The Voice of Finland

The Voice of Finland is a Finnish reality singing competition and local version of The Voice first broadcast as The Voice of Holland. The series premiered on Nelonen on 30 December 2011 and the first season concluded in April 2012. A second season started on 4 January 2013 and concluded on 26 April 2013. The series was further renewed for a third season, which premiered on 3 January 2014.

The Voice of Finland
Created byJohn de Mol
Roel van Velzen
Presented by
Judges
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
No. of seasons9(upcoming 10)
No. of episodes94
Production
ProducersTalpa Media Group (2011–2019)
ITV Studios Finland (2020–present)
Production locationHelsinki
Release
Original networkNelonen
Picture format16:9
Original release30 December 2011 (2011-12-30) 
present
External links
Website
Promotional photograph of the Coaches of The Voice of Finland

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 auditioner.

The series is shot at the Logomo cultural venue in Turku.[1]

Format

The series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and live performance shows. Four judges/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 singer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same singer (as happens frequently), the singer has the final choice of coach.

Each team of singers 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, with the coach choosing which team member to advance from each of four individual "battles" into the first live round. Within that first live round, the surviving six 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 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 semi-final. In the semi-final the results are based on a mix of public vote, advance vote on the previous week's performances, and voting of coaches. Each carries equal weight of 100 points for a total of 300 points.

With one team member remaining for each coach, the (final 4) contestants compete against each other in the finale with the outcome decided by advance vote and public vote, both with equal weight of 100 points for a total of 200 points.

Coaches timeline

Coach Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Michael Monroe
Elastinen
Paula Koivuniemi
Lauri Tähkä
Mira Luoti
Anne Mattila
Redrama
Olli Lindholm
Tarja Turunen
Anna Puu
Toni Wirtanen (solo)
Juha Tapio
Toni & Sipe (duo)
Maija Vilkkumaa
Paradise Mikko C.S.

Series overview

Color Key

Season First aired Last aired Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Winning coach Hosts Coaches (chairs' order)
1 2 3 4
1 December 30, 2011 April 20, 2012 Mikko Sipola Saara Aalto Jesse Kaikuranta Kim Koskinen Elastinen Axl Smith Kristiina Komulainen Elastinen Lauri Paula Michael
2 January 4, 2013 April 26, 2013 Antti Railio Emilia Ekström Suvi Aalto Ike Ikegwuonu Paula Koivuniemi Tea Khalifa
3 January 3, 2014 April 18, 2014 Siru Airistola Emma Schnitt Jussi Kari Tuuli Okkonen Michael Monroe Jenni Alexandrova Mira Anne
4 January 2, 2015 April 24, 2015 Miia Kosunen Jani Klemola Jennie Storbacka Jesper Anttonen Tarja Turunen Olli Redrama Tarja
5 January 8, 2016 April 22, 2016 Suvi Åkerman Riikka Jaakkola Meri Vahtera Ilona Gill
Heikki Paasonen
6 January 6, 2017 April 14, 2017 Saija Saarnisto Aksel Kankaanranta Andrea Brosio Tiina Nyyssönen Redrama Tinni Wikström Anna
7 January 5, 2018 April 20, 2018 Jerkka Virtanen Mia Suszko Wanqiu Long Fiona Krüger Elina Kottonen Anna Toni Redrama
8 January 4, 2019 April 26, 2019 Markus Salo Jasse Jatala Roope Palmu Sara Jagrouny Olli Lindholm Toni Olli Redrama Anna
9 January 31, 2020 September 25, 2020 Juffi Seponpoika Henry Friman Maritza Palmroth Etni Khan Toni & Sipe Juha Anna Toni & Sipe Redrama
10 January 22, 2021 TBA
2021
Maija Toni & Sipe Redrama Juha

Coaches and Finalists

  – Winning Coach/Contestant. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
Season Coaches and their finalists
Elastinen Lauri Tähkä Paula Koivuniemi Michael Monroe
1 Mikko Sipola
Lauri Mikkola
Isabella Hammarsten
Eveliina Tammenlaakso
Taru Ratilainen
Kim Koskinen
Selja Felin
Valerie Nyholm
Amanda Löfman
Antti Matikainen
Jesse Kaikuranta
Tanja Vähäsarja
Nelli Petro
Sophie Aittola
Aki Louhela
Saara Aalto
Kimmo Härmä
Mikko Herranen
Krista Siegfrids
Toni Hiltunen
2 Ikenna Ikegwuonu
Tomas Höglund
Inga Söder
Niina Kähönen
Jepa Lambert
Emilia Ekström
Dennis Fagerström
Eve Hotti
Kaapo Kokkonen
Marija
Antti Railio
Osku Ketola
Laura Alajääski
Kirsi Lehtosaari
Reetta Kaartinen
Suvi Aalto
Gary Revel Jr.
Christian Casagrande
Jone Ullakko
Luca Sturniolo
3 Elastinen Mira Luoti Anne Mattila Michael Monroe
Emma Schnitt
Erik Niemi
Johanna Johnson
Anni Saikku
Tuuli Okkonen
Sofia Tarkkanen
Camilla Bäckman
Maya Kurki
Jussi Kari
Juho Schroderus
Sini Alatalo
Ville Pyykönen
Siru Airistola
Tiia Erämeri
Roni Leppä
Lee Angel
4 Olli Lindholm Redrama Tarja Turunen Michael Monroe
Jani Klemola
Minna Hautakangas
Maria Höglund
Ari Puro
Jesper Anttonen
Kaisa Leskinen
Kiia Kullberg
Sini Järvinen
Miia Kosunen
Avin Alyasi
Paolo Ribaldini
Riina Ammesmäki
Jennie Storbacka
Björn Suomivuori
Kevin Stocks
Kimmo Blom
5 Ilona Gill
Suhyun Kim
Jessica Uussaari
Lilja Tzoulas
Meri Vahtera
Anna Karlsson
Alex Ikonen
Margarita Kondakova
Suvi Åkerman
Ilari Hämäläinen
Kerttu Suonpää
Alisa Manninen
Riikka Jaakkola
Tuomas Junnikkala
Daniel Sanz
Jarkko Kujanpää
6 Olli Lindholm Redrama Anna Puu Michael Monroe
Tiina Nyyssönen
A-J. Keskinen
Seungjae Kim
Emmi Bodganoff
Saija Saarnisto
Juuso Vuorinen
Mariia Kharlamova
Saija Saarinen
Aksel Kankaanranta
Anna Ijäs
Viola Pöyhönen
Jessica Timgren-Forss
Andrea Brosio
Sara Kurkola
Victoria Shuudifonya
Plamen de la Bona
7 Olli Lindholm Redrama Anna Puu Toni Wirtanen
Mia Suszko
Elli Tolkki
Viivi Sopanen
Roberto Brandao
Jerkka Virtanen
Odee Equere
Teija Vaara
Eveliina Määttä
Fiona Kruger
Iida Yli-Mäenpää
Jenna Schleifer
Francis Asis
Wanqiu Long
Saija Väisänen
Bertta Seppälä
Taneli Läykki
8 Markus Salo
Linda Smirnova
Roope Palmu
Joli Malki
Sara Jagrouny
Jhayden Aleo
Jasse Jatala
Sarina Kettunen
9 Juha Tapio Anna Puu Sipe Santapukki & Toni Wirtanen Redrama

Season synopses

Season 1 (2011-12)

The first season premiered on Nelonen on 30 December 2011 and the final was on 20 April 2012. The winner of the series was Mikko Sipola from coach Elastinen's team.

Performers Song Result
Mikko Sipola "Stuck Inside My Head" Winner
Saara Aalto "My Love" 1st Runner-up
Jesse Kaikuranta "Vie mut kotiin" 2nd/3rd Runner-up
Kim Koskinen "Särkyneiden Tie"

Season 2 (2013)

The second season premiered on Nelonen on 4 January 2013, the final being broadcast on 26 April 2013. The winner of the second season was Antti Railio from Paula Koivuniemi's team.

Performers Song Result
Antti Railio "Sulava jää" Winner
Emilia Ekström "Askel askeleelta" Runner-up
Suvi Aalto "Kuuntelen" 3rd/4th place
Ike Ikegwuonu "Vaiheillaan"

For this season, The Voice of Finland introduced Kotivalmentaja (HomeCoach) mobile game for Apple iOS and Android phones.[2]

Season 3 (2014)

The third season premiered on Nelonen on 3 January 2014, the final being broadcast on 18 April 2014. The winner of the third season was Siru Airistola from Michael Monroe's team.

Performers Song Result
Siru Airistola "Sä et kulu pois" Winner
Emma Schnitt "Älä pelkää" Runner-up
Jussi Kari "Suu & Pää" 3rd/4th place
Tuuli Okkonen "Pysähdytään Pariisiin"

Season 4 (2015)

The fourth season premiered on Nelonen on 2 January 2015. The winner of the fourth season was Miia Kosunen from Tarja Turunen's team.

Performers Song Result
Miia Kosunen "Bed of Fire" Winner
Jani Klemola "Sinä ansaitset kultaa" Runner-up
Jennie Storbacka "Mamma Knows" 3rd place
Jesper Anttonen "All of Me" 4th place

Season 5 (2016)

The fifth season premiered on Nelonen on 8 January 2016. The winner of the fifth season was Suvi Åkerman from Tarja Turunen's team.

Performers Song Result
Suvi Åkerman "It's Not the End of the World" Winner
Riikka Jaakkola "Don't Ask Me" Runner-up
Meri Vahtera "Tuulee" 3rd place
Ilona Gill "Oneway Trip" 4th place

Season 6 (2017)

The sixth season premiered on Nelonen on 6 January 2017. The winner of the sixth season was Saija Saarnisto from Redrama's team.

Performers Song Result
Saija Saarnisto "Mä annan sut pois" Winner
Aksel Kankaanranta "Thinking Out Loud" Runner-up
Andrea Brosio "I Will Stay" 3rd Place
Tiina Nyyssönen "Polte" 4th Place

Season 7 (2018)

The seventh season premiered on Nelonen in January 2018. The winner of the seventh season was Jerkka Virtanen from Redrama's team.

Performers Song Result
Jerkka Virtanen "" Winner
Mia Suszko "" Runner-up
Wanqiu Long "" 3rd Place
Fiona Kruger "" 4th Place

Season 8 (2019)

The eighth season premiered on Nelonen on January 2019. The winner of the eighth season was Markus Salo from Olli Lindholm's Team

Performers Song Result
Markus Salo "" Winner
Jasse Jatala "" Runner-up
Roope Palmu "" 3rd Place
Sara Jagrouny "" 4th Place

Kids Edition

The Voice Kids is originally a Dutch-based program intended for young people aged 8-14. The program is a children's version of The Voice of Finland. The competition proceeded as well as in The Voice of Finland, with the Blind audition, the Battles and live performances, the semi-finals and finally the finals.

The coaches included The Voice of Finland's coach Elastinen, PMMP's singer Mira Luoti and The Voice season 1 semi-finalist Krista Siegfrids. In season 2 Arttu Wiskari and Idols winner Diandra replaced Elastinen and Luoti.

The first season was won by 14-year-old Molly Rosenström. The second season was won by 13-year-old Aino Morko.

Series overview

Color Key
  Team Elastinen
  Team Mira
  Team Krista
  Team Diandra
  Team Arttu

Season First aired Last aired Winner Runner-up Winning coach Presenters Coaches (chairs' order)
1 2 3
1 September 1, 2013 November 10, 2013 Molly Rosenström Viivi Korhonen Viktorio Angelov Krista Siegfrids Axl Smith Tea Khalifa Mira Krista Elastinen
2 August 30, 2014 November 15, 2014 Aino Morko Helmi Hollström Frida Odrischinsky Krista Diandra Arttu

See also

References

  1. "Logomo ticket sales" (in Finnish). Logomo Oy. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  2. "Kotivalmentaja" [HomeCoach] (in Finnish). Nelonen. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
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