La Voz (Spanish for The Voice) is a Mexican singing competition television series broadcast on Azteca Uno. The show originally premiered 11 September 2011, on Las Estrellas. It is based on the format of The Voice of Holland originated in the Netherlands and part of the international franchise The Voice created by television producer John de Mol.[1]
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| Also known as | La Voz... México (former name) |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | John de Mol |
| Directed by | Miguel Angel Fox José Luis Romero |
| Creative directors | Cuquis Razo AcunMedya |
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| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 220 |
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| Executive producers | Miguel Angel Fox José Luis Romero |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60-180 minutes |
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| Network | Las Estrellas |
| Release | 11 September 2011 – 16 December 2018 |
| Network | Azteca Uno |
| Release | 12 March 2019 – 29 August 2022 |
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| The Voice (franchise) La Voz Kids La Voz Senior | |
Mexico was the first Spanish-speaking country to adapt this format and the first among 6 globally. The series' first episode scored a rating of 28.2/47.1, surpassing Spanish-language TV series La Academia rating of 9.6/17.[2][3]
The last series produced by Televisa had Lele Pons as host and Maluma, Anitta, Carlos Rivera and Natalia Jiménez as jury. In 2019, the license of The Voice format was acquired from Televisa to TV Azteca. A new edition was announced for this season under a different title (La Voz instead of La Voz... México)[4] with the leadership of Jimena Pérez[5] and with Ricardo Montaner, Yahir, Belinda and Lupillo Rivera as coaches.[6]
The most recent season was aired from June to August 2022 with David Bisbal, Yuridia, Ha*Ash, and Joss Favela forming the coaching panel.
Program
editThe official website says of the program:
(The Voice... Mexico) is a television program that sets aside the appearance of any competitor, that matters is finding a new voice to the end the program. The Voice... Mexico tries to find candidates with real vocal skills. And for that, four major music stars, are responsible for finding and training the next great Voice of Mexico. "[7]
This program has already become a very famous, because unlike other programs so far, this is divided into three parts and the artist do not have to be locked up almost half a year with teachers in a school.[7]
Format
editThe series consisted of three phases: Blind audition, Battle phase, and Performance shows. Four judges/coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process (12 members in season 1-3 & 5–7, 16 in season 4, 51 in season 8, 42 in season 9, 39 in season 10, 30 on season 11). After being acquired by TV Azteca in season 8, the show featured the Blind auditions, Knockouts, Battles and Performance Shows.
First Phase – The Blind Auditions
editEach judge has the length of the auditioner's performance (about one minute) to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same singer (as happens frequently), the Singer has the final choice of coach. In the seventh season, the block button was featured where a coach could prevent another coach from getting a contestant.
Second Phase – The Knockouts
editIn the eight season, the second phase was changed from the Battles to the Knockouts. In this phase three artists (two from Season 11) from the same team sing an individual song and their coach chooses the winner. The two (one from Season 11) losing artist(s) are available to 'steal' by the other three coaches.
Third Phase – The Battles
editThe Battles were moved to the third stage after season 8. The Battle Rounds remained the same with coaches having two of their artists battle against each other directly by singing the same song together, with the coach choosing which artist advances to the Performance Shows. The losing artist is available to 'steal' by the other three coaches.
Fourth Phase – The Performance Shows
editIn the Performance Shows, each artist competes to receive their coach's and public's vote. The artists with the highest votes from their team advance to the next round. This repeats throughout the show until the Finale, where one artist per team is voted as the Top 4. In the Finale, the highest voted artist wins the title as their country's The Voice, along with their coach.
Coaches and hosts
editThe show premiered on 11 September 2011, with Espinoza Paz, Alejandro Sanz, Lucero, Aleks Syntek as coaches and Mark Tacher as host. For season two, Jacqueline Bracamontes was announced as the replacement of Tacher. Jenni Rivera, Miguel Bosé, Paulina Rubio, and Beto Cuevas were announced as coaches. In August 2013, it was announced that Marco Antonio Solís, Alejandra Guzmán, David Bisbal and Wisin & Yandel would be the coaches in the third season. For the fourth season, Yuri, Julión Álvarez, Laura Pausini and Ricky Martin took over the coaching panel. For season five, after a three-season absence, Sanz returned as a coach alongside new coaches Gloria Trevi, J Balvin, and a double chair for the frontmen of Los Tigres del Norte. For the sixth season, Pausini and Yuri returned after a one-season absence joined by Maluma and Carlos Vives which premiered on 15 October 2017.[8] After five seasons as host, Bracamontes moved to Spanish-language network Telemundo leaving the presenter role to YouTube figure Lele Pons for season seven. Maluma was announced to return for his second season, and was joined by new coaches Anitta, Carlos Rivera, and Natalia Jiménez.[9]
In December 2018, TV Azteca acquired the show's rights. The first coach confirmed was Belinda, followed by Yahir, Ricardo Montaner and Lupillo Rivera. Season eight premiered on 13 March 2019, on the new channel with Jimena Peréz as host. On January 21, 2020, it was announced that Belinda and Montaner would be joined by María José and Christian Nodal to coach the participants in season nine. A month later, Eddy Vilard and Sofía Aragón were confirmed as new hosts, replacing Jimena Peréz. Filming for the tenth season started in February 2021, revealing María José as the only coach returning, alongside Miguel Bosé who coached in season two, and debuting coaches, Edith Márquez, and Jesús Navarro. Filming for season eleven began April 2022, revealing the return of David Bisbal since coaching in season three, alongside Yuridia, Ha*Ash, and Joss Favela.
Coaches' timeline
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David Bisbal (2013, 2022) -
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Joss Favela (2022) -
María José (2020–2021) -
Miguel Bosé (2012, 2021) -
Edith Márquez (2021) -
Ricardo Montaner (2019–2020) -
Belinda (2019–2020) -
Christian Nodal (2020) -
Lupillo Rivera (2019) -
Yahir (2019) -
Carlos Rivera (2018) -
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Maluma (2017–2018) -
Yuri (2014, 2017) -
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Laura Pausini (2014, 2017) -
Gloria Trevi (2016) -
Los Tigres del Norte (2016) -
Alejandro Sanz (2011, 2016) -
Julión Álvarez (2014) -
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Alejandra Guzmán (2013) -
Wisin (2013) -
Yandel (2013) -
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Beto Cuevas (2012) -
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Espinoza Paz (2011) -
Lucero (2011)
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Coaches' teams
edit- – Winning coach and contestant. Winners are in bold.
- – Runner-up coach and contestant. Final contestant first listed.
- – 3rd place coach and contestant. Final contestant first listed.
- – 4th place coach and contestant. Final contestant first listed.
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| 1 | Aleks Syntek | Espinoza Paz | Lucero | Alejandro Sanz |
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| 2 | Jenni Rivera † | Beto Cuevas | Paulina Rubio | Miguel Bosé |
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| 3 | David Bisbal | Marco Antonio Solís | Alejandra Guzmán | Wisin & Yandel |
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| 4 | Yuri | Julión Álvarez | Laura Pausini | Ricky Martin |
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| 5 | J Balvin | Gloria Trevi | Los Tigres del Norte | Alejandro Sanz |
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| 6 | Yuri | Carlos Vives | Laura Pausini | Maluma |
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| 7 | Natalia Jiménez | Carlos Rivera | Anitta | Maluma |
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| 8 | Lupillo Rivera | Belinda | Yahir | Ricardo Montaner |
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| 9 | Ricardo Montaner | Belinda | María José | Christian Nodal |
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| 10 | María José | Miguel Bosé | Edith Márquez | Jesús Navarro |
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| 11 | David Bisbal | Yuridia | Ha*Ash | Joss Favela |
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Series overview
editWarning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors.
| Season | Year aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Winning coach | Presenters | Coaches (chairs' order) | ||||
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| 1 | 2011 | Óscar Cruz | Alejandra Orozco | Óscar Garrido | Gabriel Navarro | Alejandro Sanz | Mark Tacher | Cynthia Urías | Syntek | Espinoza | Lucero | Alejandro |
| 2 | 2012 | Luz María Ramírez | Miguel & Alejandro | Gerardo Bazúa | Ximena Villalón | Jenni Rivera | Jacqueline Bracamontes | Jenni | Beto | Paulina | Miguel | |
| 3 | 2013 | Marcos Razo | Willy Espinoza | Carolina Ross | Kate Botello | Marco A. Solís | Lidia Ávila | David | Marco | Guzmán | Wisin & Yandel | |
| 4 | 2014 | Guido Rochin | Kike Jiménez | Agina Álvarez | Natalia Sosa | Julión Álvarez | Paty Cantú | Yuri | Julión | Laura | Ricky | |
| 5 | 2016 | Yuliana Martínez | Eddy Ray | Poncho Arocha | Jorge Eduardo | J Balvin | Natalia Téllez | Balvin | Gloria | Tigres | Alejandro | |
| 6 | 2017 | Luis Adrián Cruz | Leslie Mar | Irlanda Valenzuela | Mayela Orozco | Laura Pausini | Odalys Ramírez | Yuri | Vives | Laura | Maluma | |
| 7 | 2018 | Cristina Ramos | Diana Villamonte | Carmen Goett | Delian | Carlos Rivera | Lele Pons | Natalia | Carlos | Anitta | ||
| 8 | 2019 | Fátima Domínguez | Leo Rosas | Viviann Baeza | Mashiakh & Dara | Lupillo Rivera | Jimena Pérez | Lupillo | Belinda | Yahir | Ricardo | |
| 9 | 2020 | Fernando Sujo | Alexis Tanguma | Glenda Ramírez | Prudence | Christian Nodal | Eddy Vilard | Sofía Aragón | Ricardo | María José | Christian | |
| 10 | 2021 | Sherlyn Sánchez | Arturo De La Fuente | Arantza | Kike Aristi | Edith Márquez | María José | Miguel | Edith | Jesús | ||
| 11 | 2022 | Fátima Elizondo | Anyelique Solorio | Marcela López | Sandra Guevara | Yuridia | David | Yuridia | Ha*Ash | Joss | ||
Seasons' summaries
editSeason 1
edit| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisor |
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| Alejandro Sanz | 42 years old | International Star | Latin pop, Balada romántica, Pop-Rock, Flamenco, Spanish rock | Mario Domm |
| Espinoza Paz | 30 years old | Regional Artist | Norteño, Ranchera, Banda sinaloense | David Bisbal |
| Aleks Syntek | 42 years old | International Artist | Pop-Rock, Pop, Latin pop, Balada pop | Joy |
| Lucero | 42 years old | International Artist | Pop, Ranchera, Baladas en español | Manuel Mijares |
Season 2
edit| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisor(s) |
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| Jenni Rivera † | 43 years old | International Star | Norteño, Ranchera, Banda sinaloense, Bachata | Espinoza Paz |
| Miguel Bosé | 56 years old | International Star | Pop, Balada, Latin pop | Ximena Sariñana |
| Paulina Rubio | 41 years old | International Star | Pop, Pop-Rock, Latin pop | Jesús Navarro |
| Beto Cuevas | 45 years old | International Artist | Pop, Latin pop, Rock, Pop-Rock, Latin rock | Ha*Ash |
Season 3
edit| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisor(s) |
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| Marco Antonio Solís | 53 years old | International Star | Ranchera, Bolero, Balada, Pop, Mexican cumbia | Edith Márquez |
| David Bisbal | 34 years old | International Star | Pop, Balada romántica, Pop latino | Paty Cantú |
| Alejandra Guzmán | 45 years old | International Artist | Pop, Pop-Rock, Latin pop, Rock | Motel |
| Wisin & Yandel | 34–36 years old | Urban Stars | Reggaeton, Latin trap, Urban music | Prince Royce |
Season 4
edit| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisor |
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| Julión Álvarez | 30 years old | International Artist | Ranchera, Banda sinaloense, Latin pop | Ricardo Montaner |
| Laura Pausini | 39 years old | International Star | Pop-Rock, Balada romántica, Pop, Latin music, Europop | Alex Ubago |
| Ricky Martin | 42 years old | International Star | Latin pop, Balada, Latin music, Bachata, Guaracha | Mario Domm |
| Yuri | 50 years old | International Artist | Latin Pop, Balada romántica, Pop, Ranchera | Poncho Lizárraga |
Season 5
edit| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisor |
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| J Balvin | 30 years old | Urban Star | Reggaeton, Latin trap, Urban music | Julión Álvarez |
| Gloria Trevi | 48 years old | International Artist | Latin pop, Pop-Rock, Reggaeton | Manuel Carrasco |
| Los Tigres del Norte | 58–61 years old | International Artists | Norteño, Ranchera, Cumbia Norteña, Bolero | Diego Torres |
| Alejandro Sanz | 47 years old | International Star | Latin pop, Balada romántica, Pop-Rock, Flamenco, Spanish rock | Paty Cantú |
Season 6
edit| Name | Age | Description | Musical style |
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| Laura Pausini | 42 years old | International Star | Pop-Rock, Balada romántica, Pop, Latin music, Europop |
| Yuri | 53 years old | International Artist | Latin Pop, Balada romántica, Pop, Ranchera |
| Maluma | 23 years old | Urban Star | Reggaeton, Latin trap, Urban music |
| Carlos Vives | 56 years old | International Star | Vallenato, Cumbia, Latin pop |
Season 7
edit| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisor(s) |
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| Carlos Rivera | 32 years old | International Artist | Latin pop, Balada romántica | Tommy Torres |
| Maluma | 24 years old | Urban Star | Reggaeton, Latin trap, Urban music | Piso 21 |
| Natalia Jiménez | 36 years old | International Artist | Latin pop, Pop-Rock | Sofía Reyes |
| Anitta | 25 years old | International Star | Reggaeton, Latin pop, Funk carioca | Prince Royce |
Season 8
edit| Name | Age | Description | Musical style |
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| Lupillo Rivera | 47 years old | Regional Artist | Norteño, Ranchera, Banda sinaloense, Mariachi |
| Yahir | 40 years old | National Artist | Latin pop, Balada romántica |
| Belinda | 29 years old | International Artist | Latin pop, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop |
| Ricardo Montaner | 61 years old | International Star | Latin pop, Balada romántica |
Season 9
edit| Name | Age | Description | Musical style |
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| Christian Nodal | 21 years old | International Artist | Ranchera, Banda sinaloense, Mariachi, Latin pop |
| Ricardo Montaner | 62 years old | International Star | Latin pop, Balada romántica |
| María José | 44 years old | International Artist | Latin pop, pop rock, Rock, Balada romántica, soul |
| Belinda | 30 years old | International Artist | Latin pop, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop |
Season 10
edit| Name | Age | Description | Musical style |
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| Edith Márquez | 47 years old | International Artist | Balada, Pop, Ranchero, Bolero, Banda sinaloense |
| María José | 45 years old | International Artist | Latin pop, pop rock, Rock, Balada romántica, soul |
| Jesús Navarro | 35 years old | International Artist | Latin pop, Pop rock, Rock, Reggaeton |
| Miguel Bosé | 65 years old | International Star | Pop, Balada, Latin pop |
Season 11
edit| Name | Age | Description | Musical style |
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| Yuridia | 35 years old | International Artist | Balada, Balada romántica, Pop latino, Banda sinaloense |
| David Bisbal | 42 years old | International Star | Pop, Balada romántica, Pop latino |
| Ha*Ash | 36–35 years old | International Artists | Balada romántica, country, electropop, pop latino |
| Joss Favela | 31 years old | Regional Artist | Banda sinaloense, Ranchera |
Series overview
edit| Season | Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Winning coach | Presenter | Backstge Host | Coaches (chairs' order) | Network | |||
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| 1 | 2011 | Óscar Cruz | Alejandra Orozco | Óscar Garrido | Gabriel Navarro | Alejandro Sanz | Mark Tacher | Cynthia Urías | Syntek | Espinoza | Lucero | Alejandro | Las Estrellas |
| 2 | 2012 | Luz María Ramírez | Miguel & Alejandro | Gerardo Bazúa | Ximena Villalón | Jenni Rivera | Jacqueline Bracamontes | Jenni | Beto | Paulina | Miguel | ||
| 3 | 2013 | Marcos Razo | Willy Espinoza | Carolina Ross | Kate Botello | Marco A. Solís | Lidia Ávila | David | Marco | Guzmán | Wisin & Yandel | ||
| 4 | 2014 | Guido Rochin | Kike Jiménez | Agina Álvarez | Natalia Sosa | Julión Álvarez | Paty Cantú | Yuri | Julión | Laura | Ricky | ||
| 5 | 2016 | Yuliana Martínez | Eddy Ray | Poncho Arocha | Jorge Eduardo | J Balvin | Natalia Téllez | Balvin | Gloria | Tigres | Alejandro | ||
| Kids 1 | 2017 | Eduardo Barba | Mariana Najera | Deylan López | — | Maluma | Yuri | Olivia Peralta | Rosario | Emmanuel & Mijares | Maluma | — | |
| 6 | 2017 | Luis Adrián Cruz | Leslie Mar | Irlanda Valenzuela | Mayela Orozco | Laura Pausini | Jacqueline Bracamontes | Odalys Ramírez | Yuri | Vives | Laura | Maluma | |
| 7 | 2018 | Cristina Ramos | Diana Villamonte | Carmen Goett | Delian | Carlos Rivera | Lele Pons | Natalia | Carlos | Anitta | |||
| 8 | 2019 | Fátima Domínguez | Leo Rosas | Viviann Baeza | Mashiakh & Dara | Lupillo Rivera | Jimena Pérez | Lupillo | Belinda | Yahir | Ricardo | Azteca Uno | |
| Senior 1 | 2019 | Salvador Rivera | Genaro Palacios | Cuca Tena | Jorge Orozco | Ricardo Montaner | |||||||
| Kids 2 | 2019 | Roberto Xavier | Mario Girón | Mónica Plehn | — | Lucero | Yuri | Olivia Peralta | Melendi | Lucero | Carlos | — | Las Estrellas |
| 9 | 2020 | Fernando Sujo | Alexis Tanguma | Glenda Ramírez | Prudence | Christian Nodal | Eddy Vilard | Sofía Aragón | Ricardo | Belinda | María José | Christian | Azteca Uno |
| Kids 3 | 2021 | Randy Ortiz | Santiago Flores | Renata Tello | Erick Elian | Belinda | — | Camilo | Mau & Ricky | María José | |||
| Senior 2 | 2021 | Omar Alexander | Baby Bátiz | Mr. Clayton | Rossy Rodríguez | Ricardo Montaner | Ricardo | María José | Yahir | ||||
| 10 | 2021 | Sherlyn Sánchez | Arturo De La Fuente | Arantza | Kike Aristi | Edith Márquez | Sofía Aragón | María José | Miguel | Edith | Jesús | ||
| Kids 4 | 2022 | Kevin Aguilar | Jose A. López | Leonardo Gabriel | Habana Zoé | Mau & Ricky | Joss | Paty | María | Mau & Ricky | |||
| 11 | 2022 | Fátima Elizondo | Anyelique Solorio | Marcela López | Sandra Guevara | Yuridia | David | Yuridia | Ha*Ash | Joss | |||
| Kids 5 | 2024 | Upcoming season |
Natalia Valenzuela | — | Paty | Belinda | Melendi | ||||||
| 12 | 2024 | Upcoming season |
Jesús | Yuridia | Natalia | Pedro | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "The Voice of" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Voz drowns out competition". Variety. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "'La Voz México' triplica rating de 'La Academia 2011'" (in Spanish). Terra Networks. 14 September 2011.
- ^ "¿Estás listo para que México y el mundo conozcan tu talento? ¡Inscríbete y forma parte de la la Voz!". Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Jimena Pérez , 'La Choco' confirma ser la conductora de 'La Voz'". www.milenio.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Ayala, Fabiola. "Belinda, Lupillo Rivera, Ricardo Montaner y Yahir, "'coaches' de La Voz de Tv Azteca". Publimetro México (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b Televisa Networks. "Official site of The Voice Mexico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Regresa La Voz México con Laura Pausini, Yuri, Carlos Vives y Maluma".
- ^ "¡Anitta comparte las primeras imágenes junto a Maluma en La Voz México!".