The Voice Kids (Maltese TV series) season 2
| The Voice Kids | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Hosted by | Maxine Pace |
| Coaches | |
| No. of contestants | 20 artists |
| Winner | Eliza Borg |
| Winning coach | Destiny Chukunyere |
| Runners-up |
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| Release | |
| Original network | TVM |
| Original release | September 29 – October 18, 2025 |
The second edition of The Voice Kids premiered from 29 September to 18 October 2025 on TVM,[1] for sixteen episodes with the hosting of Maxine Pace, replaced Sarah Bajada as the host. New in this edition, in addition to the entry of the new coach Sarah Bonnici, who replaced Owen Leuellen, while Gianluca Bezzina and Destiny Chukunyere returned.[2]
The winner of the show was the twelve-year-old Eliza Borg from Team Destiny, who was also selected to represent Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025.[3][4]
Coaches
The coaches of the second season of The Voice Kids were Gianluca Bezzina and Destiny Chukunyere, who returned for their second seasons. Alongside them Sarah Bonnici debuted.
Teams
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| Coaches | Top 20 Artists | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gianluca Bezzina | ||||
| Rachele Maria Nistica | Oliver Zammit Attard | Aidan Borg | ||
| Izaya Schembri | Khloe Chircop | Mia Mifsud | Natalia Xerri | |
| Destiny Chukunyere | ||||
| Eliza Borg | Marie Emeh Camilleri | Alaiya Cini | ||
| Chanel Abela Camilleri | Eleny Incorvaja Scerri | Kaylin Camilleri | ||
| Sarah Bonnici | ||||
| Carly Cachia Arpa | Mia Lanzon | Skye Gilson | ||
| Emma Bonnici | Esme Camilleri Gravina | Julia Sammut | Naielle Formosa Cumbo | |
| Note: Italicized names are artists stolen from another team during the battles (names struck through within former teams). | ||||
Blind auditions
The season begins with the Blind Auditions on September 29, 2025. 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.
- Key
| ✔ | 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 |
| Episode | Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and contestant's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gianluca | Destiny | Sarah | |||||||
| Episode 1 (September 29, 2025) |
1 | Carly Cachia Arpa | 12 | Mġarr | "Creep" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2 | Aidem Galea | 12 | Marsaxlokk | "You Are The Reason" | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Kathleen Marie Micallef | 14 | Mġarr | "Strange" | — | — | — | ||
| Episode 2 (September 30, 2025) | |||||||||
| 1 | Francesca Galea | 11 | Tarxien | "Tell Me Why" | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | Eleny Incorvaja Scerri | 13 | Birkirkara | "I Can't Let Go" | — | ✔ | — | ||
| 3 | Joy Xerri | 14 | Għasri | "Skyfall" | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Khloe Chircop | 14 | Għaxaq | "Shallow" | ✔ | — | — | ||
| Episode 3 (October 1, 2025) | |||||||||
| 1 | Aidan Borg | 11 | Kalkara | "Momma Song" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ||
| 2 | Kaylin Camilleri | 13 | Sliema | "The Code" | — | ✔ | — | ||
| 3 | Rachele Maria Nistica | 13 | Calabria, Italy | "My Way" | — | ✔ | — | ||
| 4 | Emma Bonnici | 14 | Żejtun | "I Love You" | — | — | ✔ | ||
| Episode 4 (October 2, 2025) | |||||||||
| 1 | Esme Camilleri Gravina | 13 | Żejtun | "Zombie" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| 2 | Keira Sciberras | 12 | Hamrun | "Stop!" | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Izaya Schembri | 14 | Birkirkara | "Photograph" | ✔ | — | — | ||
| 4 | Zeah Aquilina | 12 | Birgu | "Purple Rain" | — | — | — | ||
| Episode 5 (October 3, 2025) | |||||||||
| 1 | Lenah Muscat | 11 | Zurrieq | "Lost on You" | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | Ilona Mercieca | 11 | Xagħra | "Into The Unknown" | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Chanel Mifsud | 14 | Hamrun | "The Greatest" | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Eliza Borg | 12 | Naxxar | "Clown" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Episode 6 (October 6, 2025) | |||||||||
| 1 | Oliver Zammit Attard | 12 | St. Julian's | "Fought & Lost" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| 2 | Ella Bonanno Cesare | 12 | Mosta | "Paris (Ooh La La)" | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Elena Spagnol | 13 | Attard | "Snow Angel" | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Natalia Xerri | 13 | Żabbar | "Sweet Child O'Mine" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| Episode 7 (October 7, 2025) | |||||||||
| 1 | Julia Mallia | 12 | Birkirkara | "Tomorrow" | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | Julia Sammut | 13 | Qormi | "Drivers License" | — | — | ✔ | ||
| 3 | Elisa Polidano | 11 | Mġarr | "Never Enough" | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Marie Emeh Camilleri | 12 | Nadur | "Listen" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Episode 8 (October 8, 2025) | |||||||||
| 1 | Mia Lanzon | 14 | Msida | "You Don't Own Me" | ✔ | — | — | ||
| 2 | Naielle Formosa Cumbo | 12 | Valetta | "Wildflower" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 3 | Chanel Abela Camilleri | 11 | Birżebbuġa | "One Night Only" | — | ✔ | — | ||
| 4 | Skye Gilson | 10 | Paola | "What Was I Made For" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| Episode 9 (October 9, 2025) | |||||||||
| 1 | Mia Mifsud | 13 | Hamrun | "Deja Vu" | ✔ | — | — | ||
| 2 | Norah Anand | 11 | Santa Venera | "Stand Up" | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Ylenia Gugliotta | 12 | Tarxien | "Piece by Piece" | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Alaiya Cini | 12 | Marsaskala | "Mamma Knows Best" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Battles
The second stage of the show, the battles, aired from October 10, 2025 through October 14, 2025, comprising episodes 10 through 12. In this round, the coaches pitted three/four 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, three artists remained on each team; two were the battle winners, while the other one was stolen from another coach. In total, 9 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 |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Losers | Steal result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gianluca | Destiny | Sarah | ||||||
| Episode 10 (October 10, 2025) |
Gianluca | 1 | Oliver Zammit Attard | "Someone You Loved" | Khloe Chircop | N/A | — | — |
| Mia Lanzon | — | ✔ | ||||||
| 2 | Aidan Borg | "Blank Space" | Izaya Schembri | — | Team full | |||
| Mia Mifsud | — | |||||||
| Natalia Xerri | — | |||||||
| Episode 11 (October 13, 2025) |
Destiny | 1 | Marie Emeh Camilleri | "Unwritten" | Eleny Incorvaja Scerri | — | N/A | Team full |
| Kaylin Camilleri | — | |||||||
| 2 | Eliza Borg | "Hero" | Chanel Abela Camilleri | — | ||||
| Rachele Maria Nistica | ✔ | |||||||
| Episode 12 (October 14, 2025) |
Sarah | 1 | Carly Cachia Arpa | "Flowers" | Emma Bonnici | Team full | — | Team full |
| Esme Camilleri Gravina | — | |||||||
| Julia Sammut | — | |||||||
| 2 | Skye Gilson | "Flashlight" | Alaiya Cini | ✔ | ||||
| Naielle Formosa Cumbo | — | |||||||
Sing-offs
The third stage of the show, the sing-offs, aired from October 15, 2025 through October 17, 2025, comprising episodes 13 through 15. In this round, the coaches assign a song to every artist fo their team and then select one of them to advance to the Live Finals.
| Artist was chosen by their coach and advanced to the Live Finals | |
| Artist was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 13 (October 15, 2025) |
Gianluca | 1 | Aidan Borg | "Beautiful Things" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Rachele Maria Nistica | "Run" | Advanced | ||
| 3 | Oliver Zammit Attard | "When We Were Young" | Advanced | ||
| Episode 14 (October 16, 2025) |
Destiny | 1 | Marie Emeh Camilleri | "If I Were a Boy" | Advanced |
| 2 | Alaiya Cini | "River" | Eliminated | ||
| 3 | Eliza Borg | "Reflection" | Advanced | ||
| Episode 15 (October 17, 2025) |
Sarah | 1 | Skye Gilson | "Intrusive Thoughts" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Carly Cachia Arpa | "The House of the Rising Sun" | Advanced | ||
| 3 | Mia Lanzon | "Feeling Good" | Advanced | ||
Live Finals
The final, aired on October 18, 2025, consisted of two rounds. The final two artists on every team, or top six, battled to become the winner of the second season of The Voice Kids.
First round
| Artist was chosen by their coach and advanced to Round 2 | |
| Artist was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 16 (October 18, 2025) |
Destiny Chukunyere | 1 | Eliza Borg | "Clown" | Advanced |
| Sarah Bonnici | 2 | Mia Lanzon | "You Don't Own Me" | Eliminated | |
| Gianluca Bezzina | 3 | Rachele Maria Nistica | "My Way" | Advanced | |
| Destiny Chukunyere | 4 | Marie Emeh Camilleri | "Listen" | Eliminated | |
| Sarah Bonnici | 5 | Carly Cachia Arpa | "Creep" | Advanced | |
| Gianluca Bezzina | 6 | Oliver Zammit Attard | "Fought & Lost" | Eliminated |
Second round
| Winner | |
| Finalists |
| Episode | Coach | Artist | Order | Song (Duet with the coach) | Order | Song (Original song)[a] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 16 (October 18, 2025) |
Gianluca Bezzina | Rachele Maria Nistica | 1 | "A Million Dreams" | 5 | N/A | Finalists |
| Sarah Bonnici | Carly Cachia Arpa | 2 | "Slipping Through My Fingers" | 4 | |||
| Destiny Chukunyere | Eliza Borg | 3 | "When You Believe" | 6 | "I Believe" | Winner |
Notes
References
- ^ Geral, Por ESC Portugal. "Malta: 'The Voice Kids Malta' arranca a 29 de setembro". Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ^ Geral, Por ESC Portugal. "Malta: Destiny e Gianluca Bezzina confirmados como treinadores no 'The Voice Kids Malta'". Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ^ Farren, Neil (2025-06-23). "🇲🇹 Malta: The Voice Kids Malta to Select Junior Eurovision 2025 Representative". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
- ^ Farren, Neil (2025-10-18). "🇲🇹 Malta: Eliza Borg to Junior Eurovision 2025". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ Conte, Davide (2025-11-11). "🇲🇹 Malta: Eliza Borg Releases "I Believe"". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2025-11-11.