The Voice Kids (Italian TV series) season 2
The second edition of The Voice Kids aired in prime time on Rai 1 from November 24 to December 22, 2023, for five episodes with the hosting of Antonella Clerici.[1] New in this edition, in addition to the entry of the new coach Arisa, were two new tools, which could be used during the three episodes of Blind Auditions: the "Super Pass" and the "Super Block". The first guaranteed a competitor to go directly to the final, while the second was the classic "Block", which could only be used after the other coaches have turned around, allowing the prevention of another coach from choosing a competitor.[2]
| The Voice Kids | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Presented by | Antonella Clerici |
| Coaches | |
| Winner | Simone Grande |
| Winning coach | Clementino |
| Runners-up |
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| Release | |
| Original network | Rai 1 |
| Original release | November 24 – December 22, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
The winner, Simone Grande, was decided through the vote of the audience in the studio.[3] This marked Clementino's first win on the kids' version of the show (his second after his win on the third edition of The Voice Senior). Grande would go on to be selected to represent Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024; Clerici previously revealed that one of the show's twelve finalists would go on to represent Italy in the 2024 contest during the final of The Voice Kids.[4][5]
Coaches
editThe coaches of the second season of The Voice Kids were Clementino, Gigi D'Alessio and Loredana Bertè, who returned for their second seasons. Alongside them Arisa debuted.
Teams
edit- Winner
- Runner-up
- Eliminated in the Final
- Eliminated in the Battles
| Coaches | Top 28 artists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arisa | Emma Buscaglia | Alice Alfonso | Amelie Rizzi | Emilia Piemontesi | ||
| Martina Cervellin | Elisa Puddu | Michele Bruzzese | ||||
| Clementino | Simone Grande | Rita Longordo | Alexander Racioppi | Emma & Giulia Parodi | ||
| Teresa Ferraro | Federico Bergamo | Emmanuele Manna | ||||
| Gigi D'Alessio | Lucia Solazzo | Luigi Vitagliano | Angelica Stuppia | Giuseppe Di Menza | ||
| Mirko Di Bartalomeo | Graziano Calculli | Sara Turrà | ||||
| Loredana Bertè | Desiree Malizia | Valentina Giamboi | Yari Verdesca | Giacomo Bastiani | ||
| Nicole Curatolo | Gabriele Ansanelli | Giada Fois | ||||
| Note: Bold names are recipients of the 'Super Pass'. | ||||||
Blind auditions
editBlind auditions premiered on November 24 and continued until December 8. Each coach had to have seven artists on their team at the end of the blind auditions, with each coach being given one "Super Block" to use in the entire blind auditions. Additionally, each coach had one "Super Pass". Using a super pass blocked all the other coaches from getting an artist. It also automatically put them in the final on the respective team.
| ✔ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button |
| Artist defaulted to a coach's team | |
| Artist elected this coach's team | |
| Artist eliminated as no coach pressing their button | |
| The artist received the "Super Pass" and advanced to the final | |
| ✘ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Arisa |
| ✘ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Clementino |
| ✘ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Gigi |
| ✘ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Loredana |
| Episode | Order | Artist (Age) | Song (Artist) | Coaches' and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arisa | Clementino | Gigi | Loredana | ||||
| Episode 1 (November 24) |
1 | Giuseppe Di Menza (10) | "Il Mondo" (Jimmy Fontana) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Amelie Rizzi (11) | "Old Time Rock and Roll" (Bob Seger) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | |
| 3 | Alexander Racioppi (14) | "Tango" (Tananai) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 4 | Walter Zecca (8) | "Sarà perchè ti amo" (Ricchi e Poveri) | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Lucia Solazzo (13) | "Hello" (Adele) | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | |
| 6 | Valentina Giamboi (10) | "Sola" (Nina Zilli) | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 7 | Carlotta Agata (8) | "Farfalle" (Sangiovanni) | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | Yari Verdesca (13) | "Jailhouse Rock" (Elvis Presley) | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 9 | Emilia Piemontesi (10) | "La felicità" (Simona Molinari) | ✔ | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Teresa Ferraro (13) | "Empire State of Mind" (Jay-Z, Alicia Keys) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 11 | Angelo Salerno (12) | "Il rock di Capitan Uncino" (Edoardo Bennato) | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | Emma e Giulia Parodi (12) | "Frankenstein" (Claire Rosinkranz) | — | ✔ | — | — | |
| Episode 2 (December 1) |
1 | Emma Buscaglia (12) | "Vorrei che fosse amore" (Mina) | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | — |
| 2 | Graziano Calculli (11) | "Cambiare" (Alex Baroni) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 3 | Martina Cervellin (10) | "Black Horse & The Cherry Tree" (KT Tunstall) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 4 | Simone Grande (11) | "L'essenziale" (Marco Mengoni) | ✘ | ✔ | — | — | |
| 5 | Giuliana Gioia (11) | "Fiesta" (Raffaella Carrà) | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Rita Longordo (13) | "Always Remember Us This Way" (Lady Gaga) | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | |
| 7 | Federico Bergamo (10) | "Bellissimissima" (Alfa) | — | ✔ | — | — | |
| 8 | Giulia Mosca (11) | "Belissima" (Annalisa) | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | Luigi Vitagliano (12) | "Message In A Bottle" (The Police) | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 10 | Anna Celebre (12) | "Ci Pensiamo Domani" (Angelina Mango) | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | Desiree Malizia (14) | "Right To Be Wrong" (Joss Stone) | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | |
| 12 | Giacomo Bastiani (12) | "Beat It" (Michael Jackson) | — | ✔ | — | ✔ | |
| 13 | Giorgia Bonsangue (14) | "Cenere" (Lazza) | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | Elisa Puddu (13) | "Anche fragile" (Elisa) | ✔ | — | ✔ | — | |
| Episode 3 (December 8) |
1 | Nicole Curatolo (9) | "La Vita" (Shirley Bassey) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Mirko Di Bartalomeo (13) | "Grande Amore" (Il Volo) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | |
| 3 | Alice Alfonso (13) | "Se Piovesse Il Tuo Nome" (Elisa) | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | |
| 4 | Cherie Scuncia (8) | "Italodisco" (The Kolors) | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Angelica Stuppia (13) | "Duemilaminuti" (Mara Sattei) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 6 | Alexia Satini (13) | "Snow On The Sahara" (Anggun) | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Michele Bruzzese (11) | "Pensieri E Parole" (Lucio Battisti) | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | |
| 8 | Emmanuele Manna (7) | "Nu Juorno Buono" (Rocco Hunt) | Team full | ✔ | – | – | |
| 9 | Gabriele Ansanelli (12) | "Rolling In The Deep" (Adele) | Team full | – | ✔ | ||
| 10 | Mattia Mazzotta (13) | "È La Mia Vita" (Al Bano) | — | — | |||
| 11 | Tommaso Quarta (13) | "The Scientist" (Coldplay) | — | — | |||
| 12 | Sara Turrà (13) | "Io E Te Da Soli" (Mina) | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Valentina Roso (10) | "Le Tasche Piene Di Sassi" (Jovanotti) | Team full | — | |||
| 14 | Giada Fois (13) | "Killing Me Softly With His Song (Fugees) | ✔ | ||||
Battles
editThe battles, also dubbed as the semi-final, saw the 24 remaining contestants compete, which determined the 12 young finalists of the program. The challenges took place between three competitors from the same team who each battle performing the track assigned to them by their coach, who at the end of the performances decided the finalist of the three, eliminating the other two. At the end of the challenges, two competitors per team made it to the final, joining the finalist decreed at the Blind Auditions, through the use of the Super Pass. The battles aired on December 15, 2023.
| Artist won the battle and advanced to the final | |
| Artist lost the battle and was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 4 (December 15) |
Arisa | 1 | Martina Cervellin | "Cambia un uomo" (Marco Mengoni) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Emma Biscaglia | "On My Own" (Nikka Costa) | Advanced | ||
| 3 | Emilia Piemontesi | "Canto (anche se sono stonato)" (Lelio Luttazzi) | Eliminated | ||
| Clementino | 4 | Emmanuele Manna | "Supereroi" (Mr. Rain) | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Simone Grande | "Adagio" (Lara Fabian) | Advanced | ||
| 6 | Teresa Ferraro | "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé) | Eliminated | ||
| Loredana Bertè | 7 | Gabriele Anzanelli | "Mi sei scoppiato dentro il cuore" (Mina) | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Nicole Curatolo | "Alghero" (Giuni Russo) | Eliminated | ||
| 9 | Yari Verdesca | "That's What Friends Are For" (Dionne Warwick) | Advanced | ||
| Gigi D'Alessio | 10 | Graziano Calculli | "Ancora" (Edoardo De Crescenzo) | Eliminated | |
| 11 | Sara Turrà | "Lei" (Laura Pausini) | Eliminated | ||
| 12 | Luigi Vitagliano | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen) | Advanced | ||
| Arisa | 13 | Michele Bruzzese | "La leva calcistica della classe '68" (Francesco De Gregori) | Eliminated | |
| 14 | Amelie Rizzi | "Crocodile Rock" (Elton John) | Advanced | ||
| 15 | Elisa Puddu | "Luce" (Elisa) | Eliminated | ||
| Gigi D'Alessio | 16 | Mirko Bartolomeo | "Fai rumore" (Diodato) | Eliminated | |
| 17 | Angelica Stuppia | "Giudizi universali" (Samuele Bersani) | Advanced | ||
| 18 | Giuseppe Di Menza | "Caruso" (Lucio Dalla) | Eliminated | ||
| Clementino | 19 | Alexander Racioppi | "Coraline" (Måneskin) | Advanced | |
| 20 | Federico Bergamo | "Serenata rap" (Jovanotti) | Eliminated | ||
| 21 | Emma e Giulia Parodi | "In alto mare" (Loredana Bertè) | Eliminated | ||
| Loredana Bertè | 22 | Giacomo Bastiani | "Heal the World" (Michael Jackson) | Eliminated | |
| 23 | Giada Fois | "Quando una stella muore" (Giorgia) | Eliminated | ||
| 24 | Valentina Giamboi | "Hurt" (Christina Aguilera) | Advanced |
Final
editThe final, aired on December 22, consisted of two rounds. The final three artists on every team, or top twelve, battled to become the winner of the second season of The Voice Kids.
First round
| Artist advanced to the Top 4 | |
| Artist was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 5 (December 22) |
Loredana Bertè | 1 | Valentina Giamboi | "Dimmi Come…" (Alexia) | Eliminated |
| Clementino | 2 | Simone Grande | "All By Myself" (Eric Carmen) | Advanced | |
| Gigi D'Alessio | 3 | Lucia Solazzo | "E poi" (Giorgia) | Advanced | |
| Arisa | 4 | Emma Buscaglia | "I Surrender" (Celine Dion) | Advanced | |
| Clementino | 5 | Rita Longordo | "La solitudine" (Laura Pausini) | Eliminated | |
| Loredana Bertè | 6 | Yari Verdesca | "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson) | Eliminated | |
| Arisa | 7 | Amelie Rizzi | "E la luna bussò" (Loredana Bertè) | Eliminated | |
| Gigi D'Alessio | 8 | Angelica Stuppia | "Due vite" (Marco Mengoni) | Eliminated | |
| Clementino | 9 | Alexander Racioppi | "Cenere" (Lazza) | Eliminated | |
| Loredana Bertè | 10 | Desiree Malizia | "Think" (Aretha Franklin) | Advanced | |
| Gigi D'Alessio | 11 | Luigi Vitagliano | "Mentre Tutto Scorre" (Negramaro) | Eliminated | |
| Arisa | 12 | Alice Alfonso | "Io vivrò senza te" (Lucio Battisti) | Eliminated |
Second round
| Winner | |
| Runners-up |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 5 (December 22) |
Gigi D'Alessio | 1 | Lucia Solazzo | "Hello" (Adele) | Runner-up |
| Arisa | 2 | Emma Buscaglia | "Vorrei che fosse amore" (Mina) | Runner-up | |
| Loredana Bertè | 3 | Desiree Malizia | "Right to be wrong" (Joss Stone) | Runner-up | |
| Clementino | 4 | Simone Grande | "Adagio" (Lara Fabian) | Winner |
References
edit- ^ "The voice kids 2023 italia quando inizia giudici quante puntate sono".
- ^ "The Voice Kids seconda edizione".
- ^ "The Voice Kids".
- ^ Mancheño, José Miguel (2023-12-23). "Italia elegirá a su representante en Eurovisión Junior 2024 entre los finalistas de la 2º edición de 'The Voice Kids'" [Italy will choose its representative at Junior Eurovision 2024 from among the finalists of the 2nd edition of "The Voice Kids"]. ESCplus España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Simone Grande will represent Italy in Madrid". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2024-09-20.