The Voice Kids (Russian season 5)
The fifth season of the Russian reality talent show "The Voice Kids" premiered on February 2, 2018 on Channel One. Dmitry Nagiev returned as the show's presenter. Valery Meladze returned for his second season. Pelageya, who returned for her fourth season after a one-season break, replaced Nyusha. Basta replaced Dima Bilan as a new coach for the show. Rutger Garecht was announced the winner on April 20, 2018, marking Pelageya's first win as a coach and the first female coach to win in the show's history. Coaches and presenters. There  are two changes to the coaching panel from season four. Coach Valery Meladze is joined by Basta and Pelageya, who replaced Dima Bilan and Nyusha. Also there is a change to the presenters panel from season four. Presenter Dmitry Nagiev is joined by Agata Muceniece, who replaced . Blind auditions. Episode 1 (Feb. 2). The coaches performed "Abracadabra" at the start of the show. The Battles. The Battles round started with the first half of episode 7 and ended with the first half of episode 9 (broadcast on March 23, 30, 2018; on April 6, 2018). Contestants who win their battle  will advance to the Sing-off rounds. The Sing-offs. The Sing-offs round started with the second half of episode 7 and ended with the second half of episode 9 (broadcast on March 23, 30, 2018; on April 6, 2018). Contestants who was saved by their coaches will advance to the Final. Live shows. Week 1: Live Playoffs (April 13). As with Season 2, each coach saved three artists who were eliminated in the Sing-offs. Playoff results were voted on in real time. Nine artists sang live and six of them were eliminated by the end of the  night. Three saved artists advanced to the Final. Sofia Fedorova (#1), Eden Golan (#2), and Olesya Masheiko (#3) received the top performances bonuses that week.