The Voice: la plus belle voix (season 3)
is the third season of the French reality singing competition, created by media tycoon John de Mol. It was aired from 11 January 2014 to 10 May 2014 on TF1.
One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.
Three of the coaches continued from season 2, namely were Florent Pagny, Jenifer and Garou. But the fourth coach Louis Bertignac from seasons 1 and 2 was replaced by British singer Mika. Kendji Girac of Team Mika was the third season winner with finale held on May 10, 2014.
Overview
Results
Stage 1 : « Auditions à l'aveugle » (Blind Auditions)
The Blind Auditions were broadcast on 11, 18, 25 January and 1, 8 and 15 February 2014.| Key | Coach hit his or her "JE VOUS VEUX" button |
Episode 1: January 11, 2014
Episode 2: January 18, 2014
Episode 3: January 25, 2014
Episode 4: February 1, 2014
Episode 5: February 8, 2014
Episode 6: February 15, 2014
Stage 2 : « Battles Musicales » (Musical Battles)
During the battles, each coach was assisted by another singer as assistant coach, during the preparations to the show:- Florent Pagny was assisted by Hélène Ségara and Pascal Obispo;
- Jenifer was assisted by Stanislas and Élodie Frégé;
- Mika was assisted by Kylie Minogue;
- Garou was assisted by Corneille and Gérald de Palmas.
Episode 7: February 22, 2014
Episode 8: March 1, 2014
Episode 9: March 8, 2014
Episode 10: March 15, 2014
;Teams after the battle roundsContestants retained after battle rounds, who will go to the live rounds :
Stage 3 : « épreuve ultime »
"L'épreuve ultime" was a new step introduced for the first time in the French show lasting two episodes. The process was designed to reduce contestants to six by team.Within their respective teams, each coach would select three contestants each to sing a song of their choice. With each coach, two of his three contestants would forward to the live shows and the third would be eliminated.
Garou and Jenifer presented their "trios" on 22 March 2014, with Mika and Florent Pagny following suit on 29 March 2014. Later on, contestants Louane and Atef were invited in the first on 22 March, the second on 29 March.
Episode 11 - L'épreuve ultime 1: 22 March 2014
At the beginning of the episode, the four coaches sang together "Vieille canaille" from Serge Gainsbourg and Eddy Mitchell, au début de l'émission.| Order | Coach | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Garou | Maximilien Philippe | Je t'aime – Lara Fabian | Saved |
| 2 | Garou | Mélissa Maugran | L'Air du vent – Native | Eliminated |
| 3 | Garou | Flo | Ces idées-là – Louis Bertignac | Saved |
| 4 | Garou | Gwendal Marimoutou | River Deep, Mountain High – Céline Dion | Eliminated |
| 5 | Garou | Pierre Edel | Amsterdam – Jacques Brel | Save |
| 6 | Garou | Natacha Andreani | Don't You Remember – Adele | Saved |
| 7 | Garou | Igit | Les Bonbons – Jacques Brel | Saved |
| 8 | Garou | Mélissa Bon | Paris-Seychelles – Julien Doré | Eliminated |
| 9 | Garou | Tifayne | L'Anamour – Serge Gainsbourg | Saved |
| 10 | Jenifer | Julie Erikssen | Stop! – Sam Brown | Eliminated |
| 11 | Jenifer | Ginie Line | Rue de la Paix – Zazie | Saved |
| 12 | Jenifer | Emma Shaka | Domino – Jessie J | Saved |
| 13 | Jenifer | Manon Trinquier | Sois heureux – Charles-Baptiste | Saved |
| 14 | Jenifer | Elliott | Summertime Sadness – Lana Del Rey | Eliminated |
| 15 | Jenifer | La Petite Shade | Battez-vous – Brigitte | Saved |
| 16 | Jenifer | Amir Haddad | Né en 17 à Leidenstadt – Fredericks Goldman Jones | Saved |
| 17 | Jenifer | Roman | Le vent nous portera – Noir Désir | Eliminated |
| 18 | Jenifer | Lioan | Amoureuse – Véronique Sanson | Saved |
Episode 12 - L'épreuve ultime 2: 29 March 2014
;Contestants after "l'épreuve ultime"Candidats retenus après l'épreuve ultime, et qui vont participer aux primes en direct :
Stage 4 : « Primes » (Live Shows)
With 24 contestants remaining, six per team 6, in each live episode called "Primes", one or more contestants would be eliminated from the team. During the first two episodes, the contestants were divided into trios. One contestant would be saved by public vote, one by coach of each respective team and one eliminated.| Légende |
Episode 13 - prime 1: 5 April 2014
At the beginning of the episode, the four coaches sang "Relax, Take It Easy" from Mika, "Tourner ma page" from Jenifer, "Et un jour une femme" from Florent Pagny, and "Seul" from Garou.| Order | Coach | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Garou | Natacha Andreani | Dernière danse – Indila | saved by the coach |
| 2 | Garou | Pierre Edel | I Don't Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith | Eliminated |
| 3 | Garou | Igit | New York, New York – Frank Sinatra | Saved by the public |
| 4 | Jenifer | Amir Haddad | Counting Stars – OneRepublic | Saved by the public |
| 5 | Jenifer | Ginie Line | I Love Rock 'n' Roll – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | Eliminated |
| 6 | Jenifer | Manon Trinquier | Ne me quitte pas – Jacques Brel | Saved by the coach |
| 7 | Florent Pagny | Juliette Moraine | Comme un boomerang – Serge Gainsbourg | Saved by the coach |
| 8 | Florent Pagny | Bruno Moreno | Alors on danse – Stromae | Eliminated |
| 9 | Florent Pagny | Stacey King | Si je m'en sors – Julie Zenatti | Saved by the public |
| 10 | Mika | Caroline Savoie | Somewhere Only We Know – Keane | Saved by the coach |
| 11 | Mika | Kendji Girac | Ma philosophie – Amel Bent | Saved by the public |
| 12 | Mika | Spleen | It's Oh So Quiet – Björk | Eliminated |
;Songs outside competition
| Order | Singers | Song |
| 1 | Garou and his Team | Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley |
| 2 | Jenifer and her Team | Louxor j'adore – Philippe Katerine |
| 3 | Florent Pagny and his Team | Face à la mer – Calogero & Passi |
| 4 | Mika and his Team | Just Can't Get Enough – Depeche Mode |
Episode 14 - prime 2: 12 April 2014
;Song outside competition| Order | Singers | Song |
| 1 | Jenifer and her Team | Uptight – Stevie Wonder |
| 2 | Florent Pagny and his Team | L'air du temps – Florent Pagny & Cécilia Cara |
| 3 | Mika and his Team | Elle me dit – Mika |
| 4 | Garou and his Team | Sur la route – Gérald de Palmas |
;Contestants after first two episodes in prime stage
Episode 15 - prime 3: 19 April 2014
At the beginning of the episode, the four coaches sang "Quand on arrive en ville" from Luc Plamondon and Michel Berger.With 16 contestants remaining, 4 per team, the public vote saves one contestant, and the coach of each respective team another contestant with the third contestant from each team eliminated.
| Order | Coach | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Jenifer | Manon Trinquier | Don't Stop the Music – Rihanna | Saved by the coach |
| 2 | Jenifer | Amir Haddad | Lucie – Pascal Obispo | Saved by the public |
| 3 | Jenifer | La Petite Shade | L'Eau à la bouche – Serge Gainsbourg | Saved by the public |
| 4 | Jenifer | Lioan | Toulouse – Claude Nougaro | Eliminated |
| 5 | Florent Pagny | Wesley | Get Lucky – Daft Punk | Saved by the coach |
| 6 | Florent Pagny | Juliette Moraine | Without You – Harry Nilsson | Eliminated |
| 7 | Florent Pagny | Stacey King | Rolling in the Deep – Adele | Saved by the public |
| 8 | Florent Pagny | Charlie | Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye | Saved by the public |
| 9 | Garou | Flo | Ça – Téléphone | Saved by the coach |
| 10 | Garou | Igit | Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles | Saved by the public |
| 11 | Garou | Natacha Andreani | Wings – Birdy | Eliminated |
| 12 | Garou | Maximilien Philippe | Le Graal – Kyo | Saved by the public |
| 13 | Mika | Caroline Savoie | Pour que tu m'aimes encore – Céline Dion | Eliminated |
| 14 | Mika | Kendji Girac | Mad World – Tears for Fears | Saved by the public |
| 15 | Mika | Élodie Martelet | Osez Joséphine – Alain Bashung | Saved by the coach |
| 16 | Mika | Fréro Delavega | Let Her Go – Passenger | Saved by the public |
Episode 16 - prime 4 - Quarter-finals: 26 April 2014
With Final 12 remaining, three per team, the public vote saves one contestant each, coach of each respective team would save another contestant and one would be eliminated.At the beginning of the 16th episode, the four coaches sang "Kiss" from Prince.
| Order | Coach | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Mika | Kendji Girac | Allumer le feu – Johnny Hallyday | Saved by the public |
| 2 | Mika | Élodie Martelet | Stay – Rihanna & Mikky Ekko | Saved by the coach |
| 3 | Mika | Fréro Delavega | Je m'voyais déjà – Charles Aznavour | Eliminated |
| 4 | Garou | Maximilien Philippe | The Show Must Go On – Queen | Sauvé par le public |
| 5 | Garou | Flo | Ghost – Skip the Use | Eliminated |
| 6 | Garou | Igit | Vous les femmes – Julio Iglesias | Saved by the coach |
| 7 | Jenifer | Amir Haddad | Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars | Saved by the public |
| 8 | Jenifer | Manon Trinquier | Je me suis fait tout petit – Georges Brassens | Saved by the coach |
| 9 | Jenifer | La Petite Shade | 7 Seconds – Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry | Eliminated |
| 10 | Florent Pagny | Charlie | Foule sentimentale – Alain Souchon | Eliminated |
| 11 | Florent Pagny | Stacey King | Je suis malade – Serge Lama | Saved by the coach |
| 12 | Florent Pagny | Wesley | Puisque tu pars – Jean-Jacques Goldman | Saved by the public |
Episode 17 : prime 5 - Semi-finals: 3 May 2014
In the semi-finals and the finals, the two best candidates per team qualify in each team.Votes are based on 150 points in total: Each coach would place his 50 points between his final 2 contestants. He should not distribute them equally but should give advantage to one of his /her two finalists. The votes of the public will be allocated based on votes for a total of 100 points. One contestant per team reaches the final.
| Order | Coach | Contestant | Song | Public vote result /100 | Coach vote result /50 | Total Points /150 | Result |
| 1 | Garou | Maximilien Philippe | Le blues du businessman – Claude Dubois | 56.0 | 22 | 78.0 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Garou | Igit | I Put a Spell on You – Screamin' Jay Hawkins | 44.0 | 28 | 72.0 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Mika | Élodie Martelet | Another Love – Tom Odell | 27.3 | 27 | 54.3 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Mika | Kendji Girac | Belle – Garou, Daniel Lavoie and Patrick Fiori | 72.7 | 23 | 95.7 | Qualified for the final |
| 5 | Florent Pagny | Stacey King | We Don't Need Another Hero – Tina Turner | 31.0 | 26 | 57.0 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Florent Pagny | Wesley | We Are the Champions – Queen | 69.0 | 24 | 93.0 | Qualified for the final |
| 7 | Jenifer | Manon Trinquier | Que je t'aime – Johnny Hallyday | 42.1 | 28 | 70.1 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Jenifer | Amir Haddad | Comme un fils – Corneille | 57.9 | 22 | 79.9 | Qualified for the final |
;Performances outside competition
| Order | Singers | Song |
| 1 | The Final 8 | À nos actes manqués – Fredericks Goldman Jones |
| 2 | Team Garou | It's Not Unusual – Tom Jones |
| 3 | Team Mika | Papaoutai – Stromae |
| 4 | Team Florent Pagny | Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars |
| 5 | Team Jenifer | The Time of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes |
Episode 18 - prime 6 - Final: 10 May 2014
The final of season 3 is scheduled for 10 May 2014 on TF1.The four finalists are:
| Order | Coach | Contestant | Song | Duo with | Public vote result | Status |
| 1 | Florent Pagny | Wesley | Superstition – Stevie Wonder | / | 10% | Fourth |
| 8 | Florent Pagny | Wesley | L'Envie d'aimer – Daniel Lévi | Pascal Obispo | 10% | Fourth |
| 11 | Florent Pagny | Wesley | Et maintenant – Gilbert Bécaud | Florent Pagny | 10% | Fourth |
| 2 | Garou | Maximilien Philippe | Comme d'habitude – Claude François | / | 21% | Second |
| 5 | Garou | Maximilien Philippe | I'm Outta Love – Anastacia | Anastacia | 21% | Second |
| 10 | Garou | Maximilien Philippe | With a Little Help from My Friends – Joe Cocker | Garou | 21% | Second |
| 3 | Mika | Kendji Girac | Amor de mis amores & Volare – Gipsy Kings | / | 51% | Winner |
| 7 | Mika | Kendji Girac | Temps à nouveau – Jean-Louis Aubert | Jean-Louis Aubert | 51% | Winner |
| 12 | Mika | Kendji Girac | L'Aigle noir – Barbara | Mika | 51% | Winner |
| 4 | Jenifer | Amir Haddad | All of Me – John Legend | / | 18% | Third |
| 6 | Jenifer | Amir Haddad | La Voix des sages – Yannick Noah | Yannick Noah | 18% | Third |
| 9 | Jenifer | Amir Haddad | Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer – Calogero | Jenifer | 18% | Third |