Yo Soy Kids Explained

Creator:Endemol
Presenter:Cristian Rivero (2014; 2017)
Adolfo Aguilar (2017)
Alexandra Hörler (2014)
Judges:Maricarmen Marín (2014; 2017)
Katia Palma (2017)
Fernando Armas (2017)
María Pía Copello (2014)
Rodrigo González (2014)
Country:Peru
Language:Spanish
Num Seasons:8
Location:Lima, Perú
Runtime:120 minutes (with commercials)
Network:Latina

Yo Soy Kids is a singing and imitation contest for children produced by Endemol in Peru. It premiered on March 9, 2014 by Latina. It is hosted by Cristian Rivero and Alexandra Hörler, the jury is composed of former children's entertainer María Pía Copello, singer Maricarmen Marín and presenter Rodrigo González. The coaches are the singers Katy Jara, Leslie Shaw and Cristopher Gianotti.

On November 6, 2017, after 3 years, a new season of Yo Soy Kids was released,[1] which is more similar to the regular seasons of Yo Soy (Perú). It is conducted by Adolfo Aguilar and Cristian Rivero, while the jury is composed of Katia Palma, Maricarmen Marín and Fernando Armas.[2]

Format

The program has three judges in charge of selecting the contestants who are most similar to the artist they selected, both for their voice and for the physical resemblance. The jury is in charge of selecting the participants that will be classified to appear in the "galas", in which they will compete to reach the final.

Seasons

SeasonNumber of
contestant
Duration datesFinalists
First placeSecond placeThird place
113March 9 - June 8, 2014Lita Pezo
(Isabel Pantoja)
Richard Castillo
(Miguel Abuelo)
Pedro Crisanto
(Manuel Donayre)
214June 15 - October 13, 2014Erick Napa
(José Feliciano)
Dana, Lucile y Nicoll
(Pandora)
Nicole La Rosa
(Amy Winehouse)
317November 6 - December 15, 2017Julieta Ballón
(Mon Laferte)
Luis Ángel Sevilla (Manuel Donayre); Vincenzo Leonardi (Justin Bieber);
Christian Zarate (Héctor Lavoe)
412December 2 - January 13, 2020Paulina Villalobos
(Isabel Pantoja)
Fiorella Caballero (Laura Pausini); Jefferson Pérez (Alejandro Fernández)
518January 14 - March 6, 2020Dayron Aranguren
(Manuel Donayre)
Nadja Quintanilla (Christina Aguilera); Sharik Arévalo (Mon Laferte)
636May 17 - June 14, 2021Fiorella Caballero
(Laura Pausini)
Milagros Chota
(Amaia Montero)
Nadja Quintanilla
(Christina Aguilera)
780January 31 - March 18, 2022Luigui Cruz
(José José)
Danniel Reyes
(Héctor Lavoe)
Sharik Arévalo
(Mon Laferte)
823March 19 - April 23, 2022 Danniel Reyes y Alberto Mejía
(Héctor Lavoe)
Fiorella Caballero y Marian Díaz
(Laura Pausini)
Sharik Arévalo y Oriana Montero
(Mon Laferte)

Notes and References

  1. News: Desde hoy regresa reality 'Yo Soy Kids' LaRepublica.pe. LR. Redacción. November 6, 2017. 2017-12-16. es.
  2. News: 'Yo soy Kids' volverá el 6 de noviembre con Fernando Armas. PERU21. Redacción. October 23, 2017. Peru21. 2017-12-16. es-PE.