The Voice UK (series 4)
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] The series was won by Stevie McCrorie of Team Ricky.
| The Voice UK | |
|---|---|
| Series 4 | |
| Hosted by | |
| Coaches | |
| Winner | Stevie McCrorie |
| Winning mentor | Ricky Wilson |
| Runner-up | Lucy O'Byrne |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 10 January – 4 April 2015 |
| Series chronology | |
Coaches and presenters
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On 22 March 2014, Kylie Minogue confirmed that she would 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
Colour key:
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Third 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 48 Artists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | |||||
| Lucy O'Byrne | Sheena McHugh | Vikesh Champaneri | Esmée Denters | Brooklyn | |
| Jake Shakeshaft | Newtion Matthews | Ryan Green | |||
| Hollie Barrie | Andrew Marc | Rozzy | Stephen Cornwell | ||
| Rita Ora | |||||
| Joe Woolford | Karis Thomas | Clark Carmody | Liss Jones | DTwinz | |
| Mitch Miller | Shellyann | Hannah Wildes | |||
| Morven Brown | The Mac Bros | NK | Vanessa Hunt | ||
| Sir Tom Jones | |||||
| Sasha Simone | Howard Rose | Lara Lee | Rosa Iamele | Sharon Murphy | |
| Daniel Duke | Joyful Soundz | Karl Loxley | Kim Alvord | ||
| Lisa Ward | Cai Williams | Stephanie Webber | Roisin Geraghty-McDonagh | ||
| Ricky Wilson | |||||
| Stevie McCrorie | Emmanuel Nwamadi | Autumn Sharif | Letitia George | Hannah Symons | |
| Christina Matovu | Claudia Rose | Olivia Lawson | |||
| Classical Reflection | Jade Hewitt | Tim Arnold | |||
| Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within former 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 choose 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 | |
| Artist received an 'All Turn'. | |
Episode 1 (10 January)
The 90-minute premiere of the series was broadcast on 10 January 2015 from 7.00pm until 8.30pm. This was the first year that the first act got less than 4 turns.
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 Cunliffe | 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, airing from 7.00pm until 8.25pm.
| 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, broadcast from 7.00pm until 8.25pm.
| 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 fourth episode was broadcast on 31 January 2015, and was 90 minutes long, airing from 7.00pm until 8.30pm.
| 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" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
Episode 5 (7 February)
The fifth episode was broadcast on 7 February 2015, and was 85 minutes long, airing from 7.15pm until 8.40pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches' and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Rita | Tom | Ricky | ||||
| 1 | Newtion Matthews | 30 | "Who Did That To You?" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 2 | Hannah Wildes | 24 | "All Good Things (Come to an End)" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Alex David Charles | 52 | "I Wish" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Karis Thomas | 16 | "Right to Be Wrong" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 5 | Harris Hameed | 16 | "Apologize" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Stephen Cornwell | 23 | "She Looks So Perfect" | ✔ | — | ✔ | — |
| 7 | Kate Flynn | 23 | "Best of You" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Krazy Horse | 70 | "Bad Moon Rising" | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Vikesh Champaneri | 19 | "Hometown Glory" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Glenn Hoddle | 57 | "Feel" | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Rozzy | 33 | "Bang Bang" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 12 | Brooklyn | 19 | "Super Bass" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 13 | Nathan Moore | 49 | "Seven Nation Army" | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Claudia Rose | 17 | "Love You I Do" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 6 (14 February)
The sixth episode was broadcast on 14 February 2015, and was 80 minutes long, airing from 7.15pm until 8.35pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches' and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Rita | Tom | Ricky | ||||
| 1 | Karl Loxley | 24 | "Nessun Dorma" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 2 | Si Genaro | 43 | "Falling Slowly" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Mia Sylvester | 27 | "Addicted To You" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Keedie Green | 41 | "Titanium" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Lara Lee | 29 | "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 6 | Joyful Soundz | 39 & 34 | "You're All I Need To Get By" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 7 | The Rise | 33 & 32 | "Pop" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Susan Lovejoy | 49 | "MacArthur Park" | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | NK | 21 | "Me and My Broken Heart" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Damian Dalton Smith | 39 | "Folsom Prison Blues" | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Christina Matovu | 24 | "If I Go" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 12 | Sheena McHugh | 26 | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 7 (21 February)
The seventh episode was broadcast on 21 February 2015, and was 85 minutes long, airing from 7.00pm until 8.25pm.
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches' and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Rita | Tom | Ricky | ||||
| 1 | Vanessa Hunt | 26 | "Sunshine of Your Love" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Matt Baker | 32 | "Are You Gonna Go My Way" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Autumn Sharif | 19 | "Crying for No Reason" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Kyle Parry | 27 | "Try" | — | — | — | N/A |
| 5 | Michelle Gee | 40 | "I Feel For You" | — | — | — | N/A |
| 6 | Sarah Dunn | 33 | "Barbie Girl" | — | — | — | N/A |
| 7 | Mitch Miller | 26 | "Fancy" | — | ✔ | — | N/A |
| 8 | JoCee | 23 | "Show Me Love" | — | N/A | — | N/A |
| 9 | Craig Bunch | 35 | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | — | N/A | — | N/A |
| 10 | Roisin Geraghty-McDonagh | 25 | "Coat of Many Colours" | — | N/A | ✔ | N/A |
| 11 | Annelies Kruidenier | 20 | "Chandelier" | — | N/A | — | N/A |
| 12 | Charlotte Turnbull | 18 | "Gecko (Overdrive)" | — | N/A | — | N/A |
| 13 | Lisa Ward | 26 | "Weak" | ✔ | N/A | ✔ | N/A |
| 14 | Andrew Marc | 48 | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | ✔ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Battle rounds
The battle rounds will consist of two 2 hour shows on 28 February and 7 March. In a change for the fourth series, the coaches will be allowed to steal two artists each, as opposed to just the one in the previous two series.[8] The eighth episode was 120 minutes long, and aired from 7.15pm until 9.15pm and The ninth episode was 120 minutes long, and aired from 7.30pm until 9.30pm.
- 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 | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | 'Steal' result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Rita | Tom | Ricky | ||||||
| Episode 1 (28 February) |
will.i.am | 1 | Newtion Matthews | "Shout" | Joyful Soundz | N/A | — | ✔ | — |
| Ricky Wilson | 2 | Christina Matovu | "Love Runs Out" | Jade Hewitt | — | — | — | N/A | |
| Rita Ora | 3 | Joe Woolford | "I Won't Give Up" | Ryan Green | ✔ | N/A | ✔ | — | |
| will.i.am | 4 | Brooklyn | "Paradise City" | Rozzy | N/A | — | — | — | |
| Tom Jones | 5 | Rosa Iamele | "Halo" | Claudia Rose | — | ✔ | N/A | ✔ | |
| Ricky Wilson | 6 | Hannah Symons | "Edge of Seventeen" | Shellyann | — | ✔ | — | N/A | |
| Rita Ora | 7 | Clark Carmody | "Everytime" | Olivia Lawson | — | N/A | — | ✔ | |
| Tom Jones | 8 | Sharon Murphy | "Blame It on Me" | Roisin Geraghty-McDonagh | — | — | N/A | N/A | |
| Rita Ora | 9 | Mitch Miller | "Express Yourself" | Morven Brown | — | N/A | — | ||
| Tom Jones | 10 | Howard Rose | "You Make My Dreams Come True" | Stephanie Webber | — | — | N/A | ||
| Ricky Wilson | 11 | Stevie McCrorie | "Demons" | Tim Arnold | — | — | — | ||
| will.i.am | 12 | Lucy O'Byrne | "Memory" | Karl Loxley | N/A | — | ✔ | ||
| Episode 2 (7 March) |
Ricky Wilson | 1 | Letitia George | "Under Pressure" | Vikesh Champaneri | ✔ | — | N/A | N/A |
| will.i.am | 2 | Jake Shakeshaft | "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" | Stephen Cornwell | N/A | — | |||
| Rita Ora | 3 | Liss Jones | "Straight Up" | Vanessa Hunt | N/A | ||||
| Tom Jones | 4 | Daniel Duke | "Am I Wrong" | Cai Williams | — | ||||
| will.i.am | 5 | Sheena McHugh | "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" | Hollie Barrie | — | ||||
| Ricky Wilson | 6 | Autumn Sharif | "If I Ain't Got You" | Hannah Wildes | ✔ | ||||
| will.i.am | 7 | Esmee Denters | "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | Andrew Marc | N/A | ||||
| Rita Ora | 8 | DTwinz | "Maps" | The Mac Bros | |||||
| Tom Jones | 9 | Sasha Simone | "The Tracks of My Tears" | Lisa Ward | |||||
| Rita Ora | 10 | Karis Thomas | "Don't Speak" | NK | |||||
| Tom Jones | 11 | Lara Lee | "My Kind of Love" | Kim Alvord | |||||
| Ricky Wilson | 12 | Emmanuel Nwamadi | "The Living Years" | Classical Reflection | |||||
Knockout rounds
The Knockout rounds aired on 14 and 15 March 2015. Teams of 8 after the battles were stripped down to 3 for the live shows. The tenth episode was 75 minutes long, and aired from 7.15pm until 8.30pm and eleventh episode was 75 minutes long, and aired from 7.45pm until 9.00pm.
- Colour key:
| Artist won the Knockouts and advanced to the Live shows | |
| Artist lost the Knockouts and was eliminated |
| Episode | Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 (14 March) |
1 | Rita Ora | DTwinz | "I'm Every Woman" | Eliminated | ||||
| 2 | Joe Woolford | "Hey Ya!" | Advanced | ||||||
| 3 | Mitch Miller | "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 4 | Karis Thomas | "True Colours" | Advanced | ||||||
| 5 | Shellyann | "Firework" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 6 | Hannah Wildes | "Dreams" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 7 | Clark Carmody | "Take Me to Church" | Advanced | ||||||
| 8 | Liss Jones | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 1 | will.i.am | Newtion Matthews | "Missing" | Eliminated | |||||
| 2 | Jake Shakeshaft | "As Long as You Love Me" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 3 | Brooklyn | "Let It Go" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 4 | Esmée Denters | "As" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 5 | Vikesh Champaneri | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Advanced | ||||||
| 6 | Sheena McHugh | "Bring Me to Life" | Advanced | ||||||
| 7 | Ryan Green | "Thinkin Bout You" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 8 | Lucy O’Byrne | "Un Bel di Vedremo" | Advanced | ||||||
| Episode 2 (15 March) |
1 | Ricky Wilson | Christina Matovu | "You Gotta Be" | Eliminated | ||||
| 2 | Olivia Lawson | "Wicked Game" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 3 | Hannah Symons | "Drunk In Love" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 4 | Stevie McCrorie | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | Advanced | ||||||
| 5 | Letitia George | "Twist and Shout" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 6 | Emmanuel Nwamadi | "I've Been Loving You Too Long" | Advanced | ||||||
| 7 | Autumn Sharif | "Human Nature" | Advanced | ||||||
| 8 | Claudia Rose | "Misty Blue" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 1 | Tom Jones | Joyful Soundz | "Optimistic" | Eliminated | |||||
| 2 | Karl Loxley | "Your Song" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 3 | Rosa Iamele | "Heart Of Glass" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 4 | Daniel Duke | "Shake It Off" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 5 | Sasha Simone | "Lost & Found" | Advanced | ||||||
| 6 | Sharon Murphy | "Woman in Love" | Eliminated | ||||||
| 7 | Lara Lee | "God Bless the Child" | Advanced | ||||||
| 8 | Howard Rose | "Proud Mary" | Advanced | ||||||
Live shows
The live shows began on 21 March 2015 and ended on 4 April 2015. The quarter-final featured performances from Jermain Jackman & Olly Murs, while Jess Glynne & Sia performed on the semi-final. The final featured performances from Charles Hamilton and Rita Ora, Paloma Faith & The Script.
Results summary
- Team’s colour key
- Team Will
- Team Rita
- Team Tom
- Team Ricky
- 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 won the competition
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||
| Stevie McCrorie | Fast Pass | Safe | Safe | Winner (week 3) | |
| Lucy O'Byrne | Fast Pass | Safe | Safe | Runner-up (week 3) | |
| Emmanuel Nwamadi | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 3) | |
| Sasha Simone | Fast Pass | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 3) | |
| Joe Woolford | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | ||
| Karis Thomas | Fast Pass | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | ||
| Sheena McHugh | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | ||
| Vikesh Champaneri | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | ||
| Autumn Sharif | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | |||
| Clark Carmody | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | |||
| Howard Rose | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | |||
| Lara Lee | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | |||
Week 1: Quarter-final (21 March)
After all three artists from each team have performed, the coach will then have 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 will then open after all twelve artists have performed, in a format change compared to previous series, the four artists with the fewest votes, regardless of which team, will leave the competition.
The first part of the show was 115 minutes long, and aired from 7.30pm until 9.25pm. The second part was 35 minutes long, and aired from 9.35pm until 10.10pm.
- Group performance: The Voice UK coaches ("Unbelievable")
- Special musical guests: Jermain Jackman ("How Will I Know") and Olly Murs ("Seasons")
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Wilson | Autumn Sharif | "Hold Back the River" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Emmanuel Nwamadi | "Another Day in Paradise" | Advanced | |
| 3 | Stevie McCrorie | "All Through the Night" | Fast pass | |
| 4 | Tom Jones | Lara Lee | "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Howard Rose | "Read My Mind" | ||
| 6 | Sasha Simone | "Sail" | Fast pass | |
| 7 | Rita Ora | Karis Thomas | "Riptide" | |
| 8 | Clark Carmody | "No Diggity"/"Ain't No Sunshine" | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Joe Woolford | "Don't Wake Me Up" | Advanced | |
| 10 | will.i.am | Sheena McHugh | "Glow"/"Princess of China" | |
| 11 | Lucy O’Byrne | "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Fast pass | |
| 12 | Vikesh Champaneri | "Get the Party Started" | Advanced |
Week 2: Semi-final (28 March)
After all eight artists from each team have performed, the four artists with the most viewer votes advance to the live final, regardless of their team. Because of the format change, with the eliminations of Karis Thomas and Joe Woolford, Rita Ora no longer has any artists remaining on her team. She became the first coach in The Voice UK history to not have an act in the final.
This episode was 125 minutes long and aired from 7.00pm until 9.05pm.
- Group performances: Team Tom with Tom Jones ("River Deep - Mountain High"), Team Rita with Rita Ora ("Rude"), Team Will with will.i.am ("That's the Way (I Like It)"/"Get Down Tonight"), and Team Ricky with Ricky Wilson ("Stay With Me")
- Special musical guests: Jess Glynne ("Hold My Hand") and Sia ("Elastic Heart")
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | will.i.am | Lucy O'Byrne | "O mio babbino caro" | Advanced |
| 2 | Rita Ora | Joe Woolford | "Jealous" | Eliminated |
| 3 | will.i.am | Sheena McHugh | "Toca's Miracle" | |
| 4 | Ricky Wilson | Emmanuel Nwamadi | "A Whiter Shade of Pale" | Advanced |
| 5 | Rita Ora | Karis Thomas | "Say Something" | Eliminated |
| 6 | will.i.am | Vikesh Champaneri | "Don't Leave Me This Way" | |
| 7 | Tom Jones | Sasha Simone | "Say You Love Me" | Advanced |
| 8 | Ricky Wilson | Stevie McCrorie | "Bleeding Love" |
Week 3: Final (4 April)
This episode was 130 minutes long, and aired from 7.00pm until 9.10pm.
- Special musical guests: Charles Hamilton and Rita Ora ("New York Raining"), Paloma Faith ("Beauty Remains"), The Script ("Man on Wire")
| Order | Coach | Artist | First song | Second song (duet) | Third song | Winner's song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Jones | Sasha Simone | "What I Did for Love" | "Chain Of Fools" (with Tom Jones) | N/A (already eliminated) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Ricky Wilson | Emmanuel Nwamadi | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | "Crazy" (with Ricky Wilson) | |||
| 3 | will.i.am | Lucy O'Byrne | "No Surprises" | "Habanera" (with will.i.am) | "Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana" | "Lost Stars" | Runner-up |
| 4 | Ricky Wilson | Stevie McCrorie | "I'll Stand By You" | "Get Back" (with Ricky Wilson) | "All I Want" | "Lost Stars" | Winner |
Reception
Ratings
| Episode | Date | Official ratings[9] (in millions) |
BBC One weekly rank[9] |
Share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind auditions 1 | 10 January | 9.05 | 1 | 35.9% | [10] |
| Blind auditions 2 | 17 January | 9.47 | 2 | 38.5% | [11] |
| Blind auditions 3 | 24 January | 9.15 | 38.4% | [12] | |
| Blind auditions 4 | 31 January | 9.58 | 39.4% | [13] | |
| Blind auditions 5 | 7 February | 9.74 | 40.3% | [14] | |
| Blind auditions 6 | 14 February | 10.10 | 41.3% | [15] | |
| Blind auditions 7 | 21 February | 8.08 | 9 | 30.5% | [16] |
| Battle rounds 1 | 28 February | 8.47 | 4 | 33.1% | [17] |
| Battle rounds 2 | 7 March | 8.13 | 5 | 31.9% | [18] |
| Knockout rounds 1 | 14 March | 8.03 | 4 | 31.6% | [19] |
| Knockout rounds 2 | 15 March | 8.27 | 2 | 31.9% | [20] |
| Live show 1 | 21 March | 7.49 | 1 | 32.8% | [21] |
| Live results 1 | 6 | ||||
| Live show 2 | 28 March | 7.26 | 5 | 30.2% | [22] |
| Live final | 4 April | 6.87 | 5 | 31.6% | |
| Series average | 2015 | 8.55 | - | 32.6% |
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