Promotional photograph of the Coaches of The Voice of Finland
The Voice of Finland is a Finnish reality singing competition and local version of The Voice first broadcast as The Voice of Holland. The series premiered on Nelonen on 30 December 2011 and the first season concluded in April 2012. A second season started on 4 January 2013 and concluded on 26 April 2013. The series was further renewed for a third season, which premiered on 3 January 2014.
One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.
The series is mainly shot at the Logomo cultural venue in Turku[1] with few exceptions made in regards of blind auditions or battles.
Format
The series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and live performance shows. Four judges/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 singer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same singer (as happens frequently), the singer has the final choice of coach.
Each team of singers 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, with the coach choosing which team member to advance from each of four individual "battles" into the first live round. Within that first live round, the surviving six 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 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 semi-final. In the semi-final, the results are based on a mix of the public vote, advance vote on the previous week's performances, and voting of coaches. Each carries an equal weight of 100 points for a total of 300 points.
With one team member remaining for each coach, the final 4 contestants compete against each other in the finale with the outcome decided by the advance and the public vote, both with equal weight of 100 points for a total of 200 points.
The first season premiered on Nelonen on 30 December 2011 and the final was on 20 April 2012. The winner of the series was Mikko Sipola from coach Elastinen's team.
The second season premiered on Nelonen on 4 January 2013, the final being broadcast on 26 April 2013. The winner of the second season was Antti Railio from Paula Koivuniemi's team.
Performer
Song
Result
Antti Railio
"Sulava jää"
Winner
Emilia Ekström
"Askel askeleelta"
Runner-up
Suvi Aalto
"Kuuntelen"
3rd/4th place
Ike Ikegwuonu
"Vaiheillaan"
For this season, The Voice of Finland introduced Kotivalmentaja (HomeCoach) mobile game for Apple iOS and Android phones.[2]
The third season premiered on Nelonen on 3 January 2014, the final being broadcast on 18 April 2014. The winner of the third season was Siru Airistola from Michael Monroe's team.
The seventh season premiered on Nelonen in January 2018. The winner of the seventh season was Jerkka Virtanen from Redrama's team.
Performer
Songs
Result
Jerkka Virtanen
"Skin", "Is This Love"
Winner
Mia Suszko
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Runner-up
Wanqiu Long
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3rd place
Fiona Kruger
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4th place
Season 8 (2019)
The eighth season premiered on Nelonen in January 2019. The winner of the eighth season was Markus Salo from Olli Lindholm's Team
Performer
Songs
Result
Markus Salo
"Minne Tuulet Vie", "Kylmä Ilman Sua"
Winner
Jasse Jatala
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Runner-up
Roope Palmu
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3rd place
Sara Jagrouny
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4th place
Season 9 (2020)
The ninth season premiered on Nelonen in January 2020. The winner of the ninth season was Juffi Seponpoika from Toni Wirtanen's & Sipe Santapukki's Team
The eleventh season premiered on Nelonen in January 2022. The winner of the eleventh season was Sussu Erkinheimo from Toni Wirtanen's & Sipe Santapukki's Team
The twelfth season premiered on Nelonen in January 2023. The winner of the twelfth season was Onni Kivipelto from Toni Wirtanen's & Sipe Santapukki's Team
The Voice Kids was a Finnish reality singing competition for contestants aged 8 to 14, based on the Dutch show of the same name. Serving as the children's version of The Voice of Finland, the competition proceeded as well as in the adult counterpart, with the Blind audition, the Battles and live performances, the semi-finals and finally the finals.
The coaches included The Voice of Finland's coach Elastinen, PMMP's singer Mira Luoti and The Voice season 1 semi-finalist Krista Siegfrids. In season 2 Arttu Wiskari and Idols winner Diandra replaced Elastinen and Luoti.
The first season was won by 14-year-old Molly Rosenström. The second season was won by 13-year-old Aino Morko.
After the successful tenth anniversary season of The Voice of Finland, the show announced through Instagram and other social media platforms that they would be broadcasting an All-Star version in the autumn season.[3] It is the second to acquire the rights after the French version.[4] The show will be joined by former contestants from previous seasons.
^Axl Smith hosted the Blind Auditions, with Heikki Paasonen finishing the season with live shows, via Smith's departure due to personal issues.
^This was the last season featuring Olli Lindholm, before he passed away prior to the live shows. Despite the issue, the season was finished with an empty chair in the memory of Lindholm, and the finale was played as usual with only three coaches.
^New backstage presenter Jaana Pelkonen presented during the whole series, with Tinni Wikström joining her in the live shows.
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