The Voice of Germany

On July 11, 2011, ProSieben and Sat.1 announced that Nena and Xavier Naidoo are the first two coaches for the first season.[9] On August 25, 2011, Rea Garvey and the duo Boss Burns (Alec Völkel) & Hoss Power (Sascha Vollmer) from the band The BossHoss were announced as the remaining two coaches.[10] All four coaches returned for the second season.[11] Naidoo and Garvey did not return for season three and were replaced by Samu Haber and Max Herre.[12] On March 18, 2014, Völkel and Vollmer from the band The BossHoss announced that they would no longer be coaches for the fourth season.[13] Five days later, Nena also announced her exit from the show.[14] On March 27, 2014, Michi Beck & Smudo from the band Die Fantastischen Vier were announced as The BossHoss replacement.[15] On April 3, 2014, Haber announced on Facebook that he would coach in the fourth season. On May 6, 2014, it was announced that Herre had left the show, but Garvey returned after one season hiatus. On July 3, Silbermond frontwoman Stefanie Kloss announced that she would replace Nena.[16] In early May 2015, Haber announced that he would not be a coach on the fifth season.[17] He was replaced by Andreas Bourani. The other three coaches remained on the show.[18]

On April 30, 2016, it was announced that Garvey would leave the show and Haber would return for the sixth season, after one season hiatus.[19] On June 14, 2016, it was announced that Michi & Smudo and Bourani would continue as coaches, whereas Kloss was replaced by Yvonne Catterfeld.[20] For the seventh season, Bourani was replaced by The Voice Kids coach Mark Forster. Catterfeld, Haber and Michi & Smudo all returned.[21] In May 2018, Haber's managementconfirmed that he would not be a coach for the eighth season.[22] He was replaced by Michael Patrick Kelly. Catterfeld, Forster and Michi & Smudo all returned as coaches.[23] On April 7, 2019, Michi & Smudo announced their departure from The Voice of Germany after five seasons.[24] In May, Catterfeld and Kelly also announced their exit.[25][26] Forster returned as a coach. Garvey after three seasons hiatus returned as a coach on the show and with Alice Merton and Sido sitting in the chairs for the first time.[27] On August 21, 2019, it was announced that Nico Santos would also joined season nine as the fifth coach for the Comeback Stage of the competition.[28]

In June 2020, it was announced that Sido and Merton will not be in the anniversary series of The Voice of Germany.[29][30] On July 17, 2020, it was announced that the anniversary season will include six coaches: 2 solo coaches and 2 duo coaches. The two solo were Forster and Santos and the two duo were Catterfeld & Kloss and Haber & Garvey.[31] On July 21, 2020, it was announced that Michael Schulte will be the new Comeback Stage coach.[32]

• Coaches gallery
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  Nena (2011–2013)
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  The BossHoss (duo, 2011–2013)
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  Xavier Naidoo (2011–2012)
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  Rea Garvey (solo, 2011–2012, 2014–2015, 2019; duo, 2020–)
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  Max Herre (2013)
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  Samu Haber (solo, 2013–2014, 2016–2017; duo, 2020–)
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  Stefanie Kloss (solo, 2014–2015; duo, 2020–)
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  Michi Beck (duo, 2014–2018)
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  Smudo (duo, 2014–2018)
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  Andreas Bourani (2015–2016)
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  Yvonne Catterfeld (solo, 2016–2018; duo, 2020–)
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  Mark Forster (2017–)
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  Michael Patrick Kelly (2018)
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  Alice Merton (2019)
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  Sido (2019)
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  Nico Santos (online-coach, 2019; 2020–)
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  Michael Schulte (online-coach, 2020–)

Stefan Gödde was announced as the host of the program in July 2011.[33] Since season two, actor Thore Schölermann hosts the show.[34] From the fifth season, Schölermann and model Lena Gercke hosted together the show.[35] In the tenth season tv presenter Annemarie Carpendale hosted the show, only for the blind auditions, battle rounds and sing offs.[36][37] From season one until season four, Doris Golpashin was as the show's social media correspondent during the live shows.[38]

Key

  Main presenter

  Backstage presenter

• Main presenters gallery
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  Stefan Gödde (2011)
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  Thore Schölermann (2012–)
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  Lena Gercke (2015–)
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  Annemarie Carpendale (right) (2020)

• Backstage presenter gallery
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  Doris Golpashin (2011–2014)

From the first season until the fourth the Coaches' advisors was in the Battle rounds and from season sixth are in the Sing Offs.

The first season of the show was aired from November 24, 2011 to February 10, 2012. The first season was moderated by Stefan Gödde and backstage by Doris Golpashin. The coaches were pop musician Nena, soul singer Xavier Naidoo, singer and guitarist Rea Garvey and duo Alec Völkel and Sascha Vollmer from the band The BossHoss. The winner was Ivy Quainoo from Team BossHoss.

Ivy Quainoo debuted at No. 2 on the German Media Control charts with her debut single "Do You Like What You See", while the other three finalists also made it into the top 20.

The second season of The Voice of Germany aired from October 18 to December 14, 2012.[39] The second season was moderated by Thore Schölermann. The four coaches and the backstage presenter remained the same as in season one. The winner of the second season was Nick Howard with his song "Unbreakable".

The third season of The Voice of Germany was aired from October 17 to December 20, 2013.[40] In addition to the previous coaches Nena and the duo from The BossHoss, the coaches included rapper and music producer Max Herre and songwriter, singer and guitarist Samu Haber. The third season was moderated again by Thore Schölermann and backstage by Doris Golpashin. The winner was Andreas Kümmert with his song Simple Man.

The fourth season was aired from October 9 to December 12, 2014. Samu Haber returned as coach and with Rea Garvey, who was also in the first two seasons a coach, Stefanie Kloss and Michi Beck & Smudo. This season was again hosted by Thore Schölermann and the backstage presenter was Doris Golpashin. The winner of the fourth season was Charley Ann Schmutzler from team Michi & Smudo with her song "Blue Heart".

The fifth season was aired from October 15 to December 17, 2015. Rea Garvey, Stefanie Kloss and Michi & Smudo returned as coaches and with Andreas Bourani as the new coach. This season had two main presenter Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke. The winner of the fifth season was Jamie-Lee Kriewitz from team Michi & Smudo with her song "Ghost", which was also the German contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 a few months later. There Kriewitz reached the last place with 11 points.

The sixth season began airing on October 20 and ended on December 18, 2016. From the previous season Michi & Smudo and Andreas Bourani returned as coaches. Samu Haber and Yvonne Catterfeld replaced Rea Garvey and Stefanie Kloss. Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke both returned as the hosts. On September 15, 2016, it was announced that the show would be broadcast on ProSieben on Thursdays and on Sat.1 on Sundays. The winner of the sixth season was Tay Schmedtmann from team Andreas.

The seventh season started on October 19 and ended on December 17, 2017. Yvonne Catterfeld, Samu Haber as well as Michi & Smudo returned as coaches. Andreas Bourani was replaced by Mark Forster. Also hosts Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke remained on the show. The winner was Natia Todua from team Samu. None of the finalists sang their original song this year.

The eighth season of the show was aired from October 18 to December 16, 2018. Yvonne Catterfeld, Mark Forster and Michi & Smudo were joined by Michael Patrick Kelly, who replaced Samu Haber. Host Lena Gercke and Thore Schölermann remained. The Winner was Samuel Rösch from Michael Patrick Kelly's Team.

The ninth season began on September 12 and ended on November 10, 2019.[41] Returning coach Mark Forster, was joined by Rea Garvey, who returned after a 3 year hiatus, and new coaches Alice Merton and Sido. For the first time in the show's history, the season featured a fifth coach, Nico Santos, who selected contestants who did not turn a chair in the Blind Auditions or was eliminated from later rounds of the competition, to participate in Comeback Stage by SEAT. Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke remained as the presenters. The winner was Claudia Emmanuela Santoso from Team Alice.

The ten year anniversary season began airing on October 8, 2020. Mark Forster returned as a coach, while Yvonne Catterfeld & Stefanie Kloss returned to the show, this time as a duo. Samu Haber & Rea Garvey also coached as a duo. Nico Santos moved from the online-coach to a full-time coach. Finally, Michael Schulte joined the show as the online-coach, replacing Santos. Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke continued hosting. Gercke this season hosted only the live shows, due to pregnancy. In the other stages of the show Schölermann was joined by Annemarie Carpendale. The winner was Paula Dalla Corte from Team Samu & Rea.

In the media, the casting show met some critical voices. In the selection of candidates is prefiltered, so that conspicuously many candidates look attractive or bring along moving stories.[42]

The contracts of the participants were also criticized. During the TV show, the candidates are usually prescribed which songs they have to sing. Even after the end of the show, they are bound to the Universal Music Group.[43] The financial terms up to and including the third album by the TV show were not negotiable.[44]