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![The Voice contestants Bryan Olesen, Nathan Chester and Zoe Levert The Voice contestants Bryan Olesen, Nathan Chester and Zoe Levert standing together onstage](https://aarp.widen.net/content/fjo9z1cil0/jpeg/GettyImages-2149563798.jpg?crop=true&anchor=12,116&q=80&color=ffffffff&u=2xkwh0&w=2009&h=1154)
It’s a big week for fans of The Voice, a music competition show beloved by people over 50 — the median viewer is 64.8 years old — and this season, one contestant is 50. The hopefuls in Season 25 have warbled their way through months of blind auditions, battles, knockouts and playoffs. The surviving 12 wannabes start slugging it out May 6, when live performances begin, shifting power from the coaches to the fans, who will vote via The Voice website or app. Eight will be voted through, and the four at the bottom will compete for the Instant Save. Results will be unveiled May 7. Those nine will advance to the live semifinal showdown May 13, with five finalists revealed on May 14.
The grand finale arrives May 20. But that’s really Finale Eve, a night of last-stand vocal combat to determine who will impress the most voters. The suspense ends May 21 with a star-studded extravaganza and the crowning of the 25th season’s victor, who walks away with $100,000 and a Universal Music Group record contract.
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The dozen singers vying for the honor have aced boot camp, undergoing high-pressure performances and rigorous training with coaches and mentors. This season saw the return of coaches John Legend, Reba McEntire, 69, and Chance the Rapper. Dan + Shay, the show’s first coach twosome, completed the panel. Each coach votes for a contender by spinning their chair around; if more than one does so, the singer picks which coach’s team to join.
The Voice airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, except for the May 21 program, which starts at 9 p.m.
Here’s the lowdown on the 12 still standing:
TEAM LEGEND
![The Voice contestant Bryan Olesen The Voice contestant Bryan Olesen smiling in front of a microphone with his electric guitar during the Pretaped Playoffs](https://aarp.widen.net/content/0wlsffthat/jpeg/NUP_202390_00251.jpg?crop=true&anchor=9,49&q=80&color=ffffffff&u=2xkwh0&w=986&h=566)
Bryan Olesen
Bio highlights: At 50, the divorced father of three is the season’s oldest and most experienced artist. The Hartford, Connecticut, native cofounded VOTA, a prominent Christian band whose music supports such causes as the fight against human trafficking. Bryan played guitar for the Newsboys on a world tour.
Voice high notes: Three chairs swiveled (signifying that three coaches liked what they heard) for Bryan’s rousing “Love Runs Out,” a OneRepublic hit. Then he scored a pass to skip the knockouts with a sizzling version of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.”
![The Voice contestant Nathan Chester The Voice contestant Nathan Chester smiling during the Season 25 Pretaped Playoffs](https://aarp.widen.net/content/lp9virzhba/jpeg/NUP_202390_00340.jpg?crop=true&anchor=6,9&q=80&color=ffffffff&u=2xkwh0&w=656&h=985)
Nathan Chester
Bio highlights: Raised in Chicago by a single mother, Nathan began singing and playing guitar in childhood and caught the musical theater bug in high school. He works as a singer on cruise ships, a job that took him around the globe and introduced him to his girlfriend and partner Emily. The couple is crafting several shows designed for cruise ships.
Voice high notes: Nathan’s soulful delivery of Al Green’s “Take Me to the River” earned him a spot on Legend’s team, and he has maintained that high bar all season with roof-raising covers including the Beatles’ “Oh! Darling” and Elvin Bishop’s “Fooled Around and Fell in Love.”
![The Voice contestant Zoe Levert The Voice contestant Zoe Levert smiling as she holds a microphone onstage during The Blind Auditions of Season 25](https://aarp.widen.net/content/o9eve6vr4f/jpeg/NUP_202005_07496.jpg?crop=true&anchor=11,40&q=80&color=ffffffff&u=2xkwh0&w=980&h=563)
Zoe Levert
Bio highlights: The daughter of a traveling pastor, Zoe was constantly on the move as a child. She taught herself piano and began posting her rewrites and Taylor Swift covers online. She’s written more than 200 original songs and performs her music in her hometown New Orleans, where she and fiancé Ryan are full-time students.
Voice high notes: Zoe flaunted her country chops in The Chicks’ “Cowboy Take Me Away,” then submitted a revitalized version of “Iris,” the Goo Goo Dolls’ ’90s hit.
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