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| The Voice Kids | |
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| Season 1 | |
| Hosted by | Luis Manzano |
| Coaches | |
| Winner | Lyca Gairanod |
| Runner-up | Darren Espanto |
| Finals venue | Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Newport City, Pasay |
| Release | |
| Original network |
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| Original release | May 24 – July 27, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of The Voice Kids was a Philippine reality singing competition on ABS-CBN. It was based on the Dutch reality competition of the same name.[1] Lea Salonga, Sarah Geronimo, and Bamboo Mañalac who also sits as coaches in the adult version, are the coaches of the show.[2][3] It was hosted by Luis Manzano, along with Alex Gonzaga as the show's backstage host.[4][5] The show was set to premiere in April 2014,[6][7] but was moved to May 24, 2014.[8][9] It aired at 6:45 p.m. (PST) every Saturdays, and at 7:30 p.m. (PST) every Sundays.
The show ended on July 27, 2014 with Lyca Jane Gairanod of Team Sarah being declared as the first grand champion.
Development
On November 18, 2013, Lauren Dyogi, the franchise's business unit head, announced on Twitter that there will be a kids version of The Voice of the Philippines.[10] The franchise was launched after the success of the first season of the main version which had garnered high ratings and was trending topic online.[11][12] Auditions schedule were later announced in the same month.[10]
On March 9, 2014, the show released its first teaser.[13][14] On March 17, 2014, the production team of the program started to provide updates of the filming of the Blind auditions, posting teasers of the new improved set and chairs and of the coaches in the show's official social media accounts.[15][16] A second teaser was aired on April 2, 2014.[17] Three teasers, one for each coach, were aired on April 17, 2014.[18][19] In May, the show aired its first Blind audition teaser.[20][21]
Coaches and host
At first, there were rumors that an unnamed Filipino singer who is popular in Asia, and a Filipina singer who is known for winning an international reality singing competition will sit as coaches for this series.[6] Later on the January 15, 2014 interview by Push, Lea Salonga confirmed that she will join as one of the coaches for the inaugural season of The Voice Kids. Salonga also confirmed that there will only be three coaches in this show, and coach apl.de.ap will not be part of this version.[2] On March 7, 2014, Salonga confirmed on her Twitter that Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Mañalac will be part of the kids version of the show.[3]
On February 10, 2014 interview of Toni Gonzaga in Banana Nite, Toni Gonzaga confirmed that she will not be hosting the kids version.[22] On March 11, 2014, a rumor was circulating online that Luis Manzano and Alex Gonzaga will be hosting the show.[23][24] By March 14, the rumor was becoming stronger as The Voice Kids team published a teaser, through the franchise's official Instagram, of an image of two silhouette individuals described as the hosts of the show. Few netizens commented that the silhouette figures highly resembled those of Luis Manzano and Alex Gonzaga.[25] On March 17, 2014, it was confirmed by the official PR website of ABS-CBN that the show will be hosted by Luis Manzano and Alex Gonzaga.[4]
Auditions
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The show was created after the main version garnered immense popularity and high television ratings.[1][26][27] ABS-CBN later announced that auditions will start November 2013. Later in January 2014, auditions for the Luzon, Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao regions were announced and will be held together with the auditions for the second season of The Voice of the Philippines.[28][29]
More than ten thousand kids auditioned for the first season.[30]
| Date | Location | Venue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 23, 2013 | Mandaue, Cebu | Metro Gaisano Pacific Mall | [31][32] |
| December 1, 2013 | Pasay | Resorts World Manila | [33] |
| January 11, 2014 | Dumaguete, Negros Oriental | Robinsons Place Dumaguete | [28][34][35] |
| Roxas, Capiz | Capiz Gym Villareal Stadium | ||
| January 18, 2014 | Cagayan de Oro | SM City Cagayan de Oro | [28][36] |
| General Santos | KCC Mall of General Santos | ||
| January 25, 2014 | Pasay | Resorts World Manila | [28][37][38] |
| Manila | Lucky Chinatown Mall | ||
| February 1, 2014 | Lucena, Quezon | Pacific Mall | [28][37] |
| Dagupan | CSI Stadia |
Prizes
The winner of The Voice Kids will receive one million peso contract from MCA Music, house and lot from Camella Homes,[39] music and home appliance showcases, ₱1,000,000, and ₱1,000,000 worth of trust fund from Systema.[40]
Teams
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| Coaches | Top 54 artists | |||||
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| Lea Salonga | ||||||
| Darlene Vibares | Tonton Cabiles | Angel Aguilera | Shanne Dandan | Eufritz Santos | Jimboy Garcia | |
| Marianne Interino | Karla Cruz | Genmarie Guiao | Echo Claridad | Giedie Laroco | Grace Alade | |
| Kobe Viray | Lorenzo Cinco | Koko Luy | Camille Santos | Rein Pineda | Angelique Trinidad | |
| Bamboo Mañalac | ||||||
| Juan Karlos Labajo | Edray Teodoro | Stacy Pineda | Borge Rivera | Nathan Bautista | Gem Capalad | |
| Maite Zubiri | Julienne Echavez | Natsumi Saito | Grazz Enriquez | Katherine Medina | Arianna Ocampo | |
| Edera Lopez | Allina Malaiba | Junmark Armecin | Douglas Alabe | Zack Tabudlo | Rommel Bautista | |
| Sarah Geronimo | ||||||
| Lyca Gairanod | Darren Espanto | Gab Gomez | Diana Agustin | Earl Consolacion | Kyle Bernido | |
| Isaac Zamudio | Lee Marcelino | JM & JC Urquico | Sam Shoaf | Musika Caubang | Mitz Tanguilan | |
| Triscia Jumawid | Hannah Mae Uganiza | Twittle Dizon | Don Angelo Santos | Rica Ito | Khen Lobaton | |
Blind auditions
In an article Lea Salonga wrote in Philippine Daily Inquirer and was published on January 16, 2014, she said the blind auditions will be filmed by March.[41] On March 15, 2014, Sarah Geronimo, in an interview by Jocelyn Dimaculangan from the Philippine Entertainment Portal, revealed that the first day of Blind auditions will be filmed on March 17, 2014.[42] It was filmed until March 20, 2014 at Studio 10 of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, Metro Manila.[30][43] More than 100 kids were invited for the Blind auditions.[30]
In a Philippine Daily Inquirer article posted by Salonga on March 20, 2014, she said that each team will be composed of 18 artists.[43]
It aired from May 24 to June 22 for 10 episodes with a total of 84 aspiring contestants.
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| ✔ | Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button |
| Artist defaulted to this coach's team | |
| Artist elected to join this coach's team | |
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button |
Episode 1 (May 24)
On its first episode, the coaches performed an opening number. Sarah Geronimo sang "Right Now" first, then followed by Bamboo singing "Happy", and Lea Salonga singing "Story of My Life." After their individual performances, all the three of them together performed "Live While We're Young."
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | ||
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| Lea | Bamboo | Sarah | |||||
| 1 | Koko Luy[44] | 11 | Makati | "Forget You" | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 2 | Jimboy Garcia[45] | 12 | Paniqui, Tarlac | "Faithfully" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Grazz Enriquez[44] | 13 | Quezon City | "Born This Way" | — | ✔ | — |
| 4 | JM & JC Urquico[44] | 11 & 11 | Marikina | "When I Was Your Man" | — | — | ✔ |
| 5 | Don Wilson Mojado | 11 | Lipa City, Batangas | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | — | — | — |
| 6 | Darlene Vibares[46] | 10 | Antipolo | "Girl on Fire" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |