The Voice Kids ''The Voice Kids'' is a version of ''The Voice'' TV series franchise in which children participate. Versions The first such variation was '' The Voice Kids'' from the Netherlands, which was followed by other international variants: : Franchise wi ...

'' is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The first series began airing on 10 June 2017, being broadcast on a weekly basis on

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. It is hosted by

Emma Willis Emma Louise Willis (née 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.

and the coaches are

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 and record producer. He is the founding and lead member of the musical group Black Eyed Peas. ...

Pixie Lott Victoria Louise Lott (born 12 January 1991), better known by her stage name Pixie Lott, is an English singer and songwriter. Her debut album, '' Turn It Up'', released in September 2009, reached number six on the UK Albums Chart and sold ove ...

and

Danny Jones Daniel Alan David Jones''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2005'' (born 12 March 1986) is an English singer-songwriter and musician who is one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist for pop-rock band McFly. Jones ...

. In the premiere series, Jess Folley won the competition and Pixie Lott was the winning coach.

Coaches

In early 2016, along with the announcement that ''

The Voice UK ''The Voice UK'' is a British singing competition television series. Created by John de Mol, it premiered on BBC One during the spring television cycle on 24 March 2012. Based on the original ''The Voice of Holland'', and part of ''The Voice ...

'' would move to

for three years, it was announced that ''The Voice Kids'' had been ordered for two series. The winner will receive £30,000 and a family trip to

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. Unlike the adult version, there will be no knockouts rounds. When it was previously reported that the adult version's sixth series would feature five live shows (which turned out to be the usual three), reports claimed that there would be three live shows; there will only be one. In July 2016, it was announced that adult show coach

would also be a coach on ''The Voice Kids''. On 15 November 2016, it was announced

and

from

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would be coaches along with will.i.am. Of this announcement, Pixie Lott commented, "I can’t wait to join The Voice Kids and help discover the next big star. I have such a passion for talented young people and I know the UK will have lots – I can’t wait to hear them! I’m looking forward to getting started and working alongside my fellow coaches will.i.am and Danny Jones." Jones stated, "I'm pumped about joining The Voice Kids team. There are so many talented kids out there, they just need to be heard and this is a great platform for them. I’m looking forward to finding some fresh talent and coaching them. You never know, there might be a mini McFly out there!" and will.i.am said, "Doing The Voice Kids with Pixie and Danny is going to be dope and I'm really excited to discover just how talented British kids can be." On the same day it was confirmed that

Emma Willis Emma Louise Willis (née 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.

will host the show and that

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will host the spin-off show ''The V Room''. On 20 May 2017 the trailer for the first series was released.

Teams

Colour key: * Winner * Finalist * Eliminated in the Semi-final * Eliminated in the Battles

Blind auditions

The open-auditions application for the first series closed on 2 September 2016, with the age limit being 7–14 years old. The show began staging producers' audition days in August 2016 across the United Kingdom., with the blind auditions beginning filming in December 2016. Each coach has the length of the artists' performance to decide if they want that artist on their team. Should two or more coaches want the same artist, then the artist will choose their coach. ;Colour key

Episode 1 (10 June)

The series premiered on 10 June aired from 7.45pm until 9.15pm BST.

Episode 2 (17 June)

The second episode aired from 7.30pm until 9.00pm.

Episode 3 (24 June)

The third episode aired from 7.30pm until 9.00pm.

Episode 4 (1 July)

The fourth episode aired from 7.30pm until 9.00pm.

Battle rounds

Both battle rounds were held on Saturday 8/Sunday 9 July from 7.30pm until 9pm. ;Colour key

Episode 1 (8 July)

Episode 2 (9 July)

Show details

Results summary

;Team's colour key : Team Will : Team Pixie : Team Danny ;Result's colour key : Artist received the most public votes : Artist was eliminated : Finalist

Semi-final (15 July)

The semi final aired from 7.30pm until 9.30pm.

Final (16 July)

The live final aired from 7.10pm until 9.00pm. This episode determined the winner of the £30,000 cash prize for his/her musical future and a family holiday to

. * Group performances: Team Danny with Danny Jones (" Shine a Light"), Team Pixie with Pixie Lott (" Boys and Girls"), Team Will with will.i.am ("

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") *Musical guests:

Niall Horan Niall James Horan ( ; born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on the singing competition ''The X Factor''. The group released five albums and went ...

(" Slow Hands") and The Vamps ("

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voice Kids (British series 1) The Voice UK 2017 British television seasons