Voxafrica, the Pan-African television station, will launch the first season of
The Voice in West and Central Africa.
The Voice is currently the world’s largest and most popular music show format. Produced and aired in over 180 countries, the show will run for 17 weeks and will give hopefuls across Africa the chance to audition and showcase their talents in French-speaking African countries.
Led by some of the most famous artists from the African music scene, The
Voice Afrique Francophone offers its winner the chance to record an album
with Universal – a global music industry giant.
The Voice is also set to launch in South Africa on M-Net (DStv channel
101) in 2016, with auditions taking place in Cape Town on 17 and 18 October, in
Durban on 25 and 26 October, and in Johannesburg on 31 October and 1 November
2015. The coaches for The Voice South Africa – which were recently
announced on regional radio stations – are songstress Lira, Afrikaans singer Bobby
van Jaarsveld, local rocker Karen Zoid, and The Parlotones frontman Khan.
