The Voice UK series 14
| The Voice UK | |
|---|---|
| Series 14 | |
 Promotional poster featuring coaches D. Jones, will.i.am, Rowland, T. Jones, and Fletcher | |
| Hosted by | Emma Willis |
| Coaches | |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV1 |
| Original release | 22 August 2026 – present |
| Series chronology | |
The Voice UK is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The fourteenth series premiered on 22 August 2026 on ITV1.[1][2] Emma Willis returned to present the series, whilst will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, and Tom Fletcher & Danny Jones returned as coaches. Former The Voice Australia coach Kelly Rowland debuted as a coach this series, replacing LeAnn Rimes.[3]
Coaches and host
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On 3 May 2025, it was announced that of the previous edition's four coaches, will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, and Tom Fletcher & Danny Jones would return for their fourteenth, thirteenth, and second series, respectively. LeAnn Rimes subsequently announced her departure from the panel, and the following month, it was announced that Kelly Rowland would debut on the panel as her replacement. Emma Willis returned for her twelfth series as presenter.[4]
Production
Auditions for the fourteenth series began taking place throughout June and July 2025.[5] In June 2025, it was announced that the show would not air in autumn 2025 and would instead would return at a later date in 2026, skipping its annual autumn slot (held since series 11).[6] However, the show was pushed backed a second time with ITV announcing that the show will launch in the summer.[2]
This year the callbacks were axed and were replaced by the battles which last took place in series 10.[7] On 6 August 2026, ITV released the first trailer for the series.[8][9] This series featured the introduction of the "Rewind" twist, which gave the coaches the opportunity to bring an artist back if they had failed to turn for them.[10]
Teams
Colour key
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Eliminated in the Semi-Final
- Eliminated in the Battles
| Coach | Top 32 Artists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | |||||
| Diogo Ferreira | Sonna Rele | ||||
| Kelly Rowland | |||||
| Monique Nicholson-Porter | Ray Gelato | Lascel Wood | |||
| Sir Tom Jones | |||||
| Cate McHugh | Vadé | Amália Estradas | |||
| Tom Fletcher & Danny Jones | |||||
| Ellie Harney | Ross McGuire | ||||
Blind auditions
| ✔ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button |
| Artist defaulted to this coach's team | |
| Artist elected to join this coach's team | |
| Artist was originally eliminated with no coach pressing their button, but was saved by the "Rewind" | |
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their "I WANT YOU" button | |
| Artist received an "All Turn" |
Episode 1 (22 August)
- Coach performance: Kelly Rowland & Sir Tom Jones — "Fever"
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Kelly | Tom J. | Tom F. & Danny | ||||
| 1 | Ellie Harney | 24 | "Idontwannabeyouanymore" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Cate McHugh | 31 | "Die with a Smile" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 3 | Katie Mitell1 | 42 | "Wicked Game" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Monique Nicholson-Porter | 32 | "POV" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Ray Gelato | 63 | "A Pizza You" (original song) | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 6 | Diogo Ferreira | 27 | "All I Want" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
- ^1 Katie Mitell previously auditioned in both series of the Welsh version, she did not manage a chair turn on the first series, and was eliminated in the semi-finals during the second series.
Episode 2 (29 August)
- Coach performance: Sir Tom Jones — "Tower of Song"
| Order | Artist | Age | Song | Coaches and artists choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| will.i.am | Kelly | Tom J. | Tom F. & Danny | ||||
| 1 | Vadé (Roy, Jermaine, Joseph, JJ and Phil) |
33–42 | "Kiss from a Rose" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 2 | Ross McGuire | 23 | "One Life" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 3 | Kieran the Chanter | 25 | "Mamma Mia" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Amália Estradas | 22 | "Lonely" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Sonna Rele | 40 | "My All" | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 6 | Kay-Lee Equeall | 26 | "The Night We Met" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Lascel Wood2 | 34 | "I Know Where I've Been" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
- ^2 Lascel Wood previously auditioned in front of Rowland during the eighth series of The X Factor.
References
- ↑ Zone, T. V. (16 June 2025). "THE VOICE UK PUSHED BACK TO EARLY 2026 BY ITV, SERIES WILL NOT AIR THIS AUTUMN". tvzoneuk.com. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- 1 2 Zone, T. V. "ITV CONFIRMS SUMMER RELEASE FOR NEW SERIES OF THE VOICE UK AFTER MULTIPLE PUSH BACKS". tvzoneuk.com. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Kelly Rowland replaces LeAnn Rimes on The Voice UK - Media Mole". amp.sportsmole.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ Willix, Pierra (3 June 2025). "Legendary X Factor judge replaces LeAnn Rimes on The Voice UK". Metro. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ Zone, T. V. (21 April 2025). "THE VOICE TO COMMENCE BLIND AUDITIONS THIS JUNE AHEAD OF NEW SERIES THIS AUTUMN". TV Zone UK. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ Zone, T. V. (3 December 2025). "THE VOICE UK FACES FURTHER SCHEDULE CHANGES AS SERIES IS REPORTEDLY PUSHED BACK FOR SECOND TIME". TV Zone UK. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ Zone, T. V. (25 June 2025). "THE VOICE UK CONFIRMS FORMAT FOR 2026 SERIES, BATTLE RETURN AND SERIES EXTENDED". TV Zone UK. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "The Voice unveils new line-up of mentors with US star set to join". Digital Spy. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ Mensah, Katelyn. "The Voice UK 2026 coaches confirmed - but who will be presenting? | Radio Times". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "ITV's The Voice reveals new judge and 'game-changing' twist in series announcement". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 August 2026.