La Voz Kids (American TV series)

La Voz Kids
Genre	Reality competition
Created by	John de Mol Jr.
Presented by	Jorge Bernal Daisy Fuentes Patricia Manterola
Judges	Prince Royce Paulina Rubio Roberto Tapia Natalia Jiménez Pedro Fernández Daddy Yankee
Composer	Martijn Schimmer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	52
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Original release
Network	Telemundo
Release	May 5, 2013 (2013-05-05) – July 10, 2016 (2016-07-10)
Related
The Voice (franchise) The Voice Kids (franchise) La Voz (American TV series)

La Voz Kids is a Spanish-language American singing competition television series that premiered May 5, 2013, on Telemundo. It formed part of the reality singing competition The Voice Kids' worldwide franchise, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol Jr. The show ran for four seasons between 2013 and 2016.

Overview

In 2013, American Spanish-language network Telemundo (a subsidiary of NBCUniversal Television Group) introduced a children's version of The Voice in Spanish called La Voz Kids. It featured Spanish-speaking American children from 7 to 15 years of age. Prizes included $50,000 cash for their education and a recording contract with Universal Music Group. The show debuted on May 5, 2013, and is hosted by Jorge Bernal (from ¡Suelta La Sopa!) and Daisy Fuentes. The coaches in season one were Prince Royce, Paulina Rubio, and Roberto Tapia. The first season aired 13 episodes with the season finale airing on July 28, 2013. ^{[1] [2]}

Season two saw Natalia Jiménez replacing Paulina Rubio as one of the coaches. The other coaches and hosts remained the same. ^[3]

For the show's third season, Daddy Yankee and Pedro Fernandez took Roberto Tapia and Prince Royce's place as the new coaches along with season two veteran Natalia Jiménez. ^[4]

At their 2015 Upfronts, Telemundo announced that La Voz Kids would return for a fourth season, with all three Season 3 coaches returning. ^[5]

Coaches and hosts

The coaches in the first season were Prince Royce, Paulina Rubio and Roberto Tapia. In the second season, Natalia Jiménez replaced Paulina Rubio. For the show's third season, Daddy Yankee and Pedro Fernández took Roberto Tapia and Prince Royce's place as the new coaches along with season two veteran Natalia Jiménez. Coaches remained all the same for the fourth season. Roberto Tapia returned for the fourth season, but not as a coach anymore.

Seasons
Coach		1	2	3	4
	Prince Royce
	Roberto Tapia
	Paulina Rubio
	Natalia Jiménez
	Daddy Yankee
	Pedro Fernández

• Coaches' gallery
• 
  Prince Royce (2013–2014)
• 
  Paulina Rubio (2013)
• 
  Natalia Jiménez (2014–2016)
• 
  Pedro Fernández (2015–2016)
• 
  Daddy Yankee (2015–2016)

Series overview

Team Royce   Team Paulina   Team Roberto

Team Yankee   Team Natalia   Team Pedro

Season	First aired	Last aired	Winner	Runners-up		Winning coach	Hosts		Coaches (chairs' order)
									1	2	3
1	May 5, 2013	July 28, 2013	Paola Guanche	Alanis Gonzalez	Alan Ponce	Prince Royce	Daisy Fuentes	Jorge Bernal	Royce	Paulina	Roberto
2	March 16, 2014	June 8, 2014	Amanda Mena	Leslie Mendoza	Natalia Loya					Natalia
3	March 15, 2015	June 7, 2015	Jonael Santiago	Franser Pazos	Shanty Zumaya	Natalia Jiménez			Daddy Yankee		Pedro
4	April 17, 2016	July 10, 2016	Christopher Rivera	Alejandra Gallardo	Axel Cabrera		Patricia Manterola

References

1. Mandalit del Barco (June 26, 2013). "Telemundo's 'La Voz' Hands Latino Kids The Mic". npr.org. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
2. Mandalit del Barco (June 1, 2013). "Paola Guanche, 12-Year-Old Cuban Singer, Wins 'La Voz Kids'". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
3. Cristina Arreola (January 15, 2014). "Paulina Rubio Sues Telemundo Over 'La Voz Kids'" . Retrieved October 21, 2015.
4. Leila Cobo (January 8, 2015). "Ranchera Star Pedro Fernandez to Coach 'La Voz Kids'". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
5. "TELEMUNDO Announces Over 900 Hours of New Original Programming". Broadway World. May 13, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2016.