

The twenty-first season was also notable when Sasha Allen of Jim & Sasha Allen not only became the American version’s third openly transgender artist (after season 14's Angel Bonilla and season 17’s Dane Mautone of Dane & Stephanie) and second transgender male to turn a chair on the show, but also became the American version’s first transgender artist to have progressed to the Live Show rounds. Additionally, with Wendy Moten being named the runner-up, she is the oldest in the show's run, and along with Toneisha Harris (also from season 18), they are the highest placed African-American female singers in the show's history.

Meanwhile, Carson Daly returned for his twenty-first season as host.Īt the season finale, Girl Named Tom was crowned the winner of this season, marking Kelly Clarkson's fourth win as a coach and the first instance of a group act winning the show, as well as the second time that the first act to audition would go on to win the entire season, following Todd Tilghman's win in season 18.

Ariana Grande replaced Nick Jonas for her first season. Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend returned as coaches for their twenty-first, eighth, and sixth seasons, respectively.
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The twenty-first season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on September 20, 2021, on NBC.
