The Voice Kids (Portuguese TV series)

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The Voice Kids
Created by John de Mol
Roel van Velzen
Presented by
Judges
ComposerMartijn Schimmer
Country of originPortugal
Original languagePortuguese
No. of seasons5
Production
Executive producersPedro Curto
Piet-Hein Bakker
Running time60–150 mins
Production companies Shine Iberia (2014)
ITV Studios (2021–present)
Original release
Network RTP1
Release28 September (2014-09-28) 
14 December 2014 (2014-12-14)
Release10 January 2021 (2021-01-10) 
present
Related
The Voice Portugal

The Voice Kids is the junior version of The Voice Portugal , broadcast on RTP1, with competitors between the ages of seven and fifteen. The first season premiered in 2014, and the show did not come back for a second season until 2021. [1] In April 2019, RTP1 announced a reboot of the show, which was set to premiere in 2020, but ended up being postponed due to the COVID-19 restrictions.

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Since 2021, the competition has been used to select the artist that represents Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

History

The first season premiered on 28 September 2014, with Daniela Mercury, Anselmo Ralph, and Raquel Tavares as coaches, and presented by Mariana Monteiro and Vasco Palmeirim. In April 2019, RTP1 announced a reboot for the kids' version. Starting in 2021, the second season featured a new host, Catarina Furtado, and a coaching panel of four new coaches: Carlão, Fernando Daniel, Carolina Deslandes, and Marisa Liz. The third season premiered on 8 May 2022 with Bárbara Tinoco replacing Liz, while Carlão, Daniel, and Deslandes continued on the show as coaches. The fourth season premiered on 9 April 2023 with Aurea replacing Deslandes. The fifth season premiered on 14 April 2024 with Cuca Roseta and Nininho Vaz Maia replacing Aurea and Daniel, while Carlão and Tinoco continued as coaches.

Timeline of coaches and hosts

CoachSeasons
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Anselmo Ralph
Raquel Tavares
Daniela Mercury
Carlão
Fernando Daniel
Carolina Deslandes
Marisa Liz
Bárbara Tinoco
Aurea
Cuca Roseta
Nininho Vaz Maia
Host12345
Mariana Monteiro
Vasco Palmeirim
Catarina Furtado
Backstage host12345
Rui Maria Pêgo
Bárbara Lourenço  [ pt ]
Fábio Lopes  [ pt ]
Catarina Maia

Coaches' line-up

Coaches' teams and their artists

SeasonCoaches and contestants
1Team RaquelTeam AnselmoTeam Daniela
Filipa Ferreira
Salomé Silveira
Ana Rita Coelho
José Moreira
Alicia Correia
Carlos Pinheiro
Carolina Leite
Pedro Goulão
Carolina Martins
Marta Costa
Bárbara Bandeira
João Pereira
Diogo Garcia
Bruna Guerreiro
Ana Silva
Juliana Ignácio
João Pedro Gonçalves
Sara Monteiro
2Team MarisaTeam CarlãoTeam CarolinaTeam Fernando
Aurora Pinto
Maria Inês
Lívia Barros
Madalena Castro
Leonor Carvalheira
Ana Veríssimo
Mia Benita
Nuno Siqueira
Marina Maranhão
Afonso Silva
Alexandre Caldeira
Ísis Salgueiro
Rita Rocha
Rosa Antunes
Madalena Guedes
Rúben Martins
Joana Lopes
Manuel Duarte
Simão Oliveira
Margarida Machado
Leonor Sá-Chaves
Mariana Leal
Fabiana Ferreira
Tomás Pascoal
3Team FernandoTeam BárbaraTeam CarlãoTeam Carolina
Maria Gil
Madalena Dias
Lúcia Vicente
Noa Rangel
Dinis Reis
Íris Fernandes
Margarida Rodrigues
Rita Serrano
Juliana Matado
Rúben Antunes
Alice Fonseca
Joana Santos
Martim Helena
Bia Antunes
Laura Pereira
Margarida Oliveira
Maria Correia
Maria R. Andrade
Nicolas Alves
Beatriz Silva
Andreia Santos
Salvador Palmela
Clara Gonzalez
Rita Sales
4Team AureaTeam CarlãoTeam BárbaraTeam Fernando
Maria Pedro
Carolina Quintas
Francisco Bessa
Yasmin Alicia
Santiago Hassam
Vicente Oliveira
Francisco Horta
Francisco Santos
Isabel Silva
Luísa Mascarenhas
Lucas Machado
Tatiana Francisco
Rodrigo Oliveira
Martim d'Aires
Rodrigo Rosa
Sofia Silva
Lavínia Guimarães
Maria Leonor Pereira
Júlia Machado
Matilde Abreu
Francisca Rodrigues
Valéria Guba
Eva Alves
Miguel Abreu
5Team BárbaraTeam NininhoTeam CucaTeam Carlão
Víctoria NicoleConstança Soares

Series overview

Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors.

Teams color key
     Artist from Team Daniela                               Artist from Team Carolina                               Artist from Team Aurea
     Artist from Team Anselmo                               Artist from Team Fernando                               Artist from Team Cuca
     Artist from Team Raquel                               Artist from Team Marisa                               Artist from Team Nininho
     Artist from Team Carlão                               Artist from Team Bárbara


Portuguese The Voice Kids series overview
SeasonYearWinnerFinalistsWinning coachPresenter(s)
1  [ pt ]2014Diogo GarciaCarolina LeiteFilipa Ferreira Daniela Mercury M. Monteiro,
V. Palmeirim
2  [ pt ]2021 Simão Oliveira Aurora PintoRita RochaMaria InêsMia Benita Fernando Daniel Catarina Furtado
3 2022Maria Gil Nicolas Alves Margarida RodriguesMartim HelenaFernando Daniel
4 2023 Júlia Machado Francisco HortaFrancisco SantosMaria PedroRodrigo OliveiraFernando Daniel
5 2024Current season

Seasons' summary

Season 1 (2014)

The first season of the series had three coaches: Anselmo Ralph, fadista Raquel Tavares, and internationally-known Brazilian singer, Daniela Mercury. Premiering on 28 September 2014, Mariana Monteiro and Vasco Palmeirim were the hosts for the season and Rui Maria Pêgo was the backstage host. On 14 December, the season ended with Diogo Garcia from Team Daniela declared as winner.

Season 2 (2021)

The second season of the series had Marisa Liz, hip hop singer Carlão, pop singer Carolina Deslandes, and adults' season four winner Fernando Daniel as coaches. Premiering on 10 January 2021, Catarina Furtado was the host for the season and actress Bárbara Lourenço was the backstage host for the auditions and battles. For the live shows, digital influencer Fábio Lopes replaced Lourenço. During the season finale, on 18 April, Furtado confirmed that the winner would represent Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021. [2] Simão Oliveira from Team Fernando won the season, and eight months later, represented Portugal with the song "O Rapaz", placing 11th with 101 points. [3]

Season 3 (2022)

The third season of the series had Carlão, Daniel, Deslandes, and debutant Bárbara Tinoco as coaches. Premiering on 8 May 2022, Furtado returned as host and Lopes as the backstage host. On 31 July, 14-year-old Maria Gil from Team Fernando won the season. [4] On 10 August, RTP announced that runner-up Nicolas Alves would represent Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, due to Gil being born in November 2007. [5]

Season 4 (2023)

On 3 December 2022, applications for the fourth season of The Voice Kids opened. [6] On 8 January 2023, during a live show of The Voice Portugal's tenth season, it was revealed that Aurea would replace Deslandes on the coaching panel, while Carlão, Daniel, and Tinoco would return. [7] Furtado hosted the show for the third year in a row, while Catarina Maia was in charge of hosting the backstage. American-born Júlia Machado from Team Fernando won the season and represented Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023. [8]

Season 5 (2024)

On 15 January 2024, it was confirmed that Carlão and Tinoco would return as coaches for the fifth season. At the same time, it was confirmed that Cuca Roseta and Nininho Vaz Maia would replace Aurea and Daniel, respectively.

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