# The Voice Generations (Philippine TV series)

The Voice Generations is a 2023 Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by GMA Network. Based on the Australian television series The Voice Generations, it is the third spin-off of The Voice of the Philippines. Directed by Johnny Manahan, it was hosted by Dingdong Dantes. It premiered on August 27, 2023 on the network's Sunday Grande sa Gabi line up. The show concluded on December 10, 2023 with a total of 16 episodes.

## Overview
### Development

On January 7, 2023, GMA Network announced its series lineup for 2023, which included The Voice Generations, a spin-off of The Voice franchise that first aired in Australia a year prior. The series is the third spin-off of The Voice of the Philippines. Johnny Manahan, who directed the other versions of the series within the Philippines, returned to direct the Generations spin-off. The series was produced by ITV Studios.
On a media conference for the series, GMA Network announced that the series would premiere on August 27, 2023.

### Producers' auditions

Online auditions for the series on April 20, 2023, to group acts which consist of two or more natural-born Filipinos aged seven years old and older, with at least two members that have at least a ten-year age gap from one another. It was also required that the members of the acts have an "authentic relationship" with one another. Acts with existing contracts with recording companies or talent managers were prohibited from auditioning.
Auditionees were assisted in their online audition process in dedicated booths at several Sparkle Caravan events. The auditions concluded with an in-person casting call held on June 15, 2023, at GMA Network Studios.
On-ground auditions for The Voice Generations :
| Date | Venue | City |
| May 12, 2023 (2023-5-12) | GMA Network Center | Quezon City |
| May 13, 2023 (2023-5-13) | Sparkle Caravan | Iloilo City |
| May 20, 2023 (2023-5-20) | Sparkle Caravan | Davao City |
| May 21, 2023 (2023-5-21) | Park Inn by Radisson Davao | Davao City |
| May 26, 2023 (2023-5-26) | GMA Network Center | Quezon City |
| June 15, 2023 (2023-6-15) | GMA Network Center | Quezon City |

### Hosts

Dingdong Dantes was announced as the series's host in a broadcast of All-Out Sundays on April 2, 2023. For the YouTube and Facebook livestreams, Crystal Paras and Timmy Albert hosted the pilot episode; Matt Lozano and Shuvee Etrata for episodes 2-5; and Betong Sumaya and Jennie Gabriel for episodes 6-16.

### Coaches

The show's panel of coaches was later announced on June 9, 2023, via the network's flagship news program, 24 Oras. The coaching panel consists of Billy Crawford, an actor and recording artist; Chito Miranda, the frontman of Parokya ni Edgar, who previously served as a judge on the second season of Idol Philippines a year prior; Julie Anne San Jose, a singer-songwriter who is regarded as one of the best-selling recording artists in the Philippines; and Stell, a member of the Filipino boy band SB19.

## Selection process and format
### Blind auditions

The season begins with the blind auditions, the first televised stage in the show. In the stage, the four coaches are seated in chairs that face the audience and away from the artists. The coaches judge the artists solely on their "vocal ability", and if they are interested in working with the artist, the coaches would press their button to face the artist. If multiple coaches turn, the artist would elect a coach's team to join. If only one coach turns, the artists are defaulted to that coach's team. At the end of the round, each coach will end up with a team that will advance to the next round.

### Competitions

Following the blind auditions, the artists will compete in the sing-offs, the battles, semi-finals and the live finale.

## Coaches' teams
### Teams
#### Color key

* Winner
* Finalist
* Eliminated in the Semi-Finals
* Eliminated in the Battles
* Eliminated in the Sing-offs
| Coaches | Top 20 artists | Top 20 artists | Top 20 artists | Top 20 artists | Top 20 artists |
| Chito Miranda | | | | | |
| Chito Miranda | Sorority | Kris & Cha | Twirali | The Queens | Seendi |
| Billy Crawford | | | | | |
| Billy Crawford | P3 | Fources | Ayta Brothers | G-Code | IOJ Band |
| Julie Anne San Jose | | | | | |
| Julie Anne San Jose | Music & Me | Mamaland | O Duo | Alliyana Trio | Chancess |
| Stell | | | | | |
| Stell | VocalMyx | ForteNors | Luntayao Family | Mark & Willy | Imperial Duo |

## Blind auditions

The show began with the blind auditions on August 27, 2023. In each audition, the artists sing their piece in front of the coaches, whose chairs are facing the audience. If a coach is interested in working with the artists, they may press their button to face the act. If a sole coach presses his/her respective button, the artists automatically become part of his/her team. If multiple coaches turn, the act will decide which team they will join. Each coach is tasked to form a team of five acts; Chito leads Parokya ni Chito; Billy leads Team Bilib; Julie leads JuleSquad; and Stell leads StellBound. At the end of the round, a total of 20 acts advance to the next round. Out of 20 acts, 4 of them are four-chair turners.

### Episode 1 (August 27)

The broadcast began with the coaches performing "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen.
First blind audition results :
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Chito | Billy | Julie | Stell |
| 1 | VocalMyx | 13–24 | Cagayan de Oro | "Haypa" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Alliyana Trio | 10–32 | Bicol | "Emotion" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 3 | Fources | 12–? | Quezon | "Alapaap" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| 4 | The Sons | — | — | "Himala" | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Sorority | 16–26 | Cebu | "Lady Marmalade" | ✔ | – | – | – |

### Episode 2 (September 3)

Second blind audition results :
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Chito | Billy | Julie | Stell |
| 1 | O Duo | 10 & ? | — | "Rolling in the Deep" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 2 | Ayta Brothers | — | — | "All My Life" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | The Glitter | 21–31 | — | "Kapayapaan" | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | ForteNors | — | — | "Narito Ako" | ✔ | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 5 | The Queens | 16 & 26 | — | "Hanggang Kailan" | ✔ | – | – | ✔ |

### Episode 3 (September 10)

Third blind audition results :
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Chito | Billy | Julie | Stell |
| 1 | Mamaland | 27 & 42 | Las Piñas / Cainta, Rizal | "Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Denians Vocal Ensemble | — | Davao | "Iisang Bangka" | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Twirali | 10–37 | — | "Anak" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 4 | IOJ Band | — | — | "Sana Dalawa Ang Puso Ko" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Imperial Duo | — | Tondo, Manila | "When You Believe" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 4 (September 17)

Fourth blind audition results :
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Chito | Billy | Julie | Stell |
| 1 | P3 | 23–33 | Pampanga | "Noypi" | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| 2 | Luntayao Family | — | — | "Mapa" | ✔ | – | – | ✔ |
| 3 | Amazing JDF | — | Cebu | "Bakit Kung Sino Pa" | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Seendi | 29–49 | — | "Upuan" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 5 | Music & Me | — | Bohol | "Makita Kang Muli" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 5 (September 24)

Fifth blind audition results :
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Chito | Billy | Julie | Stell |
| 1 | Jill & Grace | 8 & ? | — | "Fight Song" | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | G-Code | 15–26 | — | "Amakabogera" | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| 3 | Chancess | — | — | "Tadhana" | – | team full | ✔ | – |
| 4 | Kris & Cha | 58 & ? | — | "Yakapin Mo Ako" | ✔ | team full | team full | ✔ |
| 5 | Mark & Willy | 52 & 29 | — | "Ikaw ang Pangarap" | team full | team full | team full | ✔ |

## Sing-offs

The second stage of the show, the Sing-offs, started airing on October 1, 2023. 20 artists will compete in the round. Per episode, the coaches backstage will select an envelope and whoever gets the show's logo will have his/her team perform in that episode. The coaches are also responsible in the order of the performances of their artists. In this stage, each group performs for their coaches with a song of their choice. At the end of the round, each coach will select four of their groups, to advance to the battle with a total of 16 artists.

### Color key

Sing-offs results :
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 6 (October 1) | Billy Crawford | 1 | IOJ Band | "Eto na Naman" | Eliminated |
| Episode 6 (October 1) | Billy Crawford | 2 | G-Code | "Salute" | Advanced |
| Episode 6 (October 1) | Billy Crawford | 3 | Ayta Brothers | "Atin Cu Pung Singsing/Tayo na Lang" | Advanced |
| Episode 6 (October 1) | Billy Crawford | 4 | Fources | "Iris" | Advanced |
| Episode 6 (October 1) | Billy Crawford | 5 | P3 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Advanced |
| Episode 7 (October 8) | Chito Miranda | 1 | Seendi | "Rocketeer" | Eliminated |
| Episode 7 (October 8) | Chito Miranda | 2 | Twirali | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Advanced |
| Episode 7 (October 8) | Chito Miranda | 3 | The Queens | "New York, New York" | Advanced |
| Episode 7 (October 8) | Chito Miranda | 4 | Kris & Cha | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" | Advanced |
| Episode 7 (October 8) | Chito Miranda | 5 | Sorority | "I'm Every Woman" | Advanced |
| Episode 8 (October 15) | Julie Anne San Jose | 1 | Music & Me | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Advanced |
| Episode 8 (October 15) | Julie Anne San Jose | 2 | O Duo | "Where Is the Love?" | Advanced |
| Episode 8 (October 15) | Julie Anne San Jose | 3 | Chancess | "Hindi Tayo Pwede" | Eliminated |
| Episode 8 (October 15) | Julie Anne San Jose | 4 | Mamaland | "Rise Up" | Advanced |
| Episode 8 (October 15) | Julie Anne San Jose | 5 | Alliyana Trio | "Habang May Buhay" | Advanced |
| Episode 9 (October 22) | Stell | 1 | Luntayao Family | "We Are the Champions" | Advanced |
| Episode 9 (October 22) | Stell | 2 | Imperial Duo | "I Will Always Love You" | Eliminated |
| Episode 9 (October 22) | Stell | 3 | Mark & Willy | "Buwan" | Advanced |
| Episode 9 (October 22) | Stell | 4 | VocalMyx | "Marupok" | Advanced |
| Episode 9 (October 22) | Stell | 5 | ForteNors | "Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas" | Advanced |

## Battles

The Battles started airing on October 29, 2023. After the sing-off round, each coach had 4 groups for the Battles. The same with the sing-offs, per episode, the coaches backstage will select an envelope, but this time, two coaches will have their teams perform in that episode. The contestants were not told who they were up against until the day of the Battle. Each artist sang a song of the coach's choice, back to back, and each battle concluded with the respective coach eliminating one of the two groups. At the end of this round, only 8 groups will advance to the next round.
Coaches bring their advisors to help their teams: Parokya ni Edgar for Parokya ni Chito, Zack Tabudlo for Team Bilib, Christian Bautista for JuleSquad, and SB19 for StellBound.

### Color key

| Episode | Coach | Order | Song | Artists | Artists | Song | Order |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Song | Winner | Loser | Song | Order |
| Episode 10 (October 29) | Julie Anne San Jose | 2 | "Flowers" | Mamaland | Alliyana Trio | "Holding Out for a Hero" | 1 |
| Episode 10 (October 29) | Stell | 4 | "This I Promise You" | ForteNors | Mark & Willy | "Tatsulok" | 3 |
| Episode 11 (November 5) | Billy Crawford | 2 | "Lunod" | Fources | G-Code | "Survivor" | 1 |
| Episode 11 (November 5) | Chito Miranda | 3 | "Against All Odds" | Kris & Cha | The Queens | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | 4 |
| Episode 12 (November 12) | Chito Miranda | 2 | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Sorority | Twirali | "Sino ang Baliw" | 1 |
| Episode 12 (November 12) | Stell | 3 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | VocalMyx | Luntayao Family | "All by Myself" | 4 |
| Episode 13 (November 19) | Billy Crawford | 2 | "Sa Ugoy ng Duyan" | P3 | Ayta Brothers | "One Day" | 1 |
| Episode 13 (November 19) | Julie Anne San Jose | 4 | "Livin' On A Prayer" | Music & Me | O Duo | "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | 3 |
Non-competition performances :
| Order | Performers | Song |
| 10.1 | SB19 | "Liham" |
| 11.1 | Billy Crawford & Zack Tabudlo | "Delulu" |
| 12.1 | Parokya ni Edgar | "Halaga" |
| 13.1 | Julie Anne San Jose & Christian Bautista | "Rewrite the Stars" |

## Semi-finals

The Semi-finals began airing on November 26, 2023. The 8 remaining groups sing different songs for a place in the Grand Finals. After the performances, the coach will select one group from their team to advance to the grand finals
| Episode | Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 14 (November 26) | 1 | Billy Crawford | Fources | "Story of My Life" | Eliminated |
| Episode 14 (November 26) | 2 | Billy Crawford | P3 | "All I Ask" | Billy's choice |
| Episode 14 (November 26) | 3 | Stell | VocalMyx | "Queen of the Night" | Stell's choice |
| Episode 14 (November 26) | 4 | Stell | ForteNors | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (December 3) | 1 | Chito Miranda | Kris & Cha | "Always Remember Us This Way" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (December 3) | 2 | Chito Miranda | Sorority | "Doo Bidoo" | Chito's choice |
| Episode 15 (December 3) | 3 | Julie Anne San Jose | Mamaland | "Diamonds" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (December 3) | 4 | Julie Anne San Jose | Music & Me | "Defying Gravity" | Julie's choice |
Non-competition performances :
| Order | Performers | Song |
| 14.1 | Jamie Miller & Stell | "Here's Your Perfect" |
| 14.2 | Jamie Miller & Julie Anne San Jose | "Maybe Next Time" |
| 15.1 | Apl.de.ap | "I Gotta Feeling" |
| 15.2 | Apl.de.ap, Chito Miranda & Billy Crawford | "Bebot" |

## Grand finals

The Grand finals aired live on December 10, 2023. Each coach has one artist on their team. The artists compete against each other in the finale with the outcome decided solely by public vote.
The prizes for the winner are the trophy, Recording and management contract from UMG Music and one million Philippine pesos.
| Episode | Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 16 (December 10) | 1 | Julie Anne San Jose | Music & Me | "Hallelujah" | Finalist |
| Episode 16 (December 10) | 2 | Billy Crawford | P3 | "Go the Distance" | Finalist |
| Episode 16 (December 10) | 3 | Stell | VocalMyx | "Into the Unknown" | Winner |
| Episode 16 (December 10) | 4 | Chito Miranda | Sorority | "This Is Me" | Finalist |

## Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of The Voice Generations earned an 11.1% rating.

## Accolades

Accolades received by The Voice Generations :
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Adaptation of an Existing Format (Non-Scripted) | The Voice Generations | Won | |