The Voice UK series 1

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The Voice UK
Series 1
Hosted by
Coaches
Winner Leanne Mitchell
Winning mentorSir Tom Jones
Runners-up Bo Bruce and Tyler James
Finals venue Elstree Studios
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release24 March (2012-03-24) 
2 June 2012 (2012-06-02)
Series chronology
Next 
Series 2

The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The first series began on 24 March 2012 and ended on 2 June 2012. The show was co-presented by Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates on BBC One. The series was won by Leanne Mitchell, who was on Tom Jones' team. Becky Hill, who was on Jessie J’s team and eliminated in the fifth live show (semi-final) of the competition, reached Number One in the UK Singles Chart as a guest vocalist on the hit song, "Gecko (Overdrive)" alongside Dutch DJ Oliver Heldens, and would find much success in the music industry after that.

Coaches and presenters

Presenters for series 1 of The Voice UK
Coaches for series 1 of The Voice UK

Huge speculation began when the BBC announced that there would be four coaches on the panel of The Voice. It was said that Kylie Minogue was due to become a coach on the show, but it would have cost the TV station too much to get her on the panel. [1] Her sister, Dannii Minogue was also confirmed to be in the running after she left the panel of The X Factor . [2] Mark Owen [2] and Lenny Kravitz were strong candidates for the role. [2] Frankie Sandford of The Saturdays was also confirmed to be in the running. [3] The show's producers were impressed with Cee Lo Green's performance on the American TV series version and wanted him on the British version, but he turned the chance down. [4] Dannii Minogue's former work mate, Cheryl Cole was also said to be a candidate. [5] However, Cole and Minogue were both ruled out after producers said they wanted to "start fresh" and not have The X Factor left overs. [6] However, though Cole and Minogue were ruled out the BBC were keen to show enthusiasm about Charlotte Church, Robbie Williams and Jessie J was also announced to be in with a chance. [6] Tom Jones was offered a role, and later accepted the offer. [7] It was revealed that Frankie Sandford was on the verge of signing a contract to become a coach. [8] George Michael and Mary J. Blige were also being considered, [9] with Blige saying on Alan Carr: Chatty Man she has had meetings about her future on the show, she spoke "I have been approached and we have been in discussions about The Voice. I'm not sure if I'm doing it right now. We'll have to wait and see. " [9] will.i.am was confirmed to be close to signing a contract with the show's producers. [10] [11] It was said that Frankie Sandford was awaiting to finalise her contract, but she pulled out because of her "busy schedule". [12]

Controversy arose after Danny O'Donoghue was announced as a coach, being picked over Will Young. Young put on his Twitter account, "The Voice came, the Voice went. They wanted to go more rock... Should have dusted off my Leather jacket! Hey ho, (sic)" he said, before adding: "Hang on... Just got Jimmy Page on the line. I'm commiserating him." A tweet the previous night may have also been connected to the loss of role saying, "Words escape me. Life is sometimes a bitch". [13]

Former The X Factor contestants Shayne Ward and Stacey Solomon were both in the running to be hosts. [14] The One Show presenter Alex Jones was also a possibility. [14] Despite Dermot O'Leary signing a three-year contract with The X Factor, The Voice producers are eager to have him present the show. [15] It was also said that Emile Heskey was in the running. [15] However, former, The Xtra Factor and This Morning host, Holly Willoughby was confirmed to be a candidate after she left as the host on Dancing on Ice . [16] It was later confirmed that Willoughby and BBC Radio presenter, Reggie Yates would be the presenters. [16]

Teams

Key
CoachesTop 40 Artists
will.i.am
Tyler James Jaz EllingtonFrances WoodJoelle MosesSophie Griffin
Heshima Thompson Jay NortonKate ReadJenny JonesJ Marie Cooper
Jessie J
Vince Kidd Becky Hill Toni Warne Cassius Henry Ruth-Ann St. Luce
Jessica HammondIndie & Pixie Kirsten Joy David FaulknerBen Kelly
Sir Tom Jones
Leanne Mitchell Ruth BrownMatt & SueleenAdam IsaacSam Buttery
Barbara Bryceland Deniece Pearson Lindsey ButlerDenise MorganAundrea Nyle
Danny O'Donoghue
Bo Bruce Max Milner David Julien Aleks Josh Hannah Berney
Vince FreemanBill DownsJohn James NewmanEmmy J MacMurray Hockridge

Blind auditions

The blind auditions began in London on 18 January 2012 at the BBC Television Centre and finished filming on 22 January 2012. 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 gets to choose their coach. Once the coaches have picked their team, they are to pit them against each other in the ultimate sing off; the battles.

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 (24 March)

The first blind audition episode was broadcast on 24 March 2012. [17]

Group performance: The Voice UK Coaches – "I Gotta Feeling"

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices [17]
will.i.am Jessie Tom Danny
1Jessica Hammond17"Price Tag"
2 Sean Conlon 30"Trouble"
3Sam Buttery20"Set Fire to the Rain"
4Toni Warne34"Leave Right Now"
5Aundrea Nyle36"Crazy"
6Adam Isaac28"Maybe Tomorrow"
7 Max Milner 20"Come Together"/"Lose Yourself"
8Ben Kelly22"Rocket Man"
9 Twinnie-Lee Moore 24"The Climb"
10Phil Poole27"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"
11J Marie Cooper27"Mamma Knows Best"

Episode 2 (31 March)

The second blind audition episode was broadcast on 31 March 2012. [18]

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices [18]
will.i.am Jessie Tom Danny
1 Heshima Thompson 25"Dynamite"
2Barbara Bryceland49"Wild Horses"
3David Julien23"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"
4 Kerry Ellis 31"Son of a Preacher Man"
5 Vince Kidd 22"Like a Virgin"
6Shansel Huseyin17"Nessun dorma"
7Ross WildN/A"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
8Sam ThorntonN/A"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
9Siobhan StottN/A"Hallelujah"
10Vince Freeman34"Sex on Fire"
11 Aleks Josh 17"I'm Yours"
12Frances Wood18"Where Is the Love?"
13Matt & Sueleen34"A Little Time"
14Holly Cosgrove16"You Need Me, I Don't Need You"
15 Deniece Pearson 43"Fighter"
16David Faulkner29"Superstition"

Episode 3 (7 April)

The third blind audition episode was broadcast on 7 April 2012. [19]

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices [19]
will.i.am Jessie Tom Danny
1Joelle Moses21"Rolling in the Deep"
2Jay Norton24"I Need a Dollar"
3 Allyson Brown 29"Somebody Else's Guy"
4 Leanne Mitchell 28"If I Were a Boy"
5 Cassius Henry 32"Closer"
6Denise Morgan31"Love Song"
7Murray Hockridge47"You Give Me Something"
8Hannah Berney20"You and I"
9Cris Grixti31"Forget You"
10Bill Downs23"She Said"
11Kate Read19"True Colors"
12 Kirsten Joy 25"Heaven"
13Ruth-Ann St. Luce18"Run"
14Alys Williams24"Someone like You"
15Nathan James23"Livin' on a Prayer"
16 Tyler James 27"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
17 Bo Bruce 28"Without You"

Episode 4 (14 April)

The fourth and final blind audition episode was broadcast on 14 April 2012. [20]

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices [20]
will.i.am Jessie Tom Danny
1Emmy J Mac21"Put Your Records On"
2Jenny Jones25"Mercy"
3Sophie Griffin17"American Boy"
4Ben Lake33"I (Who Have Nothing)"
5Indie & Pixie17 & 18"Perfect"
6Lindsey Butler41"I Don't Want to Talk About It"
7Harriet Whitehead17"What's Up?"
8John James Newman33"Pack Up"/"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
9Ruth Brown19"When Love Takes Over"
10 Becky Hill 18"Ordinary People"
11Chloe Blackwell21"This Love"
12Daniel Walker35"Kiss from a Rose"
13Jaz Ellington 1 27"The A Team"
Notes
  1. ^ The artist Jaz Ellington was requested, by coach Jessie J, to sing a second track; despite having already joined coach will.i.am's team. Ellington selected "Ordinary People" by John Legend, having already performed "The A Team" by Ed Sheeran.


Battle rounds

The recording of the battle rounds took place on 22 and 23 February 2012 at The Fountain Studios in Wembley with five artists from each team progressing to the live shows. Each coach pitted two of their ten artists together as they performed a song of the coach's choice at the same time in a boxing ring-styled stage. After the two artists completed the song, one progressed to the live shows and one was eliminated from the competition. Once the coaches had completed this process, they each had five artists for the live shows.

The battle advisors for these episodes were: Paloma Faith working with Danny O'Donoghue, Cerys Matthews of Catatonia working with Tom Jones, Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters working with Jessie J, and Dante Santiago working with will.i.am. [21]

The battle round episodes aired on the 21 and 22 April 2012, in a special "battles weekend" (as the blind auditions were only shown on Saturdays).

Colour key
      Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Live shows
      Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderWinnerSongLoser
Episode 1
(21 April 2012) [22]
will.i.am1Joelle Moses"I'm Every Woman"Jenny Jones
Danny O'Donoghue2Max Milner"Beggin'"Bill Downs
Tom Jones3Sam Buttery"A Little Less Conversation"Aundrea Nyle
Jessie J4Toni Warne"Think" Kirsten Joy
Danny O'Donoghue5 Bo Bruce "With or Without You"Vince Freeman
will.i.am6 Tyler James "Yeah 3x" Heshima Thompson
Jessie J7 Vince Kidd "We Found Love"Jessica Hammond
will.i.am8Jaz Ellington"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"Jay Norton
Tom Jones9Ruth Brown"No One" Deniece Pearson
Episode 2
(22 April 2012) [23]
Jessie J1Cassius Henry"Beat It"David Faulkner
Tom Jones2 Leanne Mitchell "The Edge of Glory"Barbara Bryceland
will.i.am3Frances Wood"Ironic"Kate Read
Danny O'Donoghue4Aleks Josh"Broken Strings"Emmy J Mac
Jessie J5Ruth-Ann St. Luce"I Wanna Dance with Somebody"Ben Kelly
Tom Jones6Matt & Sueleen"Born to Run"Lindsey Butler
Danny O'Donoghue7Hannah Berney"Kids"Murray Hockridge
Jessie J8 Becky Hill "Irreplaceable"Indie & Pixie
Tom Jones9Adam Isaac"Use Somebody"Denise Morgan
will.i.am10Sophie Griffin"Firework"J Marie Cooper
Danny O'Donoghue11David Julien"Dakota"John James Newman

Live shows

The live performance shows are aired live from Elstree Studios and will run for six consecutive weeks, ending on 2 June 2012. The first results show on 29 April featured a performance from American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey [24] with British singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé performing during the second results show on 6 May 2012. [25] American group Scissor Sisters performed during the third result show on 13 May 2012 [26] with The Voice UK Battle Round Adviser Paloma Faith performing during the fourth results show on 20 May 2012. [27] Cheryl and Kylie Minogue performed during the fifth live show [28] It was confirmed on 18 May 2012 that the final on 2 June 2012 would feature performances from Ed Sheeran and Maroon 5. [29]

Results summary

Team’s Colour Key
  Team Will
  Team Jessie
  Team Tom
  Team Danny
Result's colour key
  Contestant was in the bottom two or three
  Contestant was eliminated
  Contestant who received the most public votes
  Contestant did not perform on that particular week
Weekly results per contestant
ContestantWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6
Round 1Round 2
Leanne MitchellSafeBottom threeSafeSafeWinner
(week 6)
Bo BruceSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-up
(week 6)
Tyler JamesSafeBottom threeSafeSafe
Vince KiddSafeSafeSafe4thEliminated
(week 6)
Becky HillSafeBottom threeEliminatedEliminated
(week 5)
Jaz EllingtonSafeSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 5)
Max MilnerBottom twoBottom threeEliminatedEliminated
(week 5)
Ruth BrownSafeSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 5)
Aleks JoshSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 4)
Cassius HenrySafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 4)
David JulienSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 4)
Toni WarneBottom twoEliminatedEliminated
(week 4)
Adam IsaacSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 3)
Frances WoodSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 3)
Joelle MosesBottom twoEliminatedEliminated
(week 3)
Matt & SueleenEliminatedEliminated
(week 3)
Hannah BerneyEliminatedEliminated
(week 2)
Ruth-Ann St. LuceEliminatedEliminated
(week 2)
Sam ButteryEliminatedEliminated
(week 1)
Sophie GriffinEliminatedEliminated
(week 1)

Live show details

Week 1 (28 & 29 April)

The first live show aired on 28 April 2012 – with Team Tom and Team will.i.am performing. [30]

ArtistOrderSong [30] CoachResult [32]
Joelle Moses1"I'm Goin' Down"will.i.amBottom two
Sam Buttery2"A Little Respect"Tom JonesEliminated
Frances Wood3"Ain't Nobody"will.i.amSafe
Adam Isaac4"All My Life"Tom Jones
Jaz Ellington5"At Last"will.i.am
Leanne Mitchell6"Who Knew"Tom Jones
Sophie Griffin7"Titanium"will.i.amEliminated
Matt & Sueleen8"Go Your Own Way"Tom JonesBottom two
Tyler James9"Higher Love"will.i.amSafe
Ruth Brown10"Get Here"Tom Jones

Week 2 (5 & 6 May)

The second live show aired on 5 May 2012 – with Team Jessie and Team Danny performing. [33]

ArtistOrderSong [33] CoachResult
Toni Warne1"Proud Mary"Jessie JBottom two
Max Milner2"Free Fallin"Danny O'Donoghue
Ruth-Ann St. Luce3"Promise This"Jessie JEliminated
Hannah Berney4"Cry Me a River"/"Cry Me a River"Danny O'Donoghue
Vince Kidd5"Always on My Mind"Jessie JSafe
Aleks Josh6"Dream a Little Dream of Me"Danny O'Donoghue
Cassius Henry7"Paradise"Jessie J
David Julien8"Sweet Disposition"Danny O'Donoghue
Becky Hill9"Good Luck"Jessie J
Bo Bruce10"Running Up that Hill"Danny O'Donoghue

Week 3 (12 & 13 May)

The third live show aired on Saturday 12 May 2012 – with Team Tom and Team will.i.am performing. Both judges had to eliminate two of their artists, leaving them with two each for the semi-final shows.

ArtistOrderSongCoachResult
Leanne Mitchell1"I Put a Spell on You"Tom JonesBottom three
Frances Wood2"Show Me Love"will.i.amEliminated
Matt & Sueleen3"Missing"Tom Jones
Joelle Moses4"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"will.i.am
Ruth Brown5"Next to Me"Tom JonesSafe
Tyler James6"Sign Your Name"will.i.amBottom three
Adam Isaac7"High and Dry"Tom JonesEliminated
Jaz Ellington8"Just the Way You Are"/"Just the Way You Are"will.i.amSafe

Week 4 (19 & 20 May)

The fourth live show was on Saturday 19 May 2012 – with Team Danny and Team Jessie performing. Both judges had to eliminate two of their artists, leaving them with two each for the semi-final shows. [34]

ArtistOrderSong [34] CoachResult [35]
Max Milner1"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"Danny O'DonoghueBottom three
Cassius Henry2"Turning Tables"Jessie JEliminated
Bo Bruce3"Love the Way You Lie (Part II)"Danny O'DonoghueSafe
Vince Kidd4"My Love Is Your Love"Jessie J
Aleks Josh5"Better Together"Danny O'DonoghueEliminated
Becky Hill6"Seven Nation Army"Jessie JBottom three
David Julien7"She Will Be Loved"Danny O'DonoghueEliminated
Toni Warne8"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"Jessie J

Week 5: Semi-final (26 & 27 May)

The fifth live show aired on 26 May 2012, with all teams performing. The public then chose one artist from each team to advance to the final. For the first time in the series, Cheryl's performance was live on Saturday's show, but Kylie's performance was broadcast on Sunday's results show. It was also the first time there were two special musical guests.

ArtistOrderSong [36] CoachResult
Ruth Brown1"The Voice Within"Tom JonesEliminated
Vince Kidd2"Back to Black"Jessie JSafe
Max Milner3"Every Breath You Take"Danny O'DonoghueEliminated
Jaz Ellington4"Let It Be"will.i.am
Leanne Mitchell5"Run to You"Tom JonesSafe
Becky Hill6"Like a Star"Jessie JEliminated
Bo Bruce7"Charlie Brown"Danny O'DonoghueSafe
Tyler James8"Bohemian Rhapsody"will.i.am

Week 6: Final (2 June)

The final live show aired on 2 June 2012. Each coach had one artist each in their team, and for the first time in the series, each artist performed three songs: a solo number, a duet with their coach and their favourite song of the series.

OrderCoachArtistFirst song [38] Second song (duet) [38] Third song [38] Result
1Danny O'DonoghueBo Bruce"Nothing Compares 2 U""Read All About It" (with Danny O'Donoghue)"Charlie Brown"Runner-up
2Tom JonesLeanne Mitchell"It's a Man's Man's Man's World""Mama Told Me Not to Come" (with Tom Jones)"Run to You"Winner
3will.i.amTyler James"I'll Be There""OMG" (with will.i.am)"Higher Love"Third Place
4Jessie JVince Kidd"Many Rivers to Cross""Nobody's Perfect" (with Jessie J)N/A (already eliminated)Eliminated

Reception

Ratings

EpisodeDateOfficial ratings [39]
(in millions)
Weekly rank [39] ShareSource
Blind auditions 124 March9.44337.6% [40]
Blind auditions 231 March9.93139.3% [41]
Blind auditions 37 April10.7141.1% [42]
Blind auditions 414 April11.9945.5% [43]
Battle rounds 121 April11.2442.3% [44]
Battle rounds 222 April10.98238.5% [45]
Live show 128 April10.51141.8% [46]
Results 129 April9.17235.1% [47]
Live show 25 May9.36135.6% [48]
Results 26 May7.24630.3% [49]
Live show 312 May6.54329.4% [50]
Results 313 May6.75426.4% [51]
Live show 419 May6.79627.9% [52]
Results 420 May6.28826.2% [53]
Live show 526 May5.25828.8% [54]
Results 527 May5.14926.5% [55]
Live final2 June7.82434.2% [56]
Series average20128.54434.5%

Controversies

BBC Radio 2's Paul Gambaccini told the Radio Times that The Voice UK is "karaoke", and Mark Goodier questioned the motives of Universal Music saying, "Universal have to be doing this because they want market share." On whether The Voice is to become a "huge hit" in the UK, he added, "It really depends on whether they find a star or not." [57]

During her performance in the fourth live show, Becky Hill forgot her words and said an explicit word. [58] Willoughby apologized after the performance. An edited version to the performance was posted on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.

See also

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