Álvaro Soler returned as a coach after a one-season hiatus and was joined by Heiko & Roman Lochmann, Leony, and Michael Patrick Kelly. This season marks the second season on the Kids version to have all four coaches from the previous season replaced, following season 9.[1]Melissa Khalaj returned for her eighth season as host, but was a solo host this season following Thore Schölermann's departure from the show after thirteen seasons.
On 5 November, it was announced that Thore Schölermann would not be returning as the presenter of the show after thirteen seasons.[3]Melissa Khalaj returned for her eighth season.
The Blind Auditions began broadcasting 14 February 2026, being broadcast every Saturday on Sat.1 and available for streaming on JOYN. The mute button, introduced in the last season, did not return, however, the joker, introduced in the fifteenth season of the main series, was added to the show.
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Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button
Artist defaulted to this coach's team
Artist elected to join this coach's team
Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button
^1 Maja auditioned in the last season of the show, but did not receive a chair turn.
^2 Fabio auditioned in the last season of the show, but did not receive a chair turn.
Battles
This season reintroduces the Battle rounds, which were last present in season 12. The battles are new this year, being titled as "Battles in Concert", as the battles become full-fledged concerts with an audience surrounding the stage.[4]
The artists perform in groups of four as a band. They get to choose their own band name. After each performance, the coach selects one artist to advance, creating a total of 12 artists, 3 in each team, advancing directly to the final.
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Artist was chosen by their coach to advance to the Finals
The final will take place on April 3rd. The 12 finalists will sing live in the studio and viewers will decide who is crowned the winner of the season through a voting process.
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