La Voix is the French Canadian version of The Voice. The first season of La Voix premiered on the TVA on 20 January 2013 and ended on 14 April 2013. It featured Marc Dupré, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Marie-Mai and Ariane Moffatt as the coaches. During the seasons mentors also took part. They were Daniel Bélanger, Claude Dubois, Annie Villeneuve and Fred St-Gelais. The series was produced by Stéphane Laporte and hosted by Charles Lafortune. The winner was Valérie Carpentier from Ariane Moffatt's Team.
| La Voix | |
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| Season 1 | |
| Hosted by | Charles Lafortune |
| Judges | Marc Dupré Jean-Pierre Ferland Marie-Mai Ariane Moffatt |
| Winner | Valérie Carpentier |
| Runner-up | Charlotte Cardin-Goyer |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVA |
| Original release | 20 January – 14 April 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
Season Summary
edit- Winner
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| Finalists | Participant eliminated | Participant eliminated | Participant eliminated | Participant eliminated | Participant eliminated | ||
| Ariane Moffatt | Valérie Carpentier | Étienne Cousineau | Stevens Simeon | Valérie Clio Nerestant | Dany Flanders | Karine Deschamps | |
| Marc Dupré | Jérôme Couture | Jael Bird Joseph | Andie Duquette | Edi Hysi | Alexe Gaudreault-Dallaire | Stéphanie et Sabrina Barabé | |
| Marie-Mai | Charlotte Cardin | Jacynthe Véronneau | Valérie Amyot | Jeffrey Piton | Fred Lebel | Félix-Antoine Couturier | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Étienne Cotton | Julie Massicotte | Meredith Marshall | Maria Janice Galvez | Joanie Roussel | Jean Sébastien Lavoie | |
During the season, mentors also assisted various teams. They were:
- Daniel Bélanger for Team Ariane Moffatt
- Claude Dubois for Team Jean-Pierre Ferland
- Annie Villeneuve for Team Marc Dupré
- Fred St-Gelais for Team Marie-Mai.
Round 1: Blind auditions
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| 1 | Amy-Jade Leblanc (16, Pointe-aux-Trembles) | Ayoye – Offenbach | — | — | 
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| 2 | Alex Balduzzi (16, Nice, France) | Amsterdam – Jacques Brel | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Bryan Tyler (51, Fredericton, NB) | I'm a Bluesman – Johnny Winter |
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| 4 | Claudia Parisien (19, Hawkesbury, ON) | Comme avant – Marie-Mai | — |
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| 5 | Cyusa (?, Montreal) | Chus au Québec, remix of I'm in Miami Trick – LMFAO | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Émilie Leclerc (24, Terrebonne) | Demain n'existe pas – Lara Fabian | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Étienne Cousineau (32, Montreal) | Ebben ne andro lontana – La Wally |
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| 8 | Fred Lebel (41, Rimouski) | Highway to Hell – AC/DC | — | — |
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| 9 | Gabriella Delorme-Grenier (20, Saint-Eustache / La Paz, Bolivia) | Avec le temps – Léo Ferré | — |
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| 10 | Jacynthe Véronneau (20, Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton) | Animal – France D'Amour |
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| 11 | Julie Massicotte (40, Trois-Rivières) | Le monde est stone – Fabienne Thibeault/Starmania | — |
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| 12 | Maria Janice Galvez (29, Angono, Philippines) | Quand les hommes vivront d'amour – Raymond Lévesque | — |
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| 13 | Meredith Marshall (48, Austin, USA) | Piece of My Heart – Janis Joplin | — |
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| 14 | Sabrina et Stéphanie Barabé (28, Quebec City) | The Rose – Bette Midler |
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| 15 | Stevens Simeon (19, Montreal) | Lean on Me – Bill Withers |
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| 16 | Valérie Amyot (21, Quebec City) | Cabaret – Cabaret |
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| 17 | Valérie Clio Nerestant (36, Saint-Hubert) | Black Coffee – Ella Fitzgerald |
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Episode 2
edit| Order | Participant (age, city) | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
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| 1 | Joanie Roussel (24, Sainte-Thérèse) | L'amour existe encore – Céline Dion | — |
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| 2 | Stephan McNicoll (42, Île-des-Soeurs) | Burning Love – Elvis Presley | — |
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| 3 | Julie Lefebvre (25, La Prairie) | I've Got the Music In Me – Kiki Dee | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Valérie Carpentier (19, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade) | Cry Me a River – Julie London |
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| 5 | Mathieu Dussault (31, Sherbrooke) | Provocante – Marjo | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Jael Bird Joseph (28, Trois-Rivières) | Gravity – John Mayer | — |
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| 7 | Léa Morgane (16, Joliette) | And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going – Dreamgirls | — | — |
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| 8 | Sylvie Pellerin (54, Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton) | L'amour est un oiseau rebelle – Carmen |
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| 9 | Gabryelle Frappier (27, Fleurimont) | Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinéad O'Connor | — |
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| 10 | Isabelle Sinclair et Mathieu Provost (29 / 29, Aylmer / Montreal) | J'te l'dis quand même – Patrick Bruel | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Alexe Gaudreault (20, Quebec City / Dolbeau-Mistassini) | Quand on n'a que l'amour – Jacques Brel | — | — |
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| 12 | Jeffrey Piton (23, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu) | The A Team – Ed Sheeran |
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| 13 | Thomas Olivier (19, Montreal / Lille) | Jeune et con – Damien Saez |
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| 14 | Henrik Lajoie (22, Saint-Eugène) | Brun (la couleur de l'amour) – Bernard Adamus |
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| 15 | Mark Elkes (32, Joliette / Crowborough) | Hurt – Nine Inch Nails |
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| 16 | Mélissa Blouin (18, Saint-Eustache) | Adieu – Cœur de pirate | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Nathalie Carbonneau (42, Malartic) | Me and Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin | — |
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| 18 | Jean-Sébastien Lavoie (34, Montreal) | Angels – Robbie Williams | — |
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Episode 3
edit| Order | Participant (age, city) | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
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| 1 | Karine Deschamps (32, Montreal) | Chante encore – Daniel Bélanger |
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| 2 | Carolane Cloutier (19, East Broughton) | Last Name – Carrie Underwood | — | — |
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| 3 | Priscilla Vatrano (31, Pointe-aux-Trembles) | Yoü and I – Lady Gaga |
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| 4 | Mathilda Kamuena (20, Montreal / Kinshasa) | Je veux tout – Ariane Moffatt | — | — | — |
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| 5 | Érick-François Riendeau (42, Saint-Georges) | All I Asked of You – The Phantom of the Opera | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Jérôme Couture (28, Longueuil / Saguenay) | Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 |
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| 7 | Andréanne Martin (25, Lac-Beauport) | Je veux – Zaz |
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| 8 | Cynthia Harvey (37, Saguenay) | Saving All My Love For You – Whitney Houston | — | — |
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| 9 | Annie Chartrand (36, Saint-Lazare) | Rock pour un gars d'bicycle – Diane Dufresne | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Rick Hughes (50, Otterburn Park) | Rock and Roll – Led Zeppelin |
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| 11 | Jean Ravel (51, Quebec City) | Somebody to Love – Queen | — | — |
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| 12 | Myranie Castilloux (26, Quebec City / Paspébiac) | Soon We'll Be Found – Sia | — |
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| 13 | Kath Biss (24, Mascouche) | Amoureuse – Marjo | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Félix-Antoine Couturier (30, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu) | Mes blues passent pu dans porte – Offenbach | — | — |
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| 15 | Julie Levac (34, Terrebonne) | Mercy – Duffy |
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| 16 | Isabelle Robert (26, Blainville) | Stay – Chaka Khan |
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| 17 | Roxanne Bacon (17, Terrebonne) | Il m'a montré à yodler – Manon Bédard | — |
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Episode 4
edit| Order | Participant (age, city) | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
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| 1 | Émanuelle Robitaille (27, Quebec City) | It's a Man's Man's Man's World – James Brown |
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| 2 | Virginie Péloquin (19, Montréal-Nord) | Turning Tables – Adele | — | — | — |
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| 3 | Simon Lacerte (19, Trois-Rivières) | I Lost My Baby – Jean Leloup | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Marie-Ève Bédard et Marc-André Rouillard (20 / 20, Drummondville) | Reviens-moi – Dany Bédar | — | — |
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| 5 | Edi Hysi (24, Montréal / Shkodra) | Heaven – Bryan Adams | — | — | — |
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| 6 | Ysabelle Bertrand (22, Gatineau) | Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste of Honey |
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| 7 | Claudia Samson (16, La Malbaie) | I'm Alive – Céline Dion | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Carolyne Drolet (26, Brossard) | J'te mentirais – Patrick Bruel | — |
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| 9 | Julie D'Aoust (28, Gatineau) | Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood | — | — | — |
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| 10 | Marie-Pier Barnabé (30, Lévis) | L'essentiel – Ginette Reno | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Dany Flanders (47, Fort Lauderdale, Florida / Stanstead) | Let's Get It On – Marvin Gaye |
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| 12 | François Verreault Girard (25, Château-Richer) | Cap enragé – Zachary Richard | — |
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| 13 | Jacques Lebel (42, Montreal) | Je pense encore à toi – Sylvain Cossette | — |
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| 14 | Étienne Cotton (31, Rimouski) | Que je t'aime – Johnny Hallyday | — |
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| 15 | Charlotte Cardin-Goyer (18, Montreal) | You Know I'm No Good – Amy Winehouse | — | — |
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| 16 | Vicky Marchand (42, Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues) | Faire la paix avec l'amour – Dany Bédar | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Andie Duquette (24, Montreal) | Barracuda – Heart | — | — |
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| 18 | Jonathan Guilbault (27, Montreal) | Spell It Out – Gavin DeGraw | — | — |
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Round 2: Battle rounds.
editDuring the battle round, two candidates from the same team are paired by the team coach to battle it out in a duo performance of a song chosen by the coach, who decides which of the performing duo moves on to the next round.
- The contestant is saved
- The contestant is eliminated
| Coach | Winner | Song | Loser |
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| Marie-Mai | Jacynthe Véronneau | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | Carolane Cloutier |
| Ariane Moffat | Dany Flanders | "Dangereux" | Rick Hughes |
| Marc Dupré | Amy-Jade Leblanc | "Encore une nuit" | Virginie Péloquin |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Joanie Roussel | "Les yeux du cœur" | Jacques Lebel |
| Marie-Mai | Valérie Amyot | "Tous les cris les S.O.S." | Cynthia Harvey |
| Ariane Moffat | Valérie Clio Nerestant | "Man in the Mirror" | Isabelle Robert |
| Marc Dupré | Edi Hysi | "Life Is a Highway" | Stephan McNicoll |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Maria–Janice Galvez | "Les uns contre les autres" | Gabryelle Frappier |
| Marc Dupré | Andie Duquette | "Rolling in the Deep" | Nathalie Carbonneau |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Julie Massicotte | "Caline de Blues" | Claudia Parisien |
| Marie-Mai | Fred Lebel | "Beat It" | Jean Ravel |
| Ariane Moffat | Karine Deschamps | "Ella, elle l'a" | Andréanne Martin |
| Marc Dupré | Alexe Gaudreault | "C'est Zéro" | Julie Levac |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Étienne Cotton | "Je l'aime à mourir" | Gabriella Delorme Grenier |
| Marie-Mai | Charlotte Cardin-Goyer | "Si tu savais" | Carolyne Drolet |
| Ariane Moffat | Étienne Cousineau | "Miss Sarajevo" | Mark Elkes |
| Marc Dupré | Stéphanie et Sabrina Barabé | "Reste là" | Julie D'Aoust |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Meredith Marshall | "Un amour qui ne veut pas mourir" / "Never Ending Love" |
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| Marie-Mai | Jeffrey Piton | "Hey, Soul Sister" | Marie-Eve Bédard et Marc-André Rouillard |
| Ariane Moffat | Émanuelle Robitaille | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | Ysabelle Bertrand |
| Marc Dupré | Jérôme Couture | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Brian Tyler |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "La Manic" | François Verreault-Girard |
| Marie-Mai | Félix-Antoine Couturier | "Si fragile" | Jonathan Guilbault |
| Ariane Moffat | Valérie Carpentier | "La Vie en rose" | Thomas Olivier |
| Marc Dupré | Jael Bird Joseph | "Parce qu'on vient de loin" | Mathilda Kamuela |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Myranie Castilloux | "Calling You" | Sylvie Pellerin |
| Marie-Mai | Léa Morgane | "Regarde-moi" | Priscilla Vatrano |
| Ariane Moffat | Stevens Simeon | "L'Amour" | Henrik Lajoie |
Round 3: Chants de Bataille
editIn this round, each coach chooses two contestants from the remaining seven in his team that should interpret solo a song chosen by the coach. At the end, the coach based on what he heard decides to keep one of them and send the other home, with him/her ending up with six contestants in his/her team.
- The contestant is safe
- The contestant is eliminated
| Coach | Winner | Song | Loser |
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| Marc Dupré | Edi Hysi | "Entre deux mondes" | Amy-Jade Leblanc |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Maria Janice Galvez | "Un peu plus haut" | Myranie Castilloux |
| Marie-Mai | Jacynthe Véronneau | "Emmène-moi" | Léa Morgane |
| Ariane Moffat | Karine Deschamps | "Réverbère" | Émanuelle Robitaille |
Round 4: Live shows (Directs)
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In this stage the contest is broadcast live with the public having a say in the fate of the contestants.
First finals (1/8)
editThe program spread on two weeks of 2 hours each, asks for each coach to nominate three of his contestants one week and three others the next, to sing songs of their own choice. Each day, one contestant is saved by the public vote and getting most votes, and one of the remaining two is saved by the coach with the third contestant being eliminated. At the end of this phase, each coach would end up with four of his six contestants for the following round.
- The contestant is saved by public vote
- The contestant is saved by the coach
- The contestant is eliminated
| Coach | Contestant | First Song | Contestant | Second Song | Contestant | Third Song |
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| Marie-Mai | Charlotte Cardin-Goyer | "Autumn Leaves" | Valérie Amyot | "La forêt des mal-aimés" | Félix-Antoine Couturier | "Sensualité" |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Étienne Cotton | "Notre sentier" | Maria Janice Galvez | "Je ne suis qu'une chanson" | Jean Sébastien Lavoie | "When I Was Your Man" |
| Marc Dupré | Jérôme Couture | "Crazy" | Jael Bird Joseph | "Te quitter" | Stéphanie et Sabrina Barabé | "Tu es mon autre" |
| Ariane Moffat | Étienne Cousineau | "Hymne à l'amour" | Valérie Clio Nerestant | "J'ai vu" | Karine Deschamps | "Stop!" |
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| Marie-Mai | Jacynthe Véronneau | "Let It Be" | Jeffrey Piton | "T'es dans la lune" | Fred Lebel | "Baba O'Riley" |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Julie Massicotte | "Il était une fois des gens heureux" | Meredith Marshall | "Feeling Good" | Joanie Roussel | "Quand on ne vous aime plus" |
| Marc Dupré | Edi Hysi | "It Will Rain" | Andie Duquette | "Casser la voix" | Alexe Gaudreault-Dallaire | "Tout au bout de nos peines" |
| Ariane Moffat | Valérie Carpentier | "Video Games" | Stevens Simeon | "Soulman" | Dany Flanders | "Aimer d'amour" |
Quarter finals
editEach group now containing four contestants each would be reduced to half, with one candidated from each group chosen by the public vote and one other saved by the coach.
- The contestant saved by public vote
- The contestant saved by the coach
- The contestant is eliminated
| Coach | Contestant | First Song | Contestant | Second Song | Contestant | Third Song | Contestant | Fourth Song |
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| Marie Mai | Jacynthe Véronneau | Belleville Rendez-vous | Charlotte Cardin-Goyer | Can't Take My Eyes Off You | Jeffrey Piton | Place de la République | Valérie Amyot | Candyman |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Étienne Cotton | Comme d'habitude | Julie Massicotte | Everybody Hurts | Maria Janice Galvez | Let It Rain | Meredith Marshall | Une femme avec toi |
| Marc Dupré | Jérôme Couture | Ce soir on danse à Naziland | Jael Bird Joseph | Father and Son | Andie Duquette | You Give Love a Bad Name | Edi Hysi | Ce que tu veux |
| Ariane Moffat | Valérie Carpentier | Skyfall | Étienne Cousineau | Memories | Stevens Simeon | Linoléum | Valérie Clio Nerestant | Time After Time |
Semi-finals
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In this round the two remaining contestants in each team would perform against each other to arrive at one finalist from each team. The coach would distribute his 100 points between his two contestants. To this would be added the percentages obtained through public vote to arrive at a general average to decide the finalist from the group.
- The contestant is saved and reaches the final
- The contestant is eliminated
| Coach | Contestant | First Song | Points by Coach | Points by public | Total points | Contestant | Second Song | Points by Coach | Points by public | Total points |
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| Marie-Mai | Jacynthe Véronneau | Ave Maria | 40 | 49 | 89 | Charlotte Cardin-Goyer | Hurt | 60 | 51 | 111 |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Julie Massicotte | Vivre avec celui qu'on aime | 48 | 47 | 95 | Étienne Cotton | Coeur de rocker | 52 | 53 | 105 |
| Marc Dupré | Jérôme Couture | Cry Me a River | 55 | 55 | 110 | Jael Bird Joseph | Je voudrais voir New York | 45 | 45 | 90 |
| Ariane Moffat | Valérie Carpentier | Dis, quand reviendras-tu? | 58 | 89 | 147 | Étienne Cousineau | Life on Mars? | 42 | 11 | 53 |
Finale
edit- Performances
In the final, the contestants had to sing a song written and composed by their respective coaches
| Coach | Participant | Song | Result |
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| Marie-Mai | Charlotte Cardin-Goyer | "J'attends" | Finalist |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Étienne Cotton | "Partir au vent" | Finalist |
| Marc Dupré | Jérôme Couture | "Comme on attend le printemps" | Finalist |
| Ariane Moffat | Valérie Carpentier | "À fleur de peau" | Winner |
Audiences
edit| Season | Broadcasts | Audience (Market share) | ||
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| 1 | 20 January 2013 – 14 April 2013 | 2,593,000 (59%),[1][2] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Cotes d'écoute — La voix attire 2 593 000 téléspectateurs". Canoe.ca. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link). - ^ Therrien, Richard (21 January 2013). "2,6 millions pour La voix". Le Soleil. Retrieved 23 January 2013..