The Voice UK series 13

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The Voice UK
Series 13
Hosted by Emma Willis
Coaches
Winner AVA
Winning coach Tom Fletcher & Danny Jones
Runners-up
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network ITV1
Original release31 August (2024-08-31) 
26 October 2024 (2024-10-26)
Series chronology
 Previous
Series 12

The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The thirteenth series premiered on 31 August 2024 on ITV1. Emma Willis returned to present the series, whilst will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones returned as coaches, along with The Voice Australia coach LeAnn Rimes, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, with the latter two serving as the programme's first duo coach. [1]

On 26 October 2024, AVA was announced the winner of the season, marking Tom Fletcher & Danny Jones' first win as coaches. Fletcher and Jones became the first duo on the UK version of The Voice to win a series and became the third coach to win on their debut season, following Jennifer Hudson and Anne-Marie. It also marks Jones’ second win on the UK franchise following the third series of the Kids edition.

Coaches

Coaches for series 13 of The Voice UK

Prior to the beginning of the previous series, Olly Murs announced that he had been axed from the show, and that the twelfth series would be his last as a coach. [2] [3] The following month, it was announced that Anne-Marie had also been axed from the series with the show's producers reportedly wanting to "refresh the show". [4] [5] Emma Willis returned for her eleventh series as presenter, whilst will.i.am and Sir Tom Jones returned for their thirteenth and twelfth series as coaches respectively. [6] In February 2024, LeAnn Rimes was announced as Anne-Marie's replacement, whilst Murs was replaced by both McFly singers Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, the latter of whom served as a coach on the spin-off version The Voice Kids since its inception. [7] [8] The pair made up the show's first ever "double chair", a format that has previously been used in other versions of The Voice franchise, which saw them share the same chair and make decisions throughout the series collaboratively. [9] [10] This also marked the first time since the sixth season to feature two new coaches.

Production

Auditions for the thirteenth series began taking place throughout June and July 2024 with online applications closing in October 2023. [11] [12] The series is again pre-recorded, with filming beginning in February 2024 and concluding in June. [13] [14]

Teams

Colour key

  •   Winner
  •   Runner-up
  •   Eliminated in the Semi-Final
  •   Eliminated in the Callbacks
  •   Withdrew
CoachTop 40 Artists
will.i.am
Storry ESNCE MiC LOWRY Aaliyah ZhanéAmber Drameh
Kevon BennettMatty ScottOlivierTwin MCSAlya
LeAnn Rimes
Deb OrahConor McLoughlinLois Morgan GayCHLOEJETHarry James
Haydn BardoeJoy FarrukhKailun DennieNathan GrisdaleONOSE
Sir Tom Jones
Billy & LouieAceHollie PeabodyAaron DelanoAbdul Omoba
Eda NivesJack McGeeKealeigh RobertsonKuill CameronZalika Henry
Tom Fletcher & Danny Jones
AVA Kyra SmithOlivia RogersBette ReynoldsBilly Lockett
Calum JonesJames BarlowRoisin McCarneyStan BuckroydThe Twins

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 (31 August)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.am LeAnn Tom J. Tom F. & Danny
1 MiC LOWRY 28–29"Just a Friend 2002"
2Harvey Powell18"Unsteady"
3Joy Farrukh56"Your Song"
4Kyra Smith20"Golden Slumbers"
5Kevon Bennett32 "I Feel Good"
6Danielle Mahailet34"Ave Maria"
7*Zalika Henry35"Daylight"
8Billy Lockett32"I Could Use a Friend" (original)

Episode 2 (7 September)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.am LeAnn Tom J. Tom F. & Danny
1Deb Orah28"His Eye Is on the Sparrow"
2Romz24"Shake It" (original)
3Kuill Cameron30"Don't Give Up"
4Haydn Bardoe21"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
5 Storry "You Don't Know Me (Nah Nah)" (original)
6Aaron Gardiner25 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
7Lois Morgan Gay23"My Mind"
8 AVA 20"Damn Your Eyes"

Episode 3 (14 September)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.am LeAnn Tom J. Tom F. & Danny
1Billy & Louie20"Run to You"
2Paul Connor18"Spit of You"
3Amber Drameh27"Ex-Factor"
4Twin MCS39"Long Time Coming" (original)
5The Celtic Harps29—35"The Irish Rover"
6Nathan Grisdale29"I Promise" (original)
7Calum Jones23"Best of You"
8Ace20"Ain't No Way"

Episode 4 (21 September)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.am LeAnn Tom J. Tom F. & Danny
1Kailun Dennie25"She's Always a Woman"
2Jess Hernandez22"On My Love"
3Stan Buckroyd21"Vampire"
4ESNCE20"Water"
5Eda Nives26"Anyone"
6Tony Henry63"Nella Fantasia"
7Olivier23"Thriller" (original)
8Aaron Delano25"I'm Kissing You"

Episode 5 (28 September)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.am LeAnn Tom J. Tom F. & Danny
1Matty Scott20"Heartbreak Anniversary"
2Nyime Awe36"Through The Fire"
3Roisin McCarney28"Call Me"
4CHLOEJET23"Escapism"
5Jack McGee20"Yellow"
6Sinead McElroy18"Golden Hour"
7Abdul Omoba24"Iron Sky"
8Bette Reynolds76"Rapper's Delight"
9Conor McLoughlin27"I See Fire"

Episode 6 (5 October)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.am LeAnn Tom J. Tom F. & Danny
1Aaliyah Zhané26"Cuz I Love You"
2Iwan Hughes24"Strangers"
3Olivia Rogers18"Lay All Your Love on Me"
4ONOSE26"Chasing Cars"
5Temi Busari20"Toast/Shining" (original)
6Kealeigh Robertson23"Train Wreck"
7Alya18"Earned It"
8The Twins38"Don't Let Go (Love)"Team full
9Hollie Peabody21"Lose You to Love Me"

Episode 7 (12 October)

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches and artists choices
will.i.am LeAnn Tom J. Tom F. & Danny
1James Barlow22"Too Close"Team fullTeam full
2Harry James28"Hold Me Closer"Team full

Callbacks

Guest mentors for series 13 of The Voice UK
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AI "Fyilicia" for Team Will
Griff at Fonda Theatre 01.jpg
Griff for Team LeAnn
Hannah Waddingham on March 20, 2023 in the Oval Office of the White House - P20230320AS-2571 (cropped).jpg
Hannah Waddingham for Team Tom
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Perrie Edwards for Team Tom & Danny

For this season, the 'Callbacks' returned. This stage aired on 12 October, following the final round of blind auditions. In this round, each coach brought in a mentor for their team. AI "Fyilicia", Griff, Hannah Waddingham, and Perrie Edwards served as mentors for Teams Will, LeAnn, Tom, and Tom & Danny, respectively. will.i.am became the first coach in the entire franchise of The Voice to feature artificial intelligence as a mentor to a team. Alya from Team Will withdrew from the competition prior to the Callbacks.

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.

This stage of the competition was filmed at St George's Hall in Liverpool.

The Callbacks colour key
     Artist advanced to the semi-finals
Artist was eliminated
Callbacks Results
EpisodeOrderCoachWinnerSongLosers
Episode 7
(12 October)
1Sir Tom Jones"Used to Be Young"Zalika Henry
Eda Nives
Kuill Cameron
2Hollie Peabody"Everytime"Kealeigh Robertson
Jack McGee
Abdul Omoba
3Billy & Louie"One Day I'll Fly Away"Aaron Delano
ACE
4will.i.amMiC LOWRY"What You Won't Do for Love"Matty Scott
ESNCE
5"Murder She Wrote"Twin MCS
Kevon Bennett
Olivier
6Storry"My Song"Amber Drameh
Aaliyah Zhane
7Tom & DannyAVA"Smells Like Teen Spirit"Stan Buckroyd
Roisin McCarney
8"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"James Barlow
The Twins
Bette Reynolds
Calum Jones
9Kyra Smith"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"Billy Lockett
Olivia Rogers
10LeAnn RimesConor McLoughlin"Trouble"Nathan Grisdale
Kailun Dennie
11"Love on the Brain"Onose
ChloeJet
Harry James
Haydn Bardoe
12Lois Morgan Gay"Nothing Compares 2 U"Joy Farrukh
Deb Orah

Show details

Results summary

Colour key
  •   Team Will
  •   Team LeAnn
  •   Team Tom
  •   Team Tom & Danny
Result's colour key
  Artist received the most public votes
  Artist was eliminated
Weekly results
ContestantWeek 1Week 2
AVASafeWinner
Billy & LouieSafeFinalist
Deb OrahSafeFinalist
StorrySafeFinalist
AceEliminatedEliminated
(Week 1)
Conor McLoughlinEliminated
ESNCEEliminated
Hollie PeabodyEliminated
Kyra SmithEliminated
Lois Morgan GayEliminated
MiC LOWRYEliminated
Olivia RogersEliminated

Week 1: Semi-final (19 October)

The Semi-final aired on 19 October 2024. 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. With the advancements of Deb Orah, Storry, Billy & Louie and AVA, the thirteenth series marks the first time in The Voice UK history where every finalist was originally a four-chair turn in the Blind Auditions.

Performances in the semi-final episode
EpisodeOrderCoachArtistSongResult
Episode 8
(19 October)
1LeAnn RimesDeb Orah"Bridge over Troubled Water"Saved
2Conor McLoughlin"Better Man"Eliminated
3Lois Morgan Gay"A Case of You" Eliminated
4will.i.amESNCE"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)"Eliminated
5Storry"Run" (original)Saved
6MiC LOWRY"The Boy Is Mine"Eliminated
7Sir Tom JonesAce"I'd Rather Go Blind"Eliminated
8Hollie Peabody"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"Eliminated
9Billy & Louie"Freedom! '90 Saved
10Tom & DannyKyra Smith"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)"Eliminated
11Olivia Rogers"Alone"Eliminated
12AVA"God Only Knows"Saved

Week 2: Final (26 October)

Performances in the final episode
OrderCoachArtistFirst songOrderDuet (with Coach)Result
1LeAnn RimesDeb Orah"Holy Water/Jesus Walks "7"Nina Cried Power"Finalist
2Sir Tom JonesBilly & Louie"Fall on Me"6"Farther Along"
3will.i.amStorry"Forever Young"5"Cry Me a River"
4Tom & DannyAVA"The Long and Winding Road"8"The Reason"Winner

Ratings

EpisodeAir dateTotal viewers
(millions) [15]
ITV
Weekly rank [15]
Blind Auditions 131 August2.9710
Blind Auditions 27 September3.2012
Blind Auditions 314 September2.7510
Blind Auditions 421 September2.3511
Blind Auditions 528 September2.9110
Blind Auditions 65 October2.7912
Blind Auditions 7 & Callbacks12 October2.6812
Semi Final19 October2.5416
Final26 October2.6213

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