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The Voice Sri Lanka

The Voice Sri Lanka
GenreReality television, Singing competition
Based onThe Voice franchise by John de Mol Jr.
Directed bySamith Basnayake
Presented by
  • Dinithi Walgamage (Blind Auditions, S1)
  • Kingsley Rathnayake (The Battles, S1)
  • Sumiran Dhananjaya Gunasekara
Judges
ComposerAsela Bandara
Country of originSri Lanka
Original languageSinhala
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes200-300
Production
ProducerWaruna Karunarathna
Production locationsRatmalana, Sri Lanka - Stein Studios
Animators
  • Mahinda Nagahawatta
  • Lahiru Hashan
  • Chamath Gunasekara
EditorsLalith Wasantha, Pubudu Wanigasekara
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time1 hour and 30 minutes
Production companiesStein Studios
MTV/MBC
ITV Studios
Original release
NetworkSirasa TV
Release21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) –
present
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The Voice Sri Lanka is a singing competition reality television program from Sri Lanka, broadcast on Sirasa TV. It premiered on 21 November 2020, and has continued airing with yearly seasons ever since.[1] The series is based on the original Dutch singing competition, The Voice of Holland, created by media tycoon John de Mol Jr., and part of a larger international franchise.[2]

Contestants are selected by a panel of four judges (known as "coaches") who are facing away from the contestants, allowing them to judge the singers based solely on their voice. If the coach wants the performing contestant on their team, they press a button which turns their chair, revealing to them what the singer looks like. If more than one coach turns their chair, the contestant is allowed to choose which coach's team they would like to join.[3] Since its inception, the show has the same coaches panel: Bathiya and Santhush, Kasun Kalhara, Sashika Nisansala and Umaria Sinhawansa.[4] Season Two also had a Fifth Coach For Comeback Stage, Supun Perera, who formed a team of previously eliminated contestants.[5] The coaches guide their team through different stages of the competition. The show follows its predecessor, The Voice Teens, which garnered massive fame in the country,[6] spawning a larger series that also includes The Voice Kids.[7]

The show first premiered on 21 November 2020, with its most recent season, Season Two, concluding on 21 May 2023. The show has produced two winning contestants: Harith Wijeratne (Team Umaria),[8] and Rameesh Sashinka(Ramiya) (Team Supun).[9] The winner is determined by television viewers voting via SMS.

  1. ^ The Voice Sri Lanka (19 October 2020). "The Voice of Sri Lanka | This November On Sirasa TV". via YouTube. Retrieved on 9 October 2023.
  2. ^ The Voice Sri Lanka - About page. via YouTube. Retrieved on 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ White, Jessica (20 September 2023). "A Full Breakdown of How The Voice Works". NBC News. Retrieved on 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ The Voice Sri Lanka (14 November 2020). "The Voice Coaches Are Ready #TheVoiceSL". via YouTube. Retrieved on 8 October 2023.
  5. ^ The Voice Sri Lanka (1 March 2023). "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 ✌️ | introducing The 5th Coach". via YouTube. Retrieved on 8 October 2023.
  6. ^ (21 June 2020). "‘The Voice Teens Sri Lanka’: Game changer". The Sunday Times. Retrieved on 8 October 2023.
  7. ^ (19 September 2023). "Sirasa TV launches 'The Voice Kids', for the first time in Sri Lanka". News First. Retrieved on 8 October 2023.
  8. ^ The Voice Sri Lanka (11 December 2021). "The Judgment | Grand Finale | The Voice Sri Lanka". via YouTube. Retrieved on 8 October 2023.
  9. ^ Sathyajith, Sandro (21 May 2023). "'Ramiya' Crowned Champion at The Voice Sri Lanka 2023 Grand Finale". News First. Retrieved on 8 October 2023.

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