the blind auditions, battle rounds and sing offs, replacing Gercke, who was pregnant. Gercke returned in the live shows. In the eleventh season, Schölermann could not be in the semi-final and final, because his wife Jana Schölermann was pregnant. Melissa Khalaj represented him in the semi-final, and Steven Gätjen in the final. Coaches and finalists Color key Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Fifth place Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors. Winners are in bold, the finalists in the finale are in italicized font, and the eliminated artists are in small font. Coaches' advisors From the first season until the fourth the coaches' advisors was in the Battle rounds and from season six until season twelve were in the Sing Offs. Series overview Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors. Season 1 (2011–2012) The first season of the show was aired from 24 November 2011 to 10 February 2012. The first season was moderated by Stefan Gödde and backstage by Doris Golpashin. The coaches were pop musician Nena, soul singer Xavier Naidoo, singer and guitarist Rea Garvey, and duo Alec Völkel and Sascha Vollmer from the band The BossHoss. The winner was Ivy Quainoo from Team BossHoss. Ivy Quainoo debuted at No. 2 on the German Media Control charts with her debut single "Do You Like What You See", while the other three finalists also made it into the top 20. Season 2 (2012) The second season of The Voice of Germany aired from 18 October to 14 December 2012. The second season was moderated by Thore Schölermann. The four coaches and the backstage presenter remained the same as in season one. The winner of the second season was Nick Howard with his song "Unbreakable". Season 3 (2013) The third season of The Voice of Germany was aired from 17 October to 20 December 2013. In addition to the previous coaches Nena and the duo from The BossHoss, the coaches included rapper and music producer Max Herre and songwriter, singer and guitarist Samu Haber. The third season was moderated again by Thore Schölermann and backstage by Doris Golpashin. The winner was Andreas Kümmert with his song Simple Man. Season 4 (2014) The fourth season was aired from 9 October to 12 December 2014. Samu Haber returned as coach and with Rea Garvey, who was also in the first two seasons a