The Voice Kids (Philippines season 3)

The Voice Kids
Season 3
Broadcast from 2016
Coaches
Host(s) Luis Manzano
Co-host(s)
Broadcaster

The upcoming third season of The Voice Kids is a Philippine reality singing competition on ABS-CBN. Lea Salonga and Bamboo Mañalac will return to the show as coaches.[1] Sarah Geronimo left the show to focus on her other projects, such as ASAP. As a result, Sharon Cuneta will replace her as a coach.[2][3]

Developments

After the finale of the second season of the The Voice Kids, it was announced that the show will have a third season.

Coaches and hosts

The coaches of the third season of The Voice Kids
Lea Salonga
Bamboo Mañalac
Sharon Cuneta

Lea Salonga confirmed on an interview that she will be returning for the third season of The Voice Kids; Bamboo Mañalac was also confirmed to return to the show.[1] However, it was announced that Sarah Geronimo will no longer serve as a judge on its third season to focus more on her career as an artist.[2][4] Rumors circulated that Sharon Cuneta will replace Sarah on the show.[5] On May 2, 2016, she confirmed that she is the new The Voice Kids coach.[2]

Auditions

Metro Manila
Cities in the Philippines where the auditions for the third season of The Voice Kids were held.

The ages of the auditionees were reduced to 6–13 years old; in the previous season, it was 7–13 years old.[6]

On-ground auditions of The Voice Kids
Date Venue City Ref.
April 6, 2016 Pacific Mall Lucena Lucena, Quezon [7]
January 10, 2016 Pinoy Big Brother Hall Quezon City, Metro Manila [8]
October 17, 2015 CityMall Consolacion Consolacion, Cebu [9]
Robinsons Place Palawan Puerto Princesa, Palawan
CityMall Tagbak Tagbak, Jaro, Iloilo City
October 10 and 11, 2015 Starmall EDSA-Shaw Mandaluyong, Metro Manila [10]
San Jose del Monte San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Robinsons Lipa Lipa, Batangas
October 3 and 4, 2015 Robinsons Place Pangasinan Calasiao, Pampanga [11]
Pacific Mall Legazpi Legazpi, Albay
Robinsons Starmills San Fernando, Pampanga
September 26 and 27, 2015 Robinsons Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, Laguna [12]
Pacific Mall Legazpi Taguig, Metro Manila
Robinsons Starmills Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila
September 19 and 20, 2015 Pacific Mall Cebu Mandaue, Cebu [13]
Pacific Mall Lucena Lucena, Quezon
Robinsons Novaliches Novaliches, Quezon City, Metro Manila
September 12 and 13, 2015 Starmall Las Piñas Las Piñas, Metro Manila [14]
Dragon8 Mall Divisoria Divisoria, Manila, Metro Manila
Gaisano Mall of Toril Toril, Davao City
September 6 and 7, 2015 CityMall Arnaldo–Roxas Roxas City, Capiz [15]
CityMall Anabu–Imus Anabu, Imus, Cavite
Resorts World Manila Parañaque, Metro Manila

References

  1. 1 2 Cristina Malonzo (March 19, 2016). "Lea Salonga on Sarah Geronimo leaving The Voice Kids: 'I can neither confirm, nor deny?'". Push. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sharon Cuneta is new coach in 'The Voice Kids' PH". Rappler. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Gabrillo, James (May 4, 2016). "Focus on the Philippines: Sharon Cuneta is the newest coach on The Voice Kids". The National. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Gonzales, Joseph Peter R. (April 10, 2016). "Sarah no longer in 'The Voice Kids'". The Standard. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ Brosas, Alex (May 3, 2016). "Pag-upo ni Mega bilang judge sa The Voice kinontra, di raw bagay". Philippine Daily Inquirer (in Filipino). Inquirer Bandera. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lea excited to start taping 'Voice Kids' season 2". ABS-CBN News. April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Kapamilya Audition Caravan: Metro Manila". The Voice of the Philippines. April 8, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Kapamilya Audition Caravan: Lucena". The Voice of the Philippines. January 9, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Audition Schedule: Cebu, Palawan and Iloilo". The Voice of the Philippines. Facebook. October 17, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Audition Schedule: EDSA, Bulacan and Batangas". The Voice of the Philippines. Facebook. October 11, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Audition Schedule: Pangasinan, Albay and Pampanga". The Voice of the Philippines. Facebook. October 4, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Audition Schedule: Laguna and Metro Manila". The Voice of the Philippines. Facebook. September 26, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Audition Schedule: Cebu, Quezon and Metro Manila". The Voice of the Philippines. Facebook. September 20, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Audition Schedule: Metro Manila and Davao". The Voice of the Philippines. Facebook. September 13, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Audition Schedule: Cavite, Metro Manila and Capiz". The Voice of the Philippines. Facebook. September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

External links

Official Twitter accounts of the coaches of The Voice of the Philippines
Coach Twitter account
Lea Salonga @MsLeaSalonga
Bamboo Mañalac @Bamboomusiclive
Official website
Social Networks
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