International Hit LA VOZ KIDS to Premiere on Telemundo, 5/5

Telemundo Media announced today that the global hit singing competition "La Voz Kids" will premiere on Sunday, May 5th at 7pm/6c. Hosted by renowned television host, model and fashion mogul Daisy Fuentes, and entertainment anchor Jorge Bernal, "La Voz Kids" will give Telemundo's audience the opportunity to witness how expert celebrity music coaches Paulina Rubio, Prince Royce and Roberto Tapia discover and develop the music stars of the future. Thousands of young singers registered across the country and Puerto Rico, but only the top voices will get the opportunity to impress these famous musical coaches with their personality, talent and voice in a variety of musical styles including rancheras, corridos, bachata, salsa and boleros, among others.

The "La Voz Kids" innovative format features three stages of competition: the first begins with the blind auditions, then the battle rounds, and finally, the live performance shows. During the blind auditions, the decisions from the music coaches are based solely on voice. The coaches have their back to the participants and hear them perform, but they don't get to see them. If a coach is impressed by the participant's voice, he/she pushes a button to select the participant for his/her team. At this point, the coach's chair will swivel so that he/she can face the participant he/she has selected. If more than one coach pushes their button, the power then shifts to the participant to choose which coach they want to work with. If no coach pushes their button, the participant is eliminated from the competition.

Once the teams are set, the battle is on. Coaches will dedicate themselves to developing their team of participants, giving them advice, and sharing the secrets of their success along with the help from their celebrity advisers. During the battle rounds the coaches will pit three of their own team members against each other to sing the same song together in front of a studio audience.

In the final performance phase of the competition, the top participants from each team will compete weekly against each other. The television audience and the coaches will decide who will stay in the competition. In the end, one will be named the winner of "La Voz Kids" and will receive a recording contract and a cash prize to support his/her education.

"La Voz Kids" is a presentation of Talpa Media USA Inc. The show is created by John de Mol, who will executive-produce along with Stijn Bakkers and Katrina Fernandez.