| The Voice Kids | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | John de Mol |
| Presented by |
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| Judges | |
| Country of origin | Belgium |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | VTM |
| Release | 5 September 2014 – present |
| Related | |
| The Voice (franchise) | |
The Voice Kids is a Dutch-language Belgian music talent show for aspiring singers aged 8 to 15, based on the concept of the show The Voice van Vlaanderen. The first broadcast took place on 5 September 2014 on VTM. The winners of the seven seasons have been: Mentissa Aziza, Jens Dolleslagers, Katarina Pohlodkova, Jade De Rijcke, Gala Aliaj, Karista Khan, and Sikudhani Wangui Mbugua.
Overview
| Season | Season 1 (2014) | Season 2 (2015 - 2016) | Season 3 (2017) | Season 4 (2018) | Season 5 (2020) | Season 6 (2022) | Season 7 (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presented by | An Lemmens | Nora Gharib | |||||
| Koen Wauters | Aaron Blommaert | ||||||
| Backstage | Kürt Rogiers | Sieg De Doncker | Maksim Stojanac | No backstage host | |||
| Coaches | Sean Dhondt | Duncan Laurence | Coely | ||||
| Natalia Druyts | Laura Tesoro | ||||||
| Regi Penxten | Slongs Dievanongs | Josje Huisman | K3 | Pommelien Thijs | |||
| No fourth judge | Gers Pardoel | Metejoor | |||||
| Winner | Mentissa Aziza | Jens Dolleslagers | Katarina Pohlodkova | Jade De Rijcke | Gala Aliaj | Karista Khan | Sikudhani Wangui Mbugua |
| Channel | VTM | ||||||
| Broadcast period |
September 5, 2014 | November 20, 2015 | April 14, 2017 | September 14, 2018 | February 7, 2020 | March 25, 2022 | September 15, 2023 |
| October 24, 2014 | January 8, 2016 | June 2, 2017 | November 23, 2018 | September 11, 2020 | May 27, 2022 | November 24, 2023 | |
Coaches and finalists
| Coach | Seasons | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Sean | |||||||
| Natalia | |||||||
| Regi | |||||||
| Slongs | |||||||
| Laura | |||||||
| Josje | |||||||
| Gers | |||||||
| K3 | |||||||
| Metejoor | |||||||
| Duncan | |||||||
| Coely | |||||||
| Pommelien | |||||||
The box shows finalists of each team, the bold ones are the winners/topfinalist
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Third place
- Fourth place
| Season | Sean Dhondt | Natalia Druyts | Regi Penxten | No fourth coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jens Broes Juliette Van Damme |
Mentissa Aziza Otice Dury |
Fiona Verbrugghe Alessia De Simone | |
| Season | Natalia Druyts | Sean Dhondt | Slongs Dievanongs | |
| 2 | Josefien Derijcke Julie Tilborghs |
Jasmine McGuinness Leeloo Gilbert |
Jens Dolleslagers Anke Huysentruyt | |
| Season | Laura Tesoro | Sean Dhondt | Josje Huisman | |
| 3 | Robin Jonckheere Oona Caron |
Tim Bostoen Noralie Van Der Linden |
Katarina Pohlodkova Abobaker Rahman | |
| Season | Gers Pardoel | Laura Tesoro | Sean Dhondt | K3 |
| 4 | Jade De Rijcke Noa Claeys |
Emma Franssens Marilys Van der Hagen |
Elisabeth Vergauwe Soraya Brigui |
Maelle Moquet Mary Arutunian |
| 5 | Max Atzmon Sofia Stuyck |
Veronika Bikarova Justin Degryse |
Gala Aliaj Tiany Michiels |
Mette-Marie Maes Romina Pecceu |
| Season | Metejoor | Laura Tesoro | Duncan Laurence | K3 |
| 6 | Marie-Émilie Jinthe Moens |
Gloria J.A.P |
Karista Khan Lina Lasri |
Sien van Glabeke Anne Dexters |
| Season | Laura Tesoro | Coely | Metejoor | Pommelien Thijs |
| 7 | Ines Hanin Ariona Hamzallari |
Miriam Owusu-Banahene Nisa Taspinar |
Sofian Hachana Sid Janssen |
Sikudhani Wangui Mbugua Lize Laekman |
Season summary
| Season | Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Winning coach | Hosts | Coaches (chairs' order) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Backstage | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | 2014 | Mentissa Aziza | Fiona Verbrugghe | Jens Broes | No fourth finalist | Natalia Druyts | An Lemmens | Kürt Rogiers | Sean | Natalia | Regi | No fourth coach |
| 2 | 2015–16 | Jens Dolleslagers | Jasmine McGuinness | Josefien Derijcke | Slongs Dievanongs | Natalia | Sean | Slongs | ||||
| 3 | 2017 | Katarina Pohlodkova | Tim Bostoen | Robin Jonckheere | Josje Huisman | Laura | Josje | |||||
| 4 | 2018 | Jade De Rijcke | Elisabeth Vergauwe | Emma Franssens | Maëlle Moquet | Gers Pardoel | Sieg De Doncker | Gers | Laura | Sean | K3 | |
| 5 | 2020 | Gala Aliaj | Veronika Bikarova | Max Atzmon | Mette Maes | Sean Dhondt | ||||||
| 6 | 2022 | Karista Khan | Gloria | Sien van Glabeke | Marie-Émilie | Duncan Laurence | Lemmens, Koen Wauters | Maksim Stojanac | Metejoor | Duncan | ||
| 7 | 2023 | Sikudhani Wangui Mbugua | Miriam Owusu- Banahene | Sofian Hachana | Ines Hanin | Pommelien Thijs | Aaron Blommaert, Nora Gharib |
Laura | Coely | Metejoor | Pommelien | |
Coaches' teams
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Third place
- Fourth place
- Eliminated in the Final
- Eliminated in the Sing-offs/ Semi Final
- Eliminated in the Battles / Knockouts
Season 1 (2014)
The inaugural season premiered on 5 September 2014 with Sean Dhondt, Natalia Druyts, and Regi Penxten as coaches. Mentissa Aziza from Team Natalia won the season finale a week before Halloween.
| Coaches | Top 36 Kids | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean | Jens | Juliette | Arunee | Danai |
| Armin | Heda | Fé | Jonathan | |
| Juliette | Ranya | Mevlyde | Mariam | |
| Natalia | Mentissa | Otice | Camille | Suzanne |
| Alicia | Améline | Flore | Bjarne | |
| Morgan | Tessa | Merel | Lisa | |
| Regi | Fiona | Alessia | Emma | Seppe |
| Evy | Ebe | Leonore | Max | |
| Isabella | Junia | Manon | Sam | |
Season 2 (2015-16)
Season 2 of The Voice Kids premiered on 20 November 2015 with Sean Dhondt and Natalia Druyts switching seats while Slongs Dievanongs replaced Regi Penxten. Jens Dolleslaeghers from Team Slongs won the season 2 finale at the beginning of 2016.
| Coaches | Top 36 Kids | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia | Josefien | Julie | Daria | Resa |
| Precious | Britt | Anna | Ella | |
| Zita | Sharmy | Luana | Jemina | |
| Sean | Jasmine | Leeloo | Pien | Serena |
| Kitana | Aurélie | Lore | Dioniza | |
| Oscar | Romane | Tine | Hannabel | |
| Slongs | Jens | Anke | Anneleen | Dina |
| Anton | Kato | Aaron | Cecilia | |
| Felix | Samuel | Camille | Lola | |
Season 3 (2017)
Season 3 of The Voice Kids premiered on 14 April 2017 with Sean Dhondt as a returning coach while Eurovision Song Contest 2016 star Laura Tesoro and former K3 member Josje Huisman replacing Natalia Druyts and Slongs Dievanongs, respectively. Katarina Pohlodkova from Team Josje won the season 3 finale in June.
| Coaches | Top 36 Kids | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura | Robin | Oona | Emma | Jonathan |
| Bo | Jill | Maud | Arman | |
| Cindy | Nathan | One | Nina | |
| Sean | Tim | Noralie | Babs | Stijn |
| Jill | Julie | Angel Pink | Raphaëlla | |
| Moira | Lien | Jerko | Romy | |
| Josje | Katarina | Abu | Pauline | Pauline |
| Julliette | Delano | Flore | Merlijn | |
| Lotte | Senne | Jens | Sofia | |
Season 4 (2018)
Season 4 of The Voice Kids premiered on 14 September 2018, and for the first time, had four coaches instead of three. Sean Dhondt and Laura Tesoro returned as coaches while Gers Pardoel and K3 replaced the latter's former member Josje Huisman. Jade De Rijcke from Team Gers won the season 4 finale in November.
| Coaches | Top 48 Kids | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gers | Jade | Noa | Lindsy | Victoria |
| Laura | Kato | Jósephine | Indy | |
| Lotte | Sari | Louise | Stien | |
| Laura | Emma | Marilys | Charlotte | Kyle |
| Lauren | Hanne | Eva | Evi | |
| Mamy | Noor | Ricardo | Silvie | |
| Sean | Elisabeth | Soraya | Helena | Karry |
| Eva | Anna | Emma | Billy | |
| Nathan | Latif | Jolien | Lisa | |
| K3 | Maëlle | Mary | Ebe | Jools |
| Aja | Axelle | Anaïs | Kylan | |
| Amber | Helena | Lola | Luca | |
Season 5 (2020)
Season 5 of The Voice Kids premiered on 7 February 2020 but was interrupted for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium. All four coaches from the previous season returned, and the live shows commenced in August, with Gala Aliaj from Team Sean winning the season 5 finale on 11 September.
| Coaches | Top 48 Kids | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gers | Max | Sofia | Aenea | Klara |
| Elle | Lauren | Daan | Dilara | |
| Fleur | Leslie | Endrew | Lentel | |
| Laura | Veronika | Justin | Femke | Nabil |
| Caitlin | Connor | Anouk | Aurelie | |
| Inneke | Stan | Chiana | Sanna | |
| Sean | Gala | Tiany | Liza | Zita |
| Tara | Grace | Jen | Claire | |
| Tiana | Tamsen | Jill | Thalia | |
| K3 | Mette-Marie | Romina | Elisabeth | Matisse |
| Naëma | Ashley | Sarah | Chaya | |
| Sofia | Nele | Zita | Fie | |
Season 6 (2022)
Season 6 of The Voice Kids premiered on 25 March 2022. Laura Tesoro and K3 returned as coaches, while Metejoor and Eurovision Song Contest 2019 winner Duncan Laurence replaced Gers Pardoel and Sean Dhondt, respectively. Karista Khan from Team Duncan won the season 6 finale in May.
| Coaches | Top 49 Kids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metejoor | Marie-Émilie | Jinthe | Zita | Maïté | |
| Cara | Elise | Romy | Lise | ||
| Sien & Lena | Louis | Benne | Amelie | ||
| Laura | Gloria | J.A.P. | Lena | Samuel | |
| Emma | Solara | Jools | Elise | ||
| Juliette | Marit | Lize | Eldiona | ||
| Duncan | Karista | Lina | Isis Lilja | Finn | |
| Fleur | Sofian | Renée | Ayco | ||
| Marthe | Noor | Amira | Lola | ||
| Floris | |||||
| K3 | Sien | Anne | Naomi | Lars | |
| Emma | Elianice | Gaëlle | Elise | ||
| Julie | Nienke | Eloïse | Juliette | ||
Season 7 (2023)
Season 7 of The Voice Kids premiered on 15 September 2023. Laura Tesoro and Metejoor returned as coaches, while Coely and Pommelien Thijs replaced Duncan Laurence and K3, respectively. Sikudhani Wangui Mbugua from Team Pommelien won the season 7 finale on 24 November.
| Coaches | Top 48 Kids | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura | Ines | Ariona | Milena | Sipho |
| Nina & Fien | Ella | Camille | Yanaika | |
| Fé | Milà | Estée | Victoria | |
| Coely | Miriam | Nisa | Frauke | Felix |
| Josefien | Eline | Annabel | Disha | |
| Sam | Laurence | Tiana | Aurora | |
| Metejoor | Sofian | Sid | Ezra | Marieke |
| Eliisa | Céleste | Lars | Binke | |
| Maud | Luna | Mirko | Abigail | |
| Pommelien | Sikudhani | Lize | Diene | Dominika |
| Saar | Claire | Senta | Alpha Nathan | |
| Olivia | Nisa | Lise | Louise | |