The Voice UK (series 8)


The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The eighth series began airing on 5 January 2019 and concluded on 6 April 2019, presented by Emma Willis on ITV. will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs returned for their eighth, third, seventh and second series, respectively. The series is the third and final series under the new three-year contract confirmed by ITV in November 2015.

Coaches and presenters

On 1 November 2018, it was announced that Vick Hope would be replaced by AJ Odudu.
On 9 March 2019, the guest mentors for the knockout round were announced to be: James Arthur to help Sir Tom Jones, Nicole Scherzinger to help will.i.am, Olly Alexander to help Jennifer Hudson and Anne-Marie to help Olly Murs.

Teams

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It was announced by ITV that the eighth series would begin broadcasting on 5 January 2019.
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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 (5 January)

The series premiere aired on from 8:30pm until 9:35pm.

Episode 2 (12 January)

Episode 3 (19 January)

Episode 4 (26 January)

Episode 5 (2 February)

Episode 6 (9 February)

Episode 7 (16 February)

Battle rounds

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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

Episode 1 (23 February)

Episode 2 (2 March)

Episode 3 (9 March)

Knockouts

A new voting system called Lifeline vote was introduced this year, which would save one contestant from the 16 eliminated acts based on the public's vote. The act who was saved by lifeline vote would be revealed at the beginning of the live Semi-final.

Episode 1 (16 March)

Episode 2 (23 March)

Live shows

The live shows began on 30 March 2019.

Results summary

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Week 1: Semi-final (30 March)

With the eliminations of Emmanuel Smith, Moya, NXTGEN and Nicole Dennis, will.i.am and Jennifer Hudson no longer have any artists remaining on their teams. This is the first time in all eight seasons that will.i.am does not have an artist represented in the final. This is also the first time in the show's history that only two coaches are represented in the final.
OrderCoachArtistSongResult
1will.i.amEmmanuel Smith"Giant"Eliminated
2Jennifer HudsonNicole Dennis"Dream On"Eliminated
3Sir Tom JonesDeana Walmsley"Autumn Leaves"Advanced
4Sir Tom JonesBethzienna Williams"You Don't Own Me"Advanced
5Olly MursJimmy Balito"Fix You"Advanced
6Jennifer HudsonMoya"I Will Wait"Eliminated
7will.i.amNXTGEN"Embrace"Eliminated
8Sir Tom JonesCedric Neal"High Hopes"Eliminated
9Olly MursMolly Hocking"I'll Never Love Again"Advanced

Week 2: Final (6 April)

Group performance: The Voice UK coaches – "Gimme Some Lovin'"
OrderCoachArtistFirst songOrderDuet OrderWinners singleResult
1Olly MursJimmy Balito"The Best"5"All Right Now"N/AN/A3rd Place
2Tom JonesBethzienna Williams"Call Out My Name"6"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"N/AN/A4th Place
3Tom JonesDeana Walmsley"Hometown Glory"7"I Believe"9"Autumn Leaves"Runner-up
4Olly MursMolly Hocking"Someone You Loved"8"Stars"10"I'll Never Love Again"Winner

Reception

Ratings

Official ratings are 28-day figures, include viewers watching on PC and mobile devices, and are taken from BARB.
EpisodeDateOfficial ratingsITV
weekly rank
Blind auditions 15 January6.5412
Blind auditions 212 JanuaryNAOutside top 15
Blind auditions 319 JanuaryNAOutside top 15
Blind auditions 426 JanuaryNAOutside top 15
Blind auditions 52 FebruaryNAOutside top 15
Blind auditions 69 FebruaryNAOutside top 15
Blind auditions 716 FebruaryNAOutside top 15
Battle Rounds 123 February5.2114
Battle Rounds 22 March4.9814
Battle Rounds 39 MarchNAOutside top 15
Knockout Rounds 116 MarchNAOutside top 15
Knockout Rounds 223 MarchNAOutside top 15
Live Semi-Final30 March4.2313
Live Final6 April5.3515