The second edition of The Voice Kids aired in prime time on Rai 1 from November 24 to December 22, 2023, for five episodes with the hosting of Antonella Clerici. New in this edition, in addition to the entry of the new coach Arisa, were two new tools, which could be used during the three episodes of Blind Auditions: the "Super Pass" and the "Super Block". The first guaranteed a competitor to go directly to the final, while the second was the classic "Block", which could only be used after the other coaches have turned around, allowing the prevention of another coach from choosing a competitor.
The winner, eleven-year old Simone Grande, was decided through the vote of the audience in the studio. He is the first male to win in the Kids version. This marked Clementino's first win on the kids' version of the show (his second after his win on the third edition of The Voice Senior).
Grande would go on to be selected to represent in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024; Clerici previously revealed that one of the show's twelve finalists would go on to represent Italy in the 2024 contest during the final of The Voice Kids.
Coaches The coaches of the second season of The Voice Kids were Clementino, Gigi D'Alessio and Loredana Bertè, who returned for their second seasons. Alongside them Arisa debuted.
Teams
Winner Finalists Eliminated in the Final Eliminated in the Battles
Coaches Top 28 artists Arisa Emma Buscaglia Alice Alfonso Amelie Rizzi Emilia Piemontesi Martina Cervellin Elisa Puddu Michele Bruzzese Clementino Simone Grande Rita Longordo Alexander Racioppi Emma and Giulia Parodi Teresa Ferraro Federico Bergamo Emmanuele Manna Gigi D'Alessio Lucia Solazzo Luigi Vitagliano Angelica Stuppia Giuseppe Di Menza Mirko Di BartalomeoGraziano Calculli Sara Turrà Loredana Bertè Desiree Malizia Valentina Giamboi Yari Verdesca Giacomo Bastiani Nicole Curatolo Gabriele Ansanelli Giada Fois
Blind auditions Blind auditions premiered on November 24 and continued until December 8. Each coach had to have seven artists on their team at the end of the blind auditions, with each coach being given one "Super Block" to use in the entire blind auditions. Additionally, each coach had one "Super Pass". Using a super pass blocked all the other coaches from getting an artist. It also automatically put them in the final on the respective team.
+ Blind auditions color key ✔ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to a coach's team Artist elected this coach's team Artist eliminated as no coach pressing their button The artist received the "Super Pass" and advanced to the final ✘ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Arisa ✘ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Clementino ✘ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Gigi ✘ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Loredana
+ Blind auditions results Episode Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Arisa Clementino Gigi Loredana Episode 1 1 Giuseppe Di Menza10Vittoria "Il mondo" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2 Amelie Rizzi11Bardolino "Old Time Rock and Roll" ✔ ✔ ✔✘ 3 Alexander Racioppi14Apice "Tango" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 4 Walter Zecca8Florence "Sarà perché ti amo" — — — — 5 Lucia Solazzo13Dolo "Hello"✔ 6 Valentina Giamboi10Turin "" ✔✘ ✔ ✔ 7 Carlotta Agata8Biancavilla "Farfalle" — — — — 8 Yari Verdesca13Salice Salentino "Jailhouse Rock" — ✔ ✔ ✔ 9 Emilia Piemontesi10Romagnano Sesia ""✔ — — — 10 Teresa Ferraro13San Pietro in Guarano "Empire State of Mind" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 11 Angelo Salerno12Palma di Montechiaro "Il rock di Capitan Uncino" — — — — 12 Emma and Giulia Parodi12Genoa "Frankenstein" — ✔ — — Episode 21 Emma Buscaglia12Vasto "Vorrei che fosse amore" ✔ ✔✘ —2 Graziano Calculli11Gravina in Puglia "Cambiare" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔3 Martina Cervellin10Milan"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔4 Simone Grande11Rozzano"L'essenziale" ✘ ✔ — —5 Giuliana Gioia11Taormina "Fiesta" — — — —6 Rita Longordo12Bussana"Always Remember Us This Way" ✔7 Federico Bergamo10Rome "Bellissimissima" — ✔ — —8 Giulia Mosca11Campi Bisenzio"Bellissima" — — — —9 Luigi Vitagliano12Rome"Message in a Bottle" — ✔ ✔ ✔ 10 Anna Celebre12Cosenza "Ci pensiamo domani" — — — —11 Desiree Malizia14Montalto Uffugo "Right to Be Wrong" ✔12 Giacomo Bastiani12Livorno "Beat It" — ✔ —✔13 Giorgia Bonsangue14Canicattì "Cenere" — — — —14 Elisa Puddu13Botticino"Anche fragile"✔ — ✔ — Episode 3 1 Nicole Curatolo9Bologna "La vita" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2 Mirko Di Bartalomeo13Poggiorsini "Grande amore" ✔ ✔ ✔ — 3 Alice Alfonso13Lecce "Se piovesse il tuo nome" ✔ 4 Cherie Scuncia8Reggio Calabria "Italodisco" — — — — 5 Angelica Stuppia13Rome "Duemilaminuti" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 6 Alexia Satini13Rome "Snow on the Sahara" — — — — 7 Michele Bruzzese11Melicucco "Pensieri e parole" ✔ ✔ — ✔ 8 Emmanuele Manna7Saviano"" rowspan=8 ✔ — — 9 Gabriele Ansanelli12Rome "Rolling in the Deep" rowspan=7 — ✔ 10 Mattia Mazzotta13Calimera "" — — 11 Tommaso Quarta13Campi Salentina "The Scientist" — — 12 Sara Turrà13Cutro "Io e te da soli" ✔ ✔ 13 Valentina Roso 10 Pescantina "Le tasche piene di sassi" rowspan=2 —14 Giada Fois13Brandizzo "Killing Me Softly with his Song" ✔
Battles The battles, also dubbed as the semi-final, saw the 24 remaining contestants compete, which determined the 12 young finalists of the program. The challenges took place between three competitors from the same team who each battle performing the track assigned to them by their coach, who at the end of the performances decided the finalist of the three, eliminating the other two. At the end of the challenges, two competitors per team made it to the final, joining the finalist decreed at the Blind Auditions, through the use of the Super Pass. The battles aired on December 15, 2023.
Artist won the battle and advanced to the final Artist lost the battle and was eliminated EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult Episode 4 Arisa1Martina Cervellin "" Eliminated2Emma Biscaglia "On My Own" Advanced3Emilia Piemontesi "Canto (Anche se sono stonato)" Eliminated Clementino4Emmanuele Manna"Supereroi" Eliminated5Simone Grande"Adagio" Advanced6Teresa Ferraro "Crazy in Love" Eliminated Loredana Bertè7 Gabriele Anzanelli "Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore" Eliminated8 Nicole Curatolo "" Eliminated9Yari Verdesca"That's What Friends Are For" Advanced Gigi D'Alessio10 Graziano Calculli"Ancora" Eliminated11Sara Turrà"Lei" Eliminated12 Luigi Vitagliano"Bohemian Rhapsody" Advanced Arisa13 Michele Bruzzese"La leva calcistica della classe '68" Eliminated14 Amelie Rizzi "Crocodile Rock" Advanced15 Elisa Puddu "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)" Eliminated Gigi D'Alessio16 Mirko Bartolomeo "Fai rumore" Eliminated17 Angelica Stuppia"" Advanced18 Giuseppe Di Menza"Caruso" Eliminated Clementino19 Alexander Racioppi"Coraline" Advanced20 Federico Bergamo"" Eliminated21 Emma and Giulia Parodi"" EliminatedLoredana Bertè22 Giacomo Bastiani"Heal the World" Eliminated23 Giada Fois "Quando una stella muore" Eliminated24 Valentina Giamboi"Hurt" Advanced
Final
The final, aired on December 22, consisted of two rounds. The final three artists on every team, or top twelve, battled to become the winner of the second season of The Voice Kids.
First round Artist advanced to the Top 4 Artist was eliminated EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult Episode 5 Loredana Bertè1 Valentina Giamboi "Dimmi come..." Eliminated Clementino 2 Simone Grande "All By Myself" Advanced Gigi D'Alessio 3 Lucia Solazzo "" Advanced Arisa4 Emma Buscaglia "I Surrender" Advanced Clementino 5 Rita Longordo "La solitudine" Eliminated Loredana Bertè6 Yari Verdesca "Billie Jean" Eliminated Arisa7 Amelie Rizzi "E la luna bussò" Eliminated Gigi D'Alessio8 Angelica Stuppia "Due vite" Eliminated Clementino 9 Alexander Racioppi "Cenere" Eliminated Loredana Bertè10 Desiree Malizia "Think" Advanced Gigi D'Alessio 11 Luigi Vitagliano "Mentre tutto scorre" Eliminated Arisa12 Alice Alfonso "" Eliminated
Second round Winner Finalists EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult Episode 5 Gigi D'Alessio1 Lucia Solazzo "Hello" Finalists Arisa2 Emma Buscaglia "Vorrei che fosse amore" Loredana Bertè3 Desiree Malizia "Right to Be Wrong" Clementino4 Simone Grande "Adagio" Winner
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