
Season	Aired	Winner	Other finalists			Winning coach	Host	1	2	3	4
1	2012	Martin Halla	Aleksander Walmann	Odd Einar Nordheim	Hege Øversveen	Magne Furuholmen	Øyvind Mund	Sondre	Hanne	Yosef	Magne
2	2013	Knut Marius	Adrian Jørgensen	Tor Kvammen	Pål Rake	Lene Nystrøm		Sondre	Tommy	Lene N.	Espen
3	2015	Yvonne Nordvik	Filip Bernard	Nicoline Berg	Øyvind Boye	Espen Lind		Espen	Yosef	Hanne	Sondre
4	2017	Thomas Løseth	Andrea Santiago	Agnes Stock	Sebastian James	Lene Marlin		Yosef	Lene M.	Martin	Morten
5	2019	Maria Engås Halsne	Edward Mustad	Oskar Øiestad	Steffi Buie	Morten Harket		Morten	Yosef	Lene M.	Martin
6	2021	Erlend Gunstveit	Maria Petra Brandal	Sofie Fjellvang	Natan Dagur	Matoma		Matoma	Espen	Ina	Yosef
7	2022	Jørgen Dahl Moe	Tara Bloch-Vere	Niklas Jung Hansen	André Askeland Hagen	Ina Wroldsen	Siri N. Avlesen-Østli	Espen	Yosef	Ina	Matoma
8	2023	Kira Dalan-Eriksen	Thomas Tvedt	Isak Øvrevold	Fredrik Amadeus	Espen Lind		Espen	Ina	Yosef	Jarle
9	2024	Inger Lise Hope	Lavrans Svendsen	Nola Kvarme	Arthur Stulien	Espen Lind		Jarle	Espen	Ina	Yosef
10	2025	Upcoming season						Yosef	Gabrielle	Eva	Espen

Seasons' synopsis

Season 1 (2012)

The coaches for the debut seasons are singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche, pop star Hanne Sørvaag, Madcon member Yosef Wolde-Mariam and former A-ha member Magne Furuholmen. Øyvind Mund is hosting the programme while Maria Bodøgaard shares hosting duties as the social media correspondent. Martin Halla from Team Magne Furuholmen won the competition.

Finalists

Winning coach/contestant. Winner in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

Runner-up coach/contestant. Final contestant first listed.

Third place coach/contestant. Final contestant first listed.

Fourth place coach/contestant. Final contestant first listed.

Coaches
Sondre Lerche	Hanne Sørvaag	Yosef Wolde-Mariam	Magne Furuholmen
Aleksander Walmann Inge Andreas Jacobsen Ida Hanevold Eli van der Eynden Hans Petter Hammersmack	Hege Øversveen Frid Nordheim Ole-Alexander Mæland Suzana Costa Johansen Elisabeth Kristensen	Odd Einar Nordheim Silje Løvaas Omar Mohamed Ahmed Elisabeth Vatndal Leif Anders Wentzel	Martin Halla Monika Blomeid Shaun Bartlett Marius Beck Marianne Pentha

Season 2 (2013)

Due to the success of the inaugural season, a second season was announced for 2013. Sondre Lerche is the only judge returning from the inaugural 2012 season. All other three judges Hanne Sørvaag, Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Magne Furuholmen was replaced by singer and songwriter Espen Lind, singer and former Aqua member Lene Nystrøm and rapper and music producer Tommy Tee. Knut Marius from team Lene Nystrøm won the season.

Coaches
Sondre Lerche	Tommy Tee	Lene Nystrøm	Espen Lind
Adrian Jørgensen Joanna D. Bussinger Thea Næss Frida Natland	Tor Kvammen Sindre Gjærum Hansen Makeda Dyhre Caterina Sørløkken	Knut Marius Malin Strandberg Audun Ransel Torstein Rolstad	Pål Rake Kristian Kristensen Geirmund Hansen Morten Fredheim

Season 3 (2015)

The third season premiered in March 2015 with returning coaches Sondre Lerche, Espen Lind as well as Hanne Sørvaag and Yosef Wolde-Mariam who both returned after a one-season hiatus. The hosts remained unchanged. Yvonne Nordvik, mentored by Espen Lind, won the competition.

Coaches
Espen Lind	Yosef Wolde-Mariam	Hanne Sørvaag	Sondre Lerche
Yvonne Nordvik Elisabeth Torstuen Pal Asdal Signe Sorli	Filip Bernard Carina Ister Marianne Engebretsen Nina Ugland	Øyvind Boye Kim Rune Hagen Karoline Sem Larm Ulrikke Brandstorp	Nicoline Berg Amanda Kamara Kim André Rønningen Kaja Sogard

Season 4 (2017)

The fourth season began in August 2017 with returning coach Yosef Wolde-Mariam and three new coaches Lene Marlin, Morten Harket and Martin Danielle. Starting from this season, voting will be individual-based instead of team-based like last seasons. Thomas Løseth from Team Lene won the competition on 9 December 2017.^[1] This was the first season where a coach (Danielle) was not represented in the finale and accordingly a coach (Marlin) advanced with two artists into the finale.

Coaches
Yosef Wolde-Mariam	Lene Marlin	Martin Danielle	Morten Harket
Andrea Santiago August Dahl Jeremaya John Kaja Rode	Thomas Løseth Agnes Stock Olaves Fiskum Lillen Stenberg	Elise Nærø Malin Joneid Ellefsen Magnus Bokn Maria Celin Strisland	Sebastian James Ingeborg Walther Knut Kippersund Dina Sael

Season 5 (2019)

The fifth season of the show began in January 2019 with the same panelists as last season. Maria Engås Halsne from Team Morten won the competition on 31 May 2019. This was the first season where only two coaches (Marlin and Harket) were represented in the finale. This was also the first season where the top two finalists represented the same coach (Harket).

Coaches
Morten Harket	Yosef Wolde-Mariam	Lene Marlin	Martin Danielle
Maria Engås Halsne Edward Mustad Hanna Solemdal Henrik Fuglem Sindre Steig	Endre Gryting Kristoffer Edvardsen Sebastian Ferraz Saima Irén Mian Kristin Husøy	Oskar Øiestad Steffi Buie Rebecca Pettersen Nora Aurdal Mina Lund	Amanda Rusti Amalie Hamborgstrøm Margot Moe Moira Halaas Hana Raca

Season 6 (2021)

The sixth season of the show premiered on 8 January 2021, Yosef Wolde-Mariam was the only coach to return from the previous season, with Espen Lind rejoining after 2 seasons of hiatus, and 2 new coaches Ina Wroldsen and Matoma joining the panel. Erlend Gunstveit, a 1-chair turn from Team Matoma, won the competition on 31 May 2021.

Coaches
Matoma	Espen Lind	Ina Wroldsen	Yosef Wolde-Mariam
Erlend Gunstveit Sondre Bjelland James Fox Camilla Sorensen	Maria Petra Brandal Cynthia Verazie Charlotte Sofie Holtung Knut-Sigurd Bygland	Natan Dagur Sverre Eide Maria Marzano Sarah Christine Bøhn	Sofie Fjellvang Amalie Øvstedal Byron Williams Jr. Thea Sofie Vervik Barka

Season 7 (2022)

The seventh season of the show premiered on 7 January 2022 with the same coaches as last season, Espen Lind, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, Ina Wroldsen and Matoma. This was the third season where a coach (Wroldsen) managed to bring two acts into the finale. Wolde-Mariam was not represented in the finale for the second season, the first being in season 5. Jørgen Dahl Moe from Team Ina won the competition on 27 May 2022. Jørgen was previously the winner of MGPjr with the song "Din egen vei", being one of the Norwegian representatives at MGP Nordic later that year in November.

Coaches
Espen Lind	Yosef Wolde-Mariam	Ina Wroldsen	Matoma
Niklas Jung Hansen Øyvind Weiseth Mathilde W. Taugard Alessandra Mele	Madeleine Tverberg Sebastian Christensen Tuva Knutsen Tine Gajda	Jørgen Dahl Moe André Askeland Hagen Stian Åkvik Ulrikke Nilsen	Tara Bloch-Vere Kristi Lucena Chris Lund Ane Marit Hølås

Season 8 (2023)

The eighth season premiered 6 January 2023 with Espen Lind, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, and Ina Wroldsen returning as coaches. Matoma did not return and was replaced by Jarle Bernhoft.^[2] Lind was represented by two acts in the finale, whilst Bernhoft was not represented. Kira Dalan-Eriksen from Team Espen won the competition on 26 May 2023, marking Lind's second win as a coach, being the first to achieve two victories in the Norwegian edition of the franchise.

Coaches
Espen Lind	Ina Wroldsen	Yosef Wolde-Mariam	Jarle Bernhoft
Kira Dalan Eriksen Isak Ovrevold Dag Erik Osvold Anne Fagermo	Thomas Tvedt Kristoffer Sorensen Leonard Jr. Amorsolo Henriette Schei	Fredrik Amadeus Oda Dahl Kamilla Folsvik Rønnekleiv Viktoria Birkeli	Ole Henrik Risoy Solheim Iben Brevik Marie Meyer Jenny Z. Haugen

Season 9 (2024)

The ninth season premiered 5 January 2024 with the same coaches as last season; Jarle Bernhoft, Espen Lind, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, and Ina Wroldsen all returned as coaches. Inger Lise Hope from Team Espen won the competition on 31 May 2024, marking Espen Lind's third win as a coach, becoming the first coach in the Norwegian franchise to win three times, as well as the first coach to win consecutive seasons.

Coaches
Jarle Bernhoft	Espen Lind	Ina Wroldsen	Yosef Wolde-Mariam
Lavrans Svendsen Tor Vidar Rennestraum Irina Nordvik Marita Øvre-Johansen	Inger Lise Hope Lisbeth Fumero Julian Øines Jørgensen Herman Randow	Arthur Stulien Trine Uthaug Rakel Berntzen Joakim Boberg	Nola Kvarme Eirik Zakariassen Liv-Margethe Muren Ulvund Adele Erichsen

Season 10 (2025)

The tenth season is expected to premiere in January 2025. On 28 June 2024, it was announced that Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Espen Lind will be returning for their ninth and seventh season, while Jarle Bernhoft and Ina Wroldsen were replaced by Eva Weel Skram and Gabrielle Leithaug as first-time coaches. This also marks the first season to feature two female coaches.

References

^ "Thomas Løseth (29) er vinneren av The Voice". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 9 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
^ Husøy, Eirik (23 June 2022). "Jarle Bernhoft ny mentor i «The Voice»". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 November 2024. (registration required)

External links

Official website

[1] "Thomas Løseth (29) er vinneren av The Voice". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 9 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2024.

[2] Husøy, Eirik (23 June 2022). "Jarle Bernhoft ny mentor i «The Voice»". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 November 2024. (registration required)

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