The Voice Kids (Dutch TV series)

*The Voice Kids*
The Voice Kids
Genre	Reality television
Created by	John de Mol;
Developed by	Talpa Content
Presented by	Martijn Krabbé; Wendy van Dijk; Jamai Loman; Buddy Vedder;
Judges	Marco Borsato; Angela Groothuizen; Nick & Simon; Ali B; Ilse Delange; Douwe Bob; Anouk; Sanne Hans; Snelle;
Voices of	Martijn Krabbé
Country of origin	Netherlands
Original language	Dutch
No. of seasons	10
No. of episodes	96
Production
Producer	Talpa Productions
Production locations	Studio 1, Aalsmeer (seasons 1); Studio 24, Hilversum (seasons 2–10)
Running time	120 minutes (inc. adverts)
Original release
Network	RTL 4 (2012–2021)
Release	January 27, 2012 –; June 4, 2021
Related
	The Voice of Holland; The Voice Senior;

The Voice Kids is a Dutch talent show produced by Talpa^[1] and broadcast on RTL 4^[2] since January 27, 2012. It was hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk in seasons 1 to 8. From season 9 to 10, it was hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Jamai Loman. Since season 11, it has been hosted by Buddy Vedder and Jamai Loman.

The show, developed after the success of The Voice of Holland, was made for children aged six to fourteen in the first season, and for those eight to fourteen in later seasons. The program was created by John de Mol,^[3] and after achieving success in the Netherlands, the concept was marketed worldwide.

Seasons 1, 2, and 3 all began one week after the last episode of The Voice of Holland of each year. Season 4 was broadcast eight weeks after the finale of The Voice of Holland and aired on Saturday evenings.^[4] Seasons 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 aired directly after The Voice of Holland on Friday evenings.

Fabiënne Bergmans was the winner of the first season. Laura van Kaamwas was the second season's winner and Ayoub Maach won the third. Each received a record deal with 8ball Music, a music video, €10,000 scholarship and a trip to Disneyland Paris. Lucas Van Roekel won the fourth season, receiving a €10,000 scholarship and record deal. Esmée Schreurs won the fifth season and received a €25,000 scholarship, as did Iris Verhoek in the sixth season. Yosina Roemajauw won the seventh season and received a €25,000 scholarship and a single of her own. When she was 11, Silver Metz won the eighth season and received a €25,000 scholarship.^[5] Dax Hovius won the Voice Kids in the ninth season, earning a total of 25,000 euros. Emma Kok was the winner of season 10.

Format

The show consists of four phases: production auditions, Blind Auditions, The Battles, and the finale. The production auditions are held for the purpose of selecting good singers and are not filmed. Where in Idols, Popstars, and The X Factor, they would then audition in front of the judges, in The Voice Kids, they do a blind audition, which is similar to the theatre rounds in the previously mentioned talent shows. During the blind auditions, the judges/coaches choose singers based on musicality and voice. Each candidate will have the opportunity to sing a song of their choice for about one and a half minutes. If one of the judges/coaches decides to place the artist in their team, they must press the "I Want You" button. When two or more coaches want the same artist on their team, the artist must choose which coach they want to work with.

When all the teams are full, the artists go to the next round with their coaches. These are "The Battles". Each coach groups three singers together to battle against each other by singing a song chosen by the coach. Every battle has one winner, who is picked by the coach and one other person. The act that wins automatically goes to the "Sing Off". Each team will have five acts in the Sing Off. There, all artists must sing a song from the blind auditions. In each team, only two candidates can be chosen to go to the finals.

After the Sing Offs, there are six finalists (seasons 1-6; four from season 7 onward) who sing a song chosen in consultation with their coach. The audience at home can then vote on which act has to go home. The coaches decide together with the audience at home which act is eliminated; they each have half of the votes.

In the final stage, there is one finalist per team. The winner is named using public televoting.

Coaches and hosts

Marco Borsato, Nick & Simon and Angela Groothuizen were announced as the judges/coaches of the first season in 2011. Roel van Velzen was originally planned to participate in the jury but had to withdraw after he became a father during the scheduled shooting period. The hosts from the adult version, Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk, were announced as hosts of The Voice Kids. The jury remained the same until the fifth season, while the hosts remained the same until the ninth season.

On April 17, 2015, Nick & Simon confirmed at RTL Late Night that they would quit The Voice Kids because they had many other projects which receive priority. From season 5, Nick & Simon and Angela Groothuizen were replaced by coaches from the adult show, Ilse DeLange and Ali B.

On the seventh season of the show, for the first time in the show's history, The Voice Kids added a fourth coach, Douwe Bob.^[6]^[7] Douwe Bob was replaced by Anouk in the eighth season.^[8]

On 22 February 2019, it was reported that Jamai Loman would replace Wendy van Dijk as host for season 9, as Van Dijk had moved from RTL 4 to SBS6.^[9] On 14 June 2019, it was announced that Sanne Hans would replace Ilse DeLange for the ninth season.^[10] On 5 June 2020, during the season 9 finale, it was announced that DeLange would return to the panel as a regular coach alongside Ali B and Hans for the tenth season.^[11] On 18 July 2020, it was announced that Snelle would replace Marco Borsato for the tenth season. But in January 2022, there were assault allegations made against band members and some coaches on the adult version on the show, this caused The Voice, The Voice Kids and The Voice Senior to be suspended until an investigation took place. Coach Ali B was suspended from the show after allegations were made against him, Also, Marco Borsato (Who had already left the show) also had allegations made against him.

Coaches
Angela Groothuizen (2012–2015)
Nick & Simon (2012–2015)
Marco Borsato (2012–2020)
Ali B (2016–2021)
Ilse DeLange (2016–2019, 2021)
Douwe Bob (2018)
Anouk (2019–2020)
Sanne Hans (2020–2021)
Snelle (2021)

Timeline of coaches and hosts

Coaches	Seasons
Coaches	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Marco
Angela
Nick & Simon
Ali B
Ilse¹
Douwe Bob
Anouk
Sanne
Snelle

Host	Seasons
Host	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Martijn
Wendy
Jamai

Notes

^Note 1: Ilse was not a coach in season nine, but replaced Marco for the season's Live Shows.

Series overview

Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors.

Dutch *The Voice Kids* series overview
Season	First aired	Last aired	Winner	Runner-up	Third Place	Fourth Place	Winning coach	Presenters	Junior Reporter	Coaches (chairs' order)
Season	First aired	Last aired	Winner	Runner-up	Third Place	Fourth Place	Winning coach	Presenters	Junior Reporter	1	2	3	4
1	27 Jan 2012	23 Mar 2012	Fabiënne Bergmans	Vajèn Bosch	Dave Dekker	No fourth finalist	Angela Groothuizen	Martijn Krabbé, Wendy van Dijk	Bram Bos	Marco	Nick & Simon	Angela	No fourth coach
2	21 Dec 2012	15 Feb 2013	Laura van Kaam	Irene Dings	Jurre Otto		Marco Borsato		Finn Karels
3	27 Dec 2013	21 Feb 2014	Ayoub Maach	Isabel Provoost	Stephanie Habets		Marco Borsato		Jarmo de Rek
4	14 Feb 2015	11 Apr 2015	Lucas van Roekel	Joy Schulte	Robin Buijs		Nick & Simon		Lara Bakker
5	6 Feb 2016	1 Apr 2016	Esmée Schreurs	Imani Al Ebate	Selenay Dagdelen		Ilse DeLange		Job Cremers		Ilse	Ali B
6	24 Feb 2017	21 Apr 2017	Iris Verhoek	Merle Velthuis	Thijs Overpelt		Ali B		Denne O'Herne			Ali B
7	23 Feb 2018	20 Apr 2018	Yosina Roemajauw	Eefje de Geus	Kaylee Landegent	Stella de Geus	Marco Borsato		Merijn Rootlieb			Douwe Bob	Ali B
8	1 Mar 2019	26 Apr 2019	Silver Metz	Ralph Moerman	Robin Tinge	Sezina Steur	Ali B		Priscilla & Anouk			Anouk
9	6 Mar 2020	5 June 2020	Dax Hovius	Jasmijn Schroder	Rogier Baris	Sham Tesfai	Sanne Hans	Krabbé, Jamai Loman	Kaylee Landegent		Sanne	Anouk
10	2 Apr 2021	4 June 2021	Emma Kok	Faela van Deyzen	Marc Floor ten Brinke	Soufiane Soussan	Ali B	Krabbé, Jamai Loman	Jasmijn Schroder	Sanne	Snelle	Ilse

Coaches' teams

Winner

Runner-up

Third place

Fourth place

Eliminated in the Final

Eliminated in the Sing-off

Eliminated in the Battles

Season 1 (2012)

Coaches	Top 45 Kids
Marco	Vajèn	Melissa	Bram	Louise	Zendé
	Aisha	Amy	Caroline	Eline	Gabbi
	Maurits	Milo	Noémi	Serena	Shalisa
Nick & Simon	Dave	Channah	Bente	Milou	Pim
	Chaima	Daya	Donny	Hadjer	Lois
	Maxime	Romy	Ruben	Suze	Zoë
Angela	Fabiënne	Lieke	Amy	Brett	Vinchenzo
	Aïsha	Annelotte	Brittany	Elaine	Jessie
	Lennart	Lowieke	Mannus	Maxime	Rosan

Season 2 (2013)

Coaches	Top 45 Kids
Marco	Laura	Jesse	Chelsea	Emma	Karijn
	Anne	Celine	Finn	Hannah	Jasmijn
	Jeske	Lindsay	Lyonne	Paddy	Piet
Nick & Simon	Irene	Joep	Amy	Chloë	Dani
	Des'ray	Esmee	Irie	Lynn	Maartje
	Maren	Marly	Shivani	Thijs	Tigo
Angela	Jurre	Silvana	Emma	Eva	Kim
	Cheyenne	Daantje	Dounia	Ellie	Joël
	Julia	Kerla	Nina	Rachel	Roan

Season 3 (2014)

Coaches	Top 45 Kids
Marco	Ayoub	Demi	Dionne	Georgiefa	Pip
	Alyssa	Ieke	Madelief	Merel	Renee
	Rianne	Robin	Roeland	Souhaila	Stefania
Nick & Simon	Isabel	Katrina	Cas	Emmy	Jarmo
	Anouk	Bodine	Floor	Ilse	Lara
	Marlies	Merle	Noa	Pim	Romy
Angela	Stephanie	Nieloefaar	Fauve	Iris	Nikki
	Bodi	Ilse	Iris	Kaitlyn	Kjelwyn
	Luka	Luka	Melissa	Noaquin	Yara

Season 4 (2015)

Coaches	Top 45 Kids
Marco	Robin	Redouan	Bogus	Florence	Sam
	Carmen	Chloe	Isabella	Karel	Luuk
	Mats	Shidainy	Simon	Silke	Stan
Nick & Simon	Lucas	Robine	Deniek	Kaylee	Stef
	Bart	Emanuela	Geranne	Isis	Jennifer
	Liz	Nanouk	Noa	Rosy	Uma
Angela	Joy	Numidia	Britney	Lara	Rafke
	Davy	Emerance	Fienne	Jerome	Kyra
	Marijn	Meike	Rafke	Sam	Shanelle

Season 5 (2016)

Coaches	Top 45 Kids
Marco	Selenay	Bodine	Charlotte	Julie	Sammie
	Alyssa	Anouk	Bram	Isabel	Jada & Senna
	Job	Kwint	Lindsey	Lois	Maaike
Ilse	Esmée	Jaco	Britt	Britt	Isabelle
	Anna	Diego	Ilya	Jesse	Mannus
	Marise	Maya	Pien	Roos	Yoni
Ali B	Imani	Alexander	Des'ray	Rilona	Zakaria
	June	Beau	Maurice	Sezina	Lesley
	Claire	Germario	Valena	Jayliënne	Melissa

Season 6 (2017)

Coaches	Top 45 Kids
Marco	Merle	Noa	Kato	Sanne	Tyra
	Denne	Jean	Jessica	Maya	Michelle
	Rosa	Sophie	Stef	Tess	Wieke
Ilse	Thijs	Raya	Fenne	Lois	Marijn
	Felicia	Jada	Julia	Kimiya	Lindi
	Max	Niels	Nienke	Sam	Toby
Ali B	Iris	Anna	Chavanté	Loeki	Gwen
	Amélie	Luana	Martijn	Romy	Lygeena
	Max	Kaylee	Max	Roula	Jairo

Season 7 (2018)

Coaches	Top 48 Kids
Marco	Yosina	Anne	Cyanne	Karlijn
	Baukje	Eline	Emma	Jazz
	Kiya	Madelief	Myron	Rosalyn
Ilse	Eefje	Billie	Sem	Vlera
	Anouk	Cloë	Fabienne	Maya
	Thomas	Tim	Sabien	Sita
Douwe Bob	Kaylee	Lindsey	Sammie	Sterre
	Alexander	Blieta	Bram	Manouk
	Nova	Sanna	Thijs	Thimo
Ali B	Stella	Montana	Nikia	Joran
	Mitchell	Senna	Robine	Reduan
	Roya	Fariñho	Sofie	Cain

Season 8 (2019)

Coaches	Top 47 Kids
Marco	Sezina	Britt	Janae	Keelan
	Britte	Lars	Lilia	Lindita
	Marit	Mirthe	Nancy	Roos
Ilse	Ralph	Amy	Louise	Pascale
	Danique	Estelle	Indi	Merel
	Nishelsea	Noa	Sien	Teun
Anouk	Robin	Ashley	Carlotta	Isabelle
	Feej	Jens	Madelon	Marly
	Morgaine	Norah	Rilona	Rosalie
Ali B	Silver	Anouk	Benjamin	Priscilla
	Sam	Claude	Eva	Luit
	Naomi	Samuel	Tijs

Season 9 (2020)

Coaches	Top 48 Kids
Marco	Jasmijn	Beau	Isabeau	Merle
	Brandon	Ceder	Hanne	Joëlla
	Nora	Roos	Sabien	Sam
Sanne	Dax	Essi	Sarah	Thomas
	Jules	Julia	Loïs	Marie
	Melissa	Merle	Stian	Yentl
Anouk	Rogier	Jada	Milika	Romy
	Angelina	Faye	Lenya	Maud
	Riley	Romana	Silvan	Thijmen
Ali B	Sham	Elif	Ilyza	Lyova
	Asija	Bobby	Frida	Missy
	Mylena	Noa	Sofie	Zoë

Season 10 (2021)

Coaches	Top 50 Kids
Sanne	Soufiane	Bente	Daniël	Elaine
	Celia	Dolce	Kaj	Linn
	Miles	Noa	Sam	Timme
Snelle	Marc Floor	Eva	Manouk	Shanoa
	Alex	Eden	Josephine	Joya
	Liz	Lynn	Mijntje	Thijs
Ilse	Faela	Ayah	Guusje	Merle
	Sapphire	Amy	Inanna	Jenai
	Lilia	Meyra	Queen-Zhanel	Robin
	Roos	Tyar
Ali B	Emma	Eliahna	Febe	Sema
	Aysara	Loeka	Mayasara	Nimrod
	Pluim	Ryan	Sunflower & Gina	Zahra

Notes

References

^ "Talpa Media". Talpa Media. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
^ "The Voice Kids - RTL4". www.thevoicekids.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
^ "John de Mol". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
^ "Nieuwe onderdelen in The Voice in concurrentiestrijd". AD.nl, 24. August 2014.
^ "Dit is de winnaar van The Voice Kids 2019". AD.NL. April 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
^ "Douwe Bob vierde coach in The Voice Kids". Show.nl (in Dutch). April 21, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ "Douwe Bob nieuwe coach The Voice Kids". telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-05-01.
^ "Douwe Bob stopt als coach bij The Voice Kids, Anouk volgt hem op". Show.nl (in Dutch). April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ "The Voice of Holland blijft bij RTL en Chantal vervangt Wendy". Retrieved February 22, 2019.
^ "Miss Montreal wordt ook coach bij The Voice Kids". 14 June 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ "Ilse DeLange keert terug als coach in The Voice Kids". 5 June 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

[1] "Talpa Media". Talpa Media. Retrieved 2019-07-01.

[2] "The Voice Kids - RTL4". www.thevoicekids.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2019-07-01.

[3] "John de Mol". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-01.

[4] "Nieuwe onderdelen in The Voice in concurrentiestrijd". AD.nl, 24. August 2014.

[5] "Dit is de winnaar van The Voice Kids 2019". AD.NL. April 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

[6] "Douwe Bob vierde coach in The Voice Kids". Show.nl (in Dutch). April 21, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.

[7] "Douwe Bob nieuwe coach The Voice Kids". telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-05-01.

[8] "Douwe Bob stopt als coach bij The Voice Kids, Anouk volgt hem op". Show.nl (in Dutch). April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.

[9] "The Voice of Holland blijft bij RTL en Chantal vervangt Wendy". Retrieved February 22, 2019.

[10] "Miss Montreal wordt ook coach bij The Voice Kids". 14 June 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

[11] "Ilse DeLange keert terug als coach in The Voice Kids". 5 June 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

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