Season 12

## Coaches and Hosts

The Coaches are: Justin Bieber, Chester Bennington, Sara Bareilles and Luke Bryan. The advisors for this season included Jake Bugg for Team Justin, Chris Brown for Team Chester, Pixie Lott for Team Sara and Ben Howard for Team Luke. Brandon Flowers served as an advisor for all teams during the knockouts.

## Teams

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     Winner

     Runner-up

     Third place

     Fourth place

     Eliminated in Live shows

     Eliminated in Live playoffs

     Stolen in the Knockout rounds

     Eliminated in the Knockout rounds

     Stolen in the Battle rounds

     Eliminated in the Battle rounds

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## Blind auditions

The first phase of the competition, Blind Auditions, began airing when the season premiered on September 7, 2020.

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### **Episode 6 (September 22)**

The sixth episode, titled "Best of the Blinds", was a recap of all the Blind Auditions broadcast up to that point.

## The Battles

The advisors for this season included Jake Bugg for Team Justin, Chris Brown for Team Chester, Pixie Lott for Team Sara and Ben Howard for Team Luke.

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## The Knockouts

Brandon Flowers served as an advisor for all teams during the knockouts.

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### **Episode 14 (Tuesday, October 20, 2020)**

The fourteenth was a special one hour episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows". This episode shows the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 20 contestants and unseen footage.

### **Week 1: Live playoffs (October 26, 27 and 28):**

The Live Playoffs comprised episodes 15, 16, and 17 (the results show). The top twenty artists perform, with two artists from each team advancing based on the viewers' vote, and each coach completing their respective teams with their own choice.

### **Week 2: Top 12 (November 2 and 3):**

The Top 12 performed on Monday, November 2, 2020, with the results following on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The Instant Save returned once again this season, with the bottom three artists performing for a spot on the next round via the viewers' votes from Twitter. iTunes: Joel Lundgren (#6) and Freddie Nordin (#7).

### **Week 3: Top 10 (November 9 and 10):**

The Top 10 performed on Monday, November 9, 2020, with the results following on Tuesday, November 10. iTunes: Joel Lundgren (#4) and Dylan Anderson (#6).

### **Week 4: Top 8 (November 16 and 17):**

The Top 8 performed on Monday, November 16, 2020, with the results following on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. iTunes: Linux (#3), Joel Lundgren (#4) and Dylan Anderson (#6).

### **Week 5: Top 6 (November 23 and 24):**

The Top 6 performed on Monday, November 23, 2020, with the results following on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. iTunes: Joel Lundgren (#3 and #7), Scarlett Cabena (#4) and Linux (#5).

### **Week 6: Semifinals (November 30 and December 1):**

The Top 5 performed on Monday, November 30, 2020, with the results following on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. iTunes: Dylan Anderson (#6 and #3), Scarlett Cabena (#5) and Joel Lundgren (#8).

### **Week 7: Finals (December 7 and 8):**

The Top 4 performed on Monday, December 7, 2020, with the results following on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. iTunes: Dylan Anderson (#2 and #3), Linux (#9, #5 and #6), Scarlett Cabena (#7 and #10) and Joel Lundgren (#8).

## Elimination Chart

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**Artist's info**

     Artist from Team Justin

     Artist from Team Chester

     Artist from Team Sara

     Artist from Team Luke

**Results details**

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### **Team**

**Artist's info**

**Results details**

     Winner
     Runner-up
     Third place
     Fourth Place
     Eliminated
     Artist Saved by Instant Save (via Twitter)
     Artist received one or more iTunes bonus that week (applicable from Week 1 onwards)
✔ - Number of iTunes bonuses received

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## Artists' appearances in other media

* Sherry Horsley sang in the blind auditions of Season 9 but failed to turn any chairs.
* Corey Strouboard sang in the blind auditions of Season 6 but failed to turn any chairs.