''La Voz Kids'' is a Spanish-language American singing competition television series that premiered May 5, 2013 on

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. It is part of the reality singing competition ''The Voice Kids worldwide franchise, created by

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. The show ran for four seasons between 2013 and 2016.

Overview

In 2013, American Spanish-language network

(a subsidiary of

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) 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

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. The coaches in season one were

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, and

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. The first season aired 13 episodes with the season finale airing on July 28, 2013. Season two saw

Natalia Jiménez Natalia Altea Jiménez Sarmento (born 29 December 1981), known professionally as Natalia Jiménez is a Spanish singer-songwriter that started her musical career in the 2000s as vocalist of La Quinta Estación. Her first disc as a soloist was tit ...

replace Paulina Rubio as one of the coaches. The other coaches and hosts remained the same. For the show's third season,

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and Pedro Fernandez took Tapia and Royce's place as the new coaches along with season two veteran Natalia Jiménez. At their 2015

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, Telemundo announced that ''La Voz Kids'' would return for a fourth season, with all three Season 3 coaches returning.

Coaches and hosts

The coaches in the first season were

and

. In the second season,

replaced Rubio. For the show's third season,

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. File:Prince Royce 2012.jpg,

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(2015–2016)

Series overview

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References

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