Kathmandu, October 5
The eighth season of the singing reality show The Voice of Nepal will begin airing this Friday (October 9). At an event held in Kathmandu on Monday, the show announced its broadcast date, new sponsors and coach lineup.
The energy drink Red Bull has signed on as title sponsor for the new season. Chaudhary Group’s Soyam Noodles and the ride-sharing platform inDrive are the power-by sponsors.
Colgate toothpaste and Pulse chocolate have signed on as co-sponsors.
The associate sponsors are Asian Paints, Himstar, Let Me In, Goldstar and Ather electric bikes. Layer’r Shot, Marvel Pipe and Fittings, KTM Trip.com and Zerona Derma are also on board, with Khalti as voting partner. S Media and Marketing holds the show’s marketing rights.
At the event, Himalaya Television chairman Dharmaraj Bhusal said finalists will have original songs and music videos produced from this season. He said the long partnership with Red Bull as title sponsor reflects a long-term investment in music, and that it brings corporate investment into the effort to nurture new talent in the Nepali music industry.
Surendra Silwal, managing director of Saras Beverage, the Red Bull distributor in Nepal, said the company has partnered with a world-class platform like The Voice to promote Nepali music by producing new talent and original songs.
Two new coaches, two veterans
The event also announced two new coaches, Ekdev Limbu and Naren Limbu. Show director Laxman Paudel said the new coaches, popular among the younger generation, will bring new voices and new stories to this season.
Singers Pramod Kharel and Milan Newar have also signed as coaches for Season 8. Kharel has previously led his team to victory five times, and Newar has also lifted the winning coach’s trophy.
The season will have 32 episodes, airing every Friday and Saturday at 8 pm on Himalaya Television and The Voice of Nepal’s YouTube channel.
