The Voice is an American reality television singing competition broadcast on
NBC. Based on the original
The Voice of Holland, the concept of the series is to find new singing talent (solo or duets) contested by aspiring singers, age 15 or over, drawn from public auditions. The winner is determined by television viewers voting by telephone, Internet,
SMS text, and
iTunes Store purchases of the audio-recorded artists' vocal performances. They receive US$100,000 and a
record deal with
Universal Music Group for winning the competition. The winners of the nine seasons have been:
Javier Colon,
Jermaine Paul,
Cassadee Pope,
Danielle Bradbery,
Tessanne Chin,
Josh Kaufman,
Craig Wayne Boyd,
Sawyer Fredericks and
Jordan Smith.