The Voice Afrique Francophone
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- Claudy Siar (2016–2021)
- Yves Zogbo Jr. (2024)
- Lokua Kanza (2016–2021)
- A'salfo (2016–2018)
- Charlotte Dipanda (2016–2021)
- Singuila (2016–2018)
- Hiro Le Coq (2020–2021)
- Nayanka Bell (2020–2021)
- Didi B (2024)
- Mix Premier (2024)
| The Voice Afrique Francophone | |
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| Genre | Talent show |
| Created by | John de Mol Jr. |
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| Country of origin | Ivory Coast |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Production location | South Africa |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Production company | AMPN |
| Original release | |
| Network | VoxAfrica RTI 1 (2016–2024) |
| Release | 15 October 2016 – 28 July 2024 |
| Network | Canal+ |
| Release | 2026 |
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| The Voice (franchise) The Voice of Holland | |
The Voice Afrique francophone is the French-speaking African version of the reality singing competition The Voice, broadcast on VoxAfrica. It is based on the show The Voice of Holland, created by John de Mol Jr.
Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train singers on their team and occasionally perform with them. The competitors are selected in auditions where the coaches listen to the auditioning contestant without seeing them.
The show is hosted by Claudy Siar. The original coaching panel included Charlotte Dipanda, Lokua Kanza, A'salfo and Singuila. All four coaches initially returned for the second season, but when the last shows were postponed, A'salfo and Dipanda were replaced by Youssoupha and Josey respectively, to serve as coaches from the Quarterfinals until the end of the season.[1]
For the show's third cycle, Hiro Le Coq were confirmed as a new coach,[2] while Charlotte Dipanda is also returning.[3] On 26 July 2019, it was announced that Nayanka Bell will join the panel, along with Lokua Kanza who returns to the show for his third season as coach.[4] However, Youssoupha replaced Bell for the live shows, as the latter was unable to return due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Series overview
| Season | Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Winning coach | Hosts | Coaches (order) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2016–2017 | Pamela Baketana | Verushka | Marie-Love | Samson Nobou | Lokua Kanza | Claudy Siar | Lokua | Charlotte | Asalfo | Singuila |
| 2 | 2017–2018 | Victoire Biaku | Fulbert Davido | René | Dadiposlim | Charlotte Dipanda | |||||
| 3 | 2020–2021 | Lady Shine | Gyovanni | Carina Sen | Foganne Atsou | Nayanka Bell | Nayanka | Hiro | |||
| 4 | 2024 | Vova Music | Irma | Heraclès | Mondesir | Mix Premier | Yves Zogbo Jr | O'Nel | Josey | Mix | Didi B |
| 5 | 2026 | Upcoming season | Franglish | Emma'a | Meiway | ||||||
The Voice Afrique Francophone Kids
In February 2019, VoxAfrica announced their version of The Voice Kids, which is expected to start with date which is soon to be announced.[5] Sidiki Diabaté, Daphne Njie, Teeyah and KS Bloom were the coaches of the first season.
The first season of the series premiered on 1 October 2022 and was open to aspiring singers aged 8 to 15.[6]
| Season | Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Winning coach | Presenter | Coaches (chairs' order) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2022 | Myriam Obama | Salif | Marie Lucille | Fabio | Teeyah | Willy Dumbo | Teeyah | Sidiki | Daphne | KS Bloom |