The Voice UK (series 7)

The Voice UK
Series 7
Broadcast from	6 January –; 7 April 2018
Coaches	will.i.am; Jennifer Hudson; Sir Tom Jones; Olly Murs;
Presenter(s)	Emma Willis (ITV)
Co-presenter(s)	Jamie Miller; Vick Hope (ITV Hub);
Broadcaster	ITV; ITV Hub (The V Room);
Winner
	Ruti Olajugbagbe
Song	"Dreams"
Genre(s)	Pop, Soul, R&B
Mentor	Tom Jones
Runner-up
	Donel Mangena

The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The seventh series began airing on 6 January 2018 and concluded on 7 April 2018. It was presented by Emma Willis on ITV. will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Sir Tom Jones return for their seventh, second and sixth series, respectively, with Olly Murs replacing Gavin Rossdale as a new coach for the series. Previous runner-up Jamie Miller replaced Cel Spellman as the presenter of companion show, The V Room, broadcast through the ITV Hub.

Coaches and presenters

Series 7 coaches

will.i.am

Jennifer Hudson

Sir Tom Jones

Olly Murs

On 6 March 2017, it was announced that will.i.am would be returning as a coach on the show for his seventh series, with ITV stating that they were in "all parties" to have Sir Tom Jones to return as a coach as well.[1] After much speculation regarding his future on the programme, on 6 August 2017, Gavin Rossdale announced his departure from the programme, after just one series as a coach. Following this announcement, Danny Jones became the favourite to replace Rossdale,[2] after impressing show producers in his performance on the junior spin-off programme The Voice UK, though former coach Ricky Wilson was also in the running, as he previously stated that the door would be left open for him to return to the show after his first departure in 2016.[3] On 11 October 2017, Olly Murs was confirmed as Rossdale's replacement, after being linked with the position for many weeks,[4] along with the news that Jennifer Hudson would be returning for her second series as a coach.[5] Emma Willis will return for her second series as solo presenter, her fifth overall, with Jamie Miller replacing Cel Spellman as the presenter of companion show The V Room.[6]

On 8 February 2018, it was announced that the coaches will have Guest Mentors to help them choose their acts in the Knockout stages and they are as follows:[7] Craig David will help Olly Murs, Apl.de.ap and Taboo will help will.i.am, Kylie Minogue will help Sir Tom Jones and Mo Adeniran and Leona Lewis will help Jennifer Hudson.

It was announced on 12 March 2018, Vick Hope would be replacing Jamie Miller as the backstage presenter.

Promotion

The first teaser trailer for the seventh series was released in December 2017, featuring coaches will.i.am, Hudson, Jones and Murs.[8] The coaches were also interviewed by The V Room presenter Miller, at the red carpet for the blind auditions.[6]

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

Coach	Top 40 Artists
will.i.am
	Donel Mangena	Tai	Mark Asari	Saskia Eng	Paige Young	Anna Willison Holt
	~~Chantelle Nandi~~	~~Rhianna Abrey~~	~~Kade Smith~~	Loaded Sista	Wesu Wallace
Jennifer Hudson
	Belle Voci	Gayatri Nair	Rhianna Abrey	Jason Nicholson-Porter	Jake Benson	Ross Anderson
	Ant & Ox	Tesni Jones	Harri Oakland	Jilly Riley	Scarlett Quigley
Sir Tom Jones
	Ruti Olajugbagbe	Lucy Milburn	Chantelle Nandi	Wayne Ellington	Kalon Rae	Eliza Gutteridge
	~~Saskia Eng~~	Jade Williams	Chloe Jones	Simon Davies	Courtney O'Neil
Olly Murs
	Lauren Bannon	Jamie Grey	Kirby Frost	Shane McCormack	Holly Ellison	Kade Smith
	Ivy Paige	Debbie Aramide	Bailey Nelsen	RYT	Chris James

Blind auditions

On 14 December 2017, it was announced by ITV that the seventh series would begin broadcasting on 6 January 2018.[9]

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 (6 January)

The series premiere aired from 8.00pm until 9.35pm.

Group performance: The Voice UK coaches – "Feeling Good"

Artist	Order	Age	Song	Coaches and artists choices
Artist	Order	Age	Song	will.i.am	Jennifer	Tom	Olly
Jake Benson	1	26	"Issues"	—	✔	✔	✔
Chloe Jones	2	22	"Like a Star"	✔	—	✔	✔
Lauren Bannon	3	27	"Lean On"	✔	✔	✔	✔
Niall Donnelly	4	35	"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"	—	—	—	—
Jimmy Balito	5	22	"Concrete"	—	—	—	—
Jason Nicholson-Porter	6	33	"Amazing Grace"	—	✔	—	—
RYT	7	24–30	"JCB"	—	✔	✔	✔
Donel Mangena	8	16	"Cold Water"	✔	✔	✔	✔