The Voice Belgique
The Voice Belgique is a Francophone Belgian reality television singing competition. The TV show is part of the international "Voice" franchise that started in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland. It began on 20 December 2011, one month after its Flemish Belgian counterpart, The Voice van Vlaanderen went on air. It is currently airing on La Une from RTBF network.
One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.
The original panel featured Quentin Mosimann, Lio, duo from Joshua and Beverly Jo Scott; the panel for the current twelfth season features Loïc Nottet, Christophe Willem, Hoshi and Axelle Red. Coaches that have made an appearance in previous seasons include Marc Pinilla, Natasha St-Pier, Bastian Baker, Jali, Stanislas, Chimène Badi, Cats on Trees, Bigflo & Oli, Matthew Irons, Slimane Nebchi, Vitaa, Typh Barrow, Henri PFR, Black M, Mentissa and Hatik.
Format
The series consists of three phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and live performance shows. Four judges/coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each judge has the length of the auditioner's performance to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team; if two or more judges want the same singer, the singer has the final choice of coach.Each team of singers is mentored and developed by its respective coach. In the second stage, called the battle phase, coaches have two of their team members battle against each other directly by singing the same song together, with the coach choosing which team member to advance from each of four individual "battles" into the first live round. Within that first live round, the surviving four acts from each team again compete head-to-head, with public votes determining one of two acts from each team that will advance to the final eight. At the same time, the coach chooses which of the remaining three acts comprises the other performer remaining on the team.
In the final phase, the remaining contestants compete against each other in live broadcasts. The television audience and the coaches have an equal say in deciding who moves on to the final 4. With one team member remaining for each coach, the contestants compete against each other in the finale with the outcome decided solely by public vote.
Coaches
Coaches
The coaches for the first season were announced to be Quentin Mosimann, Lio, the musical group Joshua and Beverly Jo Scott. Scott and Mosimann continued for the second season while Lio and Joshua were replaced by Marc Pinilla and Natasha St-Pier respectively. On 13 August 2013, it was announced that Mosimann would not be returning for the third season, while Scott, Pinilla and St-Pier would all continue as coaches. They were joined by debuting coach Bastian Baker. For the fourth season, it was announced that Scott would be the only coach returning from the previous season while Jali, Chimène Badi and Stanislas would replace Pinilla, St-Pier and Baker.In 3 August 2015, it was announced that Scott and Stanislas would continue as coaches for the fifth season, along with Mosimann who returned after a two-season hiatus. They were joined by musical duo Cats on Trees. In 27 October 2016, it was announced that Scott and Mosimann would be back for the sixth season, while Pinilla would rejoin the panel after a two season hiatus, replacing Stanislas. They were joined by hip-hop duo Bigflo & Oli who made their debut as a coach, replacing Cats on Trees. On 28 August 2017, it was announced that only Scott would return for the seventh season while Mosimann, Pinilla and Bigflo & Oli would all be departing. Scott was instead joined by Matthew Irons, Slimane Nebchi and Vitaa. On 27 June 2018, it was announced that Irons would be returning for the eighth season. On 13 August 2018, it was confirmed that Nebchi and Vitaa would also continue as coaches. On 17 August 2018, Scott announced her departure from the show after seven seasons. On 22 August 2018, Typh Barrow was announced as Scott's replacement.
For the ninth season, Barrow continued as a coach alongside Scott, who returned after a one season hiatus. They were joined by new coaches Henri PFR and Loïc Nottet, who was previously a runner-up contestant in the third season. On 27 August 2021, it was announced that Scott and Barrow would be returning for the tenth season, while Christophe Willem and Black M would be replacing Henri PFR and Nottet. On 20 June 2023, it was announced that Scott and Willem would be returning as coaches for the eleventh. At the same time, it was confirmed that Black M and Barrow have left to join The Voice Kids. They were replaced by new coaches Hatik and Mentissa Aziza. On 6 February 2025, it was announced that of the coaches from the eleventh season, only Willem would continue for the twelfth season. Meanwhile, Nottet returned after a two season hiatus alongside new coaches Hoshi and former The Voice van Vlaanderen coach Axelle Red, replacing Scott, Hatik and Aziza.
Coaches' teams
- Winning
- Runner-up
- Third place
- Fourth place
- These are each of the coaches' teams throughout the seasons' live shows. Winners are in bold and finalists in ''italic.''
Series overview
| Artist from Team BJ | Artist from Team Jali | Artist from Team Loïc | |||||||||||
| Artist from Team Quentin | Artist from Team Chimène | Artist from Team Henri | |||||||||||
| Artist from Team Joshua | Artist from Team Cats on Trees | Artist from Team Christophe | |||||||||||
| Artist from Team Lio | Artist from Team Bigflo & Oli | Artist from Team Black M | |||||||||||
| Artist from Team Marc | Artist from Team Matthew | Artist from Team Mentissa | |||||||||||
| Artist from Team Natasha | Artist from Team Vitaa | Artist from Team Hatik | |||||||||||
| Artist from Team Bastian | Artist from Team Slimane | Artist from Team Axelle | |||||||||||
| Artist from Team Stanislas | Artist from Team Typh | Artist from Team Hoshi |
''The Voice Kids Belgique''
In July 2019, RTBF announced that they would produce their own version of The Voice Kids. Like the Flemish version, the Wallonian version requires participants to be between the ages of 8 and 14. The first season premiered on 7 January 2020. Océana Siciliano, coached by Slimane, won the first season. The second season premiered on 19 September 2023. Elena Kabongo, coached by Black M, won the second season. The third season premiered on 14 October 2025. Ilena Vigna, coached by Typh Barrow, won the third season.Coaches
The coaches for the first season were announced to be Slimane Nebchi, Vitaa and Matthew Irons from the band Puggy. On 22 May 2022, it was announced that there would be 4 coaches instead of 3 in the judging panel for the second season, with only Irons returning while Black M and Alice on the Roof would join the show as new coaches, replacing Nebchi and Vitaa. Typh Barrow joined the show as a fourth coach and the third new coach, thus completing the panel. On 11 October 2024, it was announced that a third season will air. On 25 November 2024, it was announced that Black M would leave the show, while Irons, Alice on the Roof and Barrow would all return as coaches. They are joined by debuting coach Joseph Kamel.Coaches' teams
- Winning
- Runner-up
- Third Place
- Fourth Place
Series overview
| Artist from Team Matthew | Artist from Team Alice | Artist from Team Joseph | |||||||||||
| Artist from Team Slimane | Artist from Team Typh | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Artist from Team Vitaa | Artist from Team Black M | - | - | - | - | - | - |