Vocea României (season 1)
The []first season of the Romanian reality talent show Vocea României premiered on September 27, 2011 on ProTV and was hosted by Pavel Bartoș and Roxana Ionescu, while Vlad Roșca was the social media correspondent. Horia Brenciu, Loredana Groza, Smiley and Marius Moga were the coaches for the first season. Each coach was allowed to mentor twelve contestants. The winner was Ștefan Stan from Team Smiley.
The season finale aired on December 26, 2011. It immediately proved to be a hit for ProTV and the network renewed the show for a second season.
Overview
The series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase and live performance shows. Four coaches, all famous musicians, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each coach has the length of the auditioner's performance to decide if they want that singer on their team; if two or more coaches want the same singer, then the singer gets to choose their coach.Contestant auditions were held on June 26 and 27, 2011, at Hotel Crown Plaza Bucharest. Contestants were also allowed to submit online applications.
Teams
; Color keyBlind auditions
;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 |
Episode 1 (September 27)
The first of five pre-recorded audition episodes aired on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. The show started with the four coaches singing Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now".Episode 2 (October 4)
The second episode aired on October 4, 2011.Episode 3 (October 11)
The third episode aired on October 11, 2011.Episode 4 (October 18)
The fourth episode aired on October 18, 2011.Episode 5 (October 25)
The fifth and last blind audition episode was aired on October 25, 2011.The battles
After the blind auditions, each coach had twelve contestants for the battle rounds that aired from November 1 to November 15, 2011. Coaches began narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants with the help of "trusted advisors". Each episode featured seven or eight battles consisting of pairings from within each team, and each battle concluding with the respective coach eliminating one of the two contestants.The trusted advisors for these episodes are: Monica Anghel working with Horia Brenciu, Dana Dorian working with Loredana Groza, :ro:Alex Velea|Alex Velea working with Smiley and Randi working with Marius Moga
;Color key:
| Artist won the battle and advanced to the next round | |
| Artist lost the battle and was eliminated |
Episode 6 (1 November)
The sixth episode aired on November 1, 2011.| Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser |
| Smiley | 1 | Cătălin Dobre | "Beat It" | :ro:Ionel Istrati|Ionel Istrati |
| Marius Moga | 2 | Cristian Sanda | "Cry Me a River" | Aura Pohoață |
| Horia Brenciu | 3 | Claudiu Mirea | "Every Breath You Take" | Vlad Stoia |
| Loredana Groza | 4 | Aminda | "Valerie" | Ana Odagiu |
| Smiley | 5 | Ștefan Stan | "Give Me One Reason" | Florina Nițulescu |
| Horia Brenciu | 6 | :ro:Iuliana Pușchilă|Iuliana Pușchilă | "Tattoo" | Krisztina Koszorús |
| Marius Moga | 7 | Sebastian Muntean | "Broken Strings" | Irina Gorga |
Episode 7 (8 November)
The seventh episode aired on November 8, 2011.| Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser |
| Marius Moga | 1 | Aldo Blaga | "I Want It That Way" | Andrei Ciobanu |
| Horia Brenciu | 2 | :ro:Daniel Dragomir|Daniel Dragomir | "It Takes Two" | Beatrice Vlădan |
| Marius Moga | 3 | :ro:Oana Radu|Oana Radu | "Halo" | :ro:Andreea Crepcia|Andreea Crepcia |
| Smiley | 4 | Maximilian Muntean | "Hey Jude" | Marian Vasilescu |
| Marius Moga | 5 | Loredana Căvășdan | "So What" | Teodora Moroșanu |
| Loredana Groza | 6 | Iulian Canaf | "Sailing" | Andrei Ion |
| Smiley | 7* | :ro:Anthony Icuagu|Anthony Icuagu | "So Sick" | Gabriel Tran |
| Smiley | 7* | Marcel Lovin | "So Sick" | Gabriel Tran |
| Loredana Groza | 8 | Alexandra Penciu | "Why" | Alina Toma |
Episode 8 (15 November)
The eighth episode aired on November 15, 2011.| Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser |
| Horia Brenciu | 1 | :ro:Cristina Vasiu|Cristina Vasiu | "Lady Marmalade" | :ro:Lucia Dumitrescu|Lucia Dumitrescu |
| Loredana Groza | 2 | Oana Brutaru | "Only Girl " | Andra Covaleov |
| Marius Moga | 3 | :ro:Liviu Teodorescu|Liviu Teodorescu | "You Are Not Alone" | Georgiana Mototolea |
| Horia Brenciu | 4 | Robert Patai | "All for Love" | Vlad Gliga |
| Loredana Groza | 5 | Alexandra Crăescu | "I Drove All Night" | Ana-Maria Fluturu |
| Smiley | 6 | Mihai Popistașu | "Need You Now" | Brigitta Szebenyi |
| Horia Brenciu | 7 | Irina Tănase | "Easy Lover" | Lucian Darie |
| Loredana Groza | 8 | :ro:Dragoș Chircu|Dragoș Chircu | "With or Without You" | :ro:Daniel Lazăr|Daniel Lazăr |
* Lavinia Vâlcan withdrew from the contest ; as a result, Anthony Icuagu, Gabriel Tran and Marcel Lovin formed a trio for the battle rounds.
The sing-off
At the end of the battle rounds, each coach advanced four contestants from their team to the live shows, leaving the other two to duel for the fifth and last spot, in an extra round called "the sing-off". The contestants sang their blind audition songs again and the coaches chose one contestant each.Color key:
| Artist won the Sing off and advanced to the Live shows | |
| Artist lost the Sing off and was eliminated |
Live shows
;Color key:| Artist was saved by the public vote | |
| Artist was chosen by their coach | |
| Artist went to the sing-off | |
| Artist was eliminated |
Week 1 (November 22)
Team Brenciu and Team Smiley competed in the first live show, which aired on November 22. From each team, viewers could save two contestants, while the coach could save one of the remaining three. The other two went on to the sing-off, where they performed their songs for the night once again, after which one was eliminated by their coach.Week 2 (November 29)
Team Loredana and Team Moga competed in the second live show, which aired on November 29. Public voting commenced at this point. From each team, viewers could save two contestants, while the coach could save one of the remaining three. The other two went on to the sing-off, where they performed their songs for the night once again, after which one was eliminated by their coach.Week 3 (6 & 9 December)
The third week comprised episodes 11 and 12. Team Brenciu and Team Smiley competed in the first part of this week, which aired on Tuesday, December 6, while Team Loredana and Team Moga competed in the second part of this week, which aired on Friday, December 9. Voting proceeded as before, except the public vote could only save one contestant from each team. Voting proceeded as before, except the public vote could only save one contestant from each team.Week 4 (13 & 16 December)
The fourth week comprised episodes 13 and 14. All remaining contestants performed in both live shows. Voting proceeded as before, except the third-placed contestant in each team was automatically eliminated, without going through the sing-off round.| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Loredana Groza | 1 | Iulian Canaf | "I Got a Woman" | Loredana's choice |
| Marius Moga | 2 | :ro:Oana Radu|Oana Radu | "I Will Survive" | Eliminated |
| Smiley | 3 | :ro:Anthony icuagu|Anthony Icuagu | "Man in the Mirror" | Eliminated |
| Horia Brenciu | 4 | Irina Tănase | "If I Ain't Got You" | Brenciu's choice |
| Smiley | 5 | Cătălin Dobre | "Sex on Fire" | Smiley's choice |
| Marius Moga | 6 | :ro:Liviu Teodorescu|Liviu Teodorescu | "Trouble" | Moga's choice |
| Loredana Groza | 7 | Alexandra Crăescu | "Hot Stuff" | Eliminated |
| Horia Brenciu | 8 | :ro:Iuliana Pușchilă|Iuliana Pușchilă | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | Public's vote |
| Marius Moga | 9 | Cristian Sanda | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Public's vote |
| Horia Brenciu | 10 | :ro:Daniel Dragomir|Daniel Dragomir | "Più bella cosa" | Eliminated |
| Smiley | 11 | Ștefan Stan | " I Do It for You" | Public's vote |
| Loredana Groza | 12 | :ro:Dragoș Chircu|Dragoș Chircu | "Careless Whisper" | Public's vote |
Semi-final (December 16)
All eight remaining contestants performed in the semi-final on Friday, December 16, 2011. Within each team, the coach and the viewers each had a 50/50 say; the contestant with the highest combined score went on to the final.| Coach | Artist | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Result |
| Marius Moga | Cristian Sanda | 1 | "Oameni" | 9 | "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" | Public's vote |
| Smiley | Cătălin Dobre | 2 | "Bed of Roses" | 10 | "Cea mai tare piesă" | Eliminated |
| Loredana Groza | Iulian Canaf | 3 | "Vagabondul vieții mele" | 11 | "What a Wonderful World" | Eliminated |
| Horia Brenciu | :ro:Iuliana Pușchilă|Iuliana Pușchilă | 4 | "Listen to Your Heart" | 12 | "Spune-mi" | Public's vote |
| Marius Moga | :ro:Liviu Teodorescu|Liviu Teodorescu | 5 | "În lipsa mea" | 13 | "Feel" | Eliminated |
| Smiley | Ștefan Stan | 6 | "Fever" | 14 | "Hai acasă" | Public's vote |
| Horia Brenciu | Irina Tănase | 7 | ":ro:Aura Urziceanu|Vreau să vii în viața mea" | 16 | "Respect" | Eliminated |
| Loredana Groza | :ro:Dragoș Chircu|Dragoș Chircu | 8 | "Vorbe care dor" | 15 | "You Raise Me Up" | Public's vote |
Week 5: Final (December 26)
The top 4 contestants performed in the grand final on Monday, December 26, 2011. This week, the four finalists performed a solo song, a duet with a famous singer and a duet with their coach. The public vote determined the winner, and that resulted in a victory for Ștefan Stan, Smiley's first victory as a coach.| Coach | Artist | Order | Solo song | Order | Duet song | Order | Duet song | Result |
| Loredana Groza | :ro:Dragoș Chircu|Dragoș Chircu | 1 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | 11 | "Abrázame" | 7 | "Time To Say Goodbye" | Runner-up |
| Marius Moga | Cristian Sanda | 6 | "Feeling Good" | 2 | "Adagio" | 9 | "Tot mai sus" | Fourth place |
| Horia Brenciu | :ro:Iuliana Pușchilă|Iuliana Pușchilă | 5 | "The Winner Takes It All" | 10 | "20 de ani" | 3 | " The Time of My Life" | Third place |
| Smiley | Ștefan Stan | 12 | "My Way" | 8 | "Vivo per lei" | 4 | " Satisfaction" | Winner |
| Place | Coach | Artist | Result |
| 1 | Smiley | Ștefan Stan | 37.67% |
| 2 | Loredana Groza | Dragoș Chircu | 23.01% |
| 3 | Horia Brenciu | Iuliana Pușchilă | 20.69% |
| 4 | Marius Moga | Cristian Sanda | 18.63% |
Elimination chart
;Color key;Artist info
Controversies
Lavinia Vâlcan, a contestant in Team Smiley, withdrew from the contest before the battle round, as she considered that the show didn't allow her to express herself as an artist. Vâlcan claimed that, for the battle round, she had been forced to choose between two songs that did not suit her. The artist stated that the producers were uninterested in receiving a third proposal from her.Ratings
- Note: The figures above are approximations and they only represent viewers from urban areas.