La Voz (Spanish for The Voice) is a Mexican singing competition television series broadcast on Azteca Uno. The show originally premiered 11 September 2011, on Las Estrellas. It is based on the format of The Voice of Holland originated in the Netherlands and part of the international franchise The Voice created by television producer John de Mol Jr.
Mexico was the first Spanish-speaking country to adapt this format and the first among 6 globally. The series' first episode scored a rating of 28.2/47.1, surpassing Spanish-language TV series La Academia rating of 9.6/17.
The last series produced by Televisa had Lele Pons as host and Maluma, Anitta, Carlos Rivera and Natalia Jiménez as jury. In 2019, the license of The Voice format was acquired from Televisa to TV Azteca. A new edition was announced for this season under a different title (La Voz instead of La Voz... México) with the leadership of Jimena Pérez and with Ricardo Montaner, Yahir, Belinda and Lupillo Rivera as coaches.
The eleventh and last season on Azteca Uno was aired from June to August 2022 with David Bisbal, Yuridia, Ha*Ash, and Joss Favela forming the coaching panel.
Program The official website says of the program:
This program has become very famous, because unlike other programs, it is divided into three parts, and the artists do not have to spend almost half a year with teachers in a school.
Format
The series consisted of three phases: Blind audition, Battle phase, and Performance shows. Four judges/coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process (12 members in season 1-3 & 5–7, 16 in season 4, 51 in season 8, 42 in season 9, 39 in season 10, 30 on season 11). After being acquired by TV Azteca in season 8, the show featured the Blind auditions, Knockouts, Battles and Performance Shows.
First Phase – The Blind Auditions
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. In the seventh season, the block button was featured where a coach could prevent another coach from getting a contestant.
Second Phase – The Knockouts
In the eighth season, the second phase was changed from the Battles to the Knockouts. In this phase three artists (two from Season 11) from the same team sing an individual song and their coach chooses the winner. The two (one from Season 11) losing artist(s) are available to 'steal' by the other three coaches.
Third Phase – The Battles
The Battles were moved to the third stage after season 8. The Battle Rounds remained the same with coaches having two of their artists battle against each other directly by singing the same song together, with the coach choosing which artist advances to the Performance Shows. The losing artist is available to 'steal' by the other three coaches.
Fourth Phase – The Performance Shows
In the Performance Shows, each artist competes to receive their coach's and public's vote. The artists with the highest votes from their team advance to the next round. This repeats throughout the show until the Finale, where one artist per team is voted as the Top 4. In the Finale, the highest voted artist wins the title as their country's The Voice, along with their coach.
Coaches and hosts The show premiered on 11 September 2011, with Espinoza Paz, Alejandro Sanz, Lucero, Aleks Syntek as coaches and Mark Tacher as host. For season two, Jacqueline Bracamontes was announced as the replacement of Tacher. Jenni Rivera, Miguel Bosé, Paulina Rubio, and Beto Cuevas were announced as coaches. In August 2013, it was announced that Marco Antonio Solís, Alejandra Guzmán, David Bisbal and Wisin & Yandel would be the coaches in the third season. For the fourth season, Yuri, Julión Álvarez, Laura Pausini and Ricky Martin took over the coaching panel. For season five, after a three-season absence, Sanz returned as a coach alongside new coaches Gloria Trevi, J Balvin, and a double chair for the frontmen of Los Tigres del Norte. For the sixth season, Pausini and Yuri returned after a one-season absence joined by Maluma and Carlos Vives which premiered on 15 October 2017. After five seasons as host, Bracamontes moved to Spanish-language network Telemundo leaving the presenter role to YouTube figure Lele Pons for season seven. Maluma was announced to return for his second season, and was joined by new coaches Anitta, Carlos Rivera, and Natalia Jiménez.
In December 2018, TV Azteca acquired the show's rights. The first coach confirmed was Belinda, followed by Yahir, Ricardo Montaner and Lupillo Rivera. Season eight premiered on 13 March 2019, on the new channel with Jimena Peréz as host. On January 21, 2020, it was announced that Belinda and Montaner would be joined by María José and Christian Nodal to coach the participants in season nine. A month later, Eddy Vilard and Sofía Aragón were confirmed as new hosts, replacing Jimena Peréz. Filming for the tenth season started in February 2021, revealing María José as the only coach returning, alongside Miguel Bosé who coached in season two, and debuting coaches, Edith Márquez, and Jesús Navarro. Filming for season eleven began April 2022, revealing the return of David Bisbal since coaching in season three, alongside Yuridia, Ha*Ash, and Joss Favela.
Coaches Seasons Coach 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 colspan="3" colspan="7" Lucero colspan="11" Espinoza Paz colspan="11" Aleks Syntek colspan="11" Miguel Bosé colspan="1" colspan="7" colspan="2" Paulina Rubio colspan="1" colspan="10" Beto Cuevas colspan="1" colspan="10" Jenni Rivera colspan="1" colspan="10" Wisin & Yandel colspan="2" colspan="9" colspan="2" colspan="9" colspan="2" colspan="9" David Bisbal colspan="2" colspan="7" Ricky Martin colspan="3" colspan="7" Laura Pausini colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="6" Julión Álvarez colspan="3" colspan="8" Yuri colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="6" colspan="4" colspan="7" Gloria Trevi colspan="4" colspan="7" J Balvin colspan="4" colspan="7" Maluma colspan="5" colspan="5" Carlos Vives colspan="5" colspan="6" Anitta colspan="6" colspan="5" Carlos Rivera colspan="6" colspan="5" Natalia Jiménez colspan="6" colspan="5" Ricardo Montaner colspan="7" colspan="3" Yahir colspan="7" colspan="4" Belinda colspan="7" colspan="3" Lupillo Rivera colspan="7" colspan="4" María José colspan="8" colspan="1" Christian Nodal colspan="8" colspan="3" Edith Márquez colspan="9" colspan="2" Jesús Navarro colspan="9" colspan="2" Yuridia colspan="10" Ha*Ash colspan="10" Joss Favela colspan="10"
Line-up of coaches + Coaches' line-up by chairs order Season Year Coaches 1 2 3 4 1 2011 Syntek Espinoza Lucero Alejandro 2 2012 Jenni Beto Paulina Miguel 3 2013 David Marco Alejandra Wisin & Yandel 4 2014 Yuri Julión Laura Ricky 5 2016 Balvin Gloria Tigres Alejandro 6 2017 Yuri Vives Laura Maluma 7 2018 Natalia Carlos Anitta 8 2019 Lupillo Belinda Yahir Ricardo 9 2020 Ricardo María José Christian 10 2021 María José Miguel Edith Jesús 11 2022 David Yuridia Ha*Ash Joss122026 Alborán Danna Thalía Pepe
Coaches' teams
– Winning coach and contestant. Winners are in bold. – Runner-up coach and contestant. Final contestant first listed. – 3rd place coach and contestant. Final contestant first listed. – 4th place coach and contestant. Final contestant first listed. † - Coach/Contestant is deceased Season Coaches 1 Aleks Syntek Espinoza Paz Lucero Alejandro Sanz Oscar Garrido Marian & Mariel Santos Andrea Araujo Paulina Aguilera Alondra Vilchis Daphne Gutiérrez Alejandra Orozco Lluvia Ayala Ramiro Benavidez Daniel Inurreta Uziel & Zuriel Ramírez Ana Carla Sinclair Gabriel Navarro Fernando Serafin Vivian Rodriguez Lucero Antonio Javier Robledo Jano Fuentes † Oscar Cruz Damiana Conde Polo Rojas Jass Reyes Sergio García Melissa Menéndez 2 Jenni Rivera † Beto Cuevas Paulina Rubio Miguel Bosé Luz María Ramírez Ricardo Yocupicio Diana Laura Gascón Sandra Rodríguez Rubén Renné García Raúl Partida & Raúl Partida Jr. Miguel Ángel Patiño Jana Ruz Ximena Villalón Fernando Irigoyen Perla Mondragón Federico Vega Javier Minjarez Isaac Ruíz Ana Karen Aboytes Rigoberto Gutiérrez Gerardo Bazúa Gerardo Demara Yosigey Vergara Roberto Carlos Cerda Jorge Romano Keren Shy Gabriela Espinosa Gabriel Ornelas Miguel & Alejandro Pérez José Ignacio Martínez Mike Sierra Jovanko Ibarra Noam Tuchmam Rocío Jaramillo Luís Javier Duhart René Torash 3 David Bisbal Marco Antonio Solís Alejandra Guzmán Wisin & Yandel Willy Espinoza Jessy Miranda Samantha Rae Azael García Marcos Razo Kate Botello Marcela Aguilar Hector Villareal Carolina Ross Rodrigo Estrada Valentino Dávalos América Estamates Kerem Santoyo Aby Espinoza Santiago Ogarrio Oliver Ahucid Gibrán Martiz(+) 4 Yuri Julión Álvarez Laura Pausini Ricky Martin Natalia Sosa Frank DI Joel Espinoza Marcela Galvez Lisbeth † & Lizeth Guido Rochin Iliana Beilis Juan Carlos & José Manuel Mike Miramontes Daniela Pedali Kike Jiménez Jonathan Becerra Saak Figueroa Melissa Galindo Ayness López Agina Álvarez Sarah & Joe Alejandro Blumerkron Alex Hoyer Mitsuo Yokishi 5 J Balvin Gloria Trevi Los Tigres del Norte Alejandro Sanz Yuliana Martínez Jorge Eduardo Valentina Batta Monse Limongi Faustino & Tito Villalobos Eddy Ray Jose Talamantes Sofía Elena Karina Ambriz Anuar Poncho Arocha Giovana Taboada María Jimena Marco & Rick Alba & Belén Arellano Kike García Melissa Jiménez Manu Negrete & Lucho Aguilera Gil Bokacho Jimena Villareal 6 Yuri Carlos Vives Laura Pausini Maluma Leslie Mar Bubba Barsant Lizeth González Alex Rodríguez Julio Adrián Adame Mayela Orozco Thalía Ramírez Lu Infante Diana Laura Gascón Flor Amargo Luis Adrián Cruz Johan Sotelo Stefano Marocco Marian & Mariel Santos Erika Peña Irlanda Valenzuela Ryan González Gaby Albo Fernando Irigoyen Hugo Márquez 7 Natalia Jiménez Carlos Rivera Anitta Maluma Carmen Goett Adriana & Cristian Maggy Aranda Cindy Coleoni Anthon Mor Norah Montero Luis Ochoa Rosa Michell Cristina Ramos Guillermo Mendoza Aneeka Mad Rapsodia Dulce Najar Gabby Tamez Rey Cristopher Ale Ramírez Delian Ángel Elizondo Mafer Labastida Morganna Love Luanna Silva Jesús De la Rosa Colette Acuña Diana Campos Diana Villamonte Ley Memphis Erika Alcocer Paola Guanche Francisco Treviño Nacho Pérez Ariel Vi José Dhalí 8 Lupillo Rivera Belinda Yahir Ricardo Montaner Fátima Domínguez José de Jesús "Pichi" Miguel Rivera Viviann Baeza Lucas Martín Meli G Leo Rosas † Tenoch Niño de Rivera Daniela González Mashiakh & Dara Warnero Sury Faría Diana Bellini 9 Ricardo Montaner Belinda María José Christian Nodal Alexis Tanguma Alonso Hernández Gabby Muller Prudence Juan Ma DYF Glenda Ramírez Majo Cornejo Kike Jiménez Fernando Sujo Natalia Marrokin Arnoldo Tapia 10 María José Miguel Bosé Edith Márquez Jesús Navarro Arturo De La Fuente Melina Ale Soto Kike Aristi Vida Edeer Velásquez Sherlyn Sánchez Azucena Del Toro Dugali Arantza Sumiko Ela 11 David Bisbal Yuridia Ha*Ash Joss FavelaAnyelique Solorio Gabriel García José María OrtegaFátima Elizondo Isabela Rodríguez Jennifer SantosMarcela López Adrianna Foster Brandon ParraSandra Guevara Christian Valdés Aeda Fernanda
Series overview