The Voice Kids (Russian TV series) season 1 explained
The first season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice Kids premiered on February 28, 2014 on Channel One. Dima Bilan, Pelageya, and Maxim Fadeev became the first coaches. Dmitry Nagiev and Natalia Vodianova became the show's presenter.
Alisa Kozhikina was announced the winner on April 25, 2014, marking Maxim Fadeev's first win as a coach.
Coaches and presenters
Dima Bilan, Pelageya, and Maxim Fadeev became the coaches. Dmitry Nagiev and Natalia Vodianova became the presenters.
Teams
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- Winner
- Runner-up
- Third place
- Eliminated in the Final
- Eliminated in the Sing-offs
- Eliminated in the Battle rounds
| Coaches | Top 45 Artists |
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| Dima Bilan | |
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| Lev Akselrod | Kristian Kostov | Viktoria Volkova | Aygul Valiulina | Syuzanna Mkhitaryan |
| Alen Ershov | Ilya Bortkov | Nika Terentyeva | Polina Bogusevich | Mariya Yushina |
| Daniil Kuznetsov | Evgeniy Shkunov | Tatyana Gevorgyan | Kristina Kukasyan | Mishel Petrovich |
| Pelageya | |
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| Ragda Khanieva | Anastasia Titova | Elizaveta Puris | Arina Petrova | David Sanikidze |
| Irakliy Intskirveli | Vladlena Kotova | Anna Zaets | Darya Lebedeva | Rodion Trusov |
| Arina Danilova | Viktoria Ogannisyan | Milana & Violetta Volskie | Olga Sarakanidi | Roman Mishukov |
| Maxim Fadeev | |
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| Alisa Kozhikina | Ivaylo Filippov | Grant Melikyan | Anna Egorova | Diana Khitarova |
| Viktoria Solomakhina | Irina Morozova | Ekaterina Kosolapova | Darina Ivanova | Sofya Fisenko |
| Mariya Sverdyukova | Sofya Golubeva | Margarita Volkova | Shukhrat Turdykhodzhaev | Kseniya Chudakova | |
Blind auditions
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| | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button |
| | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU", despite the lack places in his/her team |
| | Artist defaulted to a coach's team |
| | Artist picked a coach's team |
| | Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their button |
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| Episode | Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices |
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| Bilan | Pelageya | Fadeev |
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| Episode 1 | 1 | Nika Terentyeva | 8 | Vladivostok | "Птица" | | — | |
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| 2 | Lev Akselrod | 13 | Moscow | "Tell Me Why" | | | — |
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| 3 | Alexandra Klyus | 13 | | "Если в сердце живёт любовь" | — | — | — |
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| 4 | Polina Bogusevich | 10 | Moscow | "Think" | | | |
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| 5 | Alexander Lazin | 14 | Krasnoyarsk | "Whataya Want From Me" | — | — | — |
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| 6 | Margarita Volkova | 13 | Nizhniy Novgorod | "А знаешь, всё ещё будет!.." | — | — | |
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| 7 | Olga Sarakanidi | 8 | Sochi, Krasnodar Krai | "A Tisket, A Tasket" | | | |
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| 8 | Anna Egorova | 13 | Moscow | "Улыбайся" | — | | |
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| 9 | Zulfat Gabdulin | 13 | Kazan | "At Last" | — | — | — |
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| 10 | Mishel Petrovich | 13 | Moscow | "Skyfall" | | — | — |
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| 11 | David Sanikidze | 13 | Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast | "Лучший город Земли" | — | | — |
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| 12 | Anastasia Dyatlova | 10 | Moscow | "В горнице" | — | — | — |
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| 13 | Grant Melikyan | 13 | Ivanovo | "Torna a Surriento" | | | |
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| Episode 2 |
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| 1 | Ilya Bortkov | 10 | Moscow | "Kiss" | | — | — |
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| 2 | Aygul Valiulina | 13 | Kazan | "Нарисовать мечту" | | — | |
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| 3 | Arina Danilova | 9 | Yakutsk | "Quizás, quizás, quizás" | | | |
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| 4 | Mark Potapov | 9 | Moscow | "Лучший город Земли" | — | — | — |
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| 5 | Ivetta Vladimirova | 12 | Moscow | "The Girl From Ipanema" | — | — | — |
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| 6 | Roman Mishukov | 12 | Dmitrov, Moscow Oblast | "Santa Lucia" | | | |
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| 7 | Mariya Yushina | 14 | Rybnoye, Ryazan Oblast | "Smile" | | — | — |
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| 8 | Shukhrat Turdykhodzhaev | 11 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan  | "Простая песня" | | — | |
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| 9 | Ulyana Kuznetsova | 10 | Orenburg | "Хороший парень" | — | — | — |
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| 10 | Darina Ivanova | 14 | Kyiv, Ukraine  | "Believe Me" | — | — | |
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| 11 | Viktoria Solomakhina | 10 | Voronezh | "Однажды в декабре" | — | — | |
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| 12 | Viktor Borisov | 11 | Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast | "Пароход" | — | — | — |
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| 13 | Irina Morozova | 14 | Rostov-on-Don | "Non, je ne regrette rien" | | | |
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| Episode 3 |
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| 1 | Diana Khitarova | 10 | Moscow | "Reflection" | | | |
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| 2 | Katrina Paula Diringa | 8 | Riga, Latvia  | "Снег" | — | — | — |
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| 3 | Kristian Kostov | 13 | Moscow | "If I Ain't Got You" | | | |
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| 4 | Arina Petrova | 9 | Izhevsk | "Птица" | — | | — |
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| 5 | Artyom Sigalov | 12 | Moscow | "Скажите, девушки" | — | — | — |
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| 6 | Syuzanna Mkhitaryan | 14 | Moscow | "Domino (song)" | | — | — |
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| 7 | Alen Ershov | 12 | Moscow | "Красный конь" | | — | — |
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| 8 | Vladlena Kotova | 12 | Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast | "Torna a Surriento" | — | | — |
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| 9 | Sofya Golubeva | 12 | Moscow | "Я вернусь" | — | — | |
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| 10 | Viktoria Ogannisyan | 13 | Moscow | "Ария Дивы Плавалгуны" | — | | — |
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| 11 | Elisey Nikandrov | 12 | Ulyanovsk | "Mamma" | — | — | — |
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| 12 | Rushana Valieva | 14 | Tolbazy, Republic of Bashkortostan | "А знаешь, всё ещё будет!.." | — | — | — |
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| 13 | Anastasia Titova | 13 | Saint Petersburg | "Moon River" | | | |
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| Episode 4 |
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| 1 | Mariya Sverdyukova | 8 | Vladimir | "Jamaica" | — | — | |
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| 2 | Yan Gorshenin | 14 | Samara | "Симона" | — | — | — |
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| 3 | Elizaveta Puris | 9 | Moscow | "Mamma Knows Best" | | | |
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| 4 | Daniil Kuznetsov | 13 | Ekaterinburg | "Sway" | | — | — |
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| 5 | Anna Zabolotnikova | 10 | Sinyavino | "В горнице" | — | — | — |
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| 6 | Milana & Violetta Volskie | 10/14 | Saint Petersburg | "Mamma" | | | — |
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| 7 | Darya Lebedeva | 10 | Arzamas | "Птица" | — | | — |
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| 8 | Evgeniy Shkunov | 14 | Moscow | "Home" | | — | — |
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| 9 | Tatyana Gevorgyan | 11 | Krasnodar | "Нежность" | | | — |
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| 10 | Anna Muzafarova | 11 | Chelyabinsk | "Reflection" | — | — | — |
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| 11 | Yana Barinova | 12 | Lepel, Belarus  | "Зурбаган" | — | — | — |
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| 12 | Sofya Fisenko | 11 | Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast | "Once Upon a December" | — | — | |
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| 13 | Irakliy Intskirveli | 12 | Korolyov, Moscow Oblast | "It's a Man's World" | | | |
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| Episode 5 |
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| 1 | Ragda Khanieva | 12 | Moscow | "And I'm Telling You" | | | |
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| 2 | Kseniya Chudakova | 11 | Orenburg | "А знаешь, всё ещё будет!.." | — | — | |
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| 3 | Anton Savkin | 14 | Lipetsk | "Скажите, девушки" | — | — | — |
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| 4 | Kristina Kukasyan | 13 | Maykop | "Think" | | — | |
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| 5 | Vilena Khikmatullina | 8 | Kazan | "Нарисовать мечту" | — | — | — |
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| 6 | Ivaylo Filippov | 14 | Moscow | "It's a Man's World" | | | |
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| 7 | Madina Mukhamedshina | 12 | Kazan | "Call Me Maybe" | — | — | — |
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| 8 | Alisa Kozhikina | 10 | Uspenka, Kursk Oblast | "Sunny" | — | | |
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| 9 | Egor Martynenko | 12 | Saint Petersburg | "Пароход" | — | — | — |
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| 10 | Viktoria Volkova | 13 | Vologda | "Smile" | | — | |
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| 11 | Anna Zaets | 12 | Moscow | "Non, je ne regrette rien" | | — |
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| 12 | Rodion Trusov | 11 | Omsk | "Santa Lucia" | | |
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| 13 | Ekaterina Kosolapova | 10 | Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast | "Mamma Knows Best" | | | |
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The Battles
The Battles round started with the first half of episode 6 and ended with the first half of episode 8 (broadcast on April 4, 11, 18, 2014). Contestants who win their battle will advance to the Playoff rounds.
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| | Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Sing-offs |
| | Artist was eliminated |
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| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Losers |
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Episode 6
| Dima Bilan | 1 | Viktoria Volkova | "Ту-лу-ла" | Nika Terentyeva | Tatyana Gevorgyan |
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| 2 | Susanna Mkhitaryan | "Dance with Somebody" | Mariya Yushina | Mishel Petrovich |
| 3 | Kristian Kostov | "Эта музыка" | Evgeniy Shkunov | Ilya Bortkov |
| 4 | Aygul Valiulina | "Wannabe" | Polina Bogusevich | Kristina Kukasyan |
| 5 | Lev Akselrod | "Я буду помнить" | Alen Ershov | Danil Kuznetsov |
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Episode 7
| Pelageya | 1 | David Sanikidze | "Тополя" | Roman Mishukov | Rodion Trusov |
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| 2 | Elizaveta Puris | "Skyfall" | Anna Zaets | Milana & Violetta Voolskie |
| 3 | Anastasia Titova | "Ave Maria" | Viktoria Ogannisyan | Vladlena Kotova |
| 4 | Arina Petrova | "Ночка луговая" | Darya Lebedeva | Olga Sarakanidi |
| 5 | Ragda Khanieva | "Feeling Good" | Irakliy Intskirveli | Arina Danilova |
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Episode 8
| Maxim Fadeev | 1 | Anna Egorova | "Потанцуем, Джек" | Shukhrat Turdykhodzhaev | Darina Ivanova |
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| 2 | Alisa Kozhikina | "Боль" | Mariya Sverdyukova | Viktoria Solomakhina |
| 3 | Ivaylo Filipov | "I Wish" | Irina Morozova | Sofya Golubeva |
| 4 | Margarita Volkova | "Высоко" | Grant Melikyan | Ekaterina Kosolapova |
| 5 | Diana Khitarova | "Wrecking Ball" | Kseniya Chudakova | Sofya Fisenko | |
The Sing-offs
The Sing-offs round started with the second half of episode 6 and ended with the second half of episode 8 (broadcast on April 4, 11, 18, 2014). Contestants who was saved by their coaches will advance to the Final.
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| | Artist was saved by his/her coach and advanced to the Final |
| | Artist was eliminated |
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Live shows
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| | Artist was saved by the Public's votes and advanced to the Super Final |
| | Artist was eliminated | |
Week 1: Final (April 25)
Reception
Ratings
| Episode | Original airdate | Production | Time slot (UTC+3) | Audience |
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| Rating | Share |
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| 1 | "The Blind Auditions Premiere" | | 101 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 8.6 | 24.8 |
| 2 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 2" | | 102 | Saturday 9:30 p.m. | 7.7 | 22.5 |
| 3 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 3" | | 103 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 8.6 | 27.0 |
| 4 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 4" | | 104 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 9.0 | 29.1 |
| 5 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 5" | | 105 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 9.5 | 29.5 |
| 6 | "The Battles and the Sing-offs Premiere" | | 106 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 8.6 | 25.2 |
| 7 | "The Battles and the Sing-offs, Part 2" | | 107 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 9.0 | 28.5 |
| 8 | "The Battles and the Sing-offs, Part 3" | | 108 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 8.9 | 28.1 |
| 9 | "Live Season Final" | | 109 | Friday 9:30 p.m. | 8.9 | 27.7 |
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References
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