# Vocea României Junior season 1

The first season of the Romanian reality talent show Vocea României Junior premiered on February 26, 2017 on Pro TV with Andra, Inna and Marius Moga as coaches.
The season finale aired on April 9, 2017. Maia Mălăncuș mentored by Marius Moga, was declared winner of the season.

## Coaches and presenters
### Hosts

In July 2016 Mihai Bobonete and Robert Tudor were confirmed hosts for the Voice of Romania Junior.

### Coaches

In June 2016 pop singer and judge at Românii au talent, Andra, singer, dancer and philanthropist, Inna and R'n'B musician, composer and adult show coach, Marius Moga were confirmed coaches for the Voice of Romania Junior.

## Selection process

Pre-selections took place in the following cities:
| Date | Audition venue | Location |
| March 5, 2016 | Hotel Kronwell | Brașov |
| March 12, 2016 | Hotel Continental | Timișoara |
| March 19, 2016 | Hotel Unirea | Iași |
| March 26, 2016 | Golden Tulip Ana Dome | Cluj-Napoca |
| April 2–3, 2016 | Hotel Ibis Gara de Nord | Bucharest |

## Teams

Colour key:
* Winner
* Finalist
* Eliminated in the Semi-final
* Eliminated in the Battles
| Coaches | Top 27 artists | Top 27 artists | Top 27 artists |
| Andra | | | |
| Andra | Karina Ștefan | Jessica Lăzărescu | Teodor Danci |
| Andra | Ioana Bulgaru | David Gheorghe | Daria Oprea |
| Andra | Melanie Șerban | Maria Răducanu | Giulia Tabără |
| Marius Moga | | | |
| Marius Moga | Maia Mălăncuș | Jennifer Dumitrașcu | Theodor Andrei |
| Marius Moga | Denisa Davidescu | Daria Rotaru | Adrian Ivan |
| Marius Moga | Diana Movilă | Ioan Ciurea | Estera Lepădatu |
| Inna | | | |
| Inna | Andrei Ciurez | Alexia Niculae | Voicu Dumitraș |
| Inna | Astrid Muthu | Andreea Sălăvăstru | Ștefan Badea |
| Inna | George Rotaru | Sonia Apostol | Eva Margină-Mileah |

## Blind Auditions
### Episode 1 (February 26)

The first episode of The Blind Auditions aired on February 26, 2017.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | Coach's and contestant's choices | Coach's and contestant's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Andra | Moga | Inna |
| 1 | Jessica Lăzărescu | 12 | Târgu Jiu, Gorj | "Suus" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Francesca Hojda | 13 | Sighetul Marmației, Maramureș | "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" | — | — | — |
| 3 | Ioan Ciurea | 7 | Brașov, Brașov | "Durli-Durli-Da" | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 4 | Eva Margină-Mileah | 12 | Bucharest | "Jolene" | — | — | ✔ |
| 5 | Ana Maria Țîrcă | 13 | Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | — | — | — |
| 6 | Andrei Ciurez | 12 | Craiova, Dolj | "Highway to Hell" | — | — | ✔ |
| 7 | Daria Rotaru | 11 | Brașov, Brașov | "Sweet People" | — | ✔ | — |
| 8 | Daria Radu | 9 | Ploiești, Prahova | "Acapella" | — | — | — |
| 9 | Ștefan Badea | 11 | Schitu Golești, Argeș | "Belle" | — | — | ✔ |
| 10 | Karina Ștefan | 11 | Timișoara, Timiș | "Proud Mary" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 2 (March 5)

The second episode of the Blind Auditions aired on March 5, 2017.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | Coach's and contestant's choices | Coach's and contestant's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Andra | Moga | Inna |
| 1 | Maia Mălăncuș | 9 | Iași, Iași | "Bang Bang" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Diana Mălăncuș | 13 | Iași, Iași | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | — | — | — |
| 3 | George Rotaru | 13 | Brăila, Brăila | "When I Was Your Man" | — | — | ✔ |
| 4 | Adina Bostan | 8 | Galați, Galați | "Lupii" | — | — | — |
| 5 | Alexia Niculae | 10 | Mioveni, Argeș | "Evil Like Me" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Adrian Ivan | 12 | Brașov, Brașov | "Billionaire" | — | ✔ | — |
| 7 | Daria Oprea | 14 | Bucharest | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" | ✔ | — | — |
| 8 | Theodor Andrei | 11 | Bucharest | "I Hate Myself for Loving You" | — | ✔ | — |
| 9 | Maria Răducanu | 9 | Bucharest | "Necessary Evil" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | David Burlacu | 11 | Constanța, Constanța | "Everybody Hurts" | — | — | — |

### Episode 3 (March 12)

The third episode of the Blind Auditions aired on March 12, 2017.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | Coach's and contestant's choices | Coach's and contestant's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Andra | Moga | Inna |
| 1 | Melanie Șerban | 9 | — | "Who's Lovin' You" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Carla Sabău | 8 | Zalău, Sălaj | "De-ai fi tu salcie la mal" | — | — | — |
| 3 | Astrid Muthu | 10 | Oradea, Bihor | "Canção do mar" | — | — | ✔ |
| 4 | Oliver Lepădatu | 8 | Bucharest | "Fly Me to the Moon" | — | — | — |
| 5 | Esra Lepădatu | 10 | Bucharest | "Tomorrow" | — | ✔ | — |
| 6 | Denisa Davidescu | 12 | Bucharest | "Show Me How You Burlesque" | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 7 | Darius Drăgoi | 11 | Bucharest | "Stitches" | — | — | — |
| 8 | Ioana Bulgaru | 12 | Galați, Galați | "I'm Not the Only One" | ✔ | — | — |
| 9 | David Gheorghe | 13 | Bucharest | "Summertime" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Beatrice Florea | 11 | Iași, Iași | "Raggamuffin" | — | — | — |
| 11 | Sonia Apostol | 14 | Bucharest | "Cheap Thrills" | — | — | ✔ |

### Episode 4 (March 12)

The final episode of the Blind Auditions aired on March 19, 2017.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | Coach's and contestant's choices | Coach's and contestant's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Andra | Moga | Inna |
| 1 | Giulia Tabără | 9 | Giurgiu, Giutgiu | "If I Ain't Got You" | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 2 | Andreea Irena Fabri | 12 | Nădlac, Arad | "Ardelean show | — | — | — |
| 3 | Voicu Dumitraș | 12 | Timișoara, Timiș | "Hurt" | — | — | ✔ |
| 4 | Jennifer Dumitrașcu | 14 | Bucharest | "Nobody's Perfect" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Alexandru Burloi | 12 | — | "Mon mec à moi" | — | — | — |
| 6 | Dalia Dobre | 13 | — | "Whole Lotta Love" | — | — | — |
| 7 | Teodor Danci | 13 | Constanța, Constanța | "Chains" | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 8 | Diana Movilă | 10 | Galați, Galați | "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Antonio Fernando Pican | 13 | Moreni, Dâmbovița | "Mă ucide ea" | — | — | — |
| 10 | Thea Marconi | 11 | Timișoara, Timiș | "I Will Never Let You Down" | — | — | — |
| 11 | Andreea Sălăvăstru | 13 | Iași, Iași | "That Man" | — | — | ✔ |

## Battle rounds

After the Blind auditions, each coach had nine contestants for the Battle rounds. The Battles rounds aired on March 26. Coaches began narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants. Each battle concluding with the respective coach eliminating the two contestants.

### Colour key

| Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Losers | Losers |
| Marius Moga | 1 | Maia Mălăncuș | "Tot mai sus" | Ioan Ciurea | Esra Lepădatu |
| Andra | 2 | Teodor Danci | "Flashlight" | Maria Răducanu | Giulia Tabără |
| Inna | 3 | Andrei Ciurez | "Ochii tăi" | Sonia Apostol | Eva Margină-Mileah |
| Marius Moga | 4 | Theodor Andrei | "Black or White" | Diana Movilă | Adrian Ivan |
| Andra | 5 | Karina Ștefan | "Chandelier" | Melanie Șerban | Daria Oprea |
| Inna | 6 | Voicu Dumitraș | "Love Yourself" | Ștefan Badea | George Rotaru |
| Marius Moga | 7 | Jennifer Dumitrașcu | "Empire State of Mind" | Denisa Davidescu | Daria Rotaru |
| Andra | 8 | Jessica Lăzărescu | "All of Me" | David Gheorghe | Ioana Bulgaru |
| Inna | 9 | Alexia Niculae | "No" | Astrid Muthu | Andreea Sălăvăstru |

## Show details
### Results summary
#### Team's colour key

    Team Andra
    Team Moga
    Team Inna

#### Result's colour key

    Artist received the most public votes
    Artist was eliminated
    Finalist
Results per artist :
| Contestant | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| Maia Mălăncuș | Safe | Winner (Week 2) |
| Andrei Ciurez | Safe | Finalist (Week 2) |
| Karina Ștefan | Safe | Finalist (Week 2) |
| Theodor Andrei | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Jennifer Dumitrașcu | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Voicu Dumitraș | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Alexia Niculae | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Teodor Danci | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |
| Jessica Lăzărescu | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | Eliminated (Week 1) |

## Live Shows
### Semi-final (April 2)

The semi-final aired on April 2.
| Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Andra | 1 | Teodor Danci | "Thinking Out Loud" | Eliminated |
| Andra | 2 | Karina Ștefan | "Roar" | Advanced |
| Andra | 3 | Jessica Lăzărescu | "Adagio" | Eliminated |
| Inna | 4 | Voicu Dumitraș | "Writing's on the Wall" | Eliminated |
| Inna | 5 | Alexia Niculae | "Wrecking Ball" | Eliminated |
| Inna | 6 | Andrei Ciurez | "Whataya Want from Me" | Advanced |
| Marius Moga | 7 | Maia Mălăncuș | "Stone Cold" | Advanced |
| Marius Moga | 8 | Theodor Andrei | "Dream On" | Eliminated |
| Marius Moga | 9 | Jennifer Dumitrașcu | "Hero" | Eliminated |
Non-competition performances :
| Order | Artist | Song |
| 1 | Team Moga, Team Andra and Team Inna | "It's a Hard-Knock Life" |

### Final (April 9)

The final show aired on April 9. This week, the three finalists performed a solo song, a duet with a special guest and a duet with their coach. The public vote determined the winner.
| Coach | Artist | Order | Solo Song | Order | Duet Song (with coach) | Order | Duet Song (with special guest) | Result |
| Inna | Andrei Ciurez | 1 | "Beat It" | 4 | "Bop Bop" | 7 | "Pleacă" (with Vunk) | Unknown |
| Andra | Karina Ștefan | 5 | "Ain't Nobody" | 2 | "Iubirea schimbă tot" | 9 | "Cuvintele tale" (with Nicole Cherry) | Unknown |
| Marius Moga | Maia Mălăncuș | 8 | "Girl on Fire" | 6 | "Pe barba mea" | 3 | "K la meteo" (with What's Up?) | Winner |
Non-competition performances :
| Order | Artist | Song |
| 1 | Laura Bretan | "I Dreamed a Dream" |
| 2 | Feli | "Timpul" |

## Ratings

| Episode | Episode | Original airdate | Time slot (ET) | Rank | Viewers (in millions) | Rank | Adults (18–49) | Adults (18–49) | Source |
| Episode | Episode | Original airdate | Time slot (ET) | Rank | Viewers (in millions) | Rank | Rating | Share | Source |
| 1 | "The Blind Auditions Premiere" | February 26, 2017 (2017-02-26) | Sunday 8:30 p.m. | 1 | 1.969 | 1 | 12.6 | 27.6 | |
| 2 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 2" | March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05) | Sunday 8:30 p.m. | 3 | 1.302 | 2 | 8.0 | 17.6 | |
| 3 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 3" | March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12) | Sunday 8:30 p.m. | 1 | 1.836 | 1 | 11.3 | 22.0 | |
| 4 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 4" | March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26) | Sunday 8:30 p.m. | | | | | | |
| 5 | "The Battles" | March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19) | Sunday 8:30 p.m. | | | | | | |
| 6 | "Semi-final" | April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02) | Sunday 8:30 p.m. | | | | | | |
| 7 | "Final" | April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09) | Sunday 8:30 p.m. | 1 | 1.416 | 2 | 8.0 | 18.5 | |