'The Voice' narrows field to top 12 artists as competition heats up

Each coach to guide three singers in quest for to be named season eight champion

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, April 13 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT).

Each of the celebrity musician coaches - Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera 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 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. The singer with the lowest number of votes will be sent home each week until one winner is announced as "The Voice."

Also, 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, "Battle Rounds," "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

Brian Johnson/Cleveland/@bwjohnsonmusic

Deanna Johnson/Hazelhurst, Georgia/@DeannaJohnson23

Joshua Davis/Traverse City, Michigan/@joshuadavismusic

#TEAMBLAKE

Artist/Hometown/Twitter

Hannah Kirby/Sulphur Springs, Texas/@iamhannahkirby

Meghan Linsey/New Orleans/@meghanlinsey

Corey Kent White/Bixby, Oklahoma/@coreykentwhite

#TEAMCHRISTINA

Artist/Hometown/Twitter

India Carney/Brooklyn/@IndiaCarney

Kimberly Nichole/Seattle/@KimNicky

Rob Taylor/Baton Rouge, Louisiana/@itsrobtaylor

#TEAMPHARRELL

Artist/Hometown/Twitter

Sawyer Fredericks/Fultonville/@sawyerfrdrx

Koryn Hawthorne/Abbeville, Louisiana/@KorynHawthorne

Mia Z/Hyde Park, Pennsylvania/@MiaZanotti

"The Voice" is averaging a 4.1 rating, 13 share in adults 18-49 and 14.2 million viewers overall so far this season with its regular Monday and Tuesday editions, making it television's No. 1 unscripted series in adults 18-49 and most other key demographics. The seven Monday originals of the current cycle have ranked No. 1 for the night among "Big 4" entertainment programs, and the six Tuesday originals to date have also all finished No. 1 on the night among those networks.

Fans can visit NBC.com's official show site: http://www.nbc.com/TheVoice, and follow along on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NBCTheVoice and on Twitter at @NBCTheVoice and #TheVoice