The Voice Kids is a Philippine television reality talent competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel and GMA Network. Based on the Dutch television series The Voice Kids, it is a spin-off of The Voice of the Philippines. Originally directed by Johnny Manahan, it was originally hosted by Luis Manzano and Alex Gonzaga. It premiered on May 24, 2014, on ABS-CBN's Yes Weekend line up. Dingdong Dantes served as the host for its most recent season.
The Voice Kids is a reality television series that started from the Dutch television series with the same title, which was a spin-off of the Dutch series The Voice of Holland. The series features three coaches searching for a batch of talented new kids, who could become the Philippines' new child singing superstar. The coaches will judge a contestant termed by the show as "artist" with only their vocal talent without prejudice to their physical appearance.
The show consists of five stages â producers' auditions, blind auditions, battles, sing-offs and live shows.
On November 18, 2013, Laurenti Dyogi, ABS-CBN's business unit head, announced that there would be a kids version of The Voice of the Philippines. It was launched after the success of The Voice of the Philippines season 1.
Auditions were announced in November 2013. The first open call auditions were held on November 23, 2013, at Metro Gaisano Pacific Mall in Mandaue, Cebu and was open to kids aged 8 to 14 years old. It was followed by an audition held on December 1, 2013, at the Newport Mall in Resorts World Manila. In 2014, auditions for the Visayas, Mindanao, and Metro Manila were held on January 11, 18 and 25 respectively. A separate audition for Luzon was held on February 1. The "blind auditions" for the first season were filmed until March 20, 2014, at Studio 10 of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City, Metro Manila.
The auditions for the second season was held on March 7, 2015, at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Other auditions were held at several cities. The age of the auditionees were reduced to aged 7 to 13 from the first season's aged 8 to 14.
For its sixth season â the first season of the show broadcast by GMA Network â the auditions were scheduled from March to June 2024.
On March 17, 2014, Luis Manzano and Alex Gonzaga were announced as the hosts. The second season was hosted by Manzano, along with Robi Domingo and Yeng Constantino. Domingo and Constantino replaced Gonzaga as the backstage and social media host. In the third season, Kim Chiu replaced Constantino. For the fourth season, Toni Gonzaga replaced Manzano. Domingo returned as a backstage host. During the fifth season, Domingo returned as a host, with Bianca Gonzalez replacing Toni Gonzaga as a host. On July 17, 2024, Dingdong Dantes was announced as the host.
Lea Salonga, Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Mañalac all served as coaches for the first two seasons of the show. Salonga and Mañalac both returned as coaches for the third season. On April 4, 2016, Geronimo left the show. On May 2, 2016, singer-actress Sharon Cuneta joined as a coach for the third season. After the third season, Cuneta did not return as a coach due to her stress on the show. For the fourth season, Geronimo returned as a coach, along with Salonga and Mañalac. For the fifth season, singers KZ Tandingan and Martin Nievera were both announced to replace Geronimo and Salonga. Mañalac also returned as a coach. In April 2024, SB19 member Stell joined the show as a coach. In July 2024, singer-actress Julie Anne San Jose, singer-actor Billy Crawford and SB19 member Pablo joined the show as coaches, alongside Stell. On July 31, 2025, Zack Tabudlo and Ben&Ben's Paolo and Miguel Benjamin Guico were announced as new coaches.
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of The Voice Kids earned a 25% rating. The season 1 finale scored a 29.2% rating. The season 2 premiere achieved a 20.7% rating. The season 2 finale garnered a 27.2% rating. The third season's premiere got an 18.8% rating. The third season's finale ended with a 25.5% rating.
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in Television Homes, the season five premiere earned a 6.7% rating. The season six premiere scored a 12.7% rating. The season six finale achieved a 13.6% rating.