How many blind auditions are there on The Voice?

Every season of The voice begins with a high-stakes series of blind auditions, setting the stage for NBC's popular singing competition.

Season 26 of The voice has started with a bang as returning coaches Reba McEntire, Gwen Stefani and newcomers Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé bring new dynamism to the coaching staff. The blind nature of the auditions – where the coaches sit in their iconic red chairs facing away from the stage – paves the way for some powerful moments in which the coaches throw aside all preconceptions, listen for a voice worthy of victory and duel each other most popular artists to join their team. As the coaches listen to a series of powerful performances, viewers at home wait to see which artists will join which teams before the Battle Rounds.

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But how do blind auditions work? The voice? How many artists give their best in each episode? For those new to the singing competition or looking for a refresher, here's a behind-the-scenes look The voiceBlind auditions.

The Season 26 blind auditions are progressing

For new coaches Snoop Dogg and Bublé, the Season 26 blind auditions are about finding artists who fit their style, and the competition against red-chair veterans like McEntire and Stefani is fierce. Both coaches have won in the past; Stefani won Season 19 with Carter Rubin and McEntire is hungry to maintain her reigning victory after earning her Season 25 win with Asher HaVon.

A well-known athlete and competitor, Snoop's strategy is to keep an eye on his competitors to see how they play the game. The red chair newbie isn't going down without a fight as he forms the first-ever Team Snoop.

“My strategy was to look, listen and learn. First of all, I’m glad they didn’t have to let me go first,” Snoop said NBC Insider. “They made me go to second or third so I could watch the other coaches and see what they were doing. And then when I realized that I could add a little bit of snooping to the situation, as far as my conversation and my lingo, to the artist to try to get her to come home.

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As for Stefani, who has done a lot of rotations in the red chair, a Agree OG helped her with the emotionally charged blind auditions: Adam Levine. The Maroon 5 frontman gave Stefani a crash course in how to perform in front of artists who may be on the fence about their teams during her Season 7 debut season.

“Man, I learned from the best,” Stefani revealed, fondly remembering Levine sitting back down in the red chair The voice in Season 27. “It’s funny because it’s just so different than what we’re used to. But then you get into this other position as a coach where you look back on your career and think, 'Gosh, how did I'm doing this? Let me share this with you because maybe I can help you with that too. “It’s just super fulfilling.”

— Reporting by Tara Bennett

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