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The first season of the American reality talent show The Voice Kids will begin on 12 July 2015 on NBC. The show is hosted by The Voice US host Carson Daly The winner receives a music and education scholarship worth $50,000 and a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment. Superstar James Savery, former The Voice US judge Shakira and former The X Factor USA judge Demi Lovato were announced as the judges at the start of the Blind Auditions.

Each team of singers are mentored and developed by their coach. In the second stage, coaches have two of their team members battle against each other by singing the same song, with the coach choosing which one team member to advance. The third stage features the remaining five artists from the four finalists of the The Voice Kids. The final four then compete against each other in the Grand Final, during which the television audience decides the winner of the The Voice Kids.

Coaches and hosts
On 5 July 2015, it was announced that James Savery, Shakira and Demi Lovato were the judges for the upcoming first series of the show. On his announcement, Savery said that he was "so pleased with the UK version" that he "immediately said yes when asked" to join the US version. Shakira said that she was "excited to work with James again and with Demi for the first time".

Carson Daly, who hosts the adult version of the show, was announced as the host on the same day. When asked, both said they were "happy to be working with the new judges, and finding the next child star".

Auditions
The auditions were opened to anyone between the age of 8 and 14, as of 1 May 2015. Contestants were to submit an online application via The Voice official website, which ended on 1 June 2015. Selected applicants who apply will be invited to the producers' auditions in various cities.

The producers' auditions will consist of three stages. Firstly, the contestants will be grouped and have to sing a song together. Selected contestants from the first stage then move on to the second stage, where they have to sing for The Voice Kids head vocal coach. The last stage of the auditions required the contestants to sing for the show's executive producers.

At the end of the auditions, the producers narrowed down the artists to the 100 who progressed onto the Blinds to perform for the coaches.

Teams

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Winner

Runner-up

Eliminated in the Grand Finale

Eliminated in the Knockout Round

Eliminated in the Battle Round

The Blinds
The Blinds will be filmed on 5 and 12 July 2015. They will be broadcast over 2 shows on 90 minutes in July. They will see each judge fill the ten spots on their team, making the final 30.


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