The Voice Kids (German TV series)
The Voice Kids is a German reality talent show created by John de Mol and a junior version of The Voice of Germany. Based on the original The Voice Kids of Holland, the show was developed for children between the ages of seven and fifteen years old. It began airing on Sat.1 on April 5, 2013.[1]
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | John de Mol |
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| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 67 |
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| Production locations | Studio Adlershof, Berlin |
| Running time | 120–150 minutes |
| Distributor | Talpa (2013–2019) ITV Studios Germany (2020–present) |
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| Original network | Sat.1 |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i/1080p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 5 April 2013 – present |
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| Official Website | |
There are five different stages to the show: producers' auditions, blind auditions, battle rounds, sing-offs, and final. There have been eight winners to date: Michele Bircher (12), Danyiom Mesmer (14), Noah-Levi Korth (13), Lukas Janisch (13), Sofie Thomas (11), Anisa Celik (10), Mimi & Josefin (13 & 15) and Lisa-Marie Ramm (15).
Since its inaugural season, Thore Schölermann has served as host. A second main presenter was introduced in 2015, with Chantal Janzen from 2015 to 2016, Debbie Schippers from 2017 to 2018 and Melissa Khalaj from 2019 onward. Aline von Drateln was a backstage presenter in 2013 and was replaced by Nela Lee in 2014. The coaches for the upcoming season will be Stefanie Kloss, Álvaro Soler, Wincent Weiss and the duo Michi Beck & Smudo. Other coaches from previous seasons include Lena Meyer-Landrut, Henning Wehland, Tim Bendzko, Johannes Strate, Mark Forster, Sasha Schmitz, the duo Nena & Larissa Kerner, Max Giesinger, the duo The BossHoss and from the band Deine Freunde, Lukas Nimscheck & Flo Sump.
On April 2020, the show was renewed for a ninth season, which will begin airing on February 27, 2021.
Format
On 25 October 2012, Sat1 announced that they will produce the a children's version of The Voice of Germany with Talpa and Schwartzkopff TV Productions. The new show, The Voice Kids, is based on the format of the original show and focuses on children aged from 8 to 14 years. Performers for the first season had to apply to participate, and about 70 children were cast for the first phase, the "Blind Auditions". The children are onstage with a large, curved curtain around them, effectively concealing their identity from the judges, audience, and viewers. The 3 jury members are sitting in swivel chairs with their backs to the stage. During the performance, they can elect to support a candidate by pressing a buzzer, which will automatically turn their seat towards the stage. At the end of their performance, the curtain drops, revealing the singer who then learns whether any chairs turned for them. If only one judge turns their chair, the candidate is automatically on their team. If more than one chair turns, the candidate chooses who they would like to have as their coach.
The second week of the competition is training week in which the coaches prepare their candidates for the second phase of competition, called the "Battle Round." In the Battle Round three candidates of the same coaching group are chosen to sing the same song as a trio. Each coach then picks one of their three candidates to continue on to the Final round.
The winner of the talent competition receives a training stipend of €15,000 and an optional recording contract. The parents of the victor decide whether they pursue this option or not.
The Voice Kids Germany is the most internationally popular version of The Voice concept with a large YouTube audience for its clips with strong audience interest that stretches far beyond fellow Europeans from Brazil to Vietnam, the Philippines and New Zealand. This is in part due to the fact that the contestants often have a multicultural background with one German parent and one immigrant parent or are first generation German born to an immigrant family. This YouTube impact is exemplified by then-13-year-old performer Laura Kamhuber, born in Austria, whose performance of Dolly Parton's anthem "I Will Always Love You" in the blind audition of the first (2013) series has garnered over 200 million views on YouTube (as of April 17th),[2] and is the most watched YouTube video by an Austrian artist.[3]
Coaches and presenters
Coaches
| Coach | Seasons | ||||||||
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| Lena | |||||||||
| Henning | |||||||||
| Tim | |||||||||
| Johannes | |||||||||
| Mark | |||||||||
| Sasha | |||||||||
| Nena & Larissa | |||||||||
| Max | |||||||||
| BossHoss | |||||||||
| Stefanie | |||||||||
| Deine Freunde | |||||||||
| Álvaro | |||||||||
| Michi & Smudo | |||||||||
| Wincent | |||||||||
- Coaches gallery
Lena Meyer-Landrut (2013–2016, 2019–2020)
Henning Wehland (2013–2014)
Tim Bendzko (2013)
Johannes Strate (2014–2015)
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Nena & Larissa Kerner (duo, 2017–2018)
Max Giesinger (2018, 2020)
The BossHoss (duo, 2019)
Stefanie Kloss (2019, 2021–)
Lukas Nimscheck (Deine Freunde, duo, 2020)
Flo Sump (Deine Freunde, duo, 2020)
Álvaro Soler (2021–)
Michi Beck (duo, 2021–)
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Wincent Weiss (2021–)
Presenters
| Presenter | Seasons | ||||||||
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| Thore | |||||||||
| Chantal | |||||||||
| Debbie | |||||||||
| Melissa | |||||||||
| Aline | |||||||||
| Nela | |||||||||
| Marc | |||||||||
| Noah-Levi | |||||||||
| Jonas | |||||||||
| Iggi | |||||||||
| Mimi & Josefin | |||||||||
| Keanu Rapp | |||||||||
- Key
- Main presenter
- Backstage presenter
- Backstage-online presenter
- Main Presenters gallery
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Chantal Janzen (2015–2016)
Debbie Schippers (2017–2018)
Melissa Khalaj (2019–)
- Backstage Presenters gallery
Aline von Drateln (2013)
Nela Lee (2014)
Coaches and finalists
- Winner
- Runner-up
- 2nd Runner-Up
- 3rd Runner-Up
Winners are in bold, the finalists that went in the televoting are in italicized font, and the eliminated artists are in small font.
| Season | Coaches and their finalists | |||
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| 1 | Tim Bendzko | Lena Meyer-Landrut | Henning Wehland | N/A |
| Rita Gueli Finn Hackenberg |
Tim Peltzer Aulona |
Michele Bircher Stephanie Schmidt | ||
| 2 | Johannes Strate | Lena Meyer-Landrut | Henning Wehland | |
| Carlotta Truman Jamica Blackett |
Richard Istel Selin Atici |
Danyiom Mesmer Hanna Michalowicz | ||
| 3 | Johannes Strate | Lena Meyer-Landrut | Mark Forster | |
| Cosma Leonie Nestor |
Noah-Levi Korth Samuel Wernik |
Zoë Antonia | ||
| 4 | Sasha Schmitz | Lena Meyer-Landrut | Mark Forster | |
| Shanice Özbicer Noël Lunguana |
Ridon Jakupi Matteo Markus |
Lukas Janisch Lara Bloß | ||
| 5 | Sasha Schmitz | Nena & Larissa Kerner | Mark Forster | |
| Luca Emmanuel Kuglmeier Marie-Sophie Leonie |
Sofie Thomas Leon Pia |
Diana Donatella Eric Lina Kuduzovic | ||
| 6 | Mark Forster | Nena & Larissa Kerner | Max Giesinger | |
| Anisa Celik Klaas Müller Oliwia Czerniec |
Santiago Ghigani Alycia Natalia Joy |
Benicio Bryant Flavio Rizzello Jonah Wichmann | ||
| 7 | Mark Forster | Stefanie Kloss | The BossHoss | Lena Meyer-Landrut |
| Davit Nikalayan Teodora Vio |
Lea Lazaros |
Mimi & Josefin Erik Panich |
Thapelo Mashiane Dio Dragaj | |
| 8 | Max Giesinger | Lena Meyer-Landrut | Deine Freunde | Sasha Schmitz |
| Phil Schaller Gianna |
Nikolas Harrison Liana |
Leroy Paula Sophie |
Lisa-Marie Ramm Marc | |
| 9 | Álvaro Soler | Michi & Smudo | Stefanie Kloss | Wincent Weiss |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
Series overview
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| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runners-up | Winning coach | Presenter(s) | Online presenter | Coaches (chairs' order) | |||||
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| 1 | April 5, 2013 | May 10, 2013 | Michele Bircher | Tim Peltzer | Rita Gueli | No fourth finalist | Henning Wehland | Thore Schölermann | Marc van Velzen | Tim | Lena | Henning | No fourth coach |
| 2 | March 21, 2014 | May 9, 2014 | Danyiom Mesmer | Richard Istel | Carlotta Truman | Johannes | |||||||
| 3 | February 27, 2015 | April 24, 2015 | Noah-Levi Korth | Cosma Leonie | Zoe Wees | Lena Meyer-Landrut | Thore Schölermann, Chantal Janzen |
Mark | |||||
| 4 | February 5, 2016 | March 25, 2016 | Lukas Janisch | Ridon Jakupi | Shanice Özbicer | Mark Forster | Noah-Levi Korth | Sasha | |||||
| 5 | February 5, 2017 | March 26, 2017 | Sofie Thomas | Diana Donatella | Luca Kuglmeier | Nena & Larissa | Thore Schölermann, Debbie Schippers |
Jonas Ems | Nena & Larissa | ||||
| 6 | February 11, 2018 | April 15, 2018 | Anisa Celik | Benicio Bryant | Santiago Ghigani | Mark Forster | No online presenter | Mark | Max | ||||
| 7 | February 17, 2019 | April 21, 2019 | Mimi & Josefin | Thapelo Mashiane | Lea DeFrant | Davit Nikalayan | The BossHoss | Thore Schölermann, Melissa Khalaj |
Iggi Kelly | Stefanie | BossHoss | Lena | |
| 8 | February 23, 2020 | April 26, 2020 | Lisa-Marie Ramm | Phil Schaller | Nikolas Harrison | Leroy Erxleben | Sasha Schmitz | Mimi & Josefin | Max | Lena | Deine Freunde | Sasha | |
| 9 | February 27, 2021 | TBA 2021 | Upcoming season | Keanu Rapp | Alvaro | Michi & Smudo | Stefanie | Wincent | |||||
Season 1 (2013)
The first season of The Voice Kids in Germany premiered on 5 April and ended on 10 May 2013 on Sat.1. The coaches were Tim Bendzko, Lena Meyer-Landrut and Henning Wehland. The series was hosted by Thore Schölermann. The winner was Michele Bircher from Team Henning Wehland.[4]
Season 2 (2014)
The second season of The Voice Kids in Germany premiered on 21 March and ended on 9 May 2014 on Sat.1. Lena Meyer-Landrut and Henning Wehland returned for their second season as coaches. Johannes Strate completed the panel, replacing Tim Bendzko. Thore Schölermann returned for his second season as host. The winner was Danyiom Mesmer from Team Henning Wehland.[5]
Season 3 (2015)
The third season of The Voice Kids in Germany premiered on 27 February and ended on 24 April 2015 on Sat.1. Lena Meyer-Landrut returned for her third season as coach, and Johannes Strate returned for his second season as coach. Mark Forster completed the panel, replacing Henning Wehland. Thore Schölermann returned for his third season as host. The winner was Noah-Levi Korth from team Lena Meyer-Landrut.[6]
Season 4 (2016)
The fourth season of The Voice Kids in Germany premiered on 5 February and ended on 25 March 2016 on Sat.1. Lena Meyer-Landrut returned for her fourth season as coach, and Mark Forster returned for his second season as coach. Sasha Schmitz completed the panel, replacing Johannes Strate. Thore Schölermann returned for his fourth season as host. The winner was Lukas Janisch from team Mark Forster.[7]
Season 5 (2017)
The fifth season of The Voice Kids in Germany premiered on 5 February and ended on 26 March 2017 on Sat.1. Mark Forster returned for his third season as coach, and Sasha Schmitz returned for his second season as coach. Former coach from the adult version, Nena and her daughter Larissa Kerner completed the panel as a duo coach replacing Lena Meyer-Landrut. Thore Schölermann returned for his fifth season as host. The winner was Sofie Thomas from team Nena & Larissa.[8]
Season 6 (2018)
The sixth season of The Voice Kids in Germany premiered on 11 February and ended on 15 April 2018 on Sat.1. Mark Forster returned for his fourth season as coach, while Nena & Larissa Kerner returned for their second season as coaches. The Voice of Germany season 1 finalist Max Giesinger joined the panel as a new coach replacing Sascha Schmitz. Thore Schölermann returned for his sixth season as host. The winner was Anisa Celik from team Mark Forster.[9][10]
Season 7 (2019)
The seventh season of The Voice Kids in Germany premiered on 17 February 2019 on Sat.1. For the first time in the show's history, the coaching panel would consist of four coaches instead of three. Mark Forster was joined by Lena Meyer-Landrut who returned after two seasons of absence, with Stefanie Kloss and The BossHoss joining as new coaches. Thore Schölermann returned for his seventh season as host, with Melissa Khalaj as the new host replacing Debbie Schippers. Iggy Kelly joined as new Backstage-Online.[11] The winners were sisters Mimi & Josefin from Team The BossHoss.[12]
Season 8 (2020)
The eighth season of The Voice Kids in Germany premiered on February 23, 2020 on Sat.1. Lena Meyer-Landrut was joined by Max Giesinger, who last coached in the sixth season, Sasha Schmitz, who last coached two seasons prior, and with the new duo coach Lukas Nimscheck & Flo Sump (Deine Freunde). Thore Schölermann returned for his eighth season and Melissa Khalaj returned for her second season as hosts.[13] However, the backstage moderators were new: Last year's winners, the sibling duo Mimi & Josefin, returned to the music show in this function.[14] The winner was Lisa-Marie Ramm from Team Sasha. The live shows were filmed at an empty auditorium following Germany's COVID-19 pandemic.
Season 9 (2021)
The ninth season of The Voice Kids in Germany will premiere on February 27, 2021 on Sat.1. On November 15, 2020, it was announced that Stefanie Kloss will return for her second season of the series. Kloss will be joined by former The Voice of Germany duo coach Michi & Smudo, and by debutants Álvaro Soler and Wincent Weiss.[15] Hosting, Thore Schölermann returns for his ninth season and Melissa Khalaj returns for her third season. The backstage host for the ninth season was Keanu Rapp, who was as a participant in the third season.[16]
References
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- "Whitney Houston – I will Always Love You (Laura) | The Voice Kids 2013 | Blind Audition | SAT.1 - YouTube". 4 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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- "Michèle ist The Voice Kids 2013!". Sat.1. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- "Der Sieger von The Voice Kids 2015 steht fest: Danyiom". Sat.1. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- "DAS IST THE VOICE KIDS 2015: Noah-Levi". Sat.1. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- "Lukas ist The Voice Kids 2016!". Sat.1. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- "SOFIE IST THE VOICE KIDS 2017!". Sat.1. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- The Voice Kids - Anisa ist The Voice Kids 2018! (in German), retrieved 1 May 2018
- "Anisa gewinnt das Voice-Kids-Finale". mainpost.de (in German). 16 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "The Voice Kids 2019: Das sind die neuen coaches" (in German). The Voice Kids.
- "GEWINNER 2019: Mimi & Josefin". Sat.1. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ""THE VOICE KIDS" 2020: LENA MEYER-LANDRUT, MAX GIESINGER, SASHA UND DEINE FREUNDE SIND DIE COACHES" (in German). The Voice Kids.
- "Vorjahressieger kehren als Backstage-Moderatoren zurück" (in German). The Voice Kids.
- ""THE VOICE KIDS": ALVARO SOLER, WINCENT WEISS, STEFANIE KLOSS, MICHI BECK UND SMUDO BUZZERN 2021" (in German). thevoicekids.de.
- ""THE VOICE KIDS" 2021: KEANU RAPP WIRD MODERATOR DER DIGITALEN #VOICEKIDS-FANWELT" (in German). thevoicekids.de.
