The eighth season of The Voice van Vlaanderen premiered on September 30, 2022 on the VTM television network. It was announced in March 2022 that the show's eighth season would be returning in the second half of the year. Natalia Druyts and Koen Wauters returned for their seventh and eighth season, respectively. Jan Paternoster and Mathieu Terryn, who both founded a band of their own where they serve as a vocalist, joined the show as coaches for the first time, replacing Tourist LeMC and Niels Destadsbader. Meanwhile, Laura Tesoro returned for her second season as a coach of the Comeback Stage.
Louise Goedefroy was announced the winner of this season on 23 December, 2022, marking Natalia Druyts' second win as a coach. With Druyts win, she became the second coach after Jasper Steverlinck to win two consecutive seasons, additionally, she was the first female coach to achieve this.
Coaches and hosts
Natalia Druyts, the winning coach of last season, and Koen Wauters returned for their seventh and eighth season, respectively. Jan Paternoster and Mathieu Terryn, who both founded a band of their own where they serve as a vocalist, joined the show as coaches for the first time, replacing Tourist LeMC and Niels Destadsbader. Meanwhile, Laura Tesoro returned for her second season as a coach of the Comeback Stage.
An Lemmens returned for her eighth consecutive season as the host, while Aaron Blommaert replaced Sean Dhondt as the backstage coach of the show. Gloria Monserez presented the show during the knockouts and battles as Lemmens was on maternity leave. When the live shows commenced, she returned to her presenting duties.
Teams
Main competition color key Winner Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place Fifth Place Artist was Eliminated in the Lives Artist was Eliminated, but was selected to participate in the Comeback Stage Artist was Eliminated in the Battles Artist was Eliminated in the Knockouts, but was stolen by another coach Artist was Eliminated in Knockouts
Comeback Stage color key Eliminated in the Third round Eliminated in the Second round Eliminated in the First round
CoachesTop 81 ArtistsKoen Wauters Johan Callaers Rosann Kerckhaert Louise Desmet Andries Winderickx Sarah Verdeyen Anna Julia Verstrynge Jochen Sansen Matthias Desmet Line De Dauw Bram Van Outryve Laura Huysmans Sara Vandenschrick Yasmina Jongbloet Miki Sekulovski Milan CallensJan Paternoster Wesley Ngoto Marilou Caudron Ilaria Coppens Noor Karmaoui Karlien Aelvoet Jessica Bouhez Anna Julia Verstrynge Mayté Gordts Roy Silverans Angie-Rachelle Matimboa Lani Lauwers Robbe Robbeets Josse Callens Jana De Paepe Celine Van PoppelNatalia Druyts Louise Goedefroy Ruben Katshiame Julót Van Der Pol Tessa Cornelis Natalya Otsabryk Maykel López Sonny Sinay Olivier Giambarresi Laura Duymelinck Jasmin Mahmood Klara Brandon Nsengi Samuel Wornoo Cara Matarazzo Fleur CottigniesMathieu Terryn Evert Dirckx Yente De Saedeleer Kaat Neefs Néhémie Katshiame Chiqui Mellaerts Jochen Sansen Jessica Bouhez Natalya Otsabryk Jordy Mertens Robbe Verreth Mieke Vanachter Louise Van De Vyver Lisa Lefèvre Laura Seys Mauro Van SchaeybroeckLaura Tesoro Néhémie Katshiame Tessa Cornelis Ashley Feytons Jordy Mertens Sonny Sinay Line De Dauw Noor Karmaoui Glen Puylaert Roy Silverans Mayté Gordts Matthias Desmet Robbe Verreth Isis Hillé Rinaldo Hricko Merel Thys Antje De Rop Maxim Librecht Fien Philipsen Tahira Van Crombrugghe Anahit Sahakyan Sam Mattheeussen
Blind Auditions Introduction The Blind Auditions premiered on September 30, 2022. Same as last season, artists who did not get any coach turned around would have the chance to compete in "The Comeback Stage" if selected by the fifth coach Laura Tesoro.
The Blind Auditions this season consist of 10 episodes, with two being broadcast each week.
In total, 83 contestants auditioned this season and 56 of them managed to turn at least one chair. Particularly, a total of 10 artists got a 'four-chair-turn' in this round. 11 artists were selected by the fifth coach Laura Tesoro to compete in "The Comeback Stage". Unfortunately, 23 contestants got eliminated straight away after no coaches turned for them.
Notes & Color Keys
Néhémi (age 23) in the first episode and Ruben (age 19) in the second episode are brothers. In the ninth episode, the contestant Robbe auditioned with the English version of "Denk Maar Niet Aan Morgen", which is a song by Bazart, the band founded by coach Mattieu. Right after Robbe chose to become a member of Team Mattieu, the coach performed the song with him. Joost Zwegers performed the single "Wrong" as a surprise for the coaches, wrapping up the tenth episode as well as the entire round of the Blind Auditions.
+Blind auditions color keys ✔ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button Artist selected a coach's team Artist defaulted to a coach's team Artist was eliminated and was not invited back for "The Comeback Stage" Artist was eliminated, but got a second chance to compete in "The Comeback Stage" Artist received a 'four-chair-turn'
Blind Auditions Results EpisodeOrder1ArtistSongCoach's and artist's choicesKoenJanNataliaMathieuEpisode 11Louise Desmet"Lovely"✔–––2Louise Goedefroy"A Change Is Gonna Come"✔✔✔✔3Glen Puylaert"I Wanna Be Your Slave"––––4Josse Callens"Save Me"–✔––5Fleur De Tarvenier"What You Don't Do"––––6Milan Callens"No Time to Die"✔✔✔✔7Sophia Esseqqat"Nutbush City Limits"––––8Néhémie Katshiame"Heartbreak Anniversary"✔✔✔✔Episode 21Ruben Katshiame"Bruises"✔✔✔✔2Amélie Giebels"Good 4 U"––––3Celine Van Poppel"Door De Wind"✔✔––4Mauro Van Schaeybroeck"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"–––✔5Lisa Lefèvre"S.O.S. to an Angel"––✔✔6Ine Balthasar"Without You"––––7Maikel López"537 Cuba"––✔–8Rosann Kerckhaert"Altijd Wel Iemand"✔–✔✔9Sam Mattheeussen"September"––––10Anahit Sahakyan"Hot Stuff"––––Episode 31Yasmina Jongbloet"Down Your Eyes"✔✔––2Lani Lauwers"I See Fire"–✔––3Luc Ernst"Here I Go Again"––––4Fleur Cottignies"What's Up?"––✔–5Sven De Gendt"Fall on Me"––––6Natalya Otsabryk"The Wind"✔✔✔✔7Deborah Degryse"Not an Addict"––––8Evert Dirckx"Wrong"✔–✔✔Episode 41Olivier Giambarresi"Sign of the Times"––✔–2Zoe Van Gompel"Remember"––––3Cara Matarazzo"She Used to Be Mine"––✔✔4Samuel Wornoo"Set Fire to the Rain"––✔–5Karlien Aelvoet"Rooting for You"–✔✔–6Antje De Rop"Don't Rain on My Parade"––––7Johan Callaers"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"✔–––8Tahira Van Crombrugghe"Good Kisser"––––9Jochen Sansen"Rugged Lovers"✔✔✔✔10Maxim Librecht"Watermelon Sugar"––––Episode 51Line De Dauw"Piece by Piece"✔––✔2Nisrine Berbouche"Good Woman"––––3Wesley Ngoto"Jar of Hearts"–✔––4Tessa Cornelis"Life on Mars"––✔–5Andries Winderickx"Where Is My Mind?"✔–––6Mieke Vanachter"Bad Liar"–✔✔✔7Jules De Cort"Riptide"––––8Yente De Saedeleer"Strong"✔✔✔✔Episode 61Jana De Paepe"O Mio Babbino Caro"–✔––2Matthias Foket"Roller Coaster"––––3Marilou Caudron"Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have"✔✔✔✔4Yanis Driege"When You Love Someone"––––5Sarah Verdeyen"Never Tear Us Apart"✔–✔–6Fien Philipsen"Jealous"––––7Kaat Neefs"Wait a Minute"–––✔8Ilaria Coppens"The One"–✔✔✔Episode 71Klara"Unstoppable"✔–✔–2Laura Duymelinck"Bored"––✔–3Bram Verstappen"Killer's Mind"––––4Griet Samain"Zeg Me Wie Je Ziet"––––5Laura Huysmans"Onbezonnen"✔–––6Roy Silverans"On Call"✔✔✔–7Merel Thys"Falling"––––8Anna-Julia Verstrynge"Habibi"–✔✔–Episode 81Bram Van Outryve"Never Too Much"✔–––2Laura Seys"idontwannabeyouanymore"–✔✔✔3Sara Vandenschrick"Don't Watch Me Cry"✔–––4Angie-Rachelle Matimboa"I'd Rather Go Blind"–✔––5Robbe Robbeets"Beggin'"–✔✔✔6Bieke Verstappen"Vergeet De Tijd"––––7Rinaldo Hricko"Lost in Japan"––––8Chiqui Mellaerts"There Are Worse Things I Could Do"–––✔9Sonny Sinay"All By Myself"✔✔✔✔Episode 91Louise Van De Vyver"You Lost Me"–––✔2Isis Hillé"Best Part"––––3Matthias Desmet"Save Your Tears"✔–––4Robbe Verreth"Denk Maar Niet Aan Morgen"––✔✔5Manno Hulselmans"Warrior"––––6Brandon Nsengi"Maria Maria"–✔✔✔7Swell Sieben"That Look You Give That Guy" and "Coup de soleil"––––8Mayté Gordts"Reckless"–✔––Episode 101Jordy Mertens"You Are the Reason"–✔–✔2Karo Voets"Amsterdam"––––3Jessica Bouhez"Issues"✔✔✔✔4Julót Van Der Pol"Don't Know Why"––✔Team Full5Ashley Feytons"Circles"–––6Miki Sekulovski"Angels"✔––7Noor Karmaoui"On My Mind"Team Full✔✔8Jasmin Mahmood"Crazy"Team Full✔
Knockouts This season, the show continued its twist on the original rules, switching the Knockouts and the Battles. During the Knockouts and the Battles, host An Lemmens took a break for maternity while Gloria Monserez joined Aaron Blommaert to host the show.
In the Knockouts, the artists in each team choose their own song to sing. After their performance, the coaches will have to decide whether to eliminate the artist straight away or put the artist in the 'Redzone' for further results, or to advance immediately.
The show introduced the 'Redzone' where contestants not guaranteed to advance to the next round wait for their coach's final decision. A maximum of three artists can end up in the 'Redzone' and the coach can choose only one of them to advance to the Battles. However, before an artist ends up in the 'Redzone', the other coaches first get the chance to use the one and only 'Steal' to secure the artist a spot on their team. If more than one coach presses their button to steal the artist, the artist in turn has the chance to choose a coach's team to advance.
Artists who were not chosen at the end of this round will have the chance to compete in "The Comeback Stage" if selected by the fifth coach Laura Tesoro.
+ Knockouts color keys Artist immediately advanced to the battle Artist was put into the "Redzone" and advanced to the battle Artist was stolen by another coach and advanced to the battle Artist was eliminated but was chosen to compete in the "Comeback Stage" Artist was put into the "Redzone" but was eliminated in the final decision Artist was immediately eliminated