Host(s) Luis Manzano | ||
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Broadcast from June 6 – August 30, 2015 Coaches Lea Salonga
Bamboo Mañalac
Sarah Geronimo Co-host(s) Robi Domingo
Yeng Constantino Broadcaster ABS-CBN
The Filipino Channel (International broadcaster) Song "Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin" | ||
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 second grand champion of the show is Elha Mae Nympha, making Mañalac's first win.
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Developments
After the finale of the first season of the 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 is slated to return as host. Alex Gonzaga will not return as host and instead will be 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:
Teams
Blind auditions
The filming for the Blind auditions started on April 25, 2015.
It began airing on June 6, 2015 until July 19, 2015 for 14 episodes.
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.
Episode 2 (June 7)
Episode 8 (June 28)
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 will perform for their coach's two spots for the Live shows. The Sing-offs first aired on August 9, 2015.
Results summary
Live show details
The Live shows will be held in Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Newport City, Pasay City starting from August 22, 2015.
This season will follow 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 will be opened every Saturdays after all the performances of the artists, and will end on Sundays. In the semifinals, the top four artists coming from the results of the public votes will advance to the Finals. The public is only allowed to vote once per mobile number per weekend night.
Week 1: Semifinals (August 22 & 23)
On the performance night, the episode was opened by the top six artists, together with the three coaches, singing a medley of Sampaguita's "Bonggahan", "Sayawan", and "Nosi Balasi". On the results night, The Voice Kids first season winner Lyca Gairanod sang a medley of Aegis' "Halik", "Luha", and "Basang-Basa sa Ulan".
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.
Week 2: The Finale (August 29 & 30)
On the first night, the show was opened by the top 4 artists of the first season who sang "Forever Young" by the Alphaville, and by the top 4 artists of the second season who sang "Verge" by Owl City.
On the second night, the top 4 artists sang a medley of "Larger than Life" by Backstreet Boys, "Spice Up Your Life" by Spice Girls, and "Cup of Life" by Ricky Martin after each of them performed on the power ballad round. Prior to the announcement of the results, the three coaches sang "Sariling Awit Natin," which was composed by Yeng Constantino and Jonathan Manalo.
After being declared as the champion, Elha Nympha sang "Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin."
Artists who appeared on other talent shows
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.