La Voz Colombia (Spanish for The Voice Colombia) is a reality television singing competition, based on the original Dutch version, which has become a worldwide phenomenon. Over 50 countries now have their own version of The Voice. In this show, Colombians with outstanding singing talent are sought, and will be coached by four great music superstars who will be in charge of finding and training the next "voice" of Colombia.
The first season premiered on Caracol TV on October 1, 2012. For the second season, The Voice Colombia has a Second Screen TV Application, developed by Applicaster. The app offers an aggregated live feed of both broadcaster driven activities and social networks integration. The activities include a variety of gamification events, behind the scenes exclusive content, and various layers of information, to enhance primetime viewership. Show-related tweets and Facebook posts are integrated into the TV app feed during live primetime shows. Parlar TV, Caracol TV's app is available on the app store and on Google Play.
The winner of season 1 was Miranda Cardona and the winner of Season 2 was Camilo Martinez.
Format Participants attempt their shot at the competition in blind auditions, where the judges and future coaches, sit with their backs to the contestants. This format allows the participants to be judged solely on their singing ability and not on physical appearance. Judges can turn their chairs at the press of a button, indicating that they are interested in the performer. If more than one judge turns his/her chair, the contestant can choose a judge who will then become their coach as well. This format is based on the talent show The Voice.
At the second stage, The Battles, coaches are forced to reduce their team by half. They have to pit two of their contestants to sing against each other in a ring. In the end each coach made the decision to eliminate one of them, who left the competition. In this phase, coaches are supported by guest advisors.
The third stage is the live shows, which are broadcast live. Each contestant must sing for the coaches. At the end of the show, each coach will be obliged to saves one from his/her team. The elimination consists of the two nominees at risk each week, the audience save one of the nominees and the other two will sing the song with which they performed in the show. The coach will eliminate one. The elimination procedure continues until there is one artists per team in the final. In the second season, the Live Shows had format changed and any coach could have no finalist in the final.
Due to a clause in the contract between Caracol and Talpa (producer that owns the format), the program is not broadcast internationally, with the exception of Spain and Ecuador, due to a special cause.
The first season of the show released a compilation CD, Lo Mejor de La Voz Colombia ("The Best of The Voice Colombia"), recorded by 12 of the contestants, and was put on sale in the country, where it was certified platinum.
Thanks to the excellent performance of The Voice Colombia in Ecuador, Ecuavisa aired the first season of The Voice Colombia and was one of the only The Voice versions to be transmitted outside the originating country.
Coaches and hosts In the first season Carlos Vives, Ricardo Montaner, Andrés Cepeda and Fanny Lu were the coaches, while battle advisors were Maia, MR (Mau and Ricky Montaner), Amaury Gutiérrez, and Gilberto Santa Rosa. For the second season, Carlos Vives announced that due to several tours and prior commitments he would not return, for which "The gentleman of salsa" Gilberto Santa Rosa replaced him on the coaching panel.
The show was hosted by Carlos Ponce, Linda Palma and Diego Sáenz in season 1. Alejandro Palacio replaced Ponce in season 2.
Coaches' advisors Season Coaches 1 Carlos Vives Ricardo Montaner Fanny Lu Andrés Cepeda Maía Mau & Ricky Montaner Gilberto Santa Rosa Amaury Gutiérrez 2 Gilberto Santa Rosa Luis Fonsi Kike Santander Kany García
Coaches' teams – Winner – Runner-up – Third place – Fourth place
Season Coaches 1 2
Season summary
+ La Voz Colombia series overview Season First aired Last aired Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Winning coach Presenters Coaches (chairs' order) Main Backstage 1 2 3 4 1 2012 2012 Miranda Victoria Castillo Giovanna Giacometto Andrea Flórez Ricardo Montaner Carlos Ponce,Linda Palma Diego Sáenz Carlos Fanny Ricardo Cepeda 2 2013 2013 Camilo Martínez Jessica Agualimpia Anita Moreno J. Cadenas Andrés Cepeda Palma, Gilberto
Kids edition La Voz Kids is a Colombian kids talent show, based on the Dutch competition The Voice Kids, broadcast by Caracol Television. In each season, contestants are trained by one of the three coaches, competing to win COL$300 million and a contract with Universal Music. Participation is only open to children aged from 6 to 15. As of September 2023, information on season 7 has announced which will take place in 2024.
Format The format of La Voz Kids share the same blind audition rules from the adult's version. However, in the battles, three participants from the same team are put against each other and only one advances to the next stage. The next stage is the superbattles, where the teams are reduced again. Each coach must organize battles and choose 3 or 2 participants of their team to face each other. Each contestant will be assigned a different song. After that, each coach will have 5 participants to the live shows and a contestant will leave until the three finalists, one from each team, remain in the final.
Starting from the second season of La Voz Kids, participants who are eliminated in the super battles round have the opportunity to return to the competition. Each contestant will sing for the coaches with a free-choice song. In the end, six contestants enter again and can choose the coach they want to go with.
Coaches and hosts For La Voz Kids, the coaching panel consists of two coaches from the adult version, Andrés Cepeda and Fanny Lu, and then having its own coach, Maluma. In season three, Maluma was replaced by Sebastián Yatra. The show was hosted by Alejandro Palacio and Linda Palma in the first two seasons. Laura Tobón replaced Palma from season three onward. Laura Acuña replaced Palacio for season five. Ivan Lalinde replaced Tobon for season six.
Teens edition La Voz Teens was the first-ever teens' version on The Voice franchise. The difference from the kids' versions is that participation was only open to singers between the ages of 13 and 17. In 2016, the first and, so far, only season premiered.
Format The format of La Voz Teens share the same blind audition rules from the adult's version. However, in the battles, three participants from the same team are put against each other and only one advances to the next stage. The next stage is the superbattles, where the teams are reduced again. Each coach must organize battles and choose 3 or 2 participants of their team to face each other. Each contestant will be assigned a different song. After that, each coach will have 5 participants to the live shows and a contestant will leave until the three finalists, one from each team, remain in the final.
Coaches and hosts
La Voz Kids & La Voz Teens
For La Voz Teens, Cepeda was part of the coaching panel, along with Venezuelan singer Gusi, and ChocQuibTown singer Gloria Martinez. The hosts were Tobón and Karen Martínez, with Catalina Uribe on the backstage.
Coaches' timeline Seasons Coach 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Andrés Cepeda Fanny Lu colspan="3" Maluma colspan="5" Sebastián Yatra colspan="2" colspan="3" Natalia Jiménez colspan="4" colspan="2" Jesús Navarro colspan="4" colspan="2" Kany García colspan="5" colspan="1" Nacho colspan="5" colspan="1" Greeicy colspan="6" Aleks Syntek colspan="6"
Coaches and finalists – Winning coach & contestant. – Runner-up coach & contestant. – Third place coach & contestant.
Winners are in bold, remaining finalists in italic, and eliminated contestants in small font. Season Coaches 1 Maluma Fanny Lu Andrés CepedaIvanna García 2 Maluma Fanny Lu Andrés CepedaLuis Mario Torres 3 Sebastián Yatra Fanny Lu Andrés CepedaJuanse Laverde 4 Sebastián Yatra Fanny Lu Andrés CepedaAnabelle Campaña 5 Jesús Navarro Natalia Jiménez Andrés CepedaMaria Liz Patiño 6 Nacho Kany García Andrés CepedaDiana Camila7 Aleks Syntek Greeicy Andrés Cepeda Carranga Kids Season summary
+ Colombian La Voz Kids series overview Season Year aired Winner Runner-up Third place Winning coach Presenter Backstage host 1 2 3 1 2014 Ivanna García Tatiana Cañizares Melissa Anaya Maluma Alejandro Palacio Linda Palma Maluma Fanny Cepeda 2 2015 Torres Camilo Martínez Ana Rosales Andrés Cepeda 3 2018 Juanse Laverde Castro Jorge Nasra Sebastián Yatra Laura Tobón Yatra 4 2019 Anabelle Campaña Maite Montenegro Samuel David Andrés Cepeda 5 2021 Maria Liz Patiño Josué Salazar Brayan D. Natalia Jiménez Laura Acuña Jesús Natalia 6 2022 Diana Camila Sky Cuellar Nicolás Monroy Andrés Cepeda Iván Lalinde Nacho Kany 7 2024 Carranga Kids Matias Hernández Emiliana Pérez Laura Tobón Syntek Greeicy + Colombian La Voz Teens series overview Season First aired Winner Runner-up Third place Winning coach Presenters Coaches (chairs' order) Main Backstage 1 2 3 1 2016 Caliope Nikki Garden Jennifer Ramírez Gloria Martinez Karen MartínezLaura Tobón Catalina Uribe Gusi Goyo Cepeda
La Voz Senior La Voz Senior is new edition in Colombia to premiere on September 20, 2021 under Caracol TV. Based on the Dutch competition, The Voice Senior, the show is only for singers over the age of 60. Auditions for the first season were announced through the official website and other social media accounts along with the comeback of La Voz Kids. Coaches for the first season were Andrés Cepeda, Natalia Jiménez and Jesus Navarro. The show is presented by Laura Tobón and Laura Acuña.
Coaches' timeline Coach Seasons 1 2 Andrés CepedaNatalia Jiménez Jesús Navarro Kany García Nacho
Series overview
+ Colombian La Voz Senior series overview Season First aired Last aired Winner Runner-up Third place Winning coach Presenters Coaches (chairs' order) 1 2 3 1 2021 2021 María Nelfi Emeterio Torres Haydee Barros Natalia Jiménez Laura Tobón,Laura Acuña Jesús Natalia Cepeda 2 2022 2022 Chencho Nubia Ibeth Gloria Elena Kany García Nacho Kany
Reception Accolades Year Award Category Recipients Result 2013 India Catalina Awards Best Competition Program The Voice Colombia align="center" 2014 India Catalina Awards Best Competition Program The Voice Colombia align="center" India Catalina Awards Best presenter (a) of entertainment Linda Palma align="center" TVyNovelas Awards Best reality or contest The Voice Colombia align="center" TVyNovelas AwardsBest Favorite jury Andrés Cepeda align="center" TVyNovelas Awards Fanny Lu align="center" TVyNovelas Awards Ricardo Montaner align="center" Nickelodeon Colombia Kids' Choice Awards Favorite reality The Voice Colombia align="center"
See also La voz Kids (Colombia) in La Voz Teens (Colombia) in
References
External links The website of La Voz Colombia Latest news from La Voz Colombia