La Voz (Mexican TV series) season 4

The fourth season of La Voz... México premiered on September 7, 2014 and concluded on December 14 of the same year. The Coaches that were part of this season were: Ricky Martin, Laura Pausini, Julión Álvarez and Yuri, having Jacqueline Bracamontes as host and Paty Cantú as backstage host.

La Voz
Season 4
Hosted by
Coaches
No. of contestants64 artists
WinnerGuido Rochin
Winning coachJulión Álvarez
Runner-upKike Jiménez
Release
Original networkLas Estrellas
Original releaseSeptember 7 (2014-09-07) –
October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)

Coaches

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After announcing that for the third time, no coach from the previous season would be present, the first coach confirmed by the media was Julión Álvarez,[1] who was announced along with the first promos of the season. A couple of weeks later, Laura Pausini[2] would be announced as the second coach.[3] On July 23, producer Miguel Ángel Fox confirmed, during a radio broadcast, that the third and fourth coaches of La voz… México will be Ricky Martin and Yuri, and then on August 11, the same producer jointly presented the coaches of the new edition through an interview.

Teams

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Color key
  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
  Eliminated in the Semifinals
  Eliminated in the Playoffs
  Eliminated in the Knockouts
  Stolen in the Battles
  Eliminated in the Battles
Coaches Top 64 artists
Yuri
Natalia Sosa Frank DI Joel Espinoza Marcela Gálvez Lizbeth ✝ y Lizeth González
Karem Priscilla Luis Armando Campos Mariolis Suárez Cris Maass Fer González
Diamantina Rodriguez Roberto Alvarado Diana Alvort Connie González Jennifer Reyes
Karen Quezada Daniel Kelly Clayton Christopher Robin Tarim
Julión Álvarez
Guido Rochin Iliana Beilis Par de Ases Mike Miramontes Daniela Pedali
Jesús Ballesteros Andrea López Yaneth Sandoval Paulina Muro Samsara Huesca
Daniel Flores Jonathan Becerra Allie Bianka Romero Jazmín Oropeza
Karely Esparza Hansen Flores Christian Salazar Betzaida Ramírez
Laura Pausini
Kike Jiménez Jonathan Becerra Melissa Galindo Aynes López Saak
Valeria & Denisse Rox Cortés Emilio Aceves Irineo Maciel Álvaro Gastón
Paulina Ramos Polo Rojas Mariolis Suárez Iliana Beilis Andrea Lopéz
Loreli Mancilla Dante Hernández Jimena Gallego Claudia Isabel
Ricky Martin
Agina Álvarez Sarah & Joe Alejandro Blumenkron Alex Hoyer Mitsuo Yoshiki
Juan Palomares Judas & Emmanuel Allie Silvia Rivera Polo Rojas
Roberto Alvarado Paulina Ramos Diamantina Rodríguez Daniela Pedali Joel Espinoza
Emilio Aceves Leo Méndez Evelyn Molina Joel Anaya
Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within former teams).

Rounds

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This season contained Five rounds: the First Stage was the Blind Auditions, where each Trainer recruited 16 participants; the Second was The Battles where each Trainer divided his team in half and The Robbery gave each Trainer the opportunity to steal three participants from another team thus passing with 11 participants; the Third was The Knockouts where each Trainer reduced their teams again by facing two or three participants, where only 5 passed; the Fourth round was the Playoffs where only 2 participants per Coach, the semifinalists of each Team, passed to the Fifth and Last Stage, the Live Shows.

Blind Auditions

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The objective of each coach will be to choose 16 participants during the six episodes of Auditions.

Blind auditions color key
 ✔  Coach pressed "QUIERO TU VOZ" button
     Artist defaulted to a coach's team
     Artist elected a coach's team
     Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "QUIERO TU VOZ" button
Artist in Red, auditioned inside "The Box"

Episode 1 (September 7)

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The coaches performed "We Will Rock You" at the beginning of the episode. During the course of the program Ricky Martin performed "Pégate" and Laura Pausini & Yuri performed "Cielito Lindo"

Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Yuri Julión Laura Ricky
1 Daniel Flores 17 Hermosillo, Sonora "Mi promesa"
2 Aldo Guerra Robles 22 Mexico City "Todo cuenta"
3 Sarah & Joe
(Sarah Gurrola & José Muñóz)
24 & 25 Guaymas & Hermosillo, Sonora "Where Is the Love?"
4 Yolinda Joven 36 Tijuana, Baja California "De qué te vale fingir"
5 Lizeth & Lizbeth González 17 Guaymas, Sonora "Me gustas mucho"
6 Kike Jiménez 23 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Love Me Again"
7 Jonathan Becerra 21 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Hermosa experiencia"
8 Clara Flores N/A Guadalajara, Jalisco "Empiezo a recordarte"
9 Alex Hoyer 17 Monterrey, Nuevo León "All of Me"
10 Joss Bocanegra 27 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Ojalá que llueva café"
11 Yaneth Sandoval 24 Tepic, Nayarit "Por siempre tú"
12 Natalia Sosa 40 San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz "La Loca"
13 Frank DI 21 Tijuana, Baja California "Por cobardía"

Episode 2 (September 14)

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During the show, the Mexican singer, winner of The Voice of Poland (season 4), Juan Carlos Cano made an appearance along with Alejandra Guzmán singing Dream On and Aunque me mientas.

Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Yuri Julión Laura Ricky
1 Perla Jazmín 22 Tijuana, Baja California "Solo él y yo"
2 Alann Mora 21 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Es mejor así"
3 Judas & Emmanuel Balderrama 20y19 Hermosillo, Sonora "La llamada de mi ex"
4 Álvaro Gastón 32 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
5 Aynes López 18 Culiacán, Sinaloa "Sunday Morning"
6 Carolina Montero 16 Los Mochis, Sinaloa "¿Qué nos pasó?"
7 Juan Palomares 17 Caborca, Sonora "Acaríciame"
8 Paulina Muro 27 Mexico City "Todo fue un show"
9 Adalberto Ballesteros 27 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Me voy a tomar la noche"
10 Karem Priscilla 20 Culiacán, Sinaloa "Sabor a mí"
11 Cris Maass 26 Mexico City "Un poco de amor"
12 Irineo Maciel 38 Tequila, Jalisco "Amarte a la antigua"
13 Emmanuel Okaury 24 Ecatepec, State of Mexico "Mía"
14 Daniela Pedali 36 Mexico City / Italy "Sola otra vez"

Episode 3 (September 21)

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During the show, "Maldita primavera" was performed as a duet by Yuri and Laura Pausini, in Spanish and Italian

Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Yuri Julión Laura Ricky
1 Christian Salazar 22 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Mi razón de ser"
2 Xava Drago 45 Los Cabos, Baja California Sur "Aún"
3 Diana Alvort 28 Guadalajara, Jalisco "La Vie en rose"
4 Alejandro Blumenkron 30 Mexico City "Superstition"
5 Connie González 23 Irapuato, Guanajuato "Desesperada"
6 Raymundo Valerio 17 Paso del Macho, Veracruz "Mujer de piedra"
7 Iliana Beilis 24 Hermosillo, Sonora "Teenage Dream"
8 Hansen Flores 24 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Mi mayor anhelo"
9 Daniela Gallardo 27 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Kiss Me"
10 Valeria & Denisse
(Andrea Valeria & Denisse Alarcón)
22 y 25 Mexico City "Fotografía"
11 Rox Cortés 34 Mexico City "Fresh"
12 Jesús Ballesteros 21 Monclova, Coahuila "Eso y más"
13 Diamantina Rodríguez 34 Mexico City "Con los ojos cerrados"
14 Germán Loza "Larry Donas" 28 Mexicali, Baja California "Acá entre nos"
15 Clayton 61 Tijuana, Baja California "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
16 Paulina Ramos 20 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Alma, corazón y vida"

Episode 4 (September 28)

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Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Yuri Julión Laura Ricky
1 Saak 18 Mexico City "The Way You Make Me Feel"
2 Manuel Parra 22 Culiacán, Sinaloa "Lo quiero a morir"
3 Christopher Robin Tarim 25 Mexico City "Sunny"
4 Allie 27 Mexico City "Ironic"
5 Emily Ophir 25 Mexico City "Un sueño que una vez soñé"
6 Mitsuo Yoshiki 28 Mexico City "Let Her Go"
7 Emilio Aceves 22 Guadalajara, Jalisco "New Sensation"
8 Gissel Millán 24 Hermosillo, Sonora "A prueba de ti"
9 Silvia Rivera 45 San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato "Fever"
10 Samsara Huesca 23 Mexico City "Crazy"
11 Dante Hernández 30 Mexico City "Tu amor me hace bien"
12 Carlos "El Nene" Duarte 17 Ciudad Obregón, Sonora "Bohemio loco"
13 Marcela Gálvez 20 Los Angeles, California, U.S. "Me entrego a ti"
14 Melissa Galindo 26 Culiacán, Sinaloa "Diamonds"

Episode 5 (October 5)

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During the course of the show Ricky Martin sang his song Vuelve, for the studio audience. Also, Alex Hoyer from team Ricky, Lizeth and Lisbeth from team Yuri, Saak from team Pausini and Mike Miramontes from team Julión shared a moment with Austin Mahone and sang a fragment of "Mmm Yeah", by the singer himself

Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Yuri Julión Laura Ricky
1 Betzaida Ramírez 32 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. "Te quiero así"
2 Daniel Kelly 23 Los Mochis, Sinaloa "Te hubieras ido antes"
3 Karina Esparza 24 Culiacán, Sinaloa "Tú y yo"
4 Karely Esparza 29 Culiacán, Sinaloa "Castillos"
5 Roberto Alvarado 23 Hermosillo, Sonora "Como yo te amo"
6 Gabriela Corral 19 Ciudad Obregón, Sonora "Entrega de amor"
7 Claudia Isabel 37 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Te doy las gracias"
8 Viviana Ramos 21 Mexico City "Yo por él"
9 Mike Miramontes 25 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Niña"
10 Evelyn Molina 26 Los Angeles, California, U.S. "Manías"
11 Charly Saldaña 19 Guadalajara, Jalisco "Dile al amor"
12 Luis Armando Campos 18 Tampico, Tamaulipas "Para enamorarte de mí"
13 Leo Méndez 28 Torreón, Coahuila "Me dediqué a perderte"
14 Mariolis Suárez 26 Pinar del Río, Cuba "La gata bajo la lluvia"
15 Polo Rojas 34 Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas "Querida"

Episode 6 (October 12)

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Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices
Yuri Julión Laura Ricky
1 Joel Espinoza 21 Hermosillo, Sonora "Mi olvido"
2 Antar Soberanes 24 Guaymas, Sonora "Un nuevo mundo sin ti"
3 Loreli Mancilla 32 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua "Hacer el amor con otro"
4 Agina Álvarez 25 Los Angeles, California, U.S. "The Logical Song"
5 Bianka Romero 24 Cuernavaca, Morelos "Tu dama de hierro"
6 Jimena Gallego 32 Mexico City "Frente a frente"
7 Par de Ases
(Juan Carlos y José Manuel)
19 y 24 Hermosillo, Sonora "La mejor de todas"
8 Jazmín Oropeza 25 Mexicali, Baja California "Mi buen corazón"
9 Pahola Escalera 22 Xalapa, Veracruz "Mi tierra"
10 Fer González 32 Playa del Carmen, Q. Roo "Best of You"
11 Jennifer Reyes 25 Hermosillo, Sonora "Desintoxicada"
12 Joel Anaya 22 San Juan del Río, Querétaro "Hasta que te conocí"
13 Andrea López 20 Culiacán, Sinaloa "Sin ti" T/F
14 Karen Quezada 25 Mazatlán, Sinaloa "Red Red Wine" T/F
15 Guido Rochin 20 Tepic, Nayarit "Por ti volaré" T/F

The Battles

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The Battle Round started on October 19. Contestants who win their battle or are stolen by another coach will advance to the Top 3 Round. The coaches will face 2 participants from their team in a duet, choosing one to pass the round, the other being eliminated from their team, in addition, each coach is awarded 3 "Steals", giving the opportunity to save losing participants advancing like this with 11 participants to the Knockouts. This is the first in 3 consecutive seasons to have no saves after battles, with non-steal eliminations being definitive exits from the competition. The winner and stolen participants will advance to the Knockouts round. The co-coaches in this edition were Mario Domm for team Ricky, Álex Ubago for team Pausini, Ricardo Montaner for team Julión and Poncho Lizárraga for team Yuri.

Color key:

       Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts
       Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Knockouts
       Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal' result
Yuri Julión Laura Ricky
Episode 7
(Sunday, October 19)
Julión Álvarez 1 Daniel Flores "Tal vez" Jonathan Becerra N/D
Ricky Martin 2 Alex Hoyer "El amor te va a encontrar" Joel Anaya N/D
Laura Pausini 3 Irineo Maciel "El destino" Claudia Isabel N/D
Yuri 4 Natalia Sosa "En cambio no" Roberto Alvarado N/D
Julión Álvarez 5 Guido Rochin "Cielo rojo" Betzaida Ramírez N/D
Laura Pausini 6 Melissa Galindo "Genio atrapado" Jimena Gallego N/D
Ricky Martín 7 Agina Álvarez "Problem" Paulina Ramos N/D
Episode 8
(Sunday, October 26)
Ricky Martín 1 Sarah y Joe "Duele el amor" Diamantina Rodríguez N/D
Julión Álvarez 2 Par de Ases "Borracho de amor" Christian Salazar N/D
Yuri 3 Frank DI "Vivir así es morir de amor" Christopher Robin Tarim N/D
Julión Álvarez 4 Mike Miramontes "No me compares" Hansen Flores N/D
Laura Pausini 5 Kike Jiménez "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" Polo Rojas N/D
Yuri 6 Marcela Gálvez "Callados" Clayton N/D
Ricky Martin 7 Silvia Rivera "No sé vivir si no es contigo" Daniela Pedali N/D
Episode 9
(Sunday, November 2)
Julión Álvarez 1 Jesús Ballesteros "Dónde está el amor" Karely Esparza N/D
Ricky Martín 2 Judas y Emmanuel "Consecuencia de mis actos" Joel Espinoza N/D
Laura Pausini 3 Rox Cortés "Ya lo veía venir" Dante Hernández N/D
Yuri 4 Lizeth y Lisbeth "Mientes" Daniel Kelly N/D
Ricky Martin 5 Juan Palomares "Simplemente amigos" Evelyn Molina N/D
Laura Pausini 6 Valeria y Denisse "El primer día del resto de mi vida" Loreli Mancilla N/D
Yuri 7 Fer González "Afuera" Karen Quezada N/D
Laura Pausini 8 Álvaro Gastón "Puede ser" Mariolis Suárez N/D
Julión Álvarez 9 Samsara Huesca "Amiga Mía" Allie T/F N/D
Episode 10
(Sunday, November 9)
Laura Pausini 1 Aynes López "Mi persona favorita" Iliana Beilis T/F N/D T/F
Julión Álvarez 2 Yaneth Sandoval "Ni lo intentes" Jazmín Oropeza N/D
Yuri 3 Luis Armando Campos "Solo el amor nos salvará" Jennifer Reyes
Ricky Martin 4 Mitsuo Yoshiki "Tanto" Leo Méndez
Yuri 5 Cris Maass "Mil horas" Connie González
Julión Álvarez 6 Paulina Muro "Corazón en la maleta" Binka Romero N/D
Laura Pausini 7 Saak "Te perdiste mi amor" Andrea López N/D
Yuri 8 Karem Priscilla "Te dejo en libertad" Diana Alvort T/F
Ricky Martín 9 Alejandro Blumenkron "I Got You (I Feel Good)" Emilio Aceves
Non-competition performances
Orden Performer Canción
7.1 Laura Pauini & Álex Ubago "Donde quedo solo yo"
8.1 Ricky Martin & Mario Domm "Perdón"
9.1 Yuri & Banda el Recodo "Cuando baja la marea" / "Consecuencia de mis actos"
10.1 Julión Álvarez & Ricardo Montaner "Te hubieras ido antes" / "Me va a extrañar"

The Knockouts

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The Knockout round included episodes 11 and 12. Each coach again reduced their teams through Deathmatches, four duos and one trio, with one winner each moving on to the next stage, the Playoffs. The participants will not know who their opponents will be until the moment of the presentation. With no more steals or rescues, the decisions would be final, the coach choosing one participant to advance, the others being automatically eliminated.

Color key:

       Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Playoffs
       Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Song Artist Song
Winner Losers
Episode 11
(Sunday, November 16)
Laura Pausini 1 "Si yo fuera un chico" Melissa Galindo Paulina Ramos "Como yo te amé"
Yuri 2 "Debo hacerlo" Frank DI Diamantina Rodríguez "Manos al aire"
Fer González "Entre dos tierras"
Laura Pausini 3 "En mi corazón vivirás" Saak Irineo Maciel "Perdóname"
Julión Álvarez 4 "La malagueña" Guido Rochin Daniel Flores "Pena tras pena"
Ricky Martín 5 "Girlfriend" Alex Hoyer Roberto Alvarado "¡Óyeme!"
Yuri 6 "Fuera de mi vida" Natalia Sosa Cris Maass "Eres"
Laura Pausini 7 "Counting Stars" Kike Jiménez Álvaro Gastón "Ángel"
Julión Álvarez 8 "¡Basta Ya!" Iliana Beilis Samsara Huesca "Oye"
Paulina Muro "¿Con quién se queda el perro?"
Ricky Martin 9 "Contigo en la distancia" Agina Álvarez Polo Rojas "Déjenme si estoy llorando"
Episode 12
(Sunday, November 23)
Yuri 1 "¿Cómo te va mi amor?" Lizeth & Lisbeth Mariolis Suárez "Vivir mi vida"
Ricky Martin 2 "El perdedor" Mitsuo Yoshiki Silvia Rivera "El espejo"
Julión Álvarez 3 "El amor que soñé" Daniela Pedali Yaneth Sandoval "Siempre te amaré"
Laura Pausini 4 "Te presumo" Jonathan Becerra Emilio Aceves "Crazy"
Yuri 5 "Te amo" Marcela Gálvez Karem Priscilla "Que nadie sepa mi sufrir"
Ricky Martin 6 "This Love" Alejandro Blumenkron Allie "Bitch"
Julión Álvarez 7 "Cero" Mike Miramontes Andrea López "El aprendiz"
Laura Pausini 8 "Mi historia entre tus dedos" Aynes López Valeria & Denisse "Sin combustible"
Rox Cortés "Solamente una vez"
Yuri 9 "No me pidas perdón" Joel Espinoza Luis Armando Campos "Un buen perdedor"
Julión Álvarez 10 "Un hombre normal" Par de Ases Jesús Ballesteros "Mátalas"
Ricky Martin 11 "Someone like You" Sarah & Joe Judas & Emmanuel "Tú ya eres cosa del pasado"
Juan Palomares "Sola con mi soledad"

The Playoffs

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The Top 20 artist of this season will face each other individually. The decision will be based on the interpretive quality of the participant and the strategy of their coach. At the end of this episode, the eight finalists of this edition will be announced, two per team. The coach will name their participants who will have to go on stage and perform the assigned song, being the next participant called at the end of each performance, being the 2 best selected at the end.

       Artist is chosen by their coach as a semi-finalist.
       Artist is eliminated
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Result
Episode 13
(Sunday, December 30)
Laura Pausini 1 Melissa Galindo "Irremediable" Eliminated
2 Kike Jiménez "Radioactive" Semifinalist
3 Jonathan Becerra "Tatuado hasta los huesos" Semifinalist
4 Saak "Suave" Eliminado
5 Aynes López "Cuando nadie me ve" Eliminated
Julión Álvarez 1 Mike Miramontes "Rendido a tus pies" Eliminated
2 Iliana Beilis "Bésame" Semifinalist
3 Daniela Pedali "Hoy tengo ganas de ti" Eliminated
4 Par de Ases "La historia de mis manos" Eliminated
5 Guido Rochin "Deja que salga la luna" Semifinalist
Yuri 1 Marcela Gálvez "Todo mi corazón" Eliminated
2 Frank DI "¿Quieres ser mi amante?" Semifinalist
3 Joel Espinoza "Eres mi necesidad" Eliminated
4 Lizeth y Lisbeth "De mí enamórate" Eliminated
5 Natalia Sosa "Libre soy" Semifinalist
Ricky Martin 1 Alejandro Blumenkron "Será que no me amas" Eliminated
2 Mitsuo Yoshiki "Rival" Eliminated
3 Agina Álvarez "Ain't It Fun" Semifinalist
4 Alex Hoyer "Vuelve" Eliminated
5 Sarah y Joe "Titanium" Semifinalist
Performance fuera de competencia
Orden Performer Canción
13.1 Yuri & Reik "Duele"
13.2 Pepe Aguilar "Entre dos ríos"
13.3 Laura Pausini & Pepe Aguilar "Amor eterno"

Reception

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This season of The Voice had a mixed reception in the media, having both positive and negative reviews within the same providers. The negative notes tended to focus on the controversy generated by artists considered "Professionals" within the format, the main one mentioned being Natalia Sosa who has a long career and is considered a reference in musical theater.[4] This controversy was gaining strength from the audition when Natalia chose Yuri as her coach, whom she had previously met personally, despite the fact that the singer from Veracruz denied a close relationship in each interview, describing Natalia as an "acquaintance".[5] Another well-known contestant to hit the stage was Xava Drago, ex-vocalist of the band CODA, who was not selected for any team after his blind audition. Drago's performance caused controversy within the broadcast. Drago assured: "I'm happy, I'm cool, I sang, they treated me well, it did make me crazy because of the way the judges treated me, but that's how it is, they're not the first people who don't like me." He also denied the versions that say he received a payment for participating in the broadcast.[6] In the positive notes, an increase in the impact of the coaches was considered, counting on what to date is considered the most diverse and renowned panel within the broadcasts in Mexico, competing against the one from the second season (The first panel of coaches of 4 different nationalities).[7]

References

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  1. ^ "¡Confirmado!, Julión Álvarez será coach de 'La Voz... México'". Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Laura Pausini, segunda 'coach' confirmada en 'La Voz... México'". Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Ricky Martin y Yuri confirmados como coaches de La voz... México 2014 de Televisa". Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ Cueva, Alvaro. ""La voz… México 4"". Milenio. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Yuri aclara su relación con Natalia Sosa". Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Me sacó de onda trato de los coaches: Vocalista de Coda". Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Inicia La Voz… México con "We Will Rock You"". Retrieved 28 April 2022.