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Ellie Kemp

The Voice Kids 2023 on ITV: time, judges and coaches and how the show works

The Voice Kids is back on ITV, with a new line-up of future popstars ready to sing their hearts out.

Four coaches will be taking to the famous red chairs in a bid to find the very best talent. Emma Willis returns as host, and there's no doubt she'll be seen comforting emotional parents backstage.

Young singers between the ages of seven and 14 will be battling their nerves in a bid to impress. Among those auditioning is 14-year-old Oscar Hartland, who played Neil the baby in Gavin and Stacey.

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This year's winner will be crowned The Voice Kids champion, bagging a seven night trip to Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.

Here is all you need to know ahead of the new series.

When is The Voice Kids on?

The Voice Kids starts on Saturday, July 1 at 7.30pm. It will be broadcast on ITV1 from 7pm.

The series will feature three episodes, which run for an hour and a half each. They are scheduled to air on consecutive Saturdays.

Who are this year's coaches?

Danny Jones, Pixie Lott, Ronan Keating and wil.i.am return as coaches (Lifted Entertainment/ITV)

Will.i.am, Pixie Lott, Danny Jones and Ronan Keating are back for season seven.

The Voice veteran and rapper Will.i.am has been a coach since the show began in 2012. Meanwhile singer Pixie will be hoping for another victory, after her mentee, 14-year-old Israella, won the show last year.

McFly's Danny, from Bolton, has been a coach since 2017, while Boyzone's Ronan joined the panel last year.

How does The Voice Kids work?

Blind auditions

The Voice Kids starts with the blind auditions. Contestants sing in front of the judges, who are set in the red chairs with their backs turned. If they like what they hear, coaches press a big white button and spin their chair around.

If more than one coach turns, the performer gets to chose whose team they join. If only one turns around, the singer automatically joins their team.

This year, there are four spots on each coach's team.

Battle round

The next stage is the battle round, where each team is split into pairs for a duet. After their performance, their coach must chose just one performer to put through to the next round.

Semi finals

The third round is the semi finals, where the teams are whittled down even more following another batch of performances.

Live finals

There's just one singer from each team left, all hoping to become The Voice Champion. They've battled against their teammates to get this far - now they must battle each other.

All the singers perform live before one is voted as the champion. As The Voice Kids only has three episodes, it might not follow the exact same structure described above.

The Voice Kids starts airs on ITV1 at 7.30pm Saturday July 1.

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