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The tenth season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on February 29, 2016, on NBC. Carson Daly returned as the show's host. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Pharrell Williams all returned as coaches. Meanwhile, Christina Aguilera returned after a one-season hiatus, replacing Gwen Stefani who did not return as a coach for this season, however instead served as an advisor for Team Blake in the Battle Rounds.
For the first time in the show's history, iTunes bonus multipliers were now applied to performances for live performances during the finals in addition to the "Cumulative iTunes Vote Total"; duets were now made eligible for downloads but does not count as a vote for iTunes, although this would later became intact a year later in season twelve.
Alisan Porter was named the winner of the season, marking Christina Aguilera's first win as a coach. Aguilera also became the first female coach to win a season of The Voice, and Porter is the oldest female winner. Additionally, Porter became the first female singer to win a season in any major singing competition in North America (USA, Canada, and Mexico), excluding Got Talent franchises since female artists achieve a quadruple of winners in 2013: Alex and Sierra's victory on X Factor USA season 3, Candice Glover won American Idol season 12, Danielle Bradbery won season 4 of The Voice USA, and Tessanne Chin won season 5 of The Voice USA.
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