The Voice UK series 12

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The Voice UK
Series 12
Hosted by Emma Willis
Coaches
Winner Jen & Liv
Winning coachwill.i.am
Runners-up
  • Jolie Stevens
  • Callum Doignie
  • Hope Winter
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network ITV1
Original release4 November (2023-11-04) 
30 December 2023 (2023-12-30)
Series chronology
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Series 11
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Series 13

The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The twelfth series of The Voice UK premiered on 4 November 2023 on ITV. will.i.am, Anne-Marie, Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs returned as coaches, whilst Emma Willis again returned as presenter. It was the final series to feature Murs and Anne-Marie as coaches, following their axing from the show after six and three series as coaches, respectively.

On 30 December 2023, Jen & Liv were announced as the winner of the season, marking will.i.am's second win as a coach on the adult version of the show. Their win marks the second occurrence that a duo won a variation of The Voice UK, the first being done by Shanice & Andrea Nyandoro in the seventh series of The Voice Kids , who were also on Team will.i.am. It also marks the first time in any variation ever that a winning act had a different coach turn their official coach's chair during their audition (as host Willis sat in will.i.am's chair for their audition).

Coaches

Coaches for series 12 of The Voice UK

will.i.am, Anne-Marie, Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs returned as coaches, whilst Emma Willis returned as the show's presenter. [1]

In September 2023, it was confirmed by Olly Murs himself that since he had been axed from the show for future series, this would be his last as a coach. [2] Speaking of his axing, Murs said he was "gutted" and added that receiving the news was a "bit of a shock". [3] [4]

In October 2023, a week prior to the show's premiere, it was announced that the twelfth series would also be Anne-Marie's last and that she had been "axed from the series" as part of producers' plans to "refresh the show". [5] [6]

Production

Auditions for the twelfth series were held via the usual online application process, as well as various pubs, karaoke bars and open mic nights throughout 2022. [7] [8] Groups were invited to apply for the first time along with the usual soloists, duos and trios. [9] Applications closed in September 2022, and began filming at Dock10 in December 2022. [10] [11]

The first trailer for the series was revealed in October 2023, and featured all four coaches singing along to "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa, before pushing their buttons and turning around in their chairs.

The series was again pre-recorded, and began on 4 November 2023, the latest the show has ever launched, due to ITV's coverage of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [12]

The blocked feature would not be returning to the blind auditions due to the controversiality of the button over the media.

Teams

Colour key

CoachTop 40 Artists
will.i.am
Jen & Liv THePETEBOX Katie ColemanSese FosterHayley Chart
LavilleMatt GreenZazaShane BrierleyCleo Stewart
Anne-Marie
Jolie Stevens Deja Vu Nia EkanemLil Shakz Chinchilla
Ryan BartonGwanntyThe SkylarksValntnaRachel Burnett
Sir Tom Jones
Callum DoignieBianca WhiteAV4CJerusha FrimpongFatt Butcher
Daisy GillKeilah RebekahJazz MorleyBrendan SherkAdaeze
Olly Murs
Hope WinterKelly HastingsStan UrbanMarta SpizhenkoThe Ashatones
Sheridan ColdstreamJack DesmondJess HayesSimon SimmsImisi Peletu

Blind auditions

Blind auditions colour key
  Coach pressed "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 their "I WANT YOU" button
Artist received an "All Turn"

Episode 1 (4 November)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.amAnne-MarieTomOlly
1 Deja Vu 19–25"Unholy"
2Mitchell Chambers29"She Used to Be Mine"
3Jerusha Frimpong27"Wish I Didn't Miss You"
4Laville36"Perfect Ruin"
5Yoni Shine16"Let It Go"
6Stan Urban79"Little Queenie"
7Lil Shakz18"Minimal Things" (original song)
8Hope Winter23"Mirror"

Episode 2 (11 November)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.amAnne-MarieTomOlly
1Liam Palmer19"XO"
2 Jen & Liv 21 & 23"Woman" [a]
3Callum Doignie28"Traitor"
4Sese Foster31"Thinking Out Loud"
5Pete Restrick31"Love Will Tear Us Apart"
6 Chinchilla 25"I Put a Spell on You"
7Sheridan Coldstream59"Listen Before I Go"
8Bianca White35"Chains"
  1. The show's presenter, Emma Willis, took will.i.am's place as coach for this performance

Episode 3 (18 November)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.amAnne-MarieTomOlly
1AV4C32–39"All My Life"
2 THePETEBOX "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"
3 Mariama Goodman 44"Out Here on My Own"
4Gwannty29"Essence"
5Marta Spizhenko33"Not About Angels"
6Kurtis Joinson27"Damn Your Eyes"
7Nia Ekanem30"Let It Be"
8Fatt Butcher32"This Woman's Work"

Episode 4 (25 November)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.amAnne-MarieTomOlly
1Daisy Gill24"In the Name of Love"
2Albert Stott18"My Heart Goes (La Di Da)"
3Ryan Barton31"Just the Two of Us"
4Hayley Chart52"Sinnerman"
5The Ashatones28–30"About Damn Time"
6Scarlette Von B26"Blue Jeans"
7Katie Coleman28"Natural Woman"
8Kelly Hastings41"Bird Set Free"

Episode 5 (2 December)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.amAnne-MarieTomOlly
1Liam Price34"Stop!"
2Jolie Stevens19"Clearly"
3Matt Green34"Not Take Me Back to London" (original song)
4Keilah Rebekah23"You Say"
5Jack Desmond22"A Thousand Miles"
6Jess Hayes25"The Dark End of the Street"
7Bob Strachan44"Folsom Prison Blues"
8Zaza30"Back to Life"
9Jazz Morley33"Landslide"

Episode 6 (9 December)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.amAnne-MarieTomOlly
1Cleo Stewart30"Heaven"
2Kim Palmer30"It Must Have Been Love"
3Simon Simms28"Bibia Be Ye Ye"
4The Skylarks16 & 44"Dancing in the Dark"
5Shannon Hurst26"The Joke"
6Valntna31"I'm Going Down"
7Brendan Sherk24"All For You"
8Imisi Peletu21"Moon River"
9Shane Brierley17"Heal"Team full

Episode 7 (16 December)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.amAnne-MarieTomOlly
1Adaeze18"When You Were Mine"Team fullTeam full
2Rachel Burnett19"Unintended"Team full

Callbacks

Guest mentors for series 12 of The Voice UK
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Paloma Faith for Team Will
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Clara Amfo for Team Anne-Marie
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Raye for Team Anne-Marie
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Jamie Cullum for Team Tom
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Luke Evans for Team Olly

For this season, the 'Callbacks' returned. This stage aired on 16 December, following the final round of blind auditions. In this round, each coach brought in a mentor for their team. Paloma Faith, Clara Amfo and Raye, Jamie Cullum, and Luke Evans were invited by will.i.am, Anne-Marie, Tom Jones, and Olly Murs, respectively. Cleo Stewart from Team Will withdrew from the competition prior to the Callbacks. [13]

In the Callbacks, the coaches divided their 10 contestants selected in the blind auditions into three groups, where they were given the same song to sing in their own styles. After all artists of the same group finished their performances, the coaches had to choose one to advance to the semi-final. A total of three artists were taken through to the semi-final per coach.

The Callbacks colour key
     Artist advanced to the semi-finals
Artist was eliminated
Callbacks Results
EpisodeOrderCoachWinnerSongLosers
Episode 7
(16 December)
1Olly MursStan Urban"Hound Dog"Jess Hayes
Simon Simms
The Ashatones
2Kelly Hastings"Ordinary World"Marta Spizhenko
Sheridan Coldstream
3Hope Winter"Feels Like This"Imisi Peletu
Jack Desmond
4will.i.amJen & Liv"ABCDEFU"Sese Foster
Shane Brierley
5Katie Coleman"She Blinded Me with Science"Matt Green
THePETEBOX
6"Ordinary People"Hayley Chart
Laville
Zaza
7Anne-Marie"Glimpse of Us"Gwannty
Rachel Burnett
Valntna
8Deja Vu"Lucky"The Skylarks
Jolie Stevens
9Nia Ekanem"Virtual Insanity"Chinchilla
Lil Shakz
Ryan Barton
10Sir Tom JonesCallum Doignie"A House Is Not a Home"Fatt Butcher
Jazz Morley
11AV4C"Angel of Mine"Brendan Sherk
Bianca WhiteKeilah Rebekah
12"California Dreamin'"Adaeze
Daisy Gill
Jerusha Frimpong

Show details

Results summary

Colour key
  •   Team Will
  •   Team Anne-Marie
  •   Team Tom
  •   Team Olly
Result's colour key
  Artist received the most public votes
  Artist was eliminated
Weekly results
ContestantWeek 1Week 2
Jen & LivSafeWinner
Callum DoignieSafeFinalist
Hope WinterSafeFinalist
Jolie StevensSafeFinalist
AV4CEliminatedEliminated
(Week 1)
Bianca WhiteEliminated
Deja VuEliminated
Katie ColemanEliminated
Kelly HastingsEliminated
Nia EkanemEliminated
Stan UrbanEliminated
THePETEBOXEliminated

Week 1: Semi-final (23 December)

The Semi-final aired on 23 December 2023. The 12 contestants who advanced from the Callbacks competed, with each coach having to select one artist out of three to take through to the final.

Performances in the semi-final episode
EpisodeOrderCoachArtistSongResult
Episode 8
(23 December)
1Sir Tom JonesAV4C"Stand Up"Eliminated
2Callum Doignie"Control"Saved
3Bianca White"Rescue"Eliminated
4Olly MursStan Urban"Johnny B. Goode"Eliminated
5Kelly Hastings"Impossible"Eliminated
6Hope Winter"Jealous Guy"Saved
7will.i.amTHePETEBOX"Heat Waves"Eliminated
8Katie Coleman"Firebabe"Eliminated
9Jen & Liv"Sway"Saved
10Anne-MarieDeja Vu"Beautiful Liar"Eliminated
11Jolie Stevens"What Now"Saved
12Nia Ekanem"Everybody Hurts"Eliminated

Week 2: Final (30 December)

The final aired on 30 December 2023. As in the previous series, the final was pre-recorded with the audience voting for the winner. For the first time in the show's history, there was only the winner reveal, with the remaining finalists placing as runners-up, instead of than fourth and third placements.

Performances in the final episode
OrderCoachArtistFirst songOrderDuet (with Coach)Result
1Olly MursHope Winter"No Peace"6"I'll Be Waiting"Finalist
2Sir Tom JonesCallum Doignie"Breakaway"7"Bird on the Wire"
3Anne-MarieJolie Stevens"Forever"5"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
4will.i.amJen & Liv"I'm Every Woman"8"Break My Soul"Winners

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