The Voice UK series 2
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The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The show will be hosted by Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates on BBC One. The second series started on 30 March 2013.[1] On 13 November 2012, it was confirmed that all four coaches from last year will return.[2] The shows Blind Auditions will move to MediaCityUK in Salford, Manchester.[2] It was also confirmed that the live show format will be tweaked for this series,[3] which include the cut back from six live shows in the first series to only three live shows, and also the pre-recorded results show will also be dropped with the results given on the same night as the performances.[4] On 28 February 2013 four ten second teaser trailers were posted to the BBC's Voice UK Website and Youtube account.[5]
Coaches and presenters
All four coaches from series 1 remained on the show. Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates also continued their roles as presenters.
Teams
- Key
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Fourth place
- – Eliminated in live shows
- – Eliminated in knockouts
- – Eliminated in battle rounds
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| will.i.am | Leanne Jarvis | Matt Henry | Liam Tamne | Cleo Higgins | Leah McFall | Emily Worton | ||||||
| Barbara & Carla | Jordan Lee Davies | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||||
| Jessie J | Ash Morgan | Danny County | Katie Benbow | Trevor Francis | Alex Buchanan | Lovelle Hill | ||||||
| Lem Knights | Sarah Cassidy | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||||
| Sir Tom Jones | Mike Ward | Emma Jade Garbutt | Ragsy | Alys Williams | Elise Evans | Diva | ||||||
| LB Robinson | Jamie Bruce | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||||
| Danny O'Donoghue | Andrea Begley | Smith & Jones | Nadeem Leigh | Mitchel Emms | Conor Scott | Laura Oakes | ||||||
| Karl Michael | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||||
Blind auditions
The blind auditions began in Salford, Manchester on 14 December 2012 at MediaCityUK after moving from BBC Television Centre in London. Each coach has the length of the artists' performance to decide if they want that artist on their team. Should two or more coaches want the same artist, then the artist gets to choose their coach. Once the coaches have picked their team, they are to pit them against each other in the ultimate sing off; the battles.[6]
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– Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button- – Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button
- – Artist defaulted to this coach's team
- – Artist elected to join this coach's team
Episode 1 (30 March)
The 95-minute first blind audition episode was broadcast on 30 March 2013.[1]
Group performance: The Voice UK Coaches – Medley of "Rip It Up" / "Johnny B. Goode"/ "Shout" / "Long Tall Sally" [7]
| Order | Artist (age) | Song | Coaches' and artists' choices[8] | |||
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| will.i.am | Jessie | Tom | Danny | |||
| 1 | Ash Morgan (27) | "Never Tear Us Apart" | 
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| 2 | Danny County (22) | "About You Now" | — |
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| 3 | Leanne Jarvis (24) | "Stay with Me" |
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| 4 | Louis Coupe (16) | "Learn to Fly" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Andrea Begley (26) | "Angel" | — | — |
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| 6 | Kirsty Crawford (29) | "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Mike Ward (21) | "Don't Close Your Eyes" | — |
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| 8 | Katie Benbow (20) | "Feeling Good" | — |
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| 9 | Anthony Kavanagh (35) | "Don't Dream It's Over" | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Matt Henry (34) | "Trouble" |
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Episode 2 (6 April)
The 90-minute second episode was broadcast on 6 April 2013.
| Order | Artist (age) | Song | Coaches' and artists' choices | |||
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| will.i.am | Jessie | Tom | Danny | |||
| 1 | Trevor Francis (30) | "A Change Is Gonna Come" |
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| 2 | Emma Jade Garbutt (18) | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | — | — |
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| 3 | Sam Hollyman (17) | "Your Song" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Alex Buchanan (23) | "Don't Wake Me Up" |
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| 5 | Lorraine Crosby (52) | "Midnight Train to Georgia" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Ragsy (34) | "The Scientist" | — | — |
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| 7 | Smith & Jones (19 & 20) | "Candy" | — | — | — |
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| 8 | Liam Tamne (27) | "This Woman's Work" |
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| 9 | Kym Mazelle (52) | "Ring of Fire" | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Nadeem Leigh (34) | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For/The Blower's Daughter" | — | — | — |
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| 11 | Nick Dixon (16) | "I Won't Give Up" | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Alys Williams (25) | "The Cave" |
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Episode 3 (13 April)
The 95-minute third episode was broadcast on 13 April 2013.
| Order | Artist (age) | Song | Coaches' and artists' choices | |||
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| will.i.am | Jessie | Tom | Danny | |||
| 1 | Cleo Higgins (30) | "Love on Top" |
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| 2 | Barry James Thomas (49) | "The Boys Are Back In Town" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Mitchel Emms (19) | "Best of You" | — | — | — |
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| 4 | Elise Evans (18) | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" |
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| 5 | Emma Louise Jackson (23) | "River Deep, Mountain High" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Conor Scott (18) | "Starry Eyed" | — | — | — |
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| 7 | Amy Wilkinson (27) | "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Diva (41 & 43) | "Tell Him" | — |
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| 9 | Leah McFall (23) | "R.I.P." |
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| 10 | Lovelle Hill (22) | "Diamonds" |
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| 11 | Lem Knights (18) | "Do It Like a Dude" | — |
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Episode 4 (20 April)
The 65-minute fourth episode was broadcast on 20 April 2013.
| Order | Artist (age) | Song | Coaches' and artists' choices | |||
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| will.i.am | Jessie | Tom | Danny | |||
| 1 | Alice Fredenham (28) | "The Lady Is a Tramp" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Sarah Cassidy (31) | "Let's Stay Together" | — |
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| 3 | Emily Worton (18) | "Common People" |
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| 4 | Nick Tatham (29) | "Footloose" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | LB Robinson (32) | "She's a Lady" | — | — |
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| 6 | Barbara & Carla (47 & 52) | "The Flower Duet" |
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| 7 | David Kidd | "Life on Mars?" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Laura Oakes (22) | "Spectrum" | — | — | — |
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| 9 | Jessica Steele (21) | "Don't You Want Me" | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Karl Michael (26) | "No More I Love You's" |
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Episode 5 (27 April)
The fifth episode will be broadcast on 27 April 2013 and will run for 85 minutes.
| Order | Artist (age) | Song | Coaches' and artists' choices | |||
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| will.i.am | Jessie | Tom | Danny | |||
| 1 | Jamie Bruce (34) | "Try A Little Tenderness" |
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| 2 | Jordan Lee Davies (22) | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" |
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| 3 | Cherelle Basquine | "Call My Name" | — | — |
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| 4 | Ricardo Alfonso (38) | "Hard to Handle" | — | — |
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| 5 | Sean Rumsey (26) | "Payphone" | — | — |
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| 6 | Alice Barlow (21) | "Call Me Maybe" | — | — |
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| 7 | Katie Evans (24) | "You've Got the Love"/"Feel the Love" | — | — | — | — |
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Knockout rounds
The recording of the knockout rounds took place at The Fountain Studios on Thursday 21 February 2013.[citation needed]
Live shows
The live performance shows will be aired live from Elstree Studios and will run for three consecutive weeks, beginning on 8 June 2013. [citation needed]
Ratings
The series premier was watched by 6.24 million viewers, a 26.9% share of the audience, between 7pm and 8.30pm, down from 8.4 million (37.6%) for its first series launch.[9] It lost out to Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway on ITV.[9] The second round of Blind auditions pulled in 6.43 million viewers (28.5%), growing just under 200k from the series launch and also scoring the highest peak of the night with 8.7 million viewers.[10] The third round of Blind auditions scored the highest average of the series so far with 6.67m (26.8%), peaking with 7.70 million viewers, although it was convincingly beaten by the return of Britain's Got Talent on ITV.[11] The fourth round of Blind auditions benefited from its new 8.20pm time slot, scoring a season high of 7.92 million gaining 1.25 million week-on-week. It peaked at 9.08m.[12]
| Show | Date | Official ratings[13] (millions) |
Weekly rank[13] | Share |
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| Blind auditions 1 | 30 March | 7.47 | 6 | 26.9%[9] |
| Blind auditions 2 | 6 April | 7.58 | 5 | 28.5%[10] |
| Blind auditions 3 | 13 April | 7.82 | 4 | 26.8%[11] |
| Blind auditions 4 | 20 April | TBC | TBC | ??.?%[12] |
| Blind auditions 5 | 27 April | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Series average | 2013 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
References
- ^ a b "'The Voice' UK return date confirmed by BBC One". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ a b 'Voice' UK: Jessie J, Tom Jones, Danny O'Donoghue, will.i.am to return - The Voice News - Reality TV - Digital Spy
- ^ 'The Voice' UK Live Shows to be cut back, spinning chairs increased - The Voice News - Reality TV - Digital Spy
- ^ "The Voice UK 2013: Less live shows but more acts for series two | The Voice UK 2013". Telly Mix. 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
- ^ "BBC One - The Voice UK, Series 2, The Voice Series 2 Teaser - Jessie J". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
- ^ "'Voice' UK series two blind auditions start filming in Manchester". Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "'The Voice' UK: Jessie J, will.i.am, Tom Jones, Danny perform - video". Digital Spy. 28 March 2013.
- ^ "The Voice UK: Week 1 Recap". Entertainment Focus. March 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c Plunkett, John (31 March 2013). "BBC1's The Voice taken out by Ant and Dec – again". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ a b Hilton, Beth (7 April 2013). "'Saturday Night Takeaway' stays ahead of 'The Voice' UK in ratings". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ a b Hilton, Beth (14 April 2013). "'Britain's Got Talent' makes triumphant return to ITV with 9.35m". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ a b Hilton, Beth (21 April 2013). "'The Voice' UK ratings continue to grow with 7.9m". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 30 March 2013.