The Voice of Finland (season 5) was the fifth season of the Finnish reality singing competition based on The Voice format. The season premiered on Nelonen on January 8, 2016. The live final aired on April 22, 2016.
The coaches were singer Tarja Turunen, Olli Lindholm, Redrama and Michael Monroe. Axl Smith hosted the program from blind auditions to the knockouts. Heikki Paasonen hosted the live shows.
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During battle rounds, coaches divide contestants to pairs and give them a song to perform. Coach then choose a winner to continue to the Knock Out phase. The losing contestant can still be stolen by another coach, as each coach can make one steal. Each coach is also joined by an adviser, with Michael Monroe being joined by Sami Yaffa from Hanoi Rocks, Olli Lindholm by singer Suvi Teräsniska, Tarja Turunen by Timo Kotipelto from Stratovarius, and Redrama by producer/songwriter MGI.
For the knockouts, coaches group their contestants in pairs, or trios with the artist stolen during the Battle phase. This season, the coaches can steal one losing artist. Each night three coaches bring their artists on stage, and one coach watches all performances and eliminations and gives his/her choice from the losing artists in the end. The top 16 contestants will then move on to the live shows.
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Live shows began on March 25. At the end of each live show one singer from each team was eliminated. The public had the chance to vote for the contestants performing each night one week before and during the show, either by phone or by watching the official voting videos from their previous performances at Nelonen's Ruutu.fi website. It is also possible to buy votes for one's favorite singer. The live shows were aired on Friday at 8 PM EET from Logomo, Turku.
The first live show featured a group performance of "You're the Voice" by the singers from all four teams, and a performance by guest artist Kasmir ("Amen").
The Voice of Finland alumn Evelina and rapper Mikael Gabriel performed on the second live show ("Honey"/"Helium").
All four teams started the show off by paying tribute to recently passed music greats with group performances: Redrama's team to Maurice White ("In the Stone"), Olli Lindholm's team to Glenn Frey ("Tequila Sunrise"), Tarja Turunen's team to David Bowie ("Let's Dance"), and Michael Monroe's team to Lemmy Kilmister ("Ace of Spades").
The Voice of Finland winner from season 4, Miia Kosunen opened the show with her new single, "Kauneinta mitä mä tein". Also the finalist from The Voice of Finland season 1, Jesse Kaikuranta performed his new single "Takki auki tuulessa".
The final show was opened with an instrumental tribute to recently passed music legend Prince ("Purple Rain"). The guest performers of the night were Andra Day ("Rise Up") and Lauri Tähkä ("Morsian").
Each finalist performed an original song and a duet with their team coach.
The Voice of Finland airs twice a week, on Thursday and Friday evenings at 8:00 pm. The program didn't air on Friday, March 11, due to the Emma Awards show live broadcast. Only the higher rating for the week is given.