The Voice (Russian TV series) season 12

The twelfth season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice premiered on January 19, 2024,^[1] on Channel One which is the second time that the show is not released in Fall season. Changes in the coaching panel saw as Vladimir Presnyakov, Polina Gagarina and Anton Belyaev are the returning coaches from the previous season, and are joined by debuting coach Zivert, replacing Basta. Yana Churikova returned as host of the program for her second season.^[2][3]

Bogdan Shuvalov was announced as the winner of the season, marking Polina Gagarina's third win as a coach, thus expanding her winning streak to two seasons in a row. With Shuvalov's win, Polina Gagarina became the second coach, after Alexander Gradsky, to win more than two seasons. Gagarina also became the first coach on the main version of the show to be both the "best coach" and the winning coach in the same season. Also, Shuvalov became the second winner, who had a block in the blind auditions, after Victoria Solomakhina in season 11 (Gagarina blocked Zivert).

On December 4, 2023, it was announced the new set of coaching panel whom are Polina Gagarina, Vladimir Presnyakov and Anton Belyaev, from previous season, and is joined by the first-timer coach Zivert,^[4] replacing Basta. This season marks the history in the entire Russian regular version of the show that the coaching panel features two female coaches.

Yana Churikova continued as the presenter of the show.

The Voice season 12 coaches and presenter

Vladimir Presnyakov

Polina Gagarina

Zivert

Anton Belyaev

Yana Churikova

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The show begins with the blind auditions. In each audition, an artist sings their piece in front of the coaches, whose chairs are facing the audience. If a coach is interested in working with the artist, they may press their button to face the artist. If only one 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. As from season seven, each coach must have to complete its team with twelve artists. Each coach has granted four "blocks" instead of three from previous season to prevent another coach from getting an artist, with two coaches can be blocked in single audition. At the end of the blind auditions, Zivert didn’t use her fourth block.

The feature "Best Coach" is applied again this season.

During the opening of the episode, the coaches performed "Fantasy" by Earth, Wind and Fire

Episode	Order	Artist	Age	Origin	Song	Coach's and artist's choices
						Presnyakov	Gagarina	Zivert	Belyaev
Episode 1 [a] (January 19)	1	Anastasia Sadkovskaya	21	Kalinkavichy,  Belarus	«Этот поцелуй»	✔	✘	✘	✔
	2	Alexey Sulima	33	Barnaul	«Сам тебя выдумал»	—	✔	✔	✔
	3	Anastasia Martynova	29	Saint Petersburg	«Set Fire to the Rain»	✔	✔	✘	✘
	4	Arsen Dzhalavyan	34	Pyatigorsk	«Я – то, что надо»	✔	—	—	—
	5	Irina Zorina	38	Perm	«Stop!»	✔	✘	—	—
	6	Alexander Kruze	32	Tula	«Очарована»	—	—	—	—
	7	Elza Yusupova	22	Biektaw, Tatarstan	«Con te partirò»	—	✔	—	—
	8	Alexander Shabotinsky	35	Ivanovo	«В самое сердце»	—	—	—	—
	9	Anastasia Panshina	29	Novopskov,  Ukraine	«Спектакль окончен»	✔	✔	—	—
Episode 2 [b] (January 26)	1	Ilya Bulygin	25	Voronezh	«Не плачь»	✔	✔	✔	—
	2	Darya Zvezdina	24	Krasnoyarsk	«Ласточка»	—	✔	—	✔
	3	Oleg Prokuratov	39	Lyubertsy, Moscow Oblast	«The Best»	✘	—	—	✔
	4	Anna Trubetskaya	24	Mogilev,  Belarus	«Я тебе не верю»	—	—	—	—
	5	Bogdan Shuvalov	26	Saint Petersburg	«Lovely»	✔	✔	✘	✔
	6	Nataliya Kalyuzhnaya	27	Krasnye Barrikady, Astrakhan Oblast	«Потерянный рай»	—	—	—	—
	7	Ivan Dyatlov	24	Vichuga, Ivanovo Oblast	«Livin’ la Vida Loca»	—	—	—	—
	8	Veronika Novikova	27	Kolomna, Moscow Oblast	«Никак»	✔	✘	✔	✘
	9	Pyotr Rodionov	37	Saint Petersburg	«Шанхай-блюз»	—	—	✔	—
	10	Violetta Tkachenko	20	Rostov-on-Don	«Hotel California»	—	—	—	✔
Episode 3 [c] (February 2)	1	Elizaveta Denisova	25	Tula	«Nothing Compares 2 U»	✔	✔	✔	✔
	2	Georgy Russkikh	20	Novozavidovsky, Tver Oblast	«Вечно молодой»	✔	✔	―	―
	3	Mariya Chekunova	20	Moscow	«Белая вишня»	—	—	—	—
	4	Sergey Shnurov	50	Saint Petersburg	«Теримнатор»	✔	✔	✔	✔
	5	Marya Bulygina	18	Moscow	«Одиночка»	—	—	—	—
	6	Madzh Akrut	23	Tunis,  Tunisia	«Desert Rose»	✔	✔	✔	✔
	7	Diana Makarova	20	Simferopol,  Ukraine	«Озеро надежды»	—	✔	—	—
	8	Beka Shoshiashvili	33	Tbilisi,  Georgia	«Люби меня, люби»	✔	✔	—	✔
	9	Vera Egorova	36	Tallinn,  Estonia	«Mon mec à moi»	—	—	—	—
	10	Inna Evtushenko	34	Balkhash,  Kazakhstan	«Круги на воде»	—	✔	—	—
Episode 4 [d] (February 9)	1	Daniil Bespalov	22	Tolyatti, Samara Oblast	«Когда молод был»	✔	✔	—	✔
	2	Anastasia Buchkovskaya	27	Saint Petersburg	«A Song for You»	✔	✔	✔	✘
	3	Fakhriddin Khakimov	32	Istaravshan,  Tajikistan	«Беловежская пуща»	—	✔	—	✔
	4	Polina Chirikova	22	Ekaterinburg	«31-я весна»	—	—	—	—
	5	Yunisel Gonsales	38	Havana,  Cuba	«Volare»	—	✔	—	✔
	6	Anna Kravchenko	27	Volgograd	«Life»	—	—	—	—
	7	Anatoly Kolmogorov	25	Saransk	«На белом покрывале января»	✔	—	✔	✔
	8	Stanislav Akulov & Marianna Russu	49/33	Tambov/Noyabrsk, YaNAO	«Stumblin’ In»	✔	—	—	—
	9	Maya Safulina	29	Kazan	«К единственному, нежному...»	—	—	—	—
	10	Dana Sokolova	27	Riga,  Latvia	«Индиго»	—	✔	—	—
Episode 5 [e] (February 16)	1	Polina Chusovitina	27	Ekaterinburg	«Пропадаю я»	✔	✔	✔	—
	2	Evgeny Kurchich	33	Slutsk,  Belarus	«Ты не целуй»	—	✔	—	—
	3	Polina Parfyonova	22	Volgograd	«Бросай»	—	—	—	—
	4	Emma Dergileva	20	Chișinău,  Moldova	«idontwannabeyouanymore»	✔	—	—	✔
	5	Georgy Lutsenko	35	Mariupol,  Ukraine	«Казанова»	—	—	—	—
	6	Maria Korel	35	Arkhangelsk	«That Man»	—	—	—	—
	7	Samir Vishnyakov	33	Petrozavodsk	«Песня на бис»	—	✔	✔	—
	8	Karina Kagermazova	18	Nalchik	«Шёлковое сердце»	—	—	✔	—
	9	Pavel Murashov	41	Moscow	«Sacrifice»	—	✔	✔	✔
	10	Ksenia Murashova	31	Chelyabinsk	«Shallow»	✔	✔	✘	✔
Episode 6 [f] (March, 1)	1	Roman Trifonov	19	Atkarsk, Saratov Oblast	«Есть только миг»	—	✔	—	—
	2	Zlata Malikova	18	Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast	«Пташечка»	—	—	—	—
	3	Alexander Novikov	35	Sergiev Posad, Moscow Oblast	«Мама»	✔	✔	✔	—
	4	Vita Makurina	33	Khabarovsk	«Колыбельная»	✔	—	—	—
	5	Anatoly Kormanovsky	35	Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast	"Too Close"	✘	✔	✔	✘
	6	Instasamka	23	Moscow	«За деньги да»	✔	✔	✔	—
	7	Kelvin Oveto	33	Warri,  Nigeria	«I Want It That Way»	—	—	✔	—
	8	Eva Avakyan	18	Reutov, Moscow Oblast	«Golden Slumbers»	—	✔	✔	—
	9	Nikolay Orlov	33	Moscow	«Улица роз»	—	—	—	—
	10	Anna Ivanova	19	Moscow	«Deedles blues»	✔	✔	✔	✔
Episode 7 [g] (March, 9)	1	Evgeny Lepikhin	43	Moscow	«Mambo Italiano»	—	—	—	—
	2	Sofia Lloret	17	Moscow	«You Lost Me»	✔	✔	✘	✔
	3	Murad Ibragimov	21	Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai	«Солдат любви»	—	—	✔	—
	4	Karina Gaziyants	32	Tashkent,  Uzbekistan	«Беспощадная правда»	—	—	—	—
	5	Alexander Vlasenkov	29	Tula	«Таня, Танюша»	—	✔	—	—
	6	Maria Chukova	28	Dovzhansk,  Ukraine	«Easy on Me»	✔	Team full	✘	—
	7	Elizabeth Dolzhenkova	18	Blagoveshchensk	«Ах, мамочка»	—		—	—
	8	Gor Gabrielyan	21	Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai	«Капкан»	✔		—	—
	9	Marina Yakovleva	30	Surgut, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	«Город влюблённых»	✔	✔	—	✔
	10	Dmitry Loshkarev	27	Gubkin, Belgorod Oblast	«No Roots»	Team full	Team full	—	Team full
	11	Yulia Baibikova	28	Saratov	«Жди меня»			—
	12	Alina Kalashnikova	20	Izobilny, Stavropol Krai	«Lovefool»	✔	✔	✔	✔

The Battle Rounds aired from March 15 to March 22, 2024. Contestants who win their battle would advance to the Knockout rounds. No steals were allowed in this round.

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The Knockout Rounds aired from March 29 to April 5, 2024. Similar to the previous two seasons, each coach pairs three artists into one knockout with only one contestant from the trio advances to the next round and also can steal one losing artist from another coach. The top 12 contestants moved on to the Quarterfinal.

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The Live Top 12 Quarterfinal comprised episode 12. The top twelve artists performed, with two artists from each team advancing based on the sum of the viewers' and coach's votes.

The top eight artists performed on April 19, 2024, with one artist from each team advancing to the Final based on the sum of the viewers' and coach's votes

As like the previous seasons, the winner will be determined through public votes alone. The artist with the highest percentage of votes was declared as the winner.

Bogdan Shuvalov was announced the winner, marking Polina Gagarina's third win as a coach. Polina Gagarina became the second coach in the history of the Russian Voice to win three seasons.