The Voice Senior (Russian season 1)

Season of television series

The Voice Senior

Season 1
Presented by| Dmitry Nagiev
Coaches|

* Leonid Agutin
* Pelageya
* Lev Leshchenko
* Valery Meladze

Winner| Lidiya Muzalyova
Winning coach| Pelageya
Runner-up| Evgeny Strugalsky
Release
Original network| Channel One
Original release| September 14 (2018-09-14) –
October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Season chronology

Next →
Season 2

The first season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice Senior (The Voice. 60+) premiered on September 14, 2018[1] on Channel One. Leonid Agutin, Pelageya, and Valery Meladze became the first confirmed coaches on August 13, 2018, followed by Lev Leshchenko on August 14. Dmitry Nagiev appeared as the show's presenter. Lidiya Muzalyova was announced the winner on October 5, 2018, marking Pelageya's first win as a coach and the first female coach to win in the show's history.

## Coaches and presenter[edit]

The Voice Senior season 1 coaches

Leonid Agutin

Pelageya

Lev Leshchenko

Valery Meladze

Pelageya, Leonid Agutin, and Valery Meladze became the first confirmed coaches on August 13, 2018,[2] followed by Lev Leshchenko on August 14, 2018.[3]

Dmitry Nagiev appeared as a presenter.

## Teams[edit]

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* Winner
* Runner-up
* Third place

* Eliminated in the Final
* Eliminated in the Knockout rounds

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Coaches  | Top 17 artists

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Leonid Agutin |
Nikolay Arutyunov | Nikolay Agutin | Andrey Kosinsky | Alexander Evdokimov  |
Pelageya |
Lidiya Muzalyova | Olga Muravina  | Sergey Kurzanov | Oleg Pastukhov  | Nataliya Butusova
Lev Leshchenko |
Evgeny Strugalsky  | Viktor Zuev  | Mansur Tashmatov | Navruz Akhmedov  |
Valery Meladze |
Sergey Manukyan | Nataliya Spevak  | Gennady Kim  | Sergey Pivovarenok  |

## Blind auditions[edit]

A new feature this season is The Best coach of the season (also in each episode).

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✔ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button

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✔ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, despite the lack of places in his/her team
| Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, despite the lack of places in his/her team, and artist picked a coach's team
| Artist defaulted to a coach's team
| Artist picked a coach's team
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their button

The coaches performed "Жизнь" at the start of the show.

Episode  | Order  | Artist  | Age  | Hometown  | Song  | Coach's and artist's choices

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Agutin  | Pelageya  | Leshchenko  | Meladze
Episode 1 [a]

(September 14)

| 1  | Sergey Kurzanov | 64  | Balashikha, Moscow oblast | "Johnny B. Goode"  | —  | ✔ | ✔ | ✔
2  | Nataliya Spevak  | 67  | Saratov | "I Know Why"  | —  | —  | —  | ✔
3  | Oleg Pastukhov  | 60  | Vladivostok | "Вечерний звон"  | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔
4  | Raisa Abdukhanova  | 71  | Moscow | "Не уходи (Осень)"  | —  | —  | —  | —
5  | Gennady Kim  | 62  | Sakhalin Oblast / Moscow | "Confessa"  | —  | —  | ✔ | ✔
6  | Evgeny Strugalskiy  | 80  | Moscow | "Ты и это гитара"  | —  | —  | ✔ | —
7  | Nataliya Butusova  | 61  | Volgograd | "Simply the Best"  | —  | ✔ | —  | —
8  | Sergey Shtyrov  | 61  | Moscow | "Дорогие мои, москвичи"  | —  | —  | —  | —
9  | Sergey Manukyan | 63  | Moscow | "Can't Buy Me Love"  | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔
10  | Irena Ginzburg-Zhurbina  | 68  | Moscow | "Лошадка-жизнь"  | —  | —  | —  | —
11  | Andrey Kosinsky | 61  | Petergof, Saint Petersburg | "Virtual Insanity"  | ✔ | —  | —  | —
Episode 2 [b]

(September 21)

| 1  | Mansur Tashmatov | 64  | Tashkent,  Uzbekistan | "Sex Bomb"  | —  | —  | ✔ | —
2  | Lidiya Muzalyova | 62  | Obninsk, Kaluga oblast | "Оренбургский пуховый платок"  | —  | ✔ | ✔ | —
3  | Nikolay Arutyunov | 60  | Moscow | "Mercedes Benz"  | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔
4  | Viktor Zuev  | 63  | Saint Petersburg | "Come vorrei"  | —  | Team full  | ✔ | —
5  | Vera Kharchenko  | 79  | Moscow | "Только раз бывает в жизни встреча"  | —  | —  | —
6  | Nikolay Agutin | 83  | Moscow | "Я работаю волшебником"  | ✔ | —  | —
7  | Alexander Evdokimov  | 66  | Tver | "Где же ты была"  | ✔ | ✔ | —
8  | Boris Pogodin  | 79  | Veliky Novgorod | "Тайна"  | Team full  | —  | —
9  | Natalya Nurmukhamedova  | 67  | Tashkent,  Uzbekistan | "Smooth Seiling"  | —  | —
10  | Olga Muravina  | 77  | Moscow | "Я танцевать хочу"  | ✔ | ✔ | —
11  | Sergey Pivovarenok  | 61  | Yugorsk, Yugra | "Эти глаза напротив"  | Team full  | —  | ✔
12  | Navruz Akhmedov  | 60  | Moscow | "Не лукавьте"  | ✔ | Team full

## The Knockouts[edit]

The Knockouts round aired on September 28, 2018. This stage was pre-recorded at Mosfilm on September 11, 2018.

The top 8 contestants then moved on to the "Live Season Final."

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| Artist was saved by the Public's votes

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| Artist was eliminated
Episode  | Coach  | Order  | Artist  | Song  | Result

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Episode 3
(September 28)[c] | Valery Meladze  | 1  | Sergey Pivovarenok  | "Вечная весна"  | Eliminated
2  | Gennady Kim  | "Come Together"  | Eliminated
3  | Nataliya Spevak  | "Звать любовь не надо"  | Advanced
4  | Sergey Manukyan | "All of Me"  | Advanced
Pelageya  | 5  | Sergey Kurzanov | "Слепили бабу на морозе"  | Eliminated
6  | Olga Muravina  | "Гори, гори, моя звезда"  | Advanced
7  | Lidiya Muzalyova | "Верила, верила верю"  | Advanced
8  | Oleg Pastukhov  | "Jamaica"  | Eliminated
9  | Nataliya Butusova  | "Не обижай меня"  | Eliminated
Lev Leshchenko  | 10  | Mansur Tashmatov | "Ах, эта девушка"  | Eliminated
11  | Viktor Zuev  | "Buona Sera Signorina"  | Advanced
12  | Evgeny Strugalsky  | "Три года ты мне снилась"  | Advanced
13  | Navruz Akhmedov  | "Серенада Рикардо"  | Eliminated
Leonid Agutin  | 14  | Andrey Kosinsky | "Я не умею танцевать"  | Eliminated
15  | Alexander Evdokimov  | "Fantasy"  | Eliminated
16  | Nikolay Agutin | "Мама"  | Advanced
17  | Nikolay Arutyunov | "Can't Find a Reason"  | Advanced

## Final[edit]

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| Artist was saved by the Public's votes

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| Artist was eliminated
Episode  | Coach  | Order  | Artist  | Song  | Public's vote  | Result

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Episode 4
(October, 5)
Final
Valery Meladze  | 1  | Sergey Manukyan | "Старый клён"  | 71.1%  | Advanced
2  | Nataliya Spevak  | "Autumn Leaves"  | 28.9%  | Eliminated
Lev Leshchenko  | 3  | Evgeny Strugalsky  | "Случайный вальс"  | 67.4%  | Advanced
4  | Viktor Zuev  | "What a Wonderful World"  | 32.6%  | Eliminated
Pelageya  | 5  | Lidiya Muzalyova | "Пой, звени, моя гитара"  | 60.5%  | Advanced
6  | Olga Muravina  | "Песенка о хорошем настроении"  | 39.5%  | Eliminated
Leonid Agutin  | 7  | Nikolay Agutin | "Come prima" / "Piove"  | 30.3%  | Eliminated
8  | Nikolay Arutyunov | "Этикет"  | 69.7%  | Advanced
Super Final
Valery Meladze  | 1  | Sergey Manukyan | "Нежность"  | Third Place
Lev Leshchenko  | 2  | Evgeny Strugalsky  | "Песня старого извозчика"  | 48.3%  | Runner-up
Pelageya  | 3  | Lidiya Muzalyova | "Я когда-то была молодая"  | 51.7%  | Winner
Leonid Agutin  | 4  | Nikolay Arutyunov | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"  | Third Place
Non-competition performances  Order  | Performer  | Song

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4.1  | Pelageya & Lev Leshchenko
(in memory of Charles Aznavour) | "Вечная любовь"
4.2  | Lidiya Muzalyova (winner)  | "Оренбургский пуховый платок"

## Best Coach[edit]

Colour key

* Best Coach
* Second place
* Third place
* Fourth place

* Episode's Best Coach

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Coach  | Public's vote
(per episode) | Result

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#1  | #2  | #3  | Av.
Pelageya | 36%  | 37%  | 40%  | 38% | Best Coach
Leonid Agutin | 30%  | 31%  | 33%  | 31%  | Second place
Valery Meladze | 19%  | 14%  | 15%  | 16%  | Third place
Lev Leshchenko | 15%  | 18%  | 12%  | 15%  | Fourth place

## Reception[edit]

### Rating[edit]

Episode  | Original airdate  | Production  | Time slot (UTC+3) | Audience  | Source

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Rating  | Share
1  | "The Blind Auditions Premiere"  | September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14) | 101  | Friday 9:30 p.m.  | 5.6  | 21.7  | [4]
2  | "The Blind Auditions, Part 2"  | September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) | 102  | 5.6  | 21.4  | [5]
3  | "The Knockouts"  | September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28) | 103  | 5.5  | 20.7  | [6]
4  | "Live Season Final"  | October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) | 104  | 5.1  | 19.2  | [7]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Pelageya is The best coach of episode 1.
2. ^ Pelageya is The best coach of episode 2.
3. ^ Pelageya is The best coach of episode 3.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The Voice. 60+ on Channel One - Around the TV". Вокруг ТВ.
2. ^ "Leonid Agutin, Pelageya, Valery Meladze and unnamed artist became the coaches of The Voice. 60+". Комсомольская правда. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
3. ^ "Lev Leshchenko became the coach of The Voice. 60+". Вокруг ТВ. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
4. ^ "The Voice Senior, season 1. The Blind Auditions Premiere". Channel One. September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
5. ^ "The Voice Senior, season 1. The Blind Auditions. Episode 2". Channel One. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
6. ^ "The Voice Senior, season 1. The Knockouts". Channel One. September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
7. ^ "The Voice Senior, season 1. Live Season Final". Channel One. October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

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The Voice (Russia)

Series|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12

Winners|

* Dina Garipova
* Sergei Volchkov
* Alexandra Vorobyova
* Hieromonk Fotiy
* Darya Antonyuk
* Selim Alakhyarov
* Petr Zakharov
* Asker Berbekov
* Yana Gabbasova
* Alexander Volkodav
* Viktoria Solomakhina

Winner's songs|

* "Не отрекаются любя"
* "Tu, Ca Nun Chiagne"
* "Призрак оперы"
* "Спокойной ночи, господа"
* "Дорогой длинною"
* "Перемен"
* "Останься"
* "Карточный домик"
* "Звенит январская вьюга"
* "Луч солнца золотого"
* "Дельтаплан"

Runners-up|

* Elmira Kalimullina
* Nargiz Zakirova
* Yaroslav Dronov
* Mikhail Ozerov
* Alexander Panayotov
* Timofey Kopylov
* Amirkhan Umaev
* Anton Tokarev
* Oleg Akkuratov
* Alisher Karimov
* Elmira Divaeva

Notable contestants|

* Sevara Nazarkhan
* Gela Guralia
* Anton Belyaev
* Petr Elfimov
* Artsvik Arutyunyan
* Intars Busulis
* Regina Todorenko
* Sevak Khanagyan
* Maria Katz
* Aminata Savadogo
* Vadim Kapustin
* Nina Shatskaya
* Antonello Carozza
* Uku Suviste
* Sofia Tarasova

Coaches|

* Dima Bilan
* Pelageya
* Alexander Gradsky
* Leonid Agutin
* Basta
* Polina Gagarina
* Grigory Leps
* Ani Lorak
* Sergey Shnurov
* Konstantin Meladze
* Valeriy Syutkin
* Vladimir Presnyakov
* Anton Belyaev

Best coaches|

* Sergey Shnurov (seasons 7-8)
* Basta (season 9, 11)

The Voice Kids (Russia)

Series|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10

Winners|

* Alisa Kozhikina
* Sabina Mustaeva
* Danil Pluzhnikov
* Elizaveta Kachurak
* Rutger Garecht
* Olesya Kazachenko
* Vladislav Tyukin
* Adelia Zagrebina
* Anna Dorovskaya

Winner's songs|

* "My All"
* "Crazy"
* "Я свободен"
* "Любовь – волшебная страна"
* "Офицеры"
* "Миллион алых роз"
* "Who Wants to Live Forever?"
* "Мама"
* "Высоко"

Runners-up|

* Ragda Khanieva
* Evdokia Malevskaya
* Rayana Aslanbekova
* Deniza Khekilaeva
* Sofia Fedorova
* Sofya Tumanova
* Elizaveta Trofimova
* Sofia Olaresko
* Milana Ponomarenko

Coaches|

* Dima Bilan
* Pelageya
* Maxim Fadeev
* Leonid Agutin
* Nyusha
* Valery Meladze
* Basta
* LOBODA
* Polina Gagarina
* Egor Kreed
* MakSim

Best coaches|

* Pelageya (season 6)
* Basta (seasons 7-10)

The Voice Senior (Russia)

Series|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5

Winners|

* Lidia Muzaleva
* Leonid Sergienko
* Dina Yudina
* Mikhail Serebryakov
* Raisa Dmitrenko

Winner's songs|

* "Я когда-то была молодая"
* "Живёт моя отрада"
* "На тот большак"
* "Ах ты, душечка"
* "Песнь о солдате"

Runners-up|

* Evgeniy Strugalskiy
* Yury Shivrin
* Petr Tarenkov
* Evgeny Solomin
* Viktor Zorin

Contestants|

* Sergey Kurzanov
* Sergey Manukyan
* Andrey Kosinskiy
* Mansur Tashmatov
* Nikolay Arutyunov
* Nikolay Agutin
* Oleg Sleptsov
* Anatoly Alyoshin

Coaches|

* Leonid Agutin
* Pelageya
* Lev Leshchenko
* Valery Meladze
* Valeriya
* Mikhail Boyarsky
* Tamara Gverdtsiteli
* Elena Vaenga
* Garik Sukachov
* Stas Namin
* Laima Vaikule
* Valery Leontiev
* Oleg Gazmanov
* Valeriy Syutkin
* Alexander Malinin
* Igor Kornelyuk

Best coaches|

* Pelageya (season 1)
* Lev Leshchenko (season 3)
* Oleg Gazmanov (season 4)
* Valeriy Syutkin (season 5)

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The Voice

Main franchise|

| Africa|

* Africa
* Afrique Francophone
* Nigeria
* South Africa

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Americas|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Mexico
* Peru
* United States
* English
* Spanish
* Uruguay

Asia-Pacific|

* Australia
* Cambodia
* China
* Mandarin
* Uyghur
* India
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Singapore and Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Netherlands (original)
* Albania
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Dutch
* French
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic and Slovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece and Cyprus
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Middle East|

* Afghanistan
* Arab World
* Iran
* Israel

Kids franchise|

| Africa|

Afrique Francophone

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Americas|

* Brazil
* Canada
* Colombia
* Mexico
* Peru
* United States
* Uruguay

Asia-Pacific|

* Australia
* Cambodia
* India
* Indonesia
* Nepal
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Netherlands (original)
* Albania
* Belgium
* Dutch
* French
* Denmark
* France
* Finland
* Germany
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Malta
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Spain
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Middle East|

* Arab World

Teens franchise|

| Asia-Pacific|

* Philippines
* Sri Lanka

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Americas|

* Colombia (original)

Senior franchise|

| Americas|

* Brazil
* Colombia
* Mexico
* Peru

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Asia-Pacific|

* Thailand

Europe|

* Netherlands (original)
* Belgium
* Germany
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Poland
* Russia
* Spain

Middle East|

* Arab World

Generations franchise|

| Americas|

* Peru

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Asia-Pacific|

* Australia (original)
* Philippines

Europe|

* Lithuania
* Portugal

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