The fourteenth season of the talent show The Voice Kids premiered on 14 February 2026 on JOYN and Sat.1.
Álvaro Soler returned as a coach after a one-season hiatus and was joined by Heiko & Roman Lochmann, Leony, and Michael Patrick Kelly. This season marks the second season on the Kids version to have all four coaches from the previous season replaced, following season 9. Melissa Khalaj returned for her eighth season as host, but was a solo host this season following Thore Schölermann's departure from the show after thirteen seasons.
Katelyn Harrington from Team Michael Patrick won the competition on 3 April 2026. Her victory marked Michael Patrick Kelly's first win as a coach on The Voice Kids (second total after his win on the eighth season of The Voice of Germany). With Harrington's win, Kelly became the third coach on The Voice Kids to win on their debut season following Nena & Larissa and The BossHoss; however, Kelly became the first solo coach to accomplish this.
Panelists
Coaches
On 6 November 2025, Wincent Weiss announced that he would be departing from the show. On 13 November, it was announced that the other three coaches, Ayliva, Clueso and Stefanie Kloß would be departing from the panel and Álvaro Soler would return as a coach after a one-season hiatus. At the same time, it was announced that former coach of The Voice of Germany season 8 and The Voice Senior season 2, Michael Patrick Kelly, would be joining the panel, while Leony and Heiko & Roman Lochmann would debut as coaches. This marks the second complete panel change from the previous season, following season 9.
Hosts On 5 November, it was announced that Thore Schölermann would not be returning as the presenter of the show after thirteen seasons. Melissa Khalaj returned for her eighth season.
Teams +Teams color key Winner Finalist Eliminated in the Battles rounds
CoachesTop 48 KidsÁlvaro Soler Danaya Fabio Susey Ariana Cataleya Valentin Nina & Roman Ruben Sofia Ella Jamie SarahHeiko & Roman Lochmann Illia Levy Lionella Lani Maja Sophia & Valentina Iman Laurin Lionel Elena Liam NisaLeony Angelina Max Marie Helena Linsay Nele Giulia Elias Noah Alina Katharina LenaMichael Patrick Kelly Katelyn Hedi Renat Davide Johannes Rowan Gina Lilith Marlene Fiona Nivedh Pablo
Blind Auditions The Blind Auditions began broadcasting 14 February 2026, being broadcast every Saturday on Sat.1 and available for streaming on JOYN. The mute button, introduced in the last season, did not return, however, the joker, introduced in the fifteenth season of the main series, was added to the show.
+ Blind auditions color key ✔ Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to this coach's team Artist elected to join this coach's team Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button Artist received an 'All Turn'. Coach used Joker on this artist
+ Blind auditions results Episode Order Artist Age Song Coach's and artist's choices Álvaro HE/RO Leony Michael Patrick Episode 1 1 Renat 12 "The Show Must Go On" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2 Julian 11 "Sowieso" – – – – 3 Hedi 9 "Für dich" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 4 Cataleya 11 "Rise Up" ✔ ✔ – – 5 Laurin 12 "AF1" – ✔ ✔ – 6 Giulia 11 "Sarà perché ti amo" ✔ ✔ ✔ – 7 Maja 15 "Jetzt Weinst Du" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 8 Djego 15 "Einen Freund wie mich" – – – – 9 Danaya 10 "Halleujah" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Episode 2 1 Fiona 9 "Starke Mädchen" – ✔ – ✔ 2 Fabio 14 "Mercy" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 3 Elena 14 "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" – ✔ – – 4 Angelina 10 "Let It Go" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 5 Janis 12 "194 Länder" – – – – 6 Valentin 11 "In The Stars" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 7 Gina 15 "Golden" – ✔ ✔ ✔ 8 Illia 13 "Virtual Insanity" – ✔ – ✔ 9 Semira 15 "Hey" – – – – 10 Marie 14 "Et Bam" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Episode 3 1 Alina 13 "Skyfall" – ✔ ✔ ✔ 2 Nivedh 10 "Hakuna Matata" ✔ – – ✔ 3 Max 14 "That's The Way It Is" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 4 Lani 12 "Wir beide" – ✔ – – 5 Jamie 14 "Photograph" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 6 Maria 14 "Pink Pony Club" – – – – 7 Johannes 13 "Plush" – ✔ – ✔ 8 Levy 13 "Auch im Regen" – ✔ ✔ – 9 Bulut 12 "Şımarık" – – – – 10 Susey 14 "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Episode 4 1 Katharina 15 "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2 Lian 10 "I Always Wanted a Brother" – – – – 3 Sofia 14 "Easy on Me" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 4 Ruben 13 "Stäffisburg" ✔ – – ✔ 5 Sophia & Valentina 13 "Schwesterherz" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 6 Tristan 14 "Heart of Gold" – – – – 7 Katelyn 12 "Never Enough" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 8 Nele 12 "Mamma Mia!" – ✔ ✔ ✔ 9 Iman 14 "Airwaves" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Episode 5 1 Ella 14 "Speechless" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2 Nisa 14 "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" – ✔ – – 3 Rowan 12 "Junge" ✔ ✔ – ✔ 4 Flavia 14 "Glacier Rivers" – – – – 5 Helena 15 "Walzer" – – ✔ – 6 Elias 12 "Expresso & Tschianti" – ✔ ✔ ✔ 7 Sarah 15 "Der Holle Rache Kocht " ✔ – – – 8 Davide 14 "Everything I Wanted" – ✔ – ✔ 9 Isabella 10 "Gut Gemacht" – – – – 10 Lionella 14 "Easy" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Episode 6 1 Lena 14 "Lightning" – ✔ ✔ – 2 Lionel 15 "What Was I Made For?" – ✔ – – 3 Nina & Rowan 14 & 10 "Cheek to Cheek" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 4 Marlene 14 "That's So True" – – – ✔ 5 Emma 13 "Better When I'm Dancin'" – – – – 6 Pablo 12 "Aline" – ✔ – ✔ 7 Liam 13 "Runaway Baby" – ✔ ✔ – 8 Linsay 15 "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" – – ✔ ✔ 9 Elliot 10 "Auf den Grund" – – – – 10 Noah 13 "Talking to the Moon" – ✔ ✔ – 11 Lilith 14 "Jesus, Take the Wheel" – – – ✔ 12 Ariana 8 "Elefant" ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Maja auditioned in the last season of the show, but did not receive a chair turn. Fabio auditioned in the last season of the show, but did not receive a chair turn.
Battles This season reintroduces the Battle rounds, which were last present in season 12. The battles are new this year, being titled as "Battles in Concert", as the battles become full-fledged concerts with an audience surrounding the stage.
The artists perform in groups of four as a band. They get to choose their own band name. After each performance, the coach selects one artist to advance, creating a total of 12 artists, 3 in each team, advancing directly to the final.
+ Battles color key Artist was chosen by their coach to advance to the Finals Artist was eliminated
+ Battles Results Episode Coach Order Band Name Winner Song Losers Episode 7 HE/RO 1 Four-Teen Illia "Can't Stop the Feeling!" Elena Liam Nisa Michael Patrick 2 Voice Kids Friends Hedi "Nessaja" Fiona Nivedh Pablo Leony 3 Mic Attack Max "Wrecking Ball" Alina Katharina Lena Álvaro 4 Echo of Fire Fabio "I See Fire" Ella Jamie Sarah HE/RO 5 Astr0 G's Lionella "Astronaut" Lionel Iman Laurin Michael Patrick 6 4Ever Tonight Katelyn "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Gina Lilith Marlene Episode 8 Leony 1 Young Voices Angelina "Wir Sind Groß" Elias Giulia Noah Michael Patrick 2 Rock Boys Renat "Bring Me to Life" Davide Johannes Rowan Álvaro 3 All About That 5 Susey "All About That Bass" Nina & Roman Ruben Sofia HE/RO 4 Rückenwind Levy "Irgendwas bleibt" Lani Maja Sophia & Valentina Álvaro 5 Honey Energetics Danaya "Beautiful Things" Ariana Cataleya Valentin Leony 6 Blackouts Marie "Can't Help Falling in Love" Nele Linsay Helena
Final The final took place on 3 April. The 12 finalists sang live in the studio and the coaches performed with their 3 finalists, viewers decided who is crowned the winner of the season through a voting process.
Former coach Wincent Weiss co-hosted this episode alongside Melissa Khalaj.
+ Finale color key Winner Runners-Up
+ Finale results Order Coach Artist Solo song Song with Coach Result 1 Michael Patrick Kelly Katelyn "You Raise Me Up" “You're the Voice”Winner 2 Renat "The Final Countdown"Runners-up 3 Hedi "Wie schön du bist" 4 Leony Marie "Voilà" “Unwritten” 5 Angelina "Girl on Fire" 6 Max "Run to You" 7 Heiko & Roman Lochmann Levy "Geboren um zu leben" “Nur ein Wort” 8 Lionella "Wildberry Lillet" 9 Illia "I Just Might" 10 Álvaro Soler Danaya "My Heart Will Go On" “We Are the World” 11 Fabio "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" 12 Susey “At Last”
Featured former members of Álvaro Soler's team: Ariana, Valentin, Sophia, Cataleya, Nina & Roman, Sarah and Ella.
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