NBC's THE VOICE Narrows Field to Top 12 Artists

NBC's Emmy Award-winning musical competition series "The Voice" has revealed the top 12 artists, all of whom will compete for the title beginning Monday, Nov. 17 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT).

Each of the celebrity musician coaches - Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams - will have three artists on their respective teams. At the end of each Tuesday episode, at least two performers will be eliminated until there is only one champion.

In addition, during each live results show, the artists with the lowest number of votes will be eligible for the "Instant Save." These artists will each perform a new song that represents why they should earn the save. Then, America will have the opportunity to save their favorite performer by tweeting out #VoiceSave along with the artist's name. At least two singers with the lowest number of votes will be sent home each week until one winner is announced as "The Voice."

Also, for the first time, viewers will be able to tweet their instant save choices from within "The Voice" official app. Fans can download the free app on the App Store or get it on Google Play.

The top 12 have gone through the blind auditions, battles, knockouts and live playoffs. Now, each artist will perform weekly in hopes to move forward and become the winner of "The Voice."

The 12 artists remaining in the competition are:

#TEAMADAM

Artist Hometown Twitter

Chris Jamison Pittsburgh, PA @iamchrisjamison

Damien Lawson Monroe, LA @iamdamienmusic

Matt McAndrew Barnegat Light, NJ @mattmcandrew

#TEAMBLAKE

Artist Hometown Twitter

Craig Wayne Boyd Nashville, TN @cwbyall

Jessie Pitts Birmingham, AL @jessiepitts724

Reagan James Burleson, TX @thereaganjames

#TEAMGWEN

Artist Hometown Twitter

Anita Antoinette Kingston, Jamaica /Boston, MA @anitantoinette

Ryan Sill Sterling, VA @ryansill

Taylor John Williams Portland, OR @mrtaylorjohn

#TEAMPHARRELL

Artist Hometown Twitter

DaNica Shirey York, PA @nicashirey

Luke Wade Fort Worth, TX @lukewademusic

Sugar Joans Los Angeles, CA @sugarjoans

Through the season's opening seven weeks, "The Voice" ranks as television's #1 reality series in both adults 18-49 and total viewers, with its Monday andTuesday editions combining to average a 4.3 rating, 13 share in adults 18-49 and 14.0 million viewers overall, according to "most current" figures from Nielsen Media Research. The Monday edition is the #6 entertainment series on the Big 4 networks so far this season with a 4.5 average in 18-49, which combines with "The Blacklist" to make NBC's Monday the season's top-rated entertainment lineup on those networks.

"The Voice" is a presentation of United Artists Media Group (an MGM company), Talpa Media USA Inc. and Warner HORIZON Television. The series was created by John de Mol, who serves as executive producer along with Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Marc Jansen and Lee Metzger.

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