The Voice is a show.
Alisan Porter . In 2016 , she auditioned for NBC 's The Voice , earning a spot on Team Christina . The Voice is an American reality television singing competition broadcast on NBC . The winner is determined by television viewers voting by telephone , Internet , SMS text , and iTunes Store purchases of the audio-recorded artists ' vocal performances . The Voice began airing on April 26 , 2011 , as a spring TV season program . The Voice of Holland , also known as TVOH , is a Dutch reality television competition , created by John de Mol , airing on RTL4 .