The Voice of Holland season 8

The eighth season of the Dutch reality singing competition The Voice of Holland premiered on October 20, 2017, on RTL4. Martijn Krabbé, Wendy van Dijk, and Jamai Loman all returned, as did Sanne Hans, Waylon, and Ali B as coaches, while season 7 coach Guus Meeuwis was replaced with Anouk, who served as a coach on season 6.

Teams

Color key

  – Winner

  – Runner-up

  – Third place

  – Fourth place

  – Eliminated in the Live Shows

  – Eliminated in the Knockout Rounds

  – Artist was stolen by another coach (Name is strikethroughed)

  – Eliminated in the Battle Rounds or stolen and later eliminated (name is italicized in the latter case)

Coaches	Top 48 artists
Waylon
	Kelly Kockelkoren	Kimberly	Jennifer Terwel	Lara Mallo	Julia van Bergen
	Simon van Rooij	Zoë Smit	Silayio	Marchiano
Sanne Hans
	Silke van de Klundert	Robin Smit	Roemillo Baumgard	David van Rooij	Chris Alain
	Milan Velberg
Ali B
	Bryan Muntslag	Tjindjara	Imara Thomas	Aïcha Gill	Lilly-Jane Young
	Toon Mentink
Anouk
	Jim van der Zee	Renée de Grujil	Samantha Steenwijk	Cindy Bell
Note: Italicized and capitalized names are stolen contestants (names struck through within former teams).

Blind auditions

Episode 1 (October 20)

The winners of seasons 5, 6, and 7, O'G3NE, Maan de Steenwinkel, and Pleun Bierbooms respectively, performed "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" at the start of the show.

Order	Artist	Age	Song	Coaches' and contestants' choices
				Waylon	Sanne	Ali B	Anouk
1	Kelly Kockelkoren	30	"Do I Ever"	✔	✔	✔	—
2	Jim van der Zee	22	"Amar Pelos Dois"	✔	✔	✔	✔
3	Bryan Muntslag	45	"Kiss and Say Goodbye"	✔	—	✔	—
4	Renée Rijpstra		"Run"	—	—	—	—
5	Kimberly	26	"Hello"	✔	✔	✔	✔
6	Silke van de Klundert	17	"Dreamer"	✔	✔	✔	—
7	Jeremy Hazeleger		"Hello"	—	—	—	—
8	Jennifer Terwel		"Alone"	✔	—	—	—
9	Robin Smit	23	"Twilight Zone"	—	✔	✔	—
10	Lloyd de Meza	41	"Nice & Slow"	—	—	—	—
11	Tjindjara		"What About Us"	✔	✔	✔	✔

Episode 2 (October 27)

Order	Artist	Age	Song	Coaches' and contestants' choices
				Waylon	Sanne	Ali B	Anouk
1	Axeela	23	"Pillowtalk"	—	—	—	—
2	Renée de Grujil	24	"Mercy on Me"	✔	✔	✔	✔
3	Imara Thomas	33	"Skyfall"	—	—	✔	—
4	Antonio Navarro		"Despacito"	—	—	—	—
5	Lara Mallo	28	"Video Games"	✔	✔	✔	✔
6	Roemillo Baumgard		"Uptown Funk"	—	✔	—	—
7	Chevelly Cooman	16	"Clown"	—	—	—	—
8	Julia van Bergen	18	"2U"	✔	✔	✔	✔
9	David van Rooij	22	"Rock with You"	✔	✔	—	—
10	Simon van Rooij	16	"Slow Hands"	✔	—	—	—
11	Samantha Steenwijk	31	"Ik Leef Mijn Eigen Leven"	✔	✔	✔	✔

Episode 3 (November 3)

Order	Artist	Age	Song	Coaches' and contestants' choices
				Waylon	Sanne	Ali B	Anouk
1	Chris Alain	20	"Remedy"	✔	✔	✔	✔
2	Aïcha Gill	25	"Versace on the Floor"	✔	✔	✔	✔
3	Dachel Dominique		"Man Down"	—	—	—	—
4	Cindy Bell		"First Time"	—	—	—	✔
5	Zoë Smit		"Lost on You"	✔	✔	✔	—
6	Milan Velberg	18	"Can't Stop the Feeling!"	—	✔	—	—
7	Sandor Stürbl	31	"Too Much Love Will Kill You"	—	—	—	—
8	Lilly-Jane Young	26	"Don't Look Back in Anger"	—	—	✔	—
9	Silayio		"The Voice Within"	✔	—	—	✔
10	Toon Mentink	21	"Catch and Release"	—	✔	✔	—
11	Teus van der Linden		"Stitches"	—	—	—	—
12	Marchiano	32	"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"	✔	✔	✔	✔

Ratings

Episode	Airdate	Viewer	Total
The Blind Auditions 1	October 20, 2017	2.059.000	2.211.000
The Blind Auditions 2	October 27, 2017	2.211.000	2.375.000
The Blind Auditions 3	November 3, 2017	2.331.000
The Blind Auditions 4	November 10, 2017
The Blind Auditions 5	November 17, 2017
The Blind Auditions 6	November 24, 2017
The Blind Auditions 7	December 1, 2017
The Battles 1	December 8, 2017
The Battles 2	December 15, 2017