The Voice (franchise)
The Voice is an international reality television singing competition franchise. It is based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, which was originally created by Dutch producer John de Mol and Dutch singer Roel van Velzen.
The Voice
- Talpa Media (until 2019)
- ITV Studios (2019–present)
2010–present
- The Voice (see international versions)
- The Voice Kids
- The Voice Teens
- The Voice Senior
- The Voice Rap
- The Voice All Stars
- The Voice Generations
- The Voice Native Songs
"This Is The Voice" (theme song) composed by Martijn Schimmer
17 September 2010
It has become a rival to the Idols franchise, The Four, Rising Star and The X Factor. Up until 2020, the franchise was owned by Talpa Network. The current owner is ITV Studios.[1]
Originated in the Netherlands, many other countries adapted the format and began airing their own versions starting in 2010. Up till now, seven different versions of The Voice have been produced by countries/regions all around the world. Some programs still stick to the original format of the show while most of them are produced with twists of the format added.
The franchise maintains official YouTube channels called The Voice Global and La Voz Global (as the Spanish version). The channels upload compilation videos of performances from The Voice all around the world. The Voice Global channel currently has over 10 million subscribers.[2] Other channels on YouTube such as Best of The Voice[3] and Best of The Voice Kids[4] also feature compilations of the performances.
History[edit]
Talpa's John de Mol Jr., creator of Big Brother, first created The Voice concept with Dutch singer Roel van Velzen. Erland Galjaard, a Dutch program director, asked John de Mol about whether he could come up with a format that went a step further than The X Factor. De Mol then came up with the idea of Blind Audition. He wanted the show's image to be about the focus on singing quality alone, so the coaches must be top artists in the music industry. The rotating chairs concept was invented by Roel van Velzen. It would also be the first talent show in which social media was actively involved.[5]
On 17 September 2010, The Voice of Holland began to air on RTL 4 with Angela Groothuizen, Roel van Velzen, Nick & Simon, and Jeroen van der Boom as the mentor-judges (dubbed as "coaches") of the show.[6] The show proved to be an instant success in the Netherlands.[7][8]
The format was later sold to different countries, in many cases replacing a previous Endemol music contest format, Operation Triumph / Star Academy.
Non-televised shows[edit]
There were non-televised shows as not seen in the various format of the franchise such as The Voice of the Ocean (US) with Princess Cruises,[60][61] The Voice of the Ocean (Germany) with AIDA Cruises,[62] The Voice of the Sea (Italian) with Costa Cruises,[63] The Voice Univa and The Voice Teens Univa (Spanish) with Grupo Telecentro in México.[64]