La Voz (Mexican TV series)
La Voz (Spanish for The Voice) is a Mexican singing competition television series broadcast on Azteca Uno. The show originally premiered September 11, 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 | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 174 |
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| Executive producers | Miguel Angel Fox José Luis Romero |
| Production locations | TV Azteca Studios Mexico City (2019–) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60-180 minutes |
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| Original network | Las Estrellas |
| Original release | September 11, 2011 – present |
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| Related shows | The Voice (franchise) La Voz Kids La Voz Senior |
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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]
Program
The 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
The 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 and 42 in season 9). 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
Each 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
In the eight season, the second phase was changed from the Battles to the Knockouts. In this phase three artists from the same team sing an individual song and their coach chooses the winner. The two losing artists are available to 'steal' by the other three coaches.
Third Phase – The Battles
The 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
In 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
The show premiered on September 11, 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. On 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 coach alongside new coaches Gloria Trevi, J Balvin, and a doble 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 October 15, 2017.[8] After five seasons as host, Bracamontes was replaced by 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 March 13, 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. On January 2021, it was announced that María José would be the only coach returning, alongside Miguel Bosé who coached in season two, Edith Márquez, and Jesús Navarro.
Coaches
- Current Coaches
Miguel Bosé (2012, 2021–)
María José (2020–)
Edith Márquez (2021–)
Jesús Navarro (2021–)
- Former Coaches
Lucero (2011)
Espinoza Paz (2011)
Aleks Syntek (2011)
Paulina Rubio (2012)
Beto Cuevas (2012)
Jenni Rivera † (2012)
Wisin & Yandel (2013)
Alejandra Guzmán (2013)
Marco Antonio Solís (2013)
David Bisbal (2013)
Julión Álvarez (2014)
Alejandro Sanz (2011, 2016)
Los Tigres del Norte (2016)
Gloria Trevi (2016)
J Balvin (2016)
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Carlos Vives (2017)
Yurí (2014, 2017)
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Anitta (2018)
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Yahir (2019)
Lupillo Rivera (2019)
Ricardo Montaner (2019–2020)
Belinda (2019–2020)
Christian Nodal (2020)
Coaches' advisors
- Former
Manuel Mijares Team Lucero (2011)
David Bisbal Team Espinoza (2011)
Ximena Sariñana Team Bosé (2012)
Jesús Navarro Team Paulina (2012)
Espinoza Paz Team Jenni (2012)
Edith Márquez Team Solís (2013)
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Ricardo Montaner Team Julión (2014)
Poncho Lizárraga Team Yuri (2014)
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Manuel Carrasco Team Trevi (2016)- Julión Álvarez Team Balvin (2016)
Tommy Torres Team Carlos (2018)
Sofía Reyes Team Natalia (2018)
Coaches' teams
- – Winning Coach/Contestant. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
- – Runner-Up Coach/Contestant. Final contestant First listed.
- – 3rd Place Coach/Contestant. Final contestant First listed.
- – 4th Place Coach/Contestant. Final contestant First listed.
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| 2 | Miguel Bosé | Paulina Rubio | Beto Cuevas | Jenni Rivera † |
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| 3 | Wisin & Yandel | Alejandra Guzmán | Marco Antonio Solís | David Bisbal |
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| 4 | Ricky Martin | Laura Pausini | Julión Álvarez | Yuri |
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| 5 | Alejandro Sanz | Los Tigres del Norte | Gloria Trevi | J Balvin |
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| 6 | Maluma | Laura Pausini | Carlos Vives | Yuri |
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| 7 | Maluma | Anitta | Carlos Rivera | Natalia Jiménez |
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| 8 | Ricardo Montaner | Yahir | Belinda | Lupillo Rivera |
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| 9 | Christian Nodal | María José | Belinda | Ricardo Montaner |
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| 10 | Miguel Bosé | Edith Marquez | Maria José | Jesús Navarro |
Series overview
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| Season | First aired | Last aired | Network | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Winning coach | Host | Backstage host | Coaches (chairs' order) | ||||
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| 1 | September 11, 2011 | December 18, 2011 | Las Estrellas | Óscar Cruz | Alejandra Orozco | Óscar Garrido | Gabriel Navarro | Alejandro Sanz | Mark Tacher | Cynthia Urias | Syntek | Espinoza | Lucero | Alejandro | |
| 2 | September 9, 2012 | December 16, 2012 | Luz María Ramírez | Miguel & Alejandro | Gerardo Bazúa | Ximena Villalón | Jenni Rivera | Jacqueline Bracamontes | Jenni | Beto | Paulina | Miguel | |||
| 3 | September 8, 2013 | December 15, 2013 | Marcos Razo | Willy Espinoza | Carolina Ross | Kate Botello | Marco A. Solís | Lidia Ávila | David | Marco | Guzmán | Wisin & Yandel | |||
| 4 | September 7, 2014 | December 14, 2014 | Guido Rochin | Kike Jiménez | Agina Álvarez | Natalia Sosa | Julión Álvarez | Paty Cantú | Yuri | Julión | Laura | Ricky | |||
| 5 | April 24, 2016 | July 31, 2016 | Yuliana Martínez | Eddy Ray | Poncho Arocha | Jorge Eduardo | J Balvin | Natalia Téllez | Balvin | Gloria | Tigres | Alejandro | |||
| 6 | October 15, 2017 | December 17, 2017 | Luis Adrián Cruz | Leslie Mar | Irlanda Valenzuela | Mayela Orozco | Laura Pausini | Odalys Ramírez | Yuri | Vives | Laura | Maluma | |||
| 7 | September 30, 2018 | December 23, 2018 | Cristina Ramos | Diana Villamonte | Carmen Goett | Delian | Carlos Rivera | Lele Pons | Natalia | Carlos | Anitta | ||||
| 8 | March 12, 2019 | July 1, 2019 | Azteca Uno | Fatima Dominguez | Leo Rosas | Viviann Baeza | Mashiakh & Dara | Lupillo Rivera | Jimena Pérez | Lupillo | Belinda | Yahir | Ricardo | ||
| 9 | June 2, 2020 | August 31, 2020 | Fernando Sujo | Alexis Tanguma | Glenda Ramírez | Prudence | Christian Nodal | Eddy Vilard | Sofía Aragón | Ricardo | María | Christian | |||
| 10 | June 2021 |
August 2021 |
Upcoming season | Miguel | Edith | Jesús | |||||||||
Season 1
| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisors |
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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
| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisors |
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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 Artist | 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
| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisors |
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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
| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisors |
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 Julión Álvarez |
30 years old | Regional 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
| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisors |
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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 | Regional 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
| 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
| Name | Age | Description | Musical style | Advisors |
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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 Star | Latin pop, Pop-Rock | Sofía Reyes |
  Anitta |
25 years old | Urban Star | Reggaeton, Latin pop, Funk carioca | Prince Royce |
Season 8
| 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
| Name | Age | Description | Musical style |
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| Christian Nodal |
21 years | International Artist | Ranchera, Banda sinaloense, Mariachi, Latin pop |
| Ricardo Montaner |
62 years | International Star | Latin pop, Balada romántica |
| María José |
44 years | International Artist | Latin pop, pop rock, Rock, Balada romántica, soul |
| Belinda |
30 years | International Artist | Latin pop, pop rock, dance-pop, electropop |
Season 10
| Name | Age | Description | Musical style |
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| Jesús Navarro |
34 years old | National Artist | Pop rock, Rock |
| María José |
45 years old | International Artist | Latin pop, pop rock, Rock, Balada romántica, soul |
| Edith Márquez |
47 years old | National Artist | Balada, Pop, Ranchero, Bolero |
| Miguel Bosé |
64 years old | International Star | Pop, Balada, Latin pop |
References
- "The Voice of" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- "Voz drowns out competition". Variety. September 24, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- "'La Voz México' triplica rating de 'La Academia 2011'" (in Spanish). Terra Networks. September 14, 2011.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Jimena Pérez , 'La Choco' confirma ser la conductora de 'La Voz'". www.milenio.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- Ayala, Fabiola. "Belinda, Lupillo Rivera, Ricardo Montaner y Yahir, "'coaches' de La Voz de Tv Azteca". Publimetro México (in Spanish). Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- Televisa Networks. "Official site of The Voice Mexico" (in Spanish). Retrieved December 19, 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!".