The Voice of Nepal


The Voice of Nepal is a Nepalese reality show and the Nepalese format of the international TV singing reality series called The Voice. The show usually has four different coaches, who eventually form four different teams after the selection event called the Blind Audition. Each team has to go through the battle round where contestants are paired with one another within the same team and only half of the total selected contestants from the blind audition are selected for the knockout round. During the knockout round, based on The Voice format, only the best and strongest contestants who their respective coach considers the best overall are selected by their coaches. They also have the sole right to do this on his or her own and take them to the live round. During the live round event, through a series of voting episodes, only one contestant with the most popular vote will advance to the grand finale. The first season of the voice of Nepal was won by CD Vijaya Adhikari from Team Deep, season 2 was won by Ram Limbu from Team Pramod and season 3 was won by Kiran Gajmer from Team Pramod. The Grand Finale of season 1 was held on 14 December 2018 in Quatar stadium, the second season's Grand finale was held at Taragaon Open Field Chuchchepati Kathmandu on 7 December 2019 and the third season's Grand Finale was held in The Voice Studio, Dhumbarahi. The Voice of Nepal was bought by Himalaya Television.
The host of the new series is Sushil Nepal and Oshin Sitoula, the coaches are Deep Shrestha, Sanup Poudel, Abhaya Subba, Pramod Kharel, Raju Lama, Astha Raut, Trishna Gurung, Prabisha Adhikari, Rajesh Payal Rai, aka Mula,, Uday Shotang, Khem Century, Melina Rai. The series is directed by Laxman Paudyal, the former director of season one of Nepal's first international franchise singing reality show, Nepal Idol.

Season 2

The audition for The Voice of Nepal (season 2) was taken from The Voice of Nepal app for iOS and Android, and, for the first time, through various social media like Facebook as well. The coaches are Deep Shrestha, Pramod Kharel, Astha Raut and Raju Lama and the series is directed by Laxman Paudyal, the former director of season one of Nepal's first international franchise singing reality show, Nepal Idol. Abhaya Subba and Sanup Poudel were replaced in the season.
The season 2 of the show is broadcast on Himalaya Television. Ram Limbu from Team Pramod Kharel won The Voice of Nepal Season 2. The other finalists were Sanish Shrestha from Team Raju, Bikash Limbu from Team Deep, and Aarif Rauf from Team Astha.
As the winner, Limbu received a cash prize of NPR 1,000,000, a Datsun car, and a music album contract.

Season 3

Blind Audition (01)

Blind auditions for The Voice of Nepal season 3 started on 19 March 2021 on Himalaya HD Television; the final audition ended on Saturday, 17 April with more than 150 contestants anticipated throughout the audition round. As usual, for the battle round, this season's coaches have successfully secured 64 top performers through the audition round.'''anuska'''

Battle Round (02)

The new episode started on 24 April 2021 and ended on 15 May of the same year, where all 16 selected performers from each coach battled against each other in pairs; only nine including one steal were able to advance to the knockout round.

Knockout round (03)

The Knockout Round was started on Friday, 4 June and was aired until 25 June 2021. All nine selected contestants from each coach, including steal, were divided into three different groups; only one outstanding performer from each divided group, in total three, were selected for the live round.

Live Round (04)

The Live Round started 2 July and lasted until Saturday, 17 July. All three contestants from each coach went through a voting format where the contestants with the lowest vote had to leave the show every week and only one final contestant advanced to the Grand Finale.

Grand Finale or Final Round (05)

Only one contestant who advanced to the Finale from the live round through voting from each coach was able to join this round. All four remaining total contestants from four different coaches battled against each other; the talent with the highest worldwide vote was declared as the winner of The Voice of Nepal season 3.

Battle Round

Episode 18 (May 15)

Coaches' teams after the Battle Round. .
SeasonTeam TrishnaTeam DeepTeam PramodTeam Raju
3"TopRaj Rai", "Jwala Rai", "Shreya Nepal", "Sagar Hamal", "Suraksha Malla","Abhi Dong", "Karna Raj Giri", "Afrida Khadgi"+"Suraksha Sinchuri-from steal""Sujita Yonzan", "Ishan Rai", " Jenish Rai", "Govin Pun","Bijay Bhandari", "Sunil Thapa Magar", "Aryan Tamang", "Priya Gurung" +1 "Kushal Shrestha-steal by Deep""Utsav Nepal", "Dharmendra Sunar", "Melina Mainali", "Deeksha Thapa", "Kiran Gajmer", "Ravi Gahatraj", 'Sudita Rai', "Bikki Pariyar", +"Niharika Guawali-from steal""Tara Shresh Magar", "Urmila Kusunda", "Sonam Galtso Sherpa", "Samrat Rajbhandari", "Bijaya Thada Magar"," Nabin Gajmer", "Sandeep Rai", "Ganbir Budha Magar" + "Dhruba Tamang-from steal"

Knockout round

OrderCoachArtistSongResult
1TrishnaJwala Rai""Advanced
2TrishnaSuraksha Malla""Eliminated
3TrishnaShreya Nepal""Eliminated
1PramodDharmendra Sunar""Eliminated
2PramodRavi Gahatraj""Advanced
3PramodBikki Pariyar""Eliminated
1DeepAryan Tamang""Advanced
2DeepSujita Yonzal""Eliminated
3DeepSunil Thapa Magar""Eliminated
1RajuDhruba Tamang""Eliminated
2RajuUrmila Kusunda""Eliminated
3RajuTara Shrees Magar""Advanced

OrderCoachArtistSongResult
1TrishnaAfrida Khadgi""Advanced
2TrishnaAbi Dong""Eliminated
3TrishnaTop Raj Rai""Eliminated
1PramodUtsav Nepal""Eliminated
2PramodNeharika Gyawali""Advanced
3PramodDekshya Thapa""Eliminated
1DeepGovin Pun""Advanced
2Deepkushal Shrestha""Eliminated
3DeepPriya Gurung""Eliminated
1RajuNabin Gajmer""Eliminated
2RajuSandesh Rai""Eliminated
3RajuBijay Thada Magar""Advanced

Coaches' teams after the knockout round.
SeasonTeam TrishnaTeam DeepTeam PramodTeam Raju
3"Jwala Rai", "Karna Raj Giri", "Afrida Khadgi""Jenish Rai", "Govin Poon", "Aryan Tamang""Kiran Gajmer", "Neharika Gyawali", "Ravi Gahatraj""Tara Shresh Magar", "Sonam Galtso Sherpa", "Bijaya Thada Magar","

Season 4

The digital audition for season 4 was started from April 29 to May 15, 2022.
There are four coaches in this season :- Pramod Kharel, Raju Lama, Prabisha Adhikari & Rajesh Payel Rai.
Among the four coaches, Pramod kharel has won three voice winning awards including the voice of Nepal kids.
Finalists:-
Team Pramod-Yogesh Magar
Team Raju-Karan Rai winner's season 4
Team Prabisha-Shahil Limbu
Team Rajesh-Sabina Yonghan limbu. The winner of the Season 4 VON is Karan Rai.
Season 4Team PramodTeam PrabishaTeam RajuTeam Rajesh
WinnerKaran Rai
1st runner upSabina Yonghang
2nd runner upYogesh Thapa Magar
3rd runner upSahil Limbu

Season 5

The official Facebook page of The Voice of Nepal revealed the announcement for the digital audition of season 5. The season introduced two fresh faces: Milan Newar from VON Kids and Uday Sotang, who joined as the new coaches alongside Pramod Kharel and Rajesh Payal Rai.
The winner of The Voice of Nepal season 5 was Binod Rai, who was from team Milan. The runner-ups were Makar Bahadur Yonjan from team Rajesh, Kumar Prayas Rai from team Uday, and Nogen Limbu from team Pramod, respectively.

Season 6

The official Facebook page of The Voice of Nepal revealed the announcement for the digital audition of season 6.
The Physical audition also known as blind audition aired on January 17, 2025, on Himalaya Television and on Voice of Nepal's official YouTube channel.

Battle Round

Episode 16 (march 8)

OrderCoachWinnerWinnerSongLoserSteal
4UdayPrashant PokharelYojana KhadkiTimi deu Ya NadeuHari LuitelNONE


Due to Pradip Rai from Coach Uday's team having to leave unexpectedly, the team was reduced to 15 contestants. To address this, three contestants competed, and based on the coach's decision, Prashant Pokharel and Yojana Khadki advanced to the next round, while Hari Luitel was eliminated.

Coaches Team After Battle Round

Contestants in black belong to the original team, while those in blue were stolen from another team.
Coach RajuCoach KhemCoach MelinaCoach Uday


Prashant Gurung

Semon Khadka

Kamaljeet Singh

Pramesh Rai

Birat Tasmang

Deepak Gajmer

Saroj Yohang

Prakash Bantawa Rai

Siddhant Sahani


Anil Shrestha

Indra Kala Rai

Proshesh Pandey

Prajwal karki

Anjuli Hamal

pabindra Sunar

Phurwa Tamang

Allam Addesh

Sagar Hamal


Bikash Tharu

Rajesh Limbu

Sunil RD Bk

Sanchita Nepali

Pritam Gurung

Roshan Rai

Priyanka Thapa

Nabin Darnal

Sarthak Lama


Dawa Tamang

Tashi Phincho Moktan

Prabha Rai

Arpana Acharya

Sujan Khadka

Prashant Pokharel

Yojana Khadki

Pratik Himal Rai

Pranip Baral Magar

Knockout Round

Coach Uday's Knockout (ep: 19)

OrderArtistSongResult
1Tashi Phincho MoktanMa nari HuEliminated
2Dawa TamangTimilal Harne Bani ParyoAdvanced
3Yojana KhadkiYo Dul Thopa AansuEliminated

Coach Raju's Knockout (ep: 20)

OrderArtistSongResult
1Prashant GurungFarkanna HolaAdvanced
2Kamaljeet SinghTulsi AanganmaEliminated
3Semon KhadkaNihitaEliminated

Coach Melina's Knockout (ep: 21)

OrderArtistSongResult
1Priyanka ThapaDamphu Ma SeloEliminated
2Pritam GurungSoltini Bhani BolakoEliminated
3Roshan RaiTimro Jasto MutuAdvanced

Coach Khem's Knockout (ep: 22)

OrderArtistSongResult
1Proshesh PandeyBihana Uthne BitikaiAdvanced
2Allam AddeshSaara KhushiEliminated
3Anjuli HamalYeti Dherai MayaEliminated

Season 7

The official YouTube channel of The Voice of Nepal has announced three of the four coaches for the upcoming Season 7. Coach Pramod will be joining the team after being absent from Season 6 of The Voice of Nepal and Season 4 of The Voice of Nepal Kids. From The Voice of Nepal Kids, Coach Melina and Coach Khem will also serve as coaches this season. On September 4, 2025, The Voice of Nepal announced that Raju Lama will be joining as the fourth coach. This sets up an exciting season, with three of the four coaches already having championship titles: Pramod Kharel, Raju Lama, and Khem Century. While Melina has not yet won The Voice of Nepal, she has claimed victory in The Voice Kids Nepal.
'As of October 31, 2025 the Blind audition has started premiering on youtube and National Television in Nepal.'''''

The Voice Kids

The Voice of Kids is a junior version of The Voice of Nepal based on the original Dutch version. Digital auditions were opened in April 2021. Two coaches were also announced during the Grand Finale of The Voice of Nepal season 3. Prabisha Adhikari and Pramod Kharel were announced as the first two coaches of The Voice of Kids season 1. Raju Lama and Milan Newar were also announced through the official social media platforms of the show as the final two coaches. Contestants are required to be between the ages of 6 and 14. On February 24, 2023, it was announced that Sushant KC is the newest coach replacing Raju Lama. The Voice of Kids Season 3 was announced by Social Media platform. In this season Chhewang Lama and Melina Rai entered as new Coaches replacing Sushant KC and Prabisha Adhikari from Season 2. On January 24, 2025, The digital audition was opened for season 4. This was officially announced during Voice of Nepal's Season 6 episode 3 of blind audition.

Controversy

  • Prior to the start of the second season, Abhaya Subba published a video titled "Dear Voice of Nepal, Give the right reasons.....", alleging malpractice in the management of the show. She asserted that the show annexed her as the judge in the second season without prior informing them.
  • After end of the second season, Top 4 contestant Bikash Limbu was rejected for the world tour which created controversy among show makers; the tour company and management department denied to clarify this controversy.