<P> The Voice is an American reality television singing competition broadcast on NBC . Based on the original The Voice of Holland , the concept of the series is to find currently unsigned singing talent ( solo or duets , professional and amateur ) contested by aspiring singers , age 15 or over ( reduced to 13 since season 12 ) , drawn from public auditions . The winner is determined by television viewers voting by telephone , internet , SMS text , and iTunes Store purchases of the audio - recorded artists ' vocal performances . They receive US $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group for winning the competition . The winners of the thirteen seasons have been : Javier Colon , Jermaine Paul , Cassadee Pope , Danielle Bradbery , Tessanne Chin , Josh Kaufman , Craig Wayne Boyd , Sawyer Fredericks , Jordan Smith , Alisan Porter , Sundance Head , Chris Blue and Chloe Kohanski . </P>
<P> The Voice is an American reality television singing competition broadcast on NBC . Based on the original The Voice of Holland , the concept of the series is to find currently unsigned singing talent ( solo or duets , professional and amateur ) contested by aspiring singers , age 15 or over ( reduced to 13 since season 12 ) , drawn from public auditions . The winner is determined by television viewers voting by telephone , internet , SMS text , and iTunes Store purchases of the audio - recorded artists ' vocal performances . They receive US $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group for winning the competition . The winners of the thirteen seasons have been : Javier Colon , Jermaine Paul , Cassadee Pope , Danielle Bradbery , Tessanne Chin , Josh Kaufman , Craig Wayne Boyd , Sawyer Fredericks , Jordan Smith , Alisan Porter , Sundance Head , Chris Blue and Chloe Kohanski . </P>
what do they get for winning the voice
what do they get for winning the voice
US $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group
US $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group