The Voice India Kids

The Voice India Kids
GenreSinging Reality competition
Created byJohn de Mol, Jr.
Presented bySugandha Mishra
Jay Bhanushali
Judges
Opening themeThis is the Voice;The Voice Kids
Country of originIndia
Original languagesEnglish
Hindi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes64
Production
ProducerDeepak Dhar
Production locationsMumbai, India
EditorKumar Priyadarshi
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45 minutes approx.
Production companyEndemol India
Original release
Network&TV
StarPlus
Release23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) –
11 March 2018 (2018-03-11)
Related
Superstar Singer
Indian Idol Junior

The Voice India Kids is an Indian singing reality competition television series that airs on &TV or StarPlus. The series is produced by Endemol India.[1]

Format[edit]

This show based on The Voice India. The show will allow young singers between the age group of 6–14 years to showcase their talent in front of a national audience.[2] The show is part of The Voice franchise and is structured in three phases: Blind auditions, Battle rounds, and Live performance shows.

Blind auditions[edit]

The first stage is the blind auditions, where artists sing in front of the judges/coaches. In this round, each coach selects 15 singers for their team. Four coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each coach has the length of the auditioner's performance (about 90 seconds) to decide if they want the singer on their team. If one of the coaches is satisfied with the voice of an artist, and wants to mentor them for the next stage, they press the "I WANT YOU" button by their chair. This turns the chair around to face the stage, and allows the coach to see the artist for the first time after they have sung. This avoids any bias on the part of the judge/coach because of an artist's characteristics or personality. If two or more coaches want the same singer, the singer chooses their coach. The artist's journey on the show comes to an end if no coach selects them.

Battle rounds[edit]

Each team of singers is then mentored and developed by their coach in the second stage, called the Battle Round. The team coaches help to develop their artists by giving them advice, and sharing the secrets of their success in the music industry. The coaches have two of their own team members battle each other by singing the same song. The coach chooses which team member will advance to the next stage. The judges then have to choose from the individual "battles" which artists to take to the Live Round.[3]

Live shows[edit]

The third stage, Live Shows, is where the remaining seven members of each team perform solo and try to entertain the audience and to impress the judges. After Round 1, each of the coaches can save three contestants to progress. After Rounds 2 and 3, each coach can save two contestants to progress. After Round 4, each coach can save one contestant to progress to the semi-final round. The remaining contestants progress, or not, based on a public vote conducted after each round.

In the semi-finals, the final two contestants from each team face off against each other. The judges then split 100 points between the two performers of their team. The winner is decided by the combination of public votes received and points given by their respective judges.

In the finals, the winner is chosen from the final four contestants, one from each team, based on the results of the live public voting.

Coaches[edit]

Season summary[edit]

Colour key

The Voice India Kids series overview
Season First aired Last aired Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Winning coach Hosts Co-Hosts Coaches (order)
1 2 3 4
1 July 23, 2016 Oct 23, 2016 Nishtha Sharma Kavya Limaye Pooja Insa No fourth finalist Neeti Mohan Jay Bhanushali Sugandha Mishra Shaan Neeti Shekhar No fourth coach
2 Nov 11, 2017 Mar 11, 2018 Manashi Saharia Neelanjana Ray Shruti Gosawmi Mohammad Faazil Palak Muchhal No Co-Host Papon Palak Himesh

Season 1 (2016)[edit]

Nishtha Sharma of Uttar Pradesh won the first edition of The Voice India Kids.[5] She was the contestant from Team Neeti Mohan. She received a cheque of Rs 2,500,000, along with a recording contract from Universal Music. Kavya Limaye (Team Neeti) was the 1st runner up and Pooja Insa (Team Shaan) was the 2nd runner up of the season.[6][7]

Season 2 (2017–18)[edit]

Manashi Sahariah of Udmari, Assam won the second edition of The Voice India Kids.[8] She was the contestant from Team Palak . She received a cheque of Rs. 2,500,000, along with a recording contract from Universal Music. The 1st runner up was Neelanjana Ray (Team Shaan) followed by Shruti Goswami (Team Papon). Both got a prize amount of Rs. 1,000,000 each.

Battles (Season 2)[edit]

The battles are the 2nd round of the show, where 3 singers from the same team sing the same song. Then the coach decides the winner, taking the singer to the 3rd round.

Contestants Team Winner
Shiba Prasad VS Sayyad Habibur VS Subhransh Mishra Papon Shiba Prasad
Shruti Goswami VS Pihu Srivastava VS Laxmi Srivastava Papon Shruti Goswami
Dhanni Saikiya VS Shekinah Mukhiya VS Gayatri Shinde Himesh Shekinah Mukhiya
Deblina Nath VS Anvita TS VS Manashi Sahariah Palak Manashi Sahariah
Asmi Mukherjee VS Sanjana Ganesh VS Niharika Nath Papon Niharika Nath
Tannishtha Puri VS Sonal Srivastava VS Anupama Mamgain Papon Tannishtha Puri
Supriyo Sinha VS Abhinav Dhiman VS Shaurya Negi Shaan Supriyo Sinha
Tanishka Sarkar VS Arya Nanda VS Ishaan Tangirala Shaan Ishaan Tangirala
Aashi Singh VS Aarohi Roy VS Priyadarshan Deka Palak Aarohi Roy
Rubab Choudhary VS Madhav Arora VS Satyajeet Debroy Papon Madhav Arora
Abhraman Kashyap VS Mansi Sisodia VS Neelanjana Ray Shaan Neelanjana Ray
Mohammad Faazil VS Tanish Kinalkar VS Sumeet Kumar VS Rajeev Das Himesh Mohammad Faazil
Bunty VS Siddhant Aggarwal VS Bhanu Pratap Singh Palak Bhanu Pratap Singh
Ayush Kotwal VS Moksh Gulati VS Ayush Kalam Himesh Moksh Gulati

Top 20 (Season 2)[edit]

Himesh's team From
Mohammad Faazil Jaipur, Rajasthan
Shekinah Mukhiya Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Sneha Shankar Mumbai, Maharashtra
Moksh Gulati New Delhi
Anshika Chonkar Mumbai, Maharashtra
Shaan's team From
Neelanjana Ray Alipurduar, West Bengal
Supriyo Sinha Kolkata, West Bengal
Ishaan Tangirala New Jersey, USA
Guntaas Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Ankona Mukherjee Kolkata, West Bengal
Palak's team From
Manashi Sahariah Udmari, Assam
Aarohi Roy Kolkata, West Bengal
Shivansh Rana New Delhi
Bhanu Pratap Singh Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Shreemoyi Mondal West Bengal
Papon's team From
Shiba Prasad Odisha
Tannishtha Puri Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Madhav Arora Zirakpur, Punjab
Niharika Nath Agartala, Tripura
Shruti Gosawmi Guwhati, Assam

Top 12 (Season 2)[edit]

Himesh's Team From
Sneha Shankar Maharashtra
Shekinah Mukhiya Dehradun, Uttarkhand
Mohammad Faazil Jaipur, Rajasthan
Shaan's Team From
Neelanjana Ray Alipurduar, West Bengal
Guntaas Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Ishaan Tangirala New Jersey, USA
Papon's Team From
Niharika Nath Agartala, Tripura
Tannishtha Puri Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Shruti Goswami Guwahati, Assam
Palak's Team From
Manashi Sahariah Udmari, Assam
Bhanu Pratap Singh Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Shreemoyi Mondal West Bengal

Top 6 (Season 2)[edit]

Contestant Team
Mohammad Faazil Himesh
Shekinah Mukhiya Himesh
Guntaas Shaan
Neelanjana Ray Shaan
Manashi Sahariah Palak
Shruti Goswami Papon

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jay Bhanushali confirmed as 'The Voice India Kids' host". The Times of India. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Shaan to join Neeti Mohan as coach on The Voice India Kids". India Today. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Mentoring kids on 'The Voice India' new experience: Neeti Mohan". The Indian Express. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Papon quits Voice India Kids over sexual assault row, says falsely implicated". Hindustan Times. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ "UP's Nishtha Sharma wins The Voice India Kids". Hindustan Times. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Voice India Kids: 10-year-old Nishtha Sharma emerges victorious, wins Rs 25 lakh". Indian Express. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Sultanpur girl Nishtha Sharma wins 'The Voice India Kids". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Manashi Sahariah wins The Voice India Kids 2". The Indian Express. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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