| The Voice of Germany | |
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| Season 9 | |
| Hosted by | |
| Coaches |
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| Winner | Claudia Emmanuela Santoso |
| Winning coach | Alice Merton |
| Runner-up | Erwin Kintop |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Original release | September 12 – November 10, 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
The ninth season of the talent show The Voice of Germany premiered on September 12, 2019 on ProSieben and on September 15, 2019 on Sat.1.[1] The coaches were the singer and songwriter Mark Forster returning for his third season, while songwriter and singer Rea Garvey, who last coached in the fifth season returned alongside new coaches, pop musician Alice Merton and rapper Sido, who replaced Michi & Smudo, Yvonne Catterfeld and Michael Patrick Kelly.[2] For the first time in its history, the show featured a fifth coach, Nico Santos, who selected contestants to participate in The Voice: Comeback Stage by SEAT.[3] Meanwhile hosts Thore Schölermann returned for his eighth season and Lena Gercke returned for her fifth season.[4]
Claudia Emmanuela Santoso was named the winner of the season on November 10, 2019; making her the third foreigner contestant (first artist born completely outside of Europe) to win in the show's history, marking Alice Merton's first and only win. She is the first and (so far) only female coach, as well as the youngest coach to win a season of The Voice of Germany.