The Voice Cambodia
The Voice Cambodia was a Cambodian reality singing competition. The first season premiered on Hang Meas HDTV on August 3, 2014. One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner. The winner will receive 100 million Cambodian riel ($25,000), and become a singer for Hang Meas Production.[1] As of March 2020, a third season is set to return.
| The Voice Cambodia | |
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| Genre | Reality Television |
| Created by | John de Mol |
| Presented by | Chea Vibol Chan Keonimol |
| Judges | Aok Sokunkanha Chhorn Sovannareach Pich Sophea Nop Bayyareth |
| Country of origin | Cambodia |
| Original language | Khmer |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Hang Meas |
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| Original network | Hang Meas HDTV |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Original release | Original series: August 3, 2014 – June 19, 2016 Revived series: 2020 |
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| Related shows | The Voice (franchise) |
It is the fifth national franchise in the Southeast Asian region after Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Philippines.
Format
The series consists of three phases:
- Blind audition
- Battle round
- Live performance shows
The Blind Auditions
Four judges/coaches, all famous musicians, will choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each judge has the length of the auditionee's performance to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same singer then the singer gets to choose which coach they want to work with.
Battle round
Each team of singers will be mentored and developed by their coach. In the second stage, coaches will have two of their team members battle against each other by singing the same song, with the coach choosing which team member will advance to the next stage, but the one who is not chosen by the coach still has another chance from another coaches' steal to advance them to the next stage too.
Live performance shows
In the final phase, the remaining contestants will compete against each other in live broadcasts. The television audience will help to decide who moves on. When one team member remains for each coach, the contestants will compete against each other in the finale.
Hosts and coaches
Hosts
The hosts are Chea Vibol and Chan Keonimol.
Coaches
The four judges are Aok Sokunkanha, Chhorn Sovannareach, Pich Sophea and Nop Bayyareth. Chhorn Sovannareach has become a super star since when he stepped into Reaksmey Hang Meas Production because of his sweet and smoothing voice. Pich Sophea rose to fame with her hit single "Better Day" and has been a popular solo artist since. In addition, she is good at dancing as well. Aok Sokunkanha is good at singing classical, rock and fast songs. She is the top female artist in Cambodia. She's one of the most well known artists in modern music. Nop Bayyareth is another well known singer who has many hit songs. He is known for his distinctive voice and style.
Season summary
Colour key
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| Season | Premiere | Finale | Winner | Runners-up | Winning coach | Presenters | Coaches (chair's order) | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | August 3, 2014 | November 16, 2014 | Buth Seiha | Soy Ratanak | Khun Vutha | Chamroeun Sopheak | Chhorn Sovannareach | Chea Vibol Chan Keonimol |
Nop Bayyareth | Aok Sokunkanha | Pich Sophea | Chhorn Sovannareach |
| 2 | March 6, 2016 | June 19, 2016 | Thel Thai | Chinn Rattanak | Khy Sokhun | San Sreylai | Aok Sokunkanha | |||||
| 3 | Upcoming season | |||||||||||
Coaches' teams
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| Season | Coaches and their finalists | |||
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| 1 | Chhorn Sovannareach | Pich Sophea | Aok Sokunkanha | Nop Bayyareth |
| Buth Seiha Van Phally Ban Monileak Lach Sear Pach Kimmouy Sun Lyheang |
Soy Ratanak Eum Run So Vannita Keo Bunthea Vichet Damara Sok Channea |
Khun Vutha Ly Sokneth Vong Dara Ratana Sou Siryka Chenda Vita Keo Sopanha |
Chamreun Sopheak Chheav Loeun Samut Sreyka Chhay Sovy Sok Marin Chhin Samnang | |
| 2 | Khy Sokhun Nget Soraingsey So Sophalin Tit Sophat Chom Somphors Tak Narita Choen Chet Khun Veasnan |
San Sreylai En Sereyvong Mak Teprindaro Long Rattana Chheng Danich Khem Lyhong Houn SomOul Run Rotha |
Thel Thai Reth Suzana Chhay Nakhim Ton Chanseyma Chhun Bunheng Sam Loka Chhean Narin Nav Ruthy |
Chinn Rattanak Sorm Saosovanna Leng Thida Oung Sovannarith Pom Phearom Sothy Panha Bi Kimsim Sorm Pisey |
| 3 | ||||