The Voice UK referred to as a "big, exciting and warm-hearted series"and a "new generation in its genre". The discomfort caused by the poor design of the chair, which weighs 19-stone, has drawn criticism from will.i.am, who claims that it makes him hunch his shoulders. There are five different stages: producers' auditions, Blind auditions, Battle phase, Knockout stage and live shows. "The Voice UK"s first stage is the producers' auditions, which are not shown on television. The first shown stage is the blind auditions, where they sing in front of the coaches. The coaches have their backs to the singer, and if they
The Voice of Finland January 2017. The winner of the sixth season was Saija Saarnisto from Redrama's team. The sixth season premiered on Nelonen on January 2017. The winner of the seventh season was Jerkka Virtanen from Redrama's team. "The Voice Kids" is originally a Dutch-based program intended for young people aged 8-14.. The program is a children's version of "The Voice of Finland". The competition proceeded as well as in The Voice of Finland, with the Blind audition, the Battles and live performances, the semi-finals and finally the finals. The coaches included "The Voice of Finland"'s coach Elastinen, PMMP's singer Mira Luoti and