The Voice (Indian TV series)

For international syndication, see The Voice (TV series).
The Voice
Also known as 'The Voice India'
Genre Reality competition
Created by John de Mol
Based on The Voice franchise
Presented by Karan Tacker
Meet Jain (backstage)
Judges
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 26
Production
Producer(s) Sameer Gogate
Location(s) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 40-45 minutes
Production company(s) Talpa
Endemol India
Release
Original network &TV
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release 6 June 2015 (2015-06-06) – present
Chronology
Related shows The Voice Kids
External links
Website
Production website

The Voice is an Indian singing reality talent show, based on the original Dutch version of the program created by John de Mol and is part of a wider international franchise. The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances. Each coach guides their team of selected artists through the remainder of the season. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach.

The first season premiered on &TV on 6 June 2015, featuring leading Bollywood singers Himesh Reshammiya, Mika Singh, Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan as the coaches and Karan Tacker, and Meet Jain (backstage) as the hosts. Shaan's Pawandeep Rajan was the first winner, defeating Deepesh Rahi, Parampara Thakur, and Rishabh Chaturvedi in the finale episode broadcast on 30 August 2015.

The first season of the series received positive reviews; one critic called the show "delightful", while another said that some of the participants on the show displayed fantastic singing. Due to the show's huge success, the channel announced a junior version of it which was aired on 23 July 2016.

Format

The show is part of the The Voice franchise and is structured in three phases: blind auditions, battle rounds, and live performance shows.[1][2]

The Blind Auditions The first stage is the Blind Auditions, where artists sing in front of the judges/coaches. In this round, each coach selects 14 singers for their team. Four coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each coach has the length of the auditioner's performance (about 90 seconds) to decide if they want the singer on their team. If one of the coaches is satisfied with the voice of an artist, and wants to mentor them for the next stage, they press the "I WANT YOU" button by their chair. This turns the chair around to face the stage, and allows the coach to see the artist for the first time after they have sung. This avoids any bias on the part of the judge/coach because of an artist's characteristics or personality. If two or more coaches want the same singer, the singer chooses their coach. The artist's journey on the show comes to an end if no coach selects them.

The Battle rounds Each team of singers is then mentored and developed by their coach inn the second stage, called the Battle Round. The team coaches help to develop their artists by giving them advice, and sharing the secrets of their success in the music industry. The coaches have two of their team members battle each other by singing the same song. The coach chooses which team member will advance to the next stage. The judges then have to choose from the individual "battles" which artists to take to the Live Round.

The Live Shows The third stage, Live Shows, is where the remaining seven members of each team perform solo and try to entertain the audience and to impress the judges. After Round 1, each of the coaches can save three contestants to progress. After Rounds 2 and 3, each coach can save two contestants to progress. After Round 4, each coach can save one contestant to progress to the semi-final round. The remaining contestants progress, or not, based on a public vote conducted after each round.[3]

Semi Final In the Semi Finals, the final two contestants from each team face off against each other. The judges then split 100 points between the two performers of their team. The winner is decided by the combination of public votes received and points given by their respective judges.

Final In the Finals, the winner is chosen from the final four contestants, one from each team, based on the results of the live public voting.

Production

The Voice India was created by John de Mol in the Netherlands and is based on the original Dutch series. de Mol then began to grow and expand the The Voice competition franchise and in 2013, the Indian version of the show was launched on &TV. In April 2015, The Hollywood Reporter reported that &TV would broadcast The Voice in June 2015. Zee Entertainment Enterprises had bought the rights of the original version of the series from Talpa and John de Mol to telecast the Indian version of the show on &TV. The channel announced the series' premiere month as June 2015. &TV business head Rajesh Iyer said in a statement: "We are excited to present viewers with The Voice, a show which is already a global sensation, as one of our biggest non-fiction offerings." Talpa Media global managing director Maarten Meijs stated: "We are very pleased to be collaborating with &TV to bring The Voice to India." The show had seen 60 local productions in over 180 countries reach 500 million viewers worldwide.[4][5]

In April 2015, &TV and show producer Endemol India announced leading Bollywood singers Himesh Reshammiya, Mika, Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan as the coaches for the first season[4] and Karan Tacker as the host.[6] In an interview with Mid Day, Shaan said: "It's the most sought after show for any singer-musician. If you want to be on television and on a music show it has to be The Voice India.[7] Endemol India announced that Terence Lewis would be choreographing the opening act for the premiere of the show.[8]

Coaches and hosts

Timeline of coaches and hosts

Coaches Seasons
1
Himesh Reshammiya
Shaan
Sunidhi Chauhan
Mika Singh
Hosts 1
Karan Tacker
Meet Jain (backstage)

Coaches' teams

  •      Winner
  •      2nd place
  •      3rd Place
  •      4th place

Season Coaches and their finalists
1 Himesh Reshammiya Shaan Sunidhi Chauhan Mika Singh
Deepesh Rahi
Sachet Tandon
Piyush Ambhore
Sanjana Bhola
Anish Matthew
Sakshi Chauhan
Mona Bhatt 		Pawandeep Rajan
Snigdhajit Bhowmik
Akash Ojha
Ritu Agarwal
Varsha Krishnan
Arpita Khan
Sana Aziz 		Rishabh Chaturvedi
Vishva Shah
Parth Doshi
Shristi Bhandari
Oishwaryaa Chattui
Pragya Patra
Gopal Dass 		Parampara Thakur
Sahil Solanki
Tanvir Singh
Passang Doma Lama
Jyotica Tangri
Harjot Kaur
Akshay Ghanekar

Series overview

Color key

     Team Himesh

     Team Shaan
     Team Sunidhi
     Team Mika

Season Premiere Finale Winner Runner-up Other finalist(s) Winning coach Host(s) Coaches (chair's order)
1 2 3 4
1 June 6, 2015 August 30, 2015 Pawandeep Rajan Deepesh Rahi Parampara Thakur Rishabh Chaturvedi Shaan Karan Tacker
Meet Jain (backstage)		 Himesh Shaan Sunidhi Mika

Seasons synopses

Season one (2015)

The first season of the The Voice India, premiered on 6 June 2015 and concluded on 30 August 2015 (with 26 episodes), with Pawandeep Rajan being crowned as the winner. Deepesh Rahi was runner-up, followed by Parampara Thakur in third place and Rishabh Chaturvedi in fourth place.[9]

Pawandeep received the grand prize money of ₹5 million (US$74,000) from &TV, a Maruti Alto K10 and a deal to record his first single with music label Universal Music Group. Thanking his coach Shaan, he said: “I would like to thank coach Shaan, who thought I was good enough to make the cut and mentored me wholeheartedly."[9]

Key

     Winner
     Runner-up
     Third place
     Fourth place

Each coach was allowed to advance seven top to the live shows:

Team Himesh Team Shaan Team Sunidhi Team Mika
Deepesh Rahi Pawandeep Rajan Rishabh Chaturvedi Parampara Thakur
Sachet Tandon Snigdhajit Bhowmik Vishva Shah Sahil Solanki
Piyush Ambhore Akash Ojha Parth Doshi Tanvir Singh
Sanjana Bhola Ritu Agarwal Shristi Bhandari Passang Doma
Anish Matthew Varsha Krishnan Oishwaryaa Chattui Jyotica Tangri
Sakshi Chauhan Arpita Khan Pragya Patra Harjot Kaur
Mona Bhatt Sana Aziz Gopal Dass Akshay Ghanekar

During the premiere of the show on 6 June 2015, Sunidhi Chauhan flaunted a dress worth ₹0.3 million (US$4,500). The dress was created specially for her by internationally acclaimed Indian fashion designers Falguni and Shane Peacock. Chauhan wore the dress for a two minute-performance. She said in a statement: "Everything about the evening was just so grand - right from the spectacular production, the choreography, and my look."[10][11]

Many Bollywood celebrities appeared as special guests on the show, including Gaurav Gera,[12] Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat, to promote their film Bangistan,[13] and Daler Mehndi,[14] Usha Uthup[15] and Kapil Sharma and Elli Avram to promote their film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon.[16]

The Voice Kids

Main article: The Voice Kids

Due to the huge success of The Voice India, in June 2016, &TV announced plans for a junior version of the show which would feature contestants between the ages of six and fourteen. It was announced that Sugandha Mishra and Jay Bhanushali will host the series, while Neeti Mohan, Shaan and Shekhar Ravjiani were declared as the coaches. The children's has the same format as the original show and began airing in July 2016.[17][18][19]

Reception

The Voice India received a positive reception from critics. Tulika Dubey of The Times of India, said that the judges on the show had brought variety to the panel, in terms of profile and expertise and called the show "delightful". She concluded by saying, "the winner of the finale stands to have a great career ahead."[20] An India Today reviewer enjoyed the premiere episode, saying it had "drama, glitz and glamour", and concluded that "some of the participants on the show displayed fantastic singing."[21] Rajyasree Sen of Firstpost, called it a "'wowtastic' show" and encouraged its readers to watch the show. Appreciating the show, she said that the focus of the show was actually on the talent.[22]

The show earned high ratings for &TV and has become the most watched show on the channel. Raj Baddhan of website Biz Asia said, "The Voice India seems to be working a treat in UK ratings on &TV." The show pulled in 39,000 viewers – peaking at 59,800 viewers on the channel between 9 PM IST – 10 PM.[23]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony[lower-alpha 1] Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
14th Indian Telly Awards 28 November 2015 Best judge for The Voice India Himesh Reshammiya, Shaan, Mika Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan Won [24]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Each date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

  1. ↑ "'The Voice' Gets Indian Version". Billboard. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "&TV's 'The Voice' to hunt for the country's most promising voices". The Times of India. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Voice India: Himeshji, Shaan, Mika and Sunidhi win Best Judge award". Himesh Reshammiya. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 "'The Voice' Gets Indian Version". The Hollywood Reporter. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Voice India: The ultimate musical tussle begins". The Times of India. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Karan Tacker to host desi version of 'The Voice'". The Times of India. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Shaan: Will judge contestants on the basis of voice". Mid Day. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "'The Voice India' to start with Terence Lewis's moves". The Times of India. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Pawandeep Rajan wins first season of 'The Voice India'". The Indian Express. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sunidhi to flaunt Rs.300,000 outfit". The Statesman. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "The Voice India premiere: Sunidhi's Rs. 3 lakh dress and Shaan's swollen face". The Times of India. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Gaurav Gera to be seen in 'The Voice India'". The Indian Express. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Riteish Deshmukh, Pulkit Samrat to appear on 'The Voice India'". The Indian Express. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "'The Voice India' celebrates the Independence Day". Mid Day. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Usha Uthup to appear on 'The Voice India'". The Indian Express. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "Kapil Sharma, Elli Avram add star power to 'The Voice India' finale". The Indian Express. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Shaan to join Neeti Mohan as coach on The Voice India Kids". India Today. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Sugandha Mishra to host The Voice India Kids". The Asian Age. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "The Voice India Kids". &TV. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "The Voice India: TV Series Review". The Times of India. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "The Voice India debuts with fantastic singing". India Today. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "The Voice India: HR, Mika Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan as judges make for a 'wowtastic' show". Firstpost. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "Overnights: 'The Voice India' leads Sunday UK ratings". Biz Asia. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "Telly Awards 2015 winners' list: Big wins for Divyanka, Karan, Radhika, Sriti [PHOTOS]". International Business Times. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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