The Voice UK series 4
Template:Infobox reality talent competition The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fourth series started on 10 January 2015.[1] Emma Willis and Marvin Humes return as hosts, alongside coaches will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and Ricky Wilson. Kylie Minogue didn't return due to touring commitments and was replaced by Rita Ora.[2]
Coaches and presenters
On 22 March 2014, Kylie Minogue confirmed that she will not be returning for another series, however when asked if she would return if filming dates were moved she said "I would have to think about it really seriously as I did for this series".[3] Two days later, the BBC confirmed that she was not quitting the show.[4] However, on 11 April 2014, Minogue tweeted that she would not be returning[5] and on 23 September, it was announced that Rita Ora would join returning coaches will.i.am, Tom Jones and Ricky Wilson.
Emma Willis and Marvin Humes returned as co-presenters.
Promotion
Promotional photos were released on 18 December 2014, including photos of: the coaches (Wilson, Jones, Ora & will.i.am); the presenters (Willis & Humes); and singular shots of each coach.[6]
On 20 December 2014, the first trailer for the series premiered following the final of Strictly Come Dancing at 19:55. The trailer features the four coaches sitting at a bar, when a crow singing behind them catches their attention. They begin to sing along with the crow until a waiter brings over a cooked chicken that they have ordered. Despite thinking the crow would be annoyed, he continues to sing with the group then joining in.[7]
Teams
| Coach | Artists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | |||||
| Lucy O'Byrne | Jake Shakeshaft | Esmée Denters | Hollie Barrie | TBA | |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| TBA | TBA | Stolen artist | |||
| Rita Ora | |||||
| Ryan Green | Clark Carmody | Joe Woolford | Liss Jones | The Mac Bros | |
| Morven Brown | DTwinz | Olivia Lawson | TBA | TBA | |
| TBA | TBA | Stolen artist | |||
| Sir Tom Jones | |||||
| Howard Rose | Sasha Simone | Stephanie Webber | Daniel Duke | Kim Alvord | |
| Rosa Iamele | Sharon Murphy | Cai Williams | TBA | TBA | |
| TBA | TBA | Stolen artist | |||
| Ricky Wilson | |||||
| Letitia George | Hannah Symons | Stevie McCrorie | Jade Hewitt | Classical Reflection | |
| Shellyann | Emmanuel Nwamadi | Tim Arnold | TBA | TBA | |
| TBA | TBA | Stolen artist | |||
| Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within for teams). | |||||
Blind auditions
Each coach has the length of the artists' performance to decide if they wanted that artist on their team. Should two or more coaches want the same artist, then the artist will chose their coach.
| 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 (10 January)
The 90-minute premiere of the series was broadcast on 10 January 2015.
Group performance: The Voice UK coaches – "Ready to Go"
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Rita | Tom | Ricky | ||||
| 1 | Letitia George | 24 | "Stay with Me" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Lucy O'Byrne | 23 | "Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana" | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| 3 | Howard Rose | 27 | "My Generation" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Emilie Cunluffe | 16 | "Clarity" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Ryan Green | 17 | "Magic" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 6 | Paul Cullinan | 48 | "Mustang Sally" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Hannah Symons | 26 | "Powerless" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Matt Eaves | 30 | "House of the Rising Sun" | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Stephen McLaughlin | 16 | "Piece of My Heart" | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Stevie McCrorie | 29 | "All I Want" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 2 (17 January)
The second episode was broadcast on 17 January 2015, and 85 minutes long.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Rita | Tom | Ricky | ||||
| 1 | Jade Hewitt | 27 | "Here for the Party" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 2 | Marc Armstrong | 36 | "Jealous Guy" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Classical Reflection | 19 | "Nella Fantasia" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 4 | Jake Shakeshaft | 19 | "Thinking Out Loud" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 5 | Billy Bottle and Martine | 33 & 34 | "The Power" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Mitchell Noakes | 19 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Sasha Simone | 25 | "XO/Royals" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Shellyann | 26 | "Kiss from a Rose" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 9 | Tom Carpenter | 20 | "Suit and Tie" | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Clark Carmody | 26 | "I'm Not the Only One" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
Episode 3 (24 January)
The third episode was broadcast on 24 January 2015, and 85 minutes long.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Rita | Tom | Ricky | ||||
| 1 | Stephanie Webber | 25 | "Mama's Broken Heart" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Josh McDonough | 19 | "Waves" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Otty Warmann | 32 | "Express Yourself" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Joe Woolford | 19 | "Lights" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Daniel Duke | 24 | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 6 | Shirleymarie | 31 | "Here You Come Again" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Liss Jones | 24 | "Dark Horse" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | James Duke | 24 | "Love Story/Sugar, We're Going Down" | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Dene Michael | 57 | "Never Give Up on a Good Thing" | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Emmanuel Nwamadi | 23 | "The Sweetest Taboo" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 11 | Esmée Denters | 26 | "Yellow" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 4 (31 January)
The forth episode was broadcast on 31 January 2015, and was 90 minutes long.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Rita | Tom | Ricky | ||||
| 1 | Tim Arnold | 39 | "Running Up That Hill" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 2 | Kim Alvord | 24 | "Scream (Funk My Life Up)" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 3 | Dawn Allen | 48 | "Wish I Didn't Miss You" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Ross Harris | 23 | "Good Kisser" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | The Mac Bros | 24 | "Bohemian Rhapsody/Johnny B. Goode/Oh My God" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 6 | Hollie Barrie | 30 | "Timber" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Ciaran O'Driscoll | 25 | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Morven Brown | 17 | "Afterglow" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 9 | Oli Bond | 17 | "All Along the Watchtower" | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Rosa Iamele | 16 | "White Noise" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Sharon Murphy | 52 | "Forever Young" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 12 | DTwinz | 23 | "Shy Guy" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 13 | Cai Williams | 34 | "Licence to Kill" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 14 | Stephen Bloy | 44 | "Bring Him Home" | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Olivia Lawson | 17 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
Reception
Ratings
| Episode | Date | Official ratings[8] (in millions) |
BBC One weekly rank[8] |
Weekly rank | Share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind auditions 1 | 10 January | 9.05 | 1 | 1 | 35.9% | [9] |
| Blind auditions 2 | 17 January | 9.47 | 2 | 2 | 38.5% | [10] |
| Blind auditions 3 | 24 January | 9.15 | 2 | 2 | 38.4% | [11] |
| Blind auditions 4 | 31 January | — | — | — | 39.4% | [12] |
| Blind auditions 5 | 7 February | — | — | — | — | |
| Blind auditions 6 | 14 February | — | — | — | — | |
| Blind auditions 7 | 21 February | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "The Voice UK: BBC One confirms series four premiere date". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Rita Ora joins The Voice UK for fourth series". Digital Spy.
- ^ "The Voice: Kylie Minogue tour dates clash with possible fourth series". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "BBC denies Kylie Minogue to quit The Voice next series". Newsbeat. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "kylie minogue on Twitter: "#Lovers, due to timing of my tour I won't be back next season for The Voice UK😢 Thanks to all who supported! Hope to see you on my KMO tour!"". Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "The Voice UK: BBC One confirms series four premiere date". Digital Spy.
- ^ "The Voice: Watch the coaches being serenaded in new trailer". digitalspy.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Lee, Ben (11 January 2015). "The Voice UK series premiere watched by 8 million on BBC One". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Lee, Ben (18 January 2015). "The Voice UK rises to 8.4 million viewers on BBC One". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Lee, Ben (25 January 2015). "The Voice UK continues with 8.1 million viewers on BBC One". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Lee, Ben (1 February 2015). "The Voice UK rises to 8.5 million viewers on BBC One". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 February 2015.