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The founding era's last rotation — Pharrell and Shakira join

The Experiment

Season six closed the founding era with a fresh coaching lineup: Pharrell Williams and Shakira replaced CeeLo and Christina alongside the returning Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. The new combination brought genuine curiosity to the chairs.

Filmed
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Premiered
Feb 24, 2014
NBC · February 2014
Format
Blind audition competition
Pharrell Williams and Shakira join as coaches
Cast size
4 players
Coaches: Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams, Shakira
Host
Carson Daly
Carson Daly — sixth season at the helm
On this page
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 05Adjacent in the canon
  5. 06Also appears in
01The take

The Experiment.

A fresh four-some in the last season of the founding chapter.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Season six marked the end of the founding era with a coaching lineup that hadn't existed before. Pharrell Williams brought a producer's precision to the chair; Shakira, returning for her second run, was more confident in the role. The combination with Blake Shelton and Adam Levine gave the blind auditions a different texture — four coaches with genuinely distinct musical perspectives competing for the same singers. The format worked; the chemistry was interesting if not quite electric.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #07 slot.

Slot #07 of 10 in the The Voice Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.

No spoilers. Every page is reviewed before it goes live.
06Also appears in

Cross-references.

The Voice — Editor's CanonEditor's Canon · #07
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