La Voz (Spanish TV series)
La Voz is a Spanish reality talent show that premiered on 19 September 2012 on Telecinco. It is part of the international syndication The Voice based on the original Dutch television program The Voice of Holland, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol.
One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the audition.
Overview
Format
The show consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and the live performance shows. Four judges also known as coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each judge has the length of the auditioner's performance to decide if he or she wants that performer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same performer, the performer has the final choice of which coach's team to join.After the coaches fill each respective slots in their team the batch of singers in the team is mentored and developed by its respective coach. In the second stage, called the battle phase, coaches have two of their team members battle against each other directly by singing the same song together in a stage that look like a battle ring, with the coach choosing which team member to advance from each of individual "battles" into the first live round.
Within that first live round, the surviving four acts from each team again compete head-to-head, with public votes determining one of two acts from each team that will advance to the final eight, while the coach chooses which of the remaining three acts comprises the other performer remaining on the team.
In the final phase, the remaining contestants compete against each other in live broadcasts. The television audience and the coaches have equal say 50/50 in deciding who moves on to the final 4 phase. With one team member remaining for each coach, the contestants compete against each other in the finale with the outcome decided solely by public vote.
Development, production and marketing
acquired the rights of the franchise back in 2011 after the success of the US counterpart. Initially it was expected to air on Cuatro, but in November 2011 Mediaset confirmed the show would premiere on the group’s main channel instead in spring 2012. Later, in February 2012 the air date was moved to fall 2012 and Jesús Vázquez, who had previous experience presenting talent shows like Popstars and Operación Triunfo, was confirmed as host. The names of the four coaches were confirmed by February 2012: David Bisbal, Malú, Rosario Flores and Melendi. Filming for the blind auditions stage of the competition began on 21 August 2012. On 29 August 2012 it was made known that Tania Llasera would serve as the social networking correspondent. The premiere, scheduled for 19 September 2012, was preceded two days before by a preview that aired simultaneously on all channels of the Mediaset Spain group.Telecinco aired five seasons of La Voz between 2012 and 2017, as well as four seasons of La Voz Kids between 2014 and 2018. In June 2018, Atresmedia acquired the rights for the format and will produce new seasons of La Voz and La Voz Kids, as well as the first season of La Voz Senior.
Coaches and hosts
The series was originally hosted by Jesús Vázquez, with Tania Llasera as social media correspondent. The original judging panel consisted of David Bisbal, Rosario Flores, Malú and Melendi as the four coaches. In the second season, Antonio Orozco replaced Melendi. In the third season, Alejandro Sanz and Laura Pausini replaced David Bisbal and Rosario Flores. In the fourth season Melendi, absent since the first season, and Manuel Carrasco replaced Antonio Orozco and Laura Pausini. In the fifth season Alejandro Sanz and Melendi were replaced by Juanes and Pablo López.In 2018, the series was acquired by Atresmedia. For the sixth season, Pablo López continued as coach, Antonio Orozco returned after a two-season hiatus, and Luis Fonsi and Paulina Rubio joined the panel. On November 8, 2019, it was announced that López and Orozco would remain on the panel for the seventh season and would be joined by returning coaches Pausini and Sanz who would replace Rubio and Fonsi who left the panel due to him coaching La Voz US. The seventh season featured a fifth coach Miriam Rodríguez, who choose no-chair turn auditioners to participate in The Comeback Stage.
Coaches timeline
Presenter timeline
Coaches' teams
Season 1: 2012
Season 1 premiered on Telecinco on 19 September 2012. The first episode kicked off with 4.591 viewers, becoming an instant success. The final, on 19 December 2012, was watched by 5.453 million viewers, a market share of 37.3%. The winner of the first season was Rafa Blas.Each coach was allowed to advance six top to the live shows:
| ' | ' | ' | ' |
| Rafa Blas | Jorge González | Pau Piqué | Maika Barbero |
| Paco Arrojo | Angélica Leyva | Iolanda Rodríguez | Neus Ferri |
| Yanela Brooks | Anabella Arregui | Núria Martínez | Susana del Rio |
| Brequette Shana | Emmanuel Lehmann | Rebeca Moscardó | Paula Rojo |
| Nieves Hidalgo | Anael Santana | Efrén García | Eduardo Ruimán |
| Lola Dorado | Mónica Guech | Héctor Roldán | Claritzel Miyares |
Season 2: 2013
One week before the successful Season 1 was over, on 13 December 2012, Telecinco announced that they had renewed the show for a second season in 2013. On 22 January 2013, Melendi announced that he would not continue as a coach on the second season. On 5 June 2013, it was confirmed that Melendi would be replaced by Antonio Orozco, whereas Bisbal, Flores and Malú continued. Filming for the second season began on 15 July 2013. The second season premiered on 16 September 2013, garnering 3.438 million viewers in the official ratings.Each coach was allowed to advance six top to the live shows:
| ' | ' | ' | ' |
| Dina Arriaza | Estela Amaya | David Barrull | Jaume Mas |
| Darío Benítez | Idoia Bediaga | Silverio Belmonte | Damon Robinson |
| Jordi Galán | Ivet Vidal | Amynata Sow | Cristina Rueda |
| Álex Escribano | Gabrielle Serrini | Mandy Santos | Ainhoa Aguilar |
| Tina Riobo | Sandra Rodrigo | Alba Lucía López | Agustín Tirado |
| Susana Sheiman | Brigitte Emaga | Janyssha Lyon | David Velardo |
Season 3: 2015
Filming for the third season began in January 2015. David Bisbal and Rosario Flores were replaced by Alejandro Sanz and Laura Pausini, while Malú and Antonio Orozco continued as coaches. The third season premiered on 23 March 2015 garnering 4.591 million viewers in the official ratings.Each coach was allowed to advance six top to the live shows:
| ' | ' | ' | ' |
| Marcos Martins | Maverick López | Joaquín Garli | Antonio José |
| José Manuel Más | Jessica "La Flaka" | Diana Tarín | Raquel Garrido |
| Irene Lombard | Rai Machado | Juañarito | Alba & Marta |
| Saúl Queirós | Pablo Galiano | Diego Cartón | Antonio Tomás |
| Álex Gómez | Marina Blanot | Remedios Castro | Juanmi Castillero |
| Iván & Mikel Herzog | Alyre | Roxy Rosario | Nalaya Brown |
Season 4: 2016
Filming for the fourth season began in June 2016. Antonio Orozco and Laura Pausini were replaced by Melendi, who had been absent since the original season, and Manuel Carrasco, while Malú and Alejandro Sanz continued as coaches.Each coach was allowed to advance six top to the live shows:
| ' | ' | ' | ' |
| Thais Rudiño | Carlos Torres | Irene Caruncho | Mario Jiménez |
| Esperanza Delgado | José María Moreno "Luiso" | Mayte Maya | Sahra Lee |
| Manu González | Esmeralda Colette | Suzanna Abellán | Belinda Falcón |
| Carlos de Pepa | María Cambas | Shanti Gordi | Bandile |
| Jeffrey Pop | Álex Forriols | María La Caria | Paul Alone |
| Noelia de la Flor | Lieta Molinet | Cris Ases "La Cris" | Deborah Ayo |
Season 5: 2017
Filming for the fifth season began in July 2017. Alejandro Sanz and Melendi were replaced by Juanes and Pablo López, while Malú and Manuel Carrasco continued as coaches.Each coach was allowed to advance six top to the live shows:
| ' | ' | ' | ' |
| Pedro Hernández | Alba Gil Santana | Samuel Cuenda | Gabrielle Dellolio |
| Elena Alberdi | Carlos Villa | Charo Giménez | Laura Rubio |
| Samuel Guedes | Omar Moro | Ricardo Mestre | Kamila Velázquez |
| Berta Bittersweet | Fredrik Strand | Genara Cortés | Jennifer Fourcart |
| Carmelo Jiménez | Sergio Bermejo | Adib Sayegh | Renzo Santana |
| Vincent Loukas | Luna García Perea | Victor Branch | Jesús Martí |
Season 6: 2019
Filming for the sixth season began in November 2018, and it ran from 7 January to 10 April 2019. Pablo López was the only coach from the previous season to continue, while Antonio Orozco returned after two seasons of absence and Luis Fonsi and Paulina Rubio both debuted in the Spanish series.| ' | ' | ' | ' |
| Andrés Martín | Ángel Cortés | María Espinosa | Javi Moya |
| Auba Estela Murillo | Viki Lafuente | Linda Rodrigo | Marcelino Damion |
| Javier Erro | Hugo Marlo | Joel Lion | Lorena Fernández |
| Palomy López | Susana Montaña | Álex Palomo | Lia Kali |