During the second blind auditions of "The Voice UK", which was aired on March 31, 2012, Denise Pearson (credited as Denis Pearson) covered "Fighter". She was selected to Sir Tom Jones team as a result. American actor Darren Criss, portrayed as his fictional character Blaine Anderson, performed the song on the episode "Big Brother" of the FOX popular TV show "Glee", aired on April 10, 2012. The version peaked at number 58 on the Hot Digital Songs and at number 85 on the Canadian Hot 100. Singer CeCe Frey, a participant of the second season of US show "The X Factor", made a cover of the song. Sylvia Yacoub from Aguilera's team on the third season of "The Voice" also recorded a version of the song.