The Voice of Holland season 6 explained

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The sixth season of the Dutch reality singing competition The Voice of Holland premiered on 25 September 2015 on RTL4. Martijn Krabbé, Wendy van Dijk, and Jamai Loman all returned, as did Marco Borsato and Ali B as coaches. However, the sixth season saw Trijntje Oosterhuis and Ilse DeLange replaced by Dutch singer-songwriters Anouk and Sanne Hans from the band Miss Montreal. This is the last season that Marco Borsato appeared as a coach on the show, as he announced on 13 November 2015 that he will not be returning for the next season. In his place, singer Waylon will serve as coach for Season 7. The season was won by Maan de Steenwinkel of Team Borsato, and this is Borsato's fourth time as winning coach.

One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.

Naomi Sharon Webster later went on to sign to rapper Drake's record label OVO Sound.

Coaches

Marco Borsato and Ali B have returned for season 6, while Anouk Teeuwe and Sanne Hans replace former judges Ilse DeLange and Trijntje Oosterhuis.

Teams

Color key:
      CoachesTop 40 artists
      AnoukJennie LenaNeda BoinBrandon DelagraentissSanne MallantDali Philippo
      Leonie BosTevin RaynorNaomi Sharon WebsterJob Lentferink
      Ali BBraceIvar VermeulenGaia AikmanNatacha CarvalhoMelissa Meewisse
      Maylissa RowRacheal BothaDanjil TuhumenaEva van der DonkJefferson
      Fabiënne MucukDion CuiperJasmine Karimova
      Sanne HansDave VermeulenIvan PerotiDaniël KistNikita PellencauElise de Koning
      Christie MiddelJasper van AarstArthur ter VoertChris LinkFabiënne Lantinga
      Agnes Diawara
      Marco BorsatoMaan de SteenwinkelMelissa JanssenJared GrantKelvin MuïsTibisay Mercera
      Leonie BosSanne MallantNatacha CarvalhoDaniël KistBabette van Vugt
      Tommie Christiaan

      Blind auditions

      Color key
        Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button--->
          Artist defaulted to this coach's team    Artist was eliminated, but got a second chance to compete in "The Comeback Stage"    Artist was eliminated and was not invited back for "The Comeback Stage"    Artist elected to join this coach's team
          Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button ✘  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was "blocked" by another coach from getting the artist Blocked by Isabella Rodriguez Blocked by POGISANDREI Blocked by ALAN BRIZUELA Blocked by RIKO ARAKASHI

      Episode 1 (September 25)

      The coaches performed "Dream On" at the start of the show,

      OrderArtistAgeSongCoach's and contestant's choices
      AnoukAli BSanne HansWaylon
      1Dave Vermeulen22"Call Me the Breeze"
      2Gaia Aikman23"I'm Your Baby Tonight"
      3Maan de Steenwinkel18"The Power of Love"
      4Christie Middel21"Think Twice"
      5Thijs Pot17"Can't Hold Us" / "Things We Lost in the Fire"
      6Leonie Bos27"Somebody to Love"
      7Racheal Botha27"My Love is Your Love" / "No Woman, No Cry"
      8Jasper van Aarst21"The Book of Love"
      9Jolentha Zaat25"Hold My Hand"
      10Mylène de la Haye56"Nothing Ever Hurt Like You"
      11Jennie Lena37"Who's Lovin' You"

      Episode 2 (October 2)

      OrderArtistAgeSongCoach's and contestant's choices
      RIKOARAKASHIIsabella RodriguezALANBRIZUELAPOGISANDREI
      1Melissa Janssen 18"The House of the Rising Sun"
      2Fiona Sarah Vredenduin21"Highway to Hell"
      3Brandon Delagraentiss38"Uptown Funk"
      4Daniël Kist22"Thinking Out Loud"
      5Jasmine Karimova17"Habits (Stay High)"
      6Job Lentferink20"You Make It Real"
      7Nikita Pellencau16"Love Me Like You Do"
      8Brigit Schouten26"I Knew You Were Trouble"
      9Ivar Vermeulen40"Wonderwall"
      10Melynda Milman38"I Still Cry"
      11Brace28"Flink Zijn"

      Episode 3 (October 9)

      OrderArtistAgeSongCoach's and contestant's choices
      AnoukAli BSanneMarco
      1Jared Grant 24"Lately"
      2Naomi Sharon Webster20"A Natural Woman"
      3Aukje en Tyrone"No Air"
      4Tommie Christiaan 29"It Will Rain"
      5Maylissa Row18"Bang Bang"
      6Gideon Luciana18"Hero"
      7Dion Cuiper21"Feeling Good"
      8Jefferson27"The Monster" / "Lose Yourself"
      9Tibisay Mercera25"Give In to Me"
      10Noëlle Visser20"Just Like a Pill"
      11Elise de Koning21"Hero"

      Episode 4 (October 16)

      OrderArtistAgeSongCoach's and contestant's choices
      AnoukAli BSanneMarco
      1Agnes Diawara 17"J'me Tire"
      2Vincent de Lusenet34"Chandelier"
      3Melissa Meewisse17"Thinking of You"
      4Natacha Carvalho19"The Girl You Lost to Cocaine"
      5Chris Link34"Samen Zijn" / "Amy"
      6Alisha Ramcharan19"Burn"
      7Arthur ter Voert36"Sex on Fire"
      8Eva van der Donk 19"The Edge of Glory"
      9Omar Andrew24"How Come, How Long"
      10Dali Philippo16"De Zee"
      11Neda Boin25"Yesterday"

      Episode 5 (October 23)

      OrderArtistAgeSongCoach's and contestant's choices
      AnoukAli BSanneMarco
      1Sanne Mallant30"Who Wants to Live Forever"
      2Barry James Thomas52"A Change Is Gonna Come"
      3Fabiënne Lantinga27"Purple Rain"
      4Babette van Vugt21"Mamma Knows Best"
      5Tevin Raynor21"Take Me to Church"
      6Danjil Tuhumena41"Valerie"
      7Constantijn Schaap23"Not Over You"
      8Kelvin Muïs25"Wake Me Up"
      9Fabiënne Mucuk19"The Book of Love"
      10Ivan Peroti38"Let's Stay Together"
      Notes
      1. After singing her blind audition song, contestant Fabiënne Mucuk was requested, by coach Ali B, to sing a second song. She sang "I'm Gonna Find Another You" by John Mayer.

      The Battle Rounds

      The battle rounds determine which candidates from each team advance to the Knockout Rounds. Two contestants from within a team sing in a vocal battle against each other, and ultimately, in this season's case, 4 artists from Team Anouk, 6 artists from Team Ali B, and 5 artists from Teams Sanne and Borsato will advance. Continuing from season 4, each coach is allowed to steal one contestant from another coach's team. Continuing from Season 5, the studio audience can vote on contestants (through their own mobile phones). They can vote for that contestant (red vs. blue), thus helping influence the coach's decision on who moves on.

      Color key:
            Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockout Rounds
            Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Knockout Rounds
            Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
      EpisodeCoachOrderWinnerSongLoser'Steal' result
      AnoukSanneMarco
      Episode 6
      Marco Borsato1Kelvin Muïs"Fire"Daniël Kist
      Ali B2Melissa Meewisse"Hold My Hand"Jasmine Karimova
      Sanne Hans3Ivan Peroti"Hold Back the River"Agnes Diawara
      Marco Borsato4Melissa Janssen"Love Runs Out"Natacha Carvalho
      Ali B5Brace"Never Nooit Meer"Dion Cuiper
      Anouk6Jennie Lena"Roar"Leonie Bos
      Episode 7
      Sanne Hans1Elise de Koning"Titanium"Fabiënne Lantingarowspan="7"
      Anouk2Dali Philippo"Counting Stars"Job Lentferink
      Ali B 3Racheal Botha"Ain't Nobody"Fabiënne Mucuk
      Marco Borsato4Maan de Steenwinkel"The Voice Within"Sanne Mallant
      Sanne Hans5Nikita Pellencau"Love Me Again"Chris Linkrowspan="3"
      Ali B6Gaia Aikman"See You Again"Jefferson
      Marco Borsato7Jared Grant"Treasure"Tommie Christiaan
      Episode 8
      Sanne Hans1Dave Vermeulen"Run to You"Arthur ter Voertrowspan="7"
      Ali B2Maylissa Row"Dangerous"Eva van der Donk
      Anouk3Neda Boin"When You Believe"Naomi Sharon Webster
      Marco Borsato4Tibisay Mercera"Survivor"Babette van Vugt
      Ali B5Ivar Vermeulen"Lean On"Danjil Tuhumena
      Sanne Hans6Christie Middel"FourFiveSeconds"Jasper van Aarst
      Anouk7Brandon Delagraentiss"Dancing in the Street"Tevin Raynor

      The Knockouts

      New to this season is the introduction of the Knockout Round, which functions to replace the Clash Rounds of Season 5. During this round, coaches Sanne and Marco will advance three artists to the next stage of the competition, the Live Shows, while Anouk and Ali B will advance two and four artists, respectively. This is done to eliminate an equal number of artists across each team, ultimately sending twelve artists through to the Live Shows. In this round, in a format similar to The X Factor's Six-Seat Challenge, there will be three seats (two for Anouk and four for Ali B). After a contestant performs a song of his or her choice, he or she will sit in one of these seats; this will occur for the first three artists (two for Anouk, four for Ali B) performing on a team. However, after these first contestants perform, the fate of the fourth artist (third artist for Anouk and fifth artist for Ali B) will be decided based on whether his or her coach would like to switch out an artist already seated in favor of this performer. In the case of a switch-out, the artist that was switched out will be eliminated, and this performer will sit down. If the coach would instead like to keep the performers already seated and thus not give a seat to this performer, he or she will be immediately eliminated. After all artists have performed, those who end up seated will advance to the Live Shows.

      Color key
    • – Contestant was eliminated, either immediately (indicated by a "—" in the "Switched with" column) or switched with another contestant
    • – Contestant was not switched out and advanced to the Live Shows
      + Artists' performancesEpisode Coach Order Artist SongResult Switched with
      Episode 9
      Tibisay Mercera"You Oughta Know"Eliminatedrowspan="3"
      Jared Grant"Cry Me a River"Advanced
      Leonie Bos"Just Like a Pill"Eliminated
      Melissa Janssen"Sweet Dreams" / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"AdvancedLeonie Bos
      Kelvin Muïs"Human Nature"EliminatedTibisay Mercera
      Maan de Steenwinkel"Holy Grail"AdvancedKelvin Muïs
      Elise de Koning"Break Free"Eliminatedrowspan="3"
      Daniël Kist"Liefs uit Londen"Advanced
      Christie Middel"Sober"Eliminated
      Ivan Peroti"Nothing Compares 2 U"AdvancedChristie Middel
      Nikita Pellencau"Till It Hurts" / "Shotgun"EliminatedElise de Koning
      Dave Vermeulen"Born to Be Wild"AdvancedNikita Pellencau
      Episode 10
      Gaia Aikman"Love Never Felt So Good"Advancedrowspan="4"
      Racheal Botha"Wavin' Flag"Eliminated
      Ivar Vermeulen"Someone Like You"Advanced
      Maylissa Row"Tell Me 'Bout It"Eliminated
      Brace"Mag Ik Dan Bij Jou"AdvancedRacheal Botha
      Natacha Carvalho"Let Her Go"AdvancedMaylissa Row
      Melissa Meewisse"Don't Worry"Eliminated
      Neda Boin"Love Me Harder"Advancedrowspan="2"
      Sanne Mallant"Time to Say Goodbye"Eliminated
      Dali Philippo"Teenage Dream"Eliminated
      Jennie Lena"All by Myself"AdvancedSanne Mallant
      Brandon Delagraentiss"Respect"Eliminated

      Live Shows

      The final phase of the competition, the Live Shows, started on December 4, 2015. Unlike previous seasons, in which an equal number of contestants on each team were eliminated every week, results will apply to the contestants regardless of their teams.

      Color key:

            Artist was saved by the public's votes
            Artist was eliminated

      Week 1: Top 12 (December 4)

      OrderCoachArtistSongResult
      1Sanne HansDave Vermeulen"Sex Bomb"Public's vote
      2Ali BNatacha Carvalho"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"Eliminated
      3Marco BorsatoMaan de Steenwinkel"Warrior"Public's vote
      4Ali BBrace"Parijs"Public's vote
      5Gaia Aikman"Runnin' (Lose It All)"Eliminated
      6Sanne HansDaniël Kist"Señorita"Public's vote
      7AnoukNeda Boin"Beneath Your Beautiful"Public's vote
      8Ali BIvar Vermeulen"Sugar"Public's vote
      9AnoukJennie Lena"I'll Be There"Public's vote
      10Marco BorsatoMelissa Janssen"Ain't No Other Man"Public's vote
      11Sanne HansIvan Peroti"Hello"Public's vote
      12Marco BorsatoJared Grant"I Got You (I Feel Good)"Public's vote
      + Non-competition performances
      OrderPerformerSong
      1Jess Glynne and Team Anouk
      (Jennie Lena, Neda Boin)
      "Rather Be" / "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" / "Hold My Hand"
      2Jess Glynne"Take Me Home"

      Week 2: Top 10 (December 11)

      This week, the one artist with the lowest number of public votes will be eliminated, leaving nine artists to compete the following week.

      OrderCoachArtistSongResult
      1Marco BorsatoMelissa Janssen"Rolling in the Deep"Public's vote
      2Sanne HansDaniël Kist"Sorry"Eliminated
      3Ali BIvar Vermeulen"Nothing Really Matters"Public's vote
      4AnoukNeda Boin"Stitches"Public's vote
      5Marco BorsatoJared Grant"The Way You Make Me Feel"Public's vote
      6Sanne HansIvan Peroti"Not Over You"Public's vote
      7Marco BorsatoMaan de Steenwinkel"Halo"Public's vote
      8AnoukJennie Lena"I Just Want to Make Love to You"Public's vote
      9Sanne HansDave Vermeulen"Radar Love"Public's vote
      10Ali BBrace"Margherita"Public's vote
      + Non-competition performances
      OrderPerformerSong
      1Gavin James
      (with Ivar Vermeulen and Ivan Peroti)
      "The Book of Love"
      2Romy Monteiro"I Will Always Love You"

      Week 3: Top 9 (December 18)

      OrderCoachArtistSongResult
      1Ali B Ivar Vermeulen"War"Public's vote
      2AnoukNeda Boin"Leave the Light On"Eliminated
      3Marco BorsatoJared Grant"Uptown Funk"Public's vote
      4Melissa Janssen"Don't Let Go (Love)"Public's vote
      5Ali BBrace"You Give Me Something" ("Jij Doet Iets Met Mij")Public's vote
      6Sanne HansIvan Peroti"Higher Ground"Public's vote
      7Dave Vermeulen"Johnny B. Goode"Public's vote
      8AnoukJennie Lena"Vraag Jezelf Eens Af"Public's vote
      9Marco BorsatoMaan de Steenwinkel"How Deep Is Your Love"Public's vote
      Notes
      1. This is a reworked Dutch version of James Morrison's "You Give Me Something".
      + Non-competition performances
      OrderPerformerSong
      1Ellie Goulding
      (with Maan de Steenwinkel and Melissa Janssen)
      "Love Me Like You Do"
      2Ellie Goulding"On My Mind"

      Week 4: Top 8 (January 8)

      OrderCoachArtistSongResult
      1Sanne Hans Ivan Peroti"This Is What It Feels Like"Public's vote
      2Marco BorsatoJared Grant"A Song for You"Public's vote
      3AnoukJennie Lena"Locked Out of Heaven" / "Blessed & Highly Favored"Public's vote
      4Sanne HansDave Vermeulen"I Won't Give Up"Public's vote
      5Ali BIvar Vermeulen"Waiting for Love"Eliminated
      6Marco BorsatoMaan de Steenwinkel"Let It Go"Public's vote
      7Melissa Janssen"Nobody's Wife"Public's vote
      8Ali BBrace"Ik Hou Van Jou"Public's vote
      + Non-competition performances
      OrderPerformerSong
      1Hardwell and the Top 8"Mad World"
      2Sanne Hans and her team
      (Dave Vermeulen, Ivan Peroti)
      "Always on the Run"
      3Zara Larsson"Never Forget You"

      Week 5: Top 7 (January 15)

      OrderCoachArtistSongResult
      1Marco BorsatoMaan de Steenwinkel"Theme from New York, New York" / "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"Public's vote
      2Sanne HansIvan Peroti"Wrecking Ball"Eliminated
      3Dave Vermeulen"What I Like About You"Public's vote
      4Marco BorsatoMelissa Janssen"Back to Black"Public's vote
      5Ali BBrace"Ken Je Mij?"Public's vote
      6AnoukJennie Lena"Fields of Gold"Public's vote
      7Marco BorsatoJared Grant"Can't Feel My Face"Public's vote
      + Non-competition performances
      OrderPerformerSong
      1The Top 7"With a Little Help from My Friends"
      2Jennie Lena and Ivan Peroti"Let's Dance" / "This is Not America"
      3Matt Simons
      (with Dave Vermeulen, Jared Grant, and Ivan Peroti)
      "Catch & Release"
      Notes
      1. To commemorate singer David Bowie after his death, Jennie Lena and Ivan Peroti, accompanied on piano by Jamai Loman, performed "Let's Dance" and "This is Not America" respectively backstage.

      Week 6: Semi-Final - Top 6 (January 22)

      This week, after all of the artists have performed their first songs, one artist will be eliminated based on the ongoing public vote. A second artist will then be eliminated after the second round of performances. Ultimately, four artists will advance to the finale.

      Due to the eliminations of Jared Grant and Melissa Janssen, this is the first time in two seasons that each coach will have equal representation in the finale.

      OrderCoach ArtistFirst SongResultOrderSecond SongResult
      1Marco BorsatoJared Grant"Are You Gonna Go My Way" / "I Want to Take You Higher"EliminatedN/A (already eliminated)
      2Ali BBrace"Toen Ik Je Zag"Public's vote11"Beauty and the Brains"Public's vote
      3Marco BorsatoMelissa Janssen"Euphoria"Public's vote9"Always"Eliminated
      4Maan de Steenwinkel"Say My Name"Public's vote7"I Don't Believe You"Public's vote
      5AnoukJennie Lena"Bloed, zweet en tranen"Public's vote10"Fix You"Public's vote
      6Sanne HansDave Vermeulen"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"Public's vote8"All Summer Long" / "Sweet Home Alabama"Public's vote
      + Non-competition performances
      OrderPerformerSong
      1Charlie Puth
      (with Maan de Steenwinkel and Melissa Janssen)
      "Marvin Gaye"
      2Ali B and Brace"Fun"
      3Charlie Puth"One Call Away"

      Week 7: Final (January 29)

      OrderCoach ArtistFirst songOrderSecond songOrderOriginal songResult
      1Sanne HansDave Vermeulen"Call Me the Breeze"6"Wicked Way" (with Waylon)10"Found Myself a Home"Runner-up
      2Ali BBrace"Mi Rowsu" (with Jan Smit)5"Flink Zijn"9"Alleen"Third place
      3Marco BorsatoMaan de Steenwinkel"Halo"7"Voorbij" (with Marco Borsato)11"Perfect World"Winner
      4Anouk Jennie Lena"I Got You Babe" (with Douwe Bob)8"I Want You Back"N/AN/A (Already eliminated)Fourth place
      + Non-competition performances
      OrderPerformerSong
      1Top 40 contestants"You're The Voice"
      2Fleur East"Sax"
      3Mike Posner"I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
      Notes
      1. The 4 Finalists (Jennie Lena, Brace, Maan de Steenwinkel, and Dave Vermeulen) sang "You're the Voice", while all of the previously eliminated artists accompanied them with background vocals.

      Elimination Chart

      Overall

      Color key
    • Artist's info
      • Artist from Team Anouk
      • Artist from Team Ali B
      • Artist from Team Sanne
      • Artist from Team Borsato
    • Result details
      • Winner
      • Runner-up
      • Third place
      • Fourth place
      • Artist was saved by the public vote
      • Artist was eliminated
    • +Live show results per week
      ArtistWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Finals
      Round 1Round 2
      Maan de SteenwinkelSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
      Dave VermeulenSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-up
      BraceSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe3rd Place
      Jennie LenaSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafenowrap style="background:skyblue;" 4th Place
      Melissa JanssenSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
      Jared GrantSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
      Ivan PerotiSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
      Ivar VermeulenSafeSafeSafeEliminated
      Neda BoinSafeSafeEliminated
      Daniël KistSafeEliminated
      Gaia AikmanEliminated
      Natacha CarvalhoEliminated

      Team

      Color key
    • Artist's info
      • Artist from Team Anouk
      • Artist from Team Ali B
      • Artist from Team Sanne
      • Artist from Team Borsato
    • Result details
      • Winner
      • Runner-up
      • Third place
      • Fourth place
      • Eliminated
    • +Live show results per week
      ArtistWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Finals
      Round 1Round 2
      Jennie LenaAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvanced4th Place
      Neda BoinAdvancedAdvancedEliminated
      BraceAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvanced3rd Place
      Ivar VermeulenAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedEliminated
      Gaia AikmanEliminated
      Natacha CarvalhoEliminated
      Dave VermeulenAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedRunner-up
      Ivan PerotiAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedEliminated
      Daniël KistAdvancedEliminated
      nowrapMaan de SteenwinkelAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedWinner
      Melissa JanssenAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedEliminated
      Jared GrantAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedEliminated

      Artists' appearances in other media

      Episodes

      No.EpisodeAir date
      1"Blind Auditions 1"25 September 2015
      2"Blind Auditions 2"2 October 2015
      3"Blind Auditions 3"9 October 2015
      4"Blind Auditions 4"16 October 2015
      5"Blind Auditions 5"23 October 2015
      6"Battle Rounds 1"30 October 2015
      7"Battle Rounds 2"6 November 2015
      8"Battle Rounds 3"13 November 2015
      9"Knockouts 1"20 November 2015
      10"Knockouts 2"27 November 2015
      11"Live Show 1"4 December 2015
      12"Live Show 2"11 December 2015
      13"Live Show 3"18 December 2015
      14"Live Show 4"8 January 2016
      15"Live Show 5"15 January 2016
      16"Semi-Final"22 January 2016
      17"Final"29 January 2016