The Voice Kids / Season 1

The first season of the German singing talent show The Voice Kids was first broadcast on television from April 5, 2013 to May 10, 2013. The first season was moderated by Thore Schölermann and Aline von Drateln . The jury consisted of the ESC winner Lena Meyer-Landrut , the singer-songwriter Tim Bendzko and the rock musician Henning Wehland . The winner of the first season was Michèle Bircher .

Season 1 of The Voice Kids
Episodes	6th
length	120-150 minutes
Country of production	Germany
Manufacturing company	Talpa Germany
First broadcast	April 5, 2013 - May 10, 2013 on Sat.1
regularity	friday
occupation
Moderation	Thore Schölermann Aline von Drateln
other contributors	Backstage Marc van Velzen Coaches Lena Meyer-Landrut Tim bendzko Henning Wehland
Season 2   ▶

First phase: the blind auditions

episode	The coaches and their candidates
	Tim bendzko	Lena Meyer-Landrut	Henning Wehland
01	Rita (12 years) Kieu (14 years) Finn (14 years)	Aulona (9 Years) Olivia (13 Years) Laura (13 Years) Chelsea (8 Years)	Marie (11 Years) Tim (13 Years) Alexandra L. (13 Years) Maira (13 Years)
02	Gregory (13 Years) Hannah Elisa (13 Years) Sean (13 Years) Alexandra U. (13 Years)	Nicole (9 years) Lisa (12 years) Tim P. (14 years) Emma (13 years)	Michèle Bircher (12 Years) Fabienne (10 Years) Iman (14 Years)
03	Thea (11 Years) Aitziber (14 Years) Dana (13 Years) Lara Marie (13 Years) Sarah (12 Years)	Mike (13 Years) Judith (11 Years) Luisa (14 Years) Laurin (14 Years)	Malin (13 years) Giuliana and Gilliana (12 years) Stéphanie (12 years) Louisa (14 years) Julika (14 years)
total	12	12	12

Second phase: the battle round

Three candidates from each team competed against each other, only one of them got into the next round (sing-offs).

episode	Battle	Candidates						song	Coach
04	1	Rita		Alexandra		Sarah		Dominoes by Jessie J	Tim
	2	Aulona		Nicole		Lisa		Dream a Little Dream of Me by Michael Bublé	Lena
	3	Dana		Gregory		Aitziber		Beneath Your Beautiful by Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé	Tim
	4th	Stephanie		Louisa		Alexandra L.		Finders Keepers by Miriam Bryant	Henning
	5	Thea		Finn		Sean		Locked out of Heaven by Bruno Mars	Tim
	6th	Laurin		Laura		Luisa		Because of You by Kelly Clarkson	Lena
	7th	Kieu		Hannah Elisa		Lara Marie		Lights by Ellie Goulding	Tim
05	8th	Judith		Emma		Tim P.		Prima donna from Marina and the Diamonds	Lena
	9	Michèle		Marie		Julika		The Power of Love by Frankie Goes to Hollywood	Henning
	10	Chelsea		Mike		Olivia		Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys and Jay-Z	Lena
	11	Fabienne		Tim		Giuliana and Gilliana		Fascination with Alphabeat	Henning
	12	Maira		Malin		Iman		Yoü and I by Lady Gaga	Henning

Third phase: the sing-offs

The four candidates of a team who had won the battles sang their song from the blind auditions again. Two candidates then moved into the final.

episode	Coach	Candidate 1	Candidate 2	Candidate 3	Candidate 4
04	Tim bendzko	Finn Let Her Go	Kieu Hell's Vengeance	Rita Mama Knows Best	Aitziber In Love with the World
05	Lena	Chelsea Girl on Fire	Tim P. Firework	Aulona Over the Rainbow	Laurin I Won't Let You Go
	Henning	Stephanie Foolin '	Michèle Bircher If I Ain't Got You	Maira F ** kin 'Perfect	Fabienne I Want You Back

Fourth phase: finals

The only live show, the final, took place on May 10, 2013. In the final show, each participant in the final performed a song together with the other candidate from his team and his coach. For Team Tim was the song mirrors of Justin Timberlake . For Team Lena it was Little Talks from Of Monsters and Men and for Team Henning it was Come as You Are from Nirvana . All candidates also had a solo appearance. Then the coaches had to decide which of their two candidates they would go with in the so-called “voting round”. The three children who were elected, Tim, Michèle and Rita then each sang another song. The audience then voted live by phone. Michèle was the winner of the show.

episode	Start number	Coach	Surname	Songs
06	1	Tim	Rita	Survivor from Destiny's Child
	2	Henning	Michèle	Whataya Want from Me by Adam Lambert
	3	Tim	Finn	You're Not Alone by Mads Langer
	4th	Lena	Aulona	Euphoria by Loreen
	5	Henning	Stephanie	I Couldn't Care Less by Leslie Clio
	6th	Lena	Tim	Born This Way by Lady Gaga

Fifth phase: voting round

episode	space	Coach	Surname	Songs
06	1	Henning	Michèle	Lists of Beyoncé
	2	Lena	Tim	You've Got the Love by Florence + the Machine
		Tim	Rita	Read All About It by Emeli Sandé

Audience ratings

0 Viewing ratings of the 1st season in detail
No.	No. (total)	broadcast	date	spectator		Market share
				total	14 to 49 years	total	14 to 49 years
01	01	Blind auditions	Fri, Apr 5, 2013 0	4.36 million	2.45 million	13.8%	22.1%
02	02		Fri, Apr 12, 2013	3.97 million	2.25 million	13.1%	21.8%
03	03		Fri, Apr 19, 2013	3.90 million	2.31 million	13.0%	21.7%
04	04	Battles & Sing-Offs	Fri, Apr 26, 2013	3.52 million	1.94 million	11.8%	18.0%
05	05		Fri, May 3, 2013 0	3.32 million	1.85 million	11.5%	18.2%
06	06	final	Fri, May 10, 2013	2.92 million	1.65 million	10.2%	15.9%

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Manuel Weis: Sat.1 im Glück: “The Voice Kids” starts with excellent ratings. In: quotenmeter.de. April 5, 2013, accessed April 10, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: The Voice Kids subsides minimally. In: quotenmeter.de. April 13, 2013, accessed April 13, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Alexander Krei: "The Voice Kids" remains before "Let's dance". In: DWDL.de. April 20, 2013, accessed April 20, 2013 . 
4. ↑ Daniel Sallhoff: "The Voice Kids" first fall-brand 20-percent lower. In: quotenmeter.de. April 27, 2013, accessed April 27, 2013 . 
5. ↑ Manuel Nunez Sanchez: "The Voice Kids" continues to lose. In: quotenmeter.de. May 4, 2013, accessed May 4, 2013 . 
6. ↑ Daniel Sallhoff: "The Voice Kids" weaker the final. May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013 .