The third edition of the Maltese singing competition The Voice Kids is airing from September 7 to 19, 2026 on TVM. Shortly prior to the season airing, the panel was confirmed to be formed by Destiny Chukunyere, who returned for her third consecutive season, in addition to the entry of Aleandro Spiteri Monsigneur and Gaia Cauchi, who replaced exiting coaches Gianluca Bezzina and Sarah Bonnici. Additionally, Maxine Pace returned for her second consecutive season as host.
The winner of the show was the eleven-year-old Beppe Caruana from Team Gaia, who was also selected to represent Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
Production Following the European Broadcasting Union's confirmation that Malta would host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) announced that The Voice Kids would be used to select the national entry for the second year in the row.
Coaches It was confirmed shortly after that Destiny Chukunyere would return for her third season on the show. Gianluca Bezzina and Sarah Bonnici, on the other hand, have both exited the panel this season and were replaced by coaches Aleandro Spiteri Monsigneur and Gaia Cauchi, the latter being the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
Teams
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CoachesTop 27 ArtistsAleandro Spiteri MonsigneurMaya GaleaAnnis Joy ButtigiegChiara Luisa MagrinEmma Farrugia Aidan BorgAmber CarabottEsme Camilleri GravinaKatryce GrixtiNelly ZerafaRihanna CutajarDestiny ChukunyereZeah AquilinaAlaiya CiniNaya CataniaSkye Gilson Annis Joy ButtigiegAidem GaleaElena SpagnolElla TonnaMatthias CutajarRoan PirottaGaia Cauchi Beppe CaruanaNina Grima WoodAidan BorgZelenio ZarbNaya CataniaJulia SammutKaylin CamilleriKristina PaceLeah GauciMia Castagna
Blind auditions The season begins with the Blind Auditions on September 7, 2026. During this stage, artists perform while the coaches' chairs are turned away from the stage. If a coach is interested, they press their button to turn around. When only one coach turns, the artist automatically joins their team; if multiple coaches turn, the artist gets to choose.
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✔ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to this coach's team Artist picked a coach's team Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their "I WANT YOU" button
+ Blind auditions results Episode Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and contestant's choices Aleandro Destiny Gaia Episode 11Nina Grima Wood12Lija"The Visitor"✔✔ ✔2Slavin Col Schembri12Siġġiewi"Grenade"———3Skye Gilson11Paola"Mamma Knows Best"✔ ✔✔4Emma Farrugia14Żurrieq"Secret Love Song, Part II" ✔✔✔5Martina Micallef10Pembroke"No One"———6Roan Pirotta13Iklin"New Day Will Rise"— ✔—7Leona Debono10Cospicua"I See Red"———8 Beppe Caruana11Żabbar"Space Man"—— ✔ Episode 21Maya Galea12Rabat"Material Lover" ✔—✔2Elena Spagnol14Attard"The Cure"— ✔—3Julia Sammut14Fgura"The One That Got Away"—✔ ✔4Eleny Incorvaja Scerri14Birkirkara"A Moment Like This"———5Aidem Galea13Marsaxlokk"All I Want"— ✔—6Leah Gauci14Gudja"Listen"—— ✔7Zelenio Zarb12Birkirkara"Skinny Love"✔✔ ✔8Faye Sultana Loporto13Swieqi"Falling"———9Annis Joy Buttigieg14Mosta"Brave"✔ ✔— Episode 31Naya Catania9Birkirkara"Rolling in the Deep"✔— ✔2Katryce Grixti13Żurrieq"Dream Police" ✔✔✔3Aidan Borg12Kalkara"Survive" ✔✔✔4Illona Mercieca12Xgħajra"Wildflower"———5Matthias Cutajar12Msida"Fever Dream"— ✔✔6Kaylin Camilleri14Sliema"Lovin' You"—— ✔7Amy Calleja14Fgura"Tightrope"———8Nelly Zerafa11Qormi"Die on This Hill" ✔——9Amber Carabott14Żurrieq"Hopelessly Devoted to You" ✔—— Episode 41Chiara Luisa Magrin13Swatar"S.O.S" ✔✔✔2Zeah Aquilina13Tarxien"All I Ask"✔ ✔✔3Laura Bugeja14Marsaskala"I'm with You"———4Alaiya Cini13Marsaskala"Cuz I Love You"✔ ✔✔5Rihanna Cutajar11Gudja"Clown" ✔——6Zaya Darmanin13Birkirkara"Sign of the Times"———7Ella Tonna11Marsaskala"Somebody to Love"— ✔—8Kristina Pace14Qrendi"Strange Birds"—— ✔9Esme Camilleri Gravina14Żejtun"What's Up?" ✔——10Mia Castagna13San Ġwann"Come to Your Senses"—— ✔
Battles The second stage of the show, the battles, aired from September 12, 2026 through September 15, 2026, comprising episodes 5 through 7. In this round, the coaches pitted three of their artists in a singing match and then select one of them to advance to the next round.
Losing artists may be "stolen" by another coach, becoming new members of their team. Each coach has one steal. At the end of this round, four artists remained on each team; three were the battle winners, while the other one was stolen from another coach. In total, 12 artists advanced to the Sing-Offs. Key Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Sing-offs Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Sing-offs Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated + Battles results Episode Coach Order Winner Song Losers Steal result Aleandro Destiny Gaia Episode 5 Destiny 1Skye Gilson"A Million Dreams"Aidem Galea— rowspan=6 —Roan Pirotta—— 2Zeah Aquilina"Man in the Mirror"Annis Joy Buttigieg✔—Elena Spagnol rowspan="3" — 3Alaiya Cini"Walking on Sunshine"Matthias Cutajar—Ella Tonna— Episode 6 Aleandro 1Maya Galea"Man I Need"Amber Carabott rowspan=6 ——Katryce Grixti—— 2Emma Farrugia"I Want You Back"Aidan Borg—✔Nelly Zerafa— rowspan=3 3Chiara Luisa Magrin"Die with a Smile"Rihanna Cutajar—Esme Camilleri Gravina— Episode 7 Gaia 1Nina Grima Wood"Wrecking Ball"Kristina Pace rowspan=6 —rowspan=6 Leah Gauci— 2Zelenio Zarb"True Colors"Kaylin Camilleri—Mia Castagna— 3 Beppe Caruana"Just Give Me a Reason" Julia Sammut —Naya Catania✔
Sing-offs The third stage of the show, the sing-offs, aired from September 16, 2026 through September 18, 2026, comprising episodes 8 through 10. In this round, the coaches assign a song to every artist of their team and then select two of them to advance to the Live Finals. Artist was chosen by their coach and advanced to the Live Finals Artist was eliminated +Sing-offs resultsEpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResultEpisode 8Destiny1Skye Gilson"Golden"Eliminated2Alaiya Cini"Anyone"Advanced3Zeah Aquilina"My Heart Will Go On"Advanced4Naya Catania"Proud Mary"EliminatedEpisode 9Aleandro1Maya Galea"Creep"Advanced2Emma Farrugia"Heart of Glass"Eliminated3Chiara Luisa Magrin"Wasted Love"Eliminated4Annis Joy Buttigieg"Bust Your Windows"AdvancedEpisode 10Gaia1Beppe Caruana"You Are the Reason"Advanced2Zelenio Zarb"Risk It All"Eliminated3Aidan Borg"When I Was Your Man"Eliminated4Nina Grima Wood"Oscar Winning Tears"Advanced
Live Finals The final, which aired on September 19, 2026, consisted of two rounds. In the first round, the 6 finalists (2 per team) perform the song they sang during the Blind Auditions. In the second round, the three superfinalists selected by the coaches will perform a duet with their respective coaches.
Unlike in previous seasons, the winner of the third season of The Voice Kids was determined by a jury vote.
First round Artist was chosen by their coach and advanced to Round 2 Artist was eliminated
+ Live Finals results Episode Coach Order Artist Song ResultEpisode 11Gaia Cauchi1Beppe Caruana"Space Man"Advanced Destiny Chukunyere 2Alaiya Cini "Cuz I Love You" Eliminated Aleandro Spiteri Monsigneur 3 Annis Joy Buttigieg "Brave" Eliminated Gaia Cauchi4Nina Grima Wood "The Visitor" EliminatedDestiny Chukunyere5 Zeah Aquilina "All I Ask" AdvancedAleandro Spiteri Monsigneur 6 Maya Galea "Material Lover" Advanced
Second round Winner Finalists
Episode Coach Artist Order Song (Duet with the coach) Order Song ResultEpisode 11Aleandro Spiteri Monsigneur Maya Galea 1"Somewhere Only We Know" 4"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"FinalistGaia CauchiBeppe Caruana 2 "Mad World"5"Beautiful Things"WinnerDestiny ChukunyereZeah Aquilina3"The Climb"6"I Wanna Dance with Somebody"Finalist
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