Blake Shelton, the longest-tenured coach on "The Voice," introduced on Tuesday that he is leaving present after its twenty third season.
"I have been wrestling with this for some time and I've determined it is time for me step away from 'The Voice' after subsequent season," Shelton wrote in a press release. "This present has modified my life in each method for the higher and it'll at all times really feel like dwelling to me."
Shelton has been a coach on The Voice since its inception in 2011 and is its most profitable one, having introduced 31 singers to the present's finales aside from its fifth season. Eight of his singers have gone on to win a season.
"I've to offer an enormous shoutout to the singers – the 'Voices,' who come on this stage season after season and amaze us with their expertise and a particular thanks for individuals who selected me to be their coach," he wrote.
He mirrored on the "lifelong bonds" he made with host Carson Daly, spouse and fellow coach, Gwen Stefani, who he began courting in 2015 and later married in 2021, and different previous coaches. The nation music star additionally thanked the followers "who watch and help these artists, us coaches and everybody at 'The Voice' who're chase their goals."
"It could not occur with out you!" he wrote.
The Voice is at present in its twenty second season. Season 23 will air in 2023.