| Season 8 | |
| Hosted by | Carson Daly |
| Coaches | Adam Levine Pharrell Williams Christina Aguilera Blake Shelton |
| Winner | Sawyer Fredericks |
| Runner-up | Meghan Linsey |
| Original Release | |
| Premiere date | February 23 2015 |
| Finale date | May 19 2015 |
| Season chronology | |
| Previous Season 7 |
Next Season 9 |
Season 8 of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on February 23, 2015 on NBC. Carson Daly returned as host. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Pharrell Williams returned as coaches. Gwen Stefani did not return for season eight, making room for the return of Christina Aguilera after a two-season absence. Sawyer Fredericks, of Team Pharrell, won the competition, after having set a show record by posting nine top ten iTunes singles in six straight weeks. Williams is the fourth coach to win the competition.
Coaches[]
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Teams[]
| Team Adam | Team Pharrell | Team Xtina | Team Blake |
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| Joshua Davis | Sawyer Fredericks | India Carney | Meghan Linsey |
| Deanna Johnson | Koryn Hawthorne | Kimbely Nichole | Hannah Kirby |
| Brian Johnson | Mia Z | Rob Taylor | Corey Kent White |
| Tonya Boyd0Cannon | Cailtin Caporaole | Lexi Davila | Brooke Adee |
| Nathan Hermida | Lowell Oakley | Sonic | Sarah Potenza |
| Barry Minniefield | Jacob Rummell | Treeva Gibson | Kelsie May |
| Blaze Johnson | Paul Pfau | Joe Toto | Cody Wickline |
| Clinton Washington | Anthony Riley | Ashley Morgan | Travis Ewing |
| Bren'nae DeBarage | Noelle Bybee | Vance Smith | Bay Brooks |
| Jack Gregori | Briar Jonnee | Jeremy Gaynor | Brenna Yaeger |
| Michael Leier | Katelyn Read | Matt Snook | |
| Josh Batstone | Gabriel Wolfchild | ||
| Nicolette Mare | Ameera Delandro | ||
| James McNiece |
Blind Auditions[]
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices |
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| 1 | Sarah Potenza | 34 | Smithfield Rhode Island | Stay with Me | Blake |
| 2 | Lowell Oakley | 19 | Durham North Carolina | Don't Get Around Anymore | Pharrell |
| 3 | Rob Taylor | 22 | Donaldsonville, Lousiana | I Want You | Christina |
| 4 | Cody Wickline | 20 | Beckley West Virginia | He Stopped Loving Her Today | Blake |
| 5 | Treeva Gibson | 16 | Frederick Maryland | Young and Beautiful | Christina |
| 6 | Meghan Lindsey | 28 | New Orleans Louisiana | Love Hurts | Pharrell |
| 7 | Joshua Davis | 37 | Traverse City Michigan | I Shall Be Released | Blake |
| 8 | Sawyer Fredericks | 16 | Fultonville New York | I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow | Pharrell |
| 9 | Anthony Riley | 27 | Philadelphia Pennsylvania | I Got You ( I Feel Good) | Pharrell |
| 10 | Gabriel Woldchild | 26 | Seattle Washington | Don't Think Twice it's All Right | Christina |
| 11 | Brooke Adee | 16 | Tampa Florida | Skinny Love | Blake |
| 12 | Tonya Boyd-Cannon | 35 | New Orleans Lousiana | Happy | Adam |
| 13 | Joe Tolo | 21 | Sacramento California | To Love Somebody | Christina |
| 14 | Mia Z | 15 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvnia | The Thrill is Gone | Pharrell |
| 15 | Blaze Johnson | 23 | Columbia Ohio | How to Save a Life | Adam |
| 16 | Deanna Johnson | 18 | Hazlehurst Georgia | All i Want | Adam |
| 17 | Kelsie May | 15 | Louisa Kentucy | You're Lookin at Country | Blake |
| 18 | Kimberly Nichole | 32 | New York New York | Nutbush City Limits | Pharrell |
| 19 | Michael Leier | 20 | Fargo North Daktoa | Last Kiss | Adam |
| 20 | Travis Ewing | 23 | Lafayette Louisiana | Say My Name | Pharrell |
| 21 | Noelle Byebee | 17 | Syracuse Utah | Unbelievers | Pharrell |
| 22 | Bren'nae SeBarge | 22 | Anchorage Alaska | Golden | Adam |
| 23 | James McNeice | 26 | Traverse City Michigan | Lay Me Down | Adam |
| 24 | Sonic | 23 | San Francisco California | Money On My Mind | Christina |
| 25 | Jacob Rummell | 18 | Lake Township Ohio | Count on Me | Blake |
| 26 | Barry Minniefield | 52 | Fort Wayne Indiana | Me and Mrs Jones | Adam |
| 27 | Nicolette Mare | 20 ` | Staten Island New York | Everything has Changed | Adam |
| 28 | Clinton Washington | 26 | Little Rock Arkansas | Candle in the Wind | Christina |
| 29 | Matt Snook | 41 | Camden Point Missouri | Red Dirt Road | Blake |
| 30 | India Carney | 21 | Brooklyn New York | New York State of Mind | Christina |
| 31 | Ashley Morgan | 26 | Costa Mesa California | I Wanna Dance with Somebody | Pharrell |
| 32 | Koryn Hawthorne | 17 | Abbeville Louisiana | My Kind of Love | Christina |
| 33 | Lexi Davilla | 17 | Loria Ohio | Dreaming of You | Adam |
| 34 | Josh Batstone | 18 | Fulton New York | Amnesia | Adam |
| 35 | Katelyn Reed | 25 | Raleigh North Carolina | Breathe (2 AM) | Christina |
| 36 | Ameera Delamdro | 26 | Richmond Virginia | I'd Rather Go Blind | Christina |
| 37 | Bay Brooks | 17 | Valdosta Georgia | All of the Stars | Blake |
| 38 | Brenna Yaeger | 19 | Spokane Washington | The House That Built Me | Blake |
| 39 | Jeremy Gaynor | 30 | West Point New York | Superstar | Christina |
| 40 | Jack Gregori | 37 | Washington D.C. | Ring of Fire | Adam |
| 41 | Briar Jonnee | 20 | Shugqualak Mississippi | Take a Bow | Pharrell |
| 42 | Brian Johnson | 24 | `Cleveland Ohio | Reason to Believe | Blake |
| 43 | Corey Kent White | 20 | Bixby Oklahoma | Chicken Fired | Blake |
| 44 | Nathan Hermida | 17 | Boston Massachusetts | Sure Thing | Adam |
| 45 | Paul Pfau | 26 | Myersville Maryland | Fly Me to the Moon | Pharrell |
| 46 | Vance Smith | 22 | Detroit Michigan | Reach Out I'll Be There | Christina |
| 47 | Caitlin Caporale | 23 | Newburgh New York | Impossible | Pharrell |
| 48 | Hannah Kirby | 20 | Sulphur Springs Texas | The Letter | Blake |
Battle Rounds[]
| Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | Steal result |
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| Pharell Williams | 1 | Mia Z | Out the Gun Down | Ashley Morgan | Christina |
| Adam Levine | 2 | Tonya Boyd-Cannon | P.V.T. (Pretty Young Thing) | James McNeiece | |
| Blake Shelton | 3 | Brian Johnson | Knockin On Heaven's Door | Joshua Davis | Adam |
| Pharrell Williams | 4 | Anthony Riley | Get Ready | Travis Ewing | Blake |
| Christina Aguilera | 5 | Sonic | Masterpiece | Ameera Delandro | |
| 6 | Joe Tolo | For the First Time | Gabriel Wolfchild | ||
| Adam Levine | 7 | Deanna Johnson | Love Me like You Do | Nicolette Mare | |
| 8 | Nathan Hermida | Thinking Out Loud | Josh Batsone | ||
| Blake Shelton | 9 | Cody Wickline | How Country Feels | Matt Snook | |
| Pharrell Williams | 10 | Paul Pfau | Don't Let Me Down | Meghan Lindsey | Blake |
| Pharrell Williams | 11 | Caitlin Caporale | Fallin | Briar Jonnee | |
| Adam Levine | 12 | Barry Minniefield | Feelin Alright | Jack Gregori | |
| Christina Aguilera | 13 | Treaeva Gibson | Addicted to Love | Katelyn Reed | |
| Pharrell Williams | 14 | Lowell Oakley | Hound Dog | Kimberly Nichole | |
| Blake Shelton | 15 | Kelsie May | Fancy | Brenna Yaeger | |
| Christina Aguilera | 16 | India Carey | Stay | Clinton Washington | |
| Christina Aguilera | 17 | Rob Taylor | Animals | Jeremy Gaynor | |
| Pharrell Williams | 18 | Sawyer Fredericks | Have You Ever Seen the Rain | Noelle Bybee | |
| Christina Aguilera | 19 | Koryn Hawthorne | Love Me Harder | Vance Smith | |
| Blake Shelton | 20 | Brooke Adee | Style | Bay Brooks | |
| Adam Levine | 21 | Lexi Davila | Unwritten | Bren'nae DeBarge | |
| Blake Shelton | 22 | Corey Kent White | I Want Crazy | Jacob Rummell | Pharrell |
Knockout Rounds[]
| Coach | Order | Song | Winners | Loser | Song | Steal result |
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| Christina Aguilera | 1 | a Women's worth | Sonic | Ashley Morgan | Heartbreaker | |
| Blake Shelton | 2 | Wasted Love | Sarah Potenza | Brian Johnson | Nothing Ever Hurt Like You | |
| Adam Levine | 3 | Leave Your Lover | Nathan Hermida | Clinton Washington | Wanted | |
| Pharrell Williams | 4 | Collide | Sawyer Fredericks | Paul Pfau | I Dont Need no Doctor | |
| 5 | Hold On i'm Coming | Mia Z | ||||
| Blake Shelton | 6 | (You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Women | Meghan Lindsey | Travis Ewing | I Don't Want to be | |
| Christina Aguilera | 7 | If You Love Somebody Set them Free | Kimberly Nichole | Koryn Hawthrone | Try | |
| Blake Shelton | 8 | Live Like You Were Dying | Corey Kent White | Cody Wickline | Till My Last Day | |
| Adam Levine | 9 | Listen to Your Heart | Deanna Johnosn | Blaze Johnson | You Found Me | |
| Pharrell Williams | 10 | Warrior | Caitlin Caporale | Hannah Kirby | Higher Love | |
| Adam Levine | 11 | I Wish | Tonya Boyd-Connon | Barry Minniefield | What You Won't Do for Love | |
| Blake Shelton | 12 | Electroic Feel | Brooke Adee | Kelsie May | Tim McGraw | |
| Christina Aguilera | 13 | Big White Room | India Carey | Joe Tolo | One of us | |
| Pharrell Williams | 14 | My Girl | Lowell Oakley | Jacob Rummell | Life of the Party | |
| Christina Aguilera | 15 | Love and Happiness | Rob Taylor | Treeva Gibson | Chasing Pavements | |
| Adam Levine | 16 | Arms of a Women | Joshua Davis | Lexi Davila | Anything Could Happen |
Live Playoffs[]
| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
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| Blake Shelton | 1 | Sarah Potenza | Free Bird | Eliminated |
| Pharrell Williams | 2 | Caitlin Caporale | Best Thing I Never Had | Eliminated |
| Blake Shelton | 3 | Hannah Kirby | I Feel the Earth Move | Blake's Choice |
| Pharrell Williams | 4 | Lowell Oakley | Jealous | Eliminated |
| 5 | Mia Z | Ain't no Sunshine | Public | |
| 6 | Koryn Hawthorne | How Great thou Art | Pharrell's Choice | |
| Blake Shelton | 7 | Corey Kent White | Make You Feel My Love | Public |
| 8 | Brooke Adee | Love Me Like You Do | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Meghan Lindsey | Love Runs Out | Public | |
| Pharrell Williams | 10 | Sawyer Fredericks | Trouble | Public |
| Adam Levine | 10 | Tonya Boyd-Cannon | Take Me to the Pilot | Eliminted |
| 11 | Joshua Davis | Budapest | Public | |
| Christina Aguile4ra | 12 | `Sonic | i'm Going Down | Eliminated |
| Adam Levine | 13 | Brian Johnson | At this Monment | Adam's Choice |
| Christina Aguilera | 14 | Kimberly Nichole | What's Up? | Public |
| 15 | Lexi Davilla | All By Myself | Eliminated | |
| Adam Levine | 16 | Nathan Hermida | Chains | Eliminated |
| Christina Aguilera | 17 | India Carey | Hurt | Public |
| 18 | Rob Taylor | Earned it | Christina's Choice | |
| Adam Levine | 19 | Deanna Johnson | Down to the River to Pray | Public |
Top 12[]
| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
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| Blake Shelton | 1 | Hannah Kirby | Edge of Seventeen | |
| Adam Levine | 2 | Brian Johnson | If I Ever Lose My Faith in You | |
| Christina Aguilera | 3 | India Carey | Take Me to Church | |
| Pharrell Williams | 4 | Mia Z | Miss You | |
| Adam Levine | 5 | Deanna Johnson | Oceans (Where's Feet May Fall) | |
| Pharrell Williams | 6 | Sawyer Fredericks | imagine | |
| Christina Aguilera | 7 | Rob Taylor | I Put a Spell on You | |
| Blake Shelton | 8 | Corey Kent White | Why | |
| Pharrell Williams | 9 | Koryn Hawthrone | Stronger (what dosent't Kill You} | |
| Adam Levine | 10 | Joshua Davis | America | |
| Blake Shelton | 11 | Meghan Lindsey | Girl Crush | |
| Christina Aguilera | 12 | Kimberly Nichole | House of the Rising Sun |
Top 10[]
| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
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| Christina Aguilera | 1 | Kimberly Nichole | Something's Got a Hold on Me | |
| Adam Levine | 2 | Joshua Davis | Hold Back the River | |
| Blake Shelton | 3 | Hannah Kirby | Shout | |
| 4 | Meghan Linsey | Home | ||
| Pharrell Williams | 5 | Koryn Hawthrone | Make it Rain | |
| Adam Levine | 6 | Deanna Johnson | Somebody to Love | |
| Christina Aguilera | 7 | Rob Taylor | A Song for You | |
| Blake Shelton | 8 | Corey Kent White | Unwound | |
| Pharrell Williams | 9 | Sawyer Fredericks | Iris | |
| Christina Aguilera | 10 | India Carey | Run to You |
Top 8[]
| Order | Artist | Song | Result | |
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| Blake Shelton | 1 | Hannah Kirby | We Don't Need Another Hero | |
| Adam Levine | 2 | Joshua Davis | Fields of Gold | |
| Christina Aguilera | 3 | Kimberly Nichole | Creep | |
| Blake Shelton | 4 | Meghan Lindsey | Something | |
| Christina Aguilera | 5 | India Carney | Over the Rainbow | |
| Pharrell Williams | 6 | Sawyer Fredericks | Simple Man | |
| Blake Shelton | 7 | Corey Kent White | When I See You Smile | |
| Pharrell Williams | 8 | Koryn Hawthorne | Girl on Fire |
Top 6[]
| Coach | Artist | Order | Song Mother's day dedication) | Order | Song Coach's Choice | Result |
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| Christina Aguilera | India Carey | 1 | Glory | 10 | Lay Me Down | |
| Adam Levine | Joshua Davis | 8 | In My Life | 2 | Desire | |
| Pharrell Williams | Koryn Hawthrone | 3 | Everybody Hurts | 9 | Dream On | |
| Christina Aguilera | Kimberly Nichole | 4 | Free Fallin | 7 | Dirty Diana | |
| Blake Shelton | Meghan Lindsey | 12 | Amazing Grace | 5 | Steamroller Blues | |
| Pharrell Willias | Sawyer Fredericks | 6 | Shine On | 11 | Take Me to the River |
Top 5 Semifinals[]
| Coach | Artist | Order | Song (Coach's Choice) | Order | Songs (Artist's Dedication to home) | Result |
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| Adam Levine | Joshua Davis | 1 | I Cant Make You Love Me | 6 | When I Paint My Masterpiece | |
| Pharrell Williams | Koryn Hawthrone | 2 | One | 7 | Oh Mary Don't You Weep | |
| Blake Shelton | Meghan Lindsey | 3 | I'm Not the Only One | 8 | Tennessee Whiskey | |
| Christina Aguilera | India Carey | 4 | Gravity | 9 | Earth Song | |
| Pharrell Williams | Sawyer Fredericks | 5 | For What it's Worth | 10 | A Thousand Years |
Finale[]
| Coach | Artist | Order | Solo Song | Order | Original Song | Order | Duet Song (with Coach) | Result |
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| Pharrell Williams | Koryn Hawthorne | 1 | it's a Man's Man's Man's World | 10 | Bright Fire | 6 | We Cam Work it Out | Fourth place |
| Blake Shelton | Meghan Linsey | 11 | When a Man Loves a Women | 2 | Change My Mind | 8 | Freeway of Love | Runner-up |
| Pharrell Williams | Sawyer Fredericks | 12 | Old Man | 5 | Please | 3 | Summer Breeze | Winner |
| Adam Levine | Joshua Davis | 7 | Hallelujah | 6 | The Workingman's Hymn | 9 | Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes | Third place |
Contestants[]
Teams[]
| Coach | |||||
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| Adam Levine | Joshua Davis | Deanna Johnson | Brian Johnson | Tonya Boyd-Cannon | Nathan Hermida |
| Pharrell Williams | Sawyer Fredericks | Koryn Hawthorne | Mia Z | Caitlin Caporale | Lowell Oakley |
| Christina Aguliera | India Carey | Kimberly Nichole | Rob Taylor | Lexi Davila | Sonic |
| Blake Shelton | Meghan Linsey | Hannah Kirby | Corey Kent White | Brooke Adee | Sarah Potenza |