''La Voz'' (Spanish for ''The Voice'') is a Spanish reality talent show broadcast on Antena 3. It premiered on 19 September 2012 and is part of the international syndication ''

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'' based on the original Dutch television program ''

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'', created by Dutch television producer

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. Seven completed seasons have aired since the show's inception in 2012, with the eighth season to begin in September 2021.

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originally aired the series through to season 5 with Antena 3 continuing the broadcasting from season 6. The coaching panel for the current 2022 season consists of returning coach

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, and previous coaches Pablo López, Antonio Orozco, and

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who all returned after a one season hiatus.

Overview

Format

The show consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and 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 (about one minute) to decide if he or she wants that performer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same performer (as happens frequently), 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 on a stage that looks 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 (final 4) contestants compete against each other in the finale with the outcome decided solely by public vote.

Development, production and marketing

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acquired the rights of the franchise back in 2011 after the success of the US counterpart. Initially it was expected to air on

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, 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 ''

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'' and ''

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'', was confirmed as host. The names of the four coaches were confirmed by February 2012:

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Malú María Lucía Sánchez Benítez, known as Malú, is a Spanish singer. She is the niece of the composer and guitarist Paco de Lucía, and is known for songs such as "Aprendiz", "Como Una Flor", "Toda", "Diles", "Si Estoy Loca" and "No Voy a Cambia ...

Rosario Flores Rosario del Carmen González Flores better known as Rosario Flores (; born 4 November 1963) is a two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish singer. She was born in Madrid, Spain, as the daughter of Antonio González ('El Pescaílla') and famou ...

and

Melendi Ramón Melendi Espina (born 21 January 1979), known as Melendi, is a Spanish singer-songwriter. His specialties are rock, flamenco, and rumba styles. Early life He was born in Oviedo, Asturias. He went to class with Formula One race car driv ...

. 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

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correspondent. The premiere, scheduled for 19 September 2012, was preceded two days before by a preview that aired simultaneously on all channels of the

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,

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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 original coaches panel consisted of

and

with Jesús Vázquez and Tania Llasera as host and social media correspondent. Bisbal, Flores and Malu returned for season 2 with Antonio Orozco replacing Melendi.

Alejandro Sanz Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...

and

replaced David Bisbal and Rosario Flores in the third season. In the fourth season

Manuel Carrasco Manuel Carrasco Galloso (born January 15, 1981) is a Spanish pop singer (of romani descent) from Isla Cristina (Huelva), Spain. He rose to fame during his participation in the second edition of the reality talent competition ''Operación Tri ...

replaced Pausini and Orozco was replaced by original coach, Melendi. Sanz and Melendi were then replaced by

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and Pablo López in the fifth season. In 2018, the series was acquired by

. For the sixth season, Pablo López continued as coach, Antonio Orozco returned after a two-season hiatus, and

and

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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

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, who choose no-chair turn auditioners to participate in ''The Comeback Stage''. After being season seven's winning coach, Laura Pausini stated she would not return to the reality show. On April 19, 2021, it was officially confirmed that Alejandro Sanz would be the only coach returning for season eight, while Pausini, Orozco and López had left from coaching, being replaced by returning coaches Malú and Luis Fonsi and first time coach

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. On July 30, 2022, it was officially confirmed that Luis Fonsi would be only coach returning for season nine, while López, Orozco and Pausini returned after one season hiatus, replacing Sanz, Malú and Alborán.

Coaches' timeline

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(2019, 2021–) File:Laura Pausini Inedito World Tour.jpg,

(2015, 2020, 2022-) File:Melendi 2008.11.13 017.jpg,

(2012, 2016) File:David Bisbal 30 November 2016.png,

(2012–2013) File:Rosario Flores en Fuenlabrada.jpg,

(2012–2013) File:Manuel Carrasco (cropped).jpg,

(2016–2017) File:JuanesUnpluggedtour.JPG,

(2017) File:Paulina Rubio.jpg,

(2019) File:Alejandro Sanz - Cap Roig 2016.jpg,

(2015–2016, 2020–2021) File:Premios Goya 2020 - Pablo Alborán (cropped).jpg,

(2021) File:Malú..jpg,

(2012–2017, 2021)

Coaches' advisors

Presenters timeline

Series overview

Seasons' summaries

Season 1: 2012

Season 1 premiered on Telecinco on 19 September 2012. The first episode kicked off with 4.591 viewers (30.6% market share), becoming an instant success.'La Voz' (30,6%) arranca con gran éxito de audiencia tras seducir a casi 4,6 millones en Telecinco
/ref> 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.

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,

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 (23.3% market share) in the official ratings.

Season 3: 2015

Filming for the third season began in January 2015. David Bisbal and Rosario Flores were replaced by

and

, while Malú and Antonio Orozco continued as coaches. The third season premiered on 23 March 2015 garnering 4.591 million viewers (28.1% market share) in the official ratings.

Season 4: 2016

Filming for the fourth season began in June 2016. Antonio Orozco and Laura Pausini were replaced by

, who had been absent since the original season, and

, while Malú and Alejandro Sanz continued as coaches.

Season 5: 2017

Filming for the fifth season began in July 2017. Alejandro Sanz and Melendi were replaced by

and Pablo López, while

and

continued as coaches.

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

and

both debuted in the Spanish series.

Season 7: 2020

The seventh season started on September 11, 2020. Antonio Orozco and Pablo López returned as coaches, while

and

, replacing

and

as coaches.

Season 8: 2021

The eighth season premiered on September 17, 2021.

is the only coach returning from the previous season. He was joined by former coaches

and

, and first-time coach

, replacing

, Pablo López and Antonio Orozco.

Season 9: 2022

The ninth season premiered on September 23, 2022.

returned as the only coach from the previous season, while Antonio Orozco, Pablo López, and

after one season hiatus returned for their fifth, fourth, and third season, respectively. This season was produced to be a dedication to the ten-year anniversary of the show.

Coaches' teams

These are each of the coaches' teams throughout the seasons' live shows. Highlighted in green is the winning coach/team. Winners are in bold and finalists in ''italic.''

Awards

References

External links

Official website on Telecinco.es
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