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 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]
Note: Bold names are recipients of the 'Super Pass'.
Blind auditions
Blind 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.
Blind auditions color key
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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
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Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Arisa
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Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Clementino
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Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Gigi
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Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was super blocked by Loredana
The 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.
The 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.
