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The Voice (American TV series) season 21

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The Voice
Season 21
Promotional poster
Hosted byCarson Daly
Coaches
No. of contestants48 artists
WinnerGirl Named Tom
Winning coachKelly Clarkson
Runner-upWendy Moten
No. of episodes26
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 20 (2021-09-20) –
December 14, 2021 (2021-12-14)
Season chronology
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Season 20
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Season 22

The twenty-first season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on September 20, 2021, on NBC.[1] Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend returned as coaches for their twenty-first, eighth, and sixth seasons, respectively. Ariana Grande made her first appearance as a coach this season, replacing Nick Jonas. Meanwhile, Carson Daly returned for his twenty-first season as host.

Girl Named Tom, consisting of siblings Bekah, Caleb, and Joshua Liechty, was named the winner of the season, marking Kelly Clarkson's fourth and final win as a coach; the first instance of a group act winning the show; and the second time that the first (aired) act to audition would go on to win the entire season, following Todd Tilghman's win in season 18. Additionally, with Wendy Moten being named the runner-up, she is the oldest finalist in the show's run, and along with Toneisha Harris (also from season 18), they are the highest-placing African-American female singers in the show's history.

The 21st season was also notable when Sasha Allen of Jim & Sasha Allen not only became the American version’s third openly transgender artist (after season 14's Angel Bonilla and season 17's Dane Mautone of Dane & Stephanie) and second transgender male to turn a chair on the show, but also became the American version's first transgender artist to have progressed to the Live shows.

Panelists

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Coaches and host

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In March 2021, NBC announced there would be a change in the coaches for this season. Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, and John Legend all returned for their twenty-first, eighth, and sixth seasons, respectively, with Ariana Grande making her first appearance as a coach in this season.[2] Carson Daly returned for his twenty-first season as the host.

Advisors

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In August 2021, the advisors for the Battles were revealed, who were: Jason Aldean for Team Kelly, Camila Cabello for Team Legend, Kristin Chenoweth for Team Ariana and Dierks Bentley for Team Blake.[3]

Mega mentor

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Ed Sheeran serves as the mega mentor for this season during the Knockouts. He was previously a Battle advisor for Team Christina in season 5.

Teams

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Teams color key
      Winner                                           Eliminated in the Live playoffs
      Runner-up                                           Eliminated but named for the Voice Comeback
      Third place                                           Stolen in the Knockouts round
      Fourth place                                           Eliminated in the Knockouts round
      Fifth place                                           Stolen in the Battles round
      Eliminated in the Live shows                                           Eliminated in the Battles round
Coaching teams
Coach Top 48 Artists
Kelly Clarkson
Girl Named Tom Hailey Mia Jeremy Rosado Gymani Katie Rae
Aaron Hines Holly Forbes Xavier Cornell The Cunningham Sisters Kinsey Rose
Jershika Maple Carolina Alonso Parker McKay Wyatt Michael
John Legend
Jershika Maple Joshua Vacanti Shadale Samuel Harness David Vogel
Samara Brown Paris Winningham BrittanyBree Sabrina Dias Jonathan Mouton
Janora Brown Keilah Grace KJ Jennings Jack Rogan
Ariana Grande
Jim & Sasha Allen Holly Forbes Ryleigh Plank Bella DeNapoli Vaughn Mugol
Raquel Trinidad Katie Rae David Vogel Manny Keith Katherine Ann Mohler
Hailey Mia Sophia Bromberg KCK3 Chavon Rodgers
Blake Shelton
Wendy Moten Paris Winningham Lana Scott Peedy Chavis Libianca
Hailey Green Berritt Haynes Jonathan Mouton Carson Peters Manny Keith
Tommy Edwards Clint Sherman The Joy Reunion Kaitlyn Velez
Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within former teams). Underlined names are artists saved by his/her coach. Bold name is the Voice Comeback winner.

Blind auditions

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The blind auditions began airing on September 20, 2021. In each audition, an artist sings their piece in front of the coaches whose chairs are facing the audience. If a coach is interested to work with the artist, they will press their button to face the artist. If a singular coach presses the button, the artist automatically becomes part of their team. If multiple coaches turn, they will compete for the artist, who will decide which team they will join. Each coach has one "block" to prevent another coach from getting an artist, with only one block permitted to be used per blind audition.[4] Each coach ends up with 12 artists by the end of the blind auditions, creating a total of 48 artists advancing to the battles.

The coaches performed a mash-up of "Hold On, I'm Comin'" (John Legend & Blake Shelton) and "Respect" (Kelly Clarkson & Ariana Grande) at the start of the show.

This is the first instance that a debuting coach (Ariana Grande) does not have any four-chair turns on their team, as Shakira, Usher, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Nick Jonas have at least one four-chair turners on their teams on their respective debut season.

Blind auditions color key
 ✔  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button
   Artist elected a coach's team
   Artist defaulted to a coach's team
   Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button
 ✘  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by another coach from getting the artist
  •   Blocked by Kelly
  •   Blocked by John
  •   Blocked by Ariana
  •   Blocked by Blake

Episode 1 (Sept. 20)

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Among the contestants in this episode was Katherine Ann Mohler, who previously competed on the eleventh season of America's Got Talent as part of the vocal group OneVoice, until their elimination in the Judge Cuts.

First blind auditions results
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Kelly John Ariana Blake
1 Girl Named Tom
(Joshua, Bekah Grace, and Caleb Liechty)
20–26 Pettisville, Ohio "Helplessly Hoping"
2 Katie Rae 35 Sacramento, California "The Bones"
3 Peedy Chavis 19 Lawrenceville, Georgia "Heartbreak Hotel"
4 Jonathan Mouton 30 Los Angeles, California "Leave the Door Open"
5 Marco Salvador 15 Miami, Florida "Bailamos"
6 Katherine Ann Mohler 22 Memphis, Tennessee "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
7 Jack Rogan 18 Rochester, New York "The House of the Rising Sun"
8 Kinsey Rose 35 Louisville, KY / Nashville, TN "Cowboy Take Me Away"
9 Vaughn Mugol 27 Laguna, Philippines / Beaumont, TX "The A Team"
10 Gracie Nourbash 18 Glenview, Illinois "Control"
11 Wendy Moten 56 Memphis, Tennessee "We Can Work It Out"

Episode 2 (Sept. 21)

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Among the contestants in this episode was Hailey Green, who previously auditioned unsuccessfully in season 19.

Second blind auditions results
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Kelly John Ariana Blake
1 Lana Scott 28 Chesapeake, Virginia "Hole in the Bottle"
2 Samuel Harness 26 Fort Wayne, Indiana "Here Without You"
3 Carolina Alonso 23 Reno, Nevada "El Triste"
4 Chavon Rodgers 23 Ada / Tulsa, Oklahoma "Drivers License"
5 Serenity Arce 14 Jupiter, Florida "I See Red"
6 Joshua Vacanti 28 Lockport, New York "Into the Unknown"
7 Hailey Green 15 St. Martin, Mississippi "Home"
8 Jim & Sasha Allen 57 & 19 Newtown, Connecticut "Leaving on a Jet Plane"
9 Paris Winningham 32 Jacksonville, Florida "Superstition"
10 Camryn B 21 Mount Shasta, California "Hometown Glory"
11 Gymani 23 East Point, Georgia "POV"

Episode 3 (Sept. 27)

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Among this episode's auditionees were Jeremy Rosado and Raquel Trinidad, who previously competed on the eleventh and seventeenth seasons of American Idol, respectively, Carson Peters, who previously appeared on season 1 of Little Big Shots, and Samara Brown, the sister of The Voice season 3 contestant Amanda Brown.

Third blind auditions results
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Kelly John Ariana Blake
1 Raquel Trinidad 23 Tampa, Florida "I Wish"
2 The Joy Reunion
(Rob Easley, Gentry Monreal, and Neil Morrison)
39–42 Redlands, California "Boondocks"
3 Jasmine Mills 28 Springfield, Virginia "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
4 Hailey Mia 13 Clifton, New Jersey "You Broke Me First"
5 Jeremy Rosado 29 Tampa, Florida "Here Comes Goodbye"
6 Carson Peters 17 Piney Flats, Tennessee "Tulsa Time"
7 Keilah Grace 15 New York City, New York "Never Tear Us Apart"
8 Bubba 26 Buffalo, New York "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"
9 Samara Brown 32 The Bronx, New York "Sweet Thing"
10 Lucas O'Reilly 20 Newport, Rhode Island "Carolina in My Mind"
11 Holly Forbes 30 Catlettsburg, Kentucky "Rocket Man"

Episode 4 (Sept. 28)

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Fourth blind auditions results
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Kelly John Ariana Blake
1 Bella DeNapoli 22 West Islip, New York "Damaged"
2 David Vogel 23 Valhalla, New York "Breathin"
3 Janora Brown 22 Wingate, North Carolina "Angel of Mine"
4 Kaitlyn Velez 21 Copiague, New York "Please Don't Go"
5 Berritt Haynes 19 Pell City, Alabama "Mercy"
6 Clint Sherman 25 Heath, Texas "Brown Eyed Girl"
7 Kayla Lilly 22 Quarryville, Pennsylvania "Never Enough"
8 The Cunningham Sisters
(Macie and Marie Cunningham)
15 & 14 Hamilton, Ohio "Never Alone"

Episode 5 (Oct. 4)

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Fifth blind auditions results
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Kelly John Ariana Blake
1 Ryleigh Plank 20 Fort Myers, Florida "Anyone"
2 Jershika Maple 24 Killeen, Texas "Can You Stand the Rain"
3 Manny Keith 31 Miami, Florida "Break My Heart"
4 Austin Percario 25 Los Angeles, California "This Town"
5 KJ Jennings 21 Austin, Texas "Put Your Records On"
6 Sabrina Dias 26 Newark, New Jersey "The Girl From Ipanema"
7 Xavier Cornell 17 Los Angeles, California "Teenage Dream"
8 Libianca 20 Minneapolis, Minnesota "Good Days"
9 Jared Brasher 26 Huntsville, Alabama "Drunk on Your Love"
10 Sophia Bromberg 16 San Rafael, California "Heather"
11 Wyatt Michael 24 Fredericksburg, Virginia "Mack the Knife"
12 Alexandra Stojack 20 Cincinnati, Ohio "The Way I Am"
13 BrittanyBree 26 Dallas, Texas "Call Out My Name"

Episode 6 (Oct. 5)

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Sixth blind auditions results
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Kelly John Ariana Blake
1 Aaron Hines 28 Charleston, South Carolina "Heartbreak Anniversary"
2 KCK3
(Kaitlynn, Chelsea, and Kyla Keller)
17–26 Brandon, Mississippi "no tears left to cry"
3 Tommy Edwards 27 Bigfork, Montana "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" Team full
4 Shadale 29 Douglasville, Georgia "That's What I Like" Team full
5 Joe McGuinness 43 Atlanta, Georgia "Midnight Rider" Team full
6 Parker McKay 30 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania "Slow Hands"

Battles

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The battles began airing on October 11, 2021. The advisors for this round were Jason Aldean for Team Kelly, Camila Cabello for Team Legend, Kristin Chenoweth for Team Ariana, and Dierks Bentley for Team Blake.

In this round, the coaches pit two of their artists in a singing match and then select one of them to advance to the next round. Losing artists may be "stolen" by another coach, becoming new members of their team, or can be saved by their coach, remaining a part of their original team. Multiple coaches can attempt to steal an artist, resulting in a competition for the artist, who will ultimately decide which team they will go to. Additionally, their original coach can compete for their artist if they attempt to save them. There will be no four-way knockout in this season meaning that the artists saved by their coach will go to the regular Knockouts.[5]

At the end of this round, eight artists will remain on each team; six will be battle winners, and one from a steal and a save, respectively. In total, 32 artists advance to the knockouts.

It was revealed that for the Live Playoffs Wildcard, one previously eliminated artist from each team has the chance to be voted via Twitter to earn a place in the Top 13 (see Voice Comeback).

Battles 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, but was saved by their coach, and, advanced to Knockouts
      Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
      Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated, but participated in the Voice Comeback
Battles results
Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal'/'Save' result
Kelly John Ariana Blake
Episode 7
(Monday, Oct. 11, 2021)
Ariana 1 Katie Rae "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" Bella DeNapoli
John 2 Samuel Harness "I Know What You Did Last Summer" KJ Jennings
Kelly 3 Girl Named Tom "Seven Bridges Road" Kinsey Rose
Blake 4 Peedy Chavis "Joy to the World" The Joy Reunion
Ariana 5 David Vogel "Sugar, We're Goin Down" Chavon Rodgers N/A
Kelly 6 Jeremy Rosado "Hold On" Jershika Maple N/A
Episode 8
(Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021)
Blake 1 Hailey Green "Girl" Lana Scott Steal used
2 Libianca "Save Your Tears" Tommy Edwards N/A
Kelly 3 Xavier Cornell "telepatía" Carolina Alonso N/A
Ariana 4 Katherine Ann Mohler "Dilemma" Vaughn Mugol N/A
John 5 BrittanyBree "Something He Can Feel" Samara Brown
Episode 9
(Monday, Oct. 18, 2021)
John 1 Joshua Vacanti "Good 4 U" Keilah Grace Team full
Blake 2 Carson Peters "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" Clint Sherman N/A
Kelly 3 Holly Forbes "Sunny" Wyatt Michael N/A
Ariana 4 Jim & Sasha Allen "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" Sophia Bromberg N/A
5 Raquel Trinidad "Car Wash" Hailey Mia
Kelly 6 Gymani "Working" Aaron Hines Team full
John 7 Sabrina Dias "cardigan" Jack Rogan
8 Shadale "One Last Time" Janora Brown
Blake 9 Wendy Moten "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" Manny Keith N/A
Episode 10
(Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021)
Ariana 1 Ryleigh Plank "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" KCK3 Team full Team full Team full
Kelly 2 The Cunningham Sisters "It's My Party" Parker McKay
Blake 3 Berritt Haynes "Yellow" Kaitlyn Velez N/A
John 4 Paris Winningham "Here and Now" Jonathan Mouton

Knockouts

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The Knockouts began airing on October 25, 2021. Ed Sheeran served as the mega mentor for this season's knockouts.

In this round, each coach pairs two of their artists in a singing match. The artists themselves will select the song they will sing in the round. The coach will then select one of the artists to advance to the Live Playoffs. Each coach can steal one losing artist from another team but the coaches do not have the ability to save their artists during the Knockouts. At the end of this round, four artists will remain on each team whilst four artists will be stolen, creating a total of twenty artists advancing to the Live Playoffs.

It was revealed that for the Live Playoffs Wildcard, one previously eliminated artist from each team has the chance to be voted via Twitter to earn a place in the Top 13 (see Voice Comeback).

Knockouts color key
      Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Live Playoffs
      Artist lost the Knockout but, was stolen by another coach, and advanced to the Live Playoffs
      Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
      Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated, but participated in the Voice Comeback
Knockouts results
Episode Coach Order Winner Loser 'Steal' result
Song Artist Artist Song Kelly John Ariana Blake
Episode 11
(Monday, Oct. 25, 2021)
Blake 1 "Ain't No Way" Wendy Moten Jonathan Mouton "I Can See Clearly Now" N/A
Ariana 2 "Valerie" Raquel Trinidad Katie Rae "Hold On To Me" N/A
Kelly 3 "Pillowtalk" Gymani Kinsey Rose "Strawberry Wine" Team full
John 4 "Falling" Joshua Vacanti Sabrina Dias "Photograph" N/A
Blake 5 "Everything I Wanted" Libianca Hailey Green "God's Country" N/A
Kelly 6 "Wichita Lineman" Girl Named Tom Holly Forbes "Superstar"
Episode 12
(Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021)
John 1 "Bruises" Samuel Harness BrittanyBree "Best Part" Team full N/A Team full
Kelly 2 "Arcade" Hailey Mia The Cunningham Sisters "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"
Ariana 3 "Midnight Sky" Ryleigh Plank David Vogel "Lose You to Love Me"
Episode 13
(Monday, Nov. 1, 2021)
John 1 "Impossible" Shadale Samara Brown "The Best" Team full Team full Team full
Blake 2 "Wildest Dreams" Lana Scott Carson Peters "Amarillo by Morning" N/A
Ariana 3 "Chandelier" Bella DeNapoli Katherine Ann Mohler "Poison"
Kelly 4 "Run to You" Jeremy Rosado Xavier Cornell "Falling Slowly"
Blake 5 "Unchain My Heart" Peedy Chavis Berritt Haynes "I Swear" N/A
Ariana 6 "Home" Jim & Sasha Allen Manny Keith "Golden"
John 7 "Inseparable" Jershika Maple Paris Winningham "Tennessee Whiskey"
Episode 14 (Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021) (Election) Special episode, "The Road to Live Shows", reviewing the most notable performances from the contestants who advanced to the Live Playoffs.

Voice Comeback

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Following the conclusion of the Knockouts, it was revealed that one previously eliminated artist from each team has the chance to return to the competition. Each artist will be put up in a poll via Twitter where viewers may vote by tweeting or retweeting. The winner participates in the Live Playoffs Wildcard, having the chance to earn a place in the Top 13.

To participate in this poll, Ariana and Kelly selected Vaughn Mugol and Aaron Hines, respectively, who were eliminated in the Battles, while Blake and John selected Hailey Green and Samara Brown, respectively, who were eliminated in the Knockouts.

Voice Comeback color key
      Artist won the vote and was selected to compete in the Wild Card instant save
      Artist lost the vote and remained eliminated
Voice Comeback results
Coach Artist Result
Kelly Clarkson Aaron Hines Eliminated
John Legend Samara Brown Eliminated
Ariana Grande Vaughn Mugol Wild Card
Blake Shelton Hailey Green Eliminated

Live shows

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Live shows color key
      Artist was saved by public's vote
      Artist was saved by his/her coach
      Artist was selected to compete in the Wild Card instant save
      Artist was placed in the bottom group and competed for an Instant Save
      Artist was instantly saved
      Artist was eliminated

Week 1: Top 20 – Playoffs (Nov. 8–9)

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The Live Playoffs comprised episodes 15 and 16. On Monday, the Top 20 artists performed live for their chance at a spot in the Top 13. On Tuesday, in the live results show, two artists from each team advanced based on the public's vote, and each coach got to save one of their own artists. The remaining artists from each team with the highest overnight vote then competed for the Wild card. In addition, Vaughn Mugol, via The Voice Comeback, competed in the Wild card as well.

Hailey Mia won the Wildcard and advanced to the Top 13. This is the third time, following the fifteenth and seventeenth seasons, that Kelly Clarkson has entered the Top 13 with four artists on her team.

Playoffs results
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Result
Episode 15
(Monday, Nov. 8, 2021)
Kelly Clarkson 1 Girl Named Tom "Creep" Public's vote
2 Katie Rae "Stormy Weather" Eliminated
3 Gymani "Say Something" Kelly's choice
4 Jeremy Rosado "When I Was Your Man" Public's vote
5 Hailey Mia "Traitor" Wild Card
John Legend 6 Shadale "Love on the Brain" John's choice
7 Joshua Vacanti "You and I" Public's vote
8 Jershika Maple "Beggin'" Public's vote
9 Samuel Harness "So Sick" Wild Card
10 David Vogel "Slow Burn" Eliminated
Ariana Grande 11 Raquel Trinidad "Don't Know Why" Eliminated
12 Jim & Sasha Allen "Hey Jude" Public's vote
13 Bella DeNapoli "The Sweet Escape" Wild Card
14 Ryleigh Plank "I'm Your Baby Tonight" Ariana's choice
15 Holly Forbes "Torn" Public's vote
Blake Shelton 16 Peedy Chavis "Proud Mary" Wild Card
17 Libianca "Woman" Eliminated
18 Paris Winningham "I Wish It Would Rain" Public's vote
19 Lana Scott "Next Girl" Blake's choice
20 Wendy Moten "I Will Always Love You" Public's vote
Episode 16
(Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021)
John Legend 1 Samuel Harness "Before You Go" Eliminated
Ariana Grande 2 Bella DeNapoli "Ain't No Other Man" Eliminated
Blake Shelton 3 Peedy Chavis "Stranger in My House" Eliminated
Kelly Clarkson 4 Hailey Mia "Jar of Hearts" Wild Card winner
Ariana Grande 5 Vaughn Mugol "Lay Me Down" Eliminated

Week 2: Top 13 (Nov. 15–16)

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This week's theme was “Dedications”. The three artists who received the fewest votes competed for the Instant Save on the results show. There was only one artist in the bottom three receiving the instant save, eliminating two artists from the competition.[6] Also, this season restored the previous elimination format last used in season 17, which does not guarantee a coach will have an artist in the finale.

As the studio performances start to be released, the trio Girl Named Tom becomes the first contestant this season to crack the Top 10 on iTunes Songs Chart. Their cover of "Dust in the Wind" hit #10 at the close of the voting window.[7][8]

Top 13 results
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Result
Episode 17
(Monday, Nov. 15, 2021)
Blake Shelton 1 Paris Winningham "What's Going On" Public's vote
Kelly Clarkson 2 Jeremy Rosado "Because You Loved Me" Public's vote
Ariana Grande 3 Ryleigh Plank "Rhiannon" Bottom three
Kelly Clarkson 4 Girl Named Tom "Dust in the Wind" Public's vote
John Legend 5 Shadale "Life Is a Highway" Bottom three
Kelly Clarkson 6 Hailey Mia "I'll Stand by You" Public's vote
Blake Shelton 7 Wendy Moten "Blue Bayou" Public's vote
John Legend 8 Jershika Maple "God Only Knows" Public's vote
Ariana Grande 9 Jim & Sasha Allen "Your Song" Public's vote
Blake Shelton 10 Lana Scott "Humble and Kind" Public's vote
Kelly Clarkson 11 Gymani "Made a Way" Bottom three
John Legend 12 Joshua Vacanti "You Will Be Found" Public's vote
Ariana Grande 13 Holly Forbes "The Dance" Public's vote
Episode 18
(Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021)
John Legend 1 Shadale "Breathe" Eliminated
Kelly Clarkson 2 Gymani "Sweet Love" Instantly saved
Ariana Grande 3 Ryleigh Plank "Dangerous Woman" Eliminated
Non-competition performances
Order Performers Song
18.1 John Legend and his team
(Jershika Maple, Shadale, and Joshua Vacanti)
"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"
18.2 Kelly Clarkson and her team
(Girl Named Tom, Gymani, Hailey Mia, and Jeremy Rosado)
"U Move, I Move"

Week 3: Top 11 (Nov. 22–23)

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This week was "Fan Week" wherein the viewers selected the songs the remaining artists would perform. At the results show, the two artists with the fewest public votes competed for the sole instant save for that week, eliminating one artist.[9]

Once again, Girl Named Tom reached Top 10 on iTunes Songs Chart at #9. They are also the only contestant placing in the top 100 (for the second consecutive week).[10]

Top 11 results
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Result
Episode 19
(Monday, Nov. 22, 2021)
Blake Shelton 1 Wendy Moten "Freeway of Love" Public's vote
Kelly Clarkson 2 Girl Named Tom "More Hearts Than Mine" Public's vote
Ariana Grande 3 Holly Forbes "Alone" Public's vote
John Legend 4 Jershika Maple "How Can I Ease the Pain" Public's vote
Blake Shelton 5 Lana Scott "I Hope" Public's vote
John Legend 6 Joshua Vacanti "The Show Must Go On" Public's vote
Kelly Clarkson 7 Jeremy Rosado "Reckless Love" Public's vote
8 Gymani "Diamonds" Bottom two
Ariana Grande 9 Jim & Sasha Allen "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" Bottom two
Blake Shelton 10 Paris Winningham "Use Me" Public's vote
Kelly Clarkson 11 Hailey Mia "Elastic Heart" Public's vote
Episode 20 (Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021) Kelly Clarkson 1 Gymani "Tell Me Something Good" Eliminated
Ariana Grande 2 Jim & Sasha Allen "I Won't Give Up" Instantly saved
Non-competition performances
Order Performers Song
20.1 Ariana Grande and her team
(Jim and Sasha Allen, Holly Forbes)
"FourFiveSeconds"
20.2 Blake Shelton and his team
(Wendy Moten, Lana Scott, and Paris Winningham)
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"

Week 4: Top 10 (Nov. 29–30)

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Week four is "Challenge Week", wherein the remaining artists sang songs "outside of their genre." The three artists who receive the fewest votes will compete for the Instant Save on the results show. One will instantly be saved eliminating two artists from the competition.

No performance reached the top 10 on iTunes this week. However, for the first time this season, there are four contestants who cracked the top 100, with their highest charting being Girl Named Tom at #12, Jim & Sasha Allen at #33, Wendy Moten at #45, and Paris Winningham at #53.[11]

The three artists who landed in the bottom three – Holly Forbes, Jeremy Rosado, and Jershika Maple – were all originally from Team Kelly.

Top 10 results
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Result
Episode 21
(Monday, Nov. 29, 2021)
Ariana Grande 1 Holly Forbes "Last Dance" Bottom three
Blake Shelton 2 Wendy Moten "Jolene" Public's vote
Kelly Clarkson 3 Jeremy Rosado "Freedom Was a Highway" Bottom three
John Legend 4 Jershika Maple "Ain't It Fun" Bottom three
Blake Shelton 5 Lana Scott "The One That Got Away" Public's vote
John Legend 6 Joshua Vacanti "If I Ain't Got You" Public's vote
Ariana Grande 7 Jim & Sasha Allen "Stay" Public's vote
Blake Shelton 8 Paris Winningham "Amazed" Public's vote
Kelly Clarkson 9 Hailey Mia "Peter Pan" Public's vote
10 Girl Named Tom "Viva la Vida" Public's vote
Episode 22
(Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021)
Kelly Clarkson 1 Jeremy Rosado "What Hurts the Most" Eliminated
Ariana Grande 2 Holly Forbes "Because of You" Eliminated
John Legend 3 Jershika Maple "What Is Love" Instantly saved
Non-competition performances
Order Performers Song
21.1 Måneskin "Beggin'"/"Mammamia"
22.1 Carter Rubin "Horoscope"
22.2 Mae Muller "Better Days"

Week 5: Top 8 – Semifinals (Dec. 6–7)

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The Top 8 performed on Monday, with the results following on Tuesday. The four artists with the most votes automatically moved on to the finale with the remaining four artists, competing in the Instant Save for the fifth and final spot in the finale.

In addition to their solo song, each artist performed a 90s duet with another act.[12] The duets were not available to purchase on iTunes.

This week, Girl Named Tom's cover of "River" marked the first The Voice studio performance to hit #1 on iTunes Overall Chart since the eighteenth season. Additionally, four other contestants reached the top 100: Wendy Moten at #17, Hailey Mia at #56, Joshua Vacanti at #90, and Paris Winningham at #96. Jim & Sasha Allen and Jershika Maple just missed out on the top 100 at #104 and #106, respectively.[13][14]

With the advancements of Girl Named Tom and Hailey Mia, this is the first time that a female coach (Kelly Clarkson) has had two artists on her team advance to the finale, and with Girl Named Tom's advancement, in particular, the first time that a trio has advanced to the finale, as well. Also, this is the first season that not only one but two coaches have multiple artists represented in the finale (Kelly and Blake with 2 each). In addition, Hailey Mia became the first Wild card Instant Save winner to make it to the finale. Additionally, with the elimination of Jim & Sasha Allen, Ariana Grande no longer has any artists left on her team, marking the first instance of a coach not being represented in the finale since the sixteenth season, as well as the first time since the thirteenth season that a debuting coach was not represented in the finale.

Semifinals results
Episode Coach Order Artist Solo Song Order '90s Duet Song Results
Episode 23
(Monday, Dec. 6, 2021)
Ariana Grande 1 Jim & Sasha Allen "Mrs. Robinson" 6 "Hold My Hand" Bottom four
John Legend 2 Jershika Maple "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" 8 "Hand in My Pocket" Bottom four
Blake Shelton 9 Wendy Moten "You're All I Need to Get By" 3 "Change the World" Public's vote
11 Paris Winningham "Close the Door" Public's vote
4 Lana Scott "Something in the Water" 6 "Hold My Hand" Bottom four
Kelly Clarkson 5 Hailey Mia "Someone You Loved" 10 "Hold On" Public's vote
7 Girl Named Tom "River" Public's vote
John Legend 12 Joshua Vacanti "Ashes" 8 "Hand in My Pocket" Bottom four
Episode 24
(Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021)
Blake Shelton 1 Lana Scott "Things a Man Oughta Know" Eliminated
John Legend 2 Joshua Vacanti "My Heart Will Go On" Eliminated
Ariana Grande 3 Jim & Sasha Allen "Rich Girl" Eliminated
John Legend 4 Jershika Maple "Break Every Chain" Instantly saved
Non-competition performances
Order Performers Song
24.1 Carly Pearce "29"
24.2 John Legend "You Deserve It All"
24.3 Blake Shelton "Come Back as a Country Boy"

Week 6: Finale (Dec. 13–14)

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The Top 5 finalists performed two songs on Monday, as well as a duet with their coach on Tuesday. This is the second consecutive season in which contestants aren't allowed to perform original songs on the finale.

Girl Named Tom was the only contestant that managed to get both finale songs reach Top 10 on iTunes at #1 and #7 (along with their Top 8 and Top 13 songs at #3 and #8). This is the second time a contestant have 4 songs in the top 10 all at the same time (after Jake Hoot in season 17). All their other songs also got back on the Top 100 overall. In addition, Wendy Moten charted within the Top 10 on iTunes at #10 and #70 (with her Top 8 song at #85), Paris Winningham hit #25, and Hailey Mia reached #33. Coach duets were not released to purchase this season.[15]

Girl Named Tom was announced as the winner, making them the first-ever trio to win The Voice. Also, Kelly Clarkson got her fourth win, surpassing Adam Levine's three wins and becoming the second most winningest coach. She also has a winning percentage of 50%, winning 4 of her 8 seasons. This is tied with Usher for the best winning percentage of any coach. Clarkson is also the first female coach to win four times.

This season is the second time that three stolen artists advanced to the finale, with the eighth season being the first time. Jershika Maple is originally from Team Kelly, Hailey Mia from Ariana's team, and Paris Winningham formerly from John's team.

Finale results
Coach Artist Episode 25 (Monday, Dec. 13, 2021) Episode 26 (Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021) Result
Order Uptempo song Order Ballad Order Duet (with Coach)
Kelly Clarkson Hailey Mia 1 "Deja Vu" 6 "Idontwannabeyouanymore" 11 "Funny" Fourth place
Blake Shelton Paris Winningham 7 "Ain't Nobody" 2 "Me and Mrs. Jones" 12 "Love Train" Third place
Kelly Clarkson Girl Named Tom 3 "The Chain" 8 "Baby Now That I've Found You" 14 "Leave Before You Love Me" Winner
John Legend Jershika Maple 9 "Rolling In the Deep" 4 "I'm Goin' Down" 13 "O Holy Night" Fifth place
Blake Shelton Wendy Moten 5 "How Will I Know" 10 "Over the Rainbow" 15 "Just a Fool" Runner-up
Non-competition performances
Order Performers Song
25.1 Kelly Clarkson "Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)"
26.1 Coldplay and BTS[a] "My Universe"
26.2 Walker Hayes "Fancy Like"
26.3 Tori Kelly, Keke Palmer, and the Top 13 "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
26.4 Ed Sheeran "Shivers"
26.5 Jennifer Lopez (with Lukas Nelson) "On My Way"
26.6 Carrie Underwood and John Legend "Hallelujah"
26.7 Alicia Keys "Old Memories"
26.8 Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi "Just Look Up"
  1. ^ BTS performed in hollographics projected onto the stage via technology.

Elimination chart

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Results color key
      Winner                                     Saved by instant save (via Voice App)
      Runner-up                                     Saved by the public
      Third place                                     Saved by their coach
      Fourth place                                     Saved by Wildcard (via Voice App)
      Fifth place                                     Eliminated
Coaches color key
      Team Kelly
      Team Legend
      Team Ariana
      Team Blake


Overall

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Live shows results per week
Artists Week 1 Playoffs Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Finale
Girl Named Tom Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
Wendy Moten Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
Paris Winningham Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd place
Hailey Mia Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th place
Jershika Maple Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 5th place
Jim & Sasha Allen Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Eliminated (Week 5)
Joshua Vacanti Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
Lana Scott Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
Holly Forbes Safe Safe Safe Eliminated Eliminated (Week 4)
Jeremy Rosado Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
Gymani Safe Safe Eliminated Eliminated (Week 3)
Ryleigh Plank Safe Eliminated Eliminated (Week 2)
Shadale Safe Eliminated
Bella DeNapoli Eliminated Eliminated (Week 1)
Peedy Chavis Eliminated
Samuel Harness Eliminated
Vaughn Mugol Eliminated
David Vogel Eliminated
Katie Rae Eliminated
Libianca Eliminated
Raquel Trinidad Eliminated

Per team

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Live shows results per team
( indicates the performance reached Top 10 on iTunes)
Artists Week 1 Playoffs Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Finale
Girl Named Tom Public's vote Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Winner
Hailey Mia Public's vote Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Fourth place
Jeremy Rosado Public's vote Advanced Advanced Eliminated
Gymani Coach's choice Advanced Eliminated
Katie Rae Eliminated
Jershika Maple Public's vote Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Fifth place
Joshua Vacanti Public's vote Advanced Advanced Advanced Eliminated
Shadale Coach's choice Eliminated
Samuel Harness Eliminated
David Vogel Eliminated
Jim & Sasha Allen Public's vote Advanced Advanced Advanced Eliminated
Holly Forbes Public's vote Advanced Advanced Eliminated
Ryleigh Plank Coach's choice Eliminated
Bella DeNapoli Eliminated
Vaughn Mugol Eliminated
Raquel Trinidad Eliminated
Wendy Moten Public’s vote Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Runner-up
Paris Winningham Public’s vote Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Third place
Lana Scott Coach’s choice Advanced Advanced Advanced Eliminated
Peedy Chavis Eliminated
Libianca Eliminated

Ratings

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Viewership and ratings per episode of The Voice season 21
No. Title Air date Timeslot (ET) Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1 "The Blind Auditions, Season Premiere" September 20, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.1 7.22[16]
2 "The Blind Auditions, Part 2" September 21, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 1.1 7.35[17]
3 "The Blind Auditions, Part 3" September 27, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.0 6.86[18]
4 "The Blind Auditions, Part 4" September 28, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 1.0 7.43[19]
5 "The Blind Auditions, Part 5" October 4, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 1.0 7.48[20]
6 "The Blind Auditions, Part 6" October 5, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.9 7.21[21]
7 "The Battles Premiere" October 11, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.9 7.01[22]
8 "The Battles, Part 2" October 12, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.9 6.56[23]
9 "The Battles, Part 3" October 18, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.8 6.36[24]
10 "The Battles, Part 4" October 19, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 6.73[25]
11 "The Knockouts Premiere" October 25, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.9 6.90[26]
12 "The Knockouts Part 2" October 26, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.8 6.71[27]
13 "The Knockouts Part 3" November 1, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.8 6.55[28]
14 "The Road to Live Shows" November 2, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.5 4.99[29]
15 "Live Playoffs Performances" November 8, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.8 6.18[30]
16 "Live Playoffs Results" November 9, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.8 6.85[31]
17 "Live Top 13 Performances" November 15, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.8 6.56[32]
18 "Live Top 13 Results" November 16, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.8 6.78[33]
19 "Live Top 11 Performances" November 22, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 6.33[34]
20 "Live Top 11 Results" November 23, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.8 6.34[35]
21 "Live Top 10 Performances" November 29, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.8 6.48[36]
22 "Live Top 10 Results" November 30, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 6.76[37]
23 "Live Semi-Final Top 8 Performances" December 6, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 6.79[38]
24 "Live Semi-Final Top 8 Results" December 7, 2021 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 6.89[39]
25 "Live Finale, Part 1" December 13, 2021 Monday 8:00 p.m. 0.7 7.28[40]
26 "Live Finale, Part 2" December 14, 2021 Tuesday 9:00 p.m. 0.7 6.98[41]

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