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| Original work | The Voice of Holland |
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| Years | 2010–present |
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| Original music | "This Is the Voice" (theme song) composed byMartijn Schimmer |
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| First aired | 17 September 2010; 15 years ago (2010-09-17) |
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The Voice is an international reality televisionsinging competition franchise originally created by Dutch producerJohn de Mol Jr. and Dutch singerRoel van Velzen.
It has become a rival to theIdol franchise,The Four,Rising Star andThe X Factor. The owner of the franchise wasTalpa Network up until 2020 andITV Studios ever since.[1]
Originating from the reality singing competitionThe Voice of Holland, many other countries adapted the format and began airing their own versions starting in 2010. Up till now, seven different versions ofThe Voice have been produced by countries/regions all around the world. Some programs still stick to the original format of the show while most of them are produced with twists of the format added.
The franchise maintains officialYouTube channels calledThe Voice Global andLa Voz Global (as the Spanish version). The channels upload compilation videos of performances fromThe Voice all around the world.The Voice Global channel currently has over 10 million subscribers.[2] Other channels on YouTube such asBest of The Voice[3] andBest of The Voice Kids[4] also feature compilations of the performances.
Talpa'sJohn de Mol Jr., creator ofBig Brother, first createdThe Voice concept with Dutch singerRoel van Velzen. Erland Galjaard, a Dutch program director, asked John de Mol about whether he could come up with a format that went a step further thanThe X Factor. De Mol then came up with the idea ofBlind Audition. He wanted the show's image to be about the focus on singing quality alone, so the coaches must be top artists in the music industry. The rotating chairs concept was invented byRoel van Velzen. It would also be the first talent show in which social media was actively involved.[5]
On 17 September 2010,The Voice of Holland began to air onRTL 4 withAngela Groothuizen,Roel van Velzen,Nick & Simon, andJeroen van der Boom as the mentor-judges (dubbed as "coaches") of the show.[6] The show proved to be an instant success in theNetherlands.[7][8]
The format was later sold to different countries, in many cases replacing a previous Endemol music contest format,Operation Triumph / Star Academy.
The show's format features five stages of competition: producers' auditions, blind auditions, battle rounds, knockouts (since 2012), and live performance shows.
Contestants are aspiring singers drawn from public auditions (which are not broadcast) and active recruitment. UnlikeIdols andThe X Factor, the producers pick fewer contestants (usually from 100, up to 200 contestants), which are deemed "the best artists", to perform in the broadcast auditions.[5] The first televised stage is theblind auditions, in which the four coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, listen to the contestants in chairs facing away from the stage so as to avoid seeing them and to prevent judging the contestants based off other factors. If a coach likes what they hear from that contestant, they press a button to rotate their chairs to signify that they are interested in working with that contestant. If more than one coach presses their button, the contestant chooses the coach he or she wants to work with. The blind auditions end when each coach has a set number of contestants to work with. Coaches will dedicate themselves to developing their singers mentally, musically and in some cases physically, giving them advice, and sharing the secrets of their success.
The contestants who successfully pass the blind auditions proceed to the battle rounds (dubbed The Cut/Callbacks in some versions), where the coaches put two or sometimes three of their own team members against each other to sing the same song together in front of a studio audience. After the vocal face-off, the coach must choose only one to advance. If no specific winner can be identified, either the competition turns to a game of fate via a coin toss, or the coach may combine them into a duo throughout the rest of the competition. In rare cases the coach can also choose to advance neither one (As seen in season eight ofThe Voice of Holland). In some versions, there are steals where opposing coaches can steal a contestant who was voted off by their own coach by pressing their button. As in the blind auditions, if more than one coach presses their button, the contestant chooses which coach they want. Each coach has a set number of steals, usually one or two (raised to three in the seventh season ofThe Voice Brasil).
The knockout round was introduced in 2012 and is implemented in some versions. The winners of the battle rounds proceed to this round (dubbed Super-battle round/Singoffs in some versions).
As in the battle rounds, coaches pit members of their own team (usually 2/3/4, rarely 6 or 10) against each other. This time, the contestants choose their own song to perform individually while the other watches and waits. After that, the coach chooses one to advance while the other is sent home. At the end of the knockout rounds, the strongest members of each coach's roster proceed to the live stage shows. Some versions include steals. Like in the battle round, the opposing coaches can steal a contestant who was voted off by their own coach by pressing their button. Similar to the blind auditions, if more than one coach presses their button, the contestant chooses which coach they want.
In the final performance phase of the competition, the top contestants from each team compete against each other during a live broadcast. The television audience vote to save one contestant on each team, leaving the coach to decide on live television who they want to save and who will not move on. In the next round, the public chooses between the two artists left on each team, and the coach also has a vote that weighs equally with the public vote.
Finally, each coach will have their best contestant left standing to compete in the finals, singing an original song. From these four or five, one will be named "The Voice"—and will receive the grand prize of a recording contract and a cash prize.Universal Music Group is the general record company associated and affiliated withThe Voice format in most countries.
One of the cornerstones ofThe Voice format is the social media participation via Twitter, Facebook and the specially designed platform "connect". Users are able to log in via their Facebook account and retrieve background information about the show. The platform also offers the possibility to stream the show online as well as to vote, interact with friends and to discuss various topics and questions asked by the producers throughout the show.[9]
Starting from thefifth season ofThe Voice of Holland,[10] if all the coaches rejected one specific contestant, they left the stage straight away, without any conversations with the coaches, and the chairs remained unturned. This format has been used in versions of other countries in list below;
| Regular Version | Season(s) | Ref. |
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| Albania | 6 | |
| Armenia | 4 | |
| Belgique | 4–6 | |
| Belgium | 6 | |
| Bulgaria | 4– | |
| Česko Slovensko | 3 | |
| Finland | 6– | |
| France | 6–8 | |
| Françafrique | 2–3 | |
| Georgia | 5 | |
| Germany | 6–8 | |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | |
| Lithuania | 4–8 | |
| Mexico | 6–7, 11 | |
| Mongolia | 2– | |
| Myanmar | 2–3 | |
| Nepal | 4, 6– | |
| Netherlands | 5–12 | [10] |
| Nigeria | 3–4 | |
| Poland | 6– | |
| Romania | 5, 8 | [11] |
| South Africa | 2–3 | |
| Sri Lanka | 2– | |
| Thailand | 6–8 | |
| Ukraine | 8 | |
| United Kingdom | 6– |
TheAmerican version introduced a new mechanism in the blind auditions on thefourteenth season: the "block" buttons. When a coach wants to get a specific contestant but does not want another coach to do so, they may press that coach's "block" button, blocking them from getting the contestant; then, the coach turns around. The coach who is blocked will not know until pressing their red button and, after that, they will get the word "blocked", instead of their name in the LED floor. This feature was adapted to several versions around the world. Mostly, the number of times each coach can block another one is once; however, this and how many blocks are allowed per audition varies in all versions (as described in the table below).
| Country / Region | Version | Season(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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| Arab World | Regular | 5– | In season 6, a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. | [12] |
| Argentina | Regular | 4– | Each coach has three "blocks". Coaches press the "block" button and then the main one. In the next season, the button block was made the main | |
| Afrique Francophone | Regular | 4– | [13] | |
| Australia | Regular | 9– | The number of "blocks" is two for each coach and two blocks are permitted in a single audition. Also, the "block" can only be used after the blocked and the blocking coaches have already turned around. Starting in season 11, the "block" buttons can be used even after the contestant's performance. In season 12, "block" buttons can be used before the blocked coach turns and, then, the chair does not turn around. In season 13, “blocks” are reduced to one, however, the second block was replaced with a twist called “ultimate block” which “blocks” all other turned coaches. | [14][15] |
| Belgium | Regular(French) | 8–11 | Starting in season 9, the number of "blocks" increased to two per coach. In season 11, a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. The "superblock" buttons were removed in season 12 | [16] |
| Kids(French) | 2 | Each coach has three "blocks" to use. The block buttons were removed in season 3 | ||
| Regular(Dutch) | 6, 9– | The "block" buttons were removed in season 7. It returned in season 9, and coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again | ||
| Kids(Dutch) | 5– | Two "blocks" for each coach. In season 7, blocks were reduced to one and a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. | [17] | |
| Brazil | Regular | 7– | The "blocks" are also possible in the battles round. Starting in season 8, the number of blocks per coach was raised to two, only in the auditions. Starting in season 10, the "block" buttons were only available during the auditions. In season 11, two " blocks" are permitted in a single audition. In season 12 the blocks returned in the battles. | [18] |
| Bulgaria | Regular | 6– | Only in season 7, when the blocked coach tried to turn around, the chair did not turn. Starting in season 8, each coach had two "blocks" to use. Starting in season 10, blocking a coach could happen only when the audition ended, and the blocked coach's chair will turn back to the audience. From season 11 two blocks are permitted in a single audition. | |
| Cambodia | Regular | 3 | ||
| Canada(Quebec) | Regular | 7– | In season 10, a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again, and coaches has given two "blocks". | [19] |
| Chile | Regular | 4 | Coaches can use the "block" buttons indefinitely, and two coaches can be blocked in a single audition. When the blocked coach tries to turn for the contestant, the chair does not turn around. | |
| Colombia | Kids | 6 | Coaches can use the "block" buttons indefinitely, and when the blocked coach presses their button to turn, the chair does not turn The "block" buttons were removed in season 7. around. | |
| Senior | 2 | Coaches can use the "block" buttons indefinitely, and when the blocked coach presses their button to turn, the chair does not turn around. | ||
| Croatia | Regular | 3– | [20] | |
| Kids | 1– | |||
| Finland | Regular | 11– | Coaches press the "block" button first and then the main button for the block to be valid. Blocked coach can turn first before the one who did block. Starting in season 13, each coach had two "blocks" to use. | |
| France | Regular | 8– | Starting in season 11, the number of "blocks" per coach was raised to two. In season 12, a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. | [21][22] |
| Kids | 6– | In season 9, a coach can block another one during or after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. | [23] | |
| Georgia | Regular | 4–5 | ||
| Germany | Regular | 13– | Each coach has three "blocks" to use. Starting in season 15 the amount of "blocks" were reduced to two per coach and the "block" can be used at any time, even after the contestants performance. | |
| Greece | Regular | 5– | The number of available "blocks" is four per coach. | [24] |
| Hungary | Regular | 2 | ||
| India | Regular | 3 | [25] | |
| Indonesia | Regular | 4 | [26] | |
| Kids | 4 | Two "blocks" for each coach. | ||
| Israel | Regular | 5 | [27] | |
| Italy | Regular | 5–6 | The "block" buttons only blocks the coach, and the coach who presses it only turns around by pressing the main button. If only the blocked coach turns around, it is considered that no coaches turned for the contestant; this was removed in season 6. The number of "blocks" raised from one to two per coach. | |
| Senior | 1– | |||
| Kids | 1– | In season 2, a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. | ||
| Generations | 1– | Coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again | ||
| Lithuania | Regular | 7– | Starting in season 9, each coach was given two "blocks" in the entire season. | |
| Generations | 1– | Starting in season 2, each coach was given two "blocks" in the entire season. | ||
| Mexico | Regular | 7, 9–11 | In season 8, after the show was acquired byTV Azteca, the "block" buttons were not used. They returned in season 9, and each coach had two "blocks" to use. In season 11, the "blocks" available per coach increased to four. | |
| Mongolia | Regular | 3– | Each coach is given two "blocks" to use. Coaches turn their chair first, and then press the block button. | |
| Nepal | Regular | 5– | [28] | |
| Kids | 3– | |||
| Netherlands | Regular | 12 | Coaches can block another one after they have turned around. In season 13, the "block" buttons were removed. | |
| Nigeria | Regular | 4 | ||
| Peru | Regular | 4–6 | Three "blocks" per coach. Starting in season 6, two "blocks" are permitted in a single audition. | [29] |
| Senior | 1–2 | Three "blocks" per coach and two "blocks" are permitted in a single audition. In season 2, coaches may block another one after they have turned around. | ||
| Kids | 4–5 | |||
| Generations | 1 | |||
| Philippines | Teens | 2–3 | The number of "blocks" is two for each coach. | [30] |
| Kids | 5 | In season 6, "block" buttons were removed shortly after the show being acquired byGMA Network | ||
| Poland | Regular | 11– | Two "blocks" for each coach, and two coaches can be blocked in one audition. In season 12–13, the "block" buttons can be used even after a contestant's performance. From the fourteenth season coaches can use their block buttons only after a contestant's performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. Also, this season "superblocks" was increased to three.In season 15 the number of superblocks was reduced to two as in seasons 11–13. | |
| Portugal | Regular | 6– | In season 8, blocking a coach could happen when they have already turned around; also, blocks were increased to two. Starting in season 9, two coaches can be blocked in a single audition. In season 10, the blocked coach's chair won't turn around but this only applies if the blocking coach pressed the "block" button first before the blocked coach.In season 11, a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. In season 12 three coaches can be superblocked in a single audition. | [31] |
| Kids | 2– | Two blocks per coach, and coaches can block another one after they have turned around. Starting in season 4, the "block" buttons can be used even after the contestant's performance. In season 5, a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. | ||
| Generations | 2– | Starting in season 3, blocking a coach could happen only when the audition ended, and the blocked coach's chair will turn back to the audience. | [32] | |
| Romania | Regular | 8– | From season 12, a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. | [33][34] |
| Russia | Regular | 11– | In 11th season each coach had three "blocks" to use. From 12th season each coach has four "blocks" to use and amount of blocked coaches has increased: from 1 to 2 in single blind audition. From 13th season each coach has an unlimited quantity of "blocks" to use during blind auditions. | |
| South Korea | Regular | 3 | ||
| Spain | Regular | 6– | The number of "blocks" per coach is three and when the blocked coach presses their button to turn, the chair does not turn around. In season 9, two coaches can be blocked in a single audition. In season 10, a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. This season consists of 2 blocks and superblocks per coach. In season 11 the number of super blocks has been increased to three and it is possible to block three coaches in one audition | [35] |
| Kids | 5– | The number of "blocks" per coach was two and when the blocked coach presses their button to turn, the chair does not turn around. In season 7, the "blocks" given to coach raised to three and two coaches can be blocked in single audition. In season 9, a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. This season consists of 3 blocks and 2 superblocks per coach. | [36] | |
| Senior | 2–3 | When the blocked coach presses their button to turn, the chair does not turn around. | ||
| All Stars | 1 | A coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. Each coach is granted one superblock. | ||
| Sri Lanka | Regular | 3– | ||
| Thailand | Regular | 7– | The number of "blocks" started to be two per coach, but got increased to three in season 8. In season 9, a coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. The number of block has decreased to one per coach | [37] |
| Kids | 7 | |||
| All Stars | 1 | |||
| Pride | 1– | Coach can block another one after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again | ||
| Turkey | Regular | 9– | Coaches can use the "block" buttons indefinitely; two coaches can be blocked in a single audition; "block" buttons can be used after the contestant's performance. | [38] |
| RAP | 1–2 | |||
| Ukraine | Regular | 9–10 | In season 11, the "block" buttons were removed. | [39] |
| United Kingdom | Regular | 10–11 | In season 12, the "block" buttons were removed. | [40] |
| United States | Regular(English) | 14– | ||
| Regular(Spanish) | 1–2 | In season 2, the number of "blocks" was increased to two. | [41] | |
| Uruguay | Regular | 3– | Two blocks per coach with two blocks permitted in a single audition, and can be used only after the performance, and the blocked coach's chair will turn to the audience again. | |
| Kids | 2– | When the blocked coach presses their button to turn, the chair does not turn around. | ||
| Vietnam | Regular | 5–6 | Starting on season 6, a coach can turn their chair first, and then press the block button to block another coach. | [42] |
| Kids | 6–8 | In season 7, the number of blocks was raised to two per coach, and the blocked coach's chair does not turn around. However, the contestants are able to unblock the blocked coach and choose their team. In season 8, the number of "blocks" per coach was reduced from two to one. |
The sixth season of the Vietnamese kids' version,Giọng hát Việt nhí, had a new feature called "Mute button". As its name implies, the muted coach is not allowed to speak, but can still do any kind of body language to convince the contestant to join their team. The "mute" only adds excitement to the program, as contestants can still pick the muted coach. Each coach has one "mute" per audition.[43] It was shortly removed, in theseventh season, and then returned in the next season. The eleventh season ofVocea României also applied the mute buttons, but the coaches have to use it after the coaches have turned around. In season 11 of La Voz, coaches also have their chances to mute another coach. In season 13 of The Voice Kids Germany, coach can mute all returning coaches and have their seats turn back to the audience.
The "Wild Card" round was introduced in the first two seasons ofThe Voice of Holland, wherein the failed contestants from the blind auditions were screened and would perform via radio programRadio 538. Some coaches would select if they want that contestant on their team to compete in the battles, but it was abandoned in later seasons.
In the15th season of theEnglish-American version, a similar concept was introduced, called "The Comeback Stage". On it, a fifth coach would mentor contestants that failed to make it into a team in the blind auditions, and they would compete against each other in a digital series, broadcast onYouTube. The winner, chosen by the public, secured a spot in the live shows.[44] This round was acquired in other countries such asGermany,Indonesia,Spain,[45]Finland,(Dutch) Belgium,Argentina,Brazil,Netherlands,France,Ukraine,Chile,Canada,Sri Lanka,Thailand,Poland and in theSpanish-American version.
The sixth season ofGiọng hát Việt introduced the "Switch". Coaches with a full team could press the "switch" button to swap one contestant with another contestant that expressed interest in the coach. Each coach only has one "switch" during the course of the blind auditions.
With this feature, the "Special coach" was also introduced this season. One of the four coaches has their chair turned towards the stage during all performances, allowing them to know how the contestants look like. This coach has the ability to choose unlimited contestants, unlike other coaches, and their selection button is still valid even when the contestant has finished their performance. However, the "special coach" can only select contestants that were not chosen by the other three coaches.
In season ten of AustralianThe Voice, the coaches did not have a limit on the number of contestants they could turn for during the blind auditions.[46][47] However, in order to balance out numbers, a following round was introduced (straight after the blind auditions), called "The Cut". Coaches hold a private callback session with their team to make them battle for five spots in the knockouts round.[48] This rule was also adapted inBulgaria,Dominican Republic,Romania,Finland,Lithuania andBelgium.
The eleventh season of AustralianThe Voice introduced the "Battle pass". In this twist, coaches have a silver button who they can press to send the contestant automatically to the battles round (later removed in the twelfth season). Each coach could only press the button once during the auditions. This addition was also acquired in the fourth season ofThe Voice Nigeria.
In the second season ofThe Voice Kids Italy, a new button called "Superpass" was introduced. Once a coach presses the button, it automatically blocks the other coaches, and then the talent is defaulted to the coach's team, straight to the finale.[49] This format is applied in thefifth season ofThe Voice Kids Portugal wherein after a Coach pressed this special button feature, the Talent will move straight ahead to the live shows, it was later introduced in thetwelfth season of themain edition. In theeleventh season ofGlasat na Bulgaria the Button blocks all the other coaches, and the contestants goes to The Battles.
In thefourth season of theItalian version ofThe Voice Senior, a new button called "Second Chance Button" was introduced. When a contestant fails to make to a team, one of the coaches can hit this button in order to allow this contestant to audition again in a following episode.[50] It subsequently appeared in the fourteenth season ofThe Voice la plus belle voix,[51] and in thetwenty-eighth season of theAmerican version, with the notable change that is the host who can give a second chance to an artist.[52]
In thetwenty-sixth season of the American version ofThe Voice, a new feature was introduced, dubbed the "Coach Replay." This addition allows each coach to press their button one time in the span of the blind auditions for an artist that was originally eliminated with no coaches turning. The artist is subsequently defaulted to that team.[53] The “Coach Replay” returned forseason twenty-seven, where this time a coach may use it if he/she did not initially turn and if one or more of the other coaches did turn to make the coach who didn't turn eligible for the artist to pick. It subsequently appeared inseason 12 ofLa Voz Spain[54] andseason 13 ofThe Voice Portugal.
Theseventh season ofThe Voice of Holland created the non-stop "steal", which means that coaches may replace their stolen contestant as many times as they want until the end of the battles. This feature was adapted inPoland,Romania,[55]Dutch-Belgium,Portugal,Ukraine,Armenia, theArab World,Norway,Israel,Vietnam,Germany, theDominican Republic,Bulgaria,Kazakhstan andFrance.
The fourth season of SpanishLa Voz Kids[56] introduced the "supercoach". Instead of the regular coaches choosing whom of their team artists advance in the competition, this rule belonged to the "supercoach".
The fifth season of Giọng hát Việt featured the "no-elimination" twist. When a coach wants to advance both artists to the next round, they can ask and get consent from both contestants to become a duo throughout the rest of the competition. If a coach does not get consent, they must choose only one to advance to the knockouts, as the original format.[57]
The23rd season of theAmerican series introduced the "playoff pass", which allows each coach to advance further both artists of a battle: one advances to the knockouts, and the recipient of the "pass" will bypass the knockouts and go directly to the playoffs.[58]
Theeleventh season ofThe Voice Portugal features live battles, the first in the franchise worldwide.
The third season ofThe Voice South Africa introduced a new way to conduct the knockouts round: after each contestant's solo performance, the respective coach will have to decide whether they are in the "Safe Zone" – which means qualified for the next round – or the "Danger Zone" – at risk of elimination. Each coach can only send three contestants to the "safe zone", and also have two steals to use across the round. After all members from one team have concluded their performances, the coach will save a number of artists from the "danger zone" to move on to the battles. Contestants who are sent to the "danger zone" and not chosen by their coach are eliminated. However, the audience can also save one artist in the "danger zone" by televoting.[59] This rule was then applied in theeighth season ofThe Voice: la plus belle voix, where public's vote is not included, and in the third season ofThe Voice Nigeria.
In the 24th season of theAmerican series introduced the "super save", which allows each coach to save an eliminated artist from their or another coach's team and have them advance in their team.[60]
In the 13th season ofThe Voice of Germany the third phase was called Teamfights. Every coach had nine talents from the battles and in every episode, three of each team are singing for four Hot-Seats. The coaches choose one talent in each round und afterwards they decide against with singer they want to fight for a Hot-Seat. The four talents who are sitting on the seats after the last contestant advanced to the semifinal. So, it is possible that one coach gets the whole team in the next phase or lose all the team members. The winner of each fight was chosen by the studio visitors.
In the 14th season onThe Voice – La plus belle voix was first introduced. Every coach can divide into 3 or 4 participants and can choose from 1 to 3 participants. After the stage is completed, each coach will have 6 participants left who will advance to the battle stage.
The cross-battles were introduced in the semi-final of thefourth season ofThe Voice of Holland.[61] In this round, two contestants from two different teams compete against each other and the public determines who advances. This was also introduced inBrasil,Greece,Vietnam, United States'English andSpanish versions,France,Bulgaria,Lithuania,Ukraine,Belgium Vlaanderen,Canada andBelgium.
Theeighth andninth seasons of AustralianThe Voice introduced a new twist, calledall-star. Former contestants from past seasons were able to compete just like new talents.Diana Rouvas andChris Sebastian from thefirst season of the show were hailed as champions of seasons eight and nine, respectively. This status was adapted inGermany,Portugal andBrazil.
On the other hand, an "All-Stars" edition that is only for previous candidates was announced by theITV Studios' President Maarten Meijs, in September 2020.TF1 was the first broadcaster to air this version.[62][63] The format was then applied inFinland,[64]Thailand,Spain andIndonesia.
There were non-televised shows as not seen in the various format of the franchise such asThe Voice of the Ocean (US) withPrincess Cruises,[65][66]The Voice of the Ocean (Germany) withAIDA Cruises,[67]The Voice of the Sea (Italian) withCosta Cruises,[68]The Voice Univa andThe Voice Teens Univa (Spanish) with Grupo Telecentro inMexico.[69]
A combined 707 singers have wonThe Voice,The Voice Kids,The Voice Teens,The Voice Senior,The Voice All-Stars,The Voice Rap,The Voice Generations, andThe Voice Native Songs in 75 countries/regions. Each winner is given arecording contract, amonetary prize, and a title as that nation's "Voice". The first winner wasBen Saunders fromThe Voice of Holland. The most recent wasAlyssa Delpopolo fromThe Voice Australia.
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| Afghanistan[70] | آواز افغانستان The Voice of Afghanistan | Tolo TV |
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| Angola Mozambique[72] | The Voice Angola5 | Dstv |
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| Arab World | The Voice – أحلى صوت The Voice – Best Voice | MBC1 LBCI Website |
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| Argentina | La Voz Argentina[76][77] The Voice Argentina18 | Telefe Website |
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| Armenia[78] | Հայաստանի ձայնը The Voice of Armenia | Armenia TV |
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| Australia | The Voice[79][80] | Current Seven Network(10–) Former Nine Network(1–9) |
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| Azerbaijan[83] | Səs Azərbaycan The Voice of Azerbaijan | Current itv(2–)24 Former AzTV(1) |
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| The Voice Belgique[86][87](French) The Voice Belgium | La Une VivaCité Website |
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| Brazil | The Voice Brasil | Current SBT(13–)[92] Former TV Globo(1–12) |
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| Bulgaria | Гласът на България[94] The Voice of Bulgaria | bTV Website |
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| Canada Quebec | La Voix3[95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106](French) The Voice | TVA |
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| Chile | The Voice Chile | Canal 13 (1–2) Chilevisión(3–4) |
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| China(Mandarin) | The Voice of China –中国好声音 The Voice of China – Best Voice of China | Zhejiang TV | |||
| Colombia | La Voz Colombia The Voice Colombia | Caracol Televisión |
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| La Voz Teens[110] The Voice Teens Original |
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| Croatia | Current The Voice Hrvatska[113](3–) The Voice of Croatia Former The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske(1–2) The Voice – The Most Beautiful Voice of Croatia | HRT 1 Website |
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| Czech Republic &Slovakia | Hlas Česko Slovenska(1–2) The Voice of Czecho Slovakia The Voice Česko Slovensko[115][116][117](3) | TV Nova Website Markíza Website |
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| Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland | Voice – Danmarks største stemme Voice – The Biggest Voice of Denmark16 | TV 2 |
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| Voice Junior[118] | TV 2(1–5) Kanal 5(6) Website |
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| Dominican Republic | The Voice Dominicana[119] | Telesistema 11 |
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| Ecuador | La Voz Ecuador The Voice Ecuador | Teleamazonas Website |
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| Finland | The Voice of Finland[120] | Nelonen |
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| France | The Voice – La plus belle voix12[124] The Voice – The Most Beautiful Voice | TF1 Website |
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| Georgia | Current The Voice საქართველო[128](3–) The Voice Georgia Former ახალი ქართული ხმა(1–2) New Georgian Voice | Current 1tv(4–) Former Imedi TV(1–3) |
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| Germany | The Voice of Germany[129][130] | ProSieben Sat.1 Website |
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| Greece Cyprus | The Voice of Greece4 | Current Skai TV(3–) Sigma TV(3–) Former ANT1(1–2) |
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| Hungary | The Voice – Magyarország hangja(1) The Voice – Voice of Hungary The Voice Magyarország(2) The Voice of Hungary | TV2(1) RTL(2) |
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| Iceland | The Voice Ísland The Voice Iceland | Sjónvarp Símans |
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| India | The Voice India[136][137]21 | &TV(1–2) StarPlus(3) |
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| Indonesia | The Voice Indonesia[138][139]23 | Indosiar(1) RCTI(2) GTV(3–4)[140] Website |
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| Iran | The Voice Persia[141] | MBC Persia |
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| Israel | The Voice ישראל[142][143] The Voice Israel | Channel 13 Reshet Website |
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| Italy[144] | The Voice of Italy11[145][146] | Rai 2 Rai HD Website |
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| Japan | The Voice Japan[148] | TV Tokyo Website |
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| Kazakhstan | Current The Voicе Қазақстан (7–) Former Қазақстан Дауысы(1–3) The Voice of Kazakhstan Голос Казахстана(4) The Voice Kazakhstan Qazaqstan дауысы(5–6) The Voice of Kazakhstan | Current Khabar(7–) Former Perviy Kanal Evraziya(4) Qazaqstan TV(1–3, 5–6) |
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| Голос Дети Казахстана14(1) The Voice Kids Kazakhstan Qazaqstan дауысы. Балалар (2–3) The Voice of Kazakhstan. Kids | Perviy Kanal Evraziya(1) Qazaqstan TV(2–3) |
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| Lithuania | Lietuvos Balsas[149] The Voice of Lithuania | LNK |
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| Malaysia Singapore | The Voice –决战好声[154][155] The Voice – Battle for the Best Voice | StarHub TVE City Astro AEC |
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| Mexico | La Voz... México(1–7)[156] The Voice... Mexico La Voz(8–11)[157] The Voice | Las Estrellas(1–7) Website Azteca Uno(8–11) Website |
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| La Voz Kids[158][159] The Voice Kids | Las Estrellas(1–2) Azteca Uno(3–4) Website |
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| La Voz Senior[160] The Voice Senior | Azteca Uno[161] Website |
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| Mongolia | The Voice of Mongolia[162] | Mongol TV Website |
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| Myanmar | The Voice Myanmar | MRTV-4 |
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| Nepal | The Voice of Nepal | Current Himalaya Television(2–) Former Kantipur(1) Kantipur HD(1) Website |
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| Netherlands (Original) | The Voice of Holland[163] Original | RTL 4 Website |
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| Nigeria | The Voice Nigeria[167] | Africa Magic |
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| Norway | The Voice – Norges beste stemme The Voice – Norway's Best Voice | TV2 Website |
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| Peru | La Voz Peru[169][170][171][172] The Voice Peru | Latina Televisión |
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| Philippines | The Voice of the Philippines[174][175] | Current GMA Network(3–) Former ABS-CBN(1–2) |
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| Poland | The Voice of Poland[180] | TVP2 Website |
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| Portugal | Current The Voice Portugal(2–) Former A Voz de Portugal(1) The Voice of Portugal | RTP1 |
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| Romania Moldova | Vocea României[183]10 The Voice of Romania | Pro TV Pro TV Chișinău Website |
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| Russia | Голос14 The Voice | Channel One Website |
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| South Africa[167] | The Voice South Africa[186][187][188] | M-Net9 Website |
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| Spain Andorra | La Voz13[190][191][192][193][194] The Voice | Current Antena 3[195][196](6–) Former Telecinco(1–5) Website |
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| Sri Lanka | The Voice Teens[200]25 | Sirasa TV |
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| Switzerland Liechtenstein | The Voice of Switzerland[202] | SRF 1(1–2) 3+(3) Website |
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| Thailand | The Voice Thailand[203] | Current One 31(9–) Former Channel 3(1–6) 3 HD(3–6) PPTV36(7–8) Website |
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| Turkey | O Ses Türkiye[208][209][210] The Voice Turkey | Show TV(1) Star TV(2–3) TV8(4–) Website |
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| Ukraine | Голос країни14 The Voice of Ukraine | 1+1(1 – 12е5) TET(12е6 – 12e12) 1+1 Ukraine(13) Belsat(13) Website |
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| United Kingdom | The Voice UK[citation needed] | Current ITV(6–)24 Website Former BBC One(1–5) Website |
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| United Kingdom Wales | Y Llais[218][219](Welsh) The Voice | S4C |
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| United States andCaribbean countries | The Voice8[220][221](English) | NBC Website |
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| La Voz Kids(Spanish)25 The Voice Kids | Telemundo Website |
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| La Voz[222][223](Spanish) The Voice |
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| Uruguay | La Voz Uruguay[224] The Voice Uruguay | Canal 10 |
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| Uzbekistan | OVoz The Voice of Uzbekistan | Zo'r TV |
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| Vietnam | Giọng hát Việt[229][230] The Voice of Vietnam | VTV3 VTV3 HD Website |
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În premieră absolută în audițiile pe nevăzute avem butonul: super-block. Fiecare antrenor îl poate folosi o singură dată și oricând își dorește.[For the very first time in the blind auditions, we have the superblock button. Each coach can only use it once, whenever they wish.]
