The Voice Kids (Dutch TV series)

The Voice Kids is a Dutch talent show produced by Talpa Productions[1] and broadcast on RTL 4[2] since January 27, 2012. It was hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk in seasons one to eight. Since season nine it is hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Jamai Loman.

The Voice Kids
GenreReality television
Created by
Developed byTalpa Content
Presented by
Judges
Voices ofMartijn Krabbé
Country of originNetherlands
Original languageDutch
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes54
Production
ProducerTalpa Productions
Production locationsStudio 1, Aalsmeer (seasons 1)
Studio 24, Hilversum (seasons 2–)
Running time120 minutes (inc. adverts)
Release
Original networkRTL4
Picture format16:9
Original releaseJanuary 27, 2012 (2012-01-27) –
present
Chronology
Preceded byThe Voice of Holland
Followed byThe Voice Senior
External links
Website

The show was developed after the success of The Voice of Holland. It was made for children between the ages of six and fourteen in the first season. And for children between eight and 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 each began one week after the last episode of The Voice of Holland of that 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 and 9 aired directly after The Voice of Holland on Friday evenings.

Fabiënne Bergmans was the winner of the first season. Laura van Kaamwas the second season's winner and Ayoub Maach won the third season. Each received a record deal with 8ball Music, a music video, a €10,000 scholarship and a trip to Disneyland Paris. Lucas Van Roekel won the fourth season. He received a €10,000 scholarship and a 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. At 11 years old, Silver Metz won season 8 and received a €25,000 scholarship.[5] Dax Hovius won the Voice kids in the ninth season and won a total of 25,000 euros.

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). They sing a song that they choose 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 has 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.

Timeline of coaches and hosts
Coaches Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Marco
Angela
Nick & Simon
Ali B
Ilse1
Douwe
Anouk
Sanne
Snelle
HostSeasons
12345678910
Martijn
Wendy
Jamai

Notes
  • ^Note 1: Ilse DeLange replaced Marco Borsato in season nine's live shows phase.

Coaches and finalists
  •   – Winning coach and team. Winners are in bold, the finalists in the finale are in italicized font
Season Coaches and their finalists
1 Marco Borsato Nick & Simon Angela Groothuizen N/A
Vajèn van den Bosch
Melissa Meewisse		 Dave Dekker
Channah van Wingerden		 Fabiënne Bergmans
Lieke van't Veer
2
Laura van Kaam
Jesse Pardon		 Irene Dings
Joep Reijnen		 Jurre Otto
Silvana Plaisier
3
Ayoub Maach
Demi van Wijngaarden		 Isabel Provoost
Katrina Malabanan		 Stephanie Habets
Nieloefaar Bahadori
4
Robin Buijs
Redouan Badaou		 Lucas van Roekel
Robine Koerts		 Joy Schulte
Numidia el Morabet
5 Marco Borsato Ilse DeLange Ali B
Selenay Dagdelen
Bodine Hilhorst		 Esmée Schreurs
Jaco Oskam		 Imani Al Ebate
Alexander Leenheers
6
Merle Velthuis
Noa Groenen		 Thijs Overpelt
Raya Rajjab		 Iris Verhoek
Anna Grigorian
7 Marco Borsato Ilse DeLange Douwe Bob Ali B
Yosina Roemajauw Eefje de Geus Kaylee Jane Landegent Stella de Geus
8 Marco Borsato Ilse DeLange Anouk Ali B
Sezina Kelsey Steur Ralph Moerman Robin Tinge Silver Metz
9 Marco Borsato Sanne Hans Anouk Ali B
Jasmijn Schroder Dax Hovius Rogier Baris Sham Tesfai
10 Sanne Hans Snelle Ilse DeLange Ali B

Season summary

References
  1. "Talpa Media". Talpa Media. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  2. "The Voice Kids - RTL4". www.thevoicekids.nl (in Dutch). 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". Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  11. "Ilse DeLange keert terug als coach in The Voice Kids". Retrieved June 5, 2020.
Season First aired Last aired Winner Other finalists Winning coach Presenters Junior Reporter Coaches (chairs' order)
1 2 3 4
1 January 27, 2012 March 23, 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 December 21, 2012 February 15, 2013 Laura van Kaam Irene Dings Jurre Otto Marco Borsato Finn Karels
3 December 27, 2013 February 21, 2014 Ayoub Maach Isabel Provoost Stephanie Habets Jarmo de Rek
4 February 14, 2015 April 11, 2015 Lucas van Roekel Robin Buijs Joy Schulte Nick & Simon Lara Bakker
5 February 6, 2016 April 1, 2016 Esmée Schreurs Selenay Dagdelen Imani Al Ebate Ilse DeLange Job Cremers Ilse Ali B
6 February 24, 2017 April 21, 2017 Iris Verhoek Merle Velthuis Thijs Overpelt Ali B Denne O'Herne
7 February 23, 2018 April 20, 2018 Yosina Roemajauw Eefje de Geus Kaylee Landegent Stella de Geus Marco Borsato Merijn Rootlieb Douwe Ali B
8 March 1, 2019 April 26, 2019 Silver Metz Sezina Steur Ralph Moerman Robin Tinge Ali B Priscilla & Anouk Anouk
9 March 6, 2020 June 5, 2020 Dax Hovius Jasmijn Schroder Rogier Baris Sham Tesfai Sanne Hans Jamai Loman Kaylee Landegent Sanne
10 April 2, 2021 TBA
2021 		Upcoming season N/A Snelle Ilse
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