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 ...

'' is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The tenth series premiered on 2 January 2021, on

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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. ...

Sir Tom Jones Sir Thomas Jones Woodward (born 7 June 1940), known professionally as Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer. His career began with a string of top-ten hits in the mid-1960s. He has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas (1967–2011). Jones's ...

and

Olly Murs Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television presenter. He was runner-up on the sixth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2009 and was subsequently signed to RCA Records and Sony Music in the United Kingdom, ...

returned as coaches for their tenth, ninth and fourth series, respectively. Singer

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

joined the coaching panel, replacing exiting coach

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. Meanwhile,

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.

returned for her eighth series as host. Filming of the auditions took place in late 2020 at the Dock10 Studios, where COVID-19 safety protocols were introduced; such as the coaches' chairs being socially distanced, a virtual audience and the band wearing PPE. Filming of the Battles and Semi-finals took place in January and February 2021. On 20 March 2021, Craig Eddie was announced the winner of the season, marking Anne-Marie's first win as a coach and the second female coach to win in the show's history, following Jennifer Hudson. She is also the second new coach to win on her first attempt, following Jennifer Hudson.

Coaches

On 12 October 2020, it was announced

and

would return to the show as coaches for their tenth, ninth and fourth series, respectively. They are joined by a new coach, singer-songwriter

, who replaces former coach

, who did not return for her second series due to her pregnancy as well as travel restrictions imposed by the

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Production

On 10 December 2020, ITV announced the tenth series of ''The Voice UK'' would premiere on 2 January 2021. ITV also announced the blocked feature would be coming to the blind auditions, which allows for a coach to prevent another coach from getting an artist. Each coach will only receive one block.

Teams

;Colour key * Winner * Runner-up * Third place * Fourth place * Eliminated by the public vote * Eliminated in the semi-finals * Artist was stolen by another coach at the Battles * Eliminated in the Battles * Withdrew

Blind Auditions

Episode 1 (2 January)

Episode 2 (9 January)

Episode 3 (16 January)

Episode 4 (23 January)

Episode 5 (30 January)

Episode 6 (6 February)

Episode 7 (13 February)

Battle rounds

Episode 1 (20 February)

Episode 2 (27 February)

* Although Janel Antoneshia won the battle, she later withdrew from the show for personal reasons. Will selected Okujala, who Janel had defeated in the battle rounds, to take her place for the semi-final. * Although Wura won the battle, she later withdrew from the show for personal reasons. Jones selected Jake O'Neill, who Wura had defeated in the battle rounds, to take her place for the semi-final.

Show details

Results summary

;Colour key * Team Will * Team Anne-Marie * Team Tom * Team Olly * Artist received the most public votes * Artist was eliminated

Week 1: Semi-final 1 (6 March)

Week 2: Semi-final 2 (13 March)

=Public vote

Week 3: Final (20 March)

*Musical guest: Blessing Chitapa ("I Smile")

References

External links

Official website
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2021 British television seasons