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The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The sixth series began airing on 7 January 2017, with Emma Willis hosting the main show, and Cel Spellman presenting online spin-off show The V Room. It is the first series to air on ITV since its move from BBC One.[1] will.i.am returned for his sixth series as a coach, Sir Tom Jones also returned to the show after a series hiatus, replacing Paloma Faith, and Jennifer Hudson and Gavin Rossdale joined as new coaches on the show, replacing Boy George and Ricky Wilson. Mo Adeniran won the competition, marking Jennifer Hudson's first and only win as a coach. Additionally, JHud became the first new coach to win on her first attempt, as well as, the first female coach to win a series of the show.
On 13 November 2015, Ricky Wilson announced that the fifth series would be his last as a coach.[2] However, on 24 March 2016, it was revealed that he could make a return to the show.[3] On 3 July 2016, coach will.i.am, who had his doubts about returning for his sixth series, confirmed that he will return for the new series.[4] On 5 July 2016, Boy George announced his departure from the show after just one series.[5] Former coach, Sir Tom Jones hinted that he could possibly return to the programme after the show had moved to ITV.[6] On 17 July 2016, another former coach, Jessie J, ruled herself out of returning to The Voice UK for the sixth series, after speculation of her returning to the show.[7] Wilson later confirmed that he would not be involved with the show for series 6 later in the month.[8] On 28 September, the coaching line-up was confirmed as will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, Gavin Rossdale, with Jones also returning.[9] On her appointment, Hudson commented, "I couldn't be more excited to join the amazing panel of coaches on The Voice UK! The UK has always been so supportive of me since the beginning of my career so I’m really looking forward to sharing my point of view with the contestants and especially Team JHUD. Discovering new artists has always been important to me and the UK has no shortage of talent, so I can only imagine what this experience will be like for everyone involved. I can't wait to get going and start developing each individual’s own sound!"[10]
Emma Willis announced that she would return to present the show alone, without her co-host Marvin Humes' involvement.[11] On 8 August 2016, it was announced that a planned ITV2 unnamed spinoff show had been scrapped.[12] However, in October 2016, it was announced that Cel Spellman would be presenting an online spin-off show titled The V Room that would be available on-demand via ITV Hub and feature exclusive content across social media sites and the show's mobile app.[13]
Colour key:
| Coach | Top 40 artists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | ||||||
| Michelle John | Jason Jones | Tanya Lacey | Hayley Eccles | Clara Hurtado | Lia White | |
| Lawrence Hill | Shakira Lueshing | |||||
| Jennifer Hudson | ||||||
| Mo Adeniran | Jamie Miller | Jack Bruley | Tim Gallagher | David Jackson | Georgie Braggins | |
| Liza Baker | Kit Rice | Stacey Skeete | Israel Allen | |||
| Sir Tom Jones | ||||||
| Into The Ark | Craig Ward | Nadine McGhee | Capital B | Dannii Barnes | Victoria Kerley | |
| Linda Jennings | Septimus Prime | Ryhann Thomas | Lucy Kane | Charlie Drew | ||
| Gavin Rossdale | ||||||
| Max Vickers | Truly Ford | Sarah Morgan | Keziah Rodell | Diamond | Carter | |
| Ruth Lockwood | Hadleigh Ford | Millicent Weaver | Bosie | |||
There was a change to the blind auditions format for 2017; if all the coaches reject an auditionee they keep their back to the singer and will not say what they thought about their performance, as well as not being able to meet them.[14] The blind auditions began filming on 19 October 2016 at dock10, MediaCityUK in Salford.[14] [15]
Each coach has the length of the artist's performance to decide if they want that artist on their team. Should two or more coaches want the same artist, then the artist will choose their coach.
| Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button | ---> | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist defaulted to this coach's team | ||
| Artist elected to join this coach's team | ||
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button | ||
| Artist received a 4 chair turn. | ||
The series premiere aired from 8.00pm until 9.35pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | JHud | Tom | Gavin | |||||
| 1 | Jason Jones | 31 | "Pillowtalk" | |||||
| 2 | Jenny Jones | 18 | "Dangerous Woman" | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Into the Ark | 20–25 | "Burning Love" | — | ||||
| 4 | Diamond | 18 | "If I Ain't Got You" | — | ||||
| 5 | Rachel Rose | 27 | "Love Me Like You Do" | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Jamie Gray | 28 | "Never Ever" | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Truly Ford | 22 | "Dakota" | — | — | |||
| 8 | Max Vickers | 24 | "You Can Call Me Al" | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Mo Adeniran | 21 | "Iron Sky" | |||||
This episode aired from 8.00pm until 9.30pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Gavin | |||||
| 1 | Capital B | 20–21 | "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" | — | — | |||
| 2 | Chelsea Baldwin | 29 | "Vissi d'arte" | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Charlie Drew | 28 | "One Dance" | — | — | |||
| 4 | Georgie Braggins | 21 | "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" | — | — | |||
| 5 | Jamie Miller | 19 | "Let It Go" | — | — | |||
| 6 | Carter | 29 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | — | ||||
| 7 | Shannon Kitchen | 18 | "Roxanne" | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | Ben Fernihough | 40 | "Trouble" | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | Michelle John | 43 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | — | — | — | ||
This episode aired from 8.00pm until 9.30pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Gavin | |||||
| 1 | April Sullivan | 23 | "Don't Rain on My Parade" | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Millicent Weaver | 18 | "Where Is My Mind?" | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | David Jackson | 29 | "All I Want" | — | ||||
| 4 | Kevin Prone | 25 | "Cinema Paradiso Love" | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Craig Ward | 31 | "She's Always a Woman" | — | ||||
| 6 | Gino Eccles | 54 | "You Are So Beautiful" | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Hayley Eccles | 22 | "Upside Down" | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Jazmin Sawyers | 22 | "Here"/"Glory Box" | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Sarah Morgan | 16 | "Missed" | — | — | |||
This episode aired from 8.00pm until 9.30pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Gavin | |||||
| 1 | Jack Bruley | 20 | "Tennessee Whiskey" | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | Ryan James | 26 | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" / "Superstition" | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Hadleigh Ford | 38 | "This Year's Love" | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Liza Baker | 44 | "Alone" | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Jon Middleton | 19 | "You're Beautiful" | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Clara Hurtado | 20 | "Latch" | |||||
| 7 | Ryhann Thomas | 28 | "I Swear" | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Chantelle Jackson | 23 | "Don't Let Go (Love)" | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | Tanya Lacey | 31 | "All the Man That I Need" | — | — | |||
This episode aired from 8.00pm until 9.30pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Gavin | |||||
| 1 | Shakira Lueshing | 28 | "Freak of the Week" | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | Lawrence Hill | 25 | "Save Tonight" | ✔️ | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Tom Johnston | 22 | "Hometown Glory" | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Zara Okro | 18 | "Alive" | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Bosie | 21-21 | "Wicked Game" | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Scarlet Thomas-Perry | 22 | "Syrup & Honey" | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Dannii Barnes | 20 | "Tears" | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Lucy Kane | 20 | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | — | — | |||
| 9 | Miss Cherry Bomb | 40 | "Diamonds Are Forever" | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Israel Allen | 26 | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | — | — | |||
This episode aired from 8.00pm until 9.20pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Gavin | |||||
| 1 | Tom Seals | 23 | "Mess Around" | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Stacey Skeete | 27 | "Shackles (Praise You)" | — | — | |||
| 3 | Lia White | 17 | "FourFiveSeconds" | — | — | |||
| 4 | Ciara Harvie | 18 | "Nessun dorma" | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Sam O’Hara | 25 | "Don't Worry Baby" | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Keziah Rodell | 20 | "Work Song" | |||||
| 7 | Hannah Ormerod | 27 | "Wake Me Up" | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | Septimus Prime | 19 | "Love Yourself" | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Nadine McGhee | 18 | "Lay Me Down" | — | — | — | ||
This episode aired from 8.00pm until 9.20pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Gavin | ||||
| 1 | Paul Woodley | 31 | "Come Together" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Abi Phillips | 22 | "Girl Crush" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Kit Rice | 25 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | — | — | ||
| 4 | Kelly Irwin | 16 | "All I Could Do Was Cry" | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Tim Gallagher | 23 | "Crash" | ||||
| 6 | Gavin Ellis | 30 | "Tears in Heaven" | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Linda Jennings | 49 | "The Long and Winding Road" | ||||
| 8 | Victoria Kerley | 16 | "Treat You Better" | ||||
| 9 | Ruth Lockwood | 23 | "Toxic" | ||||
Filming for the battles began in December 2016 at MediaCityUK, following the taping of the blind auditions. Each coach has only one steal.[16] The first part of the battle rounds was broadcast on 25 February 2017 with part two airing on 26 February 2017.[17] The first part of the battle rounds was broadcast on 25 February 2017 with part two airing on 26 February 2017.[18] First episode aired from 8.30pm until 10.30pm,
| Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button | ---> | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts | ||
| Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advances to the Knockouts | ||
| Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | 'Steal' result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Gavin | ||||||
| Episode 1 | Jennifer Hudson | 1 | David Jackson | "It's Your World" | Israel Allen | — | — | — | |
| will.i.am | 2 | Clara Hurtado | "Bad Blood" | Sharika Lueshing | — | — | — | ||
| Gavin Rossdale | 3 | Keziah Rodell | "Why" | Bosie | — | — | — | ||
| Tom Jones | 4 | Dannii Barnes | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Charlie Drew | — | — | — | ||
| Gavin Rossdale | 5 | Max Vickers | "My Favourite Game" | Millicent Weaver | — | — | — | ||
| Jennifer Hudson | 6 | Jamie Miller | "Perfect Strangers" | Stacey Skeete | — | — | — | ||
| Gavin Rossdale | 7 | Truly Ford | "Go Your Own Way" | Hadleigh Ford | — | — | — | ||
| will.i.am | 8 | Lia White | "Final Song" | Victoria Kerley | — | — | |||
| Tom Jones | 9 | Nadine McGhee | "Time After Time" | Lucy Kane | — | — | — | ||
| Jennifer Hudson | 10 | Mo Adeniran | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Diamond | — | ||||
| Episode 2 | Gavin Rossdale | 1 | Carter | "Superstition" | Tanya Lacey | — | rowspan=10 | ||
| will.i.am | 2 | Hayley Eccles | "Hold My Hand" | Jazmin Sawyers | — | ||||
| Jennifer Hudson | 3 | Jack Bruley | "Ex-Factor" | Kit Rice | |||||
| will.i.am | 4 | Michelle John | "Nowhere to Run" | Tim Gallagher | |||||
| Tom Jones | 5 | Capital B | "I Wanna Be the Only One" | Rhyann Thomas | rowspan=6 | ||||
| Jennifer Hudson | 6 | Georgie Braggins | "Something" | Liza Baker | |||||
| Tom Jones | 7 | Craig Ward | "I'm Yours" | Septimus Prime | |||||
| will.i.am | 8 | Jason Jones | "Long Train Runnin'" | Lawrence Hill | |||||
| Tom Jones | 9 | Into The Ark | "More Than Words" | Linda Jennings | |||||
| Gavin Rossdale | 10 | Sarah Morgan | "Young and Beautiful" | Ruth Lockwood | |||||
For the first time, the knockouts were recorded live, with the remaining six contestants in each team standing on stage together, stepping forward one by one to sing for 90 seconds.[19] Emma Willis, the programme's presenter, commented, "The knockouts are live… Should I be saying this? I don't know if I should, It will be very immediate, when it's pre-recorded, they edit the show and put it out. This time it will be live so everything will be seen."[19] First episode aired from 8.30pm until 9.45pm, second episode aired from 7.45pm until 9.00pm, third episode aired from 8.30 until 9.45pm and fourth and last aired from 7.45pm until 9.00pm.
In a new twist, viewers were able to vote for their favourite acts to go through to the live show, with each coach being able to save one act. Plus, each coach performed during the knockout rounds.
| Episode | Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Public vote % | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 1 | Jennifer Hudson | David Jackson | "A Little Respect" | 11.07% | Eliminated | |||
| 2 | Jack Bruley | "To Love Somebody" | 1.84% | Saved by Coach | |||||
| 3 | Tim Gallagher | "Want to Want Me" | 6.76% | Eliminated | |||||
| 4 | Georgie Braggins | "I Say a Little Prayer" | 10.13% | ||||||
| 5 | Mo Adeniran | "Freedom" | 22.78% | Public's Vote | |||||
| 6 | Jamie Miller | "Shape of You" | 47.42% | ||||||
| Episode 2 | 1 | Tom Jones | Nadine McGhee | "Secret Love Song Pt. II" | 15.71% | Saved by Coach | |||
| 2 | Craig Ward | "Hold On Tight" | 22.77% | Public's Vote | |||||
| 3 | Victoria Kerley | "Find Me" | 16.95% | Eliminated | |||||
| 4 | Capital B | "One Day I'll Fly Away" | 7.91% | ||||||
| 5 | Dannii Barnes | "False Alarm" | 4.04% | ||||||
| 6 | Into The Ark | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | 32.62% | Public's Vote | |||||
| Episode 3 | 1 | will.i.am | Tanya Lacey | "Changing" | 17.59% | Saved by Coach | |||
| 2 | Hayley Eccles | "Need You Now" | 8.03% | Eliminated | |||||
| 3 | Jason Jones | "Into You" | 18.78% | Public's Vote | |||||
| 4 | Lia White | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | 14.11% | Eliminated | |||||
| 5 | Clara Hurtado | "Alarm" | 13.32% | ||||||
| 6 | Michelle John | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | 28.18% | Public's Vote | |||||
| Episode 4 | 1 | Gavin Rossdale | Diamond | "Wonder" | 6.66% | Eliminated | |||
| 2 | Sarah Morgan | "I Will Always Love You" | 21.84% | Public's Vote | |||||
| 3 | Carter | "Sledgehammer" | 16.98% | Eliminated | |||||
| 4 | Truly Ford | "Million Reasons" | 13.08% | Saved by Coach | |||||
| 5 | Max Vickers | "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" | 22.50% | Public's Vote | |||||
| 6 | Keziah Rodell | "Trouble" | 18.95% | Eliminated | |||||
The first live show was broadcast on 18 March 2017,[21] with the second on 25 March, and the third and final live shows aired on 1 and 2 April 2017.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Sunday | |||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| Mo Adeniran | Fast Pass | 1st 24.10% | 1st 44.11% | 1st 48.67% | Winner 61.80% | |
| Into the Ark | Fast Pass | 2nd 18.85% | 2nd 25.29% | 2nd 28.15% | Runner-up 38.20% | |
| Jamie Miller | 1st 24.12% | 3rd 15.45% | 3rd 19.05% | 3rd 23.18% | Eliminated (Week 3) | |
| Michelle John | 4th 13.37% | 4th 11.09% | 4th 11.55% | Eliminated (Week 3) | ||
| Craig Ward | 3rd 17.64% | 5th 10.91% | Eliminated (Week 2) | |||
| Max Vickers | 2nd 22.39% | 6th 10.88% | ||||
| Truly Ford | Fast Pass | 7th 5.95% | ||||
| Jason Jones | Fast Pass | 8th 2.78% | ||||
| Tanya Lacey | 5th 7.71% | Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||
| Sarah Morgan | 6th 7.56% | |||||
| Nadine McGhee | 7th 5.63% | |||||
| Jack Bruley | 8th 1.58% | |||||
This episode aired from 8.30pm to 10.30pm.
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | will.i.am | Tanya Lacey | "Good Luck" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jason Jones | "I Feel It Coming" | Fast pass | |
| 3 | Michelle John | "I'm Every Woman" | Advanced | |
| 4 | Tom Jones | Craig Ward | "All These Things That I've Done" | |
| 5 | Nadine McGhee | "A Different Corner" | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Into the Ark | "Jealous" | Fast pass | |
| 7 | Gavin Rossdale | Max Vickers | "Lonely Boy" | Advanced |
| 8 | Truly Ford | "Lights" | Fast pass | |
| 9 | Sarah Morgan | "Royals" | Eliminated | |
| 10 | Jennifer Hudson | Jamie Miller | "Love on the Brain" | Advanced |
| 11 | Jack Bruley | "This Love" | Eliminated | |
| 12 | Mo Adeniran | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Fast pass |
This episode aired from 8.30pm to 10:20pm. This marks the first time a female coach had more than one artist in the finale, as Jamie Miller and Mo Adeniran both come from Hudson's team.With the eliminations of Max Vickers and Truly Ford, Gavin Rossdale had no more artists.
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | will.i.am | Jason Jones | "Use Somebody" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Gavin Rossdale | Max Vickers | "Boys Don't Cry" | |
| 3 | will.i.am | Michelle John | "Get Here" | Advanced |
| 4 | Tom Jones | Craig Ward | "Castle on the Hill" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Gavin Rossdale | Truly Ford | "Elastic Heart" | |
| 6 | Jennifer Hudson | Jamie Miller | "Stitches" | Advanced |
| 7 | Mo Adeniran | "Human" | ||
| 8 | Tom Jones | Into The Ark | "Let It Be Me" |
Group performance: The Voice UK coaches – "Freedom! '90"
| Order | Coach | Artist | First song | Order | Duet (with Coach) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Hudson | Jamie Miller | "What Do You Mean?" | 5 | "Runnin'" | Advanced | |
| 2 | Tom Jones | Into the Ark | "No One" | 6 | "Hold On, I'm Comin'" | ||
| 3 | will.i.am | Michelle John | "Purple Rain" | 8 | "I Feel for You" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Jennifer Hudson | Mo Adeniran | "Don't You Worry Child" | 7 | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Advanced |
Musical guests: John Legend ("Surefire")
| Order | Coach | Artist | First song | Order | Second song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Hudson | Jamie Miller | "Shape of You" | N/A | N/A (already eliminated) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Tom Jones | Into the Ark | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | 4 | "Not a One" | Runner-up | |
| 3 | Jennifer Hudson | Mo Adeniran | "Iron Sky" | 5 | "Unsteady" | Winner |
The series went "head-to-head" with the new BBC One talent show, Let It Shine, which premiered on 7 January, the same date as The Voice UKs premiere.[22]
| Episode | Date | Official ratings[23] | ITV weekly rank | Share | Source | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind auditions 1 | 7 January | 7.06 | 10 | 30.0% | [24] | 95 |
| Blind auditions 2 | 14 January | 6.40 | 13 | 25.7% | [25] | 90 |
| Blind auditions 3 | 21 January | 6.27 | 12 | 25.6% | [26] | 90 |
| Blind auditions 4 | 28 January | 6.72 | 10 | 27.3% | [27] | 90 |
| Blind auditions 5 | 4 February | 6.30 | 13 | 26.2% | [28] | 90 |
| Blind auditions 6 | 11 February | 6.94 | 9 | 28.7% | [29] | 80 |
| Blind auditions 7 | 18 February | 6.48 | 12 | 26.8% | [30] | 80 |
| Battle rounds 1 | 25 February | 6.18 | 13 | 26.3% | [31] | 120 |
| Battle rounds 2 | 26 February | 4.81 | 16 | 18.0% | [32] | 120 |
| Live knockouts 1 | 4 March | 5.84 | 25.1% | [33] | 75 | |
| Live knockouts 2 | 5 March | 4.35 | 19 | 15.3% | [34] | 75 |
| Live knockouts 3 | 11 March | 5.31 | 17 | TBA | TBA | 75 |
| Live knockouts 4 | 12 March | 4.02 | 19 | TBA | TBA | 75 |
| Live show 1 | 18 March | 4.97 | 16 | TBA | TBA | 120 |
| Live show 2 | 25 March | 4.59 | 17 | TBA | TBA | 110 |
| Live final | 1 April | 4.95 | 16 | TBA | TBA | 110 |
| Live final results | 2 April | 4.02 | 18 | TBA | TBA | 60 |
| Series average | 2017 | 5.60 | 14 (14.47) | |||
| The Winner's Story | 16 April | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 60 |