The Voice of Germany (season 5) is a German reality talent show that premiered on 15 October 2015 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. Stefanie KloÃÂ, Rea Garvey, and Michi & Smudo returned as coaches for season 5, while Andreas Bourani was a new coach for season 5, replacing Samu Haber. Thore Schölermann returned as a host for season 5. Lena Gercke was the co-host. The season was won by Jamie-Lee Kriewitz, who had already performed The Hanging Tree, which was her song at the blind auditions, for Jennifer Lawrence at premiere in Berlin. At age 17, Kriewitz became the youngest winner in the show's history. Michi & Smudo also achieved their second win as a coach, making them the first, and so far only, coaches to win multiple consecutive seasons.
In May 2015, it was announced that Samu Haber would not be returning as a coach this season, while Rea Garvey, Stefanie KloÃÂ and Michi & Smudo would be continuing. They are joined by new coach Andreas Bourani.
The castings for the fifth season took place in February and March 2015, but were not shown on television. The Blind Auditions were recorded at the Studio Adlershof in Berlin from July 6 to 9, 2015 and were broadcast on eight television programs from October 15 to November 6, 2015. The jury selected 68 candidates, including four duos and two trios. Each team was filled with 17 participants.
The Battle Round was recorded on 1 and 2 September 2015 in Berlin and broadcast from 12 to 20 November 2015 in four episodes. Within each team, the 17 candidates were divided into seven one-on-one duels and a triple battle. The respective coach chose one of the Battle participants as the winner and came directly into the Knockout. As seen in the third and fourth season, the losing candidates could have the chance to be stolen by another coaches. All four coaches each took two candidates from the triple battle, so after the Battles, ten participants per team went into the Knockout.
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