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created by John de Mol, based on the concept '' The Voice of Germany''. However, participation is only open for candidates more than 60 years old. It began airing on December 23, 2018 on Sat.1, but after the second season the producers and the tv channel cancelled the show, due to low ratings. There were four different stages to the show: producers' auditions, blind auditions, sing-offs, and finale. There have been two winners: Dan Lucas (64) and Monika Smets (68). The show was originally presented by current hosts of ''The Voice of Germany'', Lena Gercke and Thore Schölermann. The coaches were feature familiar faces from '' The Voice of Germany'' and ''

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'', including Mark Forster,

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, Yvonne Catterfeld, Sasha Schmitz and

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. The German version of ''The Voice Senior'' was the third version of ''The Voice Senior'' produced worldwide, after the original Dutch version and the Russian version.

Format

The show adopts the same format as ''The Voice of Germany'', but only four episodes are planned.

Blind auditions

Similar to multiple ''The Voice'' versions, in the Blind Audition, the contestant sings in front of the coaches and the live audience in the studio. Since the coaches' chairs turn their backs to the stage, they can only hear and cannot see the contestant. By pressing the red button in front of them, the chair turns towards the stage, thus the contestant is chosen to join the coach's team. If a contestant receives more than one chair turn, he/she will have the right to choose which team they want to join. The Blind Audition is taped at Studio Adlershof in

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Sing offs

In the second phase, the five contestants from each team perform a song. Only two of them are selected by their coach to advance to the final round.

Live finale

In the last phase, the live finale, the remaining two contestants in each team first compete against each other. The respective coach then makes the decision as to which artist moves into the top 4. Then the four remaining artists from each team sing a second song, and this time televoting determines who will be ''The Voice Senior'' winner.

Production

On December 17, 2017, Sat.1 announced they would produce a new singing competition for singers over the age of 60, entitled Talpa's ''The Voice Senior''. On June 29, 2018, the coaching panel for the first season was confirmed with Mark Forster,

, and Yvonne Catterfeld, all of whom have been coaches in the adult version, as well as Sasha Schmitz, who was previously a coach on ''The Voice Kids''. On May 22, 2019,

was announced to make the switch from '' The Voice of Germany'' to replace Forster for the second season. Hosts of ''The Voice of Germany'' Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke, announced that they would also host ''The Voice Senior''.

Coaches and presenters

Coaches

On June 29, 2018; the coaching panel for the first season was confirmed with Mark Forster,

, Yvonne Catterfeld, all of whom have been coaches in the adult version; and Sasha Schmitz, who was previously a coach on ''The Voice Kids''. On May 22, 2019, it was announced that

would not be returning as a coach on the ninth season of ''The Voice of Germany''. Instead, he will switch to coach on the second season of this show, replacing Forster. File:Voelkel Vollmer 2012-02-24.jpg,

(2018–2019) File:Dick-brave-deichbrand-2012 (cropped).JPG, Sasha Schmitz (2018–2019) File:Yvonne Catterfeld - 2018-03-23 Radio Regenbogen Award 2018 (cropped).jpg, Yvonne Catterfeld (2018–2019) File:1LIVE Krone 2016 - 1700 - Roter Teppich - Mark Forster-6166.jpg, Mark Forster (2018–2019) File:Michael Patrick Kelly - 2018-03-23 Radio Regenbogen Award 2018 (cropped).jpg,

(2019)

Presenters

Current hosts of ''The Voice of Germany'', Thore Schölermann and Lena Gercke, appointed as hosts for the show. File:Lena Gercke - 2018082200214 2018-03-23 Radio Regenbogen Award 2018 - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0838 - AK8I0569.jpg, Lena Gercke (2018–2019) File:2019-01-31-Thore Schölermann-DFP 2019-4658.jpg, Thore Schölermann (2018–2019)

Coaches and finalists

: Winner : Runner-up : Third place : Fourth place Winners are in bold, the finalists in the finale are in italicized font, and the eliminated artists are in small font.

Series overview

Season 1 (2018–19)

The first season of ''The Voice Senior'' in Germany premiered on December 23, 2018, and ended on January 4, 2019, with Mark Forster, Yvonne Catterfeld, Sasha Schmitz and

as coaches and Lena Gercke and Thore Schölermann as hosts. The winner of the first season was Dan Lucas from team Sasha.

Season 2 (2019)

The second season premiered on November 24, 2019, and ended on December 15, 2019, with returning coaches Catterfeld,

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, and BossHoss, along with new coach

. Gercke and Schölermann both returned as hosts. The winner of the second season was Monika Smets from team Sasha.

Reception

Ratings

References

External links

Official website

''The Voice Senior'' on fernsehserien.de
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