The Voice UK series 13 explained
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| Network: | ITV1 |
| Num Episodes: | 9 |
The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The thirteenth series premiered on 31 August 2024 on ITV1. Emma Willis returned to present the series, whilst will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones returned as coaches, along with The Voice Australia coach LeAnn Rimes, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, with the latter two serving as the programme's first duo coach.[1]
On 26 October 2024, AVA was announced the winner of the season, marking Tom Fletcher & Danny Jones' first win as coaches. Fletcher and Jones became the first duo on the UK version of The Voice to win a series and became the third coach to win on their debut season, following Jennifer Hudson and Anne-Marie. It also marks Jones’ second win on the UK franchise following the third series of the Kids edition.
Coaches
Prior to the beginning of the previous series, Olly Murs announced that he had been axed from the show, and that the twelfth series would be his last as a coach.[2] [3] The following month, it was announced that Anne-Marie had also been axed from the series with the show's producers reportedly wanting to "refresh the show".[4] [5] Emma Willis returned for her eleventh series as presenter, whilst will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones returned for their thirteenth and twelfth series as coaches respectively.[6] In February 2024, LeAnn Rimes was announced as Anne-Marie's replacement, whilst Murs was replaced by both McFly singers Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, the latter of whom served as a coach on the spin-off version The Voice Kids since its inception.[7] [8] The pair made up the show's first ever "double chair", a format that has previously been used in other versions of The Voice franchise, which saw them share the same chair and make decisions throughout the series collaboratively.[9] [10] This also marked the first time since the sixth season to feature two new coaches.
Production
Auditions for the thirteenth series began taking place throughout June and July 2024 with online applications closing in October 2023.[11] [12] The series is again pre-recorded, with filming beginning in February 2024 and concluding in June.[13] [14]
Teams
Colour key
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Eliminated in the Semi-Final
- Eliminated in the Callbacks
- Withdrew
| Coach | Top 40 Artists |
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| will.i.am | |
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| Storry | ESNCE | MiC LOWRY | Aaliyah Zhané | Amber Drameh |
| Kevon Bennett | Matty Scott | Olivier | Twin MCS | Alya |
| LeAnn Rimes | |
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| Deb Orah | Conor McLoughlin | Lois Morgan Gay | CHLOEJET | Harry James |
| Haydn Bardoe | Joy Farrukh | Kailun Dennie | Nathan Grisdale | ONOSE |
| Sir Tom Jones | |
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| Billy & Louie | Ace | Hollie Peabody | Aaron Delano | Abdul Omoba |
| Eda Nives | Jack McGee | Kealeigh Robertson | Kuill Cameron | Zalika Henry |
| Danny Jones | |
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| AVA | Kyra Smith | Olivia Rogers | Bette Reynolds | Billy Lockett |
| Calum Jones | James Barlow | Roisin McCarney | Stan Buckroyd | The Twins | |
Blind auditions
Blind auditions colour key| ✔ | Coach pressed "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 their "I WANT YOU" button |
| Artist received an "All Turn" | | |
Episode 1 (31 August)
- Coach performance: "Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix)"
- In this audition, will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and Tom & Danny switched seats to Danny Jones, Tom Fletcher and will.i.am & Sir Tom Jones respectively.
Episode 2 (7 September)
Episode 3 (14 September)
Episode 4 (21 September)
Episode 5 (28 September)
Episode 6 (5 October)
Episode 7 (12 October)
Callbacks
For this season, the 'Callbacks' returned. This stage aired on 12 October, following the final round of blind auditions. In this round, each coach brought in a mentor for their team. AI "Fyilicia", Griff, Hannah Waddingham, and Perrie Edwards served as mentors for Teams Will, LeAnn, Tom, and Tom & Danny, respectively. will.i.am became the first coach in the entire franchise of The Voice to feature artificial intelligence as a mentor to a team. Alya from Team Will withdrew from the competition prior to the Callbacks.
In the Callbacks, the coaches divided their 10 contestants selected in the blind auditions into three groups, where they were given the same song to sing in their own styles. After all artists of the same group finished their performances, the coaches had to choose one to advance to the semi-final. A total of three artists were taken through to the semi-final per coach.
This stage of the competition was filmed at St George's Hall in Liverpool.
The Callbacks colour key| | Artist advanced to the semi-finals |
| Artist was eliminated | |
Show details
Results summary
- Colour key
- Team Will
- Team LeAnn
- Team Tom
- Team Tom & Danny
- Result's colour key
Artist received the most public votes
Artist was eliminated Contestant! scope="col" style="width:18%"| Week 1 | Week 2 |
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| AVA | Safe | Winner |
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| Billy & Louie | Safe | Finalist |
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| Deb Orah | Safe | Finalist |
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| Storry | Safe | Finalist |
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| Ace | Eliminated | Eliminated
(Week 1) |
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| Conor McLoughlin | Eliminated |
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| ESNCE | Eliminated |
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| Hollie Peabody | Eliminated |
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| Kyra Smith | Eliminated |
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| Lois Morgan Gay | Eliminated |
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| MiC LOWRY | Eliminated |
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| Olivia Rogers | Eliminated | |
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Week 1: Semi-final (19 October)
The Semi-final aired on 19 October 2024. The 12 contestants who advanced from the Callbacks competed, with each coach having to select one artist out of three to take through to the final. With the advancements of Deb Orah, Storry, Billy & Louie and AVA, the thirteenth series marks the first time in The Voice UK history where every finalist was originally a four-chair turn in the Blind Auditions.
Week 2: Final (26 October)
Ratings
| Episode | Air date | Total viewers
(millions)[15] | ITV
Weekly rank |
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| Blind Auditions 1 | | 2.97 | 10 |
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| Blind Auditions 2 | | 3.20 | 12 |
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| Blind Auditions 3 | | 2.75 | 10 |
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| Blind Auditions 4 | | 2.35 | 11 |
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| Blind Auditions 5 | | 2.91 | 10 |
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| Blind Auditions 6 | | 2.79 | 12 |
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| Blind Auditions 7 & Callbacks | | 2.68 | 12 |
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| Semi Final | | 2.54 | 16 |
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| Final | | 2.62 | 13 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: The Voice UK confirms new coaches and big format twist for 2024 . . 24 March 2024.
- Web site: Olly Murs confirms The Voice exit . . 24 October 2023 . 22 September 2023 . 14 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231014171026/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a45269139/olly-murs-confirms-the-voice-exit/ . live .
- Web site: 'Gutted' Olly Murs Voices Upset After Being 'Dropped' From The Voice UK Panel . . 24 October 2023 . 25 September 2023 . 1 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001030417/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/olly-murs-admits-gutted-voice-uk-dropped-coaches_uk_65115382e4b0fb95353aeeab/ . live .
- Web site: The Voice UK confirms 2024 coaches to replace Olly Murs and Anne-Marie Virgin Radio UK . . 24 March 2024 . en . 21 February 2024.
- Web site: Campbell . Tina . Anne-Marie ‘second coach to be axed by ITV from The Voice’ . . 24 March 2024 . en . 30 October 2023.
- Web site: The Voice UK returns for 2024 with superstar panel and a UK series first . . 24 March 2024.
- Web site: Kaufman . Gil . LeAnn Rimes Joins ‘The Voice UK’ As 2024 Coach . . 24 March 2024 . 21 February 2024.
- Web site: The Voice UK to return in 2024 with three new judges . . 24 March 2024 . en . 22 February 2024.
- Web site: McFly stars Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher to share a chair on The Voice UK . . 24 March 2024 . 21 February 2024.
- Web site: The Voice UK Is Trying Something Different For This Year's Series As New Coaches Are Announced . . 24 March 2024 . en . 21 February 2024.
- Web site: Auditions for ITV's The Voice UK coming to Norwich this week . . 24 March 2024 . en . 4 July 2023.
- Web site: Sergeant . Emily . The Voice UK is holding auditions in Manchester city centre next week . The Manc . 24 March 2024 . 7 July 2023.
- Web site: The Voice UK reveal show first in huge judging shake-up . . 24 March 2024 . 21 February 2024.
- Web site: Sansome . Jessica . The Voice UK's Tom Fletcher update as he confirms 'hard goodbye' amid filming . . 24 March 2024 . en . 29 February 2024.
- Web site: BARB Weekly Top Programmes on Four Screens. Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
