Dan + Shay Advised Blake Shelton's Team On Season 20 Of "The Voice", Three Years Before They Became Coaches Themselves

Dan + Shay made their debut as the first coaching duo on the United States version of the singing competition The Voice in early 2024. Leading up that, the guys had performed on the finale episode of the show for a few seasons starting in 2018. They also were advisors to country music superstar Blake Shelton's team during the battle rounds at the beginning of 2021 during season 20 of the long running NBC show.

Each time I watched Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney perform their hits on the finale episodes and especially when I got to witness them advising Shelton's team in 2021, I had a really good feeling they would be amazing coaches on the show in the future, and that is what happened last year! I really listened to the feedback and advice they gave to every contestant on Shelton's team during season 20, and they all listened and incorporated the things into their performances. The same thing happened when I watched Team Dan + Shay compete in every round in 2024. Stay tuned for future posts to read what advice and feedback the guys gave to their team.

When Smyers and Mooney were announced as Team Blake's battle round advisors in 2021, they took to their Instagram account on March 29, 2021 and posted a silly selfie with Shelton on the set along with a funny caption.

"not sure if "@nbcthevoice knew what they were getting into when we were asked to join @blakeshelton's team as advisers this season," the duo wrote. "tune in tonight at 8/7c for our first episode of the show! trust us, you don't want to miss this. 😂"

Screenshot courtesy of Dan + Shay's Instagram account on March 29, 2021