Season 8

## Coaches and Hosts

The Coaches are: Ed Sheeran, Ryan Tedder, Avril Lavigne and Luke Bryan. The advisors for this season included John Legend for Team Ed, Cheryl for Team Ryan, Corinne Bailey Rae for Team Avril and KT Tunstall for Team Luke. Steve Winwood served as an advisor for all teams during the knockouts.

## Teams

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     Winner

     Runner-up

     Third 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

## Blind auditions

The first phase of the competition, Blind Auditions, began airing when the season premiered on September 3, 2018.

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### **Episode 1 (September 3)**

The four coaches performed "The Edge of Glory" at the start of the show.

### **Episode 6 (September 18)**

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 John Legend for Team Ed, Cheryl for Team Ryan, Corinne Bailey Rae for Team Avril and KT Tunstall for Team Luke.

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## The Knockouts

Steve Winwood served as an advisor for all teams during the knockouts.

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### **Episode 14 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)**

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 22, 23 and 24):**

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 (October 29 and 30):**

The Top 12 performed on Monday, October 29, 2018, with the results following on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. 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: Joe Cameron (#4) and Santana Loomis (#7).

### **Week 3: Top 10 (November 5 and 6):**

The Top 10 performed on Monday, November 5, 2018, with the results following on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. iTunes: James Begley (#7) and Ila Beaudry (#8).

### **Week 4: Top 8 (November 12 and 13):**

The Top 8 performed on Monday, November 12, 2018, with the results following on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. iTunes: Marilyn Coleman (#3), Vanessa Perry (#6) and Joe Cameron (#10).

### **Week 5: Top 6 (November 19 and 20):**

The Top 6 performed on Monday, November 19, 2018, with the results following on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. iTunes: Vanessa Perry (#4 and 6), Marilyn Coleman (#5) and Joe Cameron (#7).

### **Week 6: Semifinals (November 26 and 27):**

The Top 5 performed on Monday, November 26, 2018, with the results following on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. iTunes: Marilyn Coleman (#2), Joe Cameron (#4 and #5) and James Begley (#3).

### **Week 7: Finals (December 3 and 4):**

The Top 3 performed on Monday, December 3, 2018, with the results following on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Joe Cameron (#2, #5 and #4), Marilyn Coleman (#3) and James Begley (#6, #8 and #10).

## Elimination Chart

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**Artist's info**

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### **Team**

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**Artist's info**

**Result details**

     Winner
     Runner-up
     Third place
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     Artist Saved by Instant Save (via Twitter)
     Artist received one or more iTunes bonus that week
✔ - Number of iTunes bonuses received

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## Artists' appearances in other media

* James Northwood sang in the blind auditions of Season 6 but failed to turn any chairs.
* Hanna Nevien sang in the blind auditions of Season 4 but failed to turn any chairs.