The Voice UK ''The Voice UK'' is a British singing reality competition television series. Created by John de Mol and Roel van Velzen, it premiered on BBC One on 24 March 2012. Based on the original Dutch singing competition '' The Voice of Holland'', and ...

'' is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series began airing on 5 January 2019 and concluded on 6 April 2019, presented by

Emma Willis Emma Louise Willis (' Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV and Heart FM.

on ITV.

will.i.am William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "will I am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the frontman of the musical group Black Eyed Peas, which he ...

Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, producer, and talk show host. Having received List of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Hudson, numerous accolades for ...

Sir Tom Jones Sir Thomas Jones Woodward (born Thomas John Woodward; 7 June 1940) is a Welsh singer. His career began with a string of top 10 hits in the 1960s and he has since toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas from 1967 to 2011. His voice has b ...

and

Olly Murs Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence after participating on the sixth series of the television talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2009, where he finished as runn ...

returned for their eighth, third, seventh and second series, respectively. On 6 April 2019, Molly Hocking was announced the winner of the season, marking the Olly Murs' first win as coach.

Coaches

On 1 November 2018, it was announced that

Vick Hope Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope (born 25 September 1989) is a British television and radio presenter, journalist and published author. Hope hosts the BBC Radio 1 drivetime show ''Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie'' with Katie Thistleton and ...

(last series' backstage reporter and ''The V Room'' host) would be replaced by

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. On 9 March 2019, the guest mentors for the knockout round were announced to be:

James Arthur James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's " Impossible", was released by Syco Music aft ...

to help Sir Tom Jones,

Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger ( ; ; born June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She was a member of the girl group and dance ensemble the Pussycat Dolls between 2003 and 2010. With ...

to help will.i.am,

Olly Alexander Oliver Alexander Thornton (born 15 July 1990) is an English singer, actor and List of LGBTQ rights activists, LGBTQ activist who rose to prominence as the lead singer of the English pop band Years & Years, who achieved two No. 1 albums on the U ...

(of

Years & Years Years & Years were an English electropop band formed in London in 2010. The band rose to fame after their single "King" (2015) topped the UK Singles Chart and entered the top ten hit in thirteen other regions. It was preceded by the release o ...

) to help Jennifer Hudson and

Anne-Marie Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson (born 7 April 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. She has attained various charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, including Clean Bandit's " Rockabye", which peaked at number one, as well as "Alarm", " Ciao ...

to help Olly Murs.

Teams

Colour key: * Winner * Runner-up * Third place * Fourth place * Eliminated in the Semi-Final * Eliminated in the Knockouts * Artist was stolen by another coach at the Battles * Eliminated in the Battles

Blind auditions

It was announced by ITV that the eighth series would begin broadcasting on 5 January 2019. ;Colour key

Episode 1 (5 January)

The series premiere aired on from 8:30pm until 9:35pm.

Episode 2 (12 January)

Episode 3 (19 January)

Episode 4 (26 January)

Episode 5 (2 February)

Episode 6 (9 February)

Episode 7 (16 February)

Battle rounds

;Colour key

Episode 1 (23 February)

Episode 2 (2 March)

Episode 3 (9 March)

Knockouts

A new voting system called ''Lifeline vote'' was introduced this year, which would save one contestant from the 16 eliminated acts based on the public's vote. The act who was saved by lifeline vote would be revealed at the beginning of the live Semi-final.

Episode 1 (16 March)

Episode 2 (23 March)

Live shows

The live shows began on 30 March 2019.

Results summary

; Team’s colour key : Team Will : Team JHud : Team Tom : Team Olly ;Result's colour key : Artist received the most public votes : Artist received the fewest votes and was eliminated

Week 1: Semi-final (30 March)

*Musical guest: Donel Mangena ("Planets") With the eliminations of Emmanuel Smith, Moya, NXTGEN and Nicole Dennis, will.i.am and Jennifer Hudson no longer have any artists remaining on their teams. This is the first time in all eight seasons that will.i.am does not have an artist represented in the final. This is also the first time in the show's history that only two coaches are represented in the final. With the advancements of Bethzienna Williams and Jimmy Balito, this is the first time that a stolen artist, who is representing the finals, did not originally earn a chair turn by their coach in the blind auditions.

Week 2: Final (6 April)

*Musical guest: Ruti ("Racing Cars") Group performance: The Voice UK coaches – "

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Reception

Ratings

Official ratings are 28-day figures, include viewers watching on PC and mobile devices, and are taken from

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References

External links

Official website
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