The Voice Kids (British TV series)
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| Genre | Talent show |
| Created by | John de Mol |
| Presented by | Emma Willis |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
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| Running time | 90–120 minutes (inc. adverts) |
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| Distributor | ITV Studios |
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| Original network | ITV |
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| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 10 June 2017 – present |
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The Voice Kids is a British singing competition television series. Created by John de Mol, it premiered on ITV during the summer television cycle on 10 June 2017.[1] Based on the original The Voice of Holland, and part of The Voice franchise, it has aired four series and aims to feature young aspiring singers. The winners receive a money prize and a family trip, courtesy of Norwegian Airlines. Winners of the four series have been: Jess Folley, Daniel Davies, Sam Wilkinson and Justine Afante.
The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances and guide their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the series. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach. The original panel featured will.i.am, Danny Jones and Pixie Lott; the panel for the fifth series will feature will.i.am, Jones, Lott and Melanie C. Other judges from previous series include Jessie J and Paloma Faith.
The fifth series will commence in December 2021.[2]
History[]
In early 2016, along with the announcement that The Voice UK would move to ITV under a three-year deal, it was announced that the network had ordered The Voice Kids, a junior spinoff featuring younger aspiring singers, for two series. After attaining high ratings, it was announced that the network had renewed The Voice Kids for three series.[3]
Selection process[]
The open auditions application for the first series closed on 2 September 2016, with the age limit being 7–14 years old.[3] The show began staging producers' audition days in August 2016 across the United Kingdom,[4] with the blind auditions beginning filming in December 2016.[5]For season 5, filming began in February 2021.
Format[]
There are four phases to the competition:
- Stage 1: Blind Auditions
- Stage 2: Battle Rounds
- Stage 3: Semi-Final
- Stage 4: Live Final
In the first series, the winner received £30,000 and a family trip to Disneyland Paris.[6] Unlike the adult version, there are no knockouts rounds. When it was previously reported that the adult version's sixth series would feature five live shows (which turned out to be the usual three), reports claimed that there would be three live shows; however there was only one, the live final. The semi-final was pre-recorded at LH2 Studios on 19 February 2017.
In the third series, the winner received £30,000 and the four finalists received a trip to Walt Disney World, Florida on Norwegian Airlines. In the fourth series, the winner received the same £30K prize, and a family trip to Universal Orlando Resort, Florida, also via Norwegian Airlines.
Series overview[]
To date, four series have been broadcast as summarised below.
| Series | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Other finalists | Winning coach | Presenter | Coaches (chair order) | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 10 June 2017 | 16 July 2017 | Jess Folley | Courtney Hadwin | Erin LeCount | Gina Philpot | Jake McKechnie | Riccardo Atherton | Pixie Lott | Emma Willis | will.i.am | Pixie | Danny | No fourth coach |
| 2 | 14 July 2018 | 21 July 2018 | Daniel Davies | Drew Gudojc | Harry Romer | Lilia Slattery | Sienna-Leigh Campbell | Yaroslav Yakubchuk | ||||||
| 3 | 8 June 2019 | 27 July 2019 | Sam Wilkinson | Gracie-Jayne Fitzgerald | Keira Laver | Lil Shan Shan | From series three onward, there are only four finalists. | Danny Jones | Jessie J | Pixie | Danny | |||
| 4 | 11 July 2020 | 29 August 2020 | Justine Afante | Dara McNicholl | George Elliott | Victoria Alsina | Pixie Lott | Paloma | ||||||
Coaches and presenters[]
Coaches[]
On 15 November 2016, it was announced Pixie Lott and Danny Jones from McFly would be coaches along with will.i.am. Of this announcement, Pixie Lott commented, "I can’t wait to join The Voice Kids and help discover the next big star. I have such a passion for talented young people and I know the UK will have lots – I can’t wait to hear them! I’m looking forward to getting started and working along the sides of my fellow coaches will.i.am and Danny Jones."[5] Jones stated, "I'm pumped about joining The Voice Kids team. There are so many talented kids out there, they just need to be heard and this is a great platform for them. I’m looking forward to finding some fresh talent and coaching them. You never know, there might be a mini McFly out there!" and will.i.am said, "Doing The Voice Kids with Pixie and Danny is going to be dope and I'm really excited to discover just how talented British kids can be."[5] In December 2018, it was announced that Jessie J would join will.i.am, Jones and Lott for the third series.[7] Jessie J opted that she would not return to the show's 4th series. In November 2019, it was announced that Paloma Faith would replace Jessie J for the show's fourth season, alongside will.i.am, Lott and Jones. In August 2020, ITV confirmed that series 5 would air in 2021. [8] On 7 February 2021 it was announced that Melanie C will replace Paloma Faith in series 5. [9]
- Coaches gallery
will.i.am (2017–present)
Pixie Lott (2017–present)
Danny Jones (2017–present)
Jessie J (2019)
Paloma Faith (2020)
Melanie C (2021-)
Timeline of coaches[]
| Coaches | Seasons | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| will.i.am | |||||
| Pixie Lott | |||||
| Danny Jones | |||||
| Jessie J | |||||
| Paloma Faith | |||||
| Melanie C | |||||
Presenters[]
After the announcement that she would be staying with the adult show, Emma Willis announced in July 2016[10] that she would be presenting The Voice Kids, which boosted the show's popularity. Of this announcement, Willis commented, "Hosting The Voice Kids will be like being at my house on a Saturday night; lots of kids singing, with me trying to keep some kind of order. Thankfully, the musical genius that is will.i.am is there to bring some expertise to the table. It’s going to be pretty awesome."[10]
- Presenters gallery
Timeline of presenters[]
| Presenters | Seasons | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Emma Willis | |||||||
| Cel Spellman | |||||||
| Vick Hope | |||||||
| AJ Odudu | |||||||
- Key
- Main presenter
- Backstage presenter
Ratings[]
| Series | Episode number | Average | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 1 | 4.71 | 3.44 | 4.17 | 4.19 | 3.29 | 2.98 | 3.75 | 3.51 | 3.76 | |
| 2 | 3.33 | 3.02 | 3.58 | 3.08 | 3.57 | 3.01 | 3.43 | 3.48 | 3.31 | |
| 3 | 3.78 | 3.33 | 3.55 | 3.43 | 3.47 | 3.64 | 3.59 | 4.01 | 3.60 | |
| 4 | 3.74 | 3.60 | 4.09 | 3.41 | 3.33 | 3.54 | 3.68 | 4.28 | 3.71 | |
| Series | Premiere | Premiere date viewing figures |
Finale | Finale viewing figures |
Episodes (inc. results shows) |
Average ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 2017 | 4.71 | 16 July 2017 | 3.51 | 8 | 3.78 |
| 2 | 14 July 2018 | 3.33 | 21 July 2018 | 3.48 | 8 | 3.31 |
| 3 | 8 June 2019 | 3.78 | 27 July 2019 | 4.01 | 8 | 3.60 |
| 4 | 11 July 2020 | 3.74 | 29 August 2020 | 4.28 | 8 | 3.71 |
References[]
- ^ "The Voice Kids". ShedMedia. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Apply for The Voice Kids UK 2021!". 22 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Darvill, Josh (1 June 2016). "The Voice UK Kids is coming to ITV: Apply now!". tellymix. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Darvill, Josh (13 August 2016). "The Voice UK Kids starts auditions for first ever series". TellyMix. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Hooray, our Voice Kids 2017 coaches are confirmed!". ITV. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Darvill, Josh (8 June 2017). "The Voice Kids UK winner will get £30,000 and a trip to Disneyland". TellyMix. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Noah, Sherna (9 December 2018). "Signing up as a coach on The Voice Kids is a dream come true, says Jessie J". Irish Independent. Ireland: Independent News & Media. Retrieved 10 December 2018..
- ^ Darvill, Josh (29 November 2019). "Paloma Faith to replace Jessie J on The Voice Kids for 2020". TellyMix. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Darvill, Josh (21 March 2021). "The Voice Kids returns with brand new coach Mel C". TellyMix. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Darvill, Josh (4 July 2016). "The Voice UK Kids: Emma Willis to host with Will.i.am as a coach". Tellymix. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
External links[]
- Official website
- The Voice Kids on Instagram
- The Voice Kids on Twitter
- The Voice Kids on Facebook
- 2017 British television series debuts
- 2010s British reality television series
- 2020s British reality television series
- ITV reality television shows
- English-language television shows
- Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
- Television series by ITV Studios
- The Voice UK