The Voice of the Philippines (season 1)
| Broadcast from | June 15 – September 29, 2013 |
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| Coaches | |
| Host(s) | Toni Gonzaga |
| Co-host(s) | |
| Broadcaster |
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| Finals venue | Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Newport City, Pasay City |
| Mitoy Yonting | |
| Origin | Pangasinan |
| Song | "Help!" |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Pop, Ballad |
| Klarisse de Guzman | |
The first season of The Voice of the Philippines was a Philippine reality singing competition. It was part of the The Voice franchise and was based from a similar competition format in the Netherlands called The Voice of Holland. The show was hosted by Toni Gonzaga with Robi Domingo, and Alex Gonzaga serving as the V-Reporters or as the social media correspondents.Bamboo Mañalac, Sarah Geronimo, Lea Salonga, and apl.de.ap serves as the four coaches and the judging panel of the show.
The show had a primer called Mic Test: The Voice of the Philippines Primer and was aired on June 9, 2013. The first season premiered on June 15, 2013 on ABS-CBN. It aired every Saturdays at 9:00 p.m. (PST), and Sundays at 8:15 p.m. (PST). It was also aired internationally via The Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN's international channel.
On September 29, 2013, Mitoy Yonting of Team Lea won the competition winning the grand prize of two million pesos along with an Asian tour, a brand new car, an entertainment package, and four year recording contract. Klarisse de Guzman of Team Sarah was proclaimed as the runner-up.
ABS-CBN acquired the rights of the franchise back in 2011 after the success of its US counterpart. The Philippines was then listed as one of the countries who bought the rights for the franchise as posted in Talpa's website. The show was later confirmed by Laurenti Dyogi, a Filipino director who had notable success with reality shows like Pinoy Big Brother, Pinoy Dream Academy, and Junior MasterChef Pinoy Edition.
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