The Voice Kids (Philippine season 2)


The second season of The Voice Kids was a Philippine reality singing competition on ABS-CBN. Lea Salonga, Bamboo Mañalac and Sarah Geronimo returned to the show as coaches. Luis Manzano also returned as host, accompanied by Robi Domingo and Yeng Constantino as the show's backstage and media hosts.
The show premiered on June 6, 2015.
The show ended on August 30, 2015 with Elha Mae Nympha of Team Bamboo being declared as the first grand champion.

Developments

After the finale of the first season of The Voice of the Philippines, it was announced that The Voice Kids will have a second season. This was also confirmed by Salonga.
In an article authored by Aster Amoyo and was published by Pilipino Star Ngayon, it was stated in her article that the show will end on August 30 of this year—though there wasn't any definite premiere date for the show. In May 2015, the show was revealed to air on June 6, 2015, replacing the timeslot of the first season of Your Face Sounds Familiar.

Coaches and hosts

Lea Salonga confirmed on Twitter and in Aquino & Abunda Tonight that she will be returning for the second season; Bamboo Mañalac and Sarah Geronimo were also confirmed to return to the show. Luis Manzano is slated to return as host. Alex Gonzaga will not return as host and instead will be replaced by Robi Domingo and Yeng Constantino.

Auditions

The ages of the auditionees were reduced to 7–13 years old; in the previous season, it was 8–14 years old. The auditions were announced after the finale of the second season of The Voice of the Philippines:
DateVenueCityRef.
March 7, 2015Araneta ColiseumQuezon City, Metro Manila
March 15, 2015Starmall AlabangMuntinlupa, Metro Manila
March 15, 2015Starmall San Jose Del MonteSan Jose del Monte, Bulacan
March 21, 2015Starmall EDSA-ShawMandaluyong, Metro Manila
March 21, 2015Pacific Mall LucenaLucena, Quezon
March 21, 2015Island City MallTagbilaran, Bohol
March 25, 2015Starmall Las PiñasLas Piñas, Metro Manila
March 29, 2015Robinsons Place SantiagoSantiago, Isabela
March 29, 2015Robinsons Place BacolodBacolod, Negros Occidental
March 29, 2015Starmall Prima TaguigTaguig, Metro Manila
April 9, 2015Starmall TalisayTalisay, Cebu
April 9, 2015The Peak, Gaisano Mall of DavaoDavao City, Davao
April 9, 2015KCC Mall of GenSanGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato
April 9, 2015Robinsons Place ButuanButuan City, Agusan del Norte
April 9, 2015The Atrium, Limketkai MallCagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental
April 17, 2015KCC Mall of GenSanGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato
April 25, 2015AbreezaDavao City, Davao

Teams

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Blind auditions

The filming for the Blind auditions started on April 25, 2015.
It aired from June 6 to July 19 for 14 episodes with a total of 79 aspiring contestants.
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Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button
Artist defaulted to this coach's team
Artist elected to join this coach's team
Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button

Episode 1 (June 6)

The first episode was graced by an opening number from the coaches wherein they sang "Start of Something New" from the High School Musical and "ABC" from the Jackson 5.

Episode 2 (June 7)

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  1. After no one turned for Francesca Rojas, Salonga requested her to sing another song and she sang "Where is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas. She was still eliminated from the Blind auditions.

    Episode 3 (June 13)

Episode 4 (June 14)

Episode 5 (June 20)

Episode 6 (June 21)

Episode 7 (June 27)

Episode 8 (June 28)

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  1. Emman & Sandy Tanio sang the Visayan version of "Just Give Me a Reason."

    Episode 9 (July 4)

Episode 10 (July 5)

Episode 11 (July 11)

Episode 12 (July 12)

Episode 13 (July 18)

Episode 14 (July 19)

The Battles

54 artists advanced to the Battles. This part of the competition follows the format of the previous season wherein three artists pit for one of the six spots per team in the Sing-offs. The Battles first aired on July 25, 2015.
On its first episode, Yeng Constantino along with The Voice of the Philippines winners' Mitoy Yonting and Jason Dy, and The Voice Kids first season winner Lyca Gairanod sang "Puso" by Sponge Cola and "Liwanag sa Dilim" by Rivermaya.
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Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Sing-offs
Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated

The Sing-offs

18 artists advanced to the Sing-offs. This part of the competition follows the format of the previous season wherein six artists will perform for their coach's two spots for the Live shows. The Sing-offs first aired on August 9, 2015.
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Artist was picked by his/her coach in the Sing-offs and advanced to the Live-shows
Artist lost the Sing-offs and was eliminated

Live shows

Results summary

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Live show details

The Live shows will be held in Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Newport City, Pasay City starting from August 22, 2015.
This season will follow the format from the previous season wherein the outcome of the Live shows will solely be from the results of the public's votes. Voting lines will be opened every Saturdays after all the performances of the artists, and will end on Sundays. In the semifinals, the top four artists coming from the results of the public votes will advance to the Finals. The public is only allowed to vote once per mobile number per weekend night.
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Artist was saved by the public's vote
Artist was eliminated

Week 1: Semifinals (August 22 & 23)

With the elimination of Kyle Echarri and Zephanie Dimaranan, Sarah Geronimo no longer has any artists remaining on her team, which for the first time in the show's history, a coach's team doesn't have any artists left for the finale.

Week 2: The Finale (August 29 & 30)

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Artist was proclaimed as the winner
Artist ended as the runner-up
Artist ended as the third placer
Artist ended as the fourth placer

OrderPerformerSong
27.1Top 4 Artists"Forever Young" / "Verge"
28.1Top 4 Artists"Larger than Life" / "Spice Up Your Life" / "Cup of Life"
28.2The Voice Coaches"Sariling Awit Natin"
28.3Elha Nympha "Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin"

Post-season concert special

Boses ng Bulilit Muling Bibirit was a post-concert airing special aired on September 6, and 7, 2015.

Artists who appeared on other talent shows

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Television ratings

Television ratings for the second season of The Voice of the Philippines on ABS-CBN were gathered from two major sources, namely from AGB Nielsen and Kantar Media. AGB Nielsen's survey ratings were gathered from Mega Manila households, while Kantar Media's survey ratings were gathered from urban and rural households all over the Philippines.