The Voice UK (series 6)

The Voice UK
Series 6
Coaches will.i.am
Jennifer Hudson
Sir Tom Jones
Gavin Rossdale
Presenter(s) Emma Willis (ITV)
Co-presenter(s) Cel Spellman (online)
Broadcaster ITV
ITV Website (The V Room)

The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. It will be the first series to air on ITV since its move from BBC One.[1] The sixth series will begin airing on January 2017, with Emma Willis hosting the main show, and Cel Spellman presenting online spin-off show The V Room. will.i.am will return for his sixth series as a coach,[2][3] Sir Tom Jones will also return to the show after a series hiatus, replacing Boy George, and Jennifer Hudson and Gavin Rossdale will join as new coaches on the show, replacing Paloma Faith and Ricky Wilson.[4]

Coaches and presenters

On 13 November 2015, Ricky Wilson announced that the fifth series would be his last as a coach.[5] However, on 24 March 2016, it was revealed that he could make a return to the show.[6] 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.[3] On 5 July 2016, Boy George announced his departure from the show after just one series.[7] Former coach, Sir Tom Jones hinted that he could possibly return to the programme after the show had moved to ITV.[8] 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.[9] Wilson later confirmed that he would not be involved with the show for series 6 later in the month.[10] On 28 September, the coaching line-up was confirmed as will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, Gavin Rossdale, with Jones also returning.[4]

Emma Willis announced that she would return to present the show alone, without her co-host Marvin Humes' involvement.[2] On 8 August 2016, it was announced that the planned ITV2 unnamed spinoff show had been scrapped.[11] However, in October 2016, it was announced that Cel Spellman would be presenting an online spin-off show titled The V Room and will be available on-demand via ITV Hub and feature exclusive content across social media sites and the show's mobile app.[12]

Selection process

Blind auditions

There will be a change to the blind auditions format for 2017; the coaches who reject the auditionee will keep their back to the singer and will not pitch what they thought about their performance.[13] The blind auditions began filming on 19 October 2016 at MediaCity UK in Manchester.[13][14]

Coach Elected 48 Artists
will.i.am TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Jennifer Hudson TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Sir Tom Jones TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Gavin Rossdale TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Battle phase

Filming for the battles began filming in December 2016 at Elstree Studios, following the taping of the blind auditions.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "The Voice: ITV confirms three-year deal and The Voice Kids from 2017". BBC News. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Emma's on song! | The Voice". itv.com. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  3. 1 2 Will.i.am (1970-01-01). "Will.i.am confirms return to The Voice UK on ITV - BBC Newsbeat". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  4. 1 2 "Sir Tom Jones, Jennifer Hudson and Gavin Rossdale to join will.i.am as our new Voice UK superstar coaches!". The Voice UK. itv.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "'The Voice' UK: Ricky Wilson Confirms He's Quitting Judging Panel After Series 5, When BBC Show Moves To ITV". Huffington Post.
  6. ↑ "Ricky Wilson WILL be on The Voice UK on ITV... on one condition | The Voice UK 2017". TellyMix. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  7. ↑ White, Jack (2016-07-05). "Boy George confirms departure from The Voice UK". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  8. ↑ Earnshaw, Jessica (7 July 2016). "The Voice UK: Sir Tom Jones in 'advanced nevogations' to RETURN after show's move to ITV". Sunday Express. TV & Radio. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jessie J rules out return to The Voice UK". Daily Mail Online. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Darvill, Josh (9 July 2016). "Ricky Wilson will NOT be on The Voice UK on ITV (at least for now!)". TellyMix. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  11. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-08/itv-scraps-the-voice-spin-off-show
  12. ↑ Wilson, Victoria (11 October 2016). "Cold Feet's Cel Spellman to host The Voice UK's V Room". what's on tv. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  13. 1 2 Scott, Matt (20 October 2016). "ITV confirms HUGE new Blind Auditions twist for The Voice UK 2017". TellyMix. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  14. ↑ Westbrook, Carolie (19 October 2016). "The Voice 2017 is GO as blind auditions kick off in Manchester". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  15. ↑ Austin, Simon (25 November 2016). "The Voice UK returns to dock1 for auditions after ITV switch". Prolific North. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

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