The Voice of Vietnam (season 4)
The fourth season of The Voice of Vietnam began on 12 February, 2017. Thu Minh returned for her second season as a coach, while former Vietnam Idol Kids judge Tóc Tiên, The Voice Kids judges Noo Phước Thịnh and Đông Nhi joined the show, replacing Đàm Vĩnh Hưng, Thu Phương, Mỹ Tâm and Tuấn Hưng. This season marks the first time in any franchise of The Voice worldwide to have 3 female coaches and only one male coach. This season is hosted by Nguyên Khang, former host of The X Factor Vietnam. Ali Hoàng Dương won the competition on June 4, 2017, and Thu Minh became the winning coach for the second time. Coaches and hosts After the finals of The Voice of Vietnam season 3, Tuấn Hưng announced that he would not be returning for season 4 . In 2016, the show was not renewed for season 4 to make room for season 2 of The X Factor Vietnam. Coach Đàm Vĩnh Hưng announced in 2016 that he would not return to judge any talent show for a period of time, thus ruled himself out of the show. By the end of 2016, rumors stated that Đông Nhi would become a coach for the show's fourth season, after winning the Best Asian Artist Award of MTV EMA 2016 as well as season 4 of The Voice Kids. In December 2016, Noo Phước Thịnh's manager stated that he had just signed a new contract to judge a new "big" show, which arose rumors that he would join The Voice as a coach, after judging The Voice Kids. Hồ Ngọc Hà, an original coach, was also rumored to be returning to the show. Ending all rumors, on 4th January, 2017 it was confirmed that the coaches for season 4 are Tóc Tiên, Noo Phước Thịnh, Đông Nhi and season 1 winning coach, Thu Minh. Former host of The X Factor Vietnam, Nguyên Khang will become the show's new host, replacing Phan Anh, while singer Tim will serve as the media backstage correspondent throughout the season. The advisors for each team at the battles are: Mỹ Linh (season 2 coach) for team Tóc Tiên, music producer Khắc Hưng and singer Trung Quân for team Thu Minh, Phương Thanh for team Noo and Thanh Hà for team Đông Nhi. Thanh Hà continued working with team Đông Nhi for the Knockouts, while Siu Black (former Vietnam Idol judge), Hoài Sa (season 3 advisor) and Hồ Ngọc Hà (season 1 coach) served as advisors for team Tóc Tiên, Thu Minh and Noo for the Knockouts, respectively. Teams Color key Blind auditions Episode 1 (12 February) Episode 2 (19 February) Episode 3 (26 February) Episode 4 (5 March) The Battles The battle rounds determine which contestant from each team is qualified for the Knockouts. Two (or three) contestants within a team are paired together to sing one song, but only one contestant is chosen for the live shows. There are no "steal" this season, but after