The Voice of Germany (season 2) is a German reality talent show that premiered on 18 October 2012 on ProSieben and Sat.1. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series. Nick Howard was announced the winner of the season, making him the first winning artist born outside of Germany. This also marks Rea Garvey's first win as a coach.
In the battle rounds, candidates from one team are paired off against each other, singing the same song. Only one of the two candidates advances to the next round. Xavier Naidoo and The Boss Hoss had picked up 17 candidates in the blind auditions. Since only 8 candidates from each team can advance, each of these teams has one three-way battle, from which only one candidate will advance to the next round.
In this season, the finalist for each team will be decided in a knock out format. In each duel, the coach and the public have a 50% say in the outcome of each duel. In the final, the public will decide alone.
Each contestant perform his winner's song, a duet with the coach and a celebrity duet.