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<i>The Voice Kids</i> (Philippine TV series) season 5

The Voice Kids (Philippine TV series) season 5

Season of television series


The fifth season of The Voice Kids premiered on February 25, 2023 on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, and TV5. Bamboo Mañalac reprised his role as a coach, being joined by debuting coaches KZ Tandingan and Martin Nievera.[1][2]

Quick Facts The Voice Kids, Hosted by ...

This is the first season among the Philippine seasons to feature only one female coach, as well as the first to feature two new coaches. The fifth season is also the first among the kids' seasons to feature the block button, where a coach can prevent another coach from getting picked by a contestant.

Shane Bernabe of Kamp Kawayan was named the winner of the competition on the season finale aired on May 21, 2023. Her victory marks Mañalac's second win as a coach.[3]

Development

The renewal of The Voice Kids was announced on November 14, 2022; the schedule for the auditions were also announced.[4] It was announced that this season will also air on TV5 during the 2023 trade launch of the said network on November 23, 2022.[5]

Producers' auditions

The auditions were opened to children aged 6–12. The producers' auditions were held in cities and municipalities throughout the Philippines.

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Changes

Coaches and hosts

The coaches of the fifth season of The Voice Kids
Martin Nievera
KZ Tandingan
Bamboo Mañalac

On December 18, 2022, the roster of coaches for the fifth season was announced on the Tayo ang Ligaya ng Isa't-Isa: The ABS-CBN Christmas Special 2022. Of the three coaches that appeared in the previous season, only Bamboo Mañalac returned, marking the exit of Lea Salonga and Sarah Geronimo from the judging panel. The two departing coaches were replaced by singer and rapper KZ Tandingan and singer and television host Martin Nievera.[6][7]

Following the exit of Toni Gonzaga from the network, it was announced in the press that Bianca Gonzalez will take over her hosting duties, joined by Robi Domingo who has been a co-host of the show since its second season.[8] Jolina Magdangal served as the guest host for the Final Showdown in the absence of Bianca Gonzalez due to health reasons.

Companion show

The online companion show, titled The Voice Kids DigiTV airs together with the main program on the official Facebook and YouTube accounts of The Voice Kids and ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Online Live. Jeremy Glinoga returned as the host, together with season 2 winner Elha Nympha, who replaced KaladKaren.[9]

Block button

As shown in the teasers, new to this season is the Block.[10] Each coach may press the corresponding button to prevent one coach from getting an artist. This mechanic was first introduced in the Filipino franchise in 2020 during the second season of The Voice Teens.[10]

Performances

Unlike in the previous seasons, the young artists are only allowed to perform Original Pilipino Music (OPM) songs until the Semi-Finals, in a similarity to I Love OPM and We Love OPM in 2016. Nievera added that the show wanted to keep OPM alive.[11]

This season followed the format of the season 3 semifinals wherein a viewer had a chance to vote a young artist from each team (top 3 artists of each team) to enter the live finale. For the third time (since season 3), only three young artists (one per team) advanced to the live finals.

Teams

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Blind auditions

The season began with the "Blind auditions" on February 25, 2023. In each audition, an auditionee performed their Original Pilipino Music (OPM) piece to the three coaches whose chairs are facing away from the stage and the artist.[11] If the coach is interested in working with the artist, they can press the button to make themselves available for the artist to be chosen as their coach. If only one coach pressed their button, the artist is defaulted to that coach's team; if multiple coaches presses their button, the coaches compete for the artist, with the artist choosing which team to join. Each coach is given one block to prevent a fellow coach from getting an artist. Each coach needed to recruit 18 young artists into their teams.

Unlike in the previous seasons, only Original Pilipino Music (OPM) songs were performed throughout the entire season until the Final Showdown.

The coaches performed "Bawat Bata" by APO Hiking Society at the beginning of the pilot episode.

   Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button
     Artist defaulted to this coach's team
     Artist elected to join this coach's team
     Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button
  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by Martin
  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by KZ
  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by Bamboo

Episode 1 (February 25)

Among the auditionees is Fabio Santos, who is the nephew of Fana who competed in the first season of The Voice Teens Philippines.

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Episode 2 (February 26)

Among the auditionees this episode was Rafa Tan, who is the son of OPM singer Roselle Nava.

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Episode 3 (March 4)

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Episode 4 (March 5)

Among the auditionees this episode was Princess J Cañete, who joined Eat Bulaga! Hype Kang Bata Ka! segment in 2020 and finished as the runner-up.

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Episode 5 (March 11)

Among the auditionees in this episode was Kzhoebe Nichole Baker, who joined Eat Bulaga!'s Little Miss Philippines segment in 2019 and immediately returned to GMA Network after the competition.

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Episode 6 (March 12)

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Episode 7 (March 18)

Among the auditionees this episode was Zoe Quizol, who joined the first iteration of It's Showtime segment Mini Ms. U before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Episode 8 (March 19)

Among the auditionees this episode was Kaitlyn Repking, who was a contestant in SM Little Stars 2018.

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Episode 9 (March 25)

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Episode 10 (March 26)

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Episode 11 (April 1)

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Notes
a.^ KZ pressed her block button for Bamboo but he did not turn.

Episode 12 (April 2)

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Episode 13 (April 9)

Prior to the start of the episode's blind auditions, former co-host Kim Chiu made a guest appearance singing "Bulong" by Kitchie Nadal. At the end of the blind auditions, KZ was not able to successfully use her block. This episode was only aired on a Sunday, as there was no episode on the previous day due to Holy Week special programming on Black Saturday.

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a.^ KZ pressed her block button for Bamboo. Based on the actual taping order, Bamboo has remaining spots on his team. Nevertheless, Bamboo did not turn.

The Battles

The second stage of the show, The Battles, aired on April 15, with 54 artists advancing to this round. All match-ups were announced on April 9, the final episode of the blind auditions.[20] The coaches pit three of their artists in a singing match and then select one of them to advance to the next round. The ability to steal an artist from other teams continued this season. Losing artists may be "stolen" by another coach via Steal Deal. Same as the last season, the steals were done off-stage, where the coaches must go to the artists with their families backstage to steal the artist they want to become the member of their team.

At the end of this round, seven artists remained on each team; six were the battle winners, and one from a steal. In total, 21 artists advanced to the sing-offs.

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       Artist was chosen by his/her coach to advance to the Sing-offs
       Artist was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Sing-offs
       Artist was eliminated
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The Sing-offs

The third stage of the show, the Sing-offs were aired from April 30 to May 7, 2023, comprising episodes 19 through 21. 21 artists competed in the round. In this stage, each artist performs for their coaches with a song of their choosing. At the end of the round, each coach selected three of their artists to advance to the live shows, with a total of nine artists advancing to the next round.

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       Artist was chosen by their coach to advance to the live semifinals
       Artist was eliminated
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Live shows

Week 1: Semifinals (May 13–14)

The Top 9 artists competed for the public's votes to advance to the finals; the contestants with the most votes within their team moved forward, creating a total of three finalists who advanced to the finale. Held at the ABS-CBN Studios, Team Supreme and Kamp Kawayan performed on the first episode, while MarTeam performed on the latter episode, where the results of the round were announced.[27]

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       Artist was received the most votes within their team advanced to the Grand Finals
       Artist was eliminated
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Week 2: The Final Showdown (May 20–21)

The live finale aired from May 20 to 21. The finale was contested by the three finalists from each team. Unlike in the previous rounds, where only Original Pilipino Music (OPM) songs were performed, this round was the first and only for the season to feature foreign/international songs.

Jolina Magdangal served as a guest host for this round, as Bianca Gonzalez was absent due to health-related reasons.

With Bernabe's victory, she is the second three-chair turner to win a season, after Vanjoss Bayaban. She is also the first female three-chair turner to win an entire season.

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      Artist was proclaimed as the winner
      Artist ended as the runner-up
      Artist ended as the third placer
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Awit Ng Kabataan: Boses Ng Kinabukasan

Awit Ng Kabataan: Boses Ng Kinabukasan is a post-season special episode that was aired on the weekend after the Final Showdown. It featured performances from the season's contestants, coaches and several other special guests.

Results summary

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Results color key
      Winner                                     Saved by the public
      Runner-up                                     Eliminated
      Third place
Coaches color key
      MarTeam
      Team Supreme
      Kamp Kawayan
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Notes

  1. The show also airs on A2Z and TV5.

References

  1. "'The Voice Kids' returning in 2023, still with ABS-CBN". ABS-CBN News. November 14, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. Lumagsao, Raymond (November 15, 2022). "'The Voice Kids PH,' aarangkada muli sa 2023". Balita (in Tagalog). Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. "The Voice Kids Philippines Season 5 Audition (Schedule, Venue & Other Details)". newspapers.ph. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. Manila Standard (December 18, 2022). "TV5 unveils 2023 programming lineup in star-studded trade launch". Manila Standard. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  5. "Meet the new set of 'The Voice Kids' coaches in 2023". ABS-CBN News. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  6. Pasajol, Anne (December 20, 2022). "Martin Nievera, KZ Tandingan join 'The Voice Kids PH' as new coaches". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  7. ABS-CBN News, ABS-CBN (February 12, 2023). "Meet the new hosts of 'The Voice Kids'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  8. Dumaual, Mario (February 14, 2023). "ALAMIN: Mga pagbabago sa 'The Voice Kids' Season 5". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  9. "Coach KZ steals Abigail from Kamp Kawayan". The Voice Kids Philippines. April 15, 2023.

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