NBC'S "THE VOICE" UNVEILS THE TOP 12 ARTISTS CHOSEN TONIGHT TO REPRESENT TEAM CHRISTINA, TEAM CEELO, TEAM ADAM AND TEAM BLAKE AS THE LIVE SHOWS HEAT UP

The Top 12 Artists and Teams Are: Team Adam: Amanda Brown, Bryan Keith and Melanie Martinez; Team Blake: Cassadee Pope, Michaela Paige and Terry McDermott; Team Christina: Adriana Louise, Dez Duron and Sylvia Yacoub; and Team CeeLo: Cody Belew, Nicholas David and Trevin Hunte.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - November 8, 2012 - Tonight on NBC's "The Voice," the Live Playoffs came to a dramatic close as the Top 20 artists were whittled down to the Top 12 as coaches Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton each filled up their teams with three artists to round out the final 12 competitors.

The Top 12 artists and teams are: Team Adam: Amanda Brown, Bryan Keith and Melanie Martinez; Team Blake: Cassadee Pope, Michaela Paige and Terry McDermott; Team Christina: Adriana Louise, Dez Duron and Sylvia Yacoub; and Team CeeLo: Cody Belew, Nicholas David and Trevin Hunte.

On Monday, November 12 (8-10 p.m. ET), the same Top 12 artists will hit the live performance stage to sing for America's votes. The two artists with the least votes will be sent home in the Live Results show on Tuesday, November 13 (8-9 p.m. ET).

In the final live performance phase of the competition, the top artists from each team will compete each week against each other during a live broadcast. The television audience will vote to save their favorite artists and the two artists with the lowest number of votes will be sent home each week, no matter what team they are on. In the end, one will be named "The Voice" and will receive the grand prize of a recording contract.

The coaches' teams are listed below. More information on the team members can be found at http://www.nbc.com/TheVoice/.

TEAM CHRISTINA

Adriana Louise (age 22) - Brooklyn, NY Follow on Twitter: @AdrianaLouise Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdrianaLouiseMusic

Dez Duron (age 25) - Chicago Heights, Ill. Follow on Twitter: @DezDuron Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DezDuronMusic

Sylvia Yacoub (age 19) - Muskegon, Mich. Follow on Twitter: @SylvsYacoub Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sylvsyacoub

TEAM CEELO

Cody Belew (age 27) - Nashville, Tenn. Follow on Twitter: @CodyBelew Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codybelew

Nicholas David (age 31) - Egan, Minn. Follow on Twitter: @TheFeelin Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefeelin

Trevin Hunte (age 18) - Queens, NY Follow on Twitter: @Tamor_11 Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrevinHunteOfficial

TEAM ADAM

Amanda Brown (age 27) - Bronx, NY Follow on Twitter: @Amanda__Brown Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaBrownOfficial

Bryan Keith (age 22) - Bronx, NY Follow on Twitter: @Bryanpeeps Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BryanKeithNYC

Melanie Martinez (age 17) - Baldwin, NY Follow on Twitter: @MelanieLBBH Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melaniemartinezmusic

TEAM BLAKE

Cassadee Pope (age 22) - Los Angeles, Calif. Follow on Twitter: @CassadeePope Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CassadeePopeMusic

Michaela Paige (age 16) - Boca Raton, FL Follow on Twitter: @FLASinger1 Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelaPaigeSings

Terry McDermott (age 35) - Aberdeen, Scotland Follow on Twitter: @TerryMacMusic Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Terry-McDermott-Music

"The Voice" features the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the blockbuster vocal competition show's third season. Celebrity musician coaches Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton return along with Carson Daly as host and Christina Milian as Social Media Correspondent.

"The Voice" is a presentation of One Three Inc. (a Hearst/Mark Burnett company), Talpa Media USA Inc. and Warner Horizon Television. The series is created by John de Mol, who executive-produces along with Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn Bakkers and Lee Metzger.

For contestant embeddable clips and full episodes of "The Voice" please visit NBC.com's official show site: http://www.nbc.com/TheVoice/

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