LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Shelton, the last of the unique panel of judges on “The Voice,” will leave the megahit U.S. version of the singing competition show after next season.
“This show has modified my life in every way for the higher and it would at all times feel like home to me,” the country music star said in an announcement Tuesday night. He said he had been “wrestling with this for some time.”
The following season will likely be the NBC show’s twenty third and Shelton’s last. When it premiered in 2011, Shelton was joined in the massive red chairs by Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green. Celebrity judges like Pharrell, Shakira and Miley Cyrus rotated out and in for subsequent seasons, but Shelton had been the constant (Levine had the second-longest tenure, with 16 seasons ).
“I even have to offer an enormous shoutout to the singers — the ‘Voices,’ who come on this stage season after season and amaze us with their talent,” Shelton said, adding “a special because of those that selected me to be their coach.”
The show can also be where Shelton met his wife, Gwen Stefani. The pop star and “No Doubt” frontwoman joined the show in 2014 for its seventh season and the pair began dating the subsequent yr, after Shelton divorced Miranda Lambert and Stefani divorced Gavin Rossdale. Shelton and Stefani wed in July 2021.
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“i’m so happy with you and so blessed to have found u. your talent brings joy to the hearts of so many individuals and that i am so lucky to be a part of ur life’s journey,” Stefani commented on Shelton’s Instagram post announcing his departure.
“The Voice,” hosted by Carson Daly, is within the midst of airing its twenty second season. Each Stefani and Shelton are serving as judges, alongside John Legend — in his seventh season on the show — and Camila Cabello.
The Emmy-winning show also announced Tuesday night that Stefani, Legend and Cabello will vacate their seats next season, replaced by Kelly Clarkson — one other frequent judge — and first-timers Niall Horan and Likelihood the Rapper.
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