The Voice Kids (Belgian TV series)
| The Voice Kids | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | John de Mol |
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| Country of origin | Belgium |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
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| Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Network | VTM |
| Release | 5 September 2014 – present |
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| 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. There are five different stages to the show: producers' auditions, blind auditions, battle / knockout rounds, sing-offs / semi-finals, and the final. 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.
An Lemmens has served as host from its inaugural season until 2022 (season 6). A second main presenter was introduced in 2022, with longest serving coach of The Voice van Vlaanderen Koen Wauters. Kürt Rogiers was a backstage presenter in 2014 and was replaced by Sieg De Doncker in 2018. He was later replaced in 2022 by Maksim Stojanac, in the following season there was no backstage host. In 2023 An Lemmens was replaced by Nora Gharib, and Koen Wauters was replaced by Aaron Blommaert.
The coaches of the latest season were one of the longest serving coaches, Laura Tesoro, coach from the previous season, Metejoor, and Coely, Pommelien Thijs making their debut as coaches. Coaches from previous seasons have been Sean Dhondt, Regi Penxten, Natalia, Slongs, Josje Huisman, Gers Pardoel, K3 and Duncan Laurence