On December 15, 2023, during the ABS-CBN Christmas Special, it was announced that The Voice Teens would return for a third season on the Kapamilya Channel as part of its program lineup for the first quarter of 2024.[2][3] On February 5, 2024, it was announced that the season will premiere on February 17.[4]
The auditions were open for applicants aged 13 to 17. In addition to on-ground auditions held throughout the Philippines, online auditions were also opened from January 15 to 26, 2024.[citation needed]
Of the four coaches that appeared in the previous season, only Bamboo Mañalac returned as a coach, marking the departure of apl.de.ap, Sarah Geronimo, and Lea Salonga from the judging panel. KZ Tandingan, and Martin Nievera, who debuted as coaches in the fifth season of The Voice Kids, reprise their roles as coaches for the season. With the coaching panel reduced to three, the season is the first to feature a smaller judging panel and the first to feature one female coach.[7]
Robi Domingo and Bianca Gonzalez served as the presenters for the season, reprising their roles from the fifth Kids season, replacing hosts Alex Gonzaga and Luis Manzano. Jeremy Glinoga returned as a presenter for the companion show for his second Teens season and fourth season overall.[8] He is joined by Lorraine Galvez, a contestant from the first season. Glinoga and Galvez are also the backstage hosts during the primetime airing.[9] Isang Manlapaz and Kendra Aguirre, the winners of the previous season, join the companion show as presenters.[10]
The season began with the blind auditions on February 17, 2024. In each audition, each artist performs their piece in front of the panel of coaches, whose chairs are facing the audience. If a coach is interested in working with the artist, they may opt to press the button to face the artist. An artist is defaulted to a coach when only one coach turns; if multiple coaches turn, the coaches compete for the artist, who will later choose their coach. Each coach has two "blocks" to prevent another coach from getting an artist. This season, each coach ends up with 21 artists by the end of the blind auditions, creating a total of 63 artists advancing to the battles, with Nievera leading MarTeam, Tandingan leading Team Supreme, and Mañalac leading Kamp Kawayan.
Blind auditions color key
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Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button
Artist joined this coach's team
Artist defaulted to this coach's team
Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button
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Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by another coach from getting the artist
The second stage of the show, the Battles, started airing on April 7, with 63 artists advancing to this round. For the first time in the history of the show, the coaches pit three of their artists in a singing match and then select one of them to advance to the Knockouts. The ability to steal an artist from other teams continued this season. Coaches have only one steal, with the steals done on-stage.
At the end of this round, eight artists remained on each team; seven were the battle winners, and one from a steal. In total, 24 artists advanced to the knockouts.
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Artist was chosen by his/her coach to advance to the Knockouts
Artist was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Knockouts
The third stage of the show, the Knockouts, aired starting April 21. 24 artists competed in the round. For the first time ever in this version, there will be a four-way knockout, as the coach needs to divide their teams into two. In each group, two will be picked by their coaches, while the other two will be eliminated. The top four Artists per team will advance to the Live Shows.
Artist was chosen by their coach to advance to the Live Shows
The live shows began airing on May 4, 2024. The live shows return after being absent in the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Voting takes place through joinnow.ph and opens after each team performs and close before the next team takes the stage.
Held at the ABS-CBN Studios, the Top 12 artists competed for public votes to advance to the semi-finals. Within each team, the contestant with the most votes moved forward automatically. The coaches then each selected one additional artist from their remaining three team members to join them in the semi-finals. Team Supreme and MarTeam performed on the first episode, while Kamp Kawayan performed on the latter episode, where the results of the round were announced.
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Artist was received the most votes within their team advanced to the Semi-Finals
Artist was saved by their coach to advance in to the Semi-Finals
^ abcThe remaining teen artists from Team Supreme received 20.20%, 11.80%, and 6.37% of the public votes. However, it was not revealed which teen artist received each percentage.
^ abcThe remaining teen artists from MarTeam received 19.26%, 13.06%, and 12.80% of the public votes. However, it was not revealed which teen artist received each percentage.
^ abcThe remaining teen artists from Kamp Kawayan received 17.45%, 14.60%, and 6.85% of the public votes. However, it was not revealed which teen artist received each percentage.