La Voz Kids is a Spanish-language American singing competition television series that premiered May 5, 2013 on Telemundo. It is part of the reality singing competition The Voice Kids' worldwide franchise, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol Jr.. The show ran for four seasons between 2013 and 2016.
| La Voz Kids | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | John de Mol Jr. |
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| Composer | Martijn Schimmer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Original release | |
| Network | Telemundo |
| Release | May 5, 2013 – July 10, 2016 |
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Overview
editIn 2013, American Spanish-language network Telemundo (a subsidiary of NBCUniversal Television Group) introduced a children's version of The Voice in Spanish called La Voz Kids. It featured Spanish-speaking American children from 7 to 15 years of age. Prizes include $50,000 cash for their education and a recording contract with Universal Music Group. The show debuted on May 5, 2013, and is hosted by Jorge Bernal (from ¡Suelta La Sopa!) and Daisy Fuentes. The coaches in season one were Prince Royce, Paulina Rubio, and Roberto Tapia. The first season aired 13 episodes with the season finale airing on July 28, 2013.[1][2]
Season two saw Natalia Jiménez replace Paulina Rubio as one of the coaches. The other coaches and hosts remained the same.[3]
For the show's third season, Daddy Yankee and Pedro Fernandez took Tapia and Royce's place as the new coaches along with season two veteran Natalia Jiménez.[4]
At their 2015 Upfronts, Telemundo announced that La Voz Kids would return for a fourth season, with all three Season 3 coaches returning.[5]
Coaches and hosts
editThe coaches in the first season were Prince Royce, Paulina Rubio and Roberto Tapia. In the second season, Natalia Jiménez replaced Rubio. For the show's third season, Daddy Yankee and Pedro Fernández took Tapia and Royce's place as the new coaches along with season two veteran Natalia Jiménez. Coaches remained all the same for the fourth season.
| Seasons | ||||||
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| Coach | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Prince Royce | ||||||
| Roberto Tapia | ||||||
| Paulina Rubio | ||||||
| Natalia Jiménez | ||||||
| Daddy Yankee | ||||||
| Pedro Fernández | ||||||
- Coaches' gallery
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Prince Royce (2013–2014) -
Paulina Rubio (2013) -
Natalia Jiménez (2014–2016) -
Pedro Fernández (2015–2016) -
Daddy Yankee (2015–2016)
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Series overview
edit| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runners-up | Winning coach | Hosts | Coaches (chairs' order) | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | May 5, 2013 | July 28, 2013 | Paola Guanche | Alanis Gonzalez | Alan Ponce | Prince Royce | Daisy Fuentes | Jorge Bernal | Royce | Paulina | Roberto |
| 2 | March 16, 2014 | June 8, 2014 | Amanda Mena | Leslie Mendoza | Natalia Loya | Natalia | |||||
| 3 | March 15, 2015 | June 7, 2015 | Jonael Santiago | Franser Pazos | Shanty Zumaya | Natalia Jiménez | Daddy Yankee | Pedro | |||
| 4 | April 17, 2016 | July 10, 2016 | Christopher Rivera | Alejandra Gallardo | Axel Cabrera | Patricia Manterola | |||||
References
edit- ^ Mandalit del Barco (June 26, 2013). "Telemundo's 'La Voz' Hands Latino Kids The Mic". npr.org. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ Mandalit del Barco (June 1, 2013). "Paola Guanche, 12-Year-Old Cuban Singer, Wins 'La Voz Kids'". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ Cristina Arreola (January 15, 2014). "Paulina Rubio Sues Telemundo Over 'La Voz Kids'". Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ Leila Cobo (January 8, 2015). "Ranchera Star Pedro Fernandez to Coach 'La Voz Kids'". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ "TELEMUNDO Announces Over 900 Hours of New Original Programming". Broadway World. May 13, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2016.