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Adam Levine will leave "The Voice" after 16 seasons. Former coach Gwen Stefani should replace him.
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Gwen Stefani might have said "shut up" – or maybe "do not speak" would be more appropriate – who would have been offered to come back to "The Voice". But in a new interview, the singer reveals that she was stunned by the invitation to come back.

"I'm so, so excited and so shocked," said Stefani, 49, to E! New. On a number of occasions, she has been on the track since she was a coach in seasons 7, 9 and 12. She replaces original coach Adam Levine, who was moving away after 16 seasons.

"Every season of my return, it was a shock, because they waited until the last minute (to tell you)," she told the branch. "I guess they really want you to be like: you like, take me."

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Gwen Stefani will resume her coaching duties in "The Voice". (Photo: Trae Patton / NBC)

Stefani will join coaches Blake Shelton (his boyfriend since 2015), John Legend (the victorious coach of the last season, which ended last month), and Kelly Clarkson.

Stefani said that she and Shelton had started "talking about the pillow and we are discussing (the strategy)," adding, "It's like" it still has to be competition ", a- she added, "and I was like" you have it. "

Although her work is "really fun", Stefani said she felt "a little overwhelmed by so many different things".

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"Because I have not done it for a while (and) because Adam will not be here," she says. "He is the first person to contact me and say," Hey, you have to do this show. The show is awesome, you'll love it. ""

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Levine's departure was Revealed on May 24th. In an Instagram post later in the day, the leader of the Maroon 5 group commented on his many seasons with the show he described as "incredible trick". He explained, "for me it was time to move on."

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