The Voice UK series 8
Template:Infobox reality talent competition The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new signing talent. The eighth series began airing on 5 January 2019, presented by Emma Willis on ITV. will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs return for their eighth, third, seventh and second series, respectively. The series is the third and final series under the new three-year contract confirmed by ITV in November 2015.
Coaches and presenters
On 1 November 2018, it was announced that Vick Hope (last series' backstage reporter and The V Room host) would be replaced by AJ Odudu.[1]
On 9 March 2019, the guest mentors for the knockout round were announced to be: James Arthur to help Sir Tom Jones, Nicole Scherzinger to help will.i.am, Olly Alexander (of Years & Years) to help Jennifer Hudson and Anne-Marie to help Olly Murs.[2]
Series 8 coaches
Promotion
The first teaser trailer for the eighth series was released in December 2018, featuring coaches will.i.am, Hudson, Jones and Murs.
Teams
Colour key:
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Third place
- Fourth place
- Eliminated in the Live shows
- Eliminated in the Knockouts
- Artist was stolen by another coach at the Battles
- Eliminated in the Battles
| Coach | Top 40 Artists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | ||||||
| Emmanuel Smith | NXTGEN | Christina Ellinas | Ilianna | Gabriel Dryss | Callum Butterworth | |
| Shivon Kane | Seth Oraeki | Khadija | Nyema Kalfon | Brieya May | ||
| Jennifer Hudson | ||||||
| Nicole Dennis | Moya | Bukky Oronti | Remember Monday | Sarah Tucker | Connie Lamb | |
| Luke Swatman | Craig Forsyth | Gisela Green | Kieron Smith | |||
| Sir Tom Jones | ||||||
| Cedric Neal | Deana Walmsley | Bethzienna Williams | Ayanam Udoma | Roger Samuels | Equip to Overcome | |
| Grace Latchford | Marina Simioni | Peter Donegan | Mike Platt | |||
| Olly Murs | ||||||
| Molly Hocking | Jimmy Balito | Stefan Mahendra | Georgia Bray | Harrisen Larner-Main | Eva Campbell | |
| Lauren Hope | Nikki Ambers | Flat Pack | ||||
Blind auditions
It was announced by ITV that the eighth series would begin broadcasting on 5 January 2019.[3]
- Colour key
| ✔ | 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 |
Episode 1 (5 January)
The series premiere aired from 8:00pm until 9:35pm.
- Group Performance: The Voice UK coaches -"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Olly | ||||
| Mike Platt | 1 | 32 | "Show Me Heaven" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Heidi Lewis | 2 | 17 | "Lost Without You" | — | — | — | — |
| Remember Monday | 3 | 24 | "Kiss from a Rose" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Brieya May | 4 | 16 | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | ✔ | — | — | ✔ |
| Liam Walker | 5 | 36 | "Landslide" | — | — | — | — |
| Peter Donegan | 6 | 35 | "Bless the Broken Road" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| Molly Hocking | 7 | 17 | "You Take My Breath Away" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Nicole Dennis | 8 | 24 | "Never Enough" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 2 (12 January)
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Olly | ||||
| Bukky Oronti | 1 | 16 | "Say Something" | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| Dean Mac | 2 | 27 | "Pony" | — | — | — | — |
| Connie Lamb | 3 | 17 | "Skyscraper" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cedric Neal | 4 | 43 | "Higher Ground" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Chris Daley | 5 | 35 | "Lucky Man" | — | — | — | — |
| Flat Pack | 6 | 36-43 | "Luck Be a Lady" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| Grace Latchford | 7 | 17 | "Love Says" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| Emmanuel Smith | 8 | 29 | "Hallelujah" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 3 (19 January)
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Olly | ||||
| Luke Swatman | 1 | 35 | "Il Mare Calmo Della Sera" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| Christina Ellinas | 2 | 27 | "Lullaby" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Lauz | 3 | 17 | "A Little Less Conversation" | — | — | — | — |
| Harrisen Larner-Main | 4 | 25 | "Have a Little Faith in Me" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| Holly Lefevre | 5 | 23 | "You Are the Reason" | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Balito | 6 | 23 | "Higher Love" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| NXTGEN | 7 | 21 | "Cry Me a River" | ✔ | — | — | ✔ |
| Sarah Tucker | 8 | 34 | "In My Blood" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 4 (26 January)
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Olly | ||||
| Eden Kavanagh | 1 | 24 | "They Just Keep Moving The Line" | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Butterworth | 2 | 17 | "Mercy" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| Stefan Mahendra | 3 | 23 | "Redbone" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| Robin Martin | 4 | 41 | "You Gotta Be" | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Morlen | 5 | 23 | "Scared to be Lonely" | — | — | — | — |
| Ilianna | 6 | 21 | "Location" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| Craig Forsyth | 7 | 28 | "The Impossible Dream" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| Bethzienna Williams | 8 | 28 | "Cry to Me" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| Roger Samuels | 9 | 43 | "Footprints in the Sand" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
Episode 5 (2 February)
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Olly | ||||
| Equip To Overcome | 1 | 20 | "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Sherie Harthill | 2 | 37 | "Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me)" | — | — | — | — |
| Eva Campbell | 3 | 16 | "Teardrop" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| Khadija | 4 | 21 | "Underwater Love" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| Craig Roystone | 5 | 21 | "This Is The Last Time" | — | — | — | — |
| Nikki Ambers | 6 | 22 | "Better Now" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Seth Oraeki | 7 | 17 | "Jealous" | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| Moya | 8 | 27 | "Grace" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 6 (9 February)
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Olly | ||||
| Nyema Kalfon | 1 | 22 | "Answerphone" | ✔ | — | ✔ | — |
| Gabriel Dryss | 2 | 16 | "Treasure" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| Clare McCulloch | 3 | 34 | "Hard to Handle" | — | — | — | — |
| Gisela Green | 4 | 27 | "Best Part" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| Stephanie Hill | 5 | 24 | "I Could Have Danced All Night" | — | — | — | — |
| Georgia Bray | 6 | 21 | "Firework" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| Jack Hawitt | 7 | 29 | "Diamonds" | — | — | — | — |
| Kenza Blanka | 8 | 34 | "Papaoutai" | — | — | — | — |
| Deana Walmsley | 9 | 23 | "Back to Black" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 7 (16 February)
| Artist | Order | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Olly | ||||
| Shivon Kane | 1 | 19 | "Fine Line" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| Amy Hawthorn | 2 | 29 | "Best of My Love" | Team full | — | — | — |
| Philippa Akers | 3 | 27 | "Ain't Nobody" | — | — | — | |
| Ayanam Udoma | 4 | 27 | "Wonderwall" | — | ✔ | — | |
| Kieron Smith | 5 | 26 | "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" | ✔ | — | — | |
| Chloe Jones | 6 | 25 | "Call Me" | Team full | — | — | |
| Ryan Simpson | 7 | 25 | "New Shoes" | — | — | ||
| GGMK | 8 | 17 | "Forget You" | — | — | ||
| Rainy Hall | 9 | 32 | "Run to You" | — | — | ||
| Lauren Hope | 10 | 20 | "Addicted to Love" | — | ✔ | ||
| Marina Simioni | 11 | 27 | "Show Me Love" | ✔ | Team full | ||
Battle rounds
- Colour key
| ✔ | 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 1 (23 February)
| Order | Coach | Artists | Song | Coaches' and artists choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Olly | |||||
| 1 | Sir Tom Jones | Cedric Neal | Mike Platt | "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | will.i.am | Ilianna | Brieya May | "American Boy" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Jennifer Hudson | Remember Monday | Kieron Smith | "Home" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Olly Murs | Molly Hocking | Connie Lamb | "With You" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 5 | will.i.am | Christina Ellinas | Nyema Kalfon | "Confident" | — | Team full | — | — |
| 6 | Olly Murs | Georgia Bray | Flat Pack | "Hit the Road Jack" | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Sir Tom Jones | Roger Samuels | Jimmy Balito | "Let It Be" | ✔ | — | ✔ | |
Episode 2 (2 March)
| Order | Coach | Artists | Song | Coaches' and artists choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Olly | |||||
| 1 | will.i.am | Emmanuel Smith | Khadija | "Fallin'" | — | Team full | — | Team full |
| 2 | Olly Murs | Eva Campbell | Callum Butterworth | "This Town" | ✔ | — | ||
| 3 | Jennifer Hudson | Moya | Bethzienna Williams | "Never Tear Us Apart" | Team full | ✔ | ||
| 4 | will.i.am | NXTGEN | Seth Oraeki | "Youngblood" | Team full | |||
| 5 | Jennifer Hudson | Bukky Oronti | Gisela Green | "Best Thing I Never Had" | ||||
| 6 | Sir Tom Jones | Deana Walmsley | Peter Donegan | "Make You Feel My Love" | ||||
Episode 3 (9 March)
| Order | Coach | Artists | Song | Coaches' and artists choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Jennifer | Tom | Olly | |||||
| 1 | Sir Tom Jones | Equip to Overcome | Marina Simioni | "Team" | Team full | Team full | Team full | Team full |
| 2 | Olly Murs | Stefan Mahendra | Nikki Ambers | "We Don't Talk Anymore" | ||||
| 3 | Sir Tom Jones | Ayanam Udoma | Grace Latchford | "Breakfast At Tiffany's" | ||||
| 4 | Jennifer Hudson | Sarah Tucker | Craig Forsyth | "Against All Odds" | ||||
| 5 | will.i.am | Gabriel Dryss | Shivon Kane | "Feels" | ||||
| 6 | Olly Murs | Harrisen Larner-Main | Lauren Hope | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | ||||
| 7 | Jennifer Hudson | Nicole Dennis | Luke Swatman | "Your Song" | ||||
Knockouts
Episode 1 (16 March)
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Tom Jones | Deana Walmsley | "Dusk Till Dawn" | Advanced |
| 2 | Roger Samuels | "Grace" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Equip to Overcome | "When Love Takes Over" | Eliminated | |
| 1 | Jennifer Hudson | Connie Lamb | "2002" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Moya | "Woman" | Advanced | |
| 3 | Sarah Tucker | "The Edge of Glory" | Eliminated | |
| 1 | will.i.am | NXTGEN | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" | Advanced |
| 2 | Callum Butterworth | "Mirrors" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Gabriel Dryss | "Just Got Paid" | Eliminated | |
| 1 | Olly Murs | Eva Campbell | "Unstoppable" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Harrisen Larner-Main | "You Get What You Give" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Jimmy Balito | "High and Dry" | Advanced |
Episode 2 (23 March)
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olly Murs | Georgia Bray | "Black and Gold" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Molly Hocking | "Human" | Advanced | |
| 3 | Stefan Mahendra | "God Is a Woman" | Eliminated | |
| 1 | Jennifer Hudson | Nicole Dennis | "Because of You" | Advanced |
| 2 | Remember Monday | "Jailbreaker" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Bukky Oronti | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Eliminated | |
| 1 | will.i.am | Ilianna | "Street Life" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Emmanuel Smith | "Made a Way" | Advanced | |
| 3 | Christina Ellinas | "Pretty Hurts" | Eliminated | |
| 1 | Sir Tom Jones | Ayanam Udoma | "Thunder" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Bethzienna Williams | "River" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Cedric Neal | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Advanced |
Live shows
The live shows will begin on 30 March 2019.
Results summary
- Result's colour key
- Artist received the fewest votes and was eliminated
- Artist won the competition
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||
| Bethzienna Williams | Safe | ||
| Cedric Neal | |||
| Deana Walmsley | Safe | ||
| Emmanuel Smith | |||
| Jimmy Balito | |||
| Molly Hocking | Safe | ||
| Moya | |||
| Nicole Dennis | |||
| NXTGEN | |||
Week 1: Semi-final (30 March)
- Musical guest: Donel Mangena ("Planets")
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | will.i.am | Emmanuel Smith | "Giant" | |
| 2 | Jennifer Hudson | Nicole Dennis | "Dream On" | |
| 3 | Sir Tom Jones | Deana Walmsley | "Autumn Leaves" | Advanced |
| 4 | Bethzienna Williams | "You Don't Own Me" | Advanced | |
| 5 | Olly Murs | Jimmy Balito | "Fix You" | Advanced |
| 6 | Jennifer Hudson | Moya | "I Will Wait" | |
| 7 | will.i.am | NXTGEN | "Embrace" | |
| 8 | Sir Tom Jones | Cedric Neal | "High Hopes" | |
| 9 | Olly Murs | Molly Hocking | "I'll Never Love Again" | Advanced |
Week 2: Final (6 April)
| Order | Coach | Artist | First song | Order | Duet (with Coach) | Order | Winners single | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||
| 4 |
Reception
Ratings
Official ratings are 28-day figures, include viewers watching on PC and mobile devices, and are taken from BARB.[4].
| Episode | Date | Official ratings | ITV weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind auditions 1 | 5 January | 6.54 | 12 |
| Blind auditions 2 | 12 January | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Blind auditions 3 | 19 January | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Blind auditions 4 | 26 January | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Blind auditions 5 | 2 February | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Blind auditions 6 | 9 February | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Blind auditions 7 | 16 February | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Battle Rounds 1 | 23 February | 5.28 | 14 |
| Battle Rounds 2 | 2 March | 4.86 | TBA |
| Battle Rounds 3 | 9 March | TBA | TBA |
| Knockout Rounds 1 | 16 March | TBA | TBA |
| Knockout Rounds 2 | 23 March | TBA | TBA |
| Live Semi-Final | 30 March | TBA | TBA |
| Live Final | 6 April | TBA | TBA |
References
- ^ "AJ Odudu is the new Backstage Reporter for The Voice UK". www.itv.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "The Voice 2019 guest mentors revealed". Radio Times. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ ITV (4 December 2017). "The Voice returns in January!". ITV plc. United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Four-screen dashboard (see relevant week)". BARB.