The first season of the Portuguese reality talent show A Voz de Portugal (The Voice Portugal) premiered on October 29, 2011 on RTP1. The coaching panel consisted in singer-songwriter Paulo Gonzo, rock duo Anjos, YouTube sensation Mia Rose and GNR lead vocalist Rui Reininho. Catarina Furtado was the show host, and Diogo Beja was the season's backstage host, also known as Repórter V.
Mia pressed Rui's button.
Coaches begin narrowing down their teams by training the contestants with the help of "trusted advisors". Each episode featured seven battles and each battle concluding with the respective coach selecting one winner out of the two or three contestants; the seven winners for each coach advanced to the live shows. In a special wildcard round the coach had to choose two of his team that lost in the battle round of which the public would vote for one to advance to the live shows as the final contestant.
Each coach had the chance to nominate two of the battle losers from their team to have another chance of going to the live shows. The outcome was decided by televote.