The Voice UK series 8
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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]
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 | ||||||
| Brieya May | Emmanuel Smith | Christina Ellinas | ||||
| Jennifer Hudson | ||||||
| Remember Monday | Nicole Dennis | Bukky Oronti | Luke Swatman | |||
| Sir Tom Jones | ||||||
| Mike Platt | Peter Donegan | Cedric Neal | Grace Latchford | |||
| Olly Murs | ||||||
| Molly Hocking | Connie Lamb | Flat Pack | Harrisen Larner-Main | |||
Blind auditions
It was announced by ITV that the eighth series would begin broadcasting on 5 January 2019.[2]
- 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" | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Nxt Gen | 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 | ||||
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Reception
Ratings
Official ratings are taken from BARB.[3].
| Episode | Date | Official ratings | ITV weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind auditions 1 | 5 January | 6.35 | 13 |
| Blind auditions 2 | 12 January | TBA | |
| Blind auditions 3 | 19 January | TBA | |
| Blind auditions 4 | 26 January | TBA |
References
- ^ "AJ Odudu is the new V Room host replacing Vick Hope". The Voice UK Website. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (see relevant week)". BARB.