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Blake Shelton is one of the highest paid judges on the NBC singing competition show, The Voice. Not surprising considering he’s been a part of it since its debut on April 26, 2011.

The series was a hit right out the game. The proof — it’s currently in its 16th season! Shelton and Girls Like You singer Adam Levine are the only two judges who have remained in their judge’s chairs from jump.

Over the years they’ve been joined by an impressive roster of coaches and hosts including Shelton’s lady love, Gwen Stefani. With sixteen seasons under his belt, Shelton has to have an impressive amount of wins, right?

Blake Shelton’s first ‘The Voice’ win

Shelton wasn’t lucky enough to take home the first set of bragging rights for The Voice; those went to Levine. He wasn’t far behind though as he won the following season much to Levine, CeeLo Green, and Jennifer Lopez’s dismay! 

Sadly Jermaine Paul, like many other winners, failed to shine right away. While he previously toured as a backup singer for Alicia Keys and other high-profile artists, his solo projects post his win didn’t fair well. His cover of I Believe I Can Fly topped off at No.83 for the Billboard Hot 100. His second release, Soul Man, didn’t even make the list. Despite his initial songs not doing so well, the strong vocalist is currently worth a whopping $1 million. 

Shelton won the third season too

Adding insult to injury Shelton took home the win two seasons in a row, beating out the same three judges. This time Cassadee Pope was the singer who led Shelton to victory. Pope faired much better than his prior protégé. The talented vocalist was already knee-deep in music before becoming a contestant on the show. She got her start as the lead singer for the rock bandHey Monday. In 2012 she decided to go solo so joining The Voice was the perfect move.

After winning the competition, she became the first female winner. Her debut album, Frame by Frame, made it to the No.9 of the Billboard 200 charts. It also made it to No.1 on the Top Country Albums list and sold an impressive 43,000 copies in its first week. 

And then the fourth season with Danielle Bradbery

For season four of The Voice, there was a changeup in the judges. Now Shelton had to compete against the man behind Justin Bieber, Usher, and Alejandro singer Shakira. Despite the tough competition, Shelton walked away with his third win thanks to Danielle Bradbery.

Bradberry is one of many success stories that have come from The Voice. While on the show she turned three of the four chairs, a testament to her future. She was also one of the youngest to take home a trophy at the time. She went on to release her self-titled album in 2013. The hit song My Day was even featured during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics promotional campaign. A bit of exposure that definitely boosted her notoriety.  

Shelton went on to win three more seasons

Shelton’s next three wins were much more spaced out. He won season seven with Craig Wayne Boyd by his side. He won season eleven with the fantastic Jason “Sundance” Head. His most recent win was during season thirteen thanks to Chloe Kohanski.

Of the three, two have amassed extremely impressive net worths. Sundance is currently worth an astounding $450,000. Boyd is worth more quadruple that at $2.3 million. Kohanski is only worth $150,000 for now but considering her more recent win; she has plenty of time to catch up to her predecessors!

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