Vocea României Junior was the Romanian version of The Voice Kids created by the executive producer of Fear Factor and creator of Star Academy, John de Mol. Vocea României Junior began airing on 26 February 2017 on Pro TV and Pro TV Chișinău.[1] Based on the original The Voice of Holland, the concept of the series was to find new singing talent contested by aspiring singers with the age limit being 7–14 years old, drawn from public auditions. The winner was determined by public and he was entitled to a €50,000 prize. The first season was won by Maia Mălăncuș, and the second season by Maya Ciosa.
| Vocea României Junior | |
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| Also known as | Vocea Junior Vocea Kids Vocea Mică (all of them unofficially) |
| Genre | Talent show Children's |
| Created by | John de Mol |
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| Narrated by | Mihai Bobonete |
| Country of origin | Romania |
| Original language | Romanian |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Dan Alexandrescu |
| Producers | Ana Maria Modâlcă Melanie Triebel |
| Production locations | Kentauros Studios, Ștefăneștii de Jos |
| Original release | |
| Network | Pro TV |
| Release | 26 February 2017 – 20 July 2018 |
The hosts of the series were Robert Tudor and Mihai Bobonete. The coaches of the series were INNA, Andra and Marius Moga. As of 2023, plans for a third season were not announced.
History
editIn March 2014, ProTV announced their intention to turn season 4 into a children's competition, according to The Voice Kids' format, but they changed their minds a month later and decided to have a competition for people ages 16 and up, as in previous years.[2]
In early 2016 it was announced that Pro TV had ordered The Voice Kids, a junior version of Vocea României.
Format
editOne of the important premises of the show was the quality of the singing talent. Three coaches, themselves popular performing artists, trained the talents in their teams and occasionally performed with them. Talents were selected in blind auditions, where the coaches couldn't see, but only hear the auditioner. There were four phases to the competition:
- Stage 1: Blind Auditions
- Stage 2: Battle Rounds
- Stage 3: Semi-Final
- Stage 4: Live Final
Blind Auditions
editThree judges/coaches, all famous musicians, chose teams of 9 contestants each through a four-episode-long blind audition process. Each judge had the length of the auditionee's performance to decide if they want that singer on their team; if two or more judges wanted the same singer then the singer got to choose which coach they wanted to work with.
Battle Rounds
editIn the "Battle Rounds," each coach grouped three of their team members to perform together, then chose one to advance in the competition.
Semi-final
editIn the Semi-final three artists within a team sang individual performances in succession. At the conclusion of the performances, their coach then decided out of the three artists who won.
Live Final
editThe Final (the winner round) was decided upon by public vote.
Hosts and coaches
editHosts
editIn July 2016 Mihai Bobonete and Robert Tudor were confirmed hosts for the Voice of Romania Junior.[3]
Coaches
editIn June 2016 pop singer and judge at Românii au talent, Andra, singer, dancer and philanthropist, INNA, and R&B musician, composer and adult show coach, Marius Moga were confirmed coaches for the Voice of Romania Junior.[4]
- Coaches gallery
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Series overview
editTo date, one season has been broadcast as summarised below.
- Team Andra
- Team Moga
- Team Inna
| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Other finalists | Winning coach | Presenters | Coaches (chairs' order) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | 26 Feb 2017 | 9 Apr 2017 | Maia Mălăncuș | Andrei Ciurez | Karina Ștefan | Marius Moga | Mihai Bobonete, Robert Tudor |
Andra | Moga | Inna |
| 2 | 8 June 2018 | 20 July 2018 | Maya Ciosa | Maria Popa | Olivia Alexandru | Andra | ||||
Season synopses
edit- Names in bold type indicate the winner of the season.
Season 1
editThe first season of The Voice of Romania Junior premiered on February 26, 2017 and concluded on 9 April. The Judges were pop singer and judge at Românii au talent, Andra, singer, dancer and philanthropist, INNA and R'n'B musician, composer and former adult show coach, Marius Moga. Mihai Bobonete with Robert Tudor were the hosts. Contestant auditions were held in Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Brașov and Bucharest during March and April 2016.
Each coach was allowed to advance three contestants to the live shows:
| Team Andra | Team Moga | Team Inna |
| Karina Ștefan | Maia Mălăncuș | Andrei Ciurez |
| Teodor Danci | Theodor Andrei | Voicu Dumitraș |
| Jessica Lăzărescu | Jennifer Dumitrașcu | Alexia Niculae |
Season 2
editSeason two premiered on June 8, 2018[5][6][7] and concluded on July 20, 2018. All coaches and hosts from last season returned.
Each coach was allowed to advance three contestants to the live shows:
| Team Andra | Team Moga | Team Inna |
| Maya Ciosa | Maria Popa | Olivia Alexandru |
| Ștefania Alexa | Arthur Horeanu | Rebeca Onete |
| Ioana Neagu | Mario Eduard Tudor | Vlad Bilous |
Ratings
edit| Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season premiere viewing figures |
Season finale | Season finale viewing figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | February 26, 2017 | 1.96[8] | April 9, 2017 | 1.41[9] |
References
edit- ^ "Vocea României Junior începe din 26 februarie, de la 20:30, la Pro TV!". Pro TV. 10 February 2017.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV. În această toamnă, Vocea României va fi Voice Kids, varianta pentru copii a formatului". Pagina de Media. 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Mihai Bobonete și Robert Tudor sunt prezentatorii primului sezon Vocea României Junior" (in Romanian). Știrile Pro TV. July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Vocea României Junior surpiză uriașă" (in Romanian). Realitatea. June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Vocea Junior va avea și sezonul al doilea la Pro TV". Pagina de Media. 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Crede în vocea ta până la capăt și o țară întreagă va cânta alături de tine. Vino la preselecții!". Pro TV. 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Vocea Romaniei Junior incepe in curand la PRO TV! Esti pregatit? | Vocea Romaniei Junior | ProTv".
- ^ "Audiențe Vocea României Junior la debut" (in Romanian). Pagina de media. February 27, 2017.
- ^ "AUDIENȚE. Finala Vocea Junior, lider la orașe și pe național. Comercialul a fost al iUmor". Pagina de Media. 10 April 2017.