The twelfth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on February 27, 2017 on NBC.

Adam Levine, Alicia Keys and Blake Shelton continued as coaches with Gwen Stefani returning after a two-season absence.

[5] This episode covered "The Best of the Blind Auditions", which included a recap and a sneak peek for the battles.

As with Seasons 9 & 10, each coach brought back one eliminated artist of their choice to join the top 20 and compete in the Live Playoffs.

For the first time on The Voice, Shania Twain - who advised all the members of the Top 12 - sat in with the other coaches on a fifth chair.

The Top 11 performed on Monday, May 1, 2017, with the results following on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. iTunes multiplier bonuses were awarded to Lauren Duski (#3) and Hunter Plake (#10).

This week featured a double elimination and the bottom three artists were to perform again for the Instant Save.

For the first time, the duets between contestants were part of the competition and public voting, including the bonus awarded for that performance.