Vocea României (season 8)
The eight season of the Romanian reality talent show Vocea României premiered on ProTV on September 7, 2018. Pavel Bartoș returned as host, while Irina Fodor replaced Lili Sandu as the social media correspondent. Laura Giurcanu was the vlogger of the show. Tudor Chirilă and Smiley returned as coaches, while Andra and Irina Rimes replaced Loredana Groza and Adrian Despot as coaches.
The season finale aired on December 14, 2018. Bogdan Ioan, mentored by Smiley, was declared winner of the season. It was Smiley's third victory as a coach.
Auditions
The open call auditions were held in the following locations:| Date | Audition venue | Location |
| February 25, 2018 | Golden Tulip Ana Dome | Cluj-Napoca |
| March 4, 2018 | Hotel Intercontinental | Iași |
| March 11, 2018 | Hotel NH | Timișoara |
| March 24–25, 2018 | Hotel IBIS Gara de Nord | Bucharest |
Teams
; Color keyBlind auditions
;Color key| ' | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button |
| Artist defaulted to a coach's team | |
| Artist elected a coach's team | |
| Artist was eliminated | |
| ' | Coach pressed the "I want you" button, but was blocked by Tudor from getting the artist |
| ' | Coach pressed the "I want you" button, but was blocked by Irina from getting the artist |
| ' | Coach pressed the "I want you" button, but was blocked by Andra from getting the artist |
| Coach pressed the "I want you" button, but was blocked by Smiley from getting the artist |
Episode 1 (September 7)
The first episode aired on September 7, 2018. The coaches performed "We Will Rock You" at the start of the show.Episode 2 (September 8)
The second episode aired on September 8, 2018.Episode 3 (September 14)
The third episode aired on September 14, 2018.Episode 4 (September 21)
The fourth episode aired on September 21, 2018.Episode 5 (September 28)
The fifth episode aired on September 28, 2018.Episode 6 (October 5)
The sixth episode aired on October 5, 2018.Episode 7 (October 12)
The seventh episode aired on October 12, 2018.Episode 8 (October 19)
The eighth and last blind audition episode aired on October 19, 2018.The Battles
After the Blind auditions, Team Andra and Team Irina had fourteen contestants, while Team Tudor and Team Smiley had fifteen contestants for the Battle rounds. The Battles rounds started with episode 9 on October 26, 2018. Coaches began narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants. Each battle concluding with the respective coach advancing one of the two or three contestants. Each coach could steal one losing contestant from another team.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 Live shows | |
| Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated |
Episode 9 (26 October)
The ninth episode aired on October 26, 2018.Episode 10 (2 November)
The tenth episode aired on November 2, 2018.Episode 11 (9 November)
The eleventh episode aired on November 9, 2018.Episode 12 (16 November)
The twelfth episode aired on November 16, 2018.Knockout rounds
The remaining eight artists from each team were split up into two groups of four. At the end of each knockout round the coach then decided out of the four artists two of them who won, and therefore made up their four artists to take to the live shows.Colour key:
| Artist won the Knockouts and advanced to the Live shows | |
| Artist lost the Knockouts and was eliminated |
Episode 13 (23 November)
The thirteenth episode aired on November 23, 2018.| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Irina Rimes | 1 | Feihong Basigu | "Umbrella" | Eliminated |
| Irina Rimes | 2 | Alina Statie | "Hopai Diri Da" | Advanced |
| Irina Rimes | 3 | Gabriela Munteanu | "Bang Bang" | Eliminated |
| Irina Rimes | 4 | Dora Gaitanovici | "Cryin'" | Advanced |
| Tudor Chirilă | 5 | Mihai Meiroș | "Enter Sandman" | Advanced |
| Tudor Chirilă | 6 | Luciana Răducanu | "Bring Me to Life" | Eliminated |
| Tudor Chirilă | 7 | Cristian Alexa | "Shut Up and Dance" | Eliminated |
| Tudor Chirilă | 8 | Lavinia Rusu | "You've Got The Love" | Advanced |
| Andra | 9 | Cristina Budeanu | "We Found Love" | Eliminated |
| Andra | 10 | Elena Hasna | "Strongest" | Eliminated |
| Andra | 11 | Renate Grad | "I Don't Think About You" | Advanced |
| Andra | 12 | Sara Chiavegato | "Runnin' " | Advanced |
| Smiley | 13 | Bogdan Ioan | "All I Want" | Advanced |
| Smiley | 14 | Dalina Nemeș | "Budapest" | Eliminated |
| Smiley | 15 | Vitalie Maciunschi | "Zombie" | Advanced |
| Smiley | 16 | Diana Strat | "Titanium" | Eliminated |
Episode 14 (24 November)
The fourteenth episode aired on November 24, 2018.| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Irina Rimes | 1 | Alexa Dragu | "Sax" | Advanced |
| Irina Rimes | 2 | Mara Căptaru | "Praf de stele" | Eliminated |
| Irina Rimes | 3 | Eva Timuș | "Running Up That Hill" | Advanced |
| Irina Rimes | 4 | Antinia Simion | "California Dreamin'" | Eliminated |
| Tudor Chirilă | 5 | Dana Oltean | "Bad Romance" | Eliminated |
| Tudor Chirilă | 6 | Alma Boiangiu | "Walk" | Advanced |
| Tudor Chirilă | 7 | Romanița Fricosu | "Da, mamă" | Advanced |
| Tudor Chirilă | 8 | Daria Tănasă | "Virtual Insanity" | Eliminated |
| Andra | 9 | Céline Mădălina Coca | "Symphony" | Advanced |
| Andra | 10 | Silviu Murariu | "Master Blaster " | Advanced |
| Andra | 11 | Izabela Barbu | "La Vie en rose" | Eliminated |
| Andra | 12 | Nicoleta Oancea | "My Heart Is Refusing Me" | Eliminated |
| Smiley | 13 | Andrei Vitan | "Toxic" | Eliminated |
| Smiley | 14 | Letiția Roman | "A Song for You" | Advanced |
| Smiley | 15 | Geanina Militaru | "Inimă, nu fi de piatră" | Eliminated |
| Smiley | 16 | Sorina Bică | "Reckoning Song " | Advanced |
Live shows
Color key:Week 1 - Top 16 (30 November & 1 December)
The first week comprised episodes 15 and 16. Two contestants from each team competed in each of the first two live shows, which aired on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1, 2018, respectively. In either of the two shows, the public vote could save one contestant from each team, the other one was eliminated.| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Public vote % | Result |
| Smiley | 1 | Letiția Roman | "One Night Only" | 30% | Eliminated |
| Smiley | 2 | Vitalie Maciunschi | "The Sound of Silence" | 70% | Public's vote |
| Irina Rimes | 3 | Eva Timuș | "Side to Side" | 19% | Eliminated |
| Irina Rimes | 4 | Alexa Dragu | "Crazy" | 81% | Public's vote |
| Tudor Chirilă | 5 | Alma Boiangiu | "Chandelier" | 57% | Public's vote |
| Tudor Chirilă | 6 | Mihai Meiroș | "Roxanne" | 43% | Eliminated |
| Andra | 7 | Sara Chiavegato | "Don't Speak" | 38% | Eliminated |
| Andra | 8 | Renate Grad | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody " | 62% | Public's vote |
| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Public vote % | Result |
| Irina Rimes | 1 | Alina Statie | "Hora din Moldova" | 25% | Eliminated |
| Irina Rimes | 2 | Dora Gaitanovici | "Când s-o-mpărțit norocul" | 75% | Public's vote |
| Tudor Chirilă | 3 | Lavinia Rusu | "Șaraiman" | 34% | Eliminated |
| Tudor Chirilă | 4 | Romanița Fricosu | "Suflet gol" | 66% | Public's vote |
| Andra | 5 | Silviu Murariu | "Obsesie" / "Și îngerii au demonii lor" | 43% | Eliminated |
| Andra | 6 | Céline Mădălina Coca | "Mulțumesc, iubită mamă" | 57% | Public's vote |
| Smiley | 7 | Sorina Bică | "Hai vino iar în gara noastră mică" | 34% | Eliminated |
| Smiley | 8 | Bogdan Ioan | "Să nu-mi iei niciodată dragostea" | 66% | Public's vote |
Week 2 - Semi-final (7 December)
All eight remaining contestants performed two songs each in the semi-final on Friday, December 7, 2018: a solo song and a trio with the coach and the other teammate. The public vote could save one contestant from each team, the second one was eliminated.Week 3 - Final (14 December)
The top 4 contestants performed in the grand final on Friday, December 14, 2018. This week, the four finalists performed a solo song, a duet with a special guest and a duet with their coach. The public vote determined the winner, and that resulted in a victory for Bogdan Ioan, Smiley's third victory as a coach.| Coach | Artist | Order | Duet Song | Order | Duet Song | Order | Solo Song | Result |
| Irina Rimes | Dora Gaitanovici | 1 | "Miorița" — with Roman Yagupov | 5 | "Nu știi tu să fii bărbat" | 10 | "Somebody to Love" | Runner-up |
| Tudor Chirilă | Alma Boiangiu | 6 | "Highway to Hell" — with Ovidiu Anton | 11 | "Nu am chef azi" / "În pădurea cu alune" | 2 | "Memory" | Third place |
| Andra | Céline Mădălina Coca | 9 | "Săracă inima me" — with Nicolae Furdui Iancu | 3 | "Atâta timp cât mă iubești" | 7 | "All by Myself" | Fourth place |
| Smiley | Bogdan Ioan | 12 | "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" — with Feli | 8 | "În lipsa mea" | 4 | "Billie Jean" | Winner |
Elimination chart
;Color key;Artist info
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