The Voice UK series 4

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The Voice UK
Series 4
Hosted by
Coaches
Winner Stevie McCrorie
Winning mentorRicky Wilson
Runner-upLucy O'Byrne
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release10 January (2015-01-10) 
4 April 2015 (2015-04-04)
Series chronology
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Series 3
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Series 5

The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fourth series started on 10 January 2015. [1] Emma Willis and Marvin Humes returned as hosts, alongside coaches will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, and Ricky Wilson. Kylie Minogue did not return because of her touring commitments, and was replaced by Rita Ora. [2] On 4 April 2015, Stevie McCrorie was announced the winner of the season, making him the first winner to have received an all-chair turn in the blind auditions. It was also Ricky Wilson's first win as coach.

Coaches

Coaches and Presenters for Series 4 of The Voice UK
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Emma Willis (host)
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Marvin Humes (host)

On 22 March 2014, Kylie Minogue confirmed that she would not be returning for another series; when asked if she would return under different circumstances, she said "I would have to think about it really seriously as I did for this series". [3] Two days later, the BBC confirmed that she was not quitting the show, [4] but on 11 April 2014, Minogue tweeted that she would not be returning [5] and on 23 September, it was announced that Rita Ora would replace her.

Promotion

Promotional photos were released on 18 December 2014, including photos of: the coaches (Wilson, Jones, Ora & will.i.am); the presenters (Willis & Humes); and singular shots of each coach. [6]

On 20 December 2014, the first trailer for the series premiered following the final of Strictly Come Dancing at 19:55. The trailer features the four coaches sitting at a bar, when a crow singing behind them catches their attention. They begin to sing along with the crow until a waiter brings over a cooked chicken that they have ordered. Despite thinking the crow would be annoyed, he continues to sing with the group then joining in. [7]

Teams

Colour key:

CoachTop 48 Artists
will.i.am
Lucy O'ByrneSheena McHughVikesh Champaneri Esmée Denters Brooklyn Lammiman
Jake Shakeshaft Newtion MatthewsRyan GreenJoyful SoundzKarl Loxley
Hollie BarrieAndrew MarcRozzy TurnerStephen Cornwell
Rita Ora
Joe Woolford Karis ThomasClark CarmodyLiss JonesDTwinz
Mitch Miller Shellyann Evans Hannah WildesOlivia LawsonRyan Green
Morven BrownThe Mac BrosNKVanessa Hunt
Sir Tom Jones
Sasha SimoneHoward RoseLara LeeRosa IameleSharon Murphy
Daniel DukeJoyful SoundzKarl LoxleyClaudia RoseKim Alvord
Lisa WardCai WilliamsStephanie WebberRoisin Geraghty-McDonagh
Ricky Wilson
Stevie McCrorie Emmanuel NwamadiAutumn SharifLetitia GeorgeHannah Symons
Christina MatovuClaudia RoseOlivia LawsonHannah WildesShellyann Evans
Vikesh ChampaneriClassical ReflectionJade Hewitt Tim Arnold
Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within former teams).

Blind auditions

Each coach has the length of the artists' performance to decide if they wanted that artist on their team. Should two or more coaches want the same artist, then the artist will choose their coach.

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 (10 January)

The 90-minute premiere of the series was broadcast on 10 January 2015 from 7.00pm until 8.30pm. This was the first year that the first act got less than 4 turns.

Group performance: The Voice UK coaches – "Ready to Go"

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1Letitia George24"Stay with Me"
2Lucy O'Byrne23"Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana"
3Howard Rose27"My Generation"
4Emilie Cunliffe16"Clarity"
5Ryan Green17"Magic"
6Paul Cullinan48"Mustang Sally"
7Hannah Symons26"Powerless"
8Matt Eaves30"House of the Rising Sun"
9Stephen McLaughlin16"Piece of My Heart"
10 Stevie McCrorie 29"All I Want"

Episode 2 (17 January)

The second episode was broadcast on 17 January 2015, and 85 minutes long, airing from 7.00pm until 8.25pm.

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1Jade Hewitt27"Here for the Party"
2Marc Armstrong36"Jealous Guy"
3Classical Reflection19"Nella Fantasia"
4 Jake Shakeshaft 19"Thinking Out Loud"
5Billy Bottle and Martine33&34"The Power"
6 Mitchell Noakes 19"Heartbreak Hotel"
7Sasha Simone25"XO"/"Royals"
8 Shellyann Evans 26"Kiss from a Rose"
9Tom Carpenter20"Suit and Tie"
10 Clark Carmody 26"I'm Not the Only One"

Episode 3 (24 January)

The third episode was broadcast on 24 January 2015, and 85 minutes long, broadcast from 7.00pm until 8.25pm.

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1Stephanie Webber25"Mama's Broken Heart"
2Josh McDonough19"Waves"
3Otty Warmann32"Express Yourself"
4 Joe Woolford 19"Lights"
5Daniel Duke24"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
6Shirleymarie31"Here You Come Again"
7Liss Jones24"Dark Horse"
8James Duke24"Love Story"/"Sugar, We're Going Down"
9 Dene Michael 57"Never Give Up on a Good Thing"
10Emmanuel Nwamadi23"The Sweetest Taboo"
11 Esmée Denters 26"Yellow"

Episode 4 (31 January)

The fourth episode was broadcast on 31 January 2015, and was 90 minutes long, airing from 7.00pm until 8.30pm.

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1 Tim Arnold 39"Running Up That Hill"
2Kim Alvord24"Scream (Funk My Life Up)"
3Dawn Allen48"Wish I Didn't Miss You"
4Ross Harris23"Good Kisser"
5The Mac Bros24"Bohemian Rhapsody"/"Johnny B. Goode"/"Oh My God"
6Hollie Barrie30"Timber"
7Ciaran O'Driscoll25"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
8Morven Brown17"Afterglow"
9Oli Bond17"All Along the Watchtower"
10Rosa Iamele16"White Noise"
11Sharon Murphy52"Forever Young"
12DTwinz23"Shy Guy"
13Cai Williams34"Licence to Kill"
14Stephen Bloy44"Bring Him Home"
15Olivia Lawson17"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Episode 5 (7 February)

The fifth episode was broadcast on 7 February 2015, and was 85 minutes long, airing from 7.15pm until 8.40pm.

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1Newtion Matthews30"Who Did That To You?"
2Hannah Wildes24"All Good Things (Come to an End)"
3Alex David Charles52"I Wish"
4Karis Thomas16"Right to Be Wrong"
5Harris Hameed16"Apologize"
6Stephen Cornwell23"She Looks So Perfect"
7Kate Flynn23"Best of You"
8Krazy Horse70"Bad Moon Rising"
9Vikesh Champaneri19"Hometown Glory"
10Rozzy Turner33"Bang Bang"
11Brooklyn Lammiman19"Super Bass"
12 Nathan Moore 49"Seven Nation Army"
13Claudia Rose17"Love You I Do"

Episode 6 (14 February)

The sixth episode was broadcast on 14 February 2015, and was 80 minutes long, airing from 7.15pm until 8.35pm.

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1Karl Loxley24"Nessun Dorma"
2 Si Genaro 43"Falling Slowly"
3Mia Sylvester27"Addicted To You"
4 Keedie Green 41"Titanium"
5 Lara Lee 29"There Are Worse Things I Could Do"
6 Joyful Soundz 39 & 34"You're All I Need To Get By"
7The Rise33 & 32"Pop"
8Susan Lovejoy49"MacArthur Park"
9NK21"Me and My Broken Heart"
10Damian Dalton Smith39"Folsom Prison Blues"
11Christina Matovu24"If I Go"
12Sheena McHugh26"Hold On, We're Going Home"

Episode 7 (21 February)

The seventh episode was broadcast on 21 February 2015, and was 85 minutes long, airing from 7.00pm until 8.25pm.

OrderArtistAgeSongCoaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1Vanessa Hunt26"Sunshine of Your Love"
2Matt Baker32"Are You Gonna Go My Way"
3Autumn Sharif19"Crying for No Reason"
4Kyle Parry27"Try"Team full
5Michelle Gee40"I Feel For You"
6Sarah Dunn33"Barbie Girl"
7Mitch Miller26"Fancy"
8JoCee23"Show Me Love"Team full
9Craig Bunch35"With a Little Help from My Friends"
10Roisin Geraghty-McDonagh25"Coat of Many Colours"
11Annelies Kruidenier20"Chandelier"
12Charlotte Turnbull18"Gecko (Overdrive)"
13Lisa Ward26"Weak"
14Andrew Marc48"What's Love Got to Do with It"Team full

Battle rounds

The battle rounds will consist of two 2 hour shows on 28 February and 7 March. In a change for the fourth series, the coaches will be allowed to steal two artists each, as opposed to just the one in the previous two series. [8] The eighth episode was 120 minutes long, and aired from 7.15pm until 9.15pm and The ninth episode was 120 minutes long, and aired from 7.30pm until 9.30pm.

Colour key
  Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button
      Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts
      Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advances to the Knockouts
      Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderWinnerSongLoser'Steal' result
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
Episode 1
(28 February)
will.i.am1Newtion Matthews"Shout"Joyful Soundz
Ricky Wilson2Christina Matovu"Love Runs Out"Jade Hewitt
Rita Ora3Joe Woolford"I Won't Give Up"Ryan Green
will.i.am4Brooklyn Lammiman"Paradise City"Rozzy Turner
Tom Jones5Rosa Iamele"Halo"Claudia Rose
Ricky Wilson6Hannah Symons"Edge of Seventeen"Shellyann Evans
Rita Ora7Clark Carmody"Everytime"Olivia Lawson
Tom Jones8Sharon Murphy"Blame It on Me"Roisin Geraghty-McDonagh
Rita Ora9Mitch Miller"Express Yourself"Morven Brown
Tom Jones10Howard Rose"You Make My Dreams"Stephanie Webber
Ricky Wilson11Stevie McCrorie"Demons"Tim Arnold
will.i.am12Lucy O'Byrne"Memory"Karl Loxley
Episode 2
(7 March)
Ricky Wilson1Letitia George"Under Pressure"Vikesh Champaneri
will.i.am2Jake Shakeshaft"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"Stephen Cornwell
Rita Ora3Liss Jones"Straight Up"Vanessa Hunt
Tom Jones4Daniel Duke"Am I Wrong"Cai Williams
will.i.am5Sheena McHugh"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"Hollie Barrie
Ricky Wilson6Autumn Sharif"If I Ain't Got You"Hannah Wildes
will.i.am7Esmee Denters"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"Andrew Marc
Rita Ora8DTwinz"Maps"The Mac Bros
Tom Jones9Sasha Simone"The Tracks of My Tears"Lisa Ward
Rita Ora10Karis Thomas"Don't Speak"NK
Tom Jones11Lara Lee"My Kind of Love"Kim Alvord
Ricky Wilson12Emmanuel Nwamadi"The Living Years"Classical Reflection

Knockout rounds

The Knockout rounds aired on 14 and 15 March 2015. Teams of 8 after the battles were stripped down to 3 for the live shows. The tenth episode was 75 minutes long, and aired from 7.15pm until 8.30pm and eleventh episode was 75 minutes long, and aired from 7.45pm until 9.00pm.

Colour key:
      Artist won the Knockouts and advanced to the Live shows
      Artist lost the Knockouts and was eliminated
EpisodeOrderCoachArtistSongResult
Episode 1
(14 March)
1Rita OraDTwinz"I'm Every Woman"Eliminated
2Joe Woolford"Hey Ya!"Advanced
3Mitch Miller"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"Eliminated
4Karis Thomas"True Colors"Advanced
5Shellyann Evans"Firework"Eliminated
6Hannah Wildes"Dreams"Eliminated
7Clark Carmody"Take Me to Church"Advanced
8Liss Jones"If I Could Turn Back Time"Eliminated
1will.i.amNewtion Matthews"Missing"Eliminated
2Jake Shakeshaft"As Long as You Love Me"Eliminated
3Brooklyn Lammiman"Let It Go"Eliminated
4Esmée Denters"As"Eliminated
5Vikesh Champaneri"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"Advanced
6Sheena McHugh"Bring Me to Life"Advanced
7Ryan Green"Thinkin Bout You"Eliminated
8Lucy O’Byrne"Un Bel di Vedremo"Advanced
Episode 2
(15 March)
1Ricky WilsonChristina Matovu"You Gotta Be"Eliminated
2Olivia Lawson"Wicked Game"Eliminated
3Hannah Symons"Drunk In Love"Eliminated
4Stevie McCrorie"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"Advanced
5Letitia George"Twist and Shout"Eliminated
6Emmanuel Nwamadi"I've Been Loving You Too Long"Advanced
7Autumn Sharif"Human Nature"Advanced
8Claudia Rose"Misty Blue"Eliminated
1Tom JonesJoyful Soundz"Optimistic"Eliminated
2Karl Loxley"Your Song"Eliminated
3Rosa Iamele"Heart Of Glass"Eliminated
4Daniel Duke"Shake It Off"Eliminated
5Sasha Simone"Lost & Found"Advanced
6Sharon Murphy"Woman in Love"Eliminated
7Lara Lee"God Bless the Child"Advanced
8Howard Rose"Proud Mary"Advanced

Live shows

The live shows began on 21 March 2015 and ended on 4 April 2015. The quarter-final featured performances from Jermain Jackman & Olly Murs, while Jess Glynne & Sia performed on the semi-final. The final featured performances from Charles Hamilton and Rita Ora, Paloma Faith & The Script.

Results summary

Team’s colour key
  Team Will
  Team Rita
  Team Tom
  Team Ricky
Result's colour key
  Artist given 'Fast Pass' by their coach and did not face the public vote
  Artist received the fewest votes and was eliminated
  Artist won the competition
Weekly results per artist
ContestantWeek 1Week 2Week 3
Round 1Round 2
Stevie McCrorieFast PassSafeSafeWinner
(week 3)
Lucy O'ByrneFast PassSafeSafeRunner-up
(week 3)
Emmanuel NwamadiSafeSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 3)
Sasha SimoneFast PassSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 3)
Joe WoolfordSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 2)
Karis ThomasFast PassEliminatedEliminated
(week 2)
Sheena McHughSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 2)
Vikesh ChampaneriSafeEliminatedEliminated
(week 2)
Autumn SharifEliminatedEliminated
(week 1)
Clark CarmodyEliminatedEliminated
(week 1)
Howard RoseEliminatedEliminated
(week 1)
Lara LeeEliminatedEliminated
(week 1)

Live show details

Week 1: Quarter-final (21 March)

After all three artists from each team have performed, the coach will then have to decide which artist they want to give a "fast pass" to and put straight through to the semi-final. The voting lines for the remaining artists will then open after all twelve artists have performed, in a format change compared to previous series, the four artists with the fewest votes, regardless of which team, will leave the competition.

The first part of the show was 115 minutes long, and aired from 7.30pm until 9.25pm. The second part was 35 minutes long, and aired from 9.35pm until 10.10pm.

OrderCoachArtistSongResult
1Ricky WilsonAutumn Sharif"Hold Back the River"Eliminated
2Emmanuel Nwamadi"Another Day in Paradise"Advanced
3Stevie McCrorie"All Through the Night"Fast pass
4Tom JonesLara Lee"God Put a Smile upon Your Face"Eliminated
5Howard Rose"Read My Mind"
6Sasha Simone"Sail"Fast pass
7Rita OraKaris Thomas"Riptide"
8Clark Carmody"No Diggity"/"Ain't No Sunshine"Eliminated
9Joe Woolford"Don't Wake Me Up"Advanced
10will.i.amSheena McHugh"Glow"/"Princess of China"
11Lucy O’Byrne"When You Wish Upon a Star"Fast pass
12Vikesh Champaneri"Get the Party Started"Advanced

Week 2: Semi-final (28 March)

After all eight artists from each team have performed, the four artists with the most viewer votes advance to the live final, regardless of their team. Because of the format change, with the eliminations of Karis Thomas and Joe Woolford, Rita Ora no longer has any artists remaining on her team. She became the first coach in The Voice UK history to not have an artist in the final.

This episode was 125 minutes long and aired from 7.00pm until 9.05pm.

OrderCoachArtistSongResult
1will.i.amLucy O'Byrne"O mio babbino caro"Advanced
2Rita OraJoe Woolford"Jealous"Eliminated
3will.i.amSheena McHugh"Toca's Miracle"
4Ricky WilsonEmmanuel Nwamadi"A Whiter Shade of Pale"Advanced
5Rita OraKaris Thomas"Say Something"Eliminated
6will.i.amVikesh Champaneri"Don't Leave Me This Way"
7Tom JonesSasha Simone"Say You Love Me"Advanced
8Ricky WilsonStevie McCrorie"Bleeding Love"

Week 3: Final (4 April)

This episode was 130 minutes long, and aired from 7.00pm until 9.10pm.

OrderCoachArtistFirst songSecond song (duet)Third songWinner's songResult
1Tom JonesSasha Simone"What I Did for Love""Chain Of Fools" (with Tom Jones)N/A (already eliminated)Eliminated
2Ricky WilsonEmmanuel Nwamadi"Somebody That I Used to Know""Crazy" (with Ricky Wilson)
3will.i.amLucy O'Byrne"No Surprises""Habanera" (with will.i.am)"Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana""Lost Stars"Runner-up
4Ricky WilsonStevie McCrorie"I'll Stand By You""Get Back" (with Ricky Wilson)"All I Want""Lost Stars"Winner

Reception

Ratings

EpisodeDateOfficial ratings [9]
(in millions)
BBC One
weekly rank [9]
ShareSource
Blind auditions 110 January9.05135.9% [10]
Blind auditions 217 January9.47238.5% [11]
Blind auditions 324 January9.1538.4% [12]
Blind auditions 431 January9.5839.4% [13]
Blind auditions 57 February9.7440.3% [14]
Blind auditions 614 February10.1041.3% [15]
Blind auditions 721 February8.08930.5% [16]
Battle rounds 128 February8.47433.1% [17]
Battle rounds 27 March8.13531.9% [18]
Knockout rounds 114 March8.03431.6% [19]
Knockout rounds 215 March8.27231.9% [20]
Live show 121 March7.49132.8% [21]
Live results 16
Live show 228 March7.26530.2% [22]
Live final4 April6.87531.6%
Series average20158.55-32.6%

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