The Voice (franchise)

The Voice
Created by
Original workThe Voice of Holland
Owners
Years2010–present
Films and television
Television series
Audio
Original music"This Is the Voice" (theme song) composed by Martijn Schimmer
Miscellaneous
Genre
First aired17 September 2010; 14 years ago (2010-09-17)
Official website
Production website

The Voice is an international reality television singing competition franchise originally created by Dutch producer John de Mol Jr. and Dutch singer Roel van Velzen.

It has become a rival to the Idol franchise, The Four, Rising Star and The X Factor. The owner of the franchise was Talpa Network up until 2020 and ITV Studios ever since.[1]

Originating from the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, many other countries adapted the format and began airing their own versions starting in 2010. Up till now, seven different versions of The Voice have been produced by countries/regions all around the world. Some programs still stick to the original format of the show while most of them are produced with twists of the format added.

The franchise maintains official YouTube channels called The Voice Global and La Voz Global (as the Spanish version). The channels upload compilation videos of performances from The Voice all around the world. The Voice Global channel currently has over 10 million subscribers.[2] Other channels on YouTube such as Best of The Voice[3] and Best of The Voice Kids[4] also feature compilations of the performances.

  1. ^ "ITV to buy The Voice producer for £355m". BBC News. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ "The Voice Global". YouTube. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Best of The Voice". YouTube. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Best of The Voice Kids". YouTube. Retrieved 18 December 2022.