THE Voice UK will undergo a big format change when it returns with its new celebrity coaching line-up.
The popular singing contest will be back on ITV next year and longstanding fans are likely to welcome the switch up.
The Voice UK will be returning with a new coach and format[/caption]
The battle rounds are making a comeback[/caption]
For the first time in five years, bosses for The Voice UK have decided to bring back a segment that has previously featured on the show.
According to Super TV, the battle rounds will be making a welcomed comeback.
In recent years, the format of the UK version of the singing contest has seen the coaches decide who they want to take through to the final after all of the auditions have aired.
The reintroduction of the battle rounds will mean all the singers have to go head-to-head to continue in the competition.
Previously disgruntled fans will be delighted with the news, as it means the strongest singer should win the show.
The last time the battle rounds featured on The Voice UK was in 2021.
The segment was ditched for the 2022 series of the show – and even judge Sir Tom Jones was not happy.
Speaking at the 2024 launch, the 84-year-old Welsh star told Virgin Radio that not having the battle rounds made the coaches’ job much harder.
He said: “[Before] they’d have to battle it out, so then the strongest one would win.
“But the battles are not there any more, so now the callbacks come very quickly, and you don’t really get a chance to work with the [singers] as much as we used to.
“I wish – not to go against the producers – but I think it could be longer, the singers could have more time with us.”
The Voice UK will return to screens next year, as it is taking a break for 2025.
Earlier this month, it was revealed Kelly Rowland has replaced LeAnn Rimes as one of the celebrity coaches.
ITV‘s signing of the Grammy-winning Destiny’s Child singer, 44, was announced just before filming for the 2026 series gets underway this summer.
Kelly, who previously judged on The X Factor UK in 2011 and coached on The Voice Australia, said she is “excited” to be joining the panel.
LeAnn, 42, left the show earlier this year to refocus on her US career and is set to appear as a mentor on the American version of the format alongside Sheryl Crow.
Kelly said: “I am excited to join The Voice UK as a coach, and am looking forward to working with the excellent and passionate coaches the show is known for.
“I can’t wait to hear all the new talent and to go to battle for my team. Let’s go!”
Kelly will appear in the spinning chairs alongside returning coaches Sir Tom, will.i.am, 50, and McFly’s Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, both 39.
LeAnn Rimes has quit as a Voice UK coach after one series[/caption]
Kelly Rowland from Destiny’s Child (right) will be replacing LeAnn[/caption]
