La Voz Senior (Spanish for The Voice Senior) is a Mexican reality talent show that premiered on July 15, 2019 on Azteca Uno. It is based on and part of The Voice franchise created by television producer John de Mol.
When TV Azteca acquired the format of La Voz in 2019 from Televisa, they announced they would also produce La Voz Senior, for elders over 55.
Format
The show consists of three phases: Blind audition, Knockout phase, and Finale. Four judges/coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process (6 members in season 1 and 12 members in season 2 y 3).
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. The third season introduced the block button, where a coach could prevent another coach from getting a contestant on their team.
Second Phase – The Knockouts
In this phase two artists from the same team sing an individual song and their coach chooses the winner. In the Senior format, no steals are available.
Third Phase – The Finale
In the Finale, each artist competes to receive their coach’s and public’s vote. The artist with the highest votes from each team advances to the next round. In the last round, the highest voted artist wins the title as their country’s The Voice 'Senior', along with their coach.
Coaches and hosts The first season features Ricardo Montaner, Belinda, Yahir and Lupillo Rivera as coaches, and Jimena Pérez as host, same as season eight of the adult version. Filming for the second season began in September 2020, revealing Belinda, Montaner, Yahir returning as coaches, joined by María José, replacing Rivera. Pérez also was replaced in the second season by Eddy Vilard.
Coaches Coach Seasons 1 2 Ricardo Montaner Yahir Belinda Lupillo Rivera colspan="1" Maria José colspan="1"
Coaches' gallery
Coaches' teams
– Winning coach/contestant – Runner-up coach/contestant – Third place coach/contestant – Fourth place coach/contestant
Season Coaches 1 Lupillo Rivera Belinda Yahir Ricardo Montaner Jorge Orozco Robertha Yamel Kuri Genaro Palacios Maggie Mei Durcy Denys Cuca Tena Sergio Jiménez Mario Sanabria Salvador Rivera Xavier Gibler Noel Rodriguez 2 Ricardo Montaner Belinda María José Yahir Omar Alexander Manolo Juan Manuel Rossy Guizar Baby Bátiz Enrique Avilés Viola Dorantes Raúl Álvarez Rossy Rodríguez Hilda Gil Lucero Campos Armando Valdéz Mr. Clayton La Istmeña Jimmy Freddy Persa
Series overview
+ La Voz Senior series overview Season Aired Winner Finalists Winning coach Host Coaches (chairs' order) 1 2 3 4 1 2019 Salvador Rivera Genaro Palacios Cuca Tena Jorge Orozco Ricardo Montaner Jimena Pérez Lupillo Belinda Yahir Ricardo 2 2021 Omar Alexander Baby Bátiz Rossy Rodríguez Mr. Clayton Eddy Vilard Ricardo María José Yahir
Season 1
Name Age Description Musical style Ricardo Montaner 61 years old International Star Latin pop, Balada romántica Belinda 29 years old International Artist Latin pop, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop Yahir 40 years old National Artist Latin pop, Balada romántica Lupillo Rivera 47 years old Regional Artist Norteño, Ranchera, Banda sinaloense, Mariachi
Season 2
Name Age Description Musical style Ricardo Montaner 63 years old International Star Latin pop, Balada romántica Belinda 31 years old International Artist Latin pop, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop María José 45 years old International Artist Latin pop, pop rock, Rock, Balada romántica, soul Yahir 42 years old National Artist Latin pop, Balada romántica
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