The Voice Kids is a Polish reality and talent show that premiered on January 1, 2018, on the TVP 2 television network. The Voice Kids is a part of the internationally syndicated show The Voice and based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands as The Voice Kids. The show was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol.
Format
There are four phases in the competition. Stage one is the blind auditions; stage two is the battle rounds, stage three is the sing off, and stage four is the final live performance. Contestants are aged eight to fifteen (from season 4 contestants are aged eight to fourteen).
The rules of the competition are similar to those of The Voice of Poland. During the blind auditions, each coach selects and mentors 18 contestants. In the battle stage, participants are divided into three groups and challenge participants from other teams. Each battle results in one winner, but coaches do not name a loser. Battle stage winners go to the sing-off stage where the coaches select nine finalists—three from each team. The nine finalists perform live and the winner is selected by the viewing audience using SMS voting. The winner receives a scholarship and the possibility to release a song with Universal Music Polska.
The Voice Kids is produced by Rochstar.[1]
Selection process
For the first season, the blind auditions began August 19, 2017, and concluded on August 23, 2017. Children who auditioned were between eight and fifteen years of age.
Coaches
The original coaches for this talent show were Tomson and Baron of Afromental, Edyta Górniak, and Dawid Kwiatkowski. Górniak did not return for the second season and was replaced by Cleo. All coaches from second season returned for the third, fourth, fifth and sixth seasons. On July 26, 2023, it was announced that Natasza Urbańska would replace Dawid Kwiatkowski in the seventh season of the show.[2] All coaches from the seventh season are set to return for the eighth season.
The second edition of The Voice Kids premiered on January 1, 2019. The judges were Dawid Kwiatkowski, Tomson and Baron, and Cleo. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Barbara Kurdej-Szatan, and Jaś Dąbrowski. The winner was 14-year-old Anna Dąbrowska from Team Cleo.[4]
The third edition of The Voice Kids premiered on January 1, 2020. All four coaches and main host from the previous season returned,[5] whereas Ida Nowakowska joined the show as new host replacing Barbara Kurdej-Szatan. The winner was 14-year-old Marcin Maciejczak from Team Dawid.
The fourth edition of The Voice Kids premiered on February 27, 2021. All four coaches from the previous season returned in the new season. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Ida Nowakowska, Antoni Scardina and Oliwier Szot, replacing Jan Dąbrowski. Sara Egwu-James from Team Tomson & Baron won season 4 and later represented Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Somebody".
The fifth edition of The Voice Kids premiered on February 26, 2022. All four coaches from the previous season returned in the new season. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel, Ida Nowakowska, Antoni Scardina and Oliwier Szot, replacing Jan Dąbrowski. The winner was Mateusz Krzykała from Team Cleo.
Season 6 (2023)
The sixth edition of The Voice Kids premiered on February 25, 2023. All four coaches from the previous season returned in the new season. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel and Ida Nowakowska. On April 29, 2023, the winner was announced to be Martyna Gąsak from Team Dawid. This was the last season to feature Kwiatkowski as a coach.
Season 7 (2024)
The seventh edition of The Voice Kids premiered on February 24, 2024. Cleo and Tomson & Baron returned as coaches. On July 26, 2023, it was announced that Natasza Urbańska would replace Dawid Kwiatkowski in the seventh season of the show. The show was hosted by Tomasz Kammel and Ida Nowakowska. On April 27, 2024, the winner was announced to be Michell Siwak from Team Natasza.
Season 8 (2025)
The eighth edition of The Voice Kids is set to premiere in 2025. All four coaches from the previous season are set to return in the new season. However, on August 19, 2024, it was announced that Paulina Chylewska and Michalina Sosna would replace Tomasz Kammel and Ida Nowakowska as the new main hosts.