As you might know, The Voice UK returns this weekend - and with it are a whole host of brand new blind auditions! Now, we love a good blind audition, so the show's return got us thinking about some of our favourites. Below, we bring you just 12 but we couldn't include everything, so get in the comments and let us know your favourites...
1. Max Milner
Max Milner ended up being one of our favourite Voice contestants in the first series - and not just because of the relish with which Danny O'Donoghue said his name. This was on the very first episode of The Voice UK and instantly got us interested, as Max skilfully combined 'Come Together' and 'Lose Yourself' in a mash-up that isn't just a gimmick. He's great - and Danny attempting to rap along adds some laughs, too.
2. Vince Kidd
We've all heard 'Like A Virgin' a gazillion times.
1. Max Milner
Max Milner ended up being one of our favourite Voice contestants in the first series - and not just because of the relish with which Danny O'Donoghue said his name. This was on the very first episode of The Voice UK and instantly got us interested, as Max skilfully combined 'Come Together' and 'Lose Yourself' in a mash-up that isn't just a gimmick. He's great - and Danny attempting to rap along adds some laughs, too.
2. Vince Kidd
We've all heard 'Like A Virgin' a gazillion times.
- 1/9/2015
- Digital Spy
Digital Spy readers have named Christina Marie their favourite contestant on The Voice UK for the second time running.
The singer won 34% of 7,078 readers' votes following the first live show. The 20-year-old, a member of Team Ricky, also topped the readers' poll leading up to the quarter-final, and entered the iTunes Top 50 following last weekend's performance.
The Voice: Who's who? Your quick guide to the Top 8
Sally Barker, of Team Tom, came in second with 24.42% of the vote, while singing politician Jermain Jackman won 12.42% of the votes, putting him in third place.
Yorkshire girl Sophie May Williams had 9.48% of the votes while Team Kylie contestant Jamie Johnson took 6.64%.
Chris Royal managed 5.67% and 31-year-old Lee Glasson won 5.16%.
Coming in last with 2.21% of the votes was gospel singer Bizzi Dixon.
The BBC announced today that The Voice UK has been renewed for another two series.
The show continues this evening (March...
The singer won 34% of 7,078 readers' votes following the first live show. The 20-year-old, a member of Team Ricky, also topped the readers' poll leading up to the quarter-final, and entered the iTunes Top 50 following last weekend's performance.
The Voice: Who's who? Your quick guide to the Top 8
Sally Barker, of Team Tom, came in second with 24.42% of the vote, while singing politician Jermain Jackman won 12.42% of the votes, putting him in third place.
Yorkshire girl Sophie May Williams had 9.48% of the votes while Team Kylie contestant Jamie Johnson took 6.64%.
Chris Royal managed 5.67% and 31-year-old Lee Glasson won 5.16%.
Coming in last with 2.21% of the votes was gospel singer Bizzi Dixon.
The BBC announced today that The Voice UK has been renewed for another two series.
The show continues this evening (March...
- 3/29/2014
- Digital Spy
The Voice UK singer Christina Marie has made the top 50 of the iTunes chart with her quarter-final song.
The contestant performed the Foo Fighters' 'Everlong' last night (March 22), earning a fast pass to next week's show from coach Ricky Wilson. The studio version currently sits at number 47 on iTunes.
Sally Barker, coached by Sir Tom Jones, is close behind at number 51 with her take on the Bee Gees' 'To Love Somebody'.
Emily Adams, who lost out in the public vote to Chris Royal, is beating her fellow Team Ricky singer with her rendition of 'Happy' at number 71, ahead of Royal's 'One Day Like This' at number 83.
Lee Glasson is the only member of Kylie Minogue's team to make the top 100, with 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' at number 93.
Jermain Jackman is the highest-charting singer from will.i.am's team at number 132. Bizzi Dixon (number 180) and...
The contestant performed the Foo Fighters' 'Everlong' last night (March 22), earning a fast pass to next week's show from coach Ricky Wilson. The studio version currently sits at number 47 on iTunes.
Sally Barker, coached by Sir Tom Jones, is close behind at number 51 with her take on the Bee Gees' 'To Love Somebody'.
Emily Adams, who lost out in the public vote to Chris Royal, is beating her fellow Team Ricky singer with her rendition of 'Happy' at number 71, ahead of Royal's 'One Day Like This' at number 83.
Lee Glasson is the only member of Kylie Minogue's team to make the top 100, with 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' at number 93.
Jermain Jackman is the highest-charting singer from will.i.am's team at number 132. Bizzi Dixon (number 180) and...
- 3/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Digital Spy readers have named Christina Marie their favourite contestant on The Voice UK.
The 20-year-old - a member of Ricky Wilson's team - picked up 20.13% of reader votes in a close poll ahead of tonight's first live show.
Team Tom's Sally Barker came second with 15.84%, while in third place was will.i.am's contestant Jermain Jackman, who pulled in 14.61%.
Four contestants - one from each of the teams - will leave the competition after tonight's public vote.
According to the Digital Spy poll, Team Tom's Bizzi Dixon (2.87%), Team Ricky's Emily Adams (2.37%), Team Kylie's Lee Glasson (3.96%) and Team Will's Iesher Haughton (6.36%) could be the ones in danger.
Elsewhere, Chris Royal picked up 4.64% of the votes, Jamie Johnson won 6.05%, Rachael O'Connor was the favourite of 6.39% of voters, Georgia Harrup grabbed 7.05%, and Sophie May Williams won 9.74% of the votes.
The Voice live shows kick off tonight (March 22) at 6.45pm on BBC One.
The 20-year-old - a member of Ricky Wilson's team - picked up 20.13% of reader votes in a close poll ahead of tonight's first live show.
Team Tom's Sally Barker came second with 15.84%, while in third place was will.i.am's contestant Jermain Jackman, who pulled in 14.61%.
Four contestants - one from each of the teams - will leave the competition after tonight's public vote.
According to the Digital Spy poll, Team Tom's Bizzi Dixon (2.87%), Team Ricky's Emily Adams (2.37%), Team Kylie's Lee Glasson (3.96%) and Team Will's Iesher Haughton (6.36%) could be the ones in danger.
Elsewhere, Chris Royal picked up 4.64% of the votes, Jamie Johnson won 6.05%, Rachael O'Connor was the favourite of 6.39% of voters, Georgia Harrup grabbed 7.05%, and Sophie May Williams won 9.74% of the votes.
The Voice live shows kick off tonight (March 22) at 6.45pm on BBC One.
- 3/22/2014
- Digital Spy
'The Voice's' first live show could be set for chaos with four contestants struggling to sing. The BBC One talent show will begin its first round of live sing-offs tomorrow (22.03.14) as the quarter finals take place, but four contestants are in danger of being sent home as they've been taken ill. A source told The Sun newspaper: ''Everyone's drinking lemon and honey, snorting Vicks inhalers and getting early nights - it is hardly rock'n'roll.'' Jamie Johnson and Lee Glasson - who are being mentored by Kylie Minogue - have been joined in the sickbay by Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson's contestant...
- 3/21/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
'The Voice's' first live show could be set for chaos with four contestants struggling to sing. The BBC One talent show will begin its first round of live sing-offs tomorrow (22.03.14) as the quarter finals take place, but four contestants are in danger of being sent home as they've been taken ill. A source told The Sun newspaper: ''Everyone's drinking lemon and honey, snorting Vicks inhalers and getting early nights - it is hardly rock'n'roll.'' Jamie Johnson and Lee Glasson - who are being mentored by Kylie Minogue - have been joined in the sickbay by Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson's contestant...
- 3/19/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
The blinds are over, the battles are done, and now we're here at the Voice knockouts! It's time to find out which stars from Team Kylie and Team Tom are going to make it into the all-important live shows, so they're all going to sing one by one before their coaches decide who to keep and who to brutally, coldly, heartlessly send packing. Fun!
Team Kylie
First up tonight, it's Team Kylie. She's feeling good about her "dynamic" team, while the team members themselves - Femi Santiago, Jade Mayjean Peters, Jai, Jamie Johnson, Lee Glasson, Leo Ihenacho and Rachael O'Connor - are just raving about how much they like each other. Yeah, we'll see how long that lasts when they're up against each other, eh? As for Kylie, she is "bricking it" about whittling them down. Let's get this thing going...
Leo Ihenacho - 'I Wanna Know What Love Is...
Team Kylie
First up tonight, it's Team Kylie. She's feeling good about her "dynamic" team, while the team members themselves - Femi Santiago, Jade Mayjean Peters, Jai, Jamie Johnson, Lee Glasson, Leo Ihenacho and Rachael O'Connor - are just raving about how much they like each other. Yeah, we'll see how long that lasts when they're up against each other, eh? As for Kylie, she is "bricking it" about whittling them down. Let's get this thing going...
Leo Ihenacho - 'I Wanna Know What Love Is...
- 3/15/2014
- Digital Spy
The Voice UK is getting all serious now - Team Tom and Team Kylie are down to just three members each. But while the knockouts might be tense, that doesn't mean there's not time for some fun! We've already puzzled over the coaches' reactions to Jade Mayjean Peters, but now it's time to round-up all the other funny stuff that was going on. It might be rather Tom-centric, but we make no apologies for that...
1. Leo embarrasses himself with his 'hug count' for Kylie.
Oh dear. Leo and Kylie have always been flirtatious - you should have seen her giggling in rehearsals. And when he said he would be singing 'I Want To Know What Love Is', her confession that: "I think Leo does want to know what love is" saw Kylie covering her face in cringe. Mind you, it was nowhere near as awkward as when Leo revealed...
1. Leo embarrasses himself with his 'hug count' for Kylie.
Oh dear. Leo and Kylie have always been flirtatious - you should have seen her giggling in rehearsals. And when he said he would be singing 'I Want To Know What Love Is', her confession that: "I think Leo does want to know what love is" saw Kylie covering her face in cringe. Mind you, it was nowhere near as awkward as when Leo revealed...
- 3/15/2014
- Digital Spy
The first pictures from this weekend's Knockout stage of The Voice UK have been released.
For the Knockouts, the seven artists left on each team will perform the song they think will secure them a place in the live shows, before their mentor selects their final three.
Competing on Team Will is Anna McLuckie, Callum Crowley, Iesher Haughton, James Byron, Jermain Jackman, Sophie May Williams and Nomakhosi Nkosi.
Jade Mayjean Peters, Jai McConnell, Jamie Johnson, Lee Glasson, Leo Ihenacho, Rachael O'Connor and Femi Santiago will perform on Team Kylie.
Team Ricky includes Beth McCarthy, Chris Royal, Christina Marie, Emily Adams, Jazz Bates Chambers, Max Murphy and Jessica Steele.
Finally, Bizzi Dixon, Celestine, Gary Poole, Georgia Harrup, Melissa Gill, Sally Barker and Steven Alexander make up Team Tom.
The Voice UK continues on Saturday (March 15) at 7.15pm on BBC One.
For the Knockouts, the seven artists left on each team will perform the song they think will secure them a place in the live shows, before their mentor selects their final three.
Competing on Team Will is Anna McLuckie, Callum Crowley, Iesher Haughton, James Byron, Jermain Jackman, Sophie May Williams and Nomakhosi Nkosi.
Jade Mayjean Peters, Jai McConnell, Jamie Johnson, Lee Glasson, Leo Ihenacho, Rachael O'Connor and Femi Santiago will perform on Team Kylie.
Team Ricky includes Beth McCarthy, Chris Royal, Christina Marie, Emily Adams, Jazz Bates Chambers, Max Murphy and Jessica Steele.
Finally, Bizzi Dixon, Celestine, Gary Poole, Georgia Harrup, Melissa Gill, Sally Barker and Steven Alexander make up Team Tom.
The Voice UK continues on Saturday (March 15) at 7.15pm on BBC One.
- 3/11/2014
- Digital Spy
The first pictures from this weekend's Knockout stage of The Voice UK have been released.
In the new pictures, Kylie Minogue's team are seen performing before the judges in a bid to reach the live shows of this year's competition.
For the Knockouts, the seven artists left on Team Kylie will perform the song they think will secure them a place in the Final 12, before Minogue selects her final three.
Jade Mayjean Peters, Jai McConnell, Jamie Johnson, Lee Glasson, Leo Ihenacho and Rachael O'Connor won their respective battles to reach this stage of the competition.
Femi Santiago - who was previously part of will.i.am's team - lost his battle, but was selected by Minogue to join her team as part of the show's 'Steal' twist.
Santiago serenaded the 'Into The Blue' singer with a freestyle song in an attempt to win her support. However, the...
In the new pictures, Kylie Minogue's team are seen performing before the judges in a bid to reach the live shows of this year's competition.
For the Knockouts, the seven artists left on Team Kylie will perform the song they think will secure them a place in the Final 12, before Minogue selects her final three.
Jade Mayjean Peters, Jai McConnell, Jamie Johnson, Lee Glasson, Leo Ihenacho and Rachael O'Connor won their respective battles to reach this stage of the competition.
Femi Santiago - who was previously part of will.i.am's team - lost his battle, but was selected by Minogue to join her team as part of the show's 'Steal' twist.
Santiago serenaded the 'Into The Blue' singer with a freestyle song in an attempt to win her support. However, the...
- 3/11/2014
- Digital Spy
The Voice coaches will invite their famous friends along to help their contestants on this weekend's episode.
As the legendary battle round begins, each Voice coach will have a guest mentor who can help them prepare their acts for the fight.
will.i.am has cheated slightly by inviting along two guests - last year's contestant Leah McFall, who recently debuted the video for 'No Ordinary Love', as well as Voice stalwart Dante Santiago.
The Team Will acts that will be going head to head this weekend are Anna McLuckie and Jessica Steele, Callum Crowley and Tom Barnwell, and Sarah Eden-Winn and Jermain Jackman.
Sir Tom Jones has made the perhaps surprising decision to invite Tinie Tempah along to meet his acts, but the pair seem to be deep in conversation in this picture.
The 'Pass Out' rapper will be helping to prepare Talia Smith to battle Sally Barker,...
As the legendary battle round begins, each Voice coach will have a guest mentor who can help them prepare their acts for the fight.
will.i.am has cheated slightly by inviting along two guests - last year's contestant Leah McFall, who recently debuted the video for 'No Ordinary Love', as well as Voice stalwart Dante Santiago.
The Team Will acts that will be going head to head this weekend are Anna McLuckie and Jessica Steele, Callum Crowley and Tom Barnwell, and Sarah Eden-Winn and Jermain Jackman.
Sir Tom Jones has made the perhaps surprising decision to invite Tinie Tempah along to meet his acts, but the pair seem to be deep in conversation in this picture.
The 'Pass Out' rapper will be helping to prepare Talia Smith to battle Sally Barker,...
- 2/25/2014
- Digital Spy
The first battle round pairings on this series of The Voice have been unveiled.
In a series of pictures unveiled by the BBC, fans can get a glimpse at which members of Team Ricky, Team Kylie, Team Tom and Team Will will attempt to out-sing each other on Saturday night's show.
Three pairs from each team will take to the ring this week, with the coaches recruiting mentors such as Tinie Tempah and Katy B to help them prepare their acts.
On Ricky Wilson's team, former soap star Kelsey-Beth Crossley will take on Emily Adams, Christina Marie will battle Nathan Amzi, and twins Tila & Tavelah will fight against Beth McCarthy.
Sir Tom Jones has paired country star Talia Smith with Sally Barker, Celestine will battle Mairead Conlon, and last week's auditionee Kenny Thompson will fight it out to stay in the competition over Bizzi Dixon.
Turning to Kylie Minogue's group,...
In a series of pictures unveiled by the BBC, fans can get a glimpse at which members of Team Ricky, Team Kylie, Team Tom and Team Will will attempt to out-sing each other on Saturday night's show.
Three pairs from each team will take to the ring this week, with the coaches recruiting mentors such as Tinie Tempah and Katy B to help them prepare their acts.
On Ricky Wilson's team, former soap star Kelsey-Beth Crossley will take on Emily Adams, Christina Marie will battle Nathan Amzi, and twins Tila & Tavelah will fight against Beth McCarthy.
Sir Tom Jones has paired country star Talia Smith with Sally Barker, Celestine will battle Mairead Conlon, and last week's auditionee Kenny Thompson will fight it out to stay in the competition over Bizzi Dixon.
Turning to Kylie Minogue's group,...
- 2/25/2014
- Digital Spy
The blind auditions are over, and the teams are complete. In her first series on The Voice, Miss Kylie Minogue has racked up some quite special auditionees for her gang - but who is your favourite?
There are 12 to pick from - is it former The Streets singer Leo Ihenacho who catches your eye, or maybe twins Gemyni? Are you a fan of Jimmy or Jamie? Amelia O'Connell or Rachael O'Connor? Or perhaps it's Joe, Jai or Jade you fancy seeing more of - or maybe you're a big fan of Lee Glasson, Steven Alexander or final member Nomakhosi.
Well, we want to know, so vote in our poll below and then leave your comments on who you'd be spinning around for in Kylie's shoes...
The Voice: Ricky's team is complete - who's your favourite? Vote
The Voice: Sir Tom's team is complete - who's your favourite?...
There are 12 to pick from - is it former The Streets singer Leo Ihenacho who catches your eye, or maybe twins Gemyni? Are you a fan of Jimmy or Jamie? Amelia O'Connell or Rachael O'Connor? Or perhaps it's Joe, Jai or Jade you fancy seeing more of - or maybe you're a big fan of Lee Glasson, Steven Alexander or final member Nomakhosi.
Well, we want to know, so vote in our poll below and then leave your comments on who you'd be spinning around for in Kylie's shoes...
The Voice: Ricky's team is complete - who's your favourite? Vote
The Voice: Sir Tom's team is complete - who's your favourite?...
- 2/22/2014
- Digital Spy
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