The Voice UK (series 4)

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 return as hosts, alongside coaches will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, and Ricky Wilson. Kylie Minogue did not return due to 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. This also marks Ricky Wilson's first win as coach.

The Voice UK
Series 4
Hosted by
Coaches
WinnerStevie McCrorie
Winning mentorRicky Wilson
Runner-upLucy O'Byrne
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release10 January (2015-01-10) 
4 April 2015 (2015-04-04)
Series chronology

Coaches

Coaches for series 4 of The Voice UK

On 22 March 2014, Kylie Minogue confirmed that she would not be returning for another series, however when asked if she would return if filming dates were moved 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] However, on 11 April 2014, Minogue tweeted that she would not be returning[5] and on 23 September, it was announced that Rita Ora would join returning coaches will.i.am, Tom Jones and Ricky Wilson.

Emma Willis and Marvin Humes returned as co-presenters.

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:

  •   Winner
  •   Runner-up
  •   Third place
  •   Eliminated in the Live shows
  •   Eliminated in the Knockouts
  •   Artist was stolen by another coach at the Battles
  •   Eliminated in the Battles
Coach Top 48 Artists
will.i.am
Lucy O'Byrne Sheena McHugh Vikesh Champaneri Esmée Denters Brooklyn
Jake Shakeshaft Newtion Matthews Ryan Green Joyful Soundz Karl Loxley
Hollie Barrie Andrew Marc Rozzy Stephen Cornwell
Rita Ora
Joe Woolford Karis Thomas Clark Carmody Liss Jones DTwinz
Mitch Miller Shellyann Evans Hannah Wildes Olivia Lawson Ryan Green
Morven Brown The Mac Bros NK Vanessa Hunt
Sir Tom Jones
Sasha Simone Howard Rose Lara Lee Rosa Iamele Sharon Murphy
Daniel Duke Joyful Soundz Karl Loxley Claudia Rose Kim Alvord
Lisa Ward Cai Williams Stephanie Webber Roisin Geraghty-McDonagh
Ricky Wilson
Stevie McCrorie Emmanuel Nwamadi Autumn Sharif Letitia George Hannah Symons
Christina Matovu Claudia Rose Olivia Lawson Hannah Wildes Shellyann Evans
Vikesh Champaneri Classical Reflection Jade 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"

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1 Letitia George 24 "Stay with Me"
2 Lucy O'Byrne 23 "Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana"
3 Howard Rose 27 "My Generation"
4 Emilie Cunliffe 16 "Clarity"
5 Ryan Green 17 "Magic"
6 Paul Cullinan 48 "Mustang Sally"
7 Hannah Symons 26 "Powerless"
8 Matt Eaves 30 "House of the Rising Sun"
9 Stephen McLaughlin 16 "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.

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1 Jade Hewitt 27 "Here for the Party"
2 Marc Armstrong 36 "Jealous Guy"
3 Classical Reflection 19 "Nella Fantasia"
4 Jake Shakeshaft 19 "Thinking Out Loud"
5 Billy Bottle and Martine 33&34 "The Power"
6 Mitchell Noakes 19 "Heartbreak Hotel"
7 Sasha Simone 25 "XO"/"Royals"
8 Shellyann 26 "Kiss from a Rose"
9 Tom Carpenter 20 "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.

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1 Stephanie Webber 25 "Mama's Broken Heart"
2 Josh McDonough 19 "Waves"
3 Otty Warmann 32 "Express Yourself"
4 Joe Woolford 19 "Lights"
5 Daniel Duke 24 "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
6 Shirleymarie 31 "Here You Come Again"
7 Liss Jones 24 "Dark Horse"
8 James Duke 24 "Love Story"/"Sugar, We're Going Down"
9 Dene Michael 57 "Never Give Up on a Good Thing"
10 Emmanuel Nwamadi 23 "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.

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1 Tim Arnold 39 "Running Up That Hill"
2 Kim Alvord 24 "Scream (Funk My Life Up)"
3 Dawn Allen 48 "Wish I Didn't Miss You"
4 Ross Harris 23 "Good Kisser"
5 The Mac Bros 24 "Bohemian Rhapsody"/"Johnny B. Goode"/"Oh My God"
6 Hollie Barrie 30 "Timber"
7 Ciaran O'Driscoll 25 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
8 Morven Brown 17 "Afterglow"
9 Oli Bond 17 "All Along the Watchtower"
10 Rosa Iamele 16 "White Noise"
11 Sharon Murphy 52 "Forever Young"
12 DTwinz 23 "Shy Guy"
13 Cai Williams 34 "Licence to Kill"
14 Stephen Bloy 44 "Bring Him Home"
15 Olivia Lawson 17 "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.

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1 Newtion Matthews 30 "Who Did That To You?"
2 Hannah Wildes 24 "All Good Things (Come to an End)"
3 Alex David Charles 52 "I Wish"
4 Karis Thomas 16 "Right to Be Wrong"
5 Harris Hameed 16 "Apologize"
6 Stephen Cornwell 23 "She Looks So Perfect"
7 Kate Flynn 23 "Best of You"
8 Krazy Horse 70 "Bad Moon Rising"
9 Vikesh Champaneri 19 "Hometown Glory"
10 Glenn Hoddle 57 "Feel"
11 Rozzy 33 "Bang Bang"
12 Brooklyn 19 "Super Bass"
13 Nathan Moore 49 "Seven Nation Army"
14 Claudia Rose 17 "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.

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1 Karl Loxley 24 "Nessun Dorma"
2 Si Genaro 43 "Falling Slowly"
3 Mia Sylvester 27 "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"
7 The Rise 33 & 32 "Pop"
8 Susan Lovejoy 49 "MacArthur Park"
9 NK 21 "Me and My Broken Heart"
10 Damian Dalton Smith 39 "Folsom Prison Blues"
11 Christina Matovu 24 "If I Go"
12 Sheena McHugh 26 "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.

Order Artist Age Song Coaches' and artists choices
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
1 Vanessa Hunt 26 "Sunshine of Your Love"
2 Matt Baker 32 "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
3 Autumn Sharif 19 "Crying for No Reason"
4 Kyle Parry 27 "Try" Team full
5 Michelle Gee 40 "I Feel For You"
6 Sarah Dunn 33 "Barbie Girl"
7 Mitch Miller 26 "Fancy"
8 JoCee 23 "Show Me Love" Team full
9 Craig Bunch 35 "With a Little Help from My Friends"
10 Roisin Geraghty-McDonagh 25 "Coat of Many Colours"
11 Annelies Kruidenier 20 "Chandelier"
12 Charlotte Turnbull 18 "Gecko (Overdrive)"
13 Lisa Ward 26 "Weak"
14 Andrew Marc 48 "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
Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal' result
will.i.am Rita Tom Ricky
Episode 1
(28 February)
will.i.am 1 Newtion Matthews "Shout" Joyful Soundz
Ricky Wilson 2 Christina Matovu "Love Runs Out" Jade Hewitt
Rita Ora 3 Joe Woolford "I Won't Give Up" Ryan Green
will.i.am 4 Brooklyn "Paradise City" Rozzy
Tom Jones 5 Rosa Iamele "Halo" Claudia Rose
Ricky Wilson 6 Hannah Symons "Edge of Seventeen" Shellyann
Rita Ora 7 Clark Carmody "Everytime" Olivia Lawson
Tom Jones 8 Sharon Murphy "Blame It on Me" Roisin Geraghty-McDonagh
Rita Ora 9 Mitch Miller "Express Yourself" Morven Brown
Tom Jones 10 Howard Rose "You Make My Dreams" Stephanie Webber
Ricky Wilson 11 Stevie McCrorie "Demons" Tim Arnold
will.i.am 12 Lucy O'Byrne "Memory" Karl Loxley
Episode 2
(7 March)
Ricky Wilson 1 Letitia George "Under Pressure" Vikesh Champaneri
will.i.am 2 Jake Shakeshaft "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" Stephen Cornwell
Rita Ora 3 Liss Jones "Straight Up" Vanessa Hunt
Tom Jones 4 Daniel Duke "Am I Wrong" Cai Williams
will.i.am 5 Sheena McHugh "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" Hollie Barrie
Ricky Wilson 6 Autumn Sharif "If I Ain't Got You" Hannah Wildes
will.i.am 7 Esmee Denters "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" Andrew Marc
Rita Ora 8 DTwinz "Maps" The Mac Bros
Tom Jones 9 Sasha Simone "The Tracks of My Tears" Lisa Ward
Rita Ora 10 Karis Thomas "Don't Speak" NK
Tom Jones 11 Lara Lee "My Kind of Love" Kim Alvord
Ricky Wilson 12 Emmanuel 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
Episode Order Coach Artist Song Result
Episode 1
(14 March)
1 Rita Ora DTwinz "I'm Every Woman" Eliminated
2 Joe Woolford "Hey Ya!" Advanced
3 Mitch Miller "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Eliminated
4 Karis Thomas "True Colors" Advanced
5 Shellyann "Firework" Eliminated
6 Hannah Wildes "Dreams" Eliminated
7 Clark Carmody "Take Me to Church" Advanced
8 Liss Jones "If I Could Turn Back Time" Eliminated
1 will.i.am Newtion Matthews "Missing" Eliminated
2 Jake Shakeshaft "As Long as You Love Me" Eliminated
3 Brooklyn "Let It Go" Eliminated
4 Esmée Denters "As" Eliminated
5 Vikesh Champaneri "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Advanced
6 Sheena McHugh "Bring Me to Life" Advanced
7 Ryan Green "Thinkin Bout You" Eliminated
8 Lucy O’Byrne "Un Bel di Vedremo" Advanced
Episode 2
(15 March)
1 Ricky Wilson Christina Matovu "You Gotta Be" Eliminated
2 Olivia Lawson "Wicked Game" Eliminated
3 Hannah Symons "Drunk In Love" Eliminated
4 Stevie McCrorie "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Advanced
5 Letitia George "Twist and Shout" Eliminated
6 Emmanuel Nwamadi "I've Been Loving You Too Long" Advanced
7 Autumn Sharif "Human Nature" Advanced
8 Claudia Rose "Misty Blue" Eliminated
1 Tom Jones Joyful Soundz "Optimistic" Eliminated
2 Karl Loxley "Your Song" Eliminated
3 Rosa Iamele "Heart Of Glass" Eliminated
4 Daniel Duke "Shake It Off" Eliminated
5 Sasha Simone "Lost & Found" Advanced
6 Sharon Murphy "Woman in Love" Eliminated
7 Lara Lee "God Bless the Child" Advanced
8 Howard 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
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3
Round 1 Round 2
Stevie McCrorie Fast Pass Safe Safe Winner
(week 3)
Lucy O'Byrne Fast Pass Safe Safe Runner-up
(week 3)
Emmanuel Nwamadi Safe Safe EliminatedEliminated
(week 3)
Sasha Simone Fast Pass Safe EliminatedEliminated
(week 3)
Joe Woolford Safe EliminatedEliminated
(week 2)
Karis Thomas Fast Pass EliminatedEliminated
(week 2)
Sheena McHugh Safe EliminatedEliminated
(week 2)
Vikesh Champaneri Safe EliminatedEliminated
(week 2)
Autumn Sharif EliminatedEliminated
(week 1)
Clark Carmody EliminatedEliminated
(week 1)
Howard Rose EliminatedEliminated
(week 1)
Lara Lee EliminatedEliminated
(week 1)

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.

Order Coach Artist Song Result
1 Ricky Wilson Autumn Sharif "Hold Back the River" Eliminated
2 Emmanuel Nwamadi "Another Day in Paradise" Advanced
3 Stevie McCrorie "All Through the Night" Fast pass
4 Tom Jones Lara Lee "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" Eliminated
5 Howard Rose "Read My Mind"
6 Sasha Simone "Sail" Fast pass
7 Rita Ora Karis Thomas "Riptide"
8 Clark Carmody "No Diggity"/"Ain't No Sunshine" Eliminated
9 Joe Woolford "Don't Wake Me Up" Advanced
10 will.i.am Sheena McHugh "Glow"/"Princess of China"
11 Lucy O’Byrne "When You Wish Upon a Star" Fast pass
12 Vikesh 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.

Order Coach Artist Song Result
1 will.i.am Lucy O'Byrne "O mio babbino caro" Advanced
2 Rita Ora Joe Woolford "Jealous" Eliminated
3 will.i.am Sheena McHugh "Toca's Miracle"
4 Ricky Wilson Emmanuel Nwamadi "A Whiter Shade of Pale" Advanced
5 Rita Ora Karis Thomas "Say Something" Eliminated
6 will.i.am Vikesh Champaneri "Don't Leave Me This Way"
7 Tom Jones Sasha Simone "Say You Love Me" Advanced
8 Ricky Wilson Stevie McCrorie "Bleeding Love"

Week 3: Final (4 April)

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

Order Coach Artist First song Second song (duet) Third song Winner's song Result
1 Tom Jones Sasha Simone "What I Did for Love" "Chain Of Fools" (with Tom Jones) N/A (already eliminated) Eliminated
2 Ricky Wilson Emmanuel Nwamadi "Somebody That I Used to Know" "Crazy" (with Ricky Wilson)
3 will.i.am Lucy O'Byrne "No Surprises" "Habanera" (with will.i.am) "Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana" "Lost Stars" Runner-up
4 Ricky Wilson Stevie McCrorie "I'll Stand By You" "Get Back" (with Ricky Wilson) "All I Want" "Lost Stars" Winner

Reception

Ratings

Episode Date Official ratings[9]
(in millions)
BBC One
weekly rank[9]
Share Source
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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