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
Colour key:- Winner
- Runner-up
- Third place
- Fourth place
- Eliminated in the Semi-Final
- Eliminated in the Knockouts
- Artist was stolen by another coach at the Battles
- Eliminated in the Battles
Blind auditions
;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 (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
;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 |
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
; Team’s colour key;Result's colour key
Week 1: Semi-final (30 March)
- Musical guest: Donel Mangena
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | will.i.am | Emmanuel Smith | "Giant" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jennifer Hudson | Nicole Dennis | "Dream On" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Sir Tom Jones | Deana Walmsley | "Autumn Leaves" | Advanced |
| 4 | Sir Tom Jones | Bethzienna Williams | "You Don't Own Me" | Advanced |
| 5 | Olly Murs | Jimmy Balito | "Fix You" | Advanced |
| 6 | Jennifer Hudson | Moya | "I Will Wait" | Eliminated |
| 7 | will.i.am | NXTGEN | "Embrace" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Sir Tom Jones | Cedric Neal | "High Hopes" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Olly Murs | Molly Hocking | "I'll Never Love Again" | Advanced |
Week 2: Final (6 April)
- Musical guest: Ruti
| Order | Coach | Artist | First song | Order | Duet | Order | Winners single | Result |
| 1 | Olly Murs | Jimmy Balito | "The Best" | 5 | "All Right Now" | N/A | N/A | 3rd Place |
| 2 | Tom Jones | Bethzienna Williams | "Call Out My Name" | 6 | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" | N/A | N/A | 4th Place |
| 3 | Tom Jones | Deana Walmsley | "Hometown Glory" | 7 | "I Believe" | 9 | "Autumn Leaves" | Runner-up |
| 4 | Olly Murs | Molly 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.| Episode | Date | Official ratings | ITV weekly rank |
| Blind auditions 1 | 5 January | 6.54 | 12 |
| Blind auditions 2 | 12 January | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Blind auditions 3 | 19 January | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Blind auditions 4 | 26 January | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Blind auditions 5 | 2 February | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Blind auditions 6 | 9 February | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Blind auditions 7 | 16 February | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Battle Rounds 1 | 23 February | 5.21 | 14 |
| Battle Rounds 2 | 2 March | 4.98 | 14 |
| Battle Rounds 3 | 9 March | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Knockout Rounds 1 | 16 March | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Knockout Rounds 2 | 23 March | NA | Outside top 15 |
| Live Semi-Final | 30 March | 4.23 | 13 |
| Live Final | 6 April | 5.35 | 15 |