The Voice van Vlaanderen is a Belgian reality talent show for the Flemish region of Belgium. It premiered on 25 November 2011 on VTM. The show is based on the original The Voice of Holland, created by John de Mol, and is part of The Voice (franchise). To date, it has aired a total of ten seasons.
The show consists of four stages: producers' auditions, blind auditions, battle rounds, and live shows. So far, ten winners have been crowned: Glenn Claes, Paulien Mathues, Tom De Man, Lola Obasuyi, Luka Cruysberghs, Ibe Wuyts, Grace Khuabi, Louise Goedefroy, Christophe Verholle and the most recent, Bas Serra.
The coaches for the current tenth season are Koen Wauters, Mathieu Terryn, Laura Tesoro, Joost Klein and Maarten & Dorothee for the Comeback Stage. Previous coaches have included Natalia Druyts, Alex Callier, Jasper Steverlinck, Regi Penxten, Axelle Red, Bent Van Looy, Bart Peeters, Tourist LeMC, and Jan Paternoster.
In the seventh season, Tesoro served as a fifth coach for the Comeback Stage, where eliminated contestants were given a chance to return to the competition and join the live shows. She stepped down after the ninth season and returned as a main coach in season 10, with Maarten & Dorothee taking over the Comeback Stage role.
The success of The Voice van Vlaanderen has led to the creation of spin-off shows based on its format, including The Voice Kids and The Voice Senior.
Format The original format features four different stages: Producers' auditions, Blind auditions, Battles, and Live shows.
Producers' Auditions and Blind Auditions The first stage is the producers' auditions, a pre-selection which is not shown on television.
Each season begins with the "Blind Auditions", where the coaches form their teams of artists to mentor throughout the competition. During the auditions, the coaches’ chairs face away from the stage. If a coach is interested in an artist, they press their button, turning their chair and revealing the phrase "I want you." At the end of the performance, the artist either joins the only coach who turned or chooses between multiple coaches.
In the sixth season, the "Block" was introduced, allowing a coach to prevent another coach from selecting an artist. It was removed the following season, but returned in season nine with a modification: it could only be used after the audition had ended, causing the blocked coach’s chair to turn towards the audience. In the tenth season, the "Block" was replaced by the "Ultimate Block", which prevents all other coaches from securing the artist.
The seventh season introduced the Comeback Stage, featuring Laura Tesoro as the original Comeback Coach. In this format, she selected eliminated artists from each round (up to the live shows) and mentored them through a separate competition. At the end of these rounds, selected artists were given the opportunity to re-enter the main competition as part of her team.
Knockouts The Knockouts stage, first introduced in season 6 follows the Blind Auditions. During this round, coaches divide their artists into groups of three (in season 6) or pairs (from season 7 onward), with each contestant performing a solo song. After all performances, the coach selects one artist from each group to advance to the live shows.
Coaches can "steal" one artist eliminated from another team during the Knockouts.
Knockouts Redzone In season 8, the Knockouts were dubbed to the "Knockouts Redzone". Instead of immediately eliminating artists, coaches could place contestants in the "Redzone". Each coach was permitted to place up to three artists in the Redzone, from which one contestant per team was selected to advance at the end of the round.
Battles The battles follows usually follows the knockouts and serves as the final elimination round before the live shows. In this phase, each coach pairs two artists from their own team to perform a duet. After the performance, the coach selects one artist to advance to the next round, while the other is eliminated.
In the tenth season, the round was dubbed to Big Battles. In this variation, artists competed in larger group performances rather than traditional one-on-one duets. Coaches were required to evaluate multiple contestants at once and select a reduced number of artists to advance. Coaches can also send artists backstage and make their decision at the end of the round.
Cross Battles From season nine onwards, the Knockouts were replaced by the Cross Battles and serves as the final elimination round before the live shows. Using the format similar to that used in the US version of the show in season 16. In this round, coaches select artists to compete head-to-head against contestants from other teams.
Each Cross-Battle features two artists performing individually, after which one is declared the winner and advances to the next stage. The winner is decided by a Flemish voting jury, which may include individuals from within or outside the music industry.
Live shows In the final live performance phase of the competition, elimination rounds, artists perform in weekly shows, where public voting narrows to a final group of artists and eventually declares a winner.
Coaches and hosts Coaches On 25 November 2011, VTM premiered the first season, featuring Koen Wauters, Natalia Druyts, Jasper Steverlinck, and Alex Callier as the original coaches. All four returned for the second season in 2013. On 14 August 2013, HLN announced that Regi Penxten and Bent Van Looy would join the show for the third season, replacing Callier and Steverlinck. On 11 September 2013, it was announced that Axelle Red would replace Druyts as a coach. Penxten and Red departed after one season, while Druyts returned and Bart Peeters joined as a new coach. Van Looy left after the fourth season and was replaced by Callier, who returned after a two-season hiatus. The four, Wauters, Druyts, Callier and Peeters, returned for the sixth season.
On October 6, 2019, HLN announced that Tourist LeMC would join the show, replacing Callier. On 5 November 2019, Qmusic announced that Niels Destadsbader would replace Bart Peeters, coaching alongside LeMC, Druyts and Wauters. The Voice Kids coach Laura Tesoro served as the fifth coach for the Comeback Stage. On 10 December, 2021, LeMC and Destadsbader's both were announced to leave the show, being replaced by Mathieu Terryn and Jan Paternoster, who join Wauters, Druyts and Tesoro. All five returned for the ninth season.
On 31 March 2025, it was announced that Druyts would leave the show after six seasons, stating that it was "time for a change". On 12 November 2025, Joost Klein was announced as a new coach for the tenth season, replacing Paternoster and joining Wauters, Terryn, and Tesoro, the latter becoming a main coach after previously serving as Comeback Stage coach. It was also confirmed that Maarten & Dorothee would replace Tesoro as coaches for the Comeback Stage.
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Lineup of coaches + Coaches' line-up by chairs order Season Year Coaches 1 2 3 4 1 2011 Jasper Natalia Koen Alex rowspan="6" 2 2013 Alex Jasper Koen 3 2014 Regi Koen Axelle Bent 4 2016 Bent Natalia Bart Koen 5 2017 Koen Alex Natalia Bart 6 2019 Natalia Bart Koen Alex 7 2021 Niels Natalia Tourist Koen Laura 8 2022 Koen Jan Natalia Mathieu 9 2024 Jan Natalia Mathieu Koen 10 2026 Koen Joost Laura Mathieu Maarten & Dorothee
Timeline + The Voice van Vlaanderen coaches Coach Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Koen Wauters Natalia Druyts Alex Callier colspan="2" colspan="4" Jasper Steverlinck colspan="8" Regi Penxten colspan="2" colspan="7" Axelle Red colspan="2" colspan="7" Bent Van Looy colspan="2" colspan="6" Bart Peeters colspan="3" colspan="4" Tourist LeMC colspan="6" colspan="3" colspan="6" colspan="3" Laura Tesoro colspan="6" Jan Paternoster colspan="7" Mathieu Terryn colspan="7" Joost Klein colspan="9" Maarten & Dorothee colspan="9"
Notes
Hosts The show has been hosted by An Lemmens and Sean Dhondt. In 2016, Dhondt was replaced by Sam De Bruyn. He left after one season, with Dhondt returning for the 2017 series. In 2022, Lemmens returned and Dhondt left with Aaron Blommaert replacing him. During the Knockouts and Battles, Gloria Monserez temporarily replaced Lemmens while she was on maternity leave. Both Blommaert and Monserez were later replaced by Aster Nzeyimana in 2024. Both Lemmens and Nzeyimana returned for the tenth season.
+ Colour key Featured as a full-time host. Featured as a part-time host.
+The Voice van Vlaanderen hosts Host Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 An Lemmens Sean Dhondt colspan="3" Sam De Bruyn colspan="3" colspan="6" Aaron Blommaert colspan="7" colspan="2" Gloria Monserez colspan="7" colspan="2" Aster Nzeyimana colspan="8"
Coaches and finalists Color key Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Fifth place
Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors. Winners are in bold, the finalists in the finale are in italicized font, and the eliminated artists are in small font.