López, Luis Fonsi and Franco Simone. After the season finale, Franco Simone went on saying that the production went against him and his teammates to favour the other coaches. For the second season (2016) Simone was replaced by Ana Torroja. Telemundo — On 10 May 2018, Telemundo announced that they would premiere the Spanish-language version of NBC singing competition The Voice in 2019, called La Voz, with Luis Fonsi tapped as the first coach, followed by Alejandra Guzmán and Wisin in July. Carlos Vives got announced as the last and final coach in September. The show’s first season was hosted by Jorge Bernal, Jacqueline Bracamontes and Jessica Cediél. Mongol TV — On 21 January 2018, the Mongolian version of the show debuted on Mongol TV. Kantipur HD — On 25 August 2018, the Nepali version of the show aired on Kantipur HD, with Deep Shrestha, Sanup Poudel, Abhaya Subba and Pramod Kharel as coaches. Reception Television ratings In 2013, the show was one of the highest rated shows on Dutch television, with weekly ratings varying between 1.6 and 3.0 million viewers. Its first-season finale, which aired on 21 January 2011, was viewed by 3.75 million. The second season's first episode was viewed by almost 3.3 million. Controversies Sexual misconduct claims Allegations On 15 January 2022, broadcaster RTL announced that the then-ongoing twelfth season of The Voice of Holland would be put on hold indefinitely after the second episode. They had received concerning questions from program creator and journalist Tim Hofman about certain crew members regarding allegations of abuse of power and sexual misconduct. Soon after RTL’s announcement, band leader of The Voice of Holland, Jeroen Rietbergen (brother-in-law of creator and media tycoon John de Mol) issued a statement admitting to years of sexual misbehaviour. According to Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, he had promised contestants that he would make sure they’d advance to the next round in exchange for sexual activities. Producer Talpa Media, now ITV Studios, had known about his sexual misbehaviour years ago and reprimanded him, but allowed him to remain as bandleader of the show. Official reports and consequences Later that afternoon, Dutch police confirmed that a victim had filed an official report against Ali Bouali, professionally known as Ali B. The rapper had been a coach on The Voice for nine seasons. Ali B, however, denied all allegations on his Instagram account. Head sponsor T-Mobile, as well