# The Voice Senior (German TV series) season 2

The second season of the German talent show The Voice Senior premiered on November 24, 2019 on Sat.1. The coaches were the duo Alec Völkel and Sascha Vollmer of the band The BossHoss, the singer and actress Yvonne Catterfeld, the singer Sasha Schmitz all returning for their second season and with the new coach singer Michael Patrick Kelly, replacing Mark Forster. Lena Gercke and Thore Schölermann returned for their second season as hosts.
Monika Smets was named the winner of the season on December 15, 2019; making her the first female winner, marking Sasha Schmitz's second win as a coach on The Voice Senior.

## Coaches and hosts

On May 22, 2019, it was announced that Michael Patrick Kelly would not be returning as a coach on the ninth season of The Voice of Germany but instead will switch to coach on The Voice Senior, replacing Mark Forster. Sasha Schmitz, The BossHoss and Yvonne Catterfeld all returned for their second season as coaches.
Lena Gercke and Thore Schölermann also returned as hosts.

## Teams

Colour key
| Coach | Top 19 artists | Top 19 artists | Top 19 artists | Top 19 artists | Top 19 artists |
| Michael Patrick Kelly | | | | | |
| Michael Patrick Kelly | Silvia Christoph | Eva Norel | Dieter Waldhelm | Dr. Rainer Bach | Lutz Adam |
| The BossHoss | | | | | |
| The BossHoss | Dieter Bürkle | Renate Akkermann | Jörg Ahlich | David Warwick | Agata Mongiovi Bonafe |
| Yvonne Catterfeld | | | | | |
| Yvonne Catterfeld | Dennis Legree | Michael Poteat | John Wiseman | Thomas Nestler | |
| Sasha Schmitz | | | | | |
| Sasha Schmitz | Monika Smets | Claus Diercks | Twinset | Jenny Evans | Lutz Hiller |

## Blind auditions

The auditions for the second season took place from February 2019 to March 2019 but not shown on television. The blind auditions was recorded from June 20 to June 21 2019 at Studio Adlershof in Berlin and was broadcast on Sundays from November 24 until December 1, 2019.

### Episode 1 (November 24)

The first blind audition episode was broadcast on November 24, 2019.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Michael Patrick | BossHoss | Yvonne | Sasha |
| 1 | Renate Akkermann | 80 | "Schau mich bitte nicht so an" | – | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| 2 | Dieter Bürkle | 75 | "Delilah" | – | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Eva Norel | 67 | "All by Myself" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Cilli Hagedorn-Benzler | 94 | "Der erste Lack ist ab" | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Twinset (Ernst Turba & Rüdiger Zaczyk) | 66/61 | "She Loves You" | ✔ | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Dennis Legree | 65 | "Unchained Melody" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Lutz Adam | 66 | "Amarillo by Morning" | ✔ | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Silvia Christoph | 68 | "Piece of My Heart" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| 9 | Juandalynn R. Abernathy | 64 | "Almost There" | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Lutz Hiller | 62 | "St. Pauli" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 11 | John Wiseman | 81 | "My Way" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 2 (December 1)

The second and final blind audition episode was broadcast on December 1, 2019.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Michael Patrick | BossHoss | Yvonne | Sasha |
| 1 | Jörg Ahlich | 60 | "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 2 | Michael Poteat | 60 | "Just Once" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Jenny Evans | 65 | "Alone Again (Naturally)" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 4 | Dieter Waldhelm | 80 | "Granada" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 5 | David Warwick | 65 | "She" | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| 6 | Renate Remmelt | 69 | "Siebentausend Rinder" | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Agata Mongiovi Bonafe | 60 | "Chain of Fools" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Monika Smets | 68 | "Lascia ch'io pianga" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 9 | Dr. Rainer Bach | 71 | "Ich Möcht So Gern Dave Dudley Hörn" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 10 | Lore Duwe | 84 | "Über Sieben Brücken Musst Du Gehen" | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Thomas Nestler | 63 | "White Christmas" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 12 | Claus Diercks | 66 | "Hoochie Coochie Man" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

## Sing offs

The sing offs was recorded on August 16, 2019 in Berlin and was broadcast on December 8, 2019.

### Color key

| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Michael Patrick | 1 | Lutz Adam | "Blowin' in the Wind" | Eliminated |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Michael Patrick | 2 | Dr. Rainer Bach | "Shotgun" | Eliminated |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Michael Patrick | 3 | Silvia Christoph | "Nutbush City Limits" | Advanced |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Michael Patrick | 4 | Dieter Waldhelm | "Wenn ich einmal Reich wär" | Eliminated |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Michael Patrick | 5 | Eva Norel | "Hero" | Advanced |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | BossHoss | 1 | Agata Mongiovi Bonafe | "Ain't Nobody" | Eliminated |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | BossHoss | 2 | Dieter Bürkle | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Advanced |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | BossHoss | 3 | David Warwick | "Piano Man" | Eliminated |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | BossHoss | 4 | Renate Akkermann | "Die Liebe Bleibt" | Advanced |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | BossHoss | 5 | Jörg Ahlich | "The Final Countdown" | Eliminated |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Yvonne | 1 | John Wiseman | "The Impossible Dream" | Eliminated |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Yvonne | 2 | Michael Poteat | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" | Advanced |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Yvonne | 3 | Thomas Nestler | "Junge komm bald wieder" | Eliminated |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Yvonne | 4 | Dennis Legree | "Circle of Life" | Advanced |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Sasha | 1 | Claus Diercks | "Trouble" | Advanced |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Sasha | 2 | Jenny Evans | "Close to You" | Eliminated |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Sasha | 3 | Twinset | "Bye Bye Love" | Eliminated |
| Episode 3 (December 8) | Sasha | 4 | Monika Smets | "Ave Maria" | Advanced |

## Final

The Final was broadcast on December 15, 2019 and unlike the first season, will be broadcast entirely as a live show. Each coach has in his/her team 2 artists.
In the first round the coach decides which one act remains and the other act will then be eliminated. The final round is chosen the winner by the public at home by televoting.
| Coach | Artist | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Coach | Artist | Order | First Song | Coach decision | Order | Second Song | Result |
| The BossHoss | Dieter Bürkle | 1 | "Sex Bomb" | Advanced | 9 | "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | Runner-up |
| The BossHoss | Renate Akkermann | 2 | "Liebe mich" | Eliminated | | | |
| Michael Patrick Kelly | Silvia Christoph | 3 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Advanced | 10 | "Somebody to Love" | Runner-up |
| Michael Patrick Kelly | Eva Norel | 4 | "Greatest Love of All" | Eliminated | | | |
| Yvonne Catterfeld | Michael Poteat | 5 | "September" | Eliminated | | | |
| Yvonne Catterfeld | Dennis Legree | 6 | "Georgia on My Mind" | Advanced | 11 | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Runner-up |
| Sasha Schmitz | Monika Smets | 7 | "Exsultate, jubilate: Alleluja (KV165)" | Advanced | 12 | "Adeste Fidelis" | Winner |
| Sasha Schmitz | Claus Diercks | 8 | "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" | Eliminated | | | |

## Elimination chart
### Team
#### Color key
#### Result details

| Artist | Artist | Sing Offs | Final | Final |
| Artist | Artist | Sing Offs | Round 1 | Round 2 |
| | Silvia Christoph | Advanced | Advanced | Finalist |
| | Eva Norel | Advanced | Eliminated | |
| | Dieter Waldhelm | Eliminated | | |
| | Dr. Rainer Bach | Eliminated | | |
| | Lutz Adam | Eliminated | | |
| | Dieter Bürkle | Advanced | Advanced | Finalist |
| | Renate Akkermann | Advanced | Eliminated | |
| | Jörg Ahlich | Eliminated | | |
| | David Warwick | Eliminated | | |
| | Agata Mongiovi Bonafe | Eliminated | | |
| | Dennis Legree | Advanced | Advanced | Finalist |
| | Michael Poteat | Advanced | Eliminated | |
| | John Wiseman | Eliminated | | |
| | Thomas Nestler | Eliminated | | |
| | Monika Smets | Advanced | Advanced | Winner |
| | Claus Diercks | Advanced | Eliminated | |
| | Twinset | Eliminated | | |
| | Jenny Evans | Eliminated | | |
| | Lutz Hiller | Withdrew (Sing Offs) | Withdrew (Sing Offs) | Withdrew (Sing Offs) |

## Ratings

| Episode | Episode | Date | Timeslot | Viewers (in millions) | Viewers (in millions) | Share (in %) | Share (in %) | Source |
| Episode | Episode | Date | Timeslot | Total | 14 - 49 Years | Total | 14 - 49 Years | Source |
| 1 | "Blind Auditions" | November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24) | Sunday 20:15pm | 2.48 | 1.07 | 8.1 | 9.6 | |
| 2 | "Blind Auditions" | December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01) | Sunday 20:15pm | 1.93 | 0.73 | 6.3 | 7.3 | |
| 3 | "Sing Offs" | December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08) | Sunday 20:15pm | 1.57 | 0.49 | 5.6 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | "Final" | December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15) | Sunday 20:15pm | 1.62 | 0.50 | 5.7 | 5.4 | |