# La Voz Colombia

La Voz Colombia (Spanish for The Voice Colombia) is a reality television singing competition, based on the original Dutch version, which has become a worldwide phenomenon. Over 50 countries now have their own version of The Voice. In this show, Colombians with outstanding singing talent are sought, and will be coached by four great music superstars who will be in charge of finding and training the next "voice" of Colombia.
The first season premiered on Caracol TV on October 1, 2012. For the second season, The Voice Colombia has a Second Screen TV Application, developed by Applicaster. The app offers an aggregated live feed of both broadcaster driven activities and social networks integration. The activities include a variety of gamification events, behind the scenes exclusive content, and various layers of information, to enhance primetime viewership. Show-related tweets and Facebook posts are integrated into the TV app feed during live primetime shows. Parlar TV, Caracol TV's app is available on the app store and on Google Play.
The winner of season 1 was Miranda Cardona and the winner of Season 2 was Camilo Martinez.

## Format

Participants attempt their shot at the competition in blind auditions, where the judges and future coaches, sit with their backs to the contestants. This format allows the participants to be judged solely on their singing ability and not on physical appearance. Judges can turn their chairs at the press of a button, indicating that they are interested in the performer. If more than one judge turns his/her chair, the contestant can choose a judge who will then become their coach as well. This format is based on the talent show The Voice.
At the second stage, The Battles, coaches are forced to reduce their team by half. They have to pit two of their contestants to sing against each other in a ring. In the end each coach made the decision to eliminate one of them, who left the competition. In this phase, coaches are supported by guest advisors.
The third stage is the live shows, which are broadcast live. Each contestant must sing for the coaches. At the end of the show, each coach will be obliged to saves one from his/her team. The elimination consists of the two nominees at risk each week, the audience save one of the nominees and the other two will sing the song with which they performed in the show. The coach will eliminate one. The elimination procedure continues until there is one artists per team in the final. In the second season, the Live Shows had format changed and any coach could have no finalist in the final.
Due to a clause in the contract between Caracol and Talpa (producer that owns the format), the program is not broadcast internationally, with the exception of Spain and Ecuador, due to a special cause.
The first season of the show released a compilation CD, Lo Mejor de La Voz Colombia ("The Best of The Voice Colombia"), recorded by 12 of the contestants, and was put on sale in the country, where it was certified platinum.
Thanks to the excellent performance of The Voice Colombia in Ecuador, Ecuavisa aired the first season of The Voice Colombia and was one of the only The Voice versions to be transmitted outside the originating country.

## Coaches and hosts

In the first season Carlos Vives, Ricardo Montaner, Andrés Cepeda and Fanny Lu were the coaches, while battle advisors were Maia, MR (Mau and Ricky Montaner), Amaury Gutiérrez, and Gilberto Santa Rosa. For the second season, Carlos Vives announced that due to several tours and prior commitments he would not return, for which "The gentleman of salsa" Gilberto Santa Rosa replaced him on the coaching panel.
The show was hosted by Carlos Ponce, Linda Palma and Diego Sáenz in season 1. Alejandro Palacio replaced Ponce in season 2.

### Coaches' advisors

| Season | Coaches | Coaches | Coaches | Coaches |
| 1 | Carlos Vives | Ricardo Montaner | Fanny Lu | Andrés Cepeda |
| 1 | Maía | Mau & Ricky Montaner | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Amaury Gutiérrez |
| 2 | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Mau & Ricky Montaner | Luis Fonsi | Kike Santander |
| 2 | Kany García | Mau & Ricky Montaner | Luis Fonsi | Kike Santander |

### Coaches' teams

* – Winner
* – Runner-up
* – Third place
* – Fourth place
| Season | Coaches | Coaches | Coaches | Coaches |
| Season | Ricardo Montaner | Andrés Cepeda | Carlos Vives | Fanny Lu |
| 1 | - Miranda- Ignacio Peña- Ana María Villa- Alejandro Preciado- Joan Alarcón- Dahyana Ríos- Daniel Lema- Orlando Hurtado- Yohana Alvarado | - Victoria Castillo- Víctor Rodríguez- Julieth Rodríguez- Nina Díaz- Sebastián Trujillo- Juan Manuel Coral- Steven Arenas- Patricia del Valle- Angelo Milán | - Giovanna Giacometto- Roxanna Restrepo- Iván Camilo Quiroga- Andrea Castellanos- Juan Riveros- Diana Ciliberti- Ana Milena Quevedo- Julián Villa- Nicoyembe | - Andrea Flórez- Andrés Parra- Giovanny Gil- Juan David Becerra- Damián Torres- Paola Vargas- Pilar Cabrera- Shadia Abdalá- Carmen Antonilez |
| 2 | Ricardo Montaner | Andrés Cepeda | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Fanny Lu |
| 2 | - Jessica Agualimpia- Aura y Catherine Jiménez- Jerónimo Hernández- Andrea Orozco- Carlos Manjarrés- David Marulanda- Esmeralda Carvajal- Juan Manuel Güiza | - Camilo Martínez- José Rodríguez- Jorge "Coke" Estupiñan- Yesid "Jessi" Uribe- Jair Santrich- Annie McCausland- Mariana Gómez- Fallon Camargo | - Anita Moreno- J. Cadenas- María Angélica Chavarriaga- Helder Balanta- Diego Portilla- Carlos Jaraba- Leonardo Medina- Estefanía "Nhya" Varela | - Javier Rodríguez- Laura Ballesteros- Hugo "Junior" Bolívar- Julián Díaz- Leonela Mosquera- Reinel Valencia- Bryan Visbal- Juan Carlos Ángel "Angelo" |
* ↑ In the second season, because of the format change in the Live shows, Santa Rosa ended up with two finalists in the Final and Fanny Lu did not have a finalist.

## Season summary

La Voz Colombia series overview :
| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Winning coach | Presenters | Presenters | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) |
| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Winning coach | Main | Backstage | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 Oct 2012 | 20 Dec 2012 | Miranda | Victoria Castillo | Giovanna Giacometto | Andrea Flórez | Ricardo Montaner | Carlos Ponce, Linda Palma | Diego Sáenz | Carlos | Fanny | Ricardo | Cepeda |
| 2 | 23 Sep 2013 | 18 Dec 2013 | Camilo Martínez | Jessica Agualimpia | Anita Moreno | J. Cadenas | Andrés Cepeda | Palma, Alejandro Palacio | Diego Sáenz | Gilberto | Fanny | Ricardo | Cepeda |

## Kids edition

* La Voz Kids is a Colombian kids talent show, based on the Dutch competition The Voice Kids, broadcast by Caracol Television. In each season, contestants are trained by one of the three coaches, competing to win COL$300 million and a contract with Universal Music. Participation is only open to children aged from 6 to 15. As of September 2023, information on season 7 has announced which will take place in 2024.

### Format

The format of La Voz Kids share the same blind audition rules from the adult's version. However, in the battles, three participants from the same team are put against each other and only one advances to the next stage. The next stage is the superbattles, where the teams are reduced again. Each coach must organize battles and choose 3 or 2 participants of their team to face each other. Each contestant will be assigned a different song. After that, each coach will have 5 participants to the live shows and a contestant will leave until the three finalists, one from each team, remain in the final.
Starting from the second season of La Voz Kids, participants who are eliminated in the super battles round have the opportunity to return to the competition. Each contestant will sing for the coaches with a free-choice song. In the end, six contestants enter again and can choose the coach they want to go with.

### Coaches and hosts

* For La Voz Kids, the coaching panel consists of two coaches from the adult version, Andrés Cepeda and Fanny Lu, and then having its own coach, Maluma. In season three, Maluma was replaced by Sebastián Yatra. The show was hosted by Alejandro Palacio and Linda Palma in the first two seasons. Laura Tobón replaced Palma from season three onward. Laura Acuña replaced Palacio for season five. Ivan Lalinde replaced Tobon for season six.

## Teens edition

* La Voz Teens was the first-ever teens' version on The Voice franchise. The difference from the kids' versions is that participation was only open to singers between the ages of 13 and 17. In 2016, the first and, so far, only season premiered.

### Format

The format of La Voz Teens share the same blind audition rules from the adult's version. However, in the battles, three participants from the same team are put against each other and only one advances to the next stage. The next stage is the superbattles, where the teams are reduced again. Each coach must organize battles and choose 3 or 2 participants of their team to face each other. Each contestant will be assigned a different song. After that, each coach will have 5 participants to the live shows and a contestant will leave until the three finalists, one from each team, remain in the final.

### Coaches and hosts
## La Voz Kids & La Voz Teens

* For La Voz Teens, Cepeda was part of the coaching panel, along with Venezuelan singer Gusi, and ChocQuibTown singer Gloria Martinez. The hosts were Tobón and Karen Martínez, with Catalina Uribe on the backstage.

### Coaches' timeline

| Coach | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Coach | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Andrés Cepeda | | | | | | | |
| Fanny Lu | | | | | | | |
| Maluma | | | | | | | |
| Sebastián Yatra | | | | | | | |
| Natalia Jiménez | | | | | | | |
| Jesús Navarro | | | | | | | |
| Kany García | | | | | | | |
| Nacho | | | | | | | |
| Greeicy | | | | | | | |
| Aleks Syntek | | | | | | | |

### Coaches and finalists

    – Winning coach & contestant.
    – Runner-up coach & contestant.
    – Third place coach & contestant.
* Winners are in bold, remaining finalists in italic, and eliminated contestants in small font.
| Season | Coaches and contestants | Coaches and contestants | Coaches and contestants |
| 1 | Maluma | Fanny Lu | Andrés Cepeda |
| 1 | Ivanna García Juan Sebastian Serna Luis Giraldo María Fernanda Herrera Jessica Angulo Óscar Chalán Valeria Góez Matthew Moreno Esmeralda Gil | Tatiana Cañizares Helen Saray Villegas Isabella Ruiz Magdalena Van Eps Sara Ramírez Melissa Cáceres Carolina Cruz Cristian Ordóñez Juan José Jiménez | Melissa Anaya Adrián Londoño Fabio Trillos Daniela Arredondo Natalia Bedoya Andrés Betancurt Santiago Bonilla David Peña Miguel Reyes |
| 2 | Ana Rosales Juan Andrés Orozco Gabriela Parra María Fernanda Cardona Mía Sánchez Juan David Aparicio Daniela Sánchez Keyla Rivera María Alejandra Ramírez | Camilo Martínez Lenni and Daniel Algarra César Augusto Zuluaga Zharick Sarmiento Juan José Figueroa Mariana Gómez Nicolás Hernández María de los Ángeles Márquez Ana Sofía Londoño | Luis Mario Torres Lenni and Daniel Algarra César Augusto Zuluaga Zharick Sarmiento Juan José Figueroa Mariana Gómez Nicolás Hernández María de los Ángeles Márquez Ana Sofía Londoño |
| 3 | Sebastián Yatra | Fanny Lu | Andrés Cepeda |
| 3 | Juanse Laverde Robert Farid Loaiza David Alejandro Tarapues María Juliana López Víctor Swing María Camila Cajiao Montserrat Van Eps Ana Sofía "Nana" Juan David Ortega | Jorge Nasra Brayan Rodríguez Azuquitar Steven Lucas Padilla Camila Esparza Jhon Alan Borda Mariana Ramírez Mariángeles Viloria Danna Marcela Vidal | Carlos Mario Castro Santiago Santos Chevy de León Julieth Tomás García Mar Ocampo Mario Alejandro Rodríguez Juan José Rey Saray Sofía Ardila |
| 4 | Samuel David Jaziel Daniel Ortega Luis Ángel Maldonado Juan David Rueda Lukas Kaskas Pipe Prado Ana Sofía Trejos Isabela Camacho | Maite Montenegro Luisa María Vásquez Valentina Paola Parra Sarah Lucía Prieto Katerin Muñoz Sara Marcela Ortega Juan Esteban Mendoza Angie Daniela Serna Damar Guerrero | Anabelle Campaña Alexandra Luque Angie Vannesa Ortega Isabella Danies Nataly Martínez Melissa Murillo Natalia Madariaga María José López Simón García |
| 5 | Jesús Navarro | Natalia Jiménez | Andrés Cepeda |
| 5 | Brayan D. María Camila Campo Danna Carolina Parra Allegra Sneider Navarro Isabella Villamil Leyder Esteban Marín Samuel Chávez Hostin Ciro | Maria Liz Patiño Shaireth Rosado Angelyn Vergara Mía Cortés Alan David Bueno Valeria Pérez María Laura Colorado Paola Andrea Manrique Dylan Daniel Bustos | Josué Salazar Frailyn Chaverra Stefanía Linares Laura Sofía Rosas Juan Pablo Eraso Camilo Vargas Darwin Arias Jesús Adrián Parra Samuel Cuervo |
| 6 | Nacho | Kany García | Andrés Cepeda |
| 6 | Sky Cuellar Sebas and Alex Adriel Santiago Sofia Isabel Arévalo Paloma Serrano Caceres Omar David Marcano Peña Maria Parra Sol Ángel Diego Gutierrez | Nicolás Monroy Simón Cifuentes Maite Contreras Mathías Naranjo Laura Sofia Manuel José Leal Mary and Angela Emmanuel Montes Manuela | Diana Camila Jean Simon José Alejandro Isandará Emmanuel Caicedo Jade Sahian Maria Tamara Gordon Ángel Santiago Sara Castro Fuentes |
| 7 | Aleks Syntek | Greeicy | Andrés Cepeda |
| 7 | Matias Hernández Juanita Botero Vallejo Matias Gaviria Helen de Los Ángeles José Alejandro Rodríguez Peñaranda Ashley Valentina Arenas | Emiliana Pérez Danna Michel González Nehemias Camaño Isabella Velásquez Shaira Nieves Daniel José Galvis | Carranga Kids Ernesto Hernández Miguel Ángel Figueroa Muñoz Fabián Alejandro Rodríguez Sebastian Isaac Jiménez Figueroa Guillermo Antonio Suárez |

### Season summary

Colombian La Voz Kids series overview :
| Season | Year aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth Place | Winning coach | Presenters | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) |
| Season | Year aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth Place | Winning coach | Presenters | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 2014 | Ivanna García | Tatiana Cañizares | Melissa Anaya | No fourth finalist | Maluma | Alejandro Palacio, Linda Palma | Maluma | Fanny | Cepeda |
| 2 | 2015 | Luis Mario Torres | Camilo Martínez | Ana Rosales | No fourth finalist | Andrés Cepeda | Alejandro Palacio, Linda Palma | Maluma | Fanny | Cepeda |
| 3 | 2018 | Juanse Laverde | Carlos Mario Castro | Jorge Nasra | No fourth finalist | Sebastián Yatra | Palacio, Laura Tobón | Yatra | Fanny | Cepeda |
| 4 | 2019 | Anabelle Campaña | Maite Montenegro | Samuel David | No fourth finalist | Andrés Cepeda | Palacio, Laura Tobón | Yatra | Fanny | Cepeda |
| 5 | 2021 | Maria Liz Patiño | Josué Salazar | Brayan D. | No fourth finalist | Natalia Jiménez | Tobón, Laura Acuña | Jesús | Natalia | Cepeda |
| 6 | 2022 | Diana Camila | Sky Cuellar | Nicolás Monroy | No fourth finalist | Andrés Cepeda | Acuña, Iván Lalinde | Nacho | Kany | Cepeda |
| 7 | 2024 | Carranga Kids | Matias Hernández | Emiliana Pérez | No fourth finalist | Andrés Cepeda | Tobón, Lalinde | Syntek | Greeicy | Cepeda |
Colombian La Voz Teens series overview :
| Season | First aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Winning coach | Presenters | Presenters | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) |
| Season | First aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Winning coach | Main | Backstage | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 2016 | Caliope | Nikki Garden | Jennifer Ramírez | Gloria Martinez | Karen Martínez, Laura Tobón | Catalina Uribe | Gusi | Goyo | Cepeda |

## La Voz Senior

La Voz Senior is new edition in Colombia to premiere on September 20, 2021 under Caracol TV. Based on the Dutch competition, The Voice Senior, the show is only for singers over the age of 60. Auditions for the first season were announced through the official website and other social media accounts along with the comeback of La Voz Kids. Coaches for the first season were Andrés Cepeda, Natalia Jiménez and Jesus Navarro. The show is presented by Laura Tobón and Laura Acuña.

### Coaches' timeline

| Coach | Seasons | Seasons |
| Coach | 1 | 2 |
| Andrés Cepeda | | |
| Natalia Jiménez | | |
| Jesús Navarro | | |
| Kany García | | |
| Nacho | | |

### Series overview

Colombian La Voz Senior series overview :
| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Winning coach | Presenters | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) |
| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Winning coach | Presenters | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 20 Sep 2021 | 25 Oct 2021 | María Nelfi | Emeterio Torres | Haydee Barros | Natalia Jiménez | Laura Tobón, Laura Acuña | Jesús | Natalia | Cepeda |
| 2 | 13 Sep 2022 | 1 Nov 2022 | Chencho | Nubia Ibeth | Gloria Elena | Kany García | Laura Acuña, Iván Lalinde | Nacho | Kany | Cepeda |

## Reception
### Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
| 2013 | India Catalina Awards | Best Competition Program | The Voice Colombia | Won |
| 2014 | India Catalina Awards | Best Competition Program | The Voice Colombia | Won |
| 2014 | India Catalina Awards | Best presenter (a) of entertainment | Linda Palma | Nominated |
| 2014 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best reality or contest | The Voice Colombia | Won |
| 2014 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Favorite jury | Andrés Cepeda | Won |
| 2014 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Favorite jury | Fanny Lu | Nominated |
| 2014 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Favorite jury | Ricardo Montaner | Nominated |
| 2014 | Nickelodeon Colombia Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite reality | The Voice Colombia | Nominated |