Season of television series
The ninth season of the Romanian reality talent show Vocea României premiered on ProTV on September 6, 2019.[ 1] Irina Rimes , Tudor Chirilă and Smiley returned as coaches, while Horia Brenciu , who last coached in the third season , returned, replacing Andra .[ 2] Meanwhile, Pavel Bartoș returned for his ninth season as host.
Auditions
Cities where the pre-selections were held.
The open call auditions were held in the following locations:[ 3]
Date
Audition venue
Location
March 24, 2019
NH Timișoara
Timișoara
March 31, 2019
Golden Tulip Ana Dome
Cluj-Napoca
April 7, 2019
Hotel Unirea
Iași
April 13–14, 2019
Hotel InterContinental
Bucharest
Teams
Color key
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Fourth place
Eliminated in the Live Shows
Stolen in the Knockout rounds
Eliminated in the Knockout rounds
Eliminated in the Battle rounds
Coaches
Top 61 artists
Tudor Chirilă
Dragoș Moldovan
Mădălina Lefter
Gabriel Bîscoveanu
Ana Maria Ioana
George Aghinea
Bogdan Ghirău
Mădălin Antonesei
Jasmina Răsădean
Maria Farcaș
Andreea Ciocoi
Aneta Gașpar
Carmelina Burdenciuc
Cătălina Pop
Mădălina Horeanu
Natalia Selegean
Britta Seidner
Smiley
Andi Țolea
Elena Ilie
Renee Santana
Maria Farcaș
Yaser Ramadan
Zoe Grigoraș
Diandra Bancu
Gabriel Bîscoveanu
Vasile Bulgaru
Iuliana Preda
Daniela Răduică
Alexandru Ciubotaru
Kévin Magalhães
Doru Ciutacu
Ana Nica Vacari
Dragoș Alecsă
Daniel Tudor
Irina Rimes
Jasmina Răsădean
Bogdan Dumitraș
Amanda Aprotosoaei
Mădălin Antonesei
Cristina Dima
Emanuela Gherasim
Jovana & Jelena Milovanović
Eugeniu Cotruță
Victoria Gudima
Cătălina Antal
Maria Crăciun
Diana Codrea
Alessandro Dănescu
Marina Arsene
Lia Burg
Lavinia Băjinaru
Mihaela Romilă
Horia Brenciu
Elena Bozian
Adriana Simionescu
Oana & Răzvan Ailoae
Nunzio Mastrangelo
Diandra Bancu
Luiza Constantin
Viana & Cristina Deliu
Iulia Glăvan
Alexandru Bugan
Teodor Danici
Lisa Calotă
Otilia Gogu
Roberto Asoltanei
Claudia Badea
Mălina Ciarnău
Chris Tapor
Note: Italicized names are stolen contestants (names struck through within former teams).
Blind 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 Smiley 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 Brenciu from getting the artist
Episode 1 (September 6)
The first episode aired on September 6, 2019. The coaches performed "In the Air Tonight " at the start of the show.[ 4]
Order
Artist
Age
Hometown
Song
Coach's and artist's choices
Tudor
Smiley
Irina
Brenciu
1
Mădălina Lefter
24
Iași , Iași
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World "
✔
✔
✔
✔
2
Florian Țugui
25
Craiova , Dolj
"Sex Bomb "
—
—
—
—
3
Zoe Grigoraș
26
Pitești , Argeș
"We Found Love "
—
✔
✔
—
4
Bogdan Dumitraș
28
Botoșani , Botoșani
"Grace Kelly "
✔
✔
✔
✔
5
Dana Markitan
39
Chișinău , Moldova
"Arlekino"
—
—
—
—
6
Iuliana Preda
29
Câmpina , Prahova
"Lost on You "
—
✔
✔
—
7
Mălina Ciarnău
22
Marghita , Bihor
"Tennessee Whiskey "
✔
—
—
✔
8
Daniel Tudor
26
Timișoara , Timiș
"The Real Slim Shady "
—
✔
✔
✔
9
Camelia Miloș
22
Turnu Măgurele , Teleorman
"Give It to Me Right "
—
—
—
—
10
Luiza Constantin
29
Craiova, Dolj
"Rehab "
✔
✔
✔
✔
11
Liana Grigorescu
31
Bucharest
"Señorita" & "Lose Yourself "
—
—
—
—
12
Bogdan Ghirău
24
Vulcan , Hunedoara
"Come Together "
✔
—
✔
✔
Episode 2 (September 13)
The second episode aired on September 13, 2019.
Episode 3 (September 20)
The third episode aired on September 20, 2019.[ 5]
Order
Artist
Age
Hometown
Song
Coach's and artist's choices
Tudor
Smiley
Irina
Brenciu
1
Gabriel Bîscoveanu
20
Slatina , Olt
"In My Blood "
—
✔
✔
✔
2
Daniela Răduică
54
Bucharest
"Mai rămâi și nu pleca, iubirea mea "
—
✔
✔
—
3
Viana & Cristina Deliu
43 & 46
Vitry-sur-Seine , France
"Mon mec à moi "
—
✔
—
✔
4
Cristina Dima
28
Iași , Iași
"Your Heart Is As Black As Night "
✔
—
✔
—
5
Chris Tapor
60
Paris , France
"Ne me quitte pas "
—
—
—
✔
6
Adriana Simionescu
19
Bucharest
"My Kind of Love "
—
—
—
✔
7
Octavian Popa
40
Cluj-Napoca , Cluj
"Cheek to Cheek "
—
—
—
—
8
Maria Farcaș
21
Vulcan , Hunedoara
"Seven Nation Army "
✔
✔
✔
✔
9
Maria Crăciun
21
Galați , Galați
"Proud Mary "
—
—
✔
—
10
Renee Santana
33
Mexico City , Mexico
"Thank U "
✔
✔
✔
✔
11
Tudor Pletea
33
Iași, Iași
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love "
—
—
—
—
12
Andreea Ciocoi
25
Bucharest
"Am I The One"
✔
✔
✔
✔
Episode 4 (September 27)
The fourth episode aired on September 27, 2019.[ 6]
Order
Artist
Age
Hometown
Song
Coach's and artist's choices
Tudor
Smiley
Irina
Brenciu
1
Diandra Bancu
19
Roman , Neamț
"Inimă nu fi de piatră "
✔
✔
✔
✔
2
Kévin Magalhães
34
Bourges , France
"She's Out of My Life "
✔
✔
✔
✔
3
Mădălina Horeanu
40
Botoșani , Botoșani
"Shallow "
✔
✔
✘
✔
4
Răzvan Dumitru
29
—
"I'm Yours "
—
—
—
—
5
Jovana & Jelena Milovanović
26 & 29
Doncaster , United Kingdom
"Crazy "
—
—
✔
✔
6
Radu Palaniță
43
Bucharest
"Home "
—
—
—
—
7
Roberto Asoltanei
25
Kapfenberg , Austria
"Love Someone "
—
✔
—
✔
8
Elena Bozian
26
Pitești , Argeș
"Feel It Still "
—
—
—
✔
9
Ana Nica Vacari
28
Bălți , Moldova
"Always Remember Us This Way "
—
✔
✔
✔
10
Gabriel Tora
49
Mangalia , Constanța
"It's Now or Never "
—
—
—
—
11
Ana Maria Telefca
35
Mangalia, Constanța
"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart "
—
—
—
—
12
Andreea Metehău
21
Galați , Galați
"Addicted to You "
—
—
—
—
13
Dragoș Moldovan
24
Timișoara , Timiș
"Feeling Good "
✔
✔
✔
✔
Episode 5 (October 4)
The fifth episode aired on October 4, 2019.[ 7]
Order
Artist
Age
Hometown
Song
Coach's and artist's choices
Tudor
Smiley
Irina
Brenciu
1
Cătălina Pop
28
Timișoara , Timiș
"I'm So Excited "
✔
—
✔
✔
2
Natalia Selegean
35
Oradea , Bihor
"Zig Zagga "
✔
—
✔
—
3
Delia Baltariu
26
Bucharest
"You Don't Own Me "
—
—
—
—
4
Alexandru Ciubotaru
34
Timișoara, Timiș
"Valea Regilor"
—
✔
—
—
5
Claudia Badea
32
Bucharest
"Nu Știi Tu Să Fii Bărbat "
—
—
—
✔
6
George Aghinea
20
Bucharest
"Redbone "
✔
✘
✔
✔
7
Eugeniu Cotruță
27
Chișinău , Moldova
"Iron Sky "
—
—
✔
✔
8
Victoria Gudima
29
Chișinău, Moldova
"I'd Rather Go Blind "
—
—
✔
—
9
Silvana Tușinean
29
Timișoara, Timiș
"Peggy Lee"
—
—
—
—
10
Mihaela Frimu
27
Chișinău, Moldova
"Son of a Preacher Man "
—
—
—
—
11
Carmelina Burdeniuc
19
Bălți , Moldova
"Hurt "
✔
—
—
—
12
Radu Preda
19
Arad , Arad
"All I Want "
—
—
—
—
13
Tina Roman
27
Galați , Galați
"Memory "
—
—
—
—
14
Elena Ilie
21
Pașcani , Iași
"Black Hole Sun "
—
✔
—
✔
Episode 6 (October 11)
The sixth episode aired on October 11, 2019.[ 8]
Order
Artist
Age
Hometown
Song
Coach's and artist's choices
Tudor
Smiley
Irina
Brenciu
1
Otilia Gogu
47
Mărășești , Vrancea
"Don't Cry For Louie "
✔
✔
✔
✔
2
Flavia Chelariu
20
Arad , Arad
"Of, inimioară"
—
—
—
—
3
Cătălina Antal
31
Bucharest
"Believer "
—
—
✔
✔
4
Mihaela Romilă
32
Iași , Iași
"River "
—
—
✔
—
5
Adrian Istrate
21
Pitești , Argeș
"Septembrie, luni "
—
—
—
—
6
Iulia Glăvan
45
Iași, Iași
"Clown "
✔
—
✔
✔
7
Alexandru Maxim
28
Iași, Iași
"Way Down We Go "
—
—
—
—
8
Teodor Mirea
22
Bucharest
"Another Love "
—
—
—
—
9
Teodor Danici
19
Constanța , Constanța
"All This Love "
—
—
—
✔
10
George Știrbăț
47
Târgu Trotuș , Bacău
"Delilah "
—
—
—
—
11
Magdalena Drăgoi
19
Suceava , Suceava
"Million Years Ago "
—
—
—
—
12
Vasile Bulgaru
26
Alba Iulia , Alba
"Say You Won't Let Go "
—
✔
—
—
13
Viola Julea
45
Chișinău , Moldova
"Ex's & Oh's "
—
—
—
—
14
Eugenia Nicolae
28
Slatina , Olt
"7 Rings "
—
—
—
—
15
Naomi Prie
22
Câmpina , Prahova
"Say Something "
—
—
—
—
16
Diana Codrea
22
Sighetul Marmației , Maramureș
"Ziua Vrăjitoarelor "
✘
✔
✔
✔
Episode 7 (October 18)
The seventh episode aired on October 18, 2019.[ 9]
Order
Artist
Age
Hometown
Song
Coach's and artist's choices
Tudor
Smiley
Irina
Brenciu
1
Mihai Jipa
64
Ploiești , Argeș
"Everything "
—
—
—
—
2
Ana Maria Ioana
22
Sibiu , Sibiu
"Mamma Knows Best "
✔
✔
✔
✔
3
Nunzio Mastrangelo
36
Palagiano , Italy
"Locked Out of Heaven "
—
—
—
✔
4
Bogdan Sabău
26
Târgu Mureș , Mureș
"I'm Not the Only One "
—
—
—
—
5
Cătălina Borozan
26
Soroca , Moldova
"Love on the Brain "
—
—
—
—
6
Mădălin Antonesei
30
Botoșani , Botoșani
"Angels "
✔
✔
—
✔
7
Lisa Calotă
19
Bucharest
"Call Out My Name "
—
—
—
✔
8
Ioan Nicoară
60
Feleacu , Cluj
"Merit eu "
—
—
—
—
9
David Todoran
38
Cluj-Napoca , Cluj
"Are You Gonna Go My Way "
—
—
—
—
10
Adela Todoran
31
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj
"Jolene "
—
—
—
—
11
Lia Burg
25
Timișoara , Timiș
"Cosmic Love "
—
✔
✔
—
12
Adina Drăgoescu
38
Oradea , Bihor
"What About Us "
—
—
—
—
13
Katalina Rusu
33
Chișinău , Moldova
"Invitat"
—
—
—
—
14
Yaser Ramadan
32
Florence , Italy
"Somebody to Love "
✘
✔
—
✔
Episode 8 (October 25)
The eighth and last blind audition episode aired on October 25, 2019.[ 10]
Knockout rounds
The Knockout round started on November 1 after the final blind auditions. The artists from each team were split up into groups of three. At the end of each knockout round the coach then decided out of the three artists who won. The coaches can each steal one losing artist from another team. The top 24 contestants then move on to the Battles round.
Colour key:
Artist won the Knockouts and advanced to the Live shows
Artist lost the Knockouts but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Live shows
Artist lost the Knockouts and was eliminated
Episode 9 (1 November)
The ninth episode aired on November 1, 2019.[ 11]
Episode 10 (8 November)
The tenth episode aired on November 8, 2019.
Episode 11 (15 November)
The eleventh episode aired on November 15, 2019.
Episode 12 (22 November)
The twelfth episode aired on November 22, 2019.
The Battles
After the Knockauts, Team Brenciu and Team Smiley and Team Tudor had six contestants, while Team Irina had seven contestants for the Battle rounds. The Battles rounds started with episode 13 on November 29, 2019. 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.
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 13 (29 November)
The thirteenth episode aired on November 29, 2019.[ 12]
Live shows
Color key:
Artist was saved by the Public's votes
Artist was eliminated
Week 1 (6 December)
All 12 remaining contestants competed in the first live show on Friday, December 6, 2019. The public vote could save two contestants from each team, the other one was eliminated.[ 13]
Non-competition performances
Order
Performer
Song
1
Top 12
"Dream On "
Week 2 - Semi-final (13 December)
All eight remaining contestants performed two songs each in the semi-final on Friday, December 13, 2019: one 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 (20 December)
The top 4 contestants performed in the grand final on Friday, December 20, 2019. 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 Dragoș Moldovan, Tudor Chirilă's fourth victory as a coach.
Elimination chart
Color key
Artist info
Artist from Team Tudor
Artist from Team Irina
Artist from Team Smiley
Artist from Team Brenciu
Result details
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Fourth place
Artist was saved by the public vote
Artist was eliminated
Overall
Artists
Week 1
Week 2
Final
Dragoș Moldovan
Safe
Safe
Winner
Andi Țolea
Safe
Safe
Runner-up
Jasmina Răsădean
Safe
Safe
3rd Place
Elena Bozian
Safe
Safe
4th Place
Mădălina Lefter
Safe
Eliminated
Eliminated (Week 2)
Adriana Simionescu
Safe
Eliminated
Elena Ilie
Safe
Eliminated
Bogdan Dumitraș
Safe
Eliminated
Oana & Răzvan Ailoae
Eliminated
Eliminated (Week 1)
Gabriel Bîscoveanu
Eliminated
Amanda Aprotosoaei
Eliminated
Renee Santana
Eliminated
Ratings
Episode
Original airdate
Timeslot(EET )
National
18–49
Source
Rank
Viewers(in thousands )
Rating(% )
Share(% )
Rank
Rating(% )
Share(% )
1
"The Blind Auditions Premiere"
September 6, 2019
Friday, 20:30
1
1.673
9.4
24.4
1
9.7
36.9
[ 14]
2
"The Blind Auditions, Part 2"
September 13, 2019
1
1.437
8.1
19.2
1
7.3
24.8
[ 15]
3
"The Blind Auditions, Part 3"
September 20, 2019
1
1.870
10.5
23.8
1
9.7
29.4
[ 16]
4
"The Blind Auditions, Part 4"
September 27, 2019
1
1.587
8.9
21.1
1
7.7
23.3
[ 17]
5
"The Blind Auditions, Part 5"
October 4, 2019
1
1.806
10.2
22.1
1
9.0
24.8
[ 18]
6
"The Blind Auditions, Part 6"
October 11, 2019
1
1.642
9.2
20.2
1
7.7
24.1
[ 19]
7
"The Blind Auditions, Part 7"
October 18, 2019
1
1.588
8.9
20.4
1
7.4
24.0
[ 20]
8
"The Blind Auditions, Part 8"
October 25, 2019
1
1.720
9.7
21.4
1
9.9
28.5
[ 21]
9
"The Knockouts Premiere"
November 1, 2019
1
1.358
7.6
19.8
1
7.6
24.6
[ 22]
10
"The Knockouts, Part 2"
November 8, 2019
1
1.258
7.1
18.3
1
6.4
20.2
[ 23]
11
"The Knockouts, Part 3"
November 15, 2019
Friday, 20:00
1
1.748
9.8
19.7
1
8.8
26.1
[ 24]
12
"The Knockouts, Part 4"
November 22, 2019
Friday, 20:30
1
1.185
6.7
16.1
1
6.5
19.6
[ 25]
13
"The Battles"
November 29, 2019
2
1.399
7.9
16.2
2
8.1
22.4
[ 26]
14
"Live show 1"
December 6, 2019
2
1.079
6.1
15.5
1
5.8
19.0
[ 27]
15
"Semifinal"
December 13, 2019
16
"Final"
December 20, 2019
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^ "AUDIENȚE. Vocea României a fost vocea întâi în audiențe. Ce a făcut iUmor" . Pagina de media. 2019-10-19.
^ "AUDIENȚE. Audiența "a întors" toate scaunele. Vocea României, lider detașat de audiențe cu ultimele audiții pe nevăzute. Ce a făcut iUmor?" . Pagina de media. 2019-10-26.
^ "AUDIENȚE TV. Vocea României, prima rundă de knockout-uri. Cifrele ediției" . Pagina de media. 2019-11-02.
^ "AUDIENȚE. Câți români s-au uitat la Vocea României, a doua rundă de eliminări? Cum arată topul stațiilor" . Pagina de media. 2019-11-09.
^ "Prima vineri când Vocea României nu a fost cel mai urmărit program al zilei" . Pagina de media. 2019-11-15.
^ "AUDIENȚE. Ultimele knockout-uri au pus Vocea României pe primul loc în audiențe. Ce a făcut iUmor" . Pagina de media. 2019-11-23.
^ "PREMIERĂ ISTORICĂ. iUmor a fost mai tare ca Vocea. Roasturile au făcut Antena 1 lider pe comercial și în toată țara" . Pagina de media. 2019-11-30.
^ "O NOUĂ SURPRIZĂ. Când Vocea și iUmor se duelează, câștigă ...Kanal D. Cu ce a bătut postul turcesc Vocea României" . Pagina de media. 2019-12-06.
Seasons Winners Coaches
Hosts
Pavel Bartoș
Roxana Ionescu (1)
Nicoleta Luciu (2–3)
Vlad Roșca (backstage, 1–3)
Oana Tache (backstage, 4–5)
Lili Sandu (backstage, 6–7)
Mihai Bobonete (Jr.)
Robert Tudor (backstage, Jr.)
Irina Fodor (backstage, 8–9)
Iulia Pârlea (backstage, 10)
Alina Ceușan (backstage, 11)
Gina Pistol (backstage, 12 First live)
Adela Popescu (backstage, 12 Semifinal)
Mihai Rait Dragomir (backstage, 12 Final)
Notable contestants