The Voice Kids (Philippine TV series)

The Voice Kids is a Philippine television reality talent competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel and GMA Network. Based on the Dutch television series The Voice Kids, it is a spin-off of The Voice of the Philippines. Originally directed by Johnny Manahan, it was original hosted by Luis Manzano and Alex Gonzaga. It premiered on May 24, 2014 on ABS-CBN on the network's evening line up replacing Bet on Your Baby. The show has aired five seasons, 103 episodes and 2 specials.

The Voice Kids
Season 6 title card
GenreReality competition
Created byJohn de Mol
Based onThe Voice Kids (2012)
Written by
  • Aol Rivera
  • Garlic Garcia
  • Waldo Bautista
Directed by
Presented by
Judges
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes103 + 2 specials
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Tarah Anne Buslon
  • Jose Paolo Fajardo
  • Jerome Carlos Vargas
  • Olivia Zarate
Production locations
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time47–50 minutes
Production companies
  • ABS-CBN Studios (2014–19)
  • Talpa Media (2014–2019)
  • GMA Entertainment Group (since 2024)
Original release
Network
ReleaseMay 24, 2014 (2014-05-24) –
present
Related

Overview edit

The Voice Kids is a reality television series that started from the Dutch television series with the same title, which was a spin-off of the Dutch series The Voice of Holland. The series features three coaches searching for a batch of talented new kids, who could become the Philippines' new child singing superstar. The coaches will judge a contestant termed by the show as "artist" with only their vocal talent without prejudice to their physical appearance.[3]

The contestants who have advanced from the audition round would be split into three teams, whom are mentored by three coaches in terms of singing which in the show, who in turn would collaborate with them and choose songs for their contestants to perform. Since the third season, kids ages six to twelve years old can participate.

There are five stages in the show: producers' auditions, blind auditions, battles, sing-offs and live shows.[3][4]

  • Producers' auditions – not shown on television. Different judges on auditions where the team will travel in and out of the country to find the best of the best to participate in the next set of auditions, "The Blind Auditions."
  • Blind auditions – first televised stage where auditionees will be given a minimum of ninety seconds to sing. The coaches of the show will be sitting on a chair facing away from the auditionees.[5] If a coach like what they hear and want to mentor the artist for the next stage, they will push a button on their chair that would turn the chair around to face the auditionees. When a coach turns for an artist, that artist will be included in their team. When more than one coach turns around, the choice to pick a who will be the mentor goes to the auditionees. If no coach turns their chair the auditionees' journey ends. The coaches have a certain number of artists in their team.[6] who will be advancing to the next round.[7][8][9]
  • The Battles – coaches will build up his team for "The Sing-offs", and group his artists into groups of three. Per group, they will be given a single song to sing together. A singing showdown commences in the Battle stage where the contestant whom the coach deemed performed better will advance to the next round.[10] Steals were added in the fourth season, where coaches can steal one losing contestant from a different team.[11]
  • The Sing-offs[6] – each coach will pick a certain number of artists (2 in the first two seasons and 3 in the next three seasons) in order to advance to the semi-finals.[10]
  • Live shows – the semi-final round and the final round. Results are based from the public votes.[10]

Development edit

On November 18, 2013, Lauren Dyogi, ABS-CBN's business unit head, announced that there would be a kids version of The Voice of the Philippines.[12] It was launched after the success of the first season of The Voice of the Philippines.[13][14] Auditions were announced in the same month.[12]

The first open call auditions were held on November 23, 2013, at Metro Gaisano Pacific Mall in Mandaue, Cebu and was open to kids aged 8 to 14 years old.[15][16] It was followed by an audition held on December 1, 2013, at the Newport Mall in Resorts World Manila.[17] In 2014, auditions for the Visayas, Mindanao, and Metro Manila were held on January 11,[18] 18 and 25 respectively. A separate audition for Luzon was held on February 1.[19]

The auditions for the second season was held on March 7, 2015, at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Other auditions were held at several cities. The age of the auditionees were reduced to aged 7 to 13 from the first season's aged 8 to 14.[20]

Hosts edit

Hosts
Luis Manzano
Robi Domingo
Yeng Constantino
Kim Chiu
Toni Gonzaga
The Voice Kids hosts
Host Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6
Luis Manzano
Alex Gonzaga
Robi Domingo
Yeng Constantino
Kim Chiu
Toni Gonzaga
Bianca Gonzalez
Legend
  Featured as a host.
  Featured as a backstage host.

On March 17, 2014, Luis Manzano and Alex Gonzaga were announced as the hosts.[21] The second season was hosted by Manzano, along with Robi Domingo and Yeng Constantino.[22] Domingo and Constantino replaced Gonzaga as the backstage and social media host. In the third season, Kim Chiu replaced Constantino.[23] For the fourth season, Toni Gonzaga replaced Manzano. Robi Domingo returned as its backstage host. During the fifth season, Domingo returned as a host, with Bianca Gonzalez replacing Toni Gonzaga as a host.[24]

Coaches edit

Coaches
Lea Salonga
Bamboo Mañalac
Sarah Geronimo
Sharon Cuneta
KZ Tandingan
Martin Nievera
The Voice Kids coaches
Coach Team name Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6
Bamboo Mañalac Kamp Kawayan
Lea Salonga FamiLea
Sarah Geronimo Team Sarah
Sharon Cuneta Team Sharon
KZ Tandingan Team Supreme
Martin Nievera MarTeam

Lea Salonga, Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Mañalac all served as coaches for the first two seasons of the show.[22] Salonga and Mañalac returned as coaches for the third season.[25] On April 4, 2016, Geronimo left the show.[26] On May 2, 2016, Sharon Cuneta joined as a coach for the third season.[27] On December 19, 2022, KZ Tandingan and Martin Nievera were both announced to replace Geronimo and Salonga for the fifth season of the show.[28]

Seasons edit

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
120May 24, 2014 (2014-05-24)July 27, 2014 (2014-07-27)
226June 6, 2015 (2015-06-06)August 30, 2015 (2015-08-30)
328May 28, 2016 (2016-05-28)August 28, 2016 (2016-08-28)
428August 3, 2019 (2019-08-03)November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03)
525February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25)May 21, 2023 (2023-05-21)
6TBA2024 (2024)TBA

Teams edit

In each season, each coach chooses a number of acts to progress to the live shows (two for the first two seasons, three since season three). This table shows, for each season, which artists he or she put through to the live shows. In each series, artists advance to the Grand Finals via the public votes, either regardless of their teams (for the first two seasons) or team-based (since season three).

Winners are in denoted in boldface; stolen artists are italicized.

Contestant placing
Season Coaches and their finalists
1 Lea Salonga Bamboo Mañalac Sarah Geronimo
Darlene Vibares Juan Karlos Labajo Lyca Gairanod
Tonton Cabiles Edray Teodoro Darren Espanto
2 Reynan Dal-Anay Elha Nympha Zephanie Dimaranan
Esang de Torres Sassa Dagdag Kyle Echarri
3 Lea Salonga Bamboo Mañalac Sharon Cuneta
Joshua Oliveros Justin Alva Antonetthe Tismo
Yessha dela Calzada Heart Salvador Alvin Dahan
Angel Peñaflor Xylein Herrera John Carlo Tan
4 Lea Salonga Bamboo Mañalac Sarah Geronimo
Cyd Pangca Carmelle Collado Vanjoss Bayaban
Gaea Salipot Pica Mabitag Angel Andal
Alexa Salcedo Radhni Tiplan Yshara Cepeda
5 Martin Nievera KZ Tandingan Bamboo Mañalac
Rai Fernandez Xai Martinez Shane Bernabe
Patricia delos Santos Marc Antillion Sab Paica
Giuliana Chiong Leira Raynes Princess J Cañete

Production edit

Principal photography for the first season commenced on March 15, 2014.[29] The auditions were filmed until March 20, 2014, at Studio 10 of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, Metro Manila.[1][6] Live shows were held in Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Newport City, Pasay.[2]

Ratings edit

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of The Voice Kids earned a 25% rating.[30] While the season 1 finale scored a 29.2% rating.[31] The season 2 premiere achieved a 20.7% rating.[32] While the season 2 finale garnered a 27.2% rating.[33] The third season's premiere got an 18.8% rating.[34] While the third season's finale ended with a 25.5% rating.[35]

Accolades edit

Accolades received by The Voice Kids
Year Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
2014 ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards Pop Kapamilya TV Show The Voice Kids Won [36]
28th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Talent Search Program Host Luis Manzano, Alex Gonzaga Won [37]
2015 46th Box Office Entertainment Awards Top Reality Talent Search The Voice Kids Won [38]
29th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Talent Search Program Host Luis Manzano, Robi Domingo, Yeng Constantino Nominated [39]
11th USTV Students' Choice Awards Students’ Choice of Reality Game Show The Voice Kids Won [40]
Students' Choice of Reality Game Show Host Toni Gonzaga Won
6th Golden Screen Awards Outstanding Adapted Reality/Competition Program The Voice Kids Nominated [41]
Outstanding Adapted Reality/Competition Program Host Luis Manzano Won [42]
2016 2nd Mabini Media Awards Best Game/Reality Program The Voice Kids Won [43]
30th PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Talent Search Program Host Luis Manzano, Robi Domingo, Kim Chiu Won [44]
2017 22nd Asian Television Awards Best Adaptation of an Existing Format The Voice Kids Nominated [45]
48th Box Office Entertainment Awards Most Popular TV Program–Talent Won [46]

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