La Voz (Spanish TV series)

La Voz (Spanish for The Voice) is a Spanish reality talent show broadcast on Antena 3. It premiered on 19 September 2012 and is part of the international syndication The Voice based on the original Dutch television program The Voice of Holland, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol.[1][2]

La Voz
GenreReality television
Created byJohn de Mol
Roel van Velzen
Presented by
Judges
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes145
Production
Production locationsAtresmedia Studios
Madrid, Spain (2019–)
Running time90-180 minutes
Production companiesTalpa (2012–2019)
Boomerang TV
Atresmedia (2019–)
ITV Studios (2020–)
Original release
NetworkTelecinco (2012-2018) Antena 3 (2019-)
Release19 September 2012 (2012-09-19) –
present
Related
The Voice (franchise)
La Voz Kids
La Voz Senior

Ten completed seasons have aired since the show's inception in 2012, with the eleventh season to begin in 2024. Telecinco originally aired the series through to season 5 with Antena 3 continuing the broadcasting from season 6.

The coaching panel for the current 2024 season consists of returning coaches Luis Fonsi, Pablo López, Malú, and Antonio Orozco.

Overview

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Format

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The show consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and live performance shows. Four judges also known as coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each judge has the length of the auditioner's performance (about one minute) to decide if he or she wants that performer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same performer (as happens frequently), the performer has the final choice of which coach's team to join.

After the coaches fill each respective slots in their team the batch of singers in the team is mentored and developed by its respective coach. In the second stage, called the battle phase, coaches have two of their team members battle against each other directly by singing the same song together on a stage that looks like a battle ring, with the coach choosing which team member to advance from each of individual "battles" into the first live round.

Within that first live round, the surviving four acts from each team again compete head-to-head, with public votes determining one of two acts from each team that will advance to the final eight, while the coach chooses which of the remaining three acts comprises the other performer remaining on the team.

In the final phase, the remaining contestants compete against each other in live broadcasts. The television audience and the coaches have equal say 50/50 in deciding who moves on to the final 4 phase. With one team member remaining for each coach, the (final 4) contestants compete against each other in the finale with the outcome decided solely by public vote.

Development, production and marketing

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Mediaset Spain acquired the rights of the franchise back in 2011 after the success of the US counterpart. Initially it was expected to air on Cuatro, but in November 2011 Mediaset confirmed the show would premiere on the group’s main channel instead in spring 2012.[3][4][5] Later, in February 2012 the air date was moved to fall 2012 and Jesús Vázquez, who had previous experience presenting talent shows like Popstars and Operación Triunfo, was confirmed as host.[6] The names of the four coaches were confirmed by February 2012: David Bisbal, Malú, Rosario Flores and Melendi.[7] Filming for the blind auditions stage of the competition began on 21 August 2012.[8] On 29 August 2012 it was made known that Tania Llasera would serve as the social networking correspondent.[9] The premiere, scheduled for 19 September 2012, was preceded two days before by a preview that aired simultaneously on all channels of the Mediaset Spain group.[10]

Telecinco aired five seasons of La Voz between 2012 and 2017, as well as four seasons of La Voz Kids between 2014 and 2018. In June 2018, Atresmedia acquired the rights for the format and will produce new seasons of La Voz and La Voz Kids, as well as the first season of La Voz Senior.[11]

Coaches and hosts

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The original coaches panel consisted of David Bisbal, Rosario Flores, Malú and Melendi with Jesús Vázquez and Tania Llasera as host and social media correspondent. Bisbal, Flores and Malu returned for season 2 with Antonio Orozco replacing Melendi. Alejandro Sanz and Laura Pausini replaced David Bisbal and Rosario Flores in the third season. In the fourth season Manuel Carrasco replaced Pausini and Orozco was replaced by original coach, Melendi. Sanz and Melendi were then replaced by Juanes and Pablo López in the fifth season.

In 2018, the series was acquired by Atresmedia.[11] For the sixth season, Pablo López continued as coach, Antonio Orozco returned after a two-season hiatus, and Luis Fonsi and Paulina Rubio joined the panel.[12] On 8 November 2019, it was announced that López and Orozco would remain on the panel for the seventh season and would be joined by returning coaches Pausini and Sanz who would replace Rubio and Fonsi who left the panel due to him coaching La Voz US. The seventh season featured a fifth coach Miriam Rodríguez, who choose no-chair turn auditioners to participate in The Comeback Stage.

After being season seven's winning coach, Pausini stated she would not return to the reality show. On 19 April 2021, it was officially confirmed that Sanz would be the only coach returning for season eight, while Pausini, Orozco and López would be replaced by returning coaches Malú, Fonsi and first-time coach Pablo Alborán respectively.

On 30 July 2022, it was officially confirmed that Fonsi, López, Orozco and Pausini would be returning for the ninth season, which was dubbed as the anniversary season to celebrate the show's 10-year history. During the season, the four original coaches - Bisbal, Flores, Malú and Melendi - also made appearances as advisors for each team during the Knockouts.

On 21 June 2023, it was confirmed that Fonsi, López and Orozco would all return for season ten, while Pausini would be replaced by Malú, who returned after a one-season hiatus.[13] On 13 September 2023, it was announced that Rodríguez would also return as the Comeback Stage coach, after a one-season hiatus.

On 19 August 2024, it was announced that Fonsi, López, Malú and Orozco would all return for the eleventh season. This, becoming the first time in the show's history that all four coaches return for a second-consecutive season.[14]

Coaches' timeline

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Seasons
Coach 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Malú
David Bisbal
Rosario Flores
Melendi
Antonio Orozco
Alejandro Sanz
Laura Pausini
Manuel Carrasco
Pablo López
Juanes
Luis Fonsi
Paulina Rubio
Pablo Alborán

Coaches' advisors

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Season Coaches and their advisors
1 David Bisbal Rosario Flores Malú Melendi
Luis Fonsi Antonio Carmona Tiziano Ferro Nek
2 David Bisbal Rosario Flores Malú Antonio Orozco
Cali & El Dandee Coti Carlos Vives Juan Magán
3 Alejandro Sanz Laura Pausini Malú Antonio Orozco
José Mercé Álex Ubago Rosario Flores Pablo López
4 Alejandro Sanz Manuel Carrasco Malú Melendi
José Mercé Gloria Trevi Pablo López Diego Torres
5 Juanes Manuel Carrasco Malú Pablo López
Bebe Miguel Poveda Niña Pastori Antonio Orozco
6 Pablo López Paulina Rubio Luis Fonsi Antonio Orozco
Miriam Rodríguez Antonio José David Bustamante Karol G
7 Alejandro Sanz Pablo López Laura Pausini Antonio Orozco
Tini Stoessel Sebastián Yatra Carlos Rivera Mala Rodríguez
8 Pablo Alborán Malú Alejandro Sanz Luis Fonsi
María José Llergo Beret Greeicy David Bisbal
9 Luis Fonsi Pablo López Laura Pausini Antonio Orozco
Lola Índigo Raphael Vanesa Martín Mala Rodríguez
David Bisbal Malú Melendi Rosario Flores
10 Luis Fonsi Pablo López Malú Antonio Orozco
Cali & El Dandee Lola Índigo Abraham Mateo Nathy Peluso
11 Rosario Flores Vanesa Martín, Álvaro de Luna, Mika Prince Royce Dani Fernández

Series overview

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Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors.

La Voz series overview
Season Aired Winner Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place Winning coach Hosts Coaches (chairs' order)
1 2 3 4
1 2012 Rafa Blas Jorge González Maika Barbero Pau Piqué David Bisbal Jesús Vázquez David Rosario Malú Melendi
2 2013 David Barrull Dina Arriaza Jaume Mas Estela
Amaya
Malú Antonio
3 2015 Antonio José Marcos Martins Maverick López Joaquín Garli Antonio Orozco Alejandro Laura
4 2016 Irene Caruncho Carlos Torres Mario Jiménez Thais Rudiño Malú Manuel Melendi
5 2017 Alba Gil Santana Gabrielle Dellolio Samuel Cuenda Pedro Hernández Manuel Carrasco Juanes Pablo
6 2019 Andrés Martín María Espinosa Javi Moya Ángel Cortés Pablo López Eva González Pablo Paulina Fonsi Antonio
7 2020 Isaiah Kelly Johanna Polvillo Curricé Paula Espinosa Laura Pausini Alejandro Pablo Laura
8 2021 Inés Manzano Julio Benavente Carlos A. Valdés Karina Pasian Pablo Alborán Alborán Malú Alejandro Fonsi
9 2022 Javier Crespo Génesis de Jesús Ana González Sergio del Boccio Antonio Orozco Fonsi Pablo Laura Antonio
10 2023 Elsa Tortonda Miguel Carrasco Nereida Sanchón Pablo Verdeguer Luis Fonsi Malú
11 2024 Current
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Seasons' summaries

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Season 1: 2012

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Season 1 premiered on Telecinco on 19 September 2012. The first episode kicked off with 4.591 viewers (30.6% market share), becoming an instant success.[15] The final, on 19 December 2012, was watched by 5.453 million viewers, a market share of 37.3%. The winner of the first season was Rafa Blas from Team David.

Season 2: 2013

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One week before the successful Season 1 was over, on 13 December 2012, Telecinco announced that they had renewed the show for a second season in 2013.[16] On 22 January 2013, Melendi announced that he would not continue as a coach on the second season.[17] On 5 June 2013, it was confirmed that Melendi would be replaced by Antonio Orozco, whereas Bisbal, Flores and Malú continued.[18] Filming for the second season began on 15 July 2013.[19] The second season premiered on 16 September 2013,[20] garnering 3.438 million viewers (23.3% market share) in the official ratings.[21] The winner of the second season was David Barrull from Team Malú.

Season 3: 2015

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Filming for the third season began in January 2015. David Bisbal and Rosario Flores were replaced by Alejandro Sanz and Laura Pausini, while Malú and Antonio Orozco continued as coaches.[22] The third season premiered on 23 March 2015 garnering 4.591 million viewers (28.1% market share) in the official ratings.[23] The winner of the third season was Antonio José from Team Antonio.

Season 4: 2016

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Filming for the fourth season began in June 2016. Antonio Orozco and Laura Pausini were replaced by Melendi, who had been absent since the original season, and Manuel Carrasco, while Malú and Alejandro Sanz continued as coaches.[24] The winner of the fourth season was Irene Caruncho from Team Malú.

Season 5: 2017

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Filming for the fifth season began in July 2017. Alejandro Sanz and Melendi were replaced by debuting coaches Juanes and Pablo López, while Malú and Manuel Carrasco continued as coaches, completing their fifth and second season as part of the panel.[25] The winner of the fifth season was Alba Gil Santana from Team Manuel.

Season 6: 2019

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Filming for the sixth season began in November 2018, and it ran from 7 January to 10 April 2019.[26][27][28] Pablo López was the only coach from the previous season to continue, while Antonio Orozco returned after two seasons of absence and Luis Fonsi and Paulina Rubio both debuted in the Spanish series. The winner of the sixth season was Andrés Martín from Team Pablo.

Season 7: 2020

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The seventh season started on 11 September 2020. Antonio Orozco and Pablo López returned as coaches for their fourth and third season, respectively, while Alejandro Sanz and Laura Pausini rejoined the panel after a two and three season hiatus, replacing Paulina Rubio and Luis Fonsi as coaches. The winner of the seventh season was Kelly from Team Laura.

Season 8: 2021

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The eighth season premiered on 17 September 2021. Alejandro Sanz is the only coach returning from the previous season. He was joined by former coaches Malú and Luis Fonsi, and first-time coach Pablo Alborán, replacing Laura Pausini, Pablo López and Antonio Orozco. The winner of the eighth season was Inés Manzano from Team Alborán.

Season 9: 2022

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The ninth season premiered on 23 September 2022. Completing his third time on the panel, Luis Fonsi returned as the only coach from the previous season, while Antonio Orozco, Pablo López, and Laura Pausini all three after one-season hiatus for their fifth, fourth, and third season, respectively. This season was produced to be a dedication to the ten-year anniversary of the show. The winner of the ninth season was Javier Crespo from Team Antonio.

Season 10: 2023

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The tenth season premiered on 15 September 2023. Antonio Orozco, Pablo López, and Luis Fonsi all returned as coaches from the previous season for their sixth, fifth and fourth season, respectively. Meanwhile, Laura Pausini was replaced by Malú, who returns after a one-season hiatus, for her seventh season on the panel. The winner of the tenth season was Elsa Tortonda from Team Fonsi.

Season 11: 2024

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The eleventh season premiered on 13 September 2024. The coaching panel remained the same as the previous season for the first time in the history of the show. Malú, Antonio Orozco, Pablo López, and Luis Fonsi returned for their eighth, seventh, sixth, and fifth seasons, respectively.

Coaches semifinalists and finalists

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  •   Winner
  •   Runner-up
  •   Third place
  •   Fourth place
  •   Semi-finalists
  • First names listed are the finalists: winners in bold and other finalists in italic.
Season Coaches and contestants
1 Team David Team Rosario Team Malú Team Melendi
Rafa Blas
Paco Arrojo
Yanela Brooks
Brequette Shana
Nieves Hidalgo
Lola Dorado
Jorge González
Angélica Leyva
Anabella Arregui
Emmanuel Lehmann
Anael Santana
Mónica Guech
Pau Piqué
Iolanda Rodríguez
Núria Martínez
Rebeca Moscardó
Efrén García
Héctor Roldán
Maika Barbero
Neus Ferri
Susana del Rio
Paula Rojo
Eduardo Ruimán
Claritzel Miyares
2 Team David Team Rosario Team Malú Team Antonio
Dina Arriaza
Darío Benítez
Jordi Galán
Álex Escribano
Tina Riobo
Susana Sheiman
Estela Amaya
Idoia Bediaga
Ivet Vidal
Gabrielle Serrini
Sandra Rodrigo
Brigitte Emaga
David Barrull
Silverio Belmonte
Amynata Sow
Mandy Santos
Alba Lucía López
Janyssha Lyon
Jaume Mas
Damon Robinson
Cristina Rueda
Ainhoa Aguilar
Agustín Tirado
David Velardo
3 Team Alejandro Team Laura Team Malú Team Antonio
Marcos Martins
José Manuel Más
Irene Lombard
Saúl Queirós
Álex Gómez
Iván & Mikel Herzog
Maverick López
Jessica "La Flaka"
Rai Machado
Pablo Galiano
Marina Blanot
Alyre
Joaquín Garli
Diana Tarín
Juañarito
Diego Cartón
Remedios Castro
Roxy Rosario
Antonio José
Raquel Garrido
Alba & Marta
Antonio Tomás
Juanmi Castillero
Nalaya Brown
4 Team Alejandro Team Manuel Team Malú Team Melendi
Thais Rudiño
Esperanza Delgado
Manu González
Carlos de Pepa
Jeffrey Pop
Noelia de la Flor
Carlos Torres
José María Moreno
Esmeralda Colette
María Cambas
Álex Forriols
Lieta Molinet
Irene Caruncho
Mayte Maya
Suzanna Abellán
Shanti Gordi
María La Caria
Cris Ases
Mario Jiménez
Sahra Lee
Belinda Falcón
Bandile
Paul Alone
Deborah Ayo
5 Team Juanes Team Manuel Team Malú Team Pablo
Pedro Hernández
Elena Alberdi
Samuel Guedes
Berta Bittersweet
Carmelo Jiménez
Vincent Loukas
Alba Gil Santana
Carlos Villa
Omar Moro
Fredrik Strand
Sergio Bermejo
Luna García Perea
Samuel Cuenda
Charo Giménez
Ricardo Mestre
Genara Cortés
Adib Sayegh
Victor Branch
Gabrielle Dellolio
Laura Rubio
Kamila Velázquez
Jennifer Fourcart
Renzo Santana
Jesús Martí
6 Team Pablo Team Paulina Team Fonsi Team Antonio
Andrés Martín
Auba Estela Murillo
Javier Erro
Palomy López
Ángel Cortés
Viki Lafuente
Hugo Marlo
Susana Montaña
María Espinosa
Linda Rodrigo
Joel Lion
Álex Palomo
Javi Moya
Marcelino Damion
Lorena Fernández
Lía Kali
7 Team Alejandro Team Pablo Team Laura Team Antonio
Adam Ainouz
Rafael Ruiz
Haizea Gómez
Miguelichi
Roger Padrós
Dayana Emma
Kelly
Paula Espinosa
Carlota Palacios
Juan José Alba
Johanna Polvillo
Curricé
Antonio Villar
8 Team Alborán Team Malú Team Alejandro Team Fonsi
Inés Manzano
Marina Jiménez
Carlos Galí
Toyemi
Tyler Middlemiss
Besay Pérez
Ezequiel Montoya
Fran Valenzuela
Jesús Peguero
Julio Benavente
Karina Pasian
Alice Reay
Beli
Carlos Ángel Valdés
Diana Larios
Daniel Gómez
Irene Nández
9 Team Fonsi Team Pablo Team Laura Team Antonio
Génesis Jesús
Antón Pérard
Juan García
Tayra Taylor
Ana Corbel
Javier Santacruz
Alba Ed-Dounia
Teresa Luís
Ana González
Sergio del Boccio
Fran Flores
Gabriel Herrera
Javier Crespo
Salma Díaz
Jonatan Santiago
Juan Motos
10 Team Fonsi Team Pablo Team Malú Team Antonio
Elsa Tortonda
Phindile Felicia Ndlovu
La Llave
Lucía Campa
Pablo Verdeguer
Lucas Feliz
Julieta Carrasco
María Díaz-Leante
Larisa Rodríguez
Dária Shevchenko
Luna Orleans
Bárbara Calipso
Miguel Carrasco
Nereida Sanchón

Noemí Fernández
Alejandro Caraza
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All Stars edition

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La Voz All Stars is the Spanish singing competition produced by Atresmedia in collaboration with ITV Studios, aired on Antena 3 The inaugural season was hosted by Eva González and Juanra Bonet. The coaches for the first season consisted of Luis Fonsi, Pablo López, Malú, and Antonio Orozco.

Series overview

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Spanish La Voz All Stars series overview
Season Aired Winner Runners-up Winning coach Presenter Coaches (chairs' order)
1 2 3 4
1 2023 Toyemi Dan Rain Diana Larios Paula Espinosa Antonio Orozco Eva González Fonsi Pablo Malú Antonio
2 2024 TBA Christian María José Fonsi

Coaches' timeline

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Season Coaches
1 Luis Fonsi Pablo López Malú Antonio Orozco
2 Christian Nodal María José Luis Fonsi
3 Jesús Navarro

Teams

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  Winner
  Runner-up
Season Luis Fonsi Pablo López Malú Antonio Orozco
1 Dan Rain
Gonzalo Alhambra
Andrés Balado
Carlos Ángel Valdes
Paula Espinosa
Curricé
Ana González
Javier Erro
Diana Larios
Rafael 'El Bomba'
Marina Jiménez
Besay Pérez
Toyemi
Miguelichi Lopéz
Auba Murillo
Javi Moya

Awards

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Awards and nominations received by La voz
Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref
2012 Premios Ondas Mejor Programa de Entretenimiento (Best Entertainment Program) La voz Won [29]
2013 Premios Iris Mejor Programa de Entretenimiento (Best Entertainment Program) La voz Won [30]

References

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  1. ^ "Telecinco retrasa 'La Voz' hasta después de verano". GFormulaTV.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Telecinco estrena 'La Voz' el próximo miércoles en prime time". FormulaTV.com. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. ^ 'The Voice', con Jesús Vázquez en Cuatro
  4. ^ Telecinco retrasa 'La Voz' hasta después de verano
  5. ^ "Arranca el casting en busca de 'La Voz'". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  6. ^ Jesús Vázquez presentará 'La voz' en Telecinco
  7. ^ Melendi completa el jurado provisional de 'La Voz' junto a David Bisbal, Malú y Rosario Flores
  8. ^ "Telecinco graba las 'audiciones a ciegas' de 'La Voz'". Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  9. ^ Tania Llasera colaborará en "La Voz" como representante de las opiniones en las redes sociales
  10. ^ Telecinco y el resto de canales de Mediaset España preestrenan el próximo lunes 'La Voz'
  11. ^ a b "Atresmedia Televisión y Talpa Media alcanzan un acuerdo para la emisión de los formatos de 'La Voz' en España". Antena3.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  12. ^ García, Ricky (25 July 2018). "Paulina Rubio cierra un acuerdo para ser coach de 'La voz' en Antena 3". El Periódico de Catalunya. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Luis Fonsi, Malú, Pablo López y Antonio Orozco, coaches de la próxima edición de 'La Voz'". www.antena3.com (in Spanish). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  14. ^ Oller, Xavi (19 August 2024). "Antena 3 confirma el regreso de 'La Voz' desvelando su plantel de coaches estrella". TVeo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  15. ^ 'La Voz' (30,6%) arranca con gran éxito de audiencia tras seducir a casi 4,6 millones en Telecinco
  16. ^ Telecinco confirma una segunda temporada de 'La Voz' en la que todos los 'coaches' quieren estar
  17. ^ Melendi: "No voy a continuar en 'La Voz'. Ya no es un proyecto, es una realidad y agota mucho"
  18. ^ Antonio Orozco sustituye oficialmente a Melendi como coach de 'La Voz'
  19. ^ Arranca la grabación de las 'audiciones a ciegas' de 'La Voz' con "muchas sorpresas"
  20. ^ Arranca 'La Voz 2': Los puntos fuertes y débiles de esta segunda edición
  21. ^ José Álvarez (17 September 2013). "'La voz' baja 7,3 puntos, pero estrena su segunda temporada con un estupendo 23,3%". Kantar Media. Noxvo. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
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  23. ^ "'La Voz' (28%) arrasa, 'Bajo sospecha' aguanta muy bien, y 'El Ministerio' no se hunde". Kantar Media. Vertele. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  24. ^ "Alejandro Sanz, Malú, Melendi y Manuel Carrasco, coaches de 'La Voz 4'". formulatv.com. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  25. ^ ""La Voz 5" ficha a Juanes y Pablo López en detrimento de Alejandro Sanz y Melendi". vertele.com. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  26. ^ "Antena 3 responde sobre 'La Voz': estreno, copresentador, promoción y número de galas". elespanol.com. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  27. ^ "ANTENA 3 ALZA 'LA VOZ' Y DESCUBRE LOS DETALLES: ESTRENO, MECÁNICA Y NÚMERO DE GALAS". eltlevisero.com. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  28. ^ "Antena 3 estrenará "La Voz" el próximo 7 de enero con galas de menor duración". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  29. ^ Premios Ondas
  30. ^ "'La Voz' e 'Informe Semanal', Premios Iris Especiales de la Academia de Televisión. Diario de Noticias de Navarra". www.noticiasdenavarra.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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