The show is hosted by Carson Daly, with Alison Haislip serving as the backstage and social networking correspondent, and the coaches, all well-known musicians, were Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.

Javier Colon was named the winner of the inaugural season, marking Adam Levine's first win as a coach.

[5] The season's advisors for Green, Levine, Aguilera and Shelton were respectively are: Sia, Monica, music producer Adam Blackstone and Reba McEntire.

[6] Contestant auditions were held in eight cities across the United States between mid-January and mid-February 2011: Chicago, New York, Miami, Nashville, Minneapolis, Austin, Los Angeles, and Seattle.

[9] Contestants on The Voice as revealed by airing of promotional advertisements or shows were Javier Colon,[10] Frenchie Davis,[11] Nakia,[12] Lukas Rossi,[13] Cherie Oakley, and Dia Frampton.

Katharine McPhee made an appearance during the results show to promote her upcoming television series Smash.

Runner-up Dia Frampton's original song, "Inventing Shadows" topped this week's iTunes singles chart.

This tour had six stops across the United States, including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Wallingford and New York.

The tour featured the top two finalists from each team, including Javier Colon, Dia Frampton, Vicci Martinez, Beverly McClellan, Xenia, Frenchie Davis, Nakia, and Casey Weston.

[29] Rolling Stone's Mallika Rao said of the show's premiere episode, "Could this concept be the best Dutch import since tulips and Eddie Van Halen?