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Gwen Stefani's debut changes the coaching dynamic

The New Voice

Gwen Stefani joined The Voice for the first time in season seven, bringing a pop-rock edge to the chairs alongside Pharrell Williams and the returning Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. Her arrival was the most distinctive coaching debut since the original four.

Filmed
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Premiered
Sep 22, 2014
NBC · September 2014
Format
Blind audition competition
Gwen Stefani joins as a coach for the first time
Cast size
4 players
Coaches: Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams
Host
Carson Daly
Carson Daly — seventh 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 New Voice.

The freshest coaching combination the ascendant era produced.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Gwen Stefani's arrival in season seven was the most culturally interesting coaching debut the show had seen since its first season. She and Pharrell Williams brought a different musical register to the chairs — pop and hip-hop alongside the country-rock axis Blake Shelton and Adam Levine had anchored for six cycles. The blind auditions carried genuine unpredictability about who would turn for which singer. That coaching friction made the recruiting sharper and the season more watchable than most peers.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #06 slot.

Slot #06 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 · #06
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