The fifth season of the Dutch reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, created by media tycoon John de Mol, aired during 2014 on RTL4.
Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk returned as co-hosts, while Jamai Loman replaced Winston Gerschtanowitz as host of the red room.
Marco Borsato, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Ilse DeLange and Ali B returned as coaches.
The battle rounds determine which candidates from each team move on to the live shows.
They can vote for that contestant (red vs. blue), thus helping influence the coach's decision on who moves on.
Furthermore, since both Ilse and Ali B ended the blind auditions with 15 contestants each, 3 from each team were required to battle and one was taken through, while the others were then able to be stolen.
All points are added up, and this determines which contestant is the winner of The Clash and continues to live show 3.
During the week prior to the final, people can download their songs, which is worth one vote for that finalist.