The sixth season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice Kids premiered on February 15, 2019 on Channel One. Dmitry Nagiev returned as the show's presenter. Aglaya Shilovskaya replaced Agata Muceniece as a co-presenter. Pelageya and Valery Meladze returned as coach, Svetlana Loboda (LOBODA) replaced Basta.
The end result of the final on April 26 was so decisive, that fans started questioning the results. Channel One TV tasked the cyber-security firm Group-IB to look for manipulations in the votes. A preliminary result confirmed vote manipulation. Channel One TV annulled the results of the final on May 16 and announced a new final show for May 24.
For the first time, the audience chose the Best Coach of the season. Pelageya won with a result of 56%.
Coaches and presenters
Pelageya and Valery Meladze are joined by LOBODA, who replaced Basta, thus making it the first season to have two female coaches. Dmitry Nagiev is joined by Aglaya Shilovskaya, who replaced Agata Muceniece.
Teams Colour key
Coaches Top 45 artists Pelageya Valeriy Kuzakov Renata Tairova Mariam Abdelkader Anastasiya Roginskaya Alika Karpenko Dmitriy Yadykin Artyom Kukin Anna Glotova Sofiya Tikhomirova Darya Filimonova Evgeniya Divenko Anna Avazneli Alexandra Kharazyan Artyom Braylov Dobrynya Kirienko Valery Meladze Erzhan Maxim Mikhail Grigoryan Anastasiya Sisauri Mitya Pukhovskiy Mariia Fedulova Islam Balkoev Zhan Makim Elizaveta Shamieva Yana Khvan Viktoriya Nikolaeva Ivan Starikov Andrey Kalashov Elizaveta Khupeniya Lev Mullo Yana Ten LOBODA Mikella Abramova Nino Chesner Robert Bagratyan Ekaterina Gavrilyuk Anastasiya Ivanova Mariya Tyuryutikova Elen Badalyan Ivan Sokhnev Arina Pekhtereva Arina & Sofya Beryoziny Mariam Dzhalagoniya Sofya Filippova Sergey Filin Egor Chichin Yuliya Karlina
Blind auditions A new feature this season is The Best coach of the season (also in each episode). Colour key Coach pressed his/her "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to this coach's team Artist elected to join this coach's team Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button
The coaches performed "Venus" at the start of the show.
Episode Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Pelageya Meladze LOBODAEpisode 1 1 Ekaterina Gavrilyuk 9 Vladivostok "До свиданья, мама!" — 2 Elizaveta Shamieva 14 Sochi, Krasnodar Krai "Careless Whisper" — 3 Lev Mullo 7 Saint Petersburg "Первым делом — самолёты" 4 Kristian Azarov 13 Moscow "Осколки лета" — — — 5 Nino Chesner 8 Moscow "Hymne à l'amour" 6 Ivan Kirichenko 9 Sochi, Krasnodar Krai "Герои спорта" — — — 7 Evgeniya Divenko 10 Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast "Contigo en la Distancia" — — 8 Veronika Litovchenko 10 Moscow "Aïcha" — — — 9 Ivan Starikov 12 Chernushka, Perm Krai "Океанами стали" — — 10 Artyom Kukin 13 Krasnoyarsk "New York State of Mind" — — 11 Arina Pekhtereva 10 Mogilev, Belarus "It Don't Mean a Thing" — — Episode 2 1 Mitya Pukhovskiy 7 Mogilev, Belarus "Вдоль по Питерской" — 2 Ekaterina Budey 14 Edineț, Moldova "Lost on You" — — — 3 Anastasiya Bolshakova 4 Moscow "Волшебник-недоучка" — — — 4 Islam Balkoev 13 Tyumen "Hallelujah I Love Her So" — — 5 Anastasiya Roginskaya 6 Aprelevka, Moscow Oblast "Старый рояль" 6 Khasan Rakhimov 14 Riga, Latvia "Mamma" — — — 7 Mariya Tyuryutikova 12 Ryazan "Плакала" — — 8 Sergey Filin 10 Moscow "Great Balls of Fire" — — 9 Renata Tairova 12 Astrakhan "Canção do mar" — 10 Egor Meshcheryakov 13 Voronezh "Орлы или вороны" — — — 11 Elen Badalyan 11 Moscow "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" — Episode 3 1 Anna Glotova 12 Ekaterinburg "Let It Be" — 2 Ivan Sokhnev 8 Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast "Солдат" — — 3 Yana Ten 10 Novosibirsk "Symphony" — — 4 Timur Aliev 7 Almetyevsk, Tatarstan "Му-му" — — — 5 Arina & Sofya Beryoziny 12 Krasnoyarsk "Tell Him" — 6 Viktoriya Nikolaeva 9 Ob, Novosibirsk oblast "Перемирие" — — 7 Erzhan Maxim 11 Oral, Kazakhstan "Ama credi e vai" 8 Ekaterina Kruzhkova 7 Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow Oblast "Нас учили быть птицами" — — — 9 Egor Chichin 12 Moscow "Белый снег" — 10 Anna Zhebrovskaia 11 Lesnoy, Moscow Oblast "Звезда" — — — 11 Mariya Fedulova 11 Moscow "Don't Stop Me Now" — —Episode 4 1 Vasilisa Savkina 9 Moscow "Маэстро" — — — 2 Andrey Kalashov 9 Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast "Thinking Out Loud" 3 Valeria Nesenyuk 5 Kursk "Пони" — — — 4 Alexandra Kharazyan 10 Moscow "Padam, padam..." — — 5 Roman Khikhinashvili 11 Moscow "Writing's on the Wall" — — — 6 Darya Filimonova 8 Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast "Мама" — 7 Ruslan Zakirov 9 Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan "Влюблённый солдат" — — — 8 Anastasiya Ivanova 9 Saint Petersburg "Stone Cold" 9 Dobrynya Kirienko 7 Barnaul "Будет светло" — — 10 Anna Avazneli 14 Moscow "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" — — 11 Alika Karpenko 8 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky "Я падаю в небо" — —Episode 5 1 Robert Bagratyan 13 Rostov-on-Don "The Show Must Go On" — 2 Sofiya Tikhomirova 7 Volgograd "А мне бы петь и танцевать" — — 3 Klimentiy Krivonosenko 8 Moscow "Ночной хулиган" — — — 4 Sofya Filippova 10 Moscow "This Is a Man's World" — 5 Mariam Abdelkader 11 Minsk, Belarus "Реченька" 6 Dmitriy Yadykin 10 Podolsk, Moscow Oblast "Беловежская пуща" — — 7 Mikella Abramova 10 Moscow "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" — 8 Roman Molotkov 12 Sychyovo, Moscow oblast "Песенка про сапожника" — — — 9 Anna Chernotalova 14 Samara "All I Ask" — — — 10 Zhan Makim 9 Almaty, Kazakhstan "Sir Duke" — — 11 Elizaveta Khupeniya 13 Kaluga "Once in the Street" — —Episode 6 1 Agata Barabash 9 Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai "Ленинградский рок-н-ролл" — — — 2 Mariam Dzhalagoniya 12 Moscow "Je t'aime" 3 Artyom Braylov 8 Saint Petersburg "Симона" — — 4 Emily Istrate 15 Chișinău, Moldova "Солнышко" — — — 5 Mikhail Grigoryan 10 Stepanakert, Azerbaijan "Versace on the Floor" — 6 Sofya Polozova 11 Novogorsk, Moscow Oblast "Faith" — — — 7 Valeriy Kuzakov 10 Yakutsk "Santa Lucia" — — 8 Anastasiya Sisauri 14 Ivanovo "All About That Bass" rowspan=4 9 Alexander Dimitrievich 9 Sochi, Krasnodar Krai "Мечтай" — — 10 Yana Khvan 7 Moscow "Voyage, voyage" — 11 Yulia Karlina 11 Yoshkar-Ola "What's Up?
The Battles The Battles start on March 29, 2019. Contestants who win their battle will advance to the Sing-off rounds. Colour key Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Sing-offs Artist was eliminated
Episode Coach Order Winner Song Losers Episode 7 Pelageya 1 Alika Karpenko "Беспризорник" Darya Filimonova Dobrynya Kirienko 2 Renata Tairova "Stayin' Alive" Artyom Kukin Anna Avazneli 3 Mariam Abdelkader "Lovin' You" Anna Glotova Alexandra Kharazyan 4 Anastasiya Roginskaya "Золотая рыбка" Sofiya Tikhomirova Artyom Braylov 5 Valeriy Kuzakov "Nessun dorma" Dmitriy Yadykin Evgeniya Divenko Episode 8 Valery Meladze 1 Mariya Fedulova "Между нами любовь" Viktoriya Nikolaeva Yana Ten 2 Erzhan Maksim "Синяя вечность" Islam Balkoev Ivan Starikov 3 Anastasiya Sisauri "Havana" Elizaveta Shamieva Elizaveta Khupeniya 4 Mitya Pukhovskiy "Мы к вам заехали на час" Yana Khvan Lev Mullo 5 Mikhail Grigoryan "Believer" Andrey Kalashov Zhan Makim Episode 9 LOBODA 1 Anastasiya Ivanova "Навсегда" Arina & Sofya Beryoziny Yuliya Karlina 2 Ekaterina Gavrilyuk "Кружит" Arina Pekhtereva Egor Chichin 3 Mikella Abramova "Take Me to Church" Mariya Tyuryutikova Mariam Dzhalagoniya 4 Nino Chesner "Женщина, которая поёт" / "Bohemian Rhapsody" Elen Badalyan Sofya Filippova 5 Robert Bagratyan "UpTown Funk" Ivan Sokhnev Sergey Filin
The Sing-offs The Sing-offs start on March 29. Contestants who was saved by their coaches will advance to the Final. Colour key Artist was saved by his/her coach and advanced to the Final Artist was eliminated but received the Comeback and advanced to the Live Extra round
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Result Episode 7 Pelageya 1 Alika Karpenko "Я падаю в небо" Advanced to the Live Extra round 2 Renata Tairova "Canção do mar" Advanced to the Live Extra round 3 Mariam Abdelkader "Реченька" Advanced to the Final 4 Anastasiya Roginskaya "Старый рояль" Advanced to the Live Extra round 5 Valeriy Kuzakov "Santa Lucia" Advanced to the Final Episode 8 Valery Meladze 1 Mariya Fedulova "Don't Stop Me Now" Advanced to the Live Extra round 2 Erzhan Maxim "Ama Credi E Vai" Advanced to the Final 3 Anastasiya Sisauri "All About That Bass" Advanced to the Live Extra round 4 Mitya Pukhovskiy "Вдоль по Питерской" Advanced to the Live Extra round 5 Mikhail Grigoryan "Versace on the Floor" Advanced to the Final Episode 9 LOBODA 1 Anastasiya Ivanova "Stone Cold" Advanced to the Live Extra round 2 Ekaterina Gavrilyuk "До свиданья, мама!" Advanced to the Live Extra round 3 Mikella Abramova "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Advanced to the Live Extra round 4 Nino Chesner "Hymne à l'amour" Advanced to the Final 5 Robert Bagratyan "The Show Must Go On" Advanced to the Final
Live shows Colour key Artist was saved by the Public's votes Artist was eliminated
Week 1: Live Extra round (April 19) Playoff results were voted on in real time. Nine artists sang live and six of them were eliminated by the end of the night. Three saved artists advanced to the Final.
Episode Coach Order Artist Song Public's vote Result Episode 10 Pelageya 1 Anastasiya Roginskaya "Испанское болеро" 29.6% Eliminated 2 Renata Tairova "Feeling Good" 47% Advanced 3 Alika Karpenko "Про эстраду" 23.4% Eliminated Valery Meladze 4 Mariya Fedulova "Иногда" 10.7% Eliminated 5 Mitya Pukhovskiy "L'Italiano" 41.2% Eliminated 6 Anastasiya Sisauri "Autumn Leaves" 48.1% Advanced LOBODA 7 Ekaterina Gavrilyuk "Жёлтые ботинки" / "Старый отель" 18.6% Eliminated 8 Anastasiya Ivanova "Rise Like a Phoenix" 37.6% Eliminated 9 Mikella Abramova "Герой не моего романа" 43.8% Advanced
Week 2: Final (April 26) Episode Coach Order Artist Song Public's vote Result Episode 11 Final Pelageya 1 Mariam Abdelkader "History Repeating" 14.1% Eliminated 2 Valeriy Kuzakov "Майская ночь" 49.7% Advanced 3 Renata Tairova "Hero" 36.2% Eliminated Valery Meladze 4 Anastasiya Sisauri "Старинные часы" 19.8% Eliminated 5 Mikhail Grigoryan "Вдвоём" 39.6% Eliminated 6 Erzhan Maxim "All by Myself" 40.6% Advanced LOBODA 7 Mikella Abramova "Love the Way You Lie" 61.8% Advanced 8 Nino Chesner "Вечная любовь" / "Padam, padam" 20.2% Eliminated 9 Robert Bagratyan "Still Loving You" / "The Final Countdown" 18% Eliminated Super Final Pelageya 1 Valeriy Kuzakov "Как молоды мы были" 15.6% Third place Valery Meladze 2 Erzhan Maxim "Adagio" 27.9% Runner-up LOBODA 3 Mikella Abramova "Ты здесь" 56.5% Winner
+Non-competition performances Order Performer Song 11.1 All finalists of season 6"A Million Voices" 11.2 Pelageya and her team (Valeriy Kuzakov, Renata Tairova, and Mariam Abdelkader) "Любо, братцы, любо" 11.3 Valery Meladze and his team (Erzhan Maxim, Mikhail Grigoryan, and Anastasiya Sisauri) "Сэра" 11.4 LOBODA and her team (Nino Chesner, Mikella Abramova, and Robert Bagratyan) "SuperSTAR" 11.5 Mikella Abramova (winner) "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" 11.6 All artists on season 6 "The Winner Takes It All"
Second Final Round results were voted on in real time. Top 3 artists sang live and Mikella Abramova won the competition. However, the results have been cancelled due to external manipulation of votes. There was no winner to this season because of the manipulation. BBC reports: "Clearly this is just a TV show. But to some it reflects a wider, unpleasant reality: using money and status to sway a vote. People have shrugged that off for years in politics. But the idea that dirty practices tainted a children's talent contest has angered them.”
While many fans stated that Mikella was a decent performer, the scale of her victory was distinctly fishy, especially with some believing her vocals to be shaky. Notably, her pop-star mum, Alsou, had called openly for support: she has more than two million Instagram followers. Additionally, reports of factory workers being paid to vote added to the sense of scandal.