The Voice franchise
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The Voice franchise is an international reality television singing competition format, originating in the Netherlands, in which contestants are judged primarily through blind auditions by celebrity coaches.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Voice franchise canonical | 5 |
| The Voice | 4 |
| The Voice (franchise) | 2 |
| La Voz (Spain) | 1 |
| The Voice of China | 1 |
| The Voice of Italy | 1 |
| The Voice of Vietnam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1235652 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Voice franchise Context triple: [The Voice (U.S. version), partOfFranchise, The Voice franchise]
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A.
The Voice
The Voice is the nickname given to Whitney Houston in recognition of her extraordinary vocal talent, power, and technical mastery.
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B.
The Voice (U.S. version)
The Voice (U.S. version) is an American reality television singing competition where aspiring vocalists are mentored by celebrity coaches and compete through blind auditions, battles, and live performances.
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C.
The Voice Kids
The Voice Kids is a British television singing competition in which young contestants showcase their vocal talents before a panel of celebrity coaches.
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D.
The Voice Australia
The Voice Australia is a popular Australian reality television singing competition where aspiring vocalists are mentored and judged by celebrity coaches.
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E.
The Voice UK
The Voice UK is a British television singing competition in which aspiring vocalists are mentored and judged by a panel of celebrity coaches.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Voice franchise Target entity description: The Voice franchise is an international reality television singing competition format, originating in the Netherlands, in which contestants are judged primarily through blind auditions by celebrity coaches.
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A.
The Voice
The Voice is the nickname given to Whitney Houston in recognition of her extraordinary vocal talent, power, and technical mastery.
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B.
The Voice (U.S. version)
The Voice (U.S. version) is an American reality television singing competition where aspiring vocalists are mentored by celebrity coaches and compete through blind auditions, battles, and live performances.
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C.
The Voice Kids
The Voice Kids is a British television singing competition in which young contestants showcase their vocal talents before a panel of celebrity coaches.
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D.
The Voice Australia
The Voice Australia is a popular Australian reality television singing competition where aspiring vocalists are mentored and judged by celebrity coaches.
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E.
The Voice UK
The Voice UK is a British television singing competition in which aspiring vocalists are mentored and judged by a panel of celebrity coaches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
reality television series format
ⓘ
singing competition format ⓘ television franchise ⓘ |
| aim |
discover singing talent
ⓘ
emphasize vocal ability over appearance ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Voice of Holland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator |
John de Mol
ⓘ
Roel van Velzen ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Talpa Media
ⓘ
surface form:
Talpa Content
Talpa Media ⓘ |
| distributor |
ITV
ⓘ
surface form:
ITV Studios
|
| firstBroadcastYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| firstShowInFranchise | The Voice of Holland ⓘ |
| formatFeature |
battle rounds
ⓘ
blind audition chairs facing away from contestants ⓘ blind auditions ⓘ celebrity coaches ⓘ chair turn mechanism ⓘ coaches’ teams ⓘ knockout rounds ⓘ live performance shows ⓘ mentoring by coaches ⓘ public voting ⓘ steal mechanism in battle rounds ⓘ |
| genre |
music competition
ⓘ
reality television ⓘ talent show ⓘ |
| hasNationalVersion |
The Voice franchise
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
La Voz (Spain)
The Voice (U.S. version) ⓘ
surface form:
The Voice (U.S.)
The Voice Australia ⓘ The Voice Brasil ⓘ The Voice France (The Voice: la plus belle voix) ⓘ The Voice UK ⓘ The Voice franchise self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Voice of China
The Voice of Germany ⓘ The Voice of Greece ⓘ The Voice of Holland ⓘ The Voice India (judge) ⓘ
surface form:
The Voice of India
The Voice of Indonesia ⓘ The Voice franchise self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Voice of Italy
The Voice of Russia (Golos) ⓘ The Voice franchise self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Voice of Vietnam
|
| hasSpinOff |
The Voice Kids
ⓘ
The Voice Kids ⓘ
surface form:
The Voice Kids (various national versions)
The Voice Senior ⓘ The Voice Senior ⓘ
surface form:
The Voice Senior (various national versions)
The Voice Teens ⓘ The Voice Teens ⓘ
surface form:
The Voice Teens (various national versions)
|
| inspiredOtherShows |
The Voice Kids
ⓘ
surface form:
The Voice Kids franchise
The Voice Senior ⓘ
surface form:
The Voice Senior franchise
|
| notableElement |
coaches compete against each other
ⓘ
winner typically receives recording contract ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| originalNetworkForFirstShow | RTL 4 ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Talpa Media ⓘ |
| startPeriod | 2010s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Voice franchise Description of subject: The Voice franchise is an international reality television singing competition format, originating in the Netherlands, in which contestants are judged primarily through blind auditions by celebrity coaches.
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The Voice
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La Voz (Spain)
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The Voice of China
this entity surface form:
The Voice of Italy
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The Voice of Vietnam
this entity surface form:
The Voice
this entity surface form:
The Voice
this entity surface form:
The Voice (franchise)