The Voice Kids (Philippine season 2)
The second season of The Voice Kids was a Philippine reality singing competition on ABS-CBN. Lea Salonga, Bamboo Mañalac and Sarah Geronimo returned to the show as coaches. Luis Manzano also returned as host, accompanied by Robi Domingo and Yeng Constantino as the show's backstage and media hosts. The show premiered on June 6, 2015. The show ended on August 30, 2015 with Elha Mae Nympha of "Kamp Kawayan" being declared as the winner, marking Bamboo Manalac's first win as a coach. Developments. After the finale of the first season of  The Voice of the Philippines, it was announced that "The Voice Kids" will have a second season. This was also confirmed by Salonga. In an article authored by Aster Amoyo and was published by "Pilipino Star Ngayon", it was stated in her article that the show will end on August 30 of this year—though there wasn't any definite premiere date for the show. In May 2015, the show was revealed to air on June 6, 2015, replacing the timeslot of the first season of "Your Face Sounds Familiar". Coaches and hosts. Lea Salonga confirmed on Twitter and in  Aquino & Abunda Tonight that she will be returning for the second season; Bamboo Mañalac and Sarah Geronimo were also confirmed to return to the show. Luis Manzano also returned as host. Alex Gonzaga did not return as host and instead was replaced by Robi Domingo and Yeng Constantino. Auditions. The ages of the auditionees were reduced to 7–13 years old; in the previous season, it was 8–14 years old. The auditions were announced after the finale of the second season of "The Voice of the Philippines": Blind auditions. The filming for the Blind auditions started on April 25, 2015. It  aired from June 6 to July 19 for 14 episodes with a total of 79 aspiring contestants. Episode 1 (June 6). The first episode was graced by an opening number from the coaches wherein they sang "Start of Something New" from the "High School Musical" and "ABC" from the Jackson 5. The Battles. 54 artists advanced to the Battles. This part of the competition follows the format of the previous season wherein three artists pit for one of the six spots per team in the Sing-offs. The Battles first aired on July 25, 2015. On its first episode, Yeng  Constantino along with "The Voice of the Philippines" winners' Mitoy Yonting and Jason Dy, and "The Voice Kids" first season winner Lyca Gairanod sang "Puso" by Sponge Cola and "Liwanag sa Dilim" by Rivermaya. The Sing-offs. 18 artists advanced to the Sing-offs. This part of the competition follows the format of the previous season wherein six artists performed for their coach's two spots for the Live shows. The Sing-offs first aired on August 9, 2015. Live shows. Live show details. The Live shows were held in Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Newport City, Pasay  from August 22, 2015 to August 29, 2015. This season followed the format from the previous season wherein the outcome of the Live shows will solely be from the results of the public's votes. Voting lines were opened every Saturdays after all the performances of the artists, and ended on Sundays. In the semifinals, the top four artists coming from the results of the public votes advanced to the Finals. The public was only allowed to vote once per mobile number per weekend night. Week 1: Semifinals (August 22 & 23). With the elimination of Kyle Echarri and Zephanie Dimaranan , Sarah Geronimo no longer has any artists remaining on her team, which for the first time in the show's history, a coach's team doesn't have any artists left for the finale. Post-season concert special. Boses ng Bulilit, Muling Bibirit was a post-season concert special aired on September 5 and 6, 2015. Reception. Television ratings. Television ratings for the second season of "The Voice of the Philippines" on ABS-CBN were gathered from two major sources, namely from AGB Nielsen and Kantar Media. AGB Nielsen's survey ratings were gathered from Mega Manila households, while Kantar  Media's survey ratings were gathered from urban and rural households all over the Philippines.