The Voice (Russian TV series) season 4 explained

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Presenter:Dmitry Nagiev
Winner Coach:Grigory Leps
Runner Up:Mikhail Ozerov
Network:Channel One

The fourth season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice premiered on September 4, 2015, on Channel One.Dmitry Nagiev returned as the show's presenter. Alexander Gradsky returned as coach. Basta, Polina Gagarina, and Grigory Leps replaced Dima Bilan, Pelageya, and Leonid Agutin as coaches.

Hieromonk Fotiy was announced the winner on December 25, 2015, marking Grigory Leps first win as a coach and the first new coach to win. For the first time ever, the final two artists were both male.

Coaches and presenter

The coaching panel saw a change for the first time since the start of the show. Joining coach Alexander Gradsky was Basta, Polina Gagarina and Grigory Leps. Dima Bilan, Pelageya and Leonid Agutin were substituted in order to focus on their music careers. However, Bilan and Agutin will be returning in the following season. Dmitry Nagiev returned for his 4th season as a presenter.

Teams

Colour key
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Third place
  • Fourth place
  • Eliminated in the Semifinal
  • Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
  • Eliminated in the Knockout rounds
  • Stolen in the Battle rounds
  • Eliminated in the Battle rounds
CoachesTop 57 artists
Basta
Era KannMaria EroyanOleg MiamiYury MelikovNikolay ZabolotskikhSergey Urumyan
GabriellaKarina TsvetkovaBinazir ErmaganbetovaAnastasia BalakhninaGrigoriy GolubevYulia Khusainova
Ekaterina KokorinaAmalia MargaryanRaffa GrigoryanEllina Reshetnikova
Polina Gagarina
Olga ZadonskayaIvan DalmatovIlona SolomonovaDarya BezhenarYana BashkirevaSemyon Velichko
Regina TodorenkoStanislav ObukhovSevak Khanagyan Karina Tsetkova Konstantin Rabotov Aleksandra Grekova
Ekaterina ChistovaAnastasia KrashevskayaSophie OkranZhan Osyan
Alexander Gradsky
Mikhail OzerovElena MininaEmil KadyrovTatiana ShirkoElena RomanovaAlla Rid
Diana SavelevaAleksandra GrekovaNana Hattle Alina Perova Stanislav ObukhovGeorgiy Seryshev
Danil SmirnovAleksandr PostolenkoAleksandra StreltsovaOlga SergeevaLilia Zamulina
Grigory Leps
Hieromonk FotiyVitold PetrovskiyRenata VolkievichArmen AvdzhanOlivia KrushMaria Kats
Alina PerovaKonstantin RabotovDenis Sokolov Tatiana Shyrko Olga Zadonskaya Oleg Miami
Rostislav DoroninRodion GazmanovElla KhrustalevaArtem Katorgin

Blind auditions

Colour key
  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button
  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, despite the lack of places in his/her team
    Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, despite the lack of places in his/her team, and artist defaulted to a coach's team
    Artist defaulted to a coach's team
    Artist picked a coach's team
    Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their button

Episode 1 (4 September)

The coaches performed "Теперь ты в „Голосе“!" at the start of the show.

Note: Dima Bilan, a former coach of The Voice, made a special performance with the song "Ночной каприз" in this episode. No coach pressed their button.

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
BastaGagarinaGradskyLeps
1 Evgeniy Leksikov26Saint Petersburg"С тобой"
2 Alevtina Polyakova30Moscow"Hallelujah I Love Her So"
3 Elena Minina29Moscow"Someday My Prince Will Come"
4 Maria Eroyan25Moscow"Простая песня"
5 Emil Kadyrov22Baku, Azerbaijan"Baila Me"
6Alla Rid33Moscow"Hold On, I'm Comin'"
7Nikolai Zabolotskikh31Saint Petersburg"Боже, как долго"
8Larisa Yakovenko34Rostov-on-Don"По Дону гуляет..."
9Ivan Dalmatov32Ulan-Ude"Stay with Me"
10Ella Khrustaleva47Ryazan"Мне нравится..."
11Olivia Krush25Moscow"Sweet People"
12Aleksandr Elemyanov27Moscow"Le Temps des Cathredrales"
13Regina Todorenko25Odesa, Ukraine"Ноченька"

Episode 2 (11 September)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
BastaGagarinaGradskyLeps
1 Renata Volkievich34Saint Petersburg"Kolorowe jarmarki"
2 Dmitry Korolev27Surgut"Go Down Moses"
3 Karina Tsvetkova27Novosibirsk"Autumn Leaves"
4 Alina Perova33Nizhny Novgorod"Беспечный ангел"
5 Semyon Velichko29Murom"I'm Yours"
6 Maria Rubanovskaya30Saint Petersburg"О любви"
7 Nana Hattle19Moscow"Hotel California"
8 Georgiy Seryshev35Irkutsk"Полёт на дельтаплане"
9 Gabriella30Rio de Janeiro, Brazil"Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)"
10Kirill Ermakov19Minsk, Belarus"Небо на ладони"
11Anzhelika Kuzmova52Moscow"Black Velvet"
12Sergey Urumyan26Saratov"Эта музыка"
13Dmitry Kovzel21Saint Petersburg"Карточный домик"
14Darya Bezhenar26Kemerovo"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"

Episode 3 (18 September)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
BastaGagarinaGradskyLeps
1 Mikhail Ozerov34Moscow"Honesty"
2 Maria Kats42Moscow"What's Up?"
3 Aleksandra Grekova27Rostov-on-Don"Улыбайся"
4 Zhan Osyan43Moscow"Unchain My Heart"
5 Lilia Zamulina25Krasnodar"Ноктюрн"
6 Ellina Reshetnikova23Ufa"Don't Worry Be Happy"
7 Armen Avdzhan39Sochi"Liberta"
8 Varvara Vizbor29Moscow"А зима будет большая"
9 Mikhail Naumov28Syktyvkar"Орёл (Не улетай)"
10Yulia Khusainova23Moscow"Do It Like"
11Marianna Vagida23Moscow"Samson and Delilah"
12Grigoriy Golubev26Korolev"Angels"
13Maria Tsvetkova19Elektrostal"Diamonds"
14Vitold Petrovskiy29Kolomna"Ещё минута"

Episode 4 (25 September)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
BastaGagarinaGradskyLeps
1 Olga Zadonskaya28Vladimir"It's a Man's World"
2 Vladimir Rozdin53Moscow"You Can Leave Your Hat On"
3 Denis Sokolov28Novosibirsk"Знаешь"
4 Anastasia Badina21Sayansk, Irkutsk oblast"Шукария"
5 Binazir Ermaganbetova25Karaganda, Kazakhstan"Billionaire"
6 Hieromonk Fotiy29Borovsk, Kaluga Oblast"Evgeniy Onegin"
7 Olga Sergeeva39Chelyabinsk"Эхо любви"
8 Ekaterina Kokorina27Barnaul"Grenade"
9 Konstantin Rabotov31Plovdiv, Bulgaria"A Song for You"
10Ilona Solomonova21Lyambir, Mordovia"Казачья"
11Andrey Derusov27Seversk, Tomsk Oblast"Молитва"
12Anastasia Balakhnina21Volgograd"La Vie en rose"
13Vadim Medvedev48Komsomolsk-on-Amur"Часы"
14Elena Romanova28Moscow"Smile"

Episode 5 (2 October)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
BastaGagarinaGradskyLeps
1 Anastasia Koveshnikova19Kolomna"Once Upon a December"
2 Oleg Miami24Yekaterinburg"This Love"
3 Alisa Dimitriadi34Moscow"Моё сердце остановилось"
4 Yury Melikov17Paralimni, Cyprus"Grenade"
5 Stanislav Obukhov30Chelyabinsk"Hallelujah, I Love Her So"
6 Diana Saveleva36Moscow"Только раз бывает в жизни встреча"
7 Ekaterina Rodionova25Yalta, Ukraine"Crazy"
8 Rodion Gazmanov34Moscow"I Believe I Can Fly"
9 Amalia Margaryan22Erevan, Armenia"Танцы на стёклах"
10Ekaterina Chistova32Votkinsk"Satisfy My Soul"
11Ksenia Bystrova20Ryazan"Tous les enfants chantent avec moi"
12Danil Smirnov20Simferopol, Ukraine"Wrecking Ball"
13Raffa Grigoryan25Erevan, Armenia"Overjoyed"
14Nina Vedenina32Tolyatti"Ты снишься мне"

Episode 6 (9 October)

Note: Lolita Milyavskaya made a special performance with the song "Снилось мне" in this episode. All four coaches turned for her.

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and contestant's choices
BastaGagarinaGradskyLeps
1 Rostislav Doronin26Surgut"I Got You (I Feel Good)"
2 Aleksandra Soloveichik22Minsk, Belarus"Помоги мне"
3 Anastasia Krashevskaya28Moscow"Mercy"
4 Sophie Okran44Moscow"Калитка"
5 Sevak Khanagyan28Kursk"Кукушка"
6 Era Kann22Moscow"Endangered Species"
7 Aleksandr Postolenko36Biysk"Вечная любовь"
8Oskar Dzhalilov26Tashkent, Uzbekistan"Я люблю тебя больше природы"
9Aleksandra Streltsova29Engels"Беспечный ангел"
10Artem Katorgin26Saint Petersburg"O sole mio"
11Yulia Gavrilova31Moscow"Broken Vow"
12Tatiana Shirko22Kyiv, Ukraine"Run to You"
13Dmitry Permyakov19Izhevsk"Поговори со мною, мама"rowspan=3
14Aleksey Romanov28Tyumen"You Raise Me Up"
15Yana Bashkireva29Saint Petersburg"Ноченька"

The Battles

The Battles round started with episode 7 and ended with episode 10 (broadcast on 16, 23, 30 October 2015; on 6 November 2015). The coaches can steal two losing artists from another coach. Contestants who win their battle or are stolen by another coach will advance to the Knockout rounds.

Colour 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 and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderWinnerSongLoser(s)'Steal' result
BastaGagarinaGradskyLeps
Episode 7
Polina Gagarina1Regina Todorenko"Текила-любовь"Zhan Osyan
Basta2Maria Eroyan"All About That Bass"Ellina Reshetnikova
Grigory Leps3Armen Avdzhan"Обернитесь"Oleg Miami
Alexander Gradsky4Alla Reed"Cheek to Cheek"Stanislav Obukhov
Basta5Binazir Ermaganbetova"Gangsta's Paradise"Raffa Grigoryan
Polina Gagarina6Sevak Khanagyan"Ночной каприз"Sophie Okran
Grigory Leps7Maria Kats"Barcelona"Artem Katorgin
Episode 8
Alexander Gradsky1Nana Hattle"Cabaret"Olga Sergeeva
Lilia Zamulina
Basta2Sergey Urumyan"Всё в твоих руках"Amalia Margaryan
Polina Gagarina3Darya Bezhenar"Miss Independent"Anastasia Krashevskaya
Grigory Leps4Hieromonk Fotiy"Canto della terra"Ella Khrustaleva
Alexander Gradsky5Emil Kadyrov"Не уходи"Aleksandra Streltsova
Grigory Leps6Denis Sokolov"Верни мою любовь"Olga Zadonskaya
Polina Gagarina7Ivan Dalmatov"Don't Give Up"Aleksandra Grekova
Episode 9
Grigory Leps1Vitold Petrovskiy"All for Love"Rodion Gazmanov
Alexander Gradsky2Diana Saveleva"Чорнобривцi"Daniil Smirnov
Basta3Gabriella"Кому? Зачем?"Ekaterina Kokorina
Polina Gagarina4Ilona Solomonova"Take Me to Church"Konstantin Rabotov
Grigory Leps5Renata Volkievich"Опять метель"Tatiana Shirko
Basta6Nikolay Zabolotskikh"Солдат любви"Yulia Khusainova
Alexander Gradsky7Elena Minina"All I Ask of You"Aleksandr Postolenko
Episode 10
Alexander Gradsky1Mikhail Ozerov"Jesus Christ Superstar"Alina Perova
Polina Gagarina2Yana Bashkireva"Останусь"Ekaterina Chistovarowspan=6
Alexander Gradsky3Elena Romanova"Челита"Georgiy Seryshev
Polina Gagarina4Semyon Velichko"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"Karina Tsvetkova
Basta5Era Kann"Туда"Grigoriy Golubevrowspan=3
Grigory Leps6Olivia Krush"Разные"Rostislav Doronin
Basta7Yury Melikov"Roses"Anastasia Balakhnina

The Knockouts

The Knockouts round started with episode 11 and ended with episode 13 (broadcast on 13, 20, 27 November 2016).

The top 24 contestants will then move on to the "Live Shows".

Colour key
      Artist won the Khockout and advanced to the Quarterfinal
      Artist lost the Knockout and eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderSongWinnersLoserSong
Episode 11
Grigory Leps1"Не плачь"Vitold PetrovskiyDenis Sokolov"Небо"
"Стена"Renata Volkievich
Basta2"Это здорово"Nikolay ZabolotskikhBinazir Ermaganbetova"Hold On, We're Going Home"
"Love Me Again"Yury Melikov
Polina Gagarina3"I Wanna Dance with Somebody"Olga ZadonskayaSevak Khanagyan"Красиво"
"Моя любовь"Semyon Velichko
Alexander Gradsky4"All by Myself"Tatiana ShirkoNana Hattle"To Be or Not to Be"
"Беда"Alla Rid
Episode 12
Polina Gagarina1"Heaven"Yana BashkirevaStanislav Obukhov"Музыкант"
"Мы разбиваемся"Darya Bezhenar
Grigory Leps2"Я помню чудное мгновенье"Hieromonk FotiyKonstantin Rabotov"Lay Me Down"
"Отпусти меня"Olivia Krush
Basta3"Zombie"/ "One of Us"Era KannKarina Tsvetkova"Верю я"
"Ты сделана из огня"Sergey Urumyan
Alexander Gradsky4"Young and Beautiful"Elena RomanovaAleksandra Grekova"Helter Skelter"
"То, что я должен сказать"Elena Minina
Episode 13
Grigory Leps1"What a Wonderful World"Maria KatsAlina Perova"Cryin'"
"Не тревожь мне душу, скрипка"Armen Avdzhan
Basta2"Fallin'"Maria EroyanGabriella"Jezebel"
"Шёлковое сердце"Oleg Miami
Polina Gagarina3"Someone like You"Ilona SolomonovaRegina Todorenko"Highway to Hell"
"Rock DJ"Ivan Dalmatov
Alexander Gradsky4"В твоих глазах" / "Ночное"Mikhail OzerovDiana Saveleva"Contigo en la distancia"
"Me and Bobby McGee"Emil Kadyrov

Live shows

Colour key:

      Artist was saved by Votes' summa
      Artist was eliminated

Week 1, 2: Quarterfinals (4 and 11 December)

The Top 24 performed on Fridays, 4 and 11 December 2015. The two artists with the fewest votes from each team left the competition by the end of each episode.

EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongCoach's vote (/100%)Public's vote (/100%)Votes' sumResult
Episode 14
Alexander Gradsky1Elena Minina"O mio babbino caro"50%51.8%101.8%Advanced
2Alla Rid"Ты меня любишь"30%16.2%46.2%Eliminated
3Tatiana Shirko"Верше мiй, верше"20%32%52%Eliminated
Polina Gagarina4Ivan Dalmatov"Колыбельная"50%41.5%91.5%Advanced
5Darya Bezhenar"Beat It"30%37.1%67.1%Eliminated
6Semyon Velichko"Я ждал всю жизнь"20%21.4%41.4%Eliminated
Basta7Sergey Urumyan"Ненавижу"20%21.9%41.9%Eliminated
8Era Kann"Сдаться ты всегда успеешь"50%57.3%107.3%Advanced
9Yuri Melikov"Uptown Funk"30%20.8%50.8%Eliminated
Grigory Leps10Olivia Krush"Stairway to Heaven"20%14.7%34.7%Eliminated
11Vitold Petrovskiy"Georgia on My Mind"50%53.8%103.8%Advanced
12Renata Volkievich"Нас бьют, мы летаем"30%31.5%61.5%Eliminated
Episode 15
Basta1Nikolay Zabolotskikh"Baila Morena"30%16.5%46.5%Eliminated
2Maria Eroyan"Арлекино"50%39%89%Advanced
3Oleg Miami"Жить в кайф"20%44.5%64.5%Eliminated
Alexander Gradsky4Mikhail Ozerov"Hello"50%40.3%90.3%Advanced
5Emil Kadyrov"Синяя вечность"20%40.3%60.3%Eliminated
6Elena Romanova"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"30%19.4%49.4%Eliminated
Grigory Leps7Armen Avdzhan"Я люблю тебя до слез"30%12.1%42.1%Eliminated
8Maria Kats"Aidishe Mame"20%5.2%25.2%Eliminated
9Hieromonk Fotiy"По дороге в Загорск"50%82.7%132.7%Advanced
Polina Gagarina10Yana Bashkireva"I Have Nothing"20%31.2%51.2%Eliminated
11Ilona Solomonova"Колыбельная"30%39.7%69.7%Eliminated
12Olga Zadonskaya"Halo"50%29.1%79.1%Advanced

Week 3: Semifinal (18 December)

The Top 8 performed on Friday, 18 December 2015. The one artists with the fewest votes from each team left the competition by the end of the night.

EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongCoach's vote (/100%)Public's vote (/100%)Votes' sumResult
Episode 16
Polina Gagarina1Ivan Dalmatov"Relax" / "What Is Love"40%59.5%99.5%Eliminated
2Olga Zadonskaya"Обещание"60%40.5%100.5%Advanced
Alexander Gradsky3Elena Minina"Песня Анюты"60%38.7%98.7%Eliminated
4Mikhail Ozerov"Любовь"40%68.3%101.3%Advanced
Grigory Leps5Vitold Petrovskiy"Быстрее"40%20.8%60.8%Eliminated
6Hieromonk Fotiy"Реквием"60%79.2%139.2%Advanced
Basta7Era Kann"Turning Tables"60%45.6%105.6%Advanced
8Maria Eroyan"А напоследок я скажу"40%54.4%94.4%Eliminated
Non-competition performances! Order! Performers! Song
16.1Dima Bilan, Ivan Dalmatov, and Olga Zadonskaya"Не молчи"
16.2Dina Garipova, Elena Minina, and Mikhail Ozerov"Writing's on the Wall"
16.3Olga Kormukhina, Vitold Petrovskiy, and Hieromonk Fotiy"Caruso"
16.4Bi-2, Era Kann, and Maria Eroyan"Полковнику никто не пишет"

Week 4: Final (December 25)

The Top 4 performed on Friday, 25 December 2015. This week, the four finalists performed two solo cover songs and a duet with their coach.

CoachArtistOrderDuet Song (with Coach)OrderSolo Song (no.1)OrderSolo Song (no.2)Result
BastaEra Kann1"Я и ты"5"Тёмная ночь"EliminatedFourth place
Polina GagarinaOlga Zadonskaya2"Кукушка"6"I Will Survive"9"Спектакль окончен"Third place
Alexander GradskyMikhail Ozerov3"Как молоды мы были"7"Unchained Melody"10"К стеклу прильнув лицом"24%Runner-up
Grigory LepsHieromonk Fotiy4"Лабиринт"8"Per te"11"Спокойной ночи, господа"76%Winner
Non-competition performances! Order! Performer! Song
17.1Sabina Mustaeva, Lev Akselrod, Arina Danilova, Matvey Semishkur, Alisa Kozhikina, Mikhail Smirnov, Aleksey Zabugin, Elizaveta Puris, Irakliy Intskirvelli, and Ragda Khanieva"Last Christmas"
17.2Era Kann"Don't Speak"
17.3Hieromonk Fotiy (winner)"Per te"
17.4All artists of the 4th season"Последний час декабря"

Reception

Rating

EpisodeOriginal airdateProductionTime slot (UTC+3)AudienceSource
RatingShare
1"The Blind Auditions Premiere"401Friday 9:30 p.m.8.430.6%[1]
2"The Blind Auditions, Part 2"402Friday 9:30 p.m.7.327.1%[2]
3"The Blind Auditions, Part 3"403Friday 9:30 p.m.7.225.2%[3]
4"The Blind Auditions, Part 4"404Friday 9:30 p.m.6.624.4%[4]
5"The Blind Auditions, Part 5"405Friday 9:30 p.m.7.024%[5]
6"The Blind Auditions, Part 6"406Friday 9:30 p.m.7.723.9%[6]
7"The Battles Premiere"407Friday 9:30 p.m.7.524.3%[7]
8"The Battles, Part 2"408Friday 9:30 p.m.7.222.9%[8]
9"The Battles, Part 3"409Friday 9:30 p.m.6.822.1%[9]
10"The Battles, Part 4"410Friday 9:30 p.m.6.520.4%[10]
11"The Knocĸouts Premiere"411Friday 9:30 p.m.6.520.2%[11]
12"The Knockouts, Part 2"412Friday 9:30 p.m.6.520.4%[12]
13"The Knockouts, Part 3"413Friday 9:30 p.m.6.119.1%[13]
14"Live Quarterfinal 1"414Friday 9:30 p.m.5.718.7%[14]
15"Live Quarterfinal 2"415Friday 9:30 p.m.5.518.1%[15]
16"Live Semifinal"416Friday 9:30 p.m.6.019.2%[16]
17"Live Season Final"417Friday 9:30 p.m.6.620.8%[17]

References

  1. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions Premiere. September 4, 2015. Channel One. September 5, 2015.
  2. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions. Episode 2. September 11, 2015. Channel One. September 12, 2015.
  3. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions. Episode 3. September 18, 2015. Channel One. September 19, 2015.
  4. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions. Episode 4. September 25, 2015. Channel One. September 26, 2015.
  5. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions. Episode 5. October 2, 2015. Channel One. October 3, 2015.
  6. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Blind Auditions. Episode 6. October 9, 2015. Channel One. October 10, 2015.
  7. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Battles Premiere. October 16, 2015. Channel One. October 17, 2015.
  8. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Battles. Episode 2. October 23, 2015. Channel One. October 24, 2015.
  9. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Battles. Episode 3. October 30, 2015. Channel One. October 31, 2015.
  10. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Battles. Episode 4. November 6, 2015. Channel One. November 7, 2015.
  11. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Knockouts Premiere. November 13, 2015. Channel One. November 14, 2015.
  12. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Knockouts. Episode 2. November 20, 2015. Channel One. November 21, 2015.
  13. Web site: The Voice, season 4. The Knockouts. Episode 3. November 27, 2015. Channel One. November 28, 2015.
  14. Web site: The Voice, season 4. Live Quarterfinal 1. December 4, 2015. Channel One. December 5, 2015.
  15. Web site: The Voice, season 4. Live Quarterfinal 2. December 11, 2015. Channel One. December 12, 2015.
  16. Web site: The Voice, season 4. Live Semifinal. December 18, 2015. Channel One. December 19, 2015.
  17. Web site: The Voice, season 4. Live Season Final. December 25, 2015. Channel One. December 26, 2015.