The Voice Kids: Ahla Sawt is an Arabic TV series airing on MBC 1 and MBC 3.[1] It premiered on 2 January 2016. The three judges for the inaugural season were Tamer Hosny, Nancy Ajram and Kadim Al Sahir. There are four stages starting with the Blind Auditions. Contestants between the ages of 7 and 14 sing covers of already existing songs without being seen by the judges. If a coach likes the contestant's performance, they turn their chair. Each coach is allowed to have 15 contestants on their team.
| The Voice Kids: Ahla Sawt | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | John de Mol |
| Presented by |
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| Country of origin | Arab world |
| Original language | Arabic |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Talpa (2016–2018) ITV Studios (2020) |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC, LBCI |
| Release | 2 January 2016 – 7 March 2020 |
The season 1 finale was on 5 March 2016 and the winning contestant was Lynn Al-Hayek from Lebanon from Team Kathem Al-Saher. The season 2 finale was on 3 February 2018, and the winner was Hamza Lebyed from Morocco from Team Kathem Al-Saher. The season 3 finale was on 7 March 2020 and the winner was Mohamed Islam from Syria from Team Nancy Ajram. As of 2024, the broadcaster has yet to announce plans for a fourth season.
Coaches' timeline
edit| Coach | Seasons | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Nancy Ajram | TBA | |||
| Tamer Hosny | ||||
| Kadim Al Sahir | ||||
| Assi El Helani | ||||
| Mohamed Hamaki | ||||
Series overview
editColor key
- Team Nancy
- Team Tamer
- Team Kadim
- Team Assi
- Team Mohamed
| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place | Winning coach | Presenters | Coaches (chairs' order) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 Jan 2016 | 5 Mar 2016 | Lynn El Hayek | Amir Amoury | Zaen Obeid | Kadim Al Sahir | Aimée Sayyah | Moemen Nur | Kadim | Nancy | Tamer |
| 2 | 2 Dec 2017 | 3 Feb 2018 | Hamza Lebyed | Loujay Almasrahy | Ashrakat Ahmad | Nardine Farag | Badr Al Zidane | Tamer | Kadim | ||
| 3 | 4 Jan 2020 | 7 Mar 2020 | Mohamad Islam Rmeih | Yasmine Osama | Mohamad Ibrahim | Nancy Ajram | Yasser Al Sakkaf | Assi | Mohamed | ||
Season summaries
edit| Season | Season 1 (2016) |
Season 2 (2017–18) |
Season 3 (2020) |
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| Broadcast period |
2 January 2016 | 2 December 2017 | 4 January 2020 |
| 5 March 2016 | 3 February 2018 | 7 March 2020 | |
Winner
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Lynn Al Hayek | Hamza Lebyed | Mohamad Islam Rmeih |
Runner-up
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Amir Amoury | Loujay Almasrahy | Yasmine Osama |
Third place
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Zaen Obeid | Ashrakat Ahmad | Mohamad Ibrahim |
Other Finalists
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Mirna Hanna Ghady Bechara Jowairia Hamdy |
Nour Wissam Georges Assi Maria Kahtan |
Emna Damak Yusuf Hassan Mohamed Wakdid |
Winning Coach
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Kadim Al Sahir | Kadim Al Sahir | Nancy Ajram |
Other Coaches
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Tamer Hosny Nancy Ajram |
Tamer Hosny Nancy Ajram |
Assi El Helani Mohamed Hamaki |
Host
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Aimée Sayyah Moemen Nur |
Nardine Farag Badr Al Zidane |
Nardine Farag Anabella Hilal Yasser Al Mosleh |
Channel
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MTV MBC1 MBC Masr MBC 3 |
LBCI MBC1 MBC Masr MBC 3 |
MBC1 MBC5 MBC Masr MBC 3 MBC Iraq |
References
edit- ^ Hammond, Andrew. Pop Culture in North Africa and the Middle East: Entertainment and Society Around the World. United States, ABC-CLIO, 2017. 151.
