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'' is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The second series was hosted by

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and

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and started on 30 March 2013. On 13 November 2012, it was confirmed that all four coaches from last year would return.'Voice' UK: Jessie J, Tom Jones, Danny O'Donoghue, will.i.am to return - The Voice News - Reality TV - Digital Spy
/ref> On 22 June 2013, it was announced that

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was the winner of The Voice UK, marking Danny O'Donoghue's first and only win as coach. This was the final series to feature

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and

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as coaches, and

and

as co-presenters.

Coaches and presenters

Upon the conclusion of the first series, it was reported that

was of threat to be axed from her position as a coach, after publicly criticising the programme’s production values.

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Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British cultural icon, icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. List of awards and nominations received by Adele, ...

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and

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were notable names suggested by the media as potential replacements. It was also suggested that

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may also leave the series, admist speculation that

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had been lined up to join the coaching line-up, which was later denied by the BBC. In November 2012, it was confirmed that

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, Jessie J, Sir Tom Jones and

would all be returning as coaches for the second series. Additionally, it was confirmed that both

and

would reprise their duties as presenters.

Production

The show's Blind Auditions moved to

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. It was also confirmed that the live show format would be tweaked for this series, which included the cutback from six live shows in the first series to only three live shows, and the pre-recorded results show had also been dropped, with the results given on the same night as the performances. On 28 February 2013, four ten-second teaser trailers were posted to the show's official website and

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page.

Teams

The teams were revealed during the 4 May 2013 episode of the blind auditions. ;Colour key

Blind auditions

The blind auditions began in

on 14 December 2012 at

after moving from

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. Each coach had the length of the artists' performance to decide if they wanted that artist on their team. Should two or more coaches have wanted the same artist, then the artist chose their coach. Once the coaches picked their team, they pitted them against each other in the battles.

Episode 1 (30 March)

The 95-minute first blind audition episode was broadcast on 30 March 2013 and aired from 7.00pm until 8.35pm. Group performance: ''The Voice UK'' coaches – Medley of " Rip It Up" / "

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"/ " Shout" / "

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Episode 2 (6 April)

The 90-minute second episode was broadcast on 6 April 2013 and aired from 7.00pm until 8.30pm.

Episode 3 (13 April)

The 90-minute third episode was broadcast on 13 April 2013 and aired from 6.45pm until 8.15pm.

Episode 4 (20 April)

The 65-minute fourth episode was broadcast on 20 April 2013 and aired from 8.20pm until 9.25pm.

Episode 5 (27 April)

The 85-minute fifth episode was broadcast on 27 April 2013 and aired from 8.05pm until 9.25pm.

Episode 6 (4 May)

The 80-minute sixth episode was broadcast on 4 May 2013 from 8.05pm until 9.25pm.

Battle rounds

The recording of the battle rounds took place on 9 and 10 February 2013 at The Fountain Studios and aired on 11, 12 and 25 May 2013. This year's battle rounds featured a new "steal" twist. After each battle round the losing artist then pitched to the other three coaches on why they should join their team. It was then up to the coaches (who have a limited amount of time) to press their red button to steal the artist. They could press their button as many times as they liked but were only allowed to steal one artist. If more than one coach wanted to steal the same artist then it was up to the artist to decide which team to join. The first battle rounds episode aired from 8.35pm until 9.50pm, the second aired on from 7.00pm until 8.00pm and the third ran for 130 minutes from 7.10pm until 9.20pm (There was no episode on 18 May due to the

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). The battle round advisors were will.i.am working with

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, Jessie J with

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, Tom Jones with

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and Danny O'Donoghue with

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. ;Colour key

Knockout rounds

The recording of the knockout rounds took place at

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on 21 February 2013 and aired on 1 and 2 June 2013. Before each knockout round, the coach chose one artist from their team to get a "fast pass" to the live shows, the remaining six artists from that team were then split up into two groups of three. At the end of each knockout round the coach then decided out of the three artists who won, and therefore made up their three artists to take to the live shows. Episode 1 aired from 8.30pm until 9.40pm, while episode 2 aired from 7.15pm until 8.30pm. Colour key:

Live shows

The live performance shows were aired live from

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and ran for three consecutive weeks, beginning on 7 June 2013. The BBC decided to move the first live show to Friday 7 June to avoid a clash with the ''

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'' final on Saturday 8 June, and the live coverage of the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix on BBC One prevented alternative air dates over the weekend. However, the remaining two live shows still aired on 15 and 22 June 2013. Jessie J performed her latest single "

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" on the Final Live Show. The first live show featured a medley of performances from the previous year's winner and finalists,

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, Bo Bruce, Vince Kidd and

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, and a performance by guest

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and

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performed during the semi-final on 15 June.

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and

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featuring

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performed on the final on 22 June 2013.

Results summary

;Team’s colour key : Team Will : Team Jessie : Team Tom : Team Danny ;Result's colour key : Artist given 'Fast Pass' by their coach and did not face the public vote : Artist received the fewest votes and was eliminated : Artist received the most public votes

Live show details

Week 1: Quarter-final (7 June)

The first part aired from 7.00pm until 9.00pm and the second part from 9.30pm until 10.00pm. After all three artists from each team had performed, the coach then had to decide which artist they want to give a "fast pass" to and put straight through to the semi-final. The voting lines for the remaining artists then opened after all twelve artists had performed. *Musical guests:

(" Worry About You"); Vince Kidd ("You & Me"); Bo Bruce ("Save Me");

("Pride");

(" Another Love")

Week 2: Semi-final (15 June)

This episode aired from 7.00pm until 9.10pm. *Group performances: ''The Voice UK'' Final 8 ("

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"); Team will.i.am with

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"); Team Jessie with

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"); Team Tom with

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(" Games People Play"); Team Danny with

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") *Musical guests:

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");

(" Second Bite of the Apple")

Week 3: Final (22 June)

This episode aired from 7.15pm until 9.25pm. *Group performance: The Voice UK Coaches (" Get Lucky") *Musical guests:

featuring

(" Goin' Crazy");

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Reception

Ratings

The earlier shows averaged around 7.5 million viewers, before raising to around 9 million after 14 April once a substantial clash with ''Britain's Got Talent'' was avoided.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Voice UK (series 2), The Series 02 2013 British television seasons