Zaz and Patricia Kaas as new coaches, a new, more “immersive” set, more “lyrical” voices: reality TV The Voicebroadcast on TF1, is seeking renewal for its thirteenth season.
“This year, The Voice is making its revolution,” praised Rémi Faure, director of streaming programs for the TF1 group during a press conference on Wednesday.
Already approached several times in the past, Patricia Kaas admitted that she “had apprehensions”: “Are they (the candidates, editor’s note) going to recognize me, are they going to come At my house?” (to be part of his team, editor’s note).
Today, the singer, who will be 58 years old in December, says she feels “much better about (her) skin” and more confident in “this role of coach”.
Zaz, initially reluctant for fear of “being criticized, judged”, finally accepted with “joy”, emphasizing the “benevolence” of the team. “As soon as I am very afraid of something, I say to myself, there is a great gift,” she smiled.
The two other coaches will be Florent Pagny, history of the show which is returning this season, and Vianney. The broadcast dates, traditionally for the start of the year, have not yet been communicated.
Moreover, The Voice will benefit from “new mechanics”, according to Rémi Faure.
The buttons that allow coaches to block each other to keep a candidate are still present, but a “second chance” functionality has been adopted, which will allow four applicants to take a new blind audition to hope to be selected.
Following the auditions, the candidates will face a new stage, musical tables where they will compete in groups, in threes or fours. From 16 talents, the teams will increase to 6.
Next will come the battles on an episode, the semi-final and the live final.
A new “more immersive” stage, like an “arena” will be released to accommodate more audiences.
However, the show wants to “get back to basics”, according to Rémi Faure. Less space is given to public voting, which will no longer take place before the semi-final, to promote the coaches’ choices.
Some 65,000 people, aged 16 to 65, applied to be admitted to the “largest open stage in France”. A “high-level cast” with “a diversity rarely seen”, underlines Pascal Guix, artistic director.
More space was given to “more lyrical” voices, notes Florent Pagny.
