The Voice Kids (German TV series)

The Voice Kids
Genre	Reality television
Created by	John de Mol
Presented by	Thore Schölermann Marc van Velzen (backstage)
Judges	Lena Meyer-Landrut (1–4) Tim Bendzko (1) Henning Wehland (1–2) Johannes Strate (2–3) Mark Forster (3–) Sascha Schmitz (4–) Nena & Larissa (5–)
Country of origin	Germany
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1-2-3-4-(5-)
No. of episodes	(22) 3
Production
Executive producer(s)	John de Mol Thore Schölermann Chantal Janzen Aline von Drateln Nela Lee Marc van Velzen
Running time	120–150 minutes
Distributor	Talpa
Release
Original network	Sat.1
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	5 April 2013
Chronology
Related shows	The Voice of Germany The Voice (franchise)
External links
Website

The Voice Kids is a German music talent show for children from 8 to 14 years, based on the concept of the show The Voice of Germany. The first broadcast took place on 5 April 2013 Sat.1. The first season was won by twelve year-old Michèle from Lampenberg (Switzerland). The second season began on 12 March 2014, and was won by 14-year-old Danyiom from Ludwigsburg. From 27 February to 24 April 2015 the third season aired, which won the 13-year-old Berliner Noah Levi. The fourth season began on 5 February 2016, and was won by 13-year-old Lukas from Austria. Sat.1 extended the show to a fifth season, which will be broadcast in 2017.

Format

On 25 October 2012, Sat1 announced that you can produce the kid version "The Voice Kids" Talpa and Schwartzkopff TV Productions. It is based on the size of the original and focuses on children aged between 8 and 14 years. About 70 children who had been previously advertised and were cast are invited for the first phase, the "Blind Auditions". There, the children have to sing alone in front of live audiences. The jury members can not see because they are sitting in a swivel chair with his back to the stage the candidates first. You can vote for a candidate by pressing for him ("buzzers") and during his presentation to turn to him, to see him. The candidate comes next round if he receives at least one of the three jury votes. Among those jury members who turned to him, the candidate chooses his coach for the further rounds. It follows a training week in which the coaches prepare their candidates called the "Battle Round" second phase. In the Battle Round three candidates of the same coaching group to sing a song in the trio. Only one of the three candidates is further decision of the respective coaches. 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 perceive this option or not.

Coaches

Coach	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5
Tim Bendzko
Henning Wehland
Lena Meyer-Landrut
Johannes Strate
Mark Forster
Sascha Schmitz
Nena & Larissa

Coaches and finalists

     – Winning Coach/Contestant. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

     – Runner-Up Coach/Contestant. Final contestant first listed.

     – 3rd Runner-Up Coach/Contestant. Final contestant first listed.

Season	Coaches and their finalists
1	Tim Bendzko	Lena Meyer-Landrut	Henning Wehland
	Rita Gueli Finn Hackenberg Kieu Aitziber	Tim Peltzer Aulona Chelsea Laurin	Michele Bircher Stephanie Schmidt Maira Fabienne
2	Johannes Strate	Lena Meyer-Landrut	Henning Wehland
	Carlotta Truman Jamica Blackett Samuel Soufjan Joel	Richard Istel Selin Atici Lara Naomi Patrizia Stepan	Danyiom Mesmer Hanna Michalowicz Chiara Castelli Melissa Larissa
3	Johannes Strate	Lena Meyer-Landrut	Mark Forster
	Cosma Nestor Anna Tamino Sophie	Noah-Levi Korth Samuel Wernik Linnea Molly Sue Tilman	Zoë Antonia Emil Samira Lukas
4	Sascha Schmitz	Lena Meyer-Landrut	Mark Forster
	Shanice Özbicer Noël Lunguana Theo Bestelmeyer Felix Gerach Sofia Hoyos Arenas	Ridon Jakupi Matteo Markus Bok Yassine Taha Melisa Tatar Magdalina Avdalyan	Lukas Janisch Lara Bloß Patrick Wamser Hala Elmolla Anne
5	Sascha Schmitz	Nena & Larissa	Mark Forster

Season summary

Colour key

Team Lena      Team Henning      Team Tim      Team Nena & Larissa

Team Johannes      Team Mark      Team Sascha

Season	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Runners-up	Winning coach	Host	Coaches (order)
							1	2	3
1	5 April 2013	10 May 2013	Michele Bircher	Tim Peltzer	Henning Wehland	Thore Schölermann Aline von Drateln	Tim	Lena	Henning
				Rita Gueli
2	21 March 2014	9 May 2014	Danyiom Mesmer	Richard Istel		Thore Schölermann Nela Lee	Johannes
				Carlotta Truman
3	27 February 2015	24 April 2015	Noah-Levi Korth	Cosma	Lena Meyer-Landrut	Thore Schölermann Chantal Janzen			Mark
				Zoë
4	5 February 2016	25 March 2016	Lukas Janisch	Ridon Jakupi	Mark Forster		Sascha
				Shanice Özbicer
5	2017	2017				Thore Schölermann Debbie Schippers		Nena & Larissa