''The Voice Kids'' is a Russian reality television singing competition broadcast on
Channel One. Based on the original ''
The Voice Kids of Holland'', the concept of the series is to find currently unsigned singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers, age 6 to 15, drawn from public auditions. The winner is determined by television viewers voting by
SMS text and The Voice Kids App.
The winners of the nine seasons have been:
Alisa Kozhikina
Alisa Alekseyevna Kozhikina (russian: Алиса Алексеевна Кожикина, born 22 June 2003) is a Russian singer. In 2014, she became the first person to win '' The Voice Kids Russia''. Later that year she represented Russia at the ...
, Sabina Mustaeva,
Danil Pluzhnikov, Elizaveta Kachurak, Rutger Garecht, 9 finalists of
the sixth season, Olesya Kazachenko, Vladislav Tyukin, and Adelia Zagrebina.
The series employs a panel of three coaches who critique the artists' performances and guide their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the season. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach. The original panel featured
Dima Bilan
Dima Nikolayevich Bilan (russian: Ди́ма Никола́евич Била́н; born Viktor Nikolayevich Belan, russian: Ви́ктор Никола́евич Бела́н, links=no; 24 December 1981) is a Russian singer, songwriter and acto ...
(seasons 1–4),
Pelageya
Pelageya Sergeyevna Telegina (russian: link=no, Пелаге́я Серге́евна Теле́гина; before marriage Pelageya Sergeyevna Khanova; born Polina Sergeyevna Smirnova; 14 July 1986), known mononymously as Pelageya, is а Russia ...
(seasons 1–3, and 5–6), and
Maxim Fadeev
Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev (russian: link=no, Макси́м Алекса́ндрович Фаде́ев) (born 6 May 1968) is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.
Biography Early life and career
Maxim Fadeev was born on ...
(seasons 1–2). The panel for the upcoming tenth season features
Basta (seasons 5, and 7–10),
MakSim
Maxim (also Maksim, “Maxym”, or Maksym) is a male first name of Roman origin. It is common in Slavic-speaking countries, mainly in Belarus, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine. The name is derived from the Latin fami ...
(season 10―), and
Egor Kreed
Egor Nikolayevich Bulatkin (russian: link=, Егор Николаевич Булаткин, born June 25, 1994), better known by his stage name Egor Kreed and KReeD, is a Russian rapper, singer and songwriter. He began his career under his stage n ...
(seasons 8―10). Other coaches include
Leonid Agutin
Leonid Nikolayevich Agutin (russian: link=no, Леонид Николаевич Агутин; born July 16, 1968) is a Russian pop musician and songwriter, Meritorious Artist of Russia (2008). He has been active since the 1990s. He has released te ...
(season 3),
Nyusha
Anna Vladimirovna "Nyusha" Shurochkina (russian: А́нна Влади́мировна "Ню́ша" Шу́рочкина; 15 August 1990) is a Russian singer and songwriter. One of the most popular musicians in contemporary Russia, Nyusha has re ...
(season 4),
Valery Meladze
Valerian Shotayevich Meladze, ka, ვალერიან შოთას ძე მელაძე (born 23 June 1965), known professionally as Valery Meladze , is a Georgian singer and a Meritorious Artist of Russia. He is the brother of c ...
(seasons 4–7),
LOBODA (seasons 6 and 8) and
Polina Gagarina
Polina Sergeyevna Gagarina ( rus, Поли́на Серге́евна Гага́рина, p=pɐˈlʲinə sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvnə ɡɐˈɡarʲɪnə; born 27 March 1987) is a Russian singer and songwriter. She represented Russia in the Eurovisio ...
(season 7 and 9).
''The Voice Kids'' began airing on February 28, 2014, as a winter-spring TV season programme. The show proved to be a hit for Channel One.
Conception
An adaptation of the Dutch show ''
The Voice Kids
''The Voice Kids'' is a version of ''The Voice'' TV series franchise in which children participate.
Versions
The first such variation was '' The Voice Kids'' from the Netherlands, which was followed by other international variants:
: Franchise wi ...
'',
Channel One announced the show under the name ''Голос. Дети'' (''The Voice Kids'').
In each season, the winner receives ₽500,000 (about $8,000) and a record deal with
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...
.
Selection process and format
;Blind auditions
Each season begins with the "Blind Auditions," where coaches form their team of artists (15 artists in each team) whom they mentor through the remainder of the season. The coaches' chairs are faced towards the audience during artists' performances; those interested in an artist press their button, which turns their chair towards the artist and illuminates the bottom of the chair to read "Я выбираю тебя" ("I WANT YOU"). At the conclusion of the performance, an artist either defaults to the only coach who turned around or selects his or her coach if more than one coach expresses interest.
;Battles
In the Battle Rounds, each coach groups three of his or her team members to perform together then chooses one to advance in the competition.
;Sing-offs
In the Sing-off Rounds, five artists within a team sing individual performances in succession. The artists get to sing their "Blind Auditions" songs in this round. At the conclusion of the performances, coaches would decide which two of five artists get to advance to the next round.
;Life Playoffs
But as with season 2, each coach bring back three artists who were eliminated in the Sing-offs. These artists advance to the special stage – "Live Playoffs". Three artists from each team sing live and two of them eliminate by the end of the night. One saved by the Public's vote artist advances to the Final in each team.
;Final
In the Final of the competition, 6 artists from all teams (9 artists since season 2) perform in the live show, where public voting narrows to a final group of three artists from all teams and eventually declares a winner.
;Addition
Since season 6, alongside the determining of the winner, television viewers vote for the Best coach using ''The Voice Kids App'' and
HbbTV
Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) is both an industry standard ( European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) TS 102 796) and promotional initiative for hybrid digital TV to harmonise the broadcast, Internet Protocol Television ( ...
option in their TV sets.
Coaches and presenters
Coaches
File:Дима Билан на Big Love Show 2018 в СПб (cropped).jpg, Dima Bilan
Dima Nikolayevich Bilan (russian: Ди́ма Никола́евич Била́н; born Viktor Nikolayevich Belan, russian: Ви́ктор Никола́евич Бела́н, links=no; 24 December 1981) is a Russian singer, songwriter and acto ...
(Seasons 1–4)
File:Концерт Крокус сити P0716v.jpg, Pelageya
Pelageya Sergeyevna Telegina (russian: link=no, Пелаге́я Серге́евна Теле́гина; before marriage Pelageya Sergeyevna Khanova; born Polina Sergeyevna Smirnova; 14 July 1986), known mononymously as Pelageya, is а Russia ...
(Seasons 1–3, 5–6)
File:Макс Фадеев (cropped).jpg, Maxim Fadeev
Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev (russian: link=no, Макси́м Алекса́ндрович Фаде́ев) (born 6 May 1968) is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.
Biography Early life and career
Maxim Fadeev was born on ...
(Seasons 1–2)
File:Leonid Agutin's rehearsal at Laima Rendez Vous Jurmala 2017 .jpg, Leonid Agutin
Leonid Nikolayevich Agutin (russian: link=no, Леонид Николаевич Агутин; born July 16, 1968) is a Russian pop musician and songwriter, Meritorious Artist of Russia (2008). He has been active since the 1990s. He has released te ...
(Season 3)
File:Нюша на прессволе на Big Love Show 2018 в СПб (cropped).jpg, Nyusha
Anna Vladimirovna "Nyusha" Shurochkina (russian: А́нна Влади́мировна "Ню́ша" Шу́рочкина; 15 August 1990) is a Russian singer and songwriter. One of the most popular musicians in contemporary Russia, Nyusha has re ...
(Season 4)
File:Valeriy Meladze photoshooting at Laima Rendez Vous Jurmala 2017.jpg, Valeriy Meladze
Valerian Shotayevich Meladze, ka, ვალერიან შოთას ძე მელაძე (born 23 June 1965), known professionally as Valery Meladze , is a Georgian singer and a Meritorious Artist of Russia. He is the brother of c ...
(Seasons 4—7)
File:Баста (3) на Алых парусах 2018 (cropped).jpg, Basta (Season 5, 7—)
Светлана Лобода на VK Fest 2018.jpg, LOBODA (Seasons 6 & 8)
File:20150512 ESC 2015 Polina Gagarina 4749.jpg, Polina Gagarina
Polina Sergeyevna Gagarina ( rus, Поли́на Серге́евна Гага́рина, p=pɐˈlʲinə sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvnə ɡɐˈɡarʲɪnə; born 27 March 1987) is a Russian singer and songwriter. She represented Russia in the Eurovisio ...
(Seasons 7 & 9)
File:Yegor Creed.jpg, Egor Kreed
Egor Nikolayevich Bulatkin (russian: link=, Егор Николаевич Булаткин, born June 25, 1994), better known by his stage name Egor Kreed and KReeD, is a Russian rapper, singer and songwriter. He began his career under his stage n ...
(Season 8—)
File:Pevitsa Maksim.jpg, MakSim
Maxim (also Maksim, “Maxym”, or Maksym) is a male first name of Roman origin. It is common in Slavic-speaking countries, mainly in Belarus, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine. The name is derived from the Latin fami ...
(Season 10―)
Presenters
File:Дмитрий Нагиев на финале Голос. Дети 5 (cropped).jpg, Dmitry Nagiev (Seasons 1–9)
File:Natalia Vodianova Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2019 cropped.jpg, Natalia Vodianova
Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova ( rus, Наталья Михайловна Водянова, , nɐˈtalʲjə mʲɪˈxajləvnə vədʲɪˈnovə; born 28 February 1982), nicknamed Supernova, is a Russian model, actress and United Nations Goodwill ...
(Season 1)
File:Noimage.svg, Anastasia Chevazhevskaya (Season 2)
File:Валерия Ланская. Фотограф Геннадий Авраменко 2012 (cropped).jpg, Valeriya Lanskaya (Season 3)
File:Svetlana Zeynalova.jpg, Svetlana Zeinalova (Season 4)
File:Агата_Муцениеце1.jpg, Agata Muceniece
Agata Edgarovna Muceniece (Priluchnaya) ( lv, Agata Muceniece, russian: Ага́та Эдга́ровна Му́цениеце (Прилу́чная), born 1 March 1989) is a Latvian actress and model, and television presenter.
Life and career
M ...
(Season 5, 7—)
File:Noimage.svg, Aglaya Shilovskaya (Season 6)
File:Яна Алексеевна Чурикова.jpg, Yana Churikova
Yana Alekseyevna Churikova (russian: Яна Алексеевна Чурикова; born 6 November 1978) is a Russian journalist and television host who worked on MTV Russia before moving to Channel One, where she hosted seven seasons of the '' ...
(Season 10―)
Series overview
Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors.
: Team
Dima Bilan
Dima Nikolayevich Bilan (russian: Ди́ма Никола́евич Била́н; born Viktor Nikolayevich Belan, russian: Ви́ктор Никола́евич Бела́н, links=no; 24 December 1981) is a Russian singer, songwriter and acto ...
: Team
Pelageya
Pelageya Sergeyevna Telegina (russian: link=no, Пелаге́я Серге́евна Теле́гина; before marriage Pelageya Sergeyevna Khanova; born Polina Sergeyevna Smirnova; 14 July 1986), known mononymously as Pelageya, is а Russia ...
: Team
Maxim Fadeev
Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev (russian: link=no, Макси́м Алекса́ндрович Фаде́ев) (born 6 May 1968) is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.
Biography Early life and career
Maxim Fadeev was born on ...
: Team
Leonid Agutin
Leonid Nikolayevich Agutin (russian: link=no, Леонид Николаевич Агутин; born July 16, 1968) is a Russian pop musician and songwriter, Meritorious Artist of Russia (2008). He has been active since the 1990s. He has released te ...
: Team
Nyusha
Anna Vladimirovna "Nyusha" Shurochkina (russian: А́нна Влади́мировна "Ню́ша" Шу́рочкина; 15 August 1990) is a Russian singer and songwriter. One of the most popular musicians in contemporary Russia, Nyusha has re ...
: Team
Valery Meladze
Valerian Shotayevich Meladze, ka, ვალერიან შოთას ძე მელაძე (born 23 June 1965), known professionally as Valery Meladze , is a Georgian singer and a Meritorious Artist of Russia. He is the brother of c ...
: Team
Basta
: Team
LOBODA
: Team
Polina Gagarina
Polina Sergeyevna Gagarina ( rus, Поли́на Серге́евна Гага́рина, p=pɐˈlʲinə sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvnə ɡɐˈɡarʲɪnə; born 27 March 1987) is a Russian singer and songwriter. She represented Russia in the Eurovisio ...
: Team
Egor Kreed
Egor Nikolayevich Bulatkin (russian: link=, Егор Николаевич Булаткин, born June 25, 1994), better known by his stage name Egor Kreed and KReeD, is a Russian rapper, singer and songwriter. He began his career under his stage n ...
: Team
MakSim
Maxim (also Maksim, “Maxym”, or Maksym) is a male first name of Roman origin. It is common in Slavic-speaking countries, mainly in Belarus, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine. The name is derived from the Latin fami ...
Best coach
Reception
Seasons average: Ratings
The first season premiered on February 28, 2014 with an 8.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic. For its average season rating, the show was in the Top 3 at an 8.76 ranking.
The second season premiered on February 13, 2015 with an 8.6 in the 18–49 demographic. It wasn't up/down from last season's premiere.
The third season premiered on February 20, 2016 with an 8.9 in the 18-49 demographic. It was up from last season's premiere by .2 rating scores.
The fourth season premiered on February 17, 2017 with an 8.1 in the 18-49 demographic. It was down from last season's premiere by .8 rating scores.
The fifth season premiered on February 2, 2018 with a 6.7 in the 18-49 demographic. It was down from last season's premiere by 1.4 rating scores.
The sixth season premiered on February 15, 2019 with a 6.3 in the 18-49 demographic. It was down from last season's premiere by .4 rating scores.
The seventh season premiered on February 14, 2020 with a 5.3 and was viewed by 3.78 million people in the 4-49 demographic. It was down from last season's premiere by 1.0 rating scores. This is the lowest rated season premiere to date.
The eighth season will premiere in February 2021.
:''Each Russian network television season starts in late August and ends in late May.''
Notes
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Voice Kids (Russian TV series), The
2010s Russian television series
2014 Russian television series debuts
Russian music television series
Channel One Russia original programming
Carousel (TV channel) original programming
Television series about children
Television series about teenagers